Blogging on an eventfull and memorable yesterday...so much to blog abt till it's hard for me to give a start for this blog....
Today was expected to be a hectic day,and what better way to kick-start my day than finding out i had sorethroat most likely caused by those darn Australian cereals i was too greedy to pass the night before.Group studies at Cucu's house was at 9.30,meaning plenty of time for me to sit on the "thinking chair" while reading the day's big headlines.Took measures to get myself ready and was off to Cucu's place...His maid greeted me by opening the gates and doors and told me to go upstairs to Cucu's room,went in and got a scare and at the same time surprise by both of them.Both meaning Cucu and Quar,Quar wasn't part of the planned study group bt as they say,the more the merrier right? Mahendran (black for short) was the last person in the study group to arrive and as usual,we gave him the old "hair dryer treatment" for being late.Our study group consist of people specializing in their own respective subjects.Quar and Black was both good in Malay,Cucu topped the class in Physics and i was the Accounts specialist.Group studies at Cucu's house was never easy to begin with,that being said is because at the corner of all 8 of our eyes lies the dreaded 3 initials Sony uses to get money off children and teenagers.We had lunch at Cucu's place and was certainly impressed by the cook tht was his mom.The dishes were like Kayu nasi kandar redefined.We had spicy prawns,rendang,fried eggs, fried ikan bilis and more (which was definitely bubu for my sorethroat)...Quar got a tip or two frm Cucu's mom on how she made the dishes as he plans on studying culinary arts.I finally got to see Cucu's dad which he always says is the cause of him being a Malaysia Airlines freak.He's father was a former pilot of MAS and currently works as an engineer for the airlines.Cucu dreams of being a pilot and it's undoubtly clear where he got tht inspiration frm and tht also explains why he's a Physics freak.After much teasing by waving rendang in front of Black,Cucu's dad passed duit raya to each of us!!!It was the first duit raya i had receive in my life,the moment was however spoilt when he expected all 4 of us to be the top four in the class,near impossible if you ask me but heck i'll try.After the meal,the appetite for studying was gone with the food and being the boys we were,playing the PS3 was the inevitably.I finally managed to strum the axe in Guitar Hero medium mode without dying, YAY!! Time seems to go by so fast when you're playin Guitar Hero,i got a shock when i looked at the clock tht reads 5 mins to 2. I had a very important match with a Perak tht day and i had to be at the field by 2.45,i immeadiatly threw down the axe and called to go back straight away...I was in such a rush till i couldn't give Black the ride home.Sry Black.Reached home and took a quick bath,packed my things and rushed to Grace field bt was then told to go to Tmn Megah field as i was already late.I had to wait for awhile since the team was still at Grace field,which i then waited at a nearby hut.Waiting under the shaded hut beside the field and with eyes gazing upon the goalpost which eventually becomes my goal later on makes me wonder what kind of match will today turn out to be....
The once quiet field was then lit up by SUV's and cars tht signalled the arrival of my team.i finally got my Matrix FC jersey and a sense of proudness was felt when i took off my usual white PJK shirt and tucked in the bright yellow jersey.We jogged 2 rounds around the field and warmed up in a bit of passing play.The atmosphere then hyped up as the oppostion team came.Hordes of players came out of the MPV's and SUV's.Their team was very multiracial bt the majority of the team made up of Indians which flagged wht was to be a tough match ahead.The first 11 was then named and for good reason i was nt in it as i haven't been coming for training for the pass few weeks.We were going to play three halves consisting of 30mins each.All things were set and the match begun....
The match started very lively for us,we got plenty of possesion and was constantly on the threat due to the wings particularly with Bryan bt the defending by the Perak side was very good.As the match continued,the Perak side took better possesion and was hitting the target and thanks to brandon's saves,we were still in it.The match however,turned on it's head when the opponent began to up the tempo and eventually got their goals.The first half ended and Coach Kelvin made changes.CK and me were to play on top and brandon was to be substituted by a senior.Kudos to Brandon for making the starting eleven ahead of the seniors and making us stay in the game during the early periods of the 1st halfs.2nd half begun,we were now more of a threat going forward.Less than 10mins into the 2nd half,CK got the ball from the left and fed me a decent ball into the box,my first touch was a tat bit heavy and just when i was abt to to pull the trigger,the keeper saved.That was the first of many opportunities to come for me...Wei liang then came in and played on the left and minutes upon his arrival,he passed a cutting ball down the wing for me to run for.Since there was no people in the box and the defender hot on my heels,i had to then cut inside and look for a pass.I then made a pass to the midfielders which was then galloping forward into the box and Keith almost made the shot which will definitely work the keeper to say the least.By this stage,the opponents made themselves lost in our sights as they have took their opportunities and we (me) have not.Then came the best chance of the match yet...Keith ran the left wing and crossed the ball into the danger area.The ball eluded everyone accept me where the ball was displaced airborne just outside the box.I then controlled the ball with my chest and just before the shot, i thought to myself "
with my right or with my left"....the choice i made was safe and ultimately the wrong one.In the end,the ball was a tame one for the keeper to safe.The sound of sighs from the dugout reminded me the magnitude of this match and i couldn't help bt shout the F word in fustration after tht effort.CK then told me to keep my vulgaraties down as been warned by the coach bt no one needs to tell me what a glorious chance it was to score my side's first goal.Soon after tht,the 2nd half ended and i didn't even have the guts to look my teammates at the face during the break.Coach Kelvin then pointed out tht (we) strikers have to take our opportunities and Coach Mike asked me if i was goal-shy or was i scared to shoot.I was speachless tht time and just responded with a smile....The 3rd and final half was about to begin,the other Iain substituted CK (thnks for tht pass) and Bryan got to ply on the wings.Coach Kelvin let me remained in the squad bt to me,he's indirectly telling me to prove myself in this 3rd and last half of the match.We fielded in the best players we had in the 3rd half.We got plenty of corners and shots in the half bt the first chance for us in the half came when Bryan wriggled pass the wings and earned a free kick.He eventually took it and his shot just shy off the cross bar.Corners came flying in and the Perak side again defended superbly.The chances came for them too as we were pushing forward,they hit us on the counter attack,our defends then did a sublime job led by Thomas who time and time again used all parts of his body to block shots,passes and everything u can think of.Then came the best chance of the match for Matrix FC.I got the ball from the right wing and thru-passed Iain which was ahead of me, he then took a crack at goal and the keeper parried the shot into the path of me.At fair range,i took no chance and hit it as hard as i could bt the keeper was equally up to the task,he was at full stretch to block my shot and the ball amazingly ended up with me again.Bryan was at the center of the box and i eventually picked him up as the place i was in was getting crowded.Bryan was inches away from toe-poking the ball into an empty net as the ball snapshot it's way pass him...Late into the match,coach fielded in the young ones to get experience and if u ask me,they did a fine job.The match eventually ended with the opponent winning convincingly,we all shaked hands and hear wht coach had to say abt the performance.Coach Kelvin said all things true.We in particular seniors have to be comitted.He adds on by saying the forwards need more training while the defends were quite good already.The thing i appreciate most frm Coach Kelvin was tht he pointed out tht we all played our hearts out throughout match which was entirely true.With that being said,my day wouldn't be as bad as it first seemed.After packing up,Coach Alvin gave me a lift back to Grace where mom was supposed to fetch me at 7 bt came at around 7.20 due to massive jam near centre point.
After dinner,my eye lids couldn't help bt close itself as i was exhausted mentally and physically.I then decided to call it a day at 10.As i was in bed,i couldn't help bt think back at how dissapointing i performed during the match.The incident in particular of which me making the chance go begging and the crowd sighing was buzzing around my head the whole night.It made me felt guilty for some reason.I'm still reeling frm the guilt till this very moment and it will probably last a few weeks if not a few months or worst......
