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Thursday, July 31, 2008

last post as captain

start of the year got to know the floorball team. had fun during trainings. alwasy ate at KFC .....
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Donch u find long narrative post about nostalgia boring . haha now people i shall talk about our journey together as a team for the past 1 year IN MY OWN WAY .





2007











Bet the first time u guys saw me , confirm thinking " eh our captain become chinese monk ah "


haha rmb our first game together as J1 was the testimonial match with the J2. We lost ? not sure haha .










Then we proceded to proper training, but first we all had to learn the rules ma.









"Cannot kick the ball meh ?"















" I thought can jump?"














Etc etc. After that we the real fun started . rmb all the drills , the games we played against one another . There would be a first for everyone of you once u stepped into the court .














It could be :














Your first face off





" faster blow, FASTER BLOW"







The first shot your blocked


" pain pain pain pain pain pain !!!"











The first time you flew out of the court







Winston : "KNN@!#!@#@!#! MOTHER********"






















The first time you knocked over all the boards are Tsh




" 3 , 2 , 1 , BOOM PLOP PLOP PLOP PLOP"






" DI QIANG !!!!!!!!"













The first time you didn't know what was happening in the court





" Eh where everyone zhao too ?"























The first time you ball watched




Zheng Yuan : " Oh shit tio kan liao"
Lionel : " (KNN@!#!@#@!#! MOTHER********) ^2"




















Which one was your first moment ?




























Over the 2 years i must say everyone has learnt alot and improved tremendously. Skillwise as well as character wise.




















You guys are un-afraid of any opponent










" Piece of cake"









































and that left the opponents .......



















" Mummy he took my ball ..... "















Ran your hearts out on court






























The graciousness you displayed against dirty opponents


Winston: " It's ok :D"







What happens next we all know . Got 2nd for Adiv . but its ok guys. it the journey and experience gained that matters, not the ultimate result :D





tml at the testimonial game , we are gonna trash the j1 k guys .









anyone wanna guess whats that ?

Monday, July 21, 2008

Been so busy about Adivs such that i didnt have the time to update till now . Now when i have time on my hands , i feel no need to talk about the a divs , but rather about a group of people.

( those who want to read more of mjc fb progress go to http://redsports.sg/2008/07/21/mjc-vjc-floorball/ )

This group of people have been through hell together , enduring numerous adversities together. banding together even when all hope has seemed lost, including being 2 goals down in an Adiv floorball match .

Yes i am talking about my beloved fb team. Playing fb for 8 years , i ve nvr grown so attached to a team. You guys really showed me the real meaning of team spirit .

When we were a goal down , i heard nothing negative , just words of encouragement. 2 goals down, the words said were even more encouraging , ever more needed and valuble. I admit that the match didn't go as well as planned. It was a clear wake up call to all of us. Yes under adversity, you guys reallyshowed your mettle and pulled through .

In 8 years i've never heard a team cheer on the bench. In 8 years i've never seen a team fight so hard for something , every person contributing in their own individual ways, whether on the court or off the court. The un-sung heroes are of course people like Li Wei who gave his best off the court. Believe it or not Li Wei , your words kept me going. Just when i was about to throw in the towel , your words made me remember that we are all in this together.

And then there is Calvin, or Calwi. Today's match made me see him in a new light. He may seem like someone who doesn't wanna fight for what he wants, but today i saw something else. Looking back after a line change. i was stunned by the loud chorus of " LETS GO MJ LETS GO !!" . And who would have guessed that in the middle of the chanting was noneother then the boy who seemed to never want to fight for anything, fighting and cheering his heart out to seek that victory to the sport he loves so dearly .

And then there are the people who rushed to me after i missed my penalty. 1 in such a position would most prolly sink into anguish and self remorse. But i never once thought that way as i knew u guys were behind me :D

Another person worthy of mention would be the angel present on our bench. 1, 2, 3 goals down , her face was still that of utmost encouragement and believe, believe in us, believe that we will somehow do it. Even thou she may not seem like it, i bet deep down, she was the most gan chiong person on the bench. She once said to me " i really hope and want you guys to win A divs cause u guys really worked really hard for it " How much more caring could a coach get. To you MISS SEAH, we owe the world for your time and patience during trainings, to you we owe great thanks for forever believing in us even when we seemed doomed.

To the spectators of the match , it might have seemed as 1 school trying to defend their title whilst another trying to shut their critiques through silverware, it was much more then that. it was a game of people fighting to bring their passion to greater heights.

Today i scored my first and probably last buzzer-beater. Many would think that it happened cause i am just that good. Rather i believe to think that behind that goal,





was the passion from the mjc fblers,





the brotherhood and commradae among us





the never say die spirit fostered over countless trainings





the endless encouragement showered on each other





the wisdom support of a great coach





the screams and cheers of the supporters





and a drag shot from a player.





To those who read this, read it again and do tell those who are involved.


MJC floorball team all the way !!!!








On a lighter note, we now know what Lionel and Zheng Yuan would have done if they were room mates in Penang



And they lived happily ever after :D


And thanks spoon for being so understanding this past few weeks. Will make it up to you :D