Showing posts with label Football. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Football. Show all posts

Saturday, July 16, 2011

1991 AISS Inter-Class Football Tournament Flashback - 4K vs 4I

July, 1991 Flashback: On this month 20 years ago, the crucial next stage of the AISS inter-class football round robin matches began. 4K was drawn into the same group as 4I and the tournament hot favourite 4A. The winner of the group would advance to the football final in August. We were scheduled to play 4I first and they had an SBC TV actor playing for them.

After the victory over 4H, it had once again created football buzz in our class. There were discussion about the upcoming football games & who would play. I've been promoting to our captain Ghazali about the specky boy nicknamed "Si Pang" (Square) who seated in front of me in the class whom I think probably packed the most powerful shot in our class. Very good for clearing ball as a defender. However, Ghazali feedback there were limited places in the team and I think (i might be wrong) there's an allocation of malay and chinese players in the team as to balance. So my recommendation of "Si Pang" to the football team did not work out but we became team-mates in the interclass badminton tournament, playing in the double.

Team captain Ghazali had asked me to play in defence in the upcoming games but I've informed him that the team did ok against 4H and I'm ok to be just backup and let the original team take to the field. Didn't expect to be much involved. The first game against 4I was scheduled at around 3pm but as the kickoff time approaches, there was still no sight of Mary Loh husband, who can play in defence or midfield. There's had been lots of attention & talk on the football games and added to the nervy win over 4H and the prospect of facing the tournament hot favourite 4A, I'm not sure if pressure is mounting for some of us. We had reminded him to turn up on that day but he never did. It had remain a mystery even till today on why Mary Loh husband did not turn up on that particular day. So I became a last minute back-up and would start in central defence against 4I. I can't remember who's my partner for that game, maybe Imran or maybe Eddy.

For the game against 4I, their notable players are two track & field athletes chinese players. One of them actually acted in the TV drama as a Japanese solider and he's football fanatic as well. He's dressed up like a professional footballer with boots and shin pads. During those days, many of us don't wear these gears & I can't remember if I played with double coin shoes or boots for the game. The other track & field athlete in the 4I team was a fellow nicknamed Bullet who is primarily a basketball player and x-country runner.

So the 4I game kickoff and in goal for 4K is once again Khaire. Our first choice goalie Ghazali wanted to play striker for this game. My main focus was to mark out the SBC TV actor who's playing as forward. Remember sticking to him closely and he didn't have much impact on the game. 4K was dominating the game and scored early. Think Ghazali scored first and Yongquan then got his first ever goal in the inter-class tournament. There were few high balls pumped in from 4I but I cleared them all apart of one which created confusion between me and goalie Khaire but it was cleared to safety. The other high ball incident, I practically stood there like a beanpole and let the ball drop on my head to complete the clearance. It drew laughter from the younger sec school girls & I enjoyed that moment.

‎4K ran out clear 4-0 winners over 4I with Ghazali and Yongquan, each scoring two goals. But we're not celebrating as we focus on the most important game of that day, against the favourite 4A. We're the underdogs for that game. I'm getting nervous.

Sunday, July 10, 2011

1991 AISS Inter-Class Football Tournament Flashback

July, 1991 Flashback: On this month 20 years ago , the AISS inter-class football tournament kick-off and my class 4K was drawn against 4H in the 1st round. The NPCC girls turn up for the game but too bad, I didn't play due to muscle strain and became linesman instead. Nevertheless, did make them laugh a bit during the game with my linesman antics. There are changes in the 4K team, different from 1990 team.

Changes to the 4K team : Star defender Rudy & handsome Mohd Noor have swapped team & player-manager was no longer with our class. In came Mary Loh's husband, Sepak taraw/hockey player Khaire & military band player Eddy. Yongquan get to start as the first team striker for the 1st time after scoring goals in basketball court football & also good performance in last year tournament as a sub.

On the opposition team 4H, their star players include ex 1E/2E striker, the prefect Seenivasen, who taught me my goalkeeping skills. They also had my former 1D/2D top scorer team-mate, Lee Kim Gu (Jinyuan). Other than that, very little was ...known about their team. 4K start as favourite for this game and I took up the field on the far side as a linesman. Actually, my muscle strain isn't that bad but decided to opt out due to 1990 disappointment & also gave a chance to new team.

The game got underway and in less than 2 minutes, it was GOALLLLLLL!!!!Totally unexpected but it was 1-0 to 4H. Seenivasen had scored to gave them an early lead by nicking the ball past 4K goalie Khaire (or was it Ghazali). I think I remember it was Khaire in goal for this game.

The shock lead that 4H had make my heart sink a little as it bring back memories of last year exit. Nevertheless, the 4K lads on the field started to take charge of the game and I remember our school team player Peiqing made a double dummy dribble past the 4H defender on the right flank where I was the linesman. He make it look so simple to get past defenders.

Time was running out until 4K was awarded a freekick outside the 4H area. 4H line up the wall. Who's going to take the freekick for 4K? It was Peiqing. He curved it with a bit of acceleration and the 4H goalkeeper dive to palm it but it went into his goal. GOALLLLL!!!!! 4K has equalized...1-1.

There were no more goals after this, it was 1-1 at full-time and once again, 4K had to contend with a penalty shoot-out in order to advance to the next round. I can't remember who and who take the penalties this time coz I'm not taking one.... All I know was 4K won the resulting penalty shoot-out and proceed to the next round. For the 4H goalkeeper , the guy with specs, he was in tears after the game. I think he felt that he's the one that caused them the game when he left Peiqing freekick flew into goal. For me, I think his performance was quite ok. He was quite new to our school, didn't really speak to him before but saw him playing soccer regularly on the school field but not basketball court. A 15 or 16 year year old football passion is unbelievable eventhough to many, it is just a inter-class game. 4K is through to the 2nd round.

Forget to mention during the penalty shoot-up, our team captain Ghazali, the malay boy with the rocket hairstyle became the goal-keeper, taking over from Khaire.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Yesterday Once More: 1990 AISS Inter-class Football

July, 1990 Part 2 Flashback

AISS interclass 7-a-side soccer competition 2nd round, Sec 3G vs Sec 3K. There was unrest in the 3K camp as one senior who missed the 1st game voiced his opinion on the team selection against 3F. There was a reshuffle but I retain my place in the starting line-up. YQ came on as a sub for 3K... and came closest to scoring when his shot hit the crossbar. It ended 0-0 again. Penalty shootout.

‎3G star players include good dribbler Weiyao, former sec1D/2D classmate Jincai (can cross wonderful ball but scared of muddy pitch - don't want to get dirty), Goh Kar Peng (not the least interested in football but can play it well), Nasen (senior player). 3K star players include Peiqing (schoolteam), Rudy (tall & pack powerful shot) & Senior player manager.

Prior to the kickoff of the game in the late afternoon, my suppose to be opponent Goh Kar Peng from 3G brought me for a p/t job interview at Burger King Thomson after school.Was happy to see friendly girls at BK Thomson. We took bus together back to school for the game. The match finished goalless and penalty time again as the crowd gather around the goalpost.

Ghazali was 3K goalie for the penalty shootout and for 3G, they have a tall goalie in Jinshun. 3G will take the penalty kick first and it is their goalie Jinshun who'll take it. He misses (or save). Now 3K turn and yes, I volunteer to go first this time, still nervous though much better than the last time. Among the crowd watching is a guy from the other class, who has spoken to me earlier that he notice my glancing tactic used against 3F. He was near the goalpost and man, my mind was thinking which side should I do it this time. I was a little affected by his comment. I made up my mind to slot it to the keeper left side again. 1..2..3, my right foot hit the ball but it never goes left, it went unobediently straight and Qingshun easily keep it out and make up for his earlier miss. I was disappointed with myself. What happen today?

‎3G Weiyao was next for the kick and he smacked his shot hard and it went in off the right post. Likewise, 3K Peiqing repeated the same feat by scoring in off the inner post. It was 1-1 after 2 penalty kicks. From then on for the next few kicks, everytime 3G score or miss, 3K would follow suit. I remember Senior player manager try an audacious effort to score the penalty by hitting the ball with the outside of his foot but it went wide of the right hand post. I can't remember exactly what was the final penalty kick score but pressure eventually cracked for 3K as 3G ended up the winners with the winning penalty. 3K was dumped out of the inter-class tournament and I was disappointed. I remember senior player manager tried to comfort me. I didn't cry, just disappointed because we wanted to win it for the class.

That was the year where 3K soccer championship hopes were dashed. I can't remember who won the Sec 3 championship in 1990, maybe 3A? On a positive note, 3K may have found a striker for next year tournament in YQ who earned good review for performance as a sub. I remember he ever told me that though many of us may not agree with the senior player manager approach, it is him that enable him to have a chance to play.

Monday, July 26, 2010

3K Football Reunion on Sunday morning

Last Friday, received a surprise sms from Eddy, my ex-secondary schoolmate, who is organising a football kickabout session on Sunday in Yishun for ex-AISS folks. So Yongquan, Huiyang and myself went for the football session on Sunday morning at 8am. We met Eddy and Rudy, both from Sec 3K during our upper secondary school days. This is the first time that we played with them since 1991. It was a good workout. Looking back at those sec school days, I decide to recall one of the Inter-class football games that we played in 1990.

July, 1990 Flashback:

AISS interclass 7-a-side soccer competition 1st round, Sec 3F vs Sec 3K. I was playing in defence for 3K with my double-coin brand school shoes against the opponents in boots. My buddy YQ, a frequent scorer in basketball court football was a sub and didn't get to play. Still remember his disappointment. 3K was the favourite to win but 3F managed to secure a goalless draw. So the game went into a penalty shootout.

‎3K star players include Peiqing (schoolteam), Rudy (tall & pack powerful shot) & handsome Mohd Noor. 3F star players: Karthi (school x-country runner), Guangmin (my ex 1D/2D captain). Karthi was to become the 3F goalie for the penalty shootout whereas Ghazali keep goal for 3K.


So the penalty kicks begin. 1st penalty taker from 3K & 3F both misses the penalty. Then somebody (i think Karthi) scored the 1st penalty for 3F. 3K Peiqing misses.Oh Gosh. After 3 penalty kicks from each side, it was 1-0 to 3F and an upset was on the cards. WT Tey was to be the 4th penalty taker for 3K, his face was pale and hands shivering. I was really nervous, worried I might miss.

I remember I place the ball on the penalty spot and look towards Karthi on his right hand side. With a left glance, I proceed to placed the ball towards Karthi left hand post & yes, Karthi was decieved by the left glance & didn't dive left ...side & GOAL.3K has equalised in the penalty shootout. I scored and I remember running after behind the goalpost to pick the football, don't know why I did that but I was relieved. 3F went on to miss another two penalties. 3K Imran (i think) then scored the winning penalty to make the final score via penalty shootout: Sec 3K 2 Sec 3F 1. What a nervy 1st penalty shootout experience for me. 3K to advance to next round to meet 3G.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Burnley visit to Singapore football

English Championship league side Burnley, which defeated Spurs 4-2 on the last day of last season visit Singapore this week. $6 match ticket is a big bargain to catch a former EPL Premier league side in action compared to the hefty sum that many pay to watch the likes of Liverpool, Man U,etc play holiday football. Bought the tickets yesterday and met a very helpful V Sundramoorthy @ Jalan Besar Stadium. Oh boy, he still looks in good shape. Legend, made my day.


Went to the game early today at 5pm because Alan, a hardcore fan of junior football wanted to catch the Singapore Youth Olympic team (U-15) against the NFA U-18 team. This is the curtain raiser and the YOG team was given a lesson by their senior counterpart with a 4-0 loss. They also have their Indian leftback sent off. He put in a very strong but fair sliding tackle but the kayu referee didn't see it that way and send him straight to the dressing room. The last goal by the NFA U-18 team was a beautiful volley. Lots of improvement beckons the YOG team if they want to succeed against strong teams in the YOG.

As the curtain raiser game concludes, the crowd begin to fill up the relatively small capacity Jalan Besar Stadium. Was puzzled why FAS doesn't want to prolong the National Stadium lifespan by making it a venue for YOG football games. Joachim highlight that it would be embarrasing that the 60,000 stadium can't be filled and would look like an white elephant if football matches are played there. Such is the local interests of the YOG games that the organizers might be worried about poor attendance & hence put the 6000 capacity Jalan Besar Stadium as the venue. Insurance plan or cosmetics @ work for face saving objective. On the crowd, I realize many fans were wearing Red, not Singapore jerseys but that of Manchester United. There's even a big group, all wearing Man U jerseys, singing Man U tunes loudly as they walk across the stands to their seats at the far end. The Red devils are not playing tonight but many Red devils fans are interested in this game, presumably because of a former Man U player playing for Burnley now, he is Chris Eagles. Many of the crowd around me wasn't that impressed with this group. One of the other group even use a Chelsea banner to wave back at the group. Colourful atmosphere but I'm not too impressed with the EPL elite obession because tonight it is about Singapore and Burnley, not your other EPL teams.

Wayne Rooney was sitting in front of us for the game.



A feminine Ronaldo was also at the stadium


The group of Manchester Utd supporters attracting attention by singing loudly Man U songs.

Response from the Chelsea Supporters towards the Man U group.

Now to the big game @ 7.30pm. I didn't know a lot about the Clarets. They were managed by Brian Laws, one of Brian Clough former rightback @ Nottingham Forest. Burnley came into this game with two consecutive 5-0 victories over S-league sides Home & Gombak Utd. Aside from Chris Eagles, the other player that I knew was Dean Marney, who was with Spurs several years back. He's an important player for Burnley.Both have been named in Burnley starting line-up. On Singapore lineup, Raddy put up a very young team with several players from the Singapore U-23 team. Good match exposure.


The Singapore Lions in warm up mode.


The visiting Burnley team



The 3 match officials doing their warmup

Singapore vs Burnley tonight @ Jalan Besar Stadium

Singapore started the game very well with Singaporean forward Khairul Amri being much the focal point in attack. Khairul did very well to threaten the Burnley defence in the opening exchange with his darting runs and crisp cutback, which in fact, set-up a goalscoring opportunity for the Singapore No.23. He put the ball into the net after a Khairul Amri sidepass but the effort was ruled out for offside. From the angle that we were seated, both Khairul and no.24 appeared to onside. Poor linesman decision but well played Khairul Amri. Sharil Ishak also looks good with his touches and penetrative passes. These two players are the key players if Singapore is to do well. Burnley too had their chances, with two clear almost one-one situations but Dean Marney placed his shot over the bar. Burnley didn't play the long-ball game and play it on the ground. They're fairly well organized but the lions were matching them stride for stride. Khairul Amri after a bright start, fizzle out. Shairul Ishak still show good touches for the whole of first half. The defenders including leftback Erwan Shah well too. The Singapore media rates highly of Singapore captain Haris Harun, who plays as a defensive midfielder. I observe this lad for some time now and still don't get why they rate him so high. I do not doubt his hard tackling enthusiasm but I do not see anything extra special about his football skills. He lost couple of balls in the first half by trying to do too much on his own where a simple pass would have work wonders. The players that impress me are the Singapore central defenders. The Singapore right midfielder Yasir Hanapi was impressive for me. He doesn't show too much respect for the big size English players and show good technique and ball sense. One of the bright spot for Singapore football if it is solely based on this game performance. Our foreign talent Shi Jiayi played as a rightback in this game and did ok. It ended 0-0 at the break.

The Singapore crowd

2nd half resumes and Raddy made an expected change. Khairul Amri who has drifted out of the game in the latter stages of the first half, make way for Agu Casmir. Go go Agu! I think he's the team most dangerous striker due to his experience. Sharil Jantan the Singapore goalie also came onboard in the 2nd half. Burnley started to attack more in the 2nd half and got a freekick outside the box. In came Chris Eagles and he scored. For me, I feel Sharil Jantan could have done a bit better covering the angle. Nevertheless, it was 1-0 to Burnley. Singapore brought on a few other players which include Farul Nawaz and Joachim cheered very loud for him. I didn't agree because I observed him for a while, he doesn't really look one that could change the game for Singapore. Ordinary is the word. He went on to miss 2 clear chances in the later stage, one of which is a one-one with the Burnley keeper. He fluffed it. The crowd was also not happy with the referee Abdul Malek performance and chants of referee kayu could be heard throughout the game. I think the referee pay a bit too much respect to the Europeans. Some of the cheeky nudges by the Englishmen went un-noticed while the Singaporeans get penalised for the slightest of body contact. Final score: Singapore Selection 0 Burnley 1.

Chris Eagle freekick

I think it was a positive team performance by Singapore team today especially in the first half. The players that caught my eyes are No. 4 (Yasif Hanapi) and No. 2 central defender (not sure if he call Yunos). The Singapore jersey No.2 central defender played extremely well and cut out many threats from the Burnley forwards. It is to Singapore advantage that Burnley did not choose to play the long ball game to their tall players and S'pore No.2 did well to contain the threats. Shahril Ishak though having a forgettable 2nd half performance, is definitely a key player for Singapore as he possess creative qualities. Both him and Khairul are important players for the current Singapore team. If any goalscoring chances is to come, it is likely to be through these two fellows. In summary, a good competitive match and I'm glad to see a good Singapore performance.

FIS Asian Challenge Cup Final Score

Sunday, July 11, 2010

My 2010 World Cup Diary : Germany secures 3rd place with exciting 3-2 victory over brave Uruguay

This should have been the World Cup final. Credit to both teams who treated 3rd place as a prestigious position. Thomas Mueller scored for Germany first before Cavani equalised for Uruguay and it was 1-1 at the break. Uruguay grow in confidence and taken the lead through Diego Forlan with his 5th goal of the tournament early in the 2nd half. Germany came back quickly with a headed Jansen goal. Germany got the winner from a corner in the 82min, a swinger was missed by everyone and took a richochet off an Uruguayan defender, Khedira gave a looping header into goal. Uruguay never gave up until the very last kick of the game with Forlan hitting the Germany upright with a brilliant freekick. The whistle blew right after and Germany win the 3rd World Cup placing with this 3-2 victory. I was very impressed with Uruguay, possibly the most exciting team of the tournament. Good game.

Believe it or not, Octopus Paul has completed all his Germany team 2010 World Cup predictions with a 100% accurate prediction.Truly amazing.


Saturday, July 10, 2010

My 2010 World Cup Diary: The forgettable 3rd/4th Placing Match

As all the attention is focused on tomorrow World Cup final, nobody is talking about the 3rd & 4th placing game between Germany and Uruguay. For the past few days, I spotted quite a few football fans wearing red Spanish jerseys in my workplace canteen, Old Airport Road food centre, Sembawang neighbourhood areas and Sun Plaza. Surprisingly, I didn't notice anyone wearing Dutch jersey for the past 3 days. Has the fickle-minded fans switch their allegiance to Spain after the German Octopus predicted Spain to lift the World Cup ? Octopus Paul is certainly feeling the makan threats of the German community and has wisely predicted Germany to beat Uruguay today to clinch the 3rd spot of the 2010 World Cup. I beg to differ with the 100% record Octopus because the twin terrors of Suarez and Forlan & the Uruguayans to salvage South American pride may enable it to overpower the mighty Germans, who has a stronger team on paper. Granted, youngster Thomas Muller, who has been badly missed in the semi-final defeat against the Spaniards will make his return and would definitely want to finish the tournament on a high note. Well, looks like both side have quite a bit at stakes and we may be in for a thrilling 3rd/4th place which may be more exciting than tomorrow final between the two boring boring finalists.
The 3rd/4th placing games of the past World Cups has always generated goals. Here's a recap of those matches.


Italia 90 World Cup 3rd & 4th Placing Game: Italy 2 England 1


USA 94 World Cup 3rd & 4th Placing Match: Bulgaria 0 Sweden 4



France 98 World Cup 3rd & 4th Placing: Croatia 2 Holland 1



Korea/Japan 2002 World Cup 3rd & 4th Placing Match:

South Korea 2 Turkey 3




Germany 2006 World Cup 3rd & 4th Placing: Germany 3 Portugal 1

So what will happen tonight between Germany and Uruguay in South Africa 2010 World Cup 3rd & 4th placing game? My gut feeling is with the underdog Uruguay to clinch 3rd place. Has decided to catch the game on RTM1 @ 2.30am. Come on Uruguay!

Thursday, July 8, 2010

My 2010 World Cup Diary : The Exciting Semi-Final stage

Sometimes when you expect something exciting to happen, the exact opposite pop up. This was what happen tonight. I often find World Cup semi-final matches to be more exciting than the World Cup final itself. That didn't happen today between Germany and Spain.

Prior to this semi-final, Germany was scoring lots of goals against Argentina & England. I never find German football to be attractive, just very well-organized and tactically sound with emphasis on teamwork. I like to call them efficient football. On Spaniard side, they like to pass the ball , often too much for my liking & without really threatening. I prefer football play at a quicker pace. Still, when these two are schedule to meet in the all important semi-final today, I was expecting a very good game of football between the two sides who are evenly matched. I predicted a draw for the game and expect it to go into extra-time.


As the game progress, it really looks like my prediction is going to be spot-on because both teams play a very tight game with very few openings. It was boredom at its best in the 1st half. The Spainards dominated possession without really threatening. Germany was hardworking as before with Bastian pulling the strings in midfield and nullifying any threat that the Spainards may pose. A stalemate looks on the card. It never came and Bastian in fact, was the German player that conceded the important corner kick of the game in the 70++ mins. When the corner was swing in, Spanish captain Puyol, one of the slowest defender in this world cup, came in and headed Spain into the lead. It was 1-0 Spain and around 15 more mins to go. The Germans didn't panic and continue to gradually up their pace in discrete steps like programming in order to achieve their equaliser goal. They didn't hit the big match tempo to create any excitement. By doing this, they weren't really exposed like what Argentina and England have done when going behind by a goal. Pedro do find a good chance towards the end to score a 2nd goal for Spain but his selfishness or fancy football mind got the better of him and the German defender cleared the danger. Finally, the whistle blown and my pain of watching a boring semi-final was over. Spain has made history by reaching the World Cup final for the very first time after playing one of the most dull semi-final. The German players was expressionless by the 1-0 defeat, consecutive defeat at the hands of Spain in a major tournament. The famous German Octopus Paul is spot-on again with his prediction of a Spain win over his country.

Spain will meet the Netherlands in this coming Sunday World Cup final. Yesterday, the Dutch has beaten Uruguay in a 3-2 victory. I watch the game by juggling between pockets of sleep and watching the TV. Only caught 2 of the 5 goals, which was the 2nd & 3rd goal of Holland scored by Wesley Sneijder (lucky defected shot) and Arjen Robben header. Earlier, fellow 1975 rabbit Giovanni Van Bronckhorst has given Holland the lead which Uruguay equalised through hotshot Diego Forlan. After holland lead 3-1, I dozed off again and miss the injury time Uruguay goal. I suppose this semi-final match was much interesting than the Spain vs Germany match.

So this is it. The stage is set for a new World Cup holder this Sunday. Will it be the boring boring Dutch or the looks good but not as good Spainards? Holland vs Spain in South Africa FIFA 2010 World Cup Final. Hope they do some good for the game of football by playing exciting football this weekend. Time to get to work. QBR con-call in 45 minutes time.

Monday, September 7, 2009

F4 : Food, Football, Fans & Feline

Went for a local S-league football game with my soccer kakis on Sunday evening. Prior to kickoff, food hunting at nearby Lavender Food Centre.

Kok Kee Wan Tan Mee - The most popular stall here with its long queue of supporters. I was too hungry to queue for it after an evening jog.


The beef noodle stall attracts long queue too.

I ended up with a peanut & cheese pancake with egg. No queue needed, great taste, a satisfied stomach and a happy customer.

Outside the stadium, this "Lai Huat" Balachan fish restaurant seems to attract more people than the football match. It was packed.


S League, Asia Top 10 League ? I'm not too sure about that.


The action on the field between the Young Lions and Geylang United. The Young Lions is made up of players from the Singapore U23 team whereas Geylang used to be big guns of local football a decade ago. Times has changed. They're now just a mid-table team, playing against the Young Lions who are 2nd in the S-league table, counting from the bottom that is. ^_^
The empty stands tells the story.



The S-league crowd filling up the lower section of the grandstand. There's a rule that the upper section of the grandstand will not be open to fans until the lower grandstands are completely filled. This is the 1st time I'm sitting in the lower stands. Small crowd for today game.

This malay uncle with the headwear is a very passionate local football fan. He used to be the cheerleader of the now defunct Sembawang Rangers at Yishun Stadium. Everytime I watch Sembawang Rangers play, he would be there to lead the crowd with the rhythmic clappings ending with the "RANGERS" shout. I dare say Rangers won some games due to his cheer antics. Credit to him to be ever passionate & loyal about local football.

Football and food do goes together for this young teenager fan.



Quite a number of foreign fans among the small crowd at today's game.


The back view of Patrick Ang, a former General Manager of Geylang Int'l football club & high ranking management person of the Singapore football team during the 90s Malaysia Cup days. Wonder why he didn't sit at the VIP box. Maybe he wanted to take a closer look at his former team. Another diehard local football supporter and a rich one.


The stretcher team was very busy during today's game. Many young lions suffered from leg cramps. Weird, don't they do proper warm-up & stretching to prevent this?
Too much icy soda drinks I think.

The Final Score
Young Lions 2 Geylang Utd 0


Cat survelliance at my workplace today. A cat took position in silence, watching over at a potential intruder, who is actually answering the call of nature. The peeping went on for quite a while.

These two little fellas are the reason behind the survelliance operation.