APAC 2009: Hangover Part 2 - Most Favourite One Liner

Ok. Its about time we do this before the heat fades away.
The APAC Most Favourite One Liner.
The nominees are:
1. Sounds Wrong!

2. Sports Massage.

3. Swinging ***s.

4. Breakfasssss

5. Play with heart, and head.

6. Damn cold./ Cold.

7. Annyeong haseyo

8. Kamsa hamnida

9. Bup

10. Gee Gee Gee Gee Baby Baby Baby

11. Wei - Chris insist must put! Haha.

So there you go, 11 nominations. Post your votes as comments and anything you feel like adding on. Go VOTE!!!

APAC 2009: Hangover Part 1 - Awards

Looking back at APAC 2009, there were a lot of memorable moments, and to capture those moments, I decided to crap about it, in simple forms...

Presenting all, APAC 2009 KY's Award.

Disclaimer: All awards are random and self-proclaim. Viewer discretion advised.

Shortest Contigent Award -Team Malaysia
Team Malaysia consists of 11 players + 1 coach out of the allowed allocation of 20 players 5 officials.
Exactly 2 lines and a goalie.
No one can afford to get injured, especially the goalie

Worst/ Best Attire Award - Team Malaysia
This is 2 sides of the coin.
It can be both.
Mas is the only team without official attired.
It was T & jeans.
At least the T was the same - but it was PFA T. XD
Thickest Feet Award - Linken
Man, the weather is super freaking cold and the guy goes around with only slippers?
Kaki hebat.
You deserve this bro!!

Best Couple Award - Guan & Kok Ee
I think this one is undisputed, have photo to prove somemore. haha.

Guan doesn't let go even if you are married. XD

Best Hair Cut Award - Kok Ee
Photo says it all.
Make #29 proud bro!

nice!!

Best Face Changing Act Award - Chris
A Chase from Aus Capt gave the man a shock of his live.
Lighting fast!!!
This one is a bit hard to explain in words.
You'll have to see it to understand it.
Haha...

Best Scandal Award - Guan & #88
"Better not watch while you are full."
I'll always remember that quote.
It's gonna take a million years to wash this away my friend. XD

Best Goal Award - Japan #9 vs Aus
By far the best goal that I can remember.
Tricky #9 kangkang two players and kangkang keeper to score.
An individual effort but still a superb goal nevertheless.

All star forward

Best Korean-Look-Alike-Award - Me
Haha.
Sorry guys, have to give myself this.
Close contenders were Guan & Term, but Term is better off with the latter award.
Myself?
The Koreans mentioned at least 2-3 times during our stay.
Even the stewardess spoke Korean to me on our flight back.
Must be the mata sepet. Haha.


Best Japanese-Look-Alike-Award - Ter Min & ????
Term is strip of the tag "Korean".
Why?
Cuz Term found his long lost brother, from Japan!!
Pictures speaks a thousand words.

Term?

Most Ridiculous Moment Award - Guan
Best Tackle Award - Guan
Best 2 Min Penalty Award - Guan
Wow!!
All three goes to Guan. Bravo
Haha.
Lets put it this way:
The most ridiculous moment was when Guan made the best tackle by sliding in to block the shot earning him the best 2 min penalty. XD

Best Goal Celebration Award - Swinging ****
Sounds wrong...
So will just keep it to ourselves. haha...


Most Repeated Word Award - Gee
Gee Gee Gee Gee Baby Baby Baby.
Man, playing it everytime during the intervals for 5 freaking days.
And got me addicted.
Crap.




Well, I am out of ideas, I'll stop Kok'ing for now.
If you disagree, or have better ideas, feel free to comment.haha.
Hope you enjoyed it.
By the way, the biggest winner was Guan. haha..

Oh, I missed one out.
APAC 2009 Most Favourite One Liner.
Posting the nominees later
I'll leave it for you guys to decide.
Do vote!!

APAC 2009: Bye Bye

29 Mar
Sun
Cold
Galbi and Sports Massage

So our journey has come to an end.

7 days in Korea and playing 5 matches, we were going to say good bye tomorrow.

We somehow, by fate, ended up having our first and last dinner at the same place.
Having the same food, Galbi.
And, we celebrated our arrival and departure with a birthday as well.
First was with Coach Ed;
now it was Guan's turn.
A reward for his "tackle". - Its gonna stick for ever Guan, so does #88. hahaha...

Anyway, we were planning how to surprise Guan.
There were no cakes, just a muffin with a candle.
All the effort was put into executing the prefect prank.

Hmmm...
What prank?
Since the guy kept mumbling about sports massage, why not we give him one.
The honour went to JLo, the King of Pranks! haha.
The idea was to sneak in, surprised him and present him his present
--> JLo, the transex massager! haha.

10mins to 12.
It was time.
I volunteered to penetrate the room first, faking to borrow Kok Ee's lappy.
This would keep the door open and let the others in.

I was waiting and waiting, creating conversations and was almost out of tricks.
Man, why are they taking so long?
Apparently, JLo was trying to make some boobs. haha. Failed of course.

Finally, they were in and followed up by "Best Performaces" award - JLo the massager.
We had a good laugh. haha...

Link:eh blow la Guan.
Guan: where's my present?

JLo: tolong!!
Guan: ngek ngek ngek

insisting for a sports massage


don't mess with me!!
transformed...


wolverine???

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30 Mar
Mon
I will miss the cold
Bye Bye

It was our 8th day in Pyeonteak and it was time to say good bye.
Good bye to the chilly weather.
Good bye to mosquitoesless nights.
Good bye to Glefloor court.
Good bye to Galbi, Bulgogi. Sobz.
Good bye to nice Coke.
Good bye to hotel breakfast, which I won't miss.
Good bye to SNSD and Gee. XD

an nyung

Looking forward to next years APAC, possible destination: Singapore or Australia.
Hopefully it will be Singapore, a more economical choice. =)
For now, we train hard and harder!!

spot the signatures: a little souvenir for Suresh.

APAC 2009: War Zone

friends & foes: Aus>Ind>Jap>Kor>Mas>Sin

25 Mar
Wed
Cold.
Kamikaze

It's the first day of the tournament, and for the first time, APAC greets its participants with a opening ceremony!
All the countries were to line up and march in and waved to the crowed.

For Malaysia, it was a proud moment as we won even before our first match.
"Smallest Contingent Award" - 12(including the coach!)
"Best Attire Award" - Freestyle - the only team without uniform jacket/jersey and track suit.
Clap clap clap.

where are the rest?
back home.

freestyle - T & jeans. yeng!

Anyway, like all opening ceremonies, we had the boring speeches.
Well, I don't think I should even judge it cuz they were all in Korean and I don't understand a word. But thank you for the generous contribution, without it the tournament wouldn't be so grand.

Fast forward...
The opening ceremony performance.
The Koreans first entertained us with a traditional dance?
I think its a dance.
The performers dressed in Korean traditional attire and...
going in circles while traditional instruments are played.
I don't really know what they were doing.
Almost fell asleep as they kept on going for 10mins+

*yawn* so long wan...

Followed up by some cheeky Taekwondo dance.
It started of with some serious action and then as the tune turns into some quick tempo pop music, the performers got funny in their dance steps.
It was really entertaining.

don't mess with us!

Next, the last performance, was what I would call an "oooooooo" performance.
Inspired by Chris! haha..
The Koreans treated us with a string of sexy dance eye candy.
Ahem...
Details are spared, lets keep it that way before Linken starts knocking saying it sounds wrong!! haha...

chun? Girls Generation better!!

Kk, cut the crap.
Anyway, our game was the last on the schedule, 730pm.
It was our first, and against the hot favourites. Nippon.
The Japanese were regular World Championship Campaigners and was way superior than us in all department.
Not to mention it was 20 of them against 11 of us. Do the math.

Surprisingly, against such tough opponents, I felt pretty calm.
Maybe knowing that the outcome had already been written helps.
It just a matter of how hard can we make them work for it.
All out fellas!

In the end, it was a 14-1 loss.
A so so performance by the team but everyone worked their socks off.
Although we were chasing shadows must of the time.
The gap was to big. They were way too good.
Pass pass pass - open goal
Pass pass pass - shot on target
Linken was pretty helpless, eating all the shit as he predicted. haha.
And they did even played 100%. I think.
They looked pretty relax.
A warm game to them I guess.

My personal aim for the game was to work hard and get some body checks.
But what the hell, the Japanese were too quick and skillful.
They were quick in releasing, in dribbling and shooting.
By the time I got to my man, the ball was already gone.
They rarely get caught while holding the ball.

Seeing how the Japanses play really makes you wonder when will Malaysia reach that level.
10 years?
20 years?
Haiz...

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26 Mar
Thur
Cold. As usual.
20 minutes

Matchday 2.
Its the day the host, Korea will entertain us.
The match was at noon, hence had time to slack.
Had breakfast.
Performed rituals.
Set.
Go!

Past experiences has shown that Korean were worthy opponents.
They are fast, strong, fit and above all, die hard!
They run and keep running until the final whistle.

Technically I don't think we were that far apart.
Tactically, well, I say they had definitely trained more than us.
We should be able to match them. I thought...

How wrong was I!!
It was all wrong from the start.
We tried to play as hard as we could,
I gave a few body checks and slashes, defending the goal with everything I could muster,
but we just kept conceding goals after goals.
Simple goals, fluke, slot goals, long shots...
What they touched just seems to turn into gold(goal)!
Every restart, the heart seems to sink deeper, we just couldn't give a response.

It was by far the worst 20 minutes of my life!
Time seems to lag down, reminding you that the period was still far from over, torturing your already sunken heart.

It was a mixture of utter relief, unbearable frustration and exploding rage when the ref ended the FIRST period.
We were down by 8 to nothing!
What the heck went wrong?!

The coaches tried to lift the spirits of the team, tell us to forget about the 1st and go in win the 2nd and 3rd period.
I think it help a little and we were a totally different team in the 2nd.
We gave the host little room to express but we ourselves only managed to squeeze in a goal.
It was a pure gift by the Koreans as they left the court empty, mistakening our corner at their end to be theirs.
I was nearest to the corner wasted no time and dispatch the pass to a charging TM who tap in the egg breaker.
It was a huge mental lift.

We fought hard in the third as well but conceded 3 as we tried for the impossible - chasing the lead.
Losing 8-0 and 8-7 is still a loss, its just a matter of goal difference.
Nothing wrong giving it a try.

In the end, it was a miserable 11-2 defeat in the hands of the Host.
To this day, there seems to be no answer for the mysterious 1st period.
Was it home advantage?
Did we let our guard down?
Were we too soft?
Or Did we rush the tempo too much?
It remains unsolved...

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27 Mar
Fri
Still damn cold
Peak

All was forgotten, we look ahead.
Looking ahead to play with our fellow hotelmates - the Aussies.

The small Aussie squad were in good form.
Beating the host and Singapore.
Like Japan, they played really good, free flowing Floorball.
Entertaining to watch but deadly when played against.

Like Japan, the outcome seems certain for us.
It was yet again a matter pride and experience.
We'll played our very best and frustrate them as much as possible.

And we did.
We surprise the Aussies and ourselves.

We were rather discipline and executed Coach Dennis's tactics well.
Pressed high and limiting their passing opinions.
The Aussie eventually resorted to high balls which was a compliment for our hard work.

In the end, we lose but it was our best performance by far.
Everyone was discipline, stayed tight and worked hard.
It was a game with a lot of positives
The tactic worked well, we just needed more training.
Hopefully the squad will stay and the national training will continue.
With more training we'll be better.

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28 Mar
Sat
Cold. I like.
Balls or Win?

3 loses in a row, are we going to bounce back?
Well, how about today?

We got slotted for the last game again at late 7 30 pm, damn sienz.
It was a game we thought we can win.
It was against Singapore.

Singapore? Sure bo?
If it was their 1st team, a trashing is certain.
Against 15 year olds, can gua...
I wasn't completely convinced like the others.
We're gonna own them? I donno wei~

They young, fast, skillful and good.
They like to attack.
And they like to ball watch.

We definitely have a chance if we don't get too complacent.

Game on.
For once Mas started off with a bang.
We led.
1-0. A contribution by the humbly me, assisted by Mamak's apprentice, JLo.

Strike two.
We double our lead with 5 minutes on the clock. TM and Guan combo.
Then came the hellish 5 minutes.

Out of no where, the Sg boys struck back.
Two in quick succession.
I was stuned.
JLo then settled some nerves with a third for Mas.

Stay strong stay strong.
Must hold the lead to the break.
But what crap!
Almost immediately after the face off, the boys equalised again.
Damn, we can't even hold them off for 20+ sec?

What the heck went wrong?

It was sluggish, uncertain, amateurish defending.
And for once, the Coach gave us a hairdryer treatment.

No more pick up the balls!!!
Win the game!!!

It was a wake up call.
We came out more focused and determined.
The lead was restored by Sam, from a generous contribution by the author.
Which was celebrated not by ball picking(wanna kena meh?) but by lifting the goal scorer.
An act which was interpreted by the ref that I scored, swapping the assist with Sam.
Sorry Sam, it doesn't matter, as long as we win! XD

It was a huge relief.
We were not ahead again.
Leading is always way better than then trailing.
No more letting our guard down!!

I thought coming to Korea, the cold weather was good.
But the food was better.
Scoring a hattrick??
Ehem.
It's the best!!

With good fortune, unintentional thievery and nice positioning, I chipped in the third.
Again supplied by Mr. Sam T. Nice one!
I was in ecstasy!!!
Man, I have been to 2 APAC outings without a single goal, and just before the game I remember mumble to someone about not scoring. When will I get a goal?
Who knew it was today?
Not one, but two? Unofficially.
Officially, it's three. Wahaha...
You cannot understand how I felt.

The third period was a bit shaky as Sg pushed on all out.
It was a do or die for them.
It was a defend or die for us as well.
In the end, we managed to suck in tying the period 2-2.

However, like our previous win against Aus in 2007, it wasn't short of nervy moments.
Coincidentally, both games ended with us down by 4 with less than 2 minutes to spare.
Presenting the awards:
"Most Nervy Moment Award";
"Best Two Minute Award"; and
"Best Tackle Award" to.......
Guan!!! XD

Flash back of the incident:
Well, as usual, the Sg boys slick movement and passing craved open our defence.
It was a clear shooting opportunity in the centre.
As I was praying on the sidelines that he would miss or Link would save it...
Introducing... Guan!!
Who miraculously/ ridiculously SLIDE in(like a footballer) and block the shot!

Link was like what the ****!!!
But in my heart I shouted: Great block! And secretly clapped from the side.

It was a clear sent off with less than 2 minutes.
We were up by 2 but anything could happen even in 30 seconds.
Bringing back the jitters in APAC 2007 where TM did an incorrect distance.

We will never know whether that shot would have went in.
We will never know whether it was a necessary offence.
It doesn't really matter, cuz we survived!
We won!
Finally, it was a historical win for Mas.
It was the first win after we started regular national training.
At least some of the hard work paid off.
It was the first time(at least in my time) we had 2 hattrickers in a game.
One official, the true hattrick scorer, Term;
the other, also official but a thief who stole one from a teammate. haha.

sui!

Adding the icing on top, the MoM...
Teng teng teng teng....
Was me.
*Kembang*
Haha...
It was a day of first's.
First goal.
First hattrick.
First MoM.
Yes!!

The win and glory aside, there was much to reflect on the game.
We won but only because we were more tactically discipline.
Offensive wise, the boys were good.
They had pace which tired us, and skills that dazzled pass us.
But we some how stopped them while they some how missed the shots.

On the other hand, we defended collectively, holding them off.
And when they lose possession, we countered swiftly and directly
Cuz we were bad with the ball too long.
Luckily enough our offences were more effective, althougth their ball watching did made our life easier.

We won.
Against a young and inexperience opponent.
They were all technically above us all, so call Malaysis Floorball Team.
None of our 15 years olds back home is half as good as them.
It would be a surprise to see any of them making into the senior squad in the future.
And it would be a surprise to see Mas struggling against the same opponent if we ever meet again. Still, there is much gap to be closed.

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29 Mar
Sun
I like the cold.
26 to 200.

Time flies.
By the time we we realised, 4 games had been played, 1 left.
The opponent?
India.

We host them just months before in KL.
2 games in 2 days.
Won both.
Totoal goals scored, 60+ I think.
So it was a sure win game, a mere formality.
The Coaches even threaten to retire if we lose.
I personally will quit too if we lose!

A clean sheet seems to be a more worthwhile objective.
We were determine to keep that.
We would love to keep their goal scored at 1.
And personally I was looking forward to something else.
Adding 26 to their goal conceded which will add up to 200.
Man, the numbers look nice. XD

We did achieve the earlier, but fail the latter by one goal.
199. Damn, just a goal short!

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So, our final game sums up our Asia Pacific Floorball Championship 2009, campaign.
Winning 2 games losing 3, place us at a historical standing of overall 4th/6.
Scoring and conceding 38 in the process.

The negatives:
We are still far behind in terms of... everything.
Techniques.
Our passing and receiving especially, sucks!
We cannot string up more than 5 passes to create an attack!
Often we resort to long balls or direct shot and rebound style.

Our shots are decent but can be better, especially first times and simple volleys.
We misses a bucket load of those.

Ball control as well, we just seem to lose the ball too easily.

Tactically and positioning.
Especially those of us not playing in Singapore.
These can be gain through training, but real time game play experience is still the most effective way. And we lack those in Malaysia.
However, these will have to come after mastering the techniques, cuz without it, even we get in place, we still cannot execute what we want.

Last but not least, repeated year after year; training after training....
Fitness.
We cannot compete and maintain our standards long enough to last the game.
Often in the third, we struggle to keep up with our opponents.
Haiz, people are just plain lazy to train on their own.

and Mental.
We just couldn't get into the game fast enough.
we would always get trashed for the first two games then wake up and peak in the third.
It's way to late by then, we need to get our head straight and pump the adrenaline from the first step on the court.
How to improved on that?
I really donno.
Self-hypnotism maybe?

Positives??
Hmmm....
We actually can defend pretty well when we work our socks out and stay compact.
We just need the stamina to maintain the level of competitiveness throughout the game.
Err.... other than that, I don't recall any worthwhile mentioning plus points.
Looks like we still have A LOT of work before we can really be competitive in APAC.

the miserable 12:
(from top left)TM>KY>JLo>Des>Link>Coach Dennis Kimchi
(from bottom left)Guan>Chris>KennyK>Coach Ed>SamT>Kok Ee

APAC 2009: The Free and Easy Days

Well well, it has been almost a week now since I came back from Pyeong Taek, South Korea.
Haven't been able to blog about it cuz you know, have been away for a week, therefore a lot of catching up to do, with a lot of stuffs...

First, you have work. A few assignments stacking up with the boss sniffing behind. Pressure wei.
And another self-created burden, Borak. Penang Floorball League ended few days before we left and as usual, the not-so-efficient Malaysian drag things late, so had to rush some updates before the topics lose heat. However, I am pretty drained after booming up 4-5 posts, so now, its time to delegate. The rest are yours bros!! Good luck.

Distracted...

Back to APAC.
Hmmm... this would be a long recall.
Where should we start?
Hmmm... how about the day we left for KL.

21 Mar
Sat
Rainy
Down to KL

Chris, Sam and I decided to drop by at KL earlier a day before our flight to...
I don't know about them, but for me, it was to keep myself at ease. At least I know I am there earlier, and nearer to the destination. Plus, in case we need to, do some last minute shopping.

Anyways, since I needed a ride to the bus station, and to do some shopping, I headed down to Gurney around 12.

What to shop for? Nike Pro sweat shirt.
I heard is was good, blah blah blah...
How good I donno, maybe got influence by peer pressure?
I thought it would be a good idea to buy a body hugging shirt to wear on as we'll be battling in a cold country. A decision I was pretty proud of. haha..

So, we head on to Gurney's Nike and was confused.
There were at least 3 designs and more that 3 prices on each design...
Crap. WTH was going on.
In the end, after some extensive research and pestering, the truth was reveal...
The prices was determined by the arrival date.
If it is new, it would be pricier; if it is old, you'll get like max 70% discount.
I settled for the 70% cuz that's the only one that had my size although I preferred another design.
Ah what the crap, its covered up anyway!!

530pm
Board the bus and head down to KL.
Slept all the way.

1200am
Arrived at Pudu.
Had supper, a treat by Chris's dad.
The food was pretty good.
Super full. haha...

Tired, but quite awake.
Online la.
3.00am
Can't tahan already, off to bed.
Crap... No blanket and under the air con..

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22 Mar
Sun
Hot
Flight day

Woke up late.
Free and easy day.
Hang out in the house, had breakfast, watch tv.

Lunch?
We had it at the famous Ipoh Chicken Rice which we gave up on during out last KL trip.
It was packed with people and like the high class restaurants, they actually get you seated and ordered through some high tech radio stuffs. Cool.

Food?
With three hardcore eaters, it was a feast.
Add here add there...
Chris even order extra curry mee.
Satisfying meal but with quite a hefty price by Pg standard, RM15 per person.

Evening?
The duo decided to check out IOI mall's Fitness First, so I hop in for a trial.
Nice place.
Nice facilities.
Free flow drinks. XD
And good work out.
Maybe should consider finding a gym when I'm back?
Maybe... haha... we shall see.

eh, am I bringing too much?

9.30pm
All of us met at KLIA.
Most of the team were already there but 2 more were missing, Hadfiz and Sjaiful.
I already knew ahead that Hadfiz was going to miss the tirp via Facebook, but the Captain missing as well?? The already fragile defense looks even more miserable.

From the KL training camp up till this moment, we have been dealt with severe blows by having our 4 key defenders pulling out.
What the heck!
What to do?
Life goes on la...
We'll just have to do with what we have. Haiz.

are they going onot wan? confused la...

planning the surprise, "ok, we slash 'dad' to 'coach' and 'golf' to 'floorball'. sui!"

11.55pm
So our journey begins, to the Land of the Morning Calm.
Boarded the plane, first impression... ooo... the stewardess not bad wei... haha...
Way way better than last years Perth. haha...
The service?
Superb!
Fully served all the way.
The food?
Delicious and full of variety.
Totally satisfied!

sunrise on the plane.

yummy breakfassss

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23 Mar
Mon
Cold
The Arrival

Incheon International Airport.
Finally we arrived.
Almost 7 hours in the clouds, my butt was already aching.

arriving at Incheon

where is the bus?

We were greeted by the Hotel Manager, led us to the bus
It was another long ride, 2 hours to our stay for the next 8 days... Kyonggi Tourist Hotel which was situated in Pyeong Taek.

Kyonggi Tourist Hotel

With nothing on our schedule, we left our backs, rested for awhile and headed off to explore around while looking for lunch.

Our first stop, Korean road side snack.
It was a stall covered with some sort of tent to keep the inside cozy.
The food?
It's sort of like Korean style loh bak, a variety of fried junk food to choose from.
Which is then oil bath and served.
It was pretty nice. Maybe cuz its new to us, plus hot stuffs served in cold weather. Its dope man.
My favourite?
The fried green onion and radish(I think) soup.
Superb!

Hanguk Loh Bak?

After the appetizer, we continue in search of other food.
In the end, most of us settled for Japanese food. Weird.
Me?
Undecided and paid the price of eating alone.
They serve damn slow!

Our first food scouting, the experience?
Frustrating & helpless.
The language barrier is just... huge.
TM & Chris got cold noodles instead of hot ones.
haha...

5pm
We gather again after a short rest and...
went for a jog.
To get use of the cold air kononnya.
It was a short 15 min run, quite enjoyable. No sweat.

Dinner time, Guan and Kok Ee decided we need to had some Korea food!
And so we did.
Not after some painful communication process that ended with the shop owner "calling" for help.
We order through passing the phone.

Galbi aka Korean Beef BBQ was... super nice. And they served an amazing variety of side dishes.
Some were nice.
Some were too sour.
Some were too spicy.
Some were just plain weird.
Culture shock.

galbi + side dishes = feast!

The discovery over dinner...
Coach Dennis is a super Kimchi fan, any unfinished plate will be served to his table. haha..

It was our first day in Korea and we celebrated with a birthday!
Coach Ed turning....
Donno.
The surprise?
The guys bought the cake during free hours after lunch and pakat with Dennis.
Coach Dennis was assigned the task to unlock the door so that we can penetrate the room by surprised.

Few minutes before 12, we gathered outside the door, lighting the candle and getting ready.
Ok. Set. Hit the door bell.
Surprise!!!!

!
!!
!!!
Ed: sshhh...
Us:......

Potong steam.
Apparently Dennis was already in dreamland and it was the man we wanted to surprise that surprised us. Crap...
hahaha...

the surprise

the surpriser. we give up already!

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24 Mar
Tues
Frezzing
Training Day

Today is our first day of Floorball action in foreign soil, our Training Session.
Pretty slacking I would say.
Jet lag kah, tired kah, the food kah, the weather kah.
I donno. Pace was pretty slow.
But it was good having training, hopefully it will get us warmed up for tomorrow's match against Japan. Sweat.

humongous!!

the battlefield

By afternoon, after training, its once again free time.
Our last one before battle commences tomorrow.

The highlight of the day was our discovery of HanYang, an English speaking Korean Traditional Food Restaurant.
It was our savior.
It was a God sent gift.
It was our food haven.
And we continue to feast there numerous times.
It was quite a distance away and slightly pricier than others, but the convenience in ordering food is just too tempting, plus the food were pretty delicious and the side dishes were more edible for tourist in my opinion.

godsend/ savior

So the free and easy days comes to and end.
By dawn, the battle begins and funny enough, our first games is against Japan, the land of the rising sun.
Tough first match wei...
As I tuck myself to bed after a full load of Korean celebrity shows, I prayed that we'll survived with a respectable scoreline...