The sky was ominous but nathan and me got up early and went to yishun ring road for a soccer match with Ethan's frens. To be honest, i couldn't sleep the previous night upon hearing who I will be pitted against today. Slept around 2am. The two of us got there early and the other team was alr there. I saw Wei min, the supposedly "1,000,000 better than him player" Desmond(I think) and a couple of familiar faces, Siva, Ashley and this Ndu guy. They were not the only players, Ethan subsequently told us there were club players and a sg U21 player in their lineup. I was overawed. But later when our team came, it settled me down a little. Adib, Boon and Josh, three fantastic players what more can i ask for. It got delayed till 11pm before we got started due to some painting work going on and a mini soccer clinic.

The match was pretty even but the other team had better control of the ball and Desmond was really a handful. He is awfully quick and loves to cut in from the left. However we didnt give him much chances and kept a foothold on the game. To be fair, we created numerous opportunities only to be wasted by our striker. But he buried a chance around the 30th min with a stinging left foot shot that was too hot for the keeper to handle. The match started to get out of control with Kim on the receiving end of some really hard tackles but he got up immediately to his credit. Jason a club player with Boon was pretty impressive and held the ball up well. As the match went on, a long ball from ashley saw the sg U21 player allowing the ball to drop to Desmond, I tried to follow him but he was quick. Honestly, I used my hands to grab him abit and Wak came in too. But in blink of an eye, he was past the both of us for a right footed shot that jus went past Nathan. it was 1-1. That was half time. I was tired... fucking tired.

Second half started and we held back and defended and went for counter attacks. One of them saw Adib playing a superb through ball to Jason and he was duly felled by one of their defenders. Josh stepped up with a calm left footed penalty that made it 2-1. The ill-tempered match went to breaking point with both teams hurling abuses after Kim was chopped down viciously. The referee had to end a match that was the best i had played. We won 2-1 and it was all that mattered. Our team is truly great as Ethan always said. I love the team and i wonder back to those days where we had our national A div tournament. How the fuck did we get knocked out first round... hahah but at the end of the day, i admit that i admire the skills the other team had but playing as a team is all that matters whether you win it or not. We fight for one another, just like the AJC motto. hahah never knew i would be so passionate.

I will be going to the Kallang stadium later and a win over Malaysia for Singapore will really cap off a magnificent day for me... Ciao

Mwahahahah

They are retarded... the defenders i mean...

Today i overheard two kids saying "why does she smoke", "only stupid people smoke". I wonder... with all the health hazards involved and the crazy price tags on cigarettes will it deter people from smoking. I wonder...

21st was my mum's birthday and i totally forgot... (damn) had to be reminded by my brother... shiet. In the end we went for dinner at crystal jade in bugis. felt really bad throughout the dinner and i managed a meek "happy birthday" before i booked in. I need a break. I need to start over. but from where...

("Boston" - Augustana) http://www.myspace.com/augustana

"Sweetness" by Jimmy Eat World

If you're listening, whoa oh oh oh oh oh

Sing it back, whoa oh oh oh oh oh

String from your tether unwinds

(String from your tether unwinds) whoa oh, whoa oh

Up and outward to bind

(Up and outward to bind) whoa oh, whoa oh

I was spinning free, whoa oh oh oh oh oh

With a little sweet and simple numbing me.

Are you listening? whoa oh oh oh oh oh

Sing it back, whoa oh oh oh oh oh

So tell me what do I need

(tell me what do I need) whoa oh, whoa oh

When words lose their meaning (When words lose their meaning) whoa oh, whoa oh

I was spinning free, whoa oh oh oh oh oh

With a little sweet and simple numbing me.

Yeah, stumble till you crawl, whoa oh oh oh oh oh

Sinking into sweet uncertainty

(Are you listening? Are you listening?)

If you're listening, whoa oh oh oh oh oh

If you're listening, are you listening?

Sing it back, whoa oh oh oh oh oh

If you're listening, are you listening?

I'm still running away

(I'm still running away) whoa oh, whoa oh

Won't play your hide and seek game

(your hide and seek game) whoa oh, whoa oh

I was spinning free, whoa oh oh oh oh oh

With a little sweet and simple numbing me.

What a dizzy dance, whoa oh oh oh oh oh

This sweetness will not be concerned with me.

No the sweetness will not be concerned with me.

No the sweetness will not be concerned with me.

My mum and brother jus got back from japan and judging from the pictures they took it was damn fun la... I wished i was part of that experience. Anyway they bought some red bean pancake that is wonderful and this green tea cake that is fabilicious. Furthermore, they splurged further on clothes in particular on Gap clothing obviously cos there was a sale over there. They even remembered me and got me 2 shirts and a bag. A major thank you for the both of them. They got to see Delorean. If you recall, its the "Back to the Future" car.

Looks like some antique but its actually from the future?

Cool huh?

I guess these 2 pics are the pick of the lot from all the 100+ photos they have to show me. Japan is great but being there is even greater. hahah

Made lunch for myself today from a recipe i found from the net. This actually proves they work. hahah I made baked cheese macaroni and it turned out well, at least on the appearance. The taste was a bit bland and would take some improving. In the end, i made too huge a portion and had to throw the food away. wat a waste. bleagh. So below are some photos to show for my efforts...

Looks like maggots yeah...

Looks golden brown and delicious doesn't it?

In the night, I even won most of my PES 6 matches online which is pretty satisfying after the 7-3 thrashing last night. Fuck. hahah been listening to Tyler Hilton and Bethany Joy Lenz's "When the stars go blue"... its a fantastic love song...

Just got back from lunch with grandma, my 2 uncles and my aunt with her 3 adorable kids. It started kind of awkward cos of not being real close to them and missing my mum and brother, but it went really well with me chatting wif my uncle throughout. Topics include : my university choice (which he said that NUS has a more diverse student population and i couldn't agree more), Army, careers and many more. But what interested me the most was my uncle's job. He works at DSTA and is in charge of acquisition and integration of parts and weapons for aircrafts. Kinda forgot to mention that we lunched at a tung lok grp retaurant at UIC building, the food was rather delightful and so was the ambience. But Tom and Jerry cartoon sort of stole the limelight for the 3 kids. hahah still deciding whether to go back camp tonight wif a bruised nose and slight ankle sprain... HMMM.... hahah