scc plate finals report.

scc webby has the plate finals story. yay!

From the webby:
Again, scrum-half Khairul was outstanding, his distribution was slick and his sniping runs from around the rucks were always a threat.

haha. they make me sound as though im very good. but im not.

click here to the full report.

click here for SRU's Plate Finals Report

Some Pictures from the Plate Finals:

SCC Tankards team photo after the finals.. PLATE CHAMPS!

during the game... NO.9 is me!

a week of rugby

i have decided to unlock my blog once again.

last week was a week filled with nothing but rugby (rather obvious). everyday, i surely had something to do with rugby. even though i started the week already burnt out, i kept telling myself that is the last (4th consective) week of intensive (aka trg everyday except sunday) rugby plans. i was still happy that i could still perform well.

monday we had the last trg to prepapre ourselves for the m1 1os. it was very unfortunate that marc was running a high fever n could not play. the team would be much stronger. i felt sick after that n went home to sleep my day off. didnt go for club 7s trg. ops.

tuesday had our m1 10s. it was unlucky that our 1st game was against the american school. we lost 2 tries to 1 try. im sure that if we played them in our last grouping game we surely had a chance to beat them. as we play more games we finally setteled down. one positive thing about this team is that as we go on into the tournament our performance went uphill and but the time we reach our last grouping game, we really played like a 7s team. the support and defence was good. we were plate champions. taking into account we were playing with quite a few new players and some unfit ones it was a acceptable performance. after the tourney, had dinner with touch ruggers. go read kelly's blog about that kfc waiter. irritating.

I also wanna thank all those pple who came down to support us! =)

watched the u17s play their m1 10s on wednesday. also had lunch with the dear panel of sas coaches. mr alan wee is really pro la. he knows where to find GOOD food. we went to eat this power nasi briyani. woah. shiok la. their semis was against acs(i). full time was still scoreless n they went into extra time. after extra time still nil- nil. then guess wat? they decided the winner of the game by a COIN TOSS. i find it really stupid but thats the fastest solution to finding a winner rather then doing the correct method of teams with the most number of drop kick wins. mabye the field was shittie? who knows. Saints always have this tendancy that wen we get to choose the side of the coin we always pick the head. according to romano, he says that we believe that one needs a head to store the brains. n thats wat we did for the coin toss. n thank god, it was HEADs. they lost the final to uwc. but i must say it was a good performance but the boys considering the were only sec 3s. phil, weiyann, qian hui, kelly n joy watch the finals. after that had dinner with them at delifrance.

thursday, a few house commers came to plan the farewell. while waiting for others. phil n i were entertaining ourselves watching LOST. wen the others came, they joined us. till we ended up watching LOST most of the time. i cant wait for the next part to come out.

friday to monday was SCC Colts (U21) tour to KL for the Jonah Jones 7s Competition. I will write about it in my next blog cos i jus came back n too tired to continue. All i can say is that, The tour was AWSOME!~

ups and downs

this week has been a very long n tiring week for me. it had major UPS and DOWNS. now lets see.

UPS:
scc tankards won the plate finals against bedok kings. it was a good game. though at one part during the game tankards lost their discipline. my passes were 100% accurate with no drop balls. thats something encouraging after practising my passes on fri during sch trg like mad. i oso gave away very little penalties. most players said i controlled my forwards well. i dont know bout that but i did the best i could. and once more again. i was chosen man of the match by the club. haha. this is super fun man. i got the award for both semis and finals. awsome. its good to rejoice and celebrate the way and my achievements but i MUST not let this get to my head. cos if im gg 2 do that, i will surely not improve as a player. i must uphold the principal always believed in is in which that a player shouldnt think and keep talking of what he has achieved (credentials) but work for more achievements. once u get it u enjoy it for a while then get back to work. dont think bout it again.

anyway, here are a few extract from the union's webby:
Article 1:
In the other two Singapore Plate finals, SCC Tankards pulled off a major upset as they beat Brewerkz Bucks 10-6 with a try by young scrumhalf Khiarul Hilmi and conversions by Nick Groen. Bedok Kings and San Miguel Wanderers kept it at 15-14 to Bedok's favour in the last 5 minutes until a breakaway try by centre Dallas Pitchers and subsequently a penalty try awarded after forward Micheal Nielsen was obstructed from a try scoring position.

Article 2:
The Singapore Plate between SCC and Bedok Kings will be a showcase of young and old. SCC features a lineup with skipper Mark Luceri and ex Singapore Red Anil Kumar playing alongside the youthfulness of Khairul Hilmi, Bryan Ng and Nick Groen. Bedok Kings likewise has a lineup in similar fashion with skipper Mark Rhodes and ex Hong Kong international Keith Gauntlett mixing it up with youngsters Sugiyanto Suryono and Gaspar Tan. The Plate final will kick off at 3pm and the Cup final will commence at 5pm.

Click on the article to see a full report.

next, i wanna THANK Anil for his treat after trg on tues. the food was great.

Congrats to sajc touch ruggers for winning the bowl finals. i must say u girls have improved by alot since i first u all playing. great job! too bad i couldnt catch the finals.

Finally, not forgetting, phil, weiyann, hashim n zoe (i hope i got ur name correctly) for coming down to watch the finals! =))

DOWNS:
this is my 3rd week training non-stop. basically i started this week burnt out already and still went into over-drive. so not surprising, all the injuries are coming back and getting new ones. i swear i need a break but nobody wants to give me one or either all the trgs are very important. the worst was on fri. had to do sprints and runs even though i had finals the nxt day. its like even if i tell my coaches they wouldnt really be bothered but jus tell u to train la. seriously, if im gg 2 keep this type of lifestyle i will die soon. n im not joking lor. i plan once my commitment is lighter, i wan 2 go dissapear somewhere for bout a week before coming back to full swing. n oso not forgetting i need 2 study leh. further more, i have never had to much injuries in my playing career until now. gee. n im supposed to be peaking?! haiz. once again, i want n need a break.

READ THIS ARTICLE ON BURN OUT!

Typically it will occur in hard working, hard training, hard driven people, who become emotionally, psychologically or physically exhausted. This can occur where:

-you find it difficult to say 'no' to additional commitments or responsibilities (YES)
-someone has been under intense and sustained pressure for some time (YES)
-a perfectionist coach does not delegate (NO, more like not understanding at times)
-someone is trying to achieve too much (YES)
-someone has been giving too much emotional support for too long (YES)
-Often it will express itself in a reduction in motivation (YES), volume and quality of performance (Not Yet), or in dissatisfaction with or departure from the sport altogether (Not Yet).

Burn-out will normally occur slowly, over a long period of time. It may express itself physically or mentally. Symptoms of burn-out are shown below:

Physical Burn-out
-Feelings of intense fatigue (yes yes yes)
-Vulnerability to viral infection (dont know, but have been feeling sick)
-Immune breakdown (no)
Mental Burn-out
-Feeling of lack of control over commitments (totally)
-An incorrect belief that you are accomplishing less (not quite, but yes)
-A growing tendency to think negatively (very very true)
-Loss of a sense of purpose and energy (YES! and i need to find it back quick)
-Increasing detachment from relationships that causes conflict and stress, adding to burn-out. (110% YES! and its very sad actually)

There are more downs but shall jus stop here for today.

screwed

things are just so screwed.

do i really know what i am?

good shit

today was no better then a good day for me. SCC Tankards were playing Bucks in the Division 1 Plate Playoffs Semi- Finals. Two weeks ago, we got smashed by bucks quite badly and people all thought the winner of the playoffs were obvious even before the game started. Bucks are also the league champions after being undefeated since the begining of the season. so they thought they might have an easy passage to the playoffs since they were playing the tankards who got 4th for the league. you could aslo see how confident bucks were looking at their faces.

however, today the scores were not like wat everyone had predicted. it was totally opposite. the tankards played their best today. nick was the first add points for tankards by successfully kicking in a penalty kick. one minute before half time, bucks equalised and it was 3-3 at half time. 2nd half looked better for scc tankards. with a more focused and determined pack we dominated the game. i scored the one and only try through a quick tap off the free kick. like wat others would say, its a typical khairul move. n sorry eh jonthan leow, heard u screaming ur heads off for the ball but i didnt pass. after that try tankards were defending the ball like mad. we had bucks hitting the ball at speed n passing throught the gain line. the fired up tankards were not going to give such a wonderful game away. a few penalty kicks and the score full time was 10 - 6 to tankards.

unfortunately, i got punched two times during the game. n twice was straight at my nose. its freaking scary because the impact is so painful that i thought i broke my nose n now being paranoid that my nose is not straight. haha. anyway, its still hurting now. its also not easy playing with a swollen left ankle. it didnt help much either but the physio did a great job in tapping it. after the game, had dinner at club. it was super funny la. during the man of the match award, usually the player would have to drink down a cup of beer. i got the award but too bad i dont drink. in the end, i got a cup of Coke. can get high of coke lor. chatted with a few players before rushing home to watch the rugby test games.

aus and eng didnt play that impressive. a deserved win for eng. cant believe gregan got yellow card la. like hello!! ur the capt!! ur supposed to be an example to the team. dissapointing la. tsk!
nz and ireland are playing now... obviously it's a one sided affair. all the way Kiwis!
next week will be surely a K.O. week for me. its rugby rugby and more rugby. yeah!

just for the record, i've got man of the match award for divsion 1 (tankards) and division 2 (3rds) and scored in both the semi-finals of div1 and div2. must keep telling myself not to get on top of the world or i'll b dead for sure. great job i've done but its time to carry on. i shall leave this behind me and start afresh. =)

ok. long entry. back to ICE time!

damaged

im losing more interest in the things i have always enjoyed.
i've lost most of my confidence and all hope. the more i find the more i lose of whats remaining. but i really need to get it back.
are friends really what i think they are? good and always there for me? i dont think so.
sometimes i think friends are a one way thing. they will listen to you but they wont let u listen to them or just that u dont have time for them. been in both situation n felt only one thing. useless that i cant do anything to help them.
But wait! can i even help myself? oh well. at least i want to help others.
this phase of life im gg through is the worst. i dont know lies ahead of me.
i want to get control of this but i cant.
i want to do so many things for me and everyone but i cant. i will be too bz wif shit or the person jus cant.

no one will understand n ever would. so its just me, myself n I gg through this.

for the smart ones, who entered my blog by disabling the java script, u are such an idiot n the greatest KPO person anyone can ever see. the fact that i lock it is for idiots like u not to read. so just do me a favour can? piss off. thanks.

blog locked.

everyone must b thinking why the hack i locked my blog. well the main reason is that i dont quite like people who i dont know reading my blog. i didnt mind until some stuffs happened recently. this is my blog so i shall blog wat i write. if u r not happy then the best advice i can give u is dont read. if u want. read n keep ur thoughts to urself. the fact that you are reading this means u already know my password. please keep the password to yourself n dont tell other people. i trust u pple as my frens.


2dae i just bought a compression top. its nice. firstly, even though i sweat alot, it doesnt make my tshirt too soaked with sweat. the best part is that i somehow cools ur body down.

tmr got semi finals game against bucks. will be playing for scc div 1. lets hope for the best. i think that scc hav a good chance of winning the game tmr. its either do or die.

alot of thing hav happened recently. i hope i hav the strength n wisdom to carry on. god please help me.

BYE BYE PW

I FINALLY FINISHED MY OP! WOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
pw almost done after my grp finish our file and thank god. I&R is done already.

ok. on tues nite went back to padang to train. the field is superb. the field really like bed. i think i can just lie down in the middle of the field n just sleep there la! yest nite got clear sky so can even see stars. how nice. grass there is fresh n wet. so nice for playing. cant wait for trg tmr n game this sat at the padang! haha. the even better part is that there is finally a proper changing room with towels, shampoo, water cooler and etc.. all Provided. the tanglin field dont even have one. haha.

HARI RAYA!

Hari Raya so far has been a Blast !! i truly enjoyed myself the past 3 days. gg over to pple's hse and them over to mine. one gd thing that was very encouraging was my relatives saying i lost quite a lost of weight since the last hari raya. thats good to hear. also must try not to eat alot this hari raya cos need to maintain.

1st day, Thurs:
was all the formal stuff. went to mosque early in the morning. kind of cool actually cos that was the last time hari raya prayers was gg 2 be held at the mosque as it was gg to be renovated soon. n it will take arnd 4-5 yrs. after tat, finally had my long awaited breakfast at Macdonalds. u can imagine how it felt after not having breakfast for like 30 days. since my grandparents (mum's side) were staying with us, all my aunties and uncles came to meet at our place. asked for forgiveness and talk cock. after tat went to visit my grandma (dad's side) and visiting. it was so much fun getting to met my cousins again.

2nd day, Fri:
nothing much happen 2dae. went for friday prayers in the afternoon. somebody had passed away either the day before or on that day and there were extra prayers for the deceased. i decided to join in. n for the rest of the day, i was thinking how lucky i was still to b alive celebrating hari raya while the family members and frens of the deceased had to like mourn during such a wonderful celebration. gee. it would b very sad. had cny sub-comm meeting after that. rather productive as we got alot of work done. at nite, continue visiting my dad's side aunties and uncles. cool.

3rd day, Sat:
my beloved house comm-ers came over to my place for hari raya. it was soo fun. i guess most of them were surprised when i came with aini. anyway, i hoped everyone had a great time though i agree with what hash says that the first part was rather boring. haha. sorry eh! shd hav the most of them trying to eat chilli la. super hilarious. watched 2 movies and a soccer game and not forgetting the ps2! i think the best part of the day was the last part wen everyone gathered around the table n gossip. wahaha. there we at my place from 12pm till 11pm. cool stuff! our nxt planned outing is the chilli challenge. looking at the current situation, it wont b surprising that hose might just win! =P i hope my parents were nice to you.

touched

from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU very much that cute little soft toy the two of you gave to me. PIUS and HUILIN you two ROCK my world! im very touched by wat u guys have done for me. =)

the cute little soft toy, Blaz Torto.

Blaz is the name given to this 3 yrs old bear by Captain Miller of the Swot team who saved it from a blazing fire 2 years ago. Since then the two had become great friends. However, Captain Miller was killed during one of his missions, leaving Blaz behind with nothing but a gas mask found in the heap of debris. Hence, Blaz put on the gas mask and began his adventure in Action City!

friends!

=)

A friend is one who believes in you when you have ceased to believe in yourself

interest

im starting to lose interest in the thing i most loved and enjoy. i need 2 get it back. fast.
im starting to question myself. am i doin wat is right? wat is need of me? wat is being professional? is there really such things as frens? can someone please tell me. i dont know.

was blog surfing jus now and i found this from nick's blog which i find very meaningful. i think its frm the movie Coach Carter.
"our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. it is our light, not our darknes, that most frightens us. your playing small does not serve the world. there is nothing enlightening about shrinking so that other people wont feel insecure around you. we were all meant to shine as children do. its not just in some of us its in everyone. and as we let our own light shine we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same, as we are liberated from our own fear. our presence automatically liberates others. "

zong's place

was at zong's place yesterday night. wanted to overnight but didnt had the mood. but i had quite a fun time talking to u house comm-ers. today will b gg there for dinner! House Comm day out! looking forward. zong will be going for his knee operation soon. hope everthing will turn out fine and recover quick k? =P Zong's dad is super funny la. the 1st thing he came n saw me was like.. can u make it anot?? haha.

i think i have wonderful parents. they actually bothered to take me home from zong's place even though it was already 1 plus in the morning. i thought of jus taking a cab home but they were like.. nvm let dad fetch u home. i touched that my parents actually sacrifice soo much for me. now i feel guilty for not being able to spend alot of time with them because of school. oh well. at least they are understanding. i love my parents!

Hari Raya is fast approaching.. cant wait for the fasting month to be over and i can officialy drink water with u all during trgs. haha. can also finally call pple up for breakfast and lunch. get to wear new hari raya clothes. and the best part of all is the food! i get to eat my rendang, ketupat, lontong, sambal goreng, chicken and etc... cant wait!!!!!!!!

super cool! my mum came out in 2dae's malay newspaper (berita harian) haha. nice nice.

yest i got attacked by my cute little cousin who was following his mum to send over some stuff. yeah. he kept trying to get me out of my seat so that he can use my laptop. haha. so we decided to go in turns. so he was like chatting for 5 min and wen i came to my turn i only got a minute. so not fair. at least i enjoyed myself pinching his chubby cheeks. haha. evil but nice. =P

my cousin. trying his best to pose for a shot.

my "sister" wants me to blog about her so here i am blogging. haha. my sister is actually a very nice person although the 1st time when i saw her she looks super intimidating. lol. a very straight to the point person, which is good because i dont like pple who always try to beat about the bush before gg to the main point. being able to understand a person is her forte. i guess she's a natural eh? and that "sister" is audrey. haha.

for the not good part of my blog,

i am very dissapointed with quite a few people around me. yeah. i mean wen u do something wrong (or anything to hurt one's feelings) its only right if u be apologetic? its disheartening to see they dont even say sorry. i mean a word like sorry isnt tat hard to say rite? oh well.

hm.. shall stone n rot at home 2dae. yupp!