champions once more

this week has been a hectic and draining week. there were 3 important events that happened. after this week, everything will be over and its left to mugging. after being called back to play for division 2 semis n finals, i will now continue my haitus frm rugby.

Tuesday
Marks the end of the prelims but is another reminder that As are even closer. chem paper one was alright i guess. after paper had breakfast with my fellow legend player, khai nam. this lad here is one heck of a rugger. picked up the ball only late last year.. he has already made it to combined schools this year and was instrumental during the season. then, went to the street soccer court to play with the melays and others. good workout esp since finals in on sat.. any form of exercise to get fit is great! later ls, joel, hl n i went to queensway to buy shoes n boots. someone felt rich that day and bought 2 pairs la. for me, i got a white lotto boots. had a long discussion on what to do after As and decided that we are all gg to msia. hopefully u19 timings doesnt clash.

Wednesday
got back most of my results already. i dont think they deserved to be posted here. need to work harder n not give up. in the afternoon, had team sa lunch. food was so-so. but the company was great. nice to feel the company of ur fellow ruggers. mr tong n marcus came down too. unfortunately, our romeo was wearing his bow tie tshirt. wasted. haha.

in the evening, played a friendly soccer game with the teachers. a joint house comm and student council effort. started off the game with the teachers dominating the game. didnt know most of them were acutally fit. first goal came wen i tackled my pe tcher, mr lam. n the ref awarded a penalty. mr lim yh made not mistake to score it. n we were one down. i repaid my debt wen i scored the equalising goal. a kick out of the penalty box with went into the nets. haha. 2nd n 3rd parts of the game saw the students taking over control of the possessions. game ended 5-1 to us. great job people!

Thursday
basically jus mugged my arse off in school. at nite, went for scc trg. phil greenings was there to coach the 3rd. worked out a few new line-outs move and played some new interesting game. imagine playing rugby and soccer at the same time! not easy! but fun. haha. my parents took me home after trg.

Friday
probably the busiest day in my life. BUT im still not as busy as someone! until now we still cant find a day to meet. haha. busy people.

went to sch late. in time for physics lecture. then went for friday prayers. got a gentle reminder that fasting month starts on SUNDAY! good weight loss programme. for a month summore. my afternoon was spent for the zonal colours award. got my 3rd award this year. met most of the rj ruggers. caught up with most of them. mark n i did our usual stuff. n ilman ah.. aiyo. so tension! worse then me. haha.

at night went for the coach recognition award. mr tong was one of the awardees for Development Coaching Awards (Schools). his facial expression were the happiest i ever seen so far. other then the two finals we won. haha. i strongly believe mr tong deserves this award. the amount of hard work he has put in together with the other coaches were great. mr tong is one of people who had played a huge role in our sajc rugby success story.

taken from the Coach Recognition Awards 2006 Book:
In 2005, Gene helped coach both the St. Andrew's junor and secondary teams to the top three positions at the National Inter- Primary Schools Championships and the National Inter- Schools Championships. His contributions to the team were recently recognised by the School.

Having gone through the Singapore Rugby Union's Elite Coaching Seminar, Gene is a firm believer in the importance of sports science. He works closely with St Andrew's School physiotheraphy and counselor to improve the team's physical preparedness and mental strength.

The training programme is reviewed regularly to ensure it remains relevant and effective in helping the players' achieve their potential. Grounds are also checked prior to training session to ensure on- field safety. To build confidence and motivates his players, Gene regularly provide his teams with positive reinforcement.

CONGRATS MR GENE TONG!

Saturday
woke up early today for tuition n mugged for awhile before gg for my division 2 finals. if i dont mug later would feel guilty wen i played later. on the way to the club met ashraf cos was oso on the way. we went to get my cheese burger n energy drink while he got his redbull before gg to the club. had a team meeting before the game. i could see how serious the club was on wanting to win this division two championships. somehow, the feeling i had was just like another game feeling. good n bad.

the game kick- off with bucks taking the first 3 points with a converted penatly kick. scc soon came back to level the score with a penalty kick too. my performance i think was not on top mark as i wanted it to be. nevertheless, i still had my focus in the game. scc put more points in the first half. making us have the lead. second half saw bucks trying very hard to catch up. however scc kept their focus and defended hard. one area which we lacked was discipline. like in the semis, we committed alot of stupid infrigements. nevertheless, what matters the most is that we won the finals. for the 5th year running, we top the table in the division two league. after the game was nothing but celebrations. phil was surprised wen i told him i didnt drink or smoke. its a nono for me! left half way cos i was too tired. and here i am blogging now. haha. well done lads!

from sru webby:
The Singapore Cricket Club Division Two Team is also unbeaten on the way to the finals. Despite close matches against Blacks and Wolfpakz in the group stages, the team has shown maturity in winning those close games.

SCC will feature a host of former National under 19 players including Mohd Asrie, and James Leow. Other key players expected to play an important in tomorrow's final include Lionel Poh, Mohd Ashraf, Khairul Hilmi and Yik Tai Hoe.

SCC is coached by Damian Pereira and Phil Greening.

click here to read the full update on the finals from SRU webby

SCC DIVISION TWO CHAMPS! wohoo!

this is a rather long entry. so i shd end here. haha.
study hard people!