FA Cup Final (April 25,2009)

FA Cup Final - Kelantan VS Selangor
Venue: National Stadium, Bukit Jalil
Kick-off time: 25th April 2009, 8.45 PM

'Selangor held their nerves to win their fith FA Cup title 4-1 on penalties after a 1-1 draw with Kelantan after 120 minutes at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil yesterday.' -NST

'LAWA DOH.LAWA DOH.' - Kelantan supporters

'Inilah barisan kita,Yang ikhlas berjuang. Siap sedia berkorban, Untuk ibu pertiwi!' - Selangor supporters

'Takpe...dah 40 tahun tunggu...tahun depan Kelantan menang r' - Mja on the loss and Kelantan's 40-year trophy drought

'Haha...alasan semata-mata' - Amir on the above statement

'Fuck you...BITCH!' - Numa getting back at Kelantan supporters after Selangor equalised in the 101st minute

Pictures

Kelantan fans

Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim and Azmin among the VVIPs
Not just FRU involved...The FBI is also
in the house.


No empty seats in the Kelantan section

Selangor supporters make sure they are not outnumbered.

and the new FA Cup champions, Selangor with Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim and Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim...

Paintball Royal Rumble (Dec 13,2008)

Paintball Royal Rumble

Host: Rafie a.k.a Penyu Maut
Date: Saturday, December 13, 2008
Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Location: Tanamera Paintball Park
City/Town: Sungai Buloh, Malaysia

Stressed out cuz of exams or work? Then come on down and have a paintball royal rumble... Bring ur friends and enemies (if u wanna shoot 'em till they vomit), the more the merrier... Trying to get at least 80 people so we can shoot each other like a bunch of retards... Just kiddin...

Got this invitation on Facebook a month ago. Never played paintball before so decided to seize this opportunity. Didn't think that strafing, ducking for cover, taking aim, flanking and shooting enemies is difficult (just watch Rambo, Gerak Khas, Black Hawk Down, Bad Boys and you'll know what I mean) but this game changed my perception of that and makes me appreciate more the efforts/sacrifices of our brave men in uniform (kudos to PDRM, TDM, TUDM, TLDM and the other relevant acronyms I missed out). 24 people managed to turn up that day and even though the numbers were lesss than expected, the game was still super fun. Our paintball group for the day comprised of myself, the Axon friends (Awss, PL, Tuck Loon) and the Sunway comrades (Rafie, Jimin, Cheng, Ang, Farid, Numa and others). As expected, the Sunway comrades would oversleep on that day and we only reached Tanamera at around 1100 HRS.
After all of us got our equipment, we were briefed on the rules and regulations by a big tough guy called Dogg. He is one of the marshals at Tanamera. These marshals are the guys who would monitor and regulate/referee a game. Marshals and regulars can be easily distinguished by their army clothing. They would wear camouflage suits and army boots. One guy was even wearing a ghillie suit. His brother is also a regular. Strangely, he was wearing an olive green jubah and carrying around an AK-47. The regulars call him Osama bin Laden.
First two games were played were at Lake Placid. Lake Placid is an awesome map. With a lake surrounded by lots of palm trees that can be used for cover and considering its shape as well, there can be a lot of strategies devised.
Next two games were played out at Vietcong Village. This can be a very challenging map as one team has to climb uphill to reach the opposition's HQ (i.e. truck). Mosquitoes were in abundance in tihs map. BTW, paintball is a physically demanding sport. There is a lot of jumping, crawling, strafing and running involved. It can also be painful if one gets hit by a paintball, depending on one's pain threshold and location of impact. PL had bruising on her arm from getting hit by a pellet. Unfortunately, it started to raining heavily after four games and we had to go back then. Haha, came back to Rumah Sunway and found a lot of K.I.As (Killed In Action).












Pics from the day

Mai secawan?.....Cik mu!! (Kemensah 16/11)

Went camping on Sunday (16/11/08) at the same old spot, Kemensah, again. Supposed to go on Saturday but Jimin had to go to Indonesia. On Saturday, went to Subang Parade with Mja to get supplies. Had to buy mess tin, tent, maggi, sardine, baked beans and bread. Jimin would get the drinking water the next day.

The original camping group comprised of me, Jimin, Mja, Jo, Fuad and Najeem. However, Jo and Fuad couldn't make it that day so we had two last-minute substitutes in the form of Cheng and Ang. Hehe...really last minute...

Scene 1 (Rumah Sunway)
Jimin: Ang, bangun, bangun!....jom gi camping.
Ang (half-asleep): Camping....bila?
Jimin: Sekarang!Sekarang!
Ang (still half-asleep): Jap...nak gi pack...

We departed from Sunway at 4.30pm. Had to go to Pantai Dalam to get camera and tripod from Mja's brother. Then, took the SMART tunnel to avoid jam along Jln Ampang. Along the way, we mulled over the idea of emulating the RADIX coffee advert on TV (Mai Secawan...) since we had a foreigner amongst us i.e. Najeem the Maldivian. First hiccup of the day came when a big nail/screw punctured Jimin's tyre. Luckily, the air was not leaking out at the time. We decided to take a gamble and just proceed to the campsite. Arrived at the parking area at Kemensah at around 5.50pm.


Haha, this is where it gets interesting. The weather forecast for Selangor that day was 'Thunderstorms in the evening, Rain at night' and although it stopped raining already when we were hiking to the campsite, the ground was made very slippery by the rain that subsided 30 minutes before. I made a mistake of wearing my old worn-out futsal shoe. Managed to walk okay at first but slipped 3-4 times later as the terrain got steeper. Fell into a puddle as well. Since the ground was very wet, leeches were in abundance. I got a total of 4 on my legs and 1 on my neck (me thinks it's a leech with Dracula genes). Everyone else had to pluck out leeches from their legs except Najeem. I guess Malaysian leeches find Maldivian blood unsavoury.

Around 15 minutes away from the campsite (approx. 7.10pm), it was already dark and getting darker. This was the time when everyone realized that it is good to bring a torchlight. You can barely see the ground you are stepping on at this time. LOL, luckily I remembered to bring my torchlight but forgot that the battery was low. Last-minute packing is never a good thing (sighs). A ratio of 6 people: 1 torchlight is very, very troublesome. Luckily, we managed to reach the campsite without getting lost but the trouble doesn't end there...

It's nearly pitch-dark when we arrived at the campside. Time to set up tent. However, turns out Jimin just bought his fancy new tent and no one (not even him) knows how to set it up. The tent is a very fancy Coleman tent that can actually accommodate 8++ people as opposed to the 6 mentioned in the brochure. There is a canopy/balcony/something sticking out at the front of the tent. After much fumbling and turning about the tent and inserting the tent poles into the wrong places, the tent crew managed to set it up......after 2 hours.

Luckily, the campfire crew managed better...managing to make two small fires to heat water to make Maggi. By the time the tent was set up, dinner was served (3 packs of Maggi Lontong + 2 Maggi Cups).

Regarding the title, it is always fun to have a nice hot drink at night when camping. Having a cuppa late at night in the rain is just satisfying. Then came the downer of the day, Mja couldn't find the stash of 3-in-1s. Must have dropped it along the way. This dampened our spirits to a certain extent that night considering the series of unfortunate events that have occured up to this point. In the end, we envisioned a revised version of the RADIX advert...

Scene 2(Inside tent in cold, wet weather)
Najeem: Mai Secawan...(big smile on face)
Amir, Mja, Jimin, Ang, Cheng: Mai Secawan??Cik mu!!!....Nah, lebih dari secawan aku bagi(throw the paper cups and plates to Najeem)

[P/S: 'Cik' in the context of this entry is a word originating from the Terengganu dialect. During old times (when you and I were not yet born), 'Cik' is used to refer to 'mother'. Nowadays, 'Cik mu' is often used as a derogatory/teasing term.]

Next day, cooked breakfast consisting of baked beans and sardine to be eaten with bread. Then, went mandi sungai...After that, time for group pic. Mja brought a tripod into the forest just for this. Packed and went back at around 11.00 AM. Luckily, we managed to avoid a downpour by 10-15 minutes. Ok, people...time to return to the 'civilised' world...

Random pics




(Leeches galore! Please do not EAT!!!)

(Mystical Parang: BEFORE and AFTER pics show that one is transformed into a Maldivian after using the parang)

Genting Trip, 25th October

Went to Genting on Friday, 25th October 2008 with Axon Colleagues. It's been a long time since I've been there (last time I went there was 20 years ago). The road leading up to Genting was so misty/foggy that you can't see beyond five metres. Luckily, Lee Wen is a reliable driver. The family suite at Theme Park Hotel where we stayed was quite big so there wasn't any need for me to use the sleeping bag I brought along.

In the evening, we went for the 'Motion Master' ride. For those unfamiliar with this 'ride', this involves participants sitting in seats that move in accordance with the movie on screen . Unfourtunately, I think we chose the wrong time because the short movie on screen was 'Alice In Wonderland' and the graphics are worse than Playstation (the first one). The seats also didn't move a lot since 'Alice in Wonderland' ain't really that scary to begin with (PG-13 below). Haih...never mind, just scream for the heck of it.

Watched 'Bangkok Dangerous' that night. The movie's summary:

1. Plot: Assassin for hire tries to leave his career. Things don't work out too well along the way. Transformation of character as Mr. Cage changes from a cold-blooded killer to a killer who's jiwang.
2. The Good: A lot of things blow up and a lot of people get shot in the movie, nice river drive-by shooting scene.
3. The Bad: Too many things get blown up, the ending is not so great.
4. The Ugly: Nicolas Cage's hairstyle

Next day, some of us went for the theme park rides. The Go-Kart's speed was albeit slow, I think anyone can outpace it. Everyone going for Go-Kart has to wear those shower caps. Maybe the helmets have mites or something. Got a variety of rollercoasters and rides in Genting but the queue for the good ones are too long (very lazy to queue, so long...afraid I will collapse).

Went back to KL at around 1600HRS. Lee Wen is a very good driver, most of the passengers managed to fall asleep.....zzzzzzzzzz.

Honourable mentions:

1. Timothy (booking the rooms and the spirit of the Genting trip)
2. Pui Leng (having a cool set of glasses/eating the most amount of Cheezels)
3. Ida (for sleeping during the movie)
4. Lee Wen (for being a Pemandu Berhemah)
5. Tuck Loon/WS (photographers)
6. Tong (being able to sleep soundly without any pillow or blanket)

Random Pics:

Kemensah Camping Trip, 26th July

Went camping with the silat group members (Sunway) to Kemensah. The participants comprised me, Abg Lan, Jimin, Ang, Eddy, Tahir, Aral and a few juniors whom I am not so familiar with.
Unknown to many KL-ites, there is a great camping spot near the heart of the city centre. One only has to drive a few kilometres beyond Zoo Negara to reach Kemensah. There are a few camps/chalets along the road which attract families looking for a nice weekend out but for campers and hikers, I would suggest that they venture deeper. 45 minutes walk from Institut Budaya Melayu Selangor (at the end of Jln Taman Zooview) , one can find a waterfall and a great camping spot.

We set off from Sunway at around 11.30 am in two cars. Another car was to arrive later that evening. I was expected to lead the group but it's been two years since I last went to Kemensah so it became a case of the blind leading the blind. We arrived at Institut Budaya Melayu Selangor at 1 pm. From this point, we had to walk for 45 minutes. I asked the security guards manning the booth there for directions to the waterfall. Each one gave me a different set of instructions so I decided to to use the directions given by the most senior among the two guards. Luckily, the guy was right.

Leeches are part of the package when it comes to camping in tropical wet areas and since it was raining a few hours before, you can see tonnes of them along the way. Aaah, nevermind, I'd already gotten used to them. Plus, I brought a lighter and a bottle of multipurpose liquid to get rid of them. Easiest thing to do is to just ask the guy walking behind to keep an eye out for you or you can just spread the end of your pants into your socks. We reached the campsite and set up tents and small fire. Then, we all went mandi sungai/air terjun.........Woohoo.

At night, we barbequed burger and sausages, cooked Maggi and drank Rooibos Tea + Coke. Funny that in normal situations, people won't even look at Maggi but in the wilderness, people will surround you like vultures around a carcass, just waiting to munch on your bowl of Maggi.



The next morning, Jimin conducted silat training teaching them blocking drills and stick combat fundamentals while I practised knife throwing with Abg Lan (a lot of trees around for target practice). After that, we all mandi sungai again then packed up and went back. Hmmm, Kemensah Waterfall....I'd definitely recommend the place for anyone looking for an outdoor adventure and unwilling to go out of Selangor/KL.