5 May 07: Match Day @ Singapore Poly

Hiya ppl~

Today is Tuesday, bloggin day... I guess tday's posting will be much awaited for a few ppl. Be it for good or bad reasons. (Will there be a game or will it b a war going on?) After a series of 'trouble', we are hit with another wave of it yet again. But no matter what the decisions are, be fair and responsible for yourself and Kismis Utd. Dnt bring the previous week's history into the next. N i'll say Dnt come n spoil other's mood if you think you aint ready to play a gentleman's game that day. Ben mentioned that Kismis is a family, yes we always are. If anyone wont b unhappy playing, juz stay out for that week & take a breather lor. Return happy and recharged. Every wk continue to play can be quite 'sian' and frustrating for some, tat i understand.

Our 'eventful' trip to NUS... World tour? Are we ready for that? Well, after what happened last Sat at NUS and what followed on the blog. It seems like not everyone shares a common understanding for a lot of things. Was it due to poor communication among our kismis ppl, dunno how to read blog or was it some comments tat was made? Lets not trying to hide away from facts and be ready to accept things. Mistakes are made at NUS. (Really dunno to love or hate tis place, haiz...)

We arrived earlier than usual at NUS, more than 1hr earlier with lotsa buddies still caught wif sleepy eyes. Reason is that we thought NUS will b packed, we wanna secure a court and to at least give our own ppl priority of getting a game first. (Many of us have bad memories of that place, how tos buggers there come in & 'rob' ppl...) Many of us made it in time and we r glad to have a court to play among ourselves. (But hor, we totally forget tat NUS is having exams what, where got crowd one?) So comfortable 6v6 or 7v7 at tt point of time... N when the crowd slowly flows in, there are still many other courts available and naturally, people will wanna play among ppl they know or get their own turf. (We did reject a few teams but they r fine wif it, =D) Then came the 'most exciting' part of our NUS world tour, we got challengers. A big lorry full of them, wah (Abt 10 or more)... Yes, world tour is about challenging others but not when you have abt 18 ppl in ya team! Split 3 teams, okie but we try not to... Mistake 1: Didnt expect the sudden good response of our Kismis turnout. Lotsa ppl brought frds and missing players returning. So we aint really ready for challengers. Mistake 2: Everyone thought Shawn brought tos lorry of ppl for the game. Even me also thought so. A quick refer to the previous blog, Shawn is actually alone. Tos r his friends but aint really his lorry of ppl. So end up, Mistake 3: our unpleasent shout out incident. WC aint aware, he is just doing his part for Kismis. Due to lack of communications, we took for granted tat tos ppl tat knows Shawn are generally his lorry of ppl. But also due to t fact that they came in and are ready to join in, we have to lan-lan and let them come in lor. Reason very simple, cause frds that know Shawn mah, must give face also... (Diff between Shawn's frd & frds that know Shawn) Tats y Fiq & I say come in lor what to do. Can understand the feelings of why WC and a few others got so unhappy, i felt the same also. Came early to play, playing happily, end up game ganna interrupted again... But if things were made clear then, we would have rejected them the 3rd team cos we'd abt 18ppl on our side then. 9v9 is juz nice in NUS. And then came a rough n physical game with ppl being unhappy over incidents then happened b4 and during the game. Our great lads braved up to the challenge but due to crazy rotation of players (Cause we have too much ppl on the sidelines), we end up in a mess and eventually lost the game. I think a few players also didnt get to play much tat day, so paiseh... Mistake 4: I also very paiseh that i neglect/nver cater for the fact of having such a big crowd and not informing everyone. We are all ready to challenge NUS ppl tat day but suddenly change of plans...

But all ends well, everyone is happy at t end of the day... We played at NUS again (Definitely a nice place minus tos ppl), we have a crackin' 5hrs game(Woot~) & we did try our best to come together as a team and stand up for each other b4 & after tt game. We should try to boost up our Kismis moral and not get affected by other ppl's comments and unfair criticism. We gotta see for ourselves to make any judgement. N from the incident, althought we are there to see, we also made mistakes. So who are tos who aint involved? But all tis r not impt at all. Getting the mindset right should b it. Everyone here is for Kismis, we made up Kismis & we are Kismis. When we go, we go as a team & when we return, not a man less.

Side note: I'd spoken to Shawn n WC. Shawn says he is relac abt t whole thing. WC is also very calm. So i shouldnt b expecting to see anymore paper war on the tag!!! Who ever wanna continue to bring up t incident will b a troublemaker, a stir-er of Kismis~ All this for t sake of Kismis Utd, fair enough?!?

So... This coming Sat, we enjoy our game bubbly, happily at SP... (Let me continue to suan tos goalpost fanatics... Hahaha...) :p Well ya, expecting a larger crowd at SP tis Sat. Spoken to a few ppl & i think they verbally say okie liao... Expecting Mr Jon-'PesE'-D to return frm overseas also. Our scholars frm NUS should also return. Regulars should also b there. Woohoo, tos goalpost fanatics also, ahaha... Jacky will b out cos injured, Denn should b having exams. So a rought estimate will bring us to another 16-18 again. SP is definitely too small for tat. We'll shift the goalpost back to make t court larger & if necessary, 3 teams (Not advisable)... N if really too many ppl, we'll shift back to Kismis to play...

Hope tat everyone learn from this bah... Happy May Day~!


Here goes:

Event: Saturday Street Soccer Game (Confirmed on 4/5/07, 11.30am)
Venue: Singapore Poly Courts (Beside stadium)
Date & time: 5 May 07, 9.30am
Attire: Kismis Utd Jersey (White or Red)
Personel-in-charge: Eric
Remarks: Ball-bearers are Ben & Fiq. Cones are with Fiq. King will help to settle the Kismis courts booking. Sub-leaders please confirm your number of ppl wif me IMMEDIATELY. Un-informed ppl wont be entertained & priority is given to KISMIS UTD players at all times.
Players coming: Eric, Ben, King, JonD, Erwin, Erwin's 5 friends, Weichong, Alvin, Jackson, Roger, Zhihao, Shahin, Aaron, Tim, Fiq, Yusoff
Players excused: Jacky(Injured), Dennis(Exams), Shawn(Oversea), Dieq(Sick), Jianwen(Sick)

Event: Kismis Field Team Training
Venue: Zhangde Pri Sch field
Date & time: 6 May 07, 3.00pm
Personel-in-charge: Fiq
Remarks: NIL


Eric