My footballing years Part 1

Special reminder: This entry is really long..just bear with it especially to those yg tak berape nak minat about football..heh

Ok..my last entry was last Friday…so kire once a week la aku update mende alah ni..
Al-maklumla skang dah jadi pioneer generation in research in prss, busy sketla with all the background readings, meetings and presentations…heheh..work wise, alhamdulillah it’s getting better and more interesting..if I recall back, may be you guys also aware that I used to say that I don’t actually like this job in my previous entry..my wife mmg tau sgtla sbb I selalu complain about my work before..pity to her because she has to hear all the craps everyday…hehe..now, I’m getting excited with what I do..this sudden change pun because of my group member..they are so passionate with what they do..all of them are senior engineer with vast experience in this industry..so really learn a lot from them..orait..enough talking bout works..boring jugak beb kalo selalu2 sgt cite psl keje ni..

~The years of my football histroy~

Orait..fyi, some people know me as a football maniac..i think I’m not gonna deny that statement..’somehow’ i think it’s true and my wife, I’m sure she totally agree with that..she once did give me a good luck card written like this,”some people think that football is a matter of life and death..i can assure them that it is much more important than that”..that’s why some people say that football is not just a game, it's a lot more than that to be honest and i think i agree with that..in footballing countries like UK, Italy and Spain, there are a bunch of football fanatics (in UK people call them hooligans) across the land…you’d be surprised to see all the crazy things that they do just for football particularly for their own team…up to a certain extreme,some of them think that football is their religion..you can only meet this kind of freak in a special place like England where people there think that football is a part of their life…football is one of the source of their enjoyment in life..I was pretty lucky to have that opportunity when I further my study abroad..sometime when i had chance i went to stadium to watch some games..i went to the famous Old Trafford, bramal lane (Sheffield United aka The Blades home ground) and also the historical Nou Camp…those places are superb..the environment during a match is ecstatic..the cheering and jeering, boooos and oooos, joy and frustration, verbal fights..everything seems so amazing...hardly to find anywhere else in this world..it was such an unforgotten moment in my life..

.: My childhood:.

Ok how did I actually start becoming so passionate in this sport?seriously me myself pun tak tau how, when and why..hahaha..it's just because none of my family members are good at sports especially football..i just have a vivid memories on my dad playing football for his work place..i think i once did go to a small stadium to watch my dad play..or may be i just accompanied him to see his work place team playing against a team..hmmm..not so sure about that..anyhow, me and my dad both love football but i think i am more fanatic than him..heh..sometimes we watch football games on tv together especially when there is big tournament..but i just feel so grateful because God gives me a natural talent in sport..to be honest I can play most games, just name it...chewah!! badminton, volleyball, takraw, basketball, table tennis, tennis, hockey, rugby, cricket, rounders (I am sure a lot of you know this game..selalu main mase kecik2 dulu), athletic etc..but of course football is the one that I mostly interested in..the history actually started way back during my childhood i guess..i think I started play football when I was 4/5 years old (it’s no surprise actually, kids nowadays already start kicking at a lot younger age than that)..aku dulu ade geng main sendiri and aku selalu jadi the organiser everytime nak main bola..kitorang selalu main depan umah sambil memecahkan pasu bunga mak aku…hahaha..lepas a few incidents, before main kitorang akan alihkan dulu pasu2 bunga mak aku supaya tak di’ban’ drpd main bola..selalunye kitorang main pakai bola getah yg kalo sepak boleh dari hujung ke hujung padang..tiang golnye selipar je n berkaki ayam..tiap2 ptg kitorang main..actually pagi and tgh hari pun main bola gak tapi main bola kertas..kitorang panggil bola kertasla..aku rase korang pun tau kot..ala yg dibuat pakai kotak yg keras sket tu,then dilipat dan diwarnakan mengikut jersey team masing2la..main dia pakai jentik je..mmg seronok gilela aku rase..selalunye kitorang pakai team negeri2 kat Malaysia ni la..team yg glamer Selangorla..aku suke pakai Perak..dulu aku mane tau EPL teams ni..MU, Liverpool, Arsenal etc sumenye tak penah dgr langsung..kalo main mmg slalunye siap ade commentator lagi tu..hahaha..amazingly, kitorang siap boleh gaduh2 lagi tu..mcm holigans gakla..heh..kitorang ade liga sendiri and tiap2 ari tukar venue, kire ikut mcm home-away games la..table sume lengkap and rules kitorang discuss sendiri2..contohnye kalo jentik n opponent tersenget kire yellow card, kalo terlentang terus n siap pusing2 baru kire red card..n byk lagila rules lain yg aku tak berape nak ingat..kalo throw in kene terbalikkan player tu then just flip it..taktaula korang boleh imagine ke tak..itula aktiviti aku mase kecik2 dolu2...

.: Secondary School :.

Then lepas tadika, aku dihantar bersekolah kat kampong dgn opah and atuk aku..i had no idea at all why parents aku anto aku sekolah kat sane..rasenye aku excited je kot..tadela nak questioned ke ape..time sekolah rendahla aku baru start involve ‘professionally’ in football..heheh..aku start wakil rumah hijau mase darjah 2..time tu rumah aku sayur gilela..mmg loser tak ingat..tak silap aku umah merah paling power gile time tu sebab diorang ade ‘keling’..keling ni nickname to one of senior yg power and ganas gile mase main bola..aku rase org panggil dia keling sbb dia gelap gile kot..tapi aku tgk dia pun cam hepi je org panggil dia cam tu..antara player2 star sekolah yg aku ingat was atan..kire dia mcm jadi idola akula..dpt main utk daerah hilir perakla..sampai ke state level..kire dah boleh jadi legend la kat sekolah aku..glamour gile mamat tu..then mase aku drjah 4 aku dah dpt main utk first team sekolah..mmg bangga gilela time tu dpt main dgn budak2 darjah 6..kitorang bertanding ikut kelompok2, kat tempat aku cam ni la....tournament ni level dia cam ni..start dgn peringkat kelompok then daerah followed by negeri, negara, asia tenggara, asia, dunia, planet and last skali galaksi..hahaha..orait mengimbau balik kenangan lalu,first match aku mase tu lawan dgn sekolah sg buloh (bukan sg buloh yg kat selangor tu) aku rase..aku player paling kecik atas padang..mmg cinonet gile..tapi aku diberi tanggunjawab utk jadi midfield tu..first game ni mmg aku ingat sgtla sbb ade incident yg menyayat hati..game baru je start, aku nak kejar bola kire 50-50 dgn opponent and same2 berlaga dpt bola..yg silapnye mamat tu budak darjah 6 yg bagak gile..memandangkan size aku ciout je, aku pun melayang and terus injured kat ankle..aku tak dpt bangun baring sambil nangis, sambil tgn cover kat muke..ala common reaction la tu, same mcm player2 professional slalu buat tu....hahah..time tu malu gile siut..ingatkan ade stretcher ke utk angkat aku mcm professional..rupenye coach aku terus masuk padang angkat siap dukung lagi tu..hahaha.almaklumla kecik..kat luar padang aku diberi treatment and coach opponent siap dtg visit kasi aku duit 5 ringgit..hahahaha..gile mendpt belas kasihan la..yela aku kan budak paling kecik and mude..hehe..pas incident tu aku still main lagi sampai la darjah 6..tapi tade achievement yg mebanggakan la in football..since football tak berapa membuahkan hasil aku main game2 lain yg lagi berjaya dan menaikkan name aku dikalangan cikgu2, budak2 pompuan dan kakak2..hahahaha....sepak takraw, volleyball and rounders sampai ke state level..badminton and athletic sampai district level..mmg time sekolah rendah aku main je memanjang..selalu sgt outstation..heheh..and lagi satu, aku pun wakil team bola kampong aku..kg teluk buloh..main rival kitorang kg kebun baru, kg sg keli and estate jendarata..kalo ade tournament sblm gi, kitorang akan berkumpul dulu kat sekolah..sambil2 tunggu tu kitorang akan main gasing dulu kat tepi padang..lepas pangkah memangkah and dah cukup korum then baru kitorang akan berkonvoi ramai2 naik beskal ke kg rival..kalo ke jendarata tu mmg kene berkayuh berkilo2meter jauhnye..selalunye lps balik main kire kalo player professional skang berendam dlm jakuzila tapi kitorang berkubang kat dlm sungai je..selalunye aku tak joinla sbb tak reti berenang and takut kat sg tu ade buaya katak..org katala..aku tak penah tgk cam mane rupenye..org kata boye tu bont*tnye mcm katak..mungkin it’s just a mitos je kot..wallahualam..besela tu…tapi aku caye gile2la time tu..heheh..

.: Tertiary School part 1 :.

Form 1

Selepas zaman yg agak membanggakan (ala2 glamourous lifela) kat sekolah rendah dan ditambah dgn result upsr yg agak bagus aku dpt masuk ke boarding school kat Ipoh..awal2 masuk mmg tade niat langsung nak main bola..kire early retirementla..just setakat main ptg2 tu adela..and mase tu seriously aku ingat nak focus kat takraw sbb aku rase aku terer takraw and boleh gi jauh and menguasai servis kude..heheh..tapi malangnye takraw tak berape nak glamer kat sekolah aku..so aku pun mainla bola..berbekalkan sedikit kelincahan dan skill yg suam2 kuku aku dpt wakil dorm aku, jadila tu..lagipun dorm aku dorm yg paling sket ahlinye..so basically suke tak suke, terer tak terer sume org kene mainla…time inter dorm tu dorm arenawati and zaaba kire favouritela sbb diorang ade star2 yg glamour mcm kulope, peyek, arie,manjit, danny, abu and etc..sume bdn agak besar2..kire team dorm aku underdogla..yg first team yg aku ingat, aku, koopai (dulu panggil fakhzan), kutel (panggil arif), muiz, amlat (panggil amrul), salehudin and kapua the keeper (panggil fatul..hahah)..surprisingly kitorang champ tu final kalahkan zaaba team favourite..lps tu dorm aku start glamour and jadi a must-be-beaten team dlm sports2 lain..heheh..lps berjaya mengemudi team dorm aku, aku pun direcruit oleh pengawas block dan berjaya masuk team batch lak..time tu kulope captain and peyek vice tak silap aku..diorang mmg mcm pelesit siut..laju seh lari, almaklumla due2 runner..kitorang masuk nike under 13 tournament tapi hancoq..team kitorang maintain sampai form 2..

Form 2

mase form 2 aku and a few lagi dpt wakil sekolah utk under 15nye team..pun hancur jugak..tapi start form 2 nila org2 dah start memandang-mandang and jeling2 kat bakat aku..chewah!!hehe..aku berjaya join team green house…bangga tu dpt main dgn senior2 utk interhouse tournament..aku ingat lagi mase tu final lwn house ape ntah..aku baru balik dari weekend kat umah my auntie, sampai2 je kat sekolah game dah start..then terus masuk main jadi right winger, ala2 super sub la..bangga gile bile main ade org cheer kat tepi padang especially bile cheer all-green sebut name aku, kembang gile rase..baling dorm terngiang2 je dgr org cheer name aku..hahaha..al-maklumla time tu form 2 beb, bukan senang nak org cheerkan utk kite..time form 2 gak ade satu kenangan manis yg bestla aku rase..time tu form 5 organised street soccer inter batch in my housela, the green goblin..main kat basketball court pakai gol tiang..kalah kene byr bape ringgit ntah, RM100 kot aku rase..kitorang assume ni kire salah satu cara licik f5 nak pau kitorang sbenarnye..sbb confirm diorang akan menangnye..f5 vs f2 and f4 vs f3..f4 menang dgn f3..kitorang f2 yg kecik2 ni kene lwn f5..mampos..mmg defend gile2nye and just counter attack je..walaupun nmpk mcm tade harapan tp kitorang semangat..main punya main tup2 kitorang score dulu..abu yg score..sape lagi yg assist*wink*..hehe..then f5 score and we were level..hujan dah start turun and hari dah nak maghrib..hujan pun renyai2...(suasana pun agak dramatic gakla)pastu nampak Opek (warden on duty ari tu) yg berjalan menuju ke kitorang bersama dgn kopiah dan rotan ditangan..kitorang tgh attack time tu, aku dpt bola then with a scissor-kick style, I blasted the ball and it hit the tiang..n kitorang sume menjerit kegembiraan sambil lari terus masuk dorm sbb Opek time tu tgh kejar kitorang halau suro berenti main and prepare for maghrib..hahaha…mlm tu f5 kene byr kitorang..as a sign of protest diorang kasi duit syiling 5 sen, 10 sen and paling besar pun 20 sen yg bernilai ntah rm100 tak silap aku..gilela..jenuh nak mengire..actually kitorang tak kire pun sbb down time tu..then final kitorang lwn f4 n this time luck wasn’t on our side so we lost..and kitorang pun bagi duit syiling tu kat diorang lak, ni si amlat la yg punye idea..hehehe…memule takut gak nak kasi, yelakan mane tau kot2 boleh dijadikan reason utk taboh ke..tapi what the heck, kitorang kasi je..heh

to be continued....

Fuh..panjang gile dah..i think I better stop up to now..cite psl bola ni mmg takkan abesnye sampai bile2..later I will continue my history in football…tq for spending your time reading it..

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sambung cepat2 ye bang ;)

-aida