hope for football

Pesta Bola Merdeka

Malaysia, fronted by our U-23 players, won against Myanmar 3-1, yebedabeduuuuuuu!!

It was a much awaited victory, can't remember the last time we won against any international teams. It's funny how the juniors performed waaaaaaaay better than their seniors, physically and mentally. Baru la puas hati datang tengok, lari pun tak pancit.

"Hadiah ambang kemerdekaan" bak kata pengulas sukan. Coolness!

Yes I watch football every now and then, by watching I mean LIVE. It's more or less the same feeling I have during adventure racing, or while watching SURVIVOR - the adrenaline rush, the heart pumping along the drums beatings, watching the players, fellow racers getting ready, the feeling of being a part of something greater than you yourself. I love the atmosphere, the sounds, the colors, the unison of people and cheers and the passions in everyone's eyes, especially if your team won in the end.

There were few downers though, like for instance, upon arriving at the Shah Alam Stadium, we came across 4-5 buses of supporters of Myanmar, heading the same way. They walked in large groups, dan mereka kencing beramai-ramai di atas padang menuju ke stadium?!!! I mean, WTF?!! It's not like they were surrounding a tree or something, they just went off there and then, while talking out loud to each other, with those things sticking out like nobody's business, in the middle a walking crowd?!! How appalling is that?! Barbaric, and plain disgusting.

Our local supporters were no different. We may not wee wee in public but there were still those doing the classic pun of throwing bottles and other stuff not only into the field but to cameramen, or practically anyone walking by. Memalukan, mmg patut kene belasah dgn FRU. kerusi patah apetah lagi, dgn mercunnya, curi offside punya bendera, apa kejadahnya tuh?! Kira sopan sikiiiiit jela daripada penyokong Myanmar. Bukan semua la tapi, sebab nila setitik rosak susu sebelanga.

Nevertheless, we won!!! See, we can actually win football matches. I guess there's still hope for Malaysian football, as long as they don't let it get into their heads and end up worse than their seniors.

Happy Independence Day Malaysiaku!!!