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LETTERS FROM THE LIVING

Sunday, October 01, 2006

Had a soccer "friendly" with a team mainly made up of former NS commandos yesterday morning. Even before the first whistle, we smelt blood - our own that is, because we were thrashed 5-0 in our last encounter. Thanks to a soccer mad pastor's constant "hairdryer" treatment, we played out a decent 20 minutes before a lapse of concentration at the backline led to us conceding a lame opener for the opponents. Thank God, it stayed that way till half-time.

After some tactical changes, the second half looked more positive. However, it was marred by a fracas that broke out when one of our oikos tackled an opponent and they started a verbal abuse match that involved their mothers... The culprit from the opposite camp even said that our church shouldn't played like that - a despicable attempt to provoke us. Thank God for self-restraint as we all kept our cool. Back to the football, we held our composure and pulled level against the run of play! 1-1!!! From then on, we were determined to fight to the last minute for a precious draw.

Almost out of breath, I asked the referee how much time is left as I sense the match drawing to a close. "3 minutes" he replied. Then the miracle happened... The opposing keeper had a weak goal kick to his team mate, and I managed to rob the ball from the defender and ran towards the penalty box. With literally more than 1000 voices shouting at me to shoot/pass/pull back/dribble, it was a blur and I just fired the ball past the keeper... and the net bulged!! A last gasp winner!! Euphoria exploded! I celebrated like I just came out from IMH!! Praise God!! For releasing me from the anguish accumulated from the last few disappointing performances(Mind you, I was the villian in the last match missing a hatful of chances and has not scored since my ankle injury in August)!

We broke the curse of the new jersey and registered a sweet victory in a tough battle! My team mates were saying that they actually held their breath before I shot, praying that it won't go over the crossbar! I joked that I can go to the pulpit at church that night to give testimony of a miracle! Haha... So friends, even though I may not know what you are facing right now, but from this mini episode of mine, I learned one thing. That is, don't be dejected, disappointed or give up hope when you are down or bottom in the pits, because the only way you can go is UP!

Here's our new Trinity Christian Centre socccer kit!

The new Arsenal jersey I just bought! Coincidentally, they won their match 2-1 against Charlton Athletic last night!!

VJ Titanium presents a spanking new video from the princes of pop-punk, New Found Glory!! Concept of the video may not be new, but it still never fails to impress...

New Found GLory - It's Not Your Fault

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