A new life, a new beginning

Wednesday, July 04, 2007

Hello,

"It's 0512 now and I haven't slept a single bit =X
There's a lot of work today, not surprising at all though, judging from the recent developments in the world, resignation of Japanese DM, appointment of Japan's first female DM, UK terror bombings and many others."

Finally woke up from my long long sleep on my bed, was too tired when I reached home this morning. I didn't even have time to blog at work and I only slept like about an hour. Work was alright though I made some mistakes here and there, mistakes which I will definitely learn from them to improve on in the future.

Back on last Sat, I went to Kallang Stadium with Sufyan and Glenn to watch Singapore vs Australia friendly, the final match at the stadium before it will be demolished for the sports hub to be built. It was truly a different experience from watching the match live on television. Listening to the Kallang Roar, be part of the Kallang Wave, cheering on for the teams, groaning at every chance missed - it's a total new experience for me. The Lions played well against Australia even though they lost by 3-0. There were good saves by Lewis and brilliant chances for Indra and Khairil Amri but both hit either the bar or post. Playing against Australian players who, for some of them, are playing for clubs in top flight premiership football, it is definitely a good experience for the Lions. A 3-0 scoreline just shows the difference in terms of technique and tactics. Nonetheless, the Lions still deserved our respect for fighting hard in this match. Mark Viduka scored a brace, both headers while Harry Kewell added one in between both goals. Australian players who played in the EPL and Serie A included Mark Viduka, Harry Kewell, Lucas Neill, Mark Bresciano.

After the match ended, there was a closing ceremony for the stadium where they commemorated all the athletes who contributed significantly to Singapore realm of sports since the national stadium opened. Every time an athlete was introduced, the crowd roared and applauded. Then, a video was shown in which every memory of the national stadium was displayed. The scene was quite touching. The national stadium bears all the memories of athletes who had persevered to achieve results for Singapore. Finally the ceremony ended with fireworks over the East stand. To be able to catch the final match at the national stadium is something I will definitely remember. Thanks to Sufyan and Glenn for asking me out to watch the match haha. Pictures coming right up!!