endure

i've learnt alot the past two weeks. i'm not afraid to say that i've changed for the better and appreciate the things that are around me which i take for granted most of the time.

sometimes when the food in camp gets so bad, in my opinion that is, all of a sudden the asam pedas that my mum cooks and that i hate so much tastes so nice in my mind. at times when my parents come home from work, i don't even bother acknowledging them. over there, when their presence are suddenly lost, i just feel a big part of me missing. to sum it all, all the tiny things that you take for granted become so significant in your life; especially hot showers.

mentally, i'm stronger now. you'll never know your fullest potential and limit until you join the army. that's because everytime you think you've reached your maximum, they push and encourage you to do more. if your arms are aching, that's only the start. only when it aches so bad that it hurts when you move it, that's your max. everyday is the same old routine. you wake up thinking how to survive the day. although some elements of the training can get very tough, at the end of it all, you know it's for your own good.

till then, your recruit badly needs sleep. good night.

au revoir

right, this is it. i'm officially going. and i'm already bald. i don't know whether to laugh or cry when i look at myself in the mirror now.

bye.

spartans!

if ever i have football opponents who do this before a game, i swear i'll never try to put the ball in between his legs.

right now i can imagine the sergeants and officers screaming into my face like one of the all blacks players. fuck.

nil sine labore

so this entry is dedicated to the vjc-nus people mainly khalies and fariza.

first it's khalies. she calls me saiful apam bin sachok because i live in the north and therefore am part of malaysia truly asia. now with my hair like a mat johor's, i'm well and truly in malaysia. it was nice meeting up with her last monday to watch shrek 3. THANKS.

next is fariza aka ja. ja bought me a tshirt from thailand. it fits perfectly. thank you. i shall wear it when i report for enlistment.

oh btw a little digression here. thanks also to azfar for ronaldinho's biography as an advanced birthday present. thanks to tiqa for the card and cookies.

and this entry is beginning to sound like a speech at an awards show.

thanks to all my fans. without you, i wouldn't be standing here.

ruby soho

recruit alfian's last luxurious meal

we love free food. if only more people that we know are enlisting.

that's what friends are for

nenek next time open your eyes when taking picture. nvm you still look cute.

a sneak preview to those who can't wait to see me go totally bald this saturday

credits

not everything that happened over my last weekend as a civilian was caught on camera. although thanks to everyone who made it great. farid, xt, edita, jem, han, azfar, liyana, alfian, nisa, shiela, rosey, zul, affie, loco awara and my family.

p.s. i even got a birthday surprise from mum and a swatch from her boss.

BANCHOD

today i was in another football tournament. this one's called National Street Soccer League. i think i'm jinxed. i can never seem to finish tops. my team ended up 3rd. we're still happy anyway cause we're number 3 out of 40 teams.

told you we're good. =)

bila mau enlist?

ok gang that was just a dress rehearsal for next week. i'll repost that entry again next friday. sorry for any false alarms. hehe.

BYE!

ok goodbye i am going off to tekong tomorrow morning! see you when i get back in two weeks time. amin.

will miss all of you! it's ok if you don't miss me.

football crazy

every time i watch the dutch street soccer clips on youtube i just get so fuckin motivated to play like them that i will go down and play football and practise, practise, practise, practise. just today alone i played from 6-7.30pm and 8.15 to 9.45pm. why the interval? gotta respect mahgrib yo. malam jumaat summore. anyway today was a good day. alot of my opponents went home as fools after i made them look like mr bean in the court. then as usual all the mats won't be happy and they'll start playing like it's the spartan wars.

i have been playing football everday for 2 hours at least each time for the past week. when i play for FC Barcelona in the future, i promise i won't forget my friends.

p.s. play beautifully and you'll be the most exciting player. on and off the court. it's true. =D

10 more days

in 10 days time, my pubic hair will be longer than the hair on my head.

anyway this is the KGB anthem.

i say nadia, you say rocks.

captain mud's birthday came early this year

farewell indeed.

friday night

i'd do it again.

that was the night i came out with a new peribahasa. heard of 'da berak baru cari jamban'? well we must cater to our younger generation. it has been changed to 'da goncang baru cari tissue'.

addicted

IT WAS FOOTBALL AGAIN TODAY. I SHOULD BECOME A PROFESSIONAL PLAYER.

i miss competitive football. if i had not chosen flying over playing in the S-league Reserves league 2 years ago when i was 18, i think i might have made it big now.

afterall, girls love players innit?

football is life

who needs a girlfriend when you have friends who give you an advanced birthday surprise and a farewell party before going off to tekong university. very much thanks to nadia. this is what you call true friends. =D

with only 3 hours of sleep i dragged myself down to NUS to play in the malay society futsal tournament. my team got 2nd after losing on penalty shootouts. but everyone knew we were the best out of 21 teams there. we had the most number of goals in the tournament; 21 goals in 8 games. =D

it has been a great weekend. i'm all red and tanned now.

p.s. i saw her in NUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so pretty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!