Joga Bonito Sunday

Slept till 3pm today and got a sms from Mo. "FOOTBALL? WE'RE AT THE SAME PLACE. C U THERE SOON!" I wonder what's with the all upper cased message. His messages are always in upper cased.
They're back from their NZ vacation.. finally, able to play some football. Haven't been playing football since after the exams.. really missed the regular sunday football with them. We don't just play with 3 people. We'll just go to the same old field... pass and stroke the ball around, juggle here and there, fool around first, and later just join any teams that are already there. Everyweek, we'll play different types of football.

There was once we played with a HK team. Damn it, there were lots of wasted running playing with them... They don't pass as often, more of individual play. Damn it, those off the ball running which was useless.. They'll just bring the ball, try to beat the opponents before releasing a shot. That's what most of them do, they don't pass. If they lose possession, someone picks up the ball and its the same ol' story again. It was difficult trying to play with them. You'll (or it's just me) be out of breath really fast.. Anyway, i admit i'm getting weak..haha..ever since i stepped foot on melbourne, other than football, i've never exercised...Wahaha..

Today's football was good. 7 a-side. This time we teamed up with some locals and other asians and we played against a Chinese Team. We lost cos we couldn't gel and we looked more like united nations team trying to adapt to each other. Our team had aussies, non-chinese asians, singaporean(me), swede (mo), german (florian). We were outplayed. Its not because we were lacking in ability...its more like we couldn't gel and couldn't communicate well, the opposition were damn gung ho too.
The aussies love to play long balls. The last man will hold the ball, urge everyone to get up, before latching those long and high balls. Back home, playing with broz, seldom play the longballs..most of the time we played the ball on the ground and kept it short. But here, the long ball rate is amazing!!

If football's intended to play in the clouds, grass wouldn't be planted on the ground.

But i had fun today... I guess it was last game for the semester in Melbourne before going back to Singapore.. After football, went home had a shower, met ting, shennie, charmaine and some other friends for dinner... had Bah Chor Mee.. But of cos cannot be compared to home....

3 more days... here i come.... Authentic Home Food!!!