Lions roar once again.

What joy it brings to me to be able to see Singapore soccer team in one of the pinnacles of Asia’s soccer scene once again. Our team’s years of hard work and determination to build a team of quality and zest persevered throughout the years of skepticism and doubt from their very own country. In retrospect, I think all those criticisms and disbeliefs for the national team only further reinforced the player’s resolve to make Singapore proud again and prove the critics wrong. Without which they may and may not have won the Tiger Cup again. Let those people who doubted the abilities of their very own countrymen eat their words for now.

Apart from the packed stadium, vibrant atmosphere and the air of nostalgia, coming back to the National Stadium to watch a soccer match once again was to be much less enjoyable if it weren't for the good company, good food (KFC, Macs, beat that) and a sublime performance from our boys. I couldn’t have asked for more. What made my blood boil though was the poor management of the queue for the food stall during the half-time break. Not only did the vendors not refuse to serve those who cut queue, they did not make an effort to give priority to those who took the effort to queue. At one point in time, people who were in the queue started to cut queue as well because those people surrounding the stall got their stuff much quicker than those who were in the queue! I felt idiotic just standing in a queue that was hardly moving. Almost the equivalent to a night at Mambo.

In the afternoon, I had a soccer match at a pitch where I used to play at during my secondary school days. Somehow, I tend to enjoy playing at that pitch regardless of its condition. No fights or quarrels this time. Played with a bunch of Thai construction workers whom we initially thought would give us a good lashing. To our surprise, we were leading by two goals at first then got complacent and ended the game 3-3. All of them weren’t wearing any shin guards and when they kicked us with their shins (shins which I felt were more suitable for Thai boxing...) our shins hurt even though we wore pads. It was a good game and I enjoyed it coz’ it was such a challenge.

“Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.”
1 Corinthians 10:31