“.. C.U.F.C in Batam – Junior Match Highlights..”
Some match pictures… First up is the Juniors vs the PT Takamori Indonesia team. Juniors started strong but ultimately went down fighting 1-0.
Fazriez, Alfian, Syasriezal and Hafidz getting off the team bus looking very focused
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PT Takamori Indonesia vs Coastal United Family Club juniors
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Haikel goes for the ball while Hatta and Haifdz look on
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Khai welcomes the ball into his safe hands..
The second half was a bit of a challenge to shoot as I was shooting into the scorching sun. Several changes made in the junior side. Khai was taken off due to a foot injury. Team Captain Abg Ali fill in at goal.
Hatta on the receiving end of a hard challenge
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Mamat chases down the ball to the byline
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14yr old Ryan Syaffiq makes his debut.
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Juniors Team.
Mohd Ali (Capt.) Brothers Alfian and Hatta, with cousin Izwann and Haikel. Khairul Effendy. Imran. Syadhili. Syasriezal and Fazriez. Hafidz. Cousins Ryan Syaffiq and Mamat . Mohd Fazel.
The youngest players on the field of play were Syasriezal and Syaffiq at 14 yrs old.
Till Next Time..
“.. C.U.F.C in Batam..”
ok this is a long overdue post.. A recap of the Batam trip..
27th December 2008 became the first mass outing of the Coastal United Family club. We were all off to Batam for a quick getaway, and to play two friendly matches with local side PT Takamori Indonesia.
Waiting to get on the busses
The younglings in the background
We cleared Harbour Bay, Batam, customs at around 9:30-ish.. I think.. and immediately we were ushered to the two waiting coaches. First stop was the friendly keropok shop. and then the friendly kueh lapis factory. quickie stops lah if you ask me.. just to pass time cuz check in at the hotel was at 12:30-1.
Everybody loves the "jeruk" man...
Kak Shima sampling keropok
Syadhli, Imran and Izwann... at a barber shop??
to buy or not to buy... that .. is the question
My Partner-in-Crime.. Reets shooting Diaz w/Sigma 24-135mm..no prizes for guessing who she is shooting..
Yours Truly.. shooting a loan-er Alpha 200 (thanks Syida!!) w/50mm.f1.4..
Hehe.. the Alpha200 looks a little small in my hands yah?. That’s because it is.. it’s smaller then Diaz.. took a while to get used to, would be nice with a Vertical Grip. Then again i got big chubby fingers..
We also made a stop at the Jembatan Barelang (Barelang Bridge). Jembatan Barelang is a chain of 6 bridges of various types that connect the islands of Batam, Rempang and Galang, thus it’s name. To be specific we hopped off the coaches at the Tengku Fisabilillah Bridge.
(frm left to right) Izwann, Hatta, Alfian, Haikel.. posing hero album kedua
ahh.. uhm.. ok let me sort this one out.. Hatta (squatting at the bottom) Second row left to right : Haikel, Alfian, Syadhili, Abg Fendi. Third Row : Izwann, Abd.Razak, Abd.Rahman(my dad), Abg Sani, Imran, Yusaini. Standing : Wak Lan, Man Turbo, Din Pelangi . The old gentleman on the left is Alfian and Hatta's Grandpa.. i think
Lunch was next. We filled up a whole floor of the restaurant.. lol .. AND some…. Check in at the Hotel was also a tad messy.
Reets, Mom, Jaliboy (brown cap) and Din Pelangi (blue cap) working out room assignments
We settled the rooms by around 2:00 in the afternoon. Players and families retired to their respective rooms to change and freshen up. Rally point in the lobby for the soccer match at 4.
to be concluded…
“..Glory..”
C.U.F.C at Old Trafford...
And that’s why they call it .. the Theatre of Dreams…
haha.. ok they all gathered for a little photo taking yesterday, and I couldn’t help but use the oppurtunity to put in a little exercise in channel masking techniques. and some other stuff.. OBVIOUSLY i still have a long way to go with the masking, as there are some glaring irregularities that stick out like a sore thumb.. BUT.. it did come out pretty good on a 4R print, and admit.. at a glance.. it almost looks real..
almost..
Till Next Time…
"..weekend action (a.k.a one helluva long post with pictures).."
Saturday
I decided to, well , actually not “decide” per se but I thought it’d be good practice for me to go check out the Singapore Waterfest 2007. I mean there’s a lot of things going on and there would be a lot of subjects to shoot. There wasn’t much of a crowd, not as much as I’d thought there would be anyway. I took a glance at the programme and the highlights of the day were,
- Stars of China Professional Waterski show
- Wakeskate/Wakeboard Rail Jam Competition
- Jetsports Supercourse Team Challenge
- Subaru Waterfest Urban Race
- Splash Battlezone
- Dragon Boat Race
ok so let’s start with the events I did not get to shoot (or decided not to).
I arrived on scene at almost 2:00 p.m. and there was a slight drizzle despite the sun being out in full force. As I walked onto the Floating Stage, a group of people ran past me like bats out of hell. These guys, I found out later, were the competitors in the Subaru Waterfest Urban Race. Essentially it’s a treasure hunt on wheels (Amazing Race style).
Annnnd we move on to Splash Battlezone. This even has potential to be a nice, fun, action packed occasion but it in the ends it just trickles… literally.
Then then announcement comes through, STARS OF CHINA PROFESSIONAL WATERSKI SHOW!!!.. I thought yeah why not so I made my way to the water line..
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Is it just me or does the second girl on the left look like the Ah-so I buy cigarettes from at my void deck provision shop?
This to me looked pretty ordinary, or was I expecting too much
The thing about the show is, mediocre as it was, there was always the play by play SCREAMED into the microphone in Mandarin . I mean , dude, it’s a microphone. You’re loud enough no need to shout. The least you could do is run the play by play in ENGLISH.
Done with the show I twaddled over to Jetski area. The dragon boats were prepping for their run.
alamak nie budak betul punya chill kambing – Team USA
allo miss .. watcha lookin for? – Team Australia
Team Canada at the finish line
Team Germany in full flight
Right about then I began to feel a little self conscious. I was surrounded by dudes lugging really expensive photo equipment, whilst I was walking around only with Diaz (yeah I named it Diaz .. don’t ask why) and her kit telephoto lens. Then I heard the engines.. .. oooh JET SKI!!!!
Time then was almost 4:00p.m. and I was getting a wee bit hungry. since I was waiting for Rita, I just got myself a drink or two (4 actually) and made my way to the Wakeskate Rail Jam pool. The heat is on (SEARING heat) and the qualifiying round was just about to start.
that’s pretty much what I did on Saturday. Met Rita afterwards .. had dinner .. we chilled out abit..
Sunday
Was up bright and early Sunday morning to join the team for a match at Pei Hwa Secondary school in Sengkang. Again took some pictures..
also must not forget the SUPPORTERS!!!
bang rambut maintain bang. Maintaiiinnnn
".. the buzz buzz buzzz.."
So i got tickets for the Asean Cup Championship semi final match.. Never mind the crowds (yeah i hate crowds).. last place you’d expect me to be but i was there Backing the lions as usual.. Hell i grew up in that place.. I’ve watched the highest of the high (Malaysia Cup/League Double).. and the lowest of the low.. (relegated to SECOND division in the Malaysia cup league).. and as with the last time I came to the stadium (the LAST Asean Cup C/ship Final), I had wanted to somehow photo-document the hive of activity that is the National Stadium .. Somehow once the games starts.. the energy and atmosphere takes over and i forget.. this time round..
It’s much the same .. what more with our biggest rival.. managed to squeeze of three snaps though.. It’s just the people outside the stadium…
of course.. taken off my ever so faithfull sony ericsson..
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