the baa baas got smashed by the bloody aussies, it was all wrong from the start, the squad selection was horrendous. for one of the biggest tests ever, how could they have gotten the squad so wrong. pffttt...
went to sentosa again yesterday. i think i've been there more often since i came back than i have been there the whole of last year. go figure.
met up with some friends over lunch and we spontaneously decided to go see the christian lacroix exhibition at the national museum. it was an interesting experience, culturally. it felt very 18th century and operatic. i guess that's the way he wanted people to feel when looking at those costumes.
+listening to: nothing
Sunday, June 7
| urgh |  |
Friday, June 5
| final holiday session, sonny bill, etc. | |
final holiday session. think i've covered all that i know of and have experienced as a rugby player. peace of mind. everything else is up to them. sadly they're still not being a team, more of acting like one at the moment. but it's good to know that there's still genuine passion for the game, maybe some of them will make it. i don't know.
right. SONNY BILL WILLIAMS.
the stats speak for themselves:
- 1.95 m
- 107 kg
- 14 tries, 56 pts in 2007 NRL season.
the superhuman, the lebron james of rugby league, now plying his trade in rugby union. it's probably one of the best things to ever happen to rugby union since tana umaga converted from league. a lot of tuqiri (lote tuqiri) doesn't count, cause erm... he's from the criminal element (australia).
and come tomorrow, sonny bill will be playing 13 for the baa baas against an australian squad that would be eager to please in the opening match of their international season. and guess who's the opposite number to sonny bill? it's non other than the evil wizard stirling mortlock. now just watch as sonny bill opens a can of whoop-ass on stirlo's ass. IT WILL BE EPIC.
WALLABIES: 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 14 Lachie Turner, 13 Stirling Mortlock (c), 12 Berrick Barnes, 11 Drew Mitchell, 10 Matt Giteau, 9 Luke Burgess, 8 Richard Brown, 7 George Smith, 6 Matt Hodgson, 5 Nathan Sharpe, 4 James Horwill, 3 Al Baxter, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Benn Robinson. Reserves: 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau 17 Ben Alexander, 18 Dean Mumm, 19 David Pocock, 20 Josh Valentine, 21 Quade Cooper, 22 James O'Connor.
BARBARIANS: 15 Geordan Murphy (Ireland), 14 Iain Balshaw (England), 13 Sonny Bill Williams (uncapped, NZ), 12 Seilala Mapusua (Samoa), 11 Josh Lewsey (England), 10 Luke McAlister (NZ), 9 Chris Whitaker (Australia); 8 Rocky Elsom (Australia), 7 Phil Waugh (captain, Aus), 6 Jerry Collins (NZ), 5 Paul Tito (uncapped, NZ), 4 Chris Jack (NZ), 3 BJ Botha (South Africa), 2 Sebastien Bruno (France), 1 Clarke Dermody (NZ). Reserves: 16 Schalk Brits (SA), 17 Greg Somerville (NZ), 18 Martin Corry (England), 19 Serge Betsen (France), 20 Justin Marshall (NZ), 21 Glen Jackson (uncapped, NZ), 22 Ben Blair (NZ).
+listening to: we are the champions by queen
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Thursday, June 4
| there's always thursday | |
went to watch the m1 schools series u14 tournament, and it was an eyeopening experience, especially seeing how big those 14 year olds are getting, and the level of skill and physicality involved.
particular standouts involved the battering rams from the likes of damai and green ridge, the kicker from montfort, and of course the electric acs barker number 14, who scored almost identical tries on 2 separate occasions by absolutely blistering past the opposition for three quarters of the field and also setting up the winning try for the final. absolutely amazing stuff, and it reminds me of a certain bryan habanna, or perhaps toderai chavanga. and i think i know the person responsible for this awesome phenomenon =D
saw my second movie of the week after dinner: angels and demons. it was rather long, and since i've read the book, kind of predictable too. but it was nice to get a glimpse into the vatican, somewhere which i'll probably never get a chance to set foot in, at least not any time soon.
and if you're intending to watch terminator salvation, please save yourself some dough and go to the arcade or something, or donate it to a charitable organization instead of fueling the sludge that comes out of hollywood. making terminator salvation was a bad idea from the start: it's like milking a dead cow, after you have shot it in the face and dressed it up to look like a prized stallion. not. going. to. work.
+listening to: surrounded by dream theater
Wednesday, June 3
| holiday session 2 | |
much improvement. i think it is because we started early. left the house at 9 and reached sch at 9.50. i kinda forgot how the morning traffic's like. totally ludicrous.
mostly handling drills in the morning, saw some eagerness to play the game. i think it's the awesome weather after the rain in the morning. think they liked it. passing is still f*ckin' horrible. for every instance someone drops the ball, i get a tiny heart attack. pppsh... found a new way to incorporate physical training into the "games". hooya.
video session was good. played the 2nd test lions tour 2005. they were awe struck by the amt of skill shown. this is a good starting point to get the interest of the game up. if they are still apathetic after this, they're just not lovin the game.
4v4 touch in the afternoon was much better. maybe it's the number of people, maybe the prohibition of running at the start finally made them see the benefit/importance of getting back behind the ball. much more variation, change of direction. think i finally got into their head that passing as a team can achieve what solo running does, and then some.
argh i'm tired. and kinda glad. finally something is working. sorta.
+listening to: stadium arcadium by red hot chili peppers
Monday, June 1
| holiday session 1 | |
wasn't as productive as i thought it would be. mostly attributed to the weather, partially attributed to hearts not in the right place.
kinda embarrassed myself with a show of complete lack of skills. can't throw a short ball, can't throw a cut out pass wide. it's like i'm wearing 10 on my back, except without the 0 if you know what i mean. what is wrong with me gah...
i'm tired. i'm unfit. i've lost the touch. argh.
+listening to: baby beluga by eddie vedder
Sunday, May 31
| link | |
seems like i'm all about the yesterdays now.
but yesterdays are worth recounting! so here goes: yesterday was an awesome day. not because of the walk about town in all the familiar places, not because of the interesting things i've seen that otherwise would only have been a picture on the internet, but because of the people i met.
it was jun zhe's 21st birthday party and of course he invited some old chs ruggers. i was perhaps the least qualified there, because technically i didn't play for chs. but it was as if we'd known each other all along.
i think a lot of why we love rugby is the stories. everyone always had that one story that would would be worth a million dollars and worth being retold a thousand times. and people would not get sick of hearing it. there's always the highs and the lows, the suspense, and then the climax, to which everyone would burst out into laughter. and the characters would seem to come to life. "oh you know this guy..." seem to be the phrase of the evening. and everyone seemed to be connected to someone who is somehow connected to another person and another, etc. it was one topic that started the never ending conversations that carried on into the wee hours of the night even after the host himself had to leave for other engagements.
it really unites people. even though we shared a common alma mater in secondary school, we tread down different paths for our respective jc's, yet there was that warmth and passion that never seem to be exclusive.
sometimes people really need to dwelve deeper into the cliches, the platitudes and understand why they are cliches and platitudes. i'd just like to repeat once again that winning isn't everything.
+listening to: wait til tomorrow by john mayer
Wednesday, May 27
Monday, May 25
| whee... | |
whee...
sunday was wat a sunday should have been: spent playing guitar hero at wor's house. man i SUCK at guitar hero. it's so hard for me, coz when the songs, especially familiar classics come up, i tend to play by ear, and kept missing those damn notes, and did i mention the whammy bar only goes in one direction? total nonsense.
got to watch star trek on sunday too. i was really not planning on seeing it because i was never a huge fan of sci fi and had no prior knowledge of whatever star trek had to offer in terms of tv series or movie, but i was glad that it didn't really require any. and surprisingly it was really good. the action was pretty much non-stop right from the start and you sort of just sat there as if in a roller coaster. that's how all action movies should be made to do.
urgh... i'm up again at this stupid early hours. i can't help it. i get tired everyday by 9, regardless of whether i've taken a nap in the afternoon. something is seriously wrong with my bio clock.
+listening to: little wing by jimi hendrix
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