Soccer Frenzy...

Its true.. i have finally started to resume my soccer frenzy.. i think in the past few days... i have really never felt so starved of soccer... its like a drug.. its an obsession...its a habit that i cant get rid off... Football regardless of where u play it.. with who u play it.. the no. of pple u play it with.. its just contagious... Thats why i am thinkin whether i should clear my leave on Mondays when there is games in store that day in camp.. and football is the only thing drivin me forward this last month before i finally leave the military forces.. Just played a few games last few days.. Left me exhausted.. i mean u dont mind runnin or chasin down a ball.. coz u know u are goin to alter the shape of the game.. its that drive or burnin desire to make a diff and simply let ur feet do the talkin.. Well on the medical side.. i am glad i haven been hit with any ankle injuries of late..maybe they will come.. sports and injury arent far away..

anyway.. i realised that pple converse in groups.. their true personalities dont permeate... its a distorted image... they sort of alter their image so as to go with the flow.. however.. when u talk to them one to one.. its a diff story.. u get to see the true person.. so i guess.. the point here.. dont judge a person from a group discussion.. coz it might not be entirely accurate.. try to give him or her a personal conversation.. that second chance..

.. Abt a few weeks more from this uniformed world.. just makes me wanna play soccer in camp everyday and do what i am required to do and leave me in peace... Coz they will always try to punish u for no rhyme or reason.. all they need is a simple mistake.. u can only rehabilitate in jail.. damn man..Why why....Its a disciplined organization so they expect discipline from everyone.. ok.. then .. i shall be disciplined..i shall be.. tml is back to the place of uniform.. see u around..

Festive weekend...

It feels good to celebrate Diwali with family and friends.. Good company, chance to feel the festive spirit.. catchin up to do.. dressin up.. new clothes.. a sense of vigour... and the cash.. in the form of colourful envelopes... The prayers at the office.. the gatherin at my community event.. Lookin at how well dressed the opposite gender are.. makes u wanna dress up and join the fashion parade..Somethin which i realised that i should have for that nite event..i guess somethin to remember next time.. From fri evenin to tues nite.. endless eatin and munching and late nights..goin back to camp is almost like an anti climax on a wed............

Now.. what are friends that family cant do and vice versa.. well... i think friends make u dream and give u the sense of ambition to reach beyond ur limits.. whereas family simply brin u down to earth.. be it for the good or for the worse.. either way.. they are a speedometer that ensures that u do not go out and speed beyond ur limit.. keepin within ur boundaries.. what do u think.. i think so.. somehow.. my family always have a cautionary word abt whatsover my friends recommend i do.. now hmmmmmmmmm....... this is just the ongoin battle of family vs friends..!!

Optimism...

Hmm... Optimism... Sometimes its difficult to remain positive at the most difficult of times.. coz the severity and the stress that the situation puts on u is just overwhelming.. but these are what differentiates those extreme optimists from the average ones.. oh well.. suddenly felt like sayin this... In my time in the army.. have come across pple with diff attitudes and personalities..some are hypocrites, ie to say.. they say one thing and do another thing.. throw false claims abt themselves and their ability.. another type would be pple who simply put up a show so as to make them look good in the eye of the superior.. these are the pple who simply u love to hate.. coz they put up a show for the superiors so as to get into their good books and gain recognition for their efforts.. now i guess one thing in the army is .. if u can show the goods regardless of whether u are just doin it to create and maintain a good impression in the eye's of the superior... then u are certainly highly regarded... well i can break up the diff personalities the army has culitivated

Type A : The Hypocrite... loves to glorify ability and try to get friends by puttin up a fake front... no hard work.. only verbal banter..

Type B: The Impressionist ( wayang kia) ... these are a group of pple that are well liked by the superiors but no so much by the men...hard to fathom yet easy to spot..

Type C: The Reluctant Workers... Somehow.. they cant stand all the work and nonsense.. yet they reluctantly do it to the 60% of their best stds for the fear of getting punished.. common seen...

Type D: The True Hard Workers.. These are fellows who really believe in doing their best regardless of who they are working for.. why they are doin it.. Their values and ethics drive them forward... Something the Reluctant workers dont mind.. coz of their tireless work...

Type E: The Reportedly Sick.. these are the guys who always have a reason or complaint not to work.. its either physical, mental, social or sexual.. usually physical.. Made their home at the medical centre...

Type F: The Immaturish.. These are the guys who are older than what they actually should be... their immature attitude at times can coz unnecessary friction but need for patience and calmness from the pple around them.. need a bit of conditioning...

Type Others ... well lets leave the rest for another time.. coz these few make up the NSfs of the gang...Take care..Meant to be taken with a pinch of salt.. make that table salt... Haha..

Mon Night.. weekend of ups and downs..

well.. the weekend was certainly a mixture of emotions for me from the lows of gettin thrashed and humbled in the temasek final vs a bunch of young kids from Raffles.. to the highs of seein Man Utd uppin a gear agst Wigan to win 3-1 and seein the return of Roooooney.. and helpin out my family in the festive cleanin and decorations.. well.. Playin Ps2 with friends can be really fun.. coz u got competition to who gets to use the controllers.. so its a fight till the u sleep........ till 5 am in our case.. anyway.. its time for me to make a move..

091086 and beyond..

Wow.. Its been 2 decades.. Thats been 20 years of ................. being Manish.. 20 years.. wow.. when i was in pri 1.. i wouldnt have imagined that i would have turned 20.. i dont know and cant even imagine that i will be turnin 40 in another 20 yrs time..Oh well..I guess age is somethin that u have to grow into..Somehow.. u think that when u are 45 or so.. will u still be able to play and exercise as vigorously as i do now without any warmin up or coolin down.. i am startin to feel it now... all these yearly special days just make me sit down and reflect that i have changed.. its good to feel that i have changed.. not so for the best or worst.. at least in a year.. i haven stagnated.. well one year has passed since my 19th bdae and i am still on the look out.. but dont worry.. coz i am not.. the time and moment will come...

Hmm.. well just thinkin the last time i had a bdae party.. it was back in primary school.. i think pri 5.. wow.. when i say bdae party as in with door gifts and games and all.. it was fun.. but i realised one impt thing.. all the presents u got from the age of 7 to the age of maybe 14 or 15 will be deemed worthless once u hit 18 or 19.. i cant imagine i blew my parents money on a power ranger dragon zord.. oh why.. haha.. i guess when u are young and naive, u dont think ahead but parents still want to make ur day.. well.. now that i know abt this.. just wait and see when i am in their shoes... hhaha.. maybe i am just thinkin too far... but u know what.. Somethin has stood out all these years.. My thirst and undyin passion for the game of soccer!!!.. woweee.. i have improved my ball control and my understandin of the game.. From the days of playin with tall and big guys when i was young to now when i occasionally have to play with young kids so as not create trouble among my neighbourhood fellows...

oh well.. my day has almost come to an end.. received quite a few messages from family and friends.. somehow the IT age has made one to one communication less personal.. it just doesnt quicken the pulse anymore.. Oh well.. Bdae's come and go but all those little messages and phone calls simply make ur day a bit more exciting and special.. Its like that day has a left a mark on pple in ur circle...So far i only know 3 more people who share the same day as me.. one from sec sch and 2 from jc... lets see whether i can find more people who share this day with me.. Lastly... Happy 20th Bdae Manish... forgot to greet myself..

Its a Fri...

Well.. was looking forward to some mooncakes this fri evening.. But apparently some mr tang wasnt happy that his good classmate wasnt coming..So he decided to put off the whole thing.. so much for class spirit... oh well.. there is always another chance.. Just wondering.. what's going to happen in the next few months.. whats in store for me.. will i be able to go thru it.. somehow has given me so much to just sit down and reflect on my past,present and future.. so much of deep thought is not good..I guess.. lets just go with the flow.. Life is not worth plannin in detail only functions and performances are...Life calls for a few major and minor decisions and just live by it.. Adaptin to the situation.. Oh well.. so much for being philosophic..

Soccer is a passion that boils the blood.. thats all i can say abt soccer.. for some pple.. its shopping.. for some its pickin their nose and others may have other passions..but one passion that i will give unbridled devotions is the game of football.. coz its just soccer.. Too much of romance with it to lose the feeling of ever grippin the ball with the soles of ur feet..

Now this comin week is a happenin week.. even before the week comes.. this weekend is a happenin week.. Hockey, Soccer, International and Bdae bash.. Diwali comin soon... All those who know to relax on a public holiday must stand up and be counted.. Power....

Fri the 29th... Drivin Test mission...

Oh well.. Took my first ever Class 3 Driving test in my 19yrs... Final result... 26 point and 1 immediate failure.. Turned left on a non left turnin lane.. Damn.. And for some strange reason.. My left leg was shakin uncontrollably.. I guess this what happenes when ur mind is relaxed and ur body isnt.. haha.. Have absolutely no idea what was happenin.. I was doin everythin with a sense of nervous efficiency.. like it was too smooth to be true.. Oh well.. Mistakes are an experience to learn from.. To sum up my drivin test was just 3 incident and one silly mistake.. Next time.. I am goin to horn my way thru.. Coz all three incidents i got penalised for my reluctance to horn and warn the pedestrian, car turnin out from a parkin lot and another fellow tester that i was there and movin and had the right of way.. And the best thing of all is that my parents are happy that i failed.. oh well.. they just feel tha i am not ready to take on their family car yet.. and i still dont get the $100 that i have to pay for the car rental or insurance or whatsover.. but i guess everyone is payin for it then its ok.. but no i just dont get it.. WHY? why?? WHy!!!!!!

Anyway.. Its first week of october and a few events to look forward to.. My day, the festive season, my clearin of leave, and my hunt for my ....... job.. lets see.. went for a Bhangra nite last sat.. It was fun dancin and just enjoying the music for its pure passionate value.. Its great man.. Dancin the night away.. Meetin old friends... Its fun as well as exciting.. A great time to party.. For now.. I am just days away from 20th year and weeks away from my 2 years of service.. oh well.. Its comin to an end.. oh the memories... From BMT...................................................... all the way to Mp Command.. It was fun but it has to come to an end.. Why.. It just has to.. For now.. My drivin test part two.. Dec 27 here i come and another hundred bucks!!! Oh well.. Drivin is a costly affair..