Usted Es Mi Sensación: KIN 69

Have i ever say that It has beeeen a loooooooooong time since I play football?
The last time I played is in camp at the street soccer court few months back.
Until yesterday..

Fuh...
Orgas.

hahaha..
Sudah lama ku tak terbang sana terbang sini..
Yesterday, was a warmup to sharpen my goalkeeping skills..
Prepare for upcoming matches..
=D

It was fun.
It was hectic.
It was crazy.
It has been a long time since I see players flying above me until yesterday.
One superman.
It has been a long time since players shoot at me with thunderbolt lightning struck thunder soccer balls.
heh..

Its kinda cute and funny, looking at the kids playing in the goalkeeper position.
I know how it feels like when u play as a goalkeeper first time..
Whenever someone whacked the ball towards them, either they run, or blocked their head with their hands..
I laughed silently at them.
It was funny and cute..
lol!

I start playing football as a defender when I was 9.
Jaap Stam, who was playing at Manchester United,was my idol.

I remember one P.E evening, when we were playing football in the school field.
Naqib, one of my old best friend when we were young, was dribbling the ball at full speed, on the left flank.
I was following him closely.
The moment i saw the chance, I ran towards him at high speed, slide the ball out of his feet, and sent him flying towards the ground.
The look on his face, after that was vivid.
It still stuck to my mind.
Man..

U know how it feels like, running at full speed, suddenly being stopped and you fly towards the ground.
And you will give that face. With the eyes.
Heh.
But we laugh after that. (if i'm not wrong.heh)

Jaap Stam was a legend as a tough tackler and football player even during his career in Manchester United.

I have one weakness though.
I have the kanchong-ness whenever i have the ball on my feet.
When i was young then.
I never got selected for the school team.
Although I know myself as an aggressive player.
I didnt know I have a skill that I never know I can have advantage of.

Peter Schmeichel.
The legendary goalkeeper of Manchester United.
(I basically wonder why most of my football idols are kings of defenders. Not attackers. Hmm..
Well.. Best defence make a great attacking team. Isint that right?)

I started playing as a goalkeeper when I was in Primary Six, 12 years old.
Nobody wanna play as a goalkeeper.
I don't understand why.
Maybe because, it is a different position other than playing the ball with ur feet?
Nobody wanted to?
I volunteer as one.
And I got a taste of playing as goalkeeper is like.
Scratches, tear, blood, etc etc.
(actually this is not needed. Playing as a goalkeeper is not like this, although you may get whacked all over your body. I am just describing the first experience as a goalkeeper because the bloody street soccer court surface is so damn rough like u are playing on a tar road. Imagine, sliding, dive, and spreading your body like superman on tar road. Mcm kene asah.)

From then on, its history.
Secondary school, they never allow me to play other position other than , between the two posts.
Teams, want to have me as their goalkeeper. heheheh =D
Alhamdulilah.
Amin.

One of the best game i had on a street soccer court, was at Bedok Reservoir street soccer, nearby Kampung Ubi CC? opp McDonalds there.
My team conquer the whole matches until we really cannot take it cause of exhaustion for not resting for nearly an hour(or more?)
Street soccer is a fast pace game.
Imagine, not resting between intervals and new teams that a fresh from resting, against your team who has been playing non-stop.
ALhamdulilah.

That memory was vivid in my mind. 2005.
fuh..

I had my fair share of kena whacking by boots or ball or bodies or heads or whatever la playing as a goalkeeper.. bla bla bla.
I nearly twisted my knee, after tis particular striker stomp on my knee after i manage to blocked the ball with my head, square on my face.
not his fault la.. He's running at full speed.
I rush out from my penalty box.

Nearly twisted my wrist. it was shaking even after the game.
Kena shock i think.

knees whack on my head.
Benjol kepala.

Yg ini funny.
This particular 'Chelsea player trial student' from the opponent team, I dunnoe how it happen, but i remember, after i rush out and tackle the ball out of him with my whole body, I feel something whacking on my hand.
I lose the ball, but luckily the referee blows the whistle for a foul.

I feel pain on my fingers, but i ignore.
After the game, haha...

I check my fingers.
One of my particular finger, is bigger than its normal size.
It freaking obvious.
MY pinky lak tu...
Right hand takpe.
This is left hand.

Why?
How to write properly..
with a cast on it.

X-ray shows, my pinky bones, shattered..
At the joints.
Not so bad la..
But from the x-ray film, can see bits of bones scattered inside.
heh..
painful tu, painful la.
lama2 dah lali.

Alhamdulilah, dah recover..
But, if i can show you the finger,
it is slanted weirdly inwards.
Crooked mcm banana.
salah.
boomerang.

Its not so obvious, unless i clenched my fist, upwards to the sky.
U love it, that u wanna kiss it!
serious!
try me.

Being a goalkeeper is not easy especially on the field.
If i am bloody tall enough, tat is great.
But i'm barely 1.8m.
The advantage is, i can get to the ground faster, because of gravitational... bla bla bla(i dun want to go scientific here)

Another idol of mine.
Jérémie Janot
is that spiderman?
is this kind of joke/ advertising goof?

yes its spiderman
and no, its not a goof.
He is also known as the Spiderman goalkeeper because of his jersey.
compare his height..
he is not the tallest goalkeeper.(other than Shay given)
but damn his good.

height doesnt matter, although there is an advantage.
but, what u lack, you gain in other ways.

What people say to you, if its good, u take it.
if its bad to bring u down, ignore them.
they are nothing but a bunch of losers who got nothing to do but criticise, criticise, criticise.
and dun like to see others better than them.
get wat i meant?
You love what u are doing, you got passion for it, keep doing it.
It is your world now.
Not others.
You decide your destiny(with Allah's help of course)
not people.
It's You.

What is KIN 69?

name on my new jersey soon.
hahaha..
why Kin?
you will know why.
69?
New jersey number i gonna make..
Insya'allah...