Monday, March 24, 2008

Boss farewell soccer game

Our boss tour of duty in Peace Prairie Detachment will end on the 31st March, the same day he heads back to Singapore. Rodger from the Ops side organized a saturday farewell soccer game at Stampede Sports Arena located at SouthLake City. This will be a game of Ops vs Logs (Operation guys VS Logistic Guys, Green Vs Blue) in door soccer game. Artifical pitch under the spot light instead of sunlight, the Stampede Sports Arena is a great venue for all our future soccer games but we can't always play there because it cost money to book.
I lost count of the score so I guess we draw in the game with at less 14 goals share equally by both sides. Field rivalry aside, it was a great game for all of us that day and I'm very sure everyone is enjoying the running and ball kicking. A rare saturday morning football game for all the soccer siao in PP Det who usually only play on Sunday.

Got a strain left ankle muscle (old problem) and a bruised right toe but those sacrifice are overshadowed by two goals and two field assist during the game. Ah Kam made a spectacular, almost horizontal diver header to score one while Sen Loong, I think he volleyed in another. Puvean was an excellent play maker controlling the entire pace of the mid-field and also scored hat trick with all his accurate long shots! The FE-Garfield is excellent with his dribbling and passing, totally wrecking havoc in our defense while LT Kang tag team with him on the opposite flank, another terror to our defense. Desmond was pretty determined mid field player and who can forget "Violent" Rodger, the most aggressive defender on the field, I tried to avoid him and let our Cpt Commando clash with him in their left defense zone. He is like a bull dozer in defense, collided with him once when I tried to scissor a ball and was momentarily "shell shocked". Xiao Bai is very very sneaky, infiltrated our defense undetected to score a goal. Maj Peh is the goal keeper for the Ops side and he hold the fort well with humours remark everytime he made a save. Leo is remarkable with both his left and right foot and is a wall of our defense.
I am leaving soon and if not I would be really keen to join the PPDet team for another season of North Texas soccer league. I think we have good players from the new blood in PP Det and experience veteran who played in the previous season to form another team. I'm sure we will kick some ass this time round.


Team Peace Prairie Detachment

Well well...it will be a Dynasty change soon, "Darth Vader" moving back to the Empire and the "The Hulk" is taking over command. Which frontier will our mothership be heading to in this New Dynasty's regime? I have just 2 months to see the difference which is a sure bet to have under a different leadership.

End note for Sunday: "Why are some of my colleague heading 20++ miles south to work on Sunday? Fuel price is at an all time high and for crying out loud, God rest on Sunday so must human. I guess its the determination to make everything right in their respective responsibilty. There is no extra pay, extra allowance or extra priviledge... just a common trait for people in this base. Sometimes, I just don't get it... but a applause to them for the sacrifice to make make the organization's clock ticks"

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