back home & exhausted...

i'm back from Bukit Jalil!



i have to say the trip was very tiring.. the team went by Plusliner bus.. we arrived at the bus terminal around 12pm.. we walked (yes, walked) to a nearby nasi kandar place for lunch.. yeah i know, why have nasi kandar in KL right? we had no choice.. we had to catch the KTM so we had to eat nearby.. so after lunch, we walked (at a fast pace) to catch the KTM.. guess what? we actually got on the wrong one! but fortunately, everyone from the team got out in time so no worries..


we got down somewhere in KL (duhh!) and took Rapid KL (its not a bus unlike those in Penang).. the Rapid KL took us straight to Bukit Jalil.. from the station, we walked trough Bukit Jalil.. oh and trust me, Bukit Jalil aint small.. took us about 10 minutes to reach the Squash building (yes, there is a building just for squash).. and as i walked into the courts..........



ITS FREAKIN COLD!! why didnt anyone warn me that the courts in Bukit Jalil was air-conditioned? but i thought i could handle it right? WRONG!!



there was a few empty courts available so Nicholas, Max, Mukhzani and myself picked a court and decided to play (you know, to get used to the court).. i could have sworn my hands were near freezing.. and just so happens, i'm coughing and having flu as well.. GREAT! *sarcasm*



the seedings are as follows:

1. Zul Azri


2. Elroy


3. ..


4. Ong Han Jie


5. Nicholas Pasqual


6. ..


7. ..


8. Yong Wei Kean


9. Syafiq


10. ..


11. ..


12. Araaf
    
13. Ivan Ng


14. Andrea Chang


15. Dennis Boon


16. no player

*sorry for the many missing names.. i forgot XD



so my first round was against Ong Han Jie.. he's the Kelantan #2 and probably the only chinese squash player from Kelantan.. i played pretty well considering the fact that i was freezing and my movement was slow.. eventually, i went down 4-9, 0-9, 5-9..



so after the matches, the team went to check in at the Holliday Villa (5 star you know!).. i'm in the same room as the coach and Nicholas.. the other rooms are [Max, Mukhzani, Dennis, Brian], [Wee Nee, Jee Nee, Andria, Celine] and [Yi Lian, Jisha, Vanessa].. (i think) so we went down to the lobby after leaving our bags in the room.. walked to another nasi kandar place (OMG!).. after dinner, we had the usual team meeting and then went to sleep..



next morning, took a bath, then had light breakfast.. my morning match was against Araaf.. i played badly in this game.. no excuses.. i lost the match in straight sets.. i didnt have any match in the afternoon as i recieved a bye..

that night, we went to a restaurant.. we had western food and enjoyed ourselves.. for now.. we back to the hotel and had team meeting again.. everyone recieved their fair share of screwing..

the next day, my match was the first match.. i played against Dennis.. i continued to struggle in the cold temperature but thinkin of what happened in Ipoh (i lost to Dennis in a 2 hour 5 set match), i pushed myself to beat him... i won the match 7-9, 9-2, 5-9, 2-9, 9-6..

so that's pretty much all that has happened in Bukit Jalil.. wont go into detail about many other stuff.. i hope i'm selected to play in the National Juniors later this year.. for now, its back to training and the upcoming Penang Junior Closed.. i'm entering the boys under-17 and under-19 category.. till next time.. bye!

Ivan, out..