MASCA 2008 - awesome

Gambar-gambar takde lagi, tapi nanti aku post. Summary (from my biased perspective).

2nd place Overall!! Great team effort

Won:

1) Tennis - Nana power gila
2) Volleyball - Zizul and Co gempak gila
3) Athletics - Apit, Jo, Hajar, Huda, Dila, Faris, Abu, Arul laju gila
4) Squash ladies - Hajar Snr power gila
5) Frisbee - Apek, Jo, Ron, Hajar and Co mantap gila
6) Badminton Ladies Doubles - Sherene and Donna best berabisan!!
7) Takraw - Arip dan rakan-rakan 'psycho'ed their way to a memorable gold medal. "Tekong, mari sini..." Ringing any bells?

Silver: Berlambakan, include:

1) Futsal girls - Kalah only because own goal. Bad luck.
2) Rugby - Apit hero gila, lari dari tepi lalu try kat tengah. But lost to NSW.
3) Ping - pong - Ayam tambatan, Zaki merangkul pingat perak yang baik.
4) Badminton - Mixed, good performance, lost ngan Victoria
5) Netball - Initially led by 2 goals, only for NSW to hammer in 3 goals in the last 5 minutes. Now that's heartbreak in its purest form.

Sengal: (Paling malas nak cakap sebab involve aku, but oh well...)

1) Bola padang - 4th!!! Kalah semi on penalties, what bad luck...good game though guys. 3rd place pun kalah!! Seriously, my heart is 100% there but buggeroo, my thighs and my calves just aren't.

Also scored the first goal of my MASCA career, unfortunately it went to the wrong side of the field. A routine attempt to clear a harmless cross went wrong when the ball flicked my outside foot, which magnificiently spun and swerved backwards into the far corner, leaving Ji with no chance. What th??????

2) Futsal - A tale of fatigue and no subs, where'd everyone go? Kalah QF, and I ended up walking out with a cramped calf, sad way to end a disappointing campaign.

3) Basketball - Ben the inspirational captain got injured causing a significant slump in the team. The rest is history.

Hypothetically (being a bit sour grapes here ok?), if we won bola padang and futsal, we would've had a genuine crack at being overall champions, since we didn't lose out by much versus NSW being defending champions again. But we didn't, and I personally thought I didn't play too well, and was simply unfit for tournament level. Definitely could've done better.

Oh well, what's happened has happened. Good thing is we still have most of the team (a young and promising team too!) to compete in NSW next year, so yeah, I would love to have another crack at bola and futsal. Will have a super duper bloody ripper of a crack...

For now, I've been spending my 3 days lying in bed like a dead man, while my leg muscles swell and shake uncontrollably. Even work colleagues could notice my dilated pupils and agonising limps from a mile away. Worth the effort though.

Final words, well done team!! Queensland Roar Queensland Roar Queensland Roar....

Ansar Masuri
Juruhebah
Temasya Sukan Tahunan Pelajar-pelajar Malaysia 2008.