sweden and the lost memories.
wednesday morning funnily, despite being able to update my other blog for the world floorball championships, i was unable to update mine. maybe i just didn't want to. so yups. now that the trip has drawn to a close, apart from the money spent on it (and during), i think the trip has been a rather fruitful one, both in terms of floorballing knowledge gained and experienced but also in the friendships made, the people that i've come to understand better as well as the fact that i've been lucky enough to experience first hand how bonds are formed through hardship and hardwork.
with perspective, i look at the singapore team's performance as somewhat of a success. as compared to other world championships, they never got thrashed outright. they never allowed an opponent to keep a clean sheet. they had the youngest team in the whole tournament (A and B div combined). they played good floorball at times (hah!). they converted a fair number of powerplays. 8 of the 13 outfield players scored, benji (or is it hafeez?) having the most with 5 goals 3 assists. unfortunately, some of the scores don't reflect how the game flowed, most notably against netherlands. much can be said about the selection process and the players selected. finally in the end it's about players suiting the system, players that are effective; not players that are "star" players that league teams rely on. the world championships is a totally different ball game. unfortunately, not everyone will be able to see things the way myself and at most times, dennis, wants or hopes.
on a more personal note. apart from the fact that the trip was more floorball related than anything else, it's also given me time to appreciate life more back home. the friends that have always been there for me, my family, even God.
with national service in 9 days time, i'm running out of time to amend things (if i still dare to think about it and acting on it). i'm running out of time to meet up with friends and spend time with my family. it's as if i'm going overseas again, this time i'm able to come back on weekends for most of the next 2 years. so we'll see how it goes. priority would be dinners with emily, dennis, jill and widya; lunches with brian, matthew shank and shuren. breakfast with marilyn. if she's up for it still. hah! so yup.. so many things to do. so little time..
with perspective, i look at the singapore team's performance as somewhat of a success. as compared to other world championships, they never got thrashed outright. they never allowed an opponent to keep a clean sheet. they had the youngest team in the whole tournament (A and B div combined). they played good floorball at times (hah!). they converted a fair number of powerplays. 8 of the 13 outfield players scored, benji (or is it hafeez?) having the most with 5 goals 3 assists. unfortunately, some of the scores don't reflect how the game flowed, most notably against netherlands. much can be said about the selection process and the players selected. finally in the end it's about players suiting the system, players that are effective; not players that are "star" players that league teams rely on. the world championships is a totally different ball game. unfortunately, not everyone will be able to see things the way myself and at most times, dennis, wants or hopes.
on a more personal note. apart from the fact that the trip was more floorball related than anything else, it's also given me time to appreciate life more back home. the friends that have always been there for me, my family, even God.
with national service in 9 days time, i'm running out of time to amend things (if i still dare to think about it and acting on it). i'm running out of time to meet up with friends and spend time with my family. it's as if i'm going overseas again, this time i'm able to come back on weekends for most of the next 2 years. so we'll see how it goes. priority would be dinners with emily, dennis, jill and widya; lunches with brian, matthew shank and shuren. breakfast with marilyn. if she's up for it still. hah! so yup.. so many things to do. so little time..
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