Aku Bukan Superstar....

Consider this...

Candidate A

Name: Helmi Eliza Elias
Height: 1.8 metres
Hometown: Kedah
Club: Kedah Football Club
Caps (for the national team):8

Candidate B

Name: Mohamad Farhan Mohamad Sobri
Height: 1.75 metres
Hometown: Kedah
Club: OLE Football Club
Caps (for the college team): 1

Similarities? Both fell victim to a horrendous error of anticipation as the ball bounces beyond what each goalkeeper thought possible. We all know when and against whom did the former suffer the shame to but as for the latter? Well, his story began like this...

TOPAZ vs DIAMOND. 6:14 pm at the KYUEM Football Field.

The match began with both teams intent on making the best start possible by scoring an early goal. Unfortunately for me, the opponent got the start they wanted by Afzal @ Ja scoring via a penalty. I managed to read the direction of the ball aiming right at me but it simply had too much power to keep it out. Definitely not what I wanted. Credit to the team's defence cz i practically had no other save to make and following the run of play, we deservedly grabbed our equaliser just before the break. The heat was on. This team dubbed by some as the Galacticos we're clearly showing sign of wanting to get the winner. I for some reason started to feel the pressure too.

And then, IT happened.

As Cuan with the ball delivers a long pass to the forwards, I anticipated the ball was going to bounce within the penalty box and thus allowing me to claim it for myself. Somehow, it fell just out and the bounce was higher than what I predicted. The ball lobbed high over me and despite my best efforts, i couldn't reach it. Ja, as predatory as ever claimed the ball and coolly tucked it home.DANG! A cruel blow to me and an even crueler blow to my team. I was utterly flabbergasted. Never have I ever conceded a goal so cheaply as far as I can remember. My comrades we're understandably outraged. Who would'nt be when they know that everyone's been performing well except the one man who mattered most, the keeper?

Again, we got a quick equaliser via a penalty. ZB tucking it away effortlessly enough. From that point on, it was certainly a one way traffic game as Diamond had chances and chances to go ahead. One was even ruled out for a handball which was actually one of Topaz's own player that committed it. At the final whistle, we we're utterly disappointed not to snatch victory. If the're was a Man Of The Match award, I would give it to my junior from my Koleq days, Iss, who tirelessly ran,and ran,and ran like he's got two hearts pumping. Flop of the game? No prizes for guessing the obvious...

All in all, it was clearly a game to forget, at least for me. With all due respect to Topaz, we we're definitely the more attacking team and if there was ever going to be a winner, it was going to come from us. But it's an old footballing cliche' that it's all about taking your chances. Their defence was resolute and so was our's. Both team's shared the points but only one man took the shame.

As always, there is always a blessing in disguise behind everything that's happened. For me, I'll take it like any good keeper should and remember not to rush out to claims loose balls like that ever again. Friendly jokes like me being Helmi Eliza the 2nd is normal and i'll take it until the time comes to prove myself again. And so will my teammates. Garnet and Sapphire...BEWARE!

To sign off, lets view the Malaysia vs Vietnam game again and recall how similar it was to mine. ; )

Teman Sejati

Today as I was washing my clothes, a friend named Ibi suddenly played out the song, well u guessed it... Teman Sejati by Brothers. From the first words mentioned

"Selama ini, 

  Ku mencari-cari,

  Teman yg sejati,

  Buat menemani,

  Perjuangan suci"

Perjuangan suci. The Holy Challenge @ Jihad. In what, may I ask? Is it for our A grades? Or is it solely for the sake of God? The answer is simple my friend. It it for the sake of both. I cannot do this alone, and neither can you. It is through this song that I understand how lucky I am to have those around me not only to keep me company but also to make sure I stay on the right path to success in this world & in the hereafter. People like Acap, Dollah n Ilham Ainaa to mention a few, thank you once and thank you again for being what I would call as.... Teman Sejati.

"Kepadamu Allah,

  Ku panjangkan doa,

  Agar berkekalan,

  Kasih sayang kita...."

Amin. Amin. Perkenankanlah Ya Rab Al Amin. : )

Haha...rasanyer boleh dpt rekod tak paling lama tak update blog?

Alhamdulillah, jumpa jgk akhirnya blog ni! Nasib baik ade yg masih menyedari yg blog ni wujud, walaupun sgt lama tak update. Emm...nak ckp ape yek? Exams tgh going on for me and my friends so all the best guys! Football update next, Man U can seal the Premier League title tonight barring an upset from the Gunners. Being a die hard fan of the latter, I seriously hope that it won't happen but i'm not too optimistic. Over to last night, I had a replay of a weird dream that i had some time ago... but, i can't talk about it due to personal issues so let's just keep it to myself okay? In entertainment, I seriously hv nothing much to say cz dah lama tak tgk any movies so i'm rather empty on this though I hope to finish a movie called Assembly that I watched with Dollah some time ago, tonight! Reminder Baku, everyone is counting on u to do your best! InsyaAllah, I will succeed! : )

A Planting We Will Go...Or Are We?

Heyya blog! Its been a long time I left u untouched actualy but can't blame me for that.My dad's laptop broke down which equates to no internet surfing let alone blogging! Luckily i'm now at haqqa's place and im using his comp.right now...what,what's that u say? what am I doing here? no biggie really, just following some community service programmes under Khazanah.Just finished the 1st one yesterday under an org. called YAWA. Basically it's about how kids should be exposed towards caring for the environment at such a young age and being volunteers, I was thinking onn the line of maybe we're gonna be planting trees for them. Turns out, we did'nt even lay our hands on a single shovel to be exact! what we did was we followed these guys to a place somewhere in Ulu Langat where there's this rather nice looking resort called Agrotek.There, we were introduced to a number of other volunteers who taught us on how to be volunteer. Quite needless if u ask me but anyway, we had quite a good time especially Haqqa and me since we spent quite some time plunging into the river while at the same time babysitting some of the younger volunteers. Then at night we had this session on using our senses to appreciate the surrounding and I must say I did'nt do too bad on it. Early morning, I woke up rather early and took some time to sit down and look upon the stars.It's been a while since I did that actually. A few more speechs later, we headed back to T.T.D.I. Overall, I think the programme was not half bad just some of the things have to be organised better like time management and the discipline of some of the participants seriously need some looking into. It was quite a nice experiance and who knows maybe i'll be tempted to join them later in the future... ; )

Me and Biology....

The study of life. Not emotionally but physically. A subject designed to instill knowledge among those interested regarding how things work and to comprehend how marvellous they are. From compartmentialisation,transcription,translation,transformation,semi-conservative replication to mutation, Biology is a very wonderful subject indeed. And yet, no matter what I do, I never seem to be able to comprehend the right way to answer the conundrums posed. Take one question for example....

Describe the source of electrical activity on the graph.

MY ANSWER: The opening and the closing of the valves in the heart

THE CORRECT ANSWER: S.A node

Bummer, and to my dismay my answer in a sense is correct BUT what causes the opening and the closing of the valves is what the question really wants.IS IT? Hmm... to be honest, I may be alone in this but up to this point, I still do not have a clear picture of specification needed because sometimes what we write may be exceeding what is truly needed and thus causing mistakes here and there which distrupts the whole flow of the intended answer. Then again, sometimes what we write may be lacking some critical points that we assumed not supposed to be there in the first place (which may explain why i'm able to score an A on my Paper 1 but did badly in the others). With the amount of time in an exam and all the pressure in it, it is to the utmost importance that what we answer is what the question really needs. Call me a whiner, call me a jerk if you must but be assured I'm writing this just to express my discontent at....myself actually so I don't mind what those who are reading this post is thinking. My grade? Let it be kept to myself for now, and as time passes by you will know the truth and I can assure you it's not pretty.. (T_T)

Dah Habis Exam!!!

Yay! Exam dah habis n it's time to enjoy! Or is it? Huhu apparently right after habis exams dah kena prepare for Oxbridge application (serves me right for prasan pandai sangat but then again no harm in trying right?) So, dengan penuh semangatnyer aku bukak website Oxbridge to get a clearer picture of what it takes to be enrolled. To be honest, benda ni patutnyer aku buat dulu lagi tapi atas dasar pemalas, tangguh sampai skarang. Start pukul 6 sampai pukul 12 lebih tgh malam aku buat research n after that I shortlisted 2 colleges namely Churchill n Trinity. For a better chance, Churchill would be a better choice but in the end aku pilih Trinity for a number of reasons....which I prefer to keep to myself for no obvious reasons. Then, b4 tidur smalam, I started reflecting on how I did on the exams for a while.Hmm, Bio was FREAKING HARD, Chem not as difficult as I expected but still HARD, IELTS was considerably easy except for listening and reading, Physics was OKAY n finally Maths was suspiciously very straightforward. And that's how I spent the night sampailah terlelap dalam dakapan malam. Oh, n b4 i finish, tadi dpt paper 3 physics n I must say i'm rather pleased with myself. It's not the best but it certainly made me look forward to my other papers... ; )

A Friends' Advise

Finally, you are here my friend,
To share with me your feelings,
At times of desperate hour,
And also when you’re feeling sour.

Sorrow as the heart feels,
There is still a reason to believe,
That a hope lies in each corner,
And whether we dare to take that step closer.

Sure, the going can be tough,
I have scars that proves it so,
As a reminder that as time goes by,
Experience will teach you how to fly,

When life slams you down,
And it seems that the end is near,
Have faith in your ability,
For every time you rise, you will become mighty.

Care not of what others see,
Whether you’re ugly or thin,
For real judgement comes not from that,
But through the way you speak and act.

Treat others will kindness and love,
Just like how you want to be treated,
So that no matter who they are,
They will always remember you from near or far.

Some things will never change,
It’s the way nature is meant to be,
But keep in your mind that what ever happens,
The Almighty always watches and listens.

That is all I can tell you now,
For I am also but a meek human,
Placed on this Earth with a mission,
To comfort others and serve the nation.

(I have to say i was looking for a better ending but apparently my head just can't figure out one that would sound better...yet)