Born to be WiLd

Men are aLways at their utmost best when it comes to sociaLising .. with the opposite sex. In Hokkien terms, it is known as "chee-hong".

The LeveL of enthusiasm, though, varies amongst different types of guys, and the cLassification of the opposite sex.

Yesterday, a Friday evening, I went away to the far west to ceLebrate the birthday bash of Cong. Upon arriving, there I saw various groups of girLs, and of course, my very own footbaLL 'kakis'.

I took the next five minutes observing the groups, and was surprised to find four Japanese teens that Randy brought to join us in the party. They are here on a home exchange program and my good friend was a part-time tour guide. At the other side of the barbeque area contained Cong's schooL mates. As the evening went by, you reaLised the attention were more on the Japanese .. but mainLy on the girLs.

I don't know, somehow, Japanese girLs are aLways that attractive to most. Either that, or just because they are foreigners. When I was in Vietnam a month ago, I got the same 'speciaL' treatment from the LocaLs.

But then, you know men best when you are a man yourseLf. And yes, we are born to be 'chee-hong' ... and its in the bLood.

Somehow, Facebook is fast becoming an every day tooL for many.

So much so, bLogging has become very much forgotten.

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A wonderfuL day to remember for one of the greatest men in the chapters of my Life, the Lads did up a surprise birthday ceLebration for WiLLiam on Sunday.

WiLLiam is no stranger to the worLd of amateur footbaLL, and since the day he stepped into the team aLmost a decade ago, he has been the primary factor in how the team has deveLoped and progressed.

In fact, there are no more than five peopLe in Life that I Listen very much to, and he is one of them.

I am appreciative of how much support and direction he has given to me throughout my footbaLLing Life, and occasionaLLy personaL Life. He sure deserves the respect of everyone associated with Greats FootbaLL CLub for aLL the passion and effort put in to bring us to where we are today.

ESPZEN Amateur League Division One, a pLace where out of 100-odd teams yearn to be in, and WiLLiam has done it for Greats. And now, we owe him a pLace in history which is to win the championship.

Thank you, WiLLiam.

The Crossover

It has been aLmost four days since my return from the hoLiday trip to Cambodia and Vietnam. However, I am stiLL trying to drag myseLf back into the reaLity of a Singaporean Life.

Like many others, this trip sure has given me Lots of good memories, and to be abLe to meet and communicate with the LocaLs are definiteLy most interesting.

Looking back at the time when we crossed the borders to Vietnam, there I was thinking how much I wiLL miss Cambodia. LittLe do I reaLise that Ho Chi Minh has given me more reasons to keep it at the back of my mind for a very Long time to come.

From the roadside hawker to the tour agency Lady, from the souvenir saLes girLs to the masseuse, each and everyone has been reaLLy great towards us as foreigners. To them, Life goes on after us, but for us, a part of each of them are Left with us.

The aromatic Vietnamese coffee and the deLicious Pho beef noodLes are some things that my tongue stiLL yearns to taste. In the past, my dream to traveL every country once is supposed to gonna be more than enough, but for Vietnam, I feeL that I have not seen enough and therefore, its gonna be an exception that I wiLL definiteLy be going back again every once a whiLe.

Boheng, a seasoned traveLer to Vietnam and our friend, toLd me before that Viet peopLe are aLL very friendLy and warm and simpLe.

With the concLusion of the trip, I must totaLLy agree.

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