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It's not very often for me to be at the downtown area on a weekend morning. So given that rare opportunity I decided to head down to RHB Bank's Jalan Besar Branch for a corporate engagement of national striker Aleksandar Duric moments ago (having read about it on the papers days ago). "How about that - a Superman pose?" These boys were having a good time with Duric. Taking a break and having a chat with the bank officials "Hmm... a banking career reckon after hanging up my boots?" It's a good way to be engaged in such corporate event, why not? It's a win-win situation in a sense that player(s) can get to meet up and close with the fans and the unaware public at places like these, while the corporate entity would see this as an opportunity to publicize their product using alternative means like this (other than print advertisements and TV commercials ads). In the end, it's all about maximize the mileage.. Isn't it? (P.S: Strictly personal opin

The Problem... The picture above should tells us the story that why some stadiums are sparsely occupied when these folks can sneak a peek from any of these chinks. The is one of the many methods some folks can watch the game for free. Not much help can be done even with this fencing in place to stop these freeloaders. At some stadiums, due to its strategically location, it's a common sight to see fans catch the game from the comfort of the home! Nobody should be blamed for this unfortunate happening as these grounds weren't built solely for football purpose, rather a venue for the public to have their work-out. Sometimes, I do wonder if this is a problem we choose to ignore? trying to find a remedy to this? or at the wit ends unable to solve the problem? The Solution? But here's one solution I can think of, however, whether is it feasible we would like to see some of clubs keen to take up this proposal. It happened last year, when I read that a large MNC had annual "fa

Both Woodlands (in Blue) and SAFFC (white) players heading their way out of the tunnel. It is not very often I get a chance to be at the tunnel right before the teams troop out to the field. I was at the Woodlands Stadium last night, shortly before the guys were making their way out to the pitch. Some friendly gestures like handshaking, tapping and pat on the shoulders, some pleasantries were made among the players (unlike that fight in the tunnel between Man Utd and Arsenal years back!!), who, after all, know among themselves each other pretty well. Among those whom I met was Woodlands' Korean star Park Tae Won. But he was not featured in that game as he is still nursing a calf injury, however he did mentioned that he should be ready for the Rams' next fixture.

I would say this quite an experience to travel with the group heading north to Shah Alam for the annual "get-together". After all, where and when can you mingled around with the past, present Lions and some of those you only seen them on print or on the TV, listening to some of those funny stories during the Uncle Choo's days? THE ARRIVAL Reception upon arrival at Concorde Shah Alam - our hotel MORE SHOTS at STADIUM SHAH ALAM Imaging the roar of the crowds that will give everyone goosebumps from the angle. Where the VIPs seat. At the pitch side... closing up. The scoreboard... a source of joy and sadness Behind the goal posts Where the media work area, it's a long walk to the loo that would made one wobbly... The fans' tunnel on non-match day. and THE TRAINING SESSION... The hosting team had their training session on the pitch earlier before the visiting team conducted theirs. SELANGOR's Training Session S.LEAGUE SELECTION's Training Session Some basic b

(P.S: This is a milestone for BoLASEPaKO - for being its first overseas blog entry from Shah Alam, capital of Selangor. ) So I packed my bags and headed north to Shah Alam for the annual "Sultan of Selangor Cup" match. Players, staff gathered and ready for the northern trail Banners of the "SOS" prominently hung on the hotel lobby So we were at the 80,000 capacity Shah Alam Stadium, where one of the Singapore's best footballing moments was staged 14 years ago when we captured the Malaysia Cup before calling a quit. View of the stadium from the main tunnel Picture of the field from the stand Selangor coach Dollah Salleh shared his thoughts at the end of his team's training session. S.League selection conducted their training session after the hosts finished theirs . More pictures and short write-up upon returning home, stay tuned...