Siu~V: futsal action

Yes, it's been awhile since I updated my life story here.

Thanks to the new 'additions' in my life including one of the latest craze on FB known as 'Castle Age', procrastination has been my middle name as I've been sitting on heaps of photos to be shared with stories to be told...(guilty)

Like this story when my company organised our inaugural inter-floor Futsal Tournament in Sports Planet Ampang.
A story which you would be able to relate to better, if you are my colleague. Otherwise, I don't think you'd even care who wins the tournament. LOL. If I was playing in it, now THAT'S a different story altogether. In this case, I was just a supporter. You know me, the only sports I play is when I'm treading up the steep hill leading to my condo.

So, the battle was on between the team from our Ground Floor,

our 27th Floor (with 3 of them from our top-management level),

23rd floor (wearing vests that make them look like traffic wardens...coincidentally I was googling and stumbled upon this - ARORA stands for 'Arkansas Regional Organ Recovery Agency' (?)..what gives, guys??)

and finally the power team from 26th floor..MY floor! (At least I thought we looked the most 'pro' here)

Futsal......yet another game of ball-chasing and a lot of banging here and there.

Futsal is a quick-paced, exciting form of indoor soccer, often played on a basketball court, with five players per side. The game is a sprint. Plays get set up instantaneously, with quick, controlled passes and close-range shots.

Both teams try to kick the ball into the opponent's goal. Only the goalie can use hands, and possession goes to the other team if the ball goes out of bounds. Futsal is played with a smaller ball with less bounce than a football. The emphasis is on improvisation, creativity and technique, something I think I'm better at on paper rather than on the field/ court. tee~hee.

So you think it'd be easier since the played space is smaller than a football field?

Na-ah, the game can get really rough at times.

While some were gleaming with joy after having scored a goal for their team,

some just couldn't take the shoving and pushing and 'accidental' grabbing of b***s, they wanted out.

And then there were the few who were busy with some serious male bonding stuff.

Midway through the games, injuries starting kicking in and my colleagues were proudly showing off their battle wounds.

The match was getting more and more exciting.....and scoring was deemed sooo crucial,

until apa gaya pun keluar (check out the style of playing!).

ni futsal ke bowling?

And then there was the one guy who got so 'high' with all the action around him, he jumped in the last minute as a substitute, with 'borrowed' shoes, jersey and socks!

With 6 games played in about 2 hours, even I was exhausted from all the cheering. And jeering.