Just got back from the MASCA Society Intervarsity Games. No, I didn't participate in the games. I'm no sportsman. I volunteered. I had linesman duty on volleyball and badminton games. MASCA is the umbrella society for all Malaysian clubs in Victoria. So last night, it was Malaysian vs Malaysian. Participating Unis are (as far as I know) Melbourne Uni (MoMU), Monash Uni (MUMSU), RMIT (MSA), Swinburne and Deakin. These were the teams from last night, there may be others which I don't know about. Netball and basketball were in the morning and futsal is on the next day.
We were scheduled to wait for Nur Shairah (Putrajaya), the MASCA Vice Secretary at Nike Melbourne at 4.20p.m. to catch Tram No. 86 to take us to the LaTrobe Uni Sports Centre in Bundoora. Unfortunately she was delayed by the unreliable tram system and got stuck in between Melbourne High School in South Yarra and the city. Therefore, me, Tsu Ann (Ipoh), Augustine (Miri), Albert (Miri) and two new made friends, Jack (Sibu) and Megat (Klang) from RMIT caught the next tram.
It was a long Long LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG ride. No kidding. It took us over an hour to get there. If I took a plane from Miri I'd be in Kuching by then. -.-" LOL. We chatted on the journey and talked about Malaysian clubs in general. Actually, we discussed about the lack of activity from Malaysian clubs. What's up with that? Hmmmm.. On Smith St (where all the factory outlets are), Ben (Kuching) from MASCA jumped onto the tram and we landed ourselves a guide which was a good thing because....
It was pitch black on campus!!!
With only these small Malaysian flags to guide the way. My camera flash lit it up btw, otherwise it's drowned in the dark. After a good 15 minutes walk, someone finally invented the light bulb.
La Trobe Uni Sports Centre
This is my first experience as a linesman. It was fun at first, but then it got tiring. We had to supervise 3 volleyball games, and 8 badminton games each. Woah. I nearly fell asleep on the chair.
Team MOMU I (Volleyball) in action
Team MOMU II
Team MOMU I : Victoria Intervarsity Volleyball Champs
Team MOMU I : Victoria Intervarsity Posing Champs
Team MOMU II were the third place winners. So our Uni scored some pretty big points in volleyball. In badminton and tabletennis however.. it's a totally different story.
Here's Augustine, and here's Lee Chong Wei. What do they have in common? 10 points for the person who gets the correct answer. For August, it was "short and memorable" as supplied straight from the horse's mouth. For Chong Wei, it was long and unbearable I would say.
Melissa Yow (badminton) defending her own and Albert Wong (table tennis) who refused to be interviewed but in this spectator's opinion, went down fighting the good fight.
Amidst all the excitement and games, we volunteers had a good time getting to know new people. It just surprises you when you realize there's a whole lot more of "Malaysian" in Melbourne other than the friends you already know from Uni.
Volunteers : Myself (Miri), Sabrina (Labuan), Tsu Ann (Ipoh) and Jack (Sibu)
3 comments:
ooo what did u and jack do? get lost in the bushes? ;P
thanx for not displaying my scores hahaha
"my time on the court may have been short but i will live long in memory"
har har..
he got lost, not me~ LOL
haha, it was such a great experience, and my pleasure to have you as my new friend. And also, to meet the so called "very handsome" augustine.. :p
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