Tun Haji Abdul Razak (TAR) Cup 2016

So. It was a week ago when Malaysia Floorball Association organized it's first ever Tun Haji Abdul Razak Cup, with the help of iM4U, in conjunction with Hari Sukan Negara. (I love Malaysia! Yay!)

And I have to say, it was a well organized event! It was so smooth, like baby bum bums! (Unless they poo poo in their diapers then sorry la.) There were no delays in game; In fact, games were being push forward and everything ended earlier than we thought for both days!
Amazing job, Gary and his team!

It's actually a Floorball tourney for the top ranked clubs from Malaysia's domestic state leagues. However, because Sabah was unable to send any clubs, I loaned myself and some of the Sabah girls out to other clubs participating in the tournament. And I have to say, it was a good decision. :)

At first, I was really contemplating not to play at all. But then again, I felt that it was a good exposure for the Sabah ladies. And it was also a good opportunity for me and Babygirl to play together (which is now very rare after I moved 1742km away from her). But we decided to do it at the end, together. :)

We were lousy players so no one wanted us. :P We asked around pretty late so many teams were full in their loan slots. But fortunately, Pei Yi kindly took us in to Team University Malaya, and told us that she won't be playing and she didn't even have enough players to fill up the minimum requirement.

But... To cut the long story short, who would have expected, we turned out to be Champions. Hah!
And I guess they were right, things are always sweeter when it's unexpected. :)
I remember praying while sitting at my bench, "If it's your will, let me score a goal and make You proud."
So guess who scored the only winning goal? :) Thank you, Jesus. This goal is for You.

[Champions for the Women's Category: Team UM]

[It's been a long while since I last held any cup besides the cup I use to drink water in]

And it was really good to see the Bikini Bottom girls again and play against them. :) As usual, Ling broke another stick and Winnie acting all gangsta on court. :P It was also nice to meet the others. Got a bear hug from Beverly (she always almost break my backbone. But this time she gave me another boo boo on the same right elbow HAHA); Naomi being the kid that she is, and then there was Calvin, Coach Ed and Coach Filip, Sis, Kak Ros, Lai Leng, even Kak Sheda was back in scene! :) The Sabah ladies did their state proud too. Maxine scored a few nice goals for Tyttobandy, and the Marcus' sisters made a huge impact in the team they played for. Good job, girls!

[Missing you, Shan Ling]

[2 Stooges and a girl. The other one stuck in Singapore]

  

Last but not least, thank you Babygirl. :) For doing this with me. You did amazing. Got flying Superman safe sumore! Haha! Pew pew pew.
Another medal on the wall which we conquered together ey?
See you soon, love. :)

Love,

Merdeka Cup 2015 (Floorball & Me, Part 2)

For every high, there is a low.
So. Just like how there are highlights in my floorball career, there are not so great times too. And I have to say, after 3 years of Merdeka Cup National Floorball Championship, this 4th year is probably the toughest, and most emotional one. :( *Coldplay singing in the background.. "Nobody said it was easy... Nobody said it would be so harddddddd...*

As some of you may know already, moving to Kota Kinabalu means having to play for Team Sabah.
Yes yes. I know you are gonna say: "You can still play for Penang what.."
True. I can.
But was it the right decision..? I'm not sure. And being unsure, I already knew the answer to the question.
Plus, I can't train with the Penang team. It's definitely not right for me to train with them once a month and crash their party during game day, and screw up their game play.
And if I play for team Penang, means I don't get to train during Sabah's state training, which also means:
NO TRAINING AT ALL.
EELEEN WILL SUCK.
AND WHAT'S THE POINT FOR TEAM PENANG TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO SUCKS.

So no matter how I try to deny, I knew what decision I have to make. Not because I want to. But because I know it's the right thing to do. Simple as that.
But then again... *AGAIN Coldplay singing in the background.. "Nobody said it was easy... Nobody said it would be so harddddddd...*

Playing against my own teammates was difficult. And they are not just teammates. They are people I have helped nurtured, who have grown under my care, whom I fought together and cried together for years. The amount of tears, sweat, bruises, pain. The wins and the losses.
And suddenly, I'm playing against them. And shooting against the one girl I hold closest at heart.... Nobody understands how that feels. But I'm glad Michaela and I talked about it beforehand. I sorta prepared myself for what's coming, but I didn't expect it to be so hard.

But as always, God is good. He is good. When there is brokenness, there is healing.
I broke down and cried after the game against Penang. But at the same time, I knew something in me changed. And I can say, my bond with babygirl and the girls has gotten stronger. At the same time, I've let go certain anger, doubt, jealousy and burden that I was carrying on my shoulder for 9 months.
And it was also clear, that playing for Sabah was the right thing to do.

To be able to lead the Sabah girls to their first ever win (against KL, 6-5), and to be the one to score the winning goal 1 minute 48 seconds before the final whistle, I knew God wasn't joking when He placed me here. And I was serious when I said it was Sabah ladies' first ever win. They have never won any games as a state team. When we went to Singapore for friendlies, it was 0-15, 2-8, 2-10, 3-12 etc. -.-"

[Sabah Ladies' first win against KL]

[The irony]

[That moment of loneliness when you don't feel like celebrating, and at the same time, the people who are supposed to understand were mad at you..]

But I know, that tribulation and difficult time produces perseverance, and perseverance develops strength of character, and character produces hope. :)
I will have faith. :)
And before I end, an eye candy for you people. My girl. HEHEHE. :3

[Pei Yi: Mick! Secretly pass the ball to me! Faster! Referee cannot see!]

HAHAHA.

Love,

Battles

"Everyone's fighting a battle of their own." I never understood what it meant. Until today.
I never really understood because some people seem to live a perfect life. All smiles. Perfect family. Perfect job. Always cheery. Always kind. Until I saw myself in the mirror recently.
Always smiling, always strong, always trying to keep everyone together...
When I am the one who is falling apart inside. Bit by bit.
Don't ask me why. Because I can't tell you why. And even I do, you wouldn't understand.

But like everyone else, I'm fighting my battle. And I'm still fighting. I'm not giving up.
There is not a place where His grace is not sufficient for me. And I hang on to that. :)

Love,

Hope VS Expectations

I was talking to my cousin that day, and my cousin mentioned this: 

"Every time I put my hopes up, I get disappointed at the end."

I replied immediately, that Hope doesn't disappoint. Expectation does. :)

I've not lived as long as a 50 or 60 year old has. I'm not as wise as an owl either. But I've been through enough, to be able to differentiate the two. :)

Expectations.

They are usually unhealthy. Why..? 

Because in your mind, you have an idea of how it's supposed to be. Based on your own opinion, you picture it. And because of that, many times, we box God up. We think that, this is how God is gonna do it, this is how God is gonna make it work for me. It has to be this, because it's how I like it.

Expectations are usually conditional too. It has to be like that, if not I'll be unhappy. And before you realized, it's all about me, me and me.

It becomes selfish. And when on earth do you ever see selfishness together with happiness...? Never.

And when that something that is expected doesn't come through, you feel like it's the end of the world.

William Shakespeare was right - Expectations is the root of all heartaches.

But when Hope steps in, it's a whole different story. :) 

Jeremiah 29:11 says,
"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

With Hope, you know there is a future. Despite how crushed and broken your dreams are, Hope keeps you moving forward. Because there is a better future. One only God knows. For He has plans to prosper you and not to harm you. There is something ahead of you that is worth fighting and keep living for.
Hope, keeps you alive. :)

Love,

Penang Floorball League 2014

All good things come to an end. So did Penang's most prestigious floorball league - the PFL 2014 Division 1 and Women's Division League. :) It has been a long and stressful 8 weeks, yet an exciting one. It was amazing to watch the younger players step up; to see how much the pace and intensity of the games have increased; especially the level of skills among players. Fuhhh. :) I'm very proud and happy to witness how far Penang Floorball have come, and it is a privilege to be playing with/against them at this moment of time. And I'm pretty sure the games will only get better from now on.

And yes, did you hear about SWAT being the only team to beat the 2014 Women's League Champion Innebandy?!? 

You haven't?!? You must be joking. 

HAHAHA. :) Final score was 6-1. A well deserved win by the SWAT girls. Only if All Star Goalie Michaela was around. It would have been even more interesting. Still, I would like to extend a warm congratulations to the Champions of Penang Women's League - Innebandy, for securing gold for 2 years consecutively. :) And of course, Congratulations to SWAT, for being the 1st Runner up and winning game after game miraculously. LOL.

[SWAT 2014]

Clockwise top left: Ming Hwee, Beverly, Lavinia, Zulaikha, Rachel George, Verina, Jasmine, Sarah George & yours truly. 

Those missing are Lyn-dee, Olga, Xiew May.

Photo credits to Sherwynd Rylan Kessler

[All Star Left Forward]

My All Star Left Forward medal. :) Used to be so big, now it seemed so small as I held it in my hands. Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that it meant nothing to me. I'm thankful, happy and proud. But I also realize there are so much more to play for besides this little medal. :) For example, PEOPLE!!!

[Watching these girls grow and improve has been nothing but amazing!]

[Friends. On and off court. :) *Ignore those behind.* Haha.]

 [A BIGGGG thank you to a great mentor and friend, for entrusting me with the vision to grow Penang Women's Floorball. And for believing in me when I doubted myself.]

[Usually I don't have to bend down to take pictures but have to accommodate these shorties. HAHAHA.]

[:)]

 [All Star line: Eeleen, Nathalynn representing Jessie, Ling Ling, Yen Yen, Pei Yi & Simin representing Michaela]

Photo credits to Sherwynd Rylan Kessler

For more details about Penang Floorball League, please visit penangfloorball.org or just click here. :)

See you peeps in 2015! 

Photo credits to Sherwynd Rylan Kessler

Making God famous and proud through Floorball. :)

Yours,

Happy Birthday, Super E!

"I am 16, going on 17... " - Sound of Music
Can't believe the last time I am "qualified" to sing this song was 10 years ago.
10 years?!?!?!?! asdfghjkl@#$%^&*()+-?! How can 10 years just pass by like that?!?!
How can?!?!

Haih.
"Yan sang yao gei tor gor sap nin?" They were right. How many 10 years does one have?
But thank God, I know I am making the most of my everyday. =)

So yes! My birthday.
People: "How does it feel turning 27?"
Me: "Depressing.".
HAHAHA.

Once again, I'm thankful for great people around me even as I face this depressing fact that I am getting further away from being 17. Lol. =) 

Shawn was in town during my birthday weekend. =) He wanted to bring me to some place nice and quiet, but there was just no time. It was floorball, floorball, floorball. 

Floorball on Saturday; floorball on Sunday. There goes my birthday. 

Haha. Kidding. But I really need to thank Shawn for patiently waiting for me the whole Saturday. I did make it up to him by bringing him to his favorite laksa lemak. Hehehe.

He helped coach SWAT during our Sunday training; and after that, the girls gave me a small surprise. Simple and sweet. =) Thank you Lala, Rachel, Sarah, Xiew Mei, Lyndee, Jasmine!!!

[I look super tired here. Heh.]

DID YOU SEE THE LITTLE HEART ON MY CAKE?!? =D

Shawn gave me a bottle of Versace perfume. =) After dating for 3 years, he still doesn't know that I am allergic to perfume. HAHAHAHA. Omg. Captain Awesome indeed. Lol.

But it's okay. =) I too gave him so many undersize tshirts for his birthday/anniversary that made him look soooo gay.

 [My very first bottle of perfume. So girly. HAHA. Thanks Hun.]

 [Even Fatty knows how to admire Versace perfume! ;)]

Then my dad belanja me Lok Lok in Butterworth right after training. Ate so much I had diarrhea the next day. Zzz. Lol. Still... THANK YOU DADDEEE!!!

So yes. This very much sums up my simple yet memorable birthday. =)

I am not getting older. I am just becoming a classic. Hehehe.

*Thank you Jesus, for seeing me through all these years. =)*

Love,

WWJD

I've had quite a few of these wrist bands which has "WWJD" printed on it, since long long time ago. It's a short for What Would Jesus Do? And to be honest, I've never given much thought about it. It has always been just a cool wrist band to me until it hit me recently.

What would Jesus do? This is basically the one question you and I have to ask ourselves when we come across difficulties/dilemmas/decisions to be made. 

Had a fight with your parents?

You were asked to receive a bribe and get things approved?

Find it hard to forgive something your bf/gf/spouse/best friend did?

Don't know whether to eat chicken wings or chicken drumstick?

In a dilemma? Lack courage? Angry at someone?

All you need to do is ask this question: WHAT WOULD JESUS DO? 

And I am 108% sure you'd know what to do. :)

Love,

Favourite Christmas to New Year Moments

A picture speaks a thousand words. :) Here goes...

1. Planning & throwing my church's Children's Christmas Party

*A million thank you to everyone who made this party a success, especially Yi Lin, who is the backbone of the whole team. :) And may these children come to know the Lord at an early age. :)

2. Realizing how long we've been childhood best friends. "Best friends know how retarded each other are". I clearly know how retarded Woan Sein can be. HAHAHA.

3.  Captain Awesome's silly grin. =)

4. Laughing with my dad. :D

5. Coincidentally wearing a Question-and-Answer tshirt together with Captain Awesome. Haha. Funny moment when we realized it.

6. Christmas shopping for loved ones!!

[Thank you, love. :)]

[Nothing beats a classic wool blazer. ;)]

7. Seeing this Christmas tree made out of books. I was trying really hard not to be cheeky and pull out one of the books just to watch the whole thing collapse. 

*rubbing my palm together with cheeky grin*

8. Receiving a box of chocolate cake topped with fresh strawberries from XiuQi!! :)))

9. Singing karaoke with a bunch of drunk girls. Drink water also drunk... Lol.

10. Having breakfast and healthy, encouraging conversation with my soul mate, Mel. :) I personally think the conversation was wayyyyyy healthier to the soul than our breakfast. Heh.

The year has ended. Time to start a great new year. 

Dear Jesus, please guide my heart, my path and my ways. Amen!! :)

Love,

A Great New Year

I've been soooooooooo busy the past 2 weeks that I didn't even have the time to wish you peeps on Blogger a very Merry Christmas. So I'm gonna do it now, though I'm 6 days late... Teehee...

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND 

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014!!!!!!  

:D

Hahaha. Better late than never they say. :P

Christmas has been wonderful this year. :) Busy? Yes. Fulfilling? Double yes. :)

I was so caught up with preparing for my church's Children's Christmas Party, Christmas Eve performance, Christmas shopping, trying to hit my sales number, busy thinking about my future and dealing with disappointments, that I forgotten about the core of Christmas: 

God's love.

Thank goodness it's never too late to come back to what's most important. :) And on Christmas day's morning service, I just took the opportunity to soak in and soak up His love. And I was once again reminded of God's abundant love, grace and mercy. 

I know Christmas has always been a season of joy and celebration for many, but there are some of us who are actually dealing with disappointments, going through a storm, losing someone dear to us etc. And it's never easy dealing with all these when the rest of the world seems to be having the time of their lives celebrating and enjoying themselves. 

But Matthew 1:23 reminded me something very important: "The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means GOD WITH US". :)

Whatever you're going through, rain or shine... Remember, God is with us. You'll never be alone. And as we enter into a new year, keep your heads up. Have faith. Have hope. I know it's easier said than done. But sometimes, a little faith and hope is all you need to pull through. :) 

Love,

Jelly Legs

It was my 2nd time riding up to Balik Pulau yesterday, and fuhhhhhh!!! It felt great. =)

Unlike my first time, which I struggled all the way, started with a slight pull on the inner thigh, to cramping calves and toes; then I had to stop twice because both my legs were cramping so badly that my toes were on top of one another (very hard to explain laaa). 

But this time, even though it was tiring and still teeth clenching, I didn't stop. I just keep pedalling and repeating to myself: I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me - Philippians 4:13. And true enough, I did. =) On the way up, I received so many thumbs up from fellow cyclists, and that was the little little encouragement I needed. Google maps said my route takes 37 minutes drive and is a total of 22.7km to reach Balik Pulau market; Dreamer's meter said the same about the distance (minus 1 or 2 kilometers), and I took 45 minutes to cycle up there. Not bad what right..? =)

I wish I could show you the beautiful sunset scenery I saw while riding up Balik Pulau, but sadly I was in such a rush to training I couldn't stop to take any pictures. Next week perhaps..? =)

So my legs are super jelly now. It's jelly-er than jelly beans. =P I've been trying to walk elegantly at work today while having sore thighs and jelly knees. Cycling up to Balik Pulau for floorball state training, then some physical workouts.... Fuhhhhhhh. =) K.O. Really K.O.ed. However, it was a satisfying night as I proved myself stronger than I thought.

Now fingers crossed that my girls can go for Merdeka Cup, so we can go to KL and claim back what's ours: 

VICTORY.

Love,

Quiet Times

I'm home alone tonight. Something I really needed.
Away from the voices, noises. It's just me and the four walls.
Something I learn to appreciate more now.

It's sad to know that certain dreams will never come true.
But hope allows new dreams to be made. =)
"Shattered dreams are a prelude to joy. Always."
I choose to believe.
And I choose to say:
"Dare to trust an unknown future in a known God."

Good Friday

 

I can never fully comprehend the depths of His love, when He died on that cross, for me.
But when I truly understand how undeserving I am, I can catch a glimpse of His love, mercy and goodness.

Love,

Flashback (Part 2)

Spent New Year's Eve in church, counting down to 2013. :)

I was asked to help out in the translation of testimonies from English to Hokkien. And no, my Hokkien is far from good. Not even close to average. And as I was doing it, it reminded me of how good and faithful God has been, is and will always be. I couldn't be more blessed to be in the house of the Lord on the very last day of 2012, together with people I've known my whole life. Literally my whole life. Both family and friends. :)

[Childhood besties]

 

[woanseineeleentheresa]

 

And on New Year's day when everybody's enjoying sleeping in late, i woke up at 6:45am to go for a run and ride. Yes I am crazy that way. But sadly, there was a very bad pain in my right abdomen muscles (close to the waist). The pain was so bad I couldn't even run for 100 meters. :( Does anybody experience the same kind of pain? I don't know how it came about, and is so bad that when you sneeze, you just feel like passing out. Serious. So I ended up cycling which doesn't require me to move my abdomen muscles too much.

[Dreamer]

Year 2012 has been a really, really tough year. A year of change, a year of breaking, a year of moulding, a year of realization, a year of finding closure for certain things. And to be honest, it scares me just by thinking about 2013. That, I'll share more in another post. But I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has encouraged me, loved me, hurt me, break me, pissed me off, prayed for me, especially to the one who has always think that I'm an All-star (you know who you are)... Thank you. :) And to the Big Guy up there who has always been sheltering me with His loving hands, thank you. I wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for You. Time to let 2012 go, and move on to a new year. It's scary, but I know it's gonna be okay. 

It will be.