TALLER STRONGER BETTER

TALLER, STRONGER, BETTER

I've met the darkness
Been held by the night
Lonely was there in my arms
I've been with broken
I've stared in her eyes
Emptiness left me this scar

But I heard your voice
Calling me out of the cold

CHORUS:
And now I can live again
I have been chosen to run with the wind
I can go higher I know I will soar
I'm taller I'm stronger I'm better than before

I've walked through fire so I could become
All that you said I could be
And now my breath has a reason
My sky has a sun
Coz in you Ive found all that I need

Your touched revived me
It was your love that opened my eyes


CHORUS:
And now I can live again
I have been chosen to run with the wind
I can go higher I know I will soar
I'm taller I'm stronger I'm better than before

I broke through the rain
Stuck through the storm
Now I know I remain
And I can do the impossible
I can reach the unreachable

Its my time
I will rise and live

And I can go higher I know I will soar
I'm taller I'm stronger I'm better than before

CHORUS:
And now I can live again
I have been chosen to run with the wind
I can go higher I know I will soar
I'm taller I'm stronger I'm better than before

Final Words of 2006.

Wow! Where do I start? 2006 has been such an eventful and quick year for me. Not sure if it has been the same for you.
One of the loveliest things that could have happened to a football fanatic, like myself, is to actually have the opportunity to coach a football team. But what could be even more happening is when the team I get to coach/train turns out to be the girls team from TJC!
It's true that TEAMTJC is indeed the pioneer batch that I actually get to coach, however, as far as I am concerned, I am enjoying every bit of it thorougly and am looking forward to what's in store for us.
Many have asked me what keeps me going, considering I don't get paid for this and that I actually have to forgo/forsake many other 'full-time' job offers just so I can make it for training ? A couple of reasons actually:
1) Undying Love for the game.
2) To gain experience and something for my portfolio
3) you. you. you.

"But Mr Au, it's not as if we are like a bunch of babes that you're coaching you know. And we aren't like fantastic in playing the game either. You sure you want to see us through?"

YES. No doubts about that. Never once has it crossed my mind, since starting mid-july this year, to ever leave the team (and trust me, there are so many reasons why I should leave). In some sense, I feel responsible to take each of you through to the end of this journey (end of tourney). I don't like to know I've started something and not been faithful to see it to completion. Secondly, I can't bear to leave you girls in the lurch, considering how 'training' was conducted previously. Last but not least, I know I have, can and will thus, continue to make a difference in each of your lives. So....why in the world should I consider leaving?

No doubt I first joined you girls at your first training session on 17th July (yes it has been that fast!), it has been a rather interesting 5 months we've had together.
From the time I shook Sheryl and Rebekah's hands when Mr Tong introduced us (oh yes! not forgeting Claud who came up to me and said "Hi Mr Au...I'm Claudia.." haha!) to the time I observed your first training session and how I slowly removed the load off Sheryl's shoulders. We then went on to take part in the DLF competition with 2 teams, did reasonably well and then progressed to reach the final 8 in the FAS 7's. I also remember being introduce to the 'World of Girls' Football' and all the rivalry, politics, etc involved in it. It wasn't as simple as I thought it would be. Of course, we played the Young Lions Womens' team in the rain before we called for the break before your exams. You girls were so sweet with the teacher day's gift. Up till today, my mom still BOASTS about how sur-hweet a team of girls I have in you. Probably what keeps me going when the 'cards' are down (some of u would know what I mean). Went on to pre-season training after your exams, had a few more friendlies, outings and now we've finally come to the final day of year 2006. Oh yes! Not forgeting the birthday surprise that was prepared for me.
Thank you for the many wonderful memories I surely hold dear to my heart and mind. You've been a wonderful, fun and sweet team to coach. You make coaching you so much easier. Then again, it gets tough too because of all that. It's tough because.....(i shall leave this unsaid ..for now).

As we enter in 2007, let's not be so engrossed about making resolutions as most of us are in the habit of doing (and often unaccomplished the year after). Rather, let's reflect upon 2006, the mistakes, the failures, the shortcomings, the successes, victories and happy stories. Let's just take a moment, think through some of these things, pen them down with no regrets or complacency. Finally, set out to use these experiences and learning points in year 2007.
We have already walked through almost half a year of life's journey together. Let's walk through next year's journey together, through the good times and the bad. Hand in hand. Leg to leg. Head to head. (okok..getting kind of cold here...hah!)

I'm excited and enthusiastic about the future laid before US. I can't wait to run this race with each of you. Let's do it TEAM TJ! And as our dear huimin would so rightly put it everytime ..." FOCUS TJ! FOCUS!"




your coach/trainer & friend,

melvin au.

yes! I've finally uploaded the pics of the Marina Bay Christmas Outing to the team photo album. so check them out if you want to see candid shots of people bowling, laughing, exchanging presents, having fun and a panda celebrating her birthday. haha. you will also realise that there are some weird photos inside (of our captain, ms wong shihui, our 15-year-old panda and our coach especially).

we also have a special video appearance by our dear claudia wong where she complains about the mould on bus service 400.

and to add a footnote to the speeches already posted, i hope that we can keep our attendance can continue to improve to 100% and that everyone will try to pay their soccer funds on time.

also a big thank you to all of you and Mr. AU for all the fun and lessons in 2006 and onward to a greater year in 2007!

i guess i shld say something too.

hmm..wad to say..
i m jus thankful that i made e correct decision to join soccer..
cos right at the start, my parents also forbid me to join soccer..girls shldnt play soccer. ur body so weak, keep falling sick. blahblahblah
i was hesitating la..either soccer, volleyball or back to TABLE TENNIS again..LOL..
but after thinking for e whole 3 months, i went ahead with my decision :)
i m glad i stayed strong to my decision despite some disappointments in between.

n i m glad that our wish came true.
we had got ourselves a coach- mr melvin au who had made a GREAT difference in our trainings..our team play :)
thank you so much

soccer is really something i want to play because i want to experience teamwork. team spirit. cooperation. communication.
in my whole 8 years as a table tennis player, team play is not required. so..i kinda lost the passion in the small orange ball..nevertheless, i still wanna get involved in BALLS..lol..

although trainings are very tiring and crazy, but all is worth it. for the game and for the team.
like wad yq has said, u feel proud to see ur own effort paid off in e match..hahaa

and two things for sure that has changed me ever since i joined soccer:
1) i haf learnt to sacrifice my weekends and glue myself to the tv for at least 90min.
2) i haf become a true supporter for CHELSEA. because of my beloved lampard =)

so...interesting, unforgettable jc life started since the moment i fell in love....with the ball..
ya..thank you teamtjc =)

(ok end of my speech..everybody, no need to clap..WAHHAHAH...)

No regrets..

definitely.. i dun regret joinin e soccer team even when soooo many ppl tink dat im crazy for like having 3 PDPs.. but i realli learned alot from each n everyone of u in e team.. soccer skills from mr au.. learnin to communicate tog on e field.. n teamwork (nv learned in table tennis).. i realli love e feeling of playin together as a team.. fightin 4 one common goal dat is to play our best in every single game.. i enjoyed every single training n friendly matches played.. even though trainings maybe tough n tiring.. but when hard work pays off during our matches i tink it is all worth it..

i noe dat i cant put in as much time into soccer as many of u.. cos of my other erm activities.. but e team still allowed me to play for e matches when there r others who deserve to play more.. realli appreciate it.. hope dat my performance wont disappoint u all.. =)..

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

-ying qi..

end of yr speech!

dear girls!
its been almost a year tgt(4 most of us)!
hahaha, well shall say some things since we've officially ended our training..

its been a great pleasure, and definitely a big highlight of my life to be in this FUNLOVING,spontaneous,lame,enthusiastic team!=)
yup.honestly speaking, when i 1st joined soccer, i was still worried about nt making gd friends in here...well it seemed 2 me that every1s kind of in her own world..but
click click..we bonded pretty fast..esp when we start to gossip. TSSSK.=p

yup,and what makes me happier is that i can see that most of the girls really like soccer! well,evidence from shiyi's msn nick!
yup..its like a comfort to me la..like..u dont see people who really love wad they're doing in their cca right..get wad i mean? Nvm if u dont. hahaha.
and being the captain, though there're times when i get stressed out(cant rmbr about what)..i think overall the team is pretty cooperative. oh, girls, PAY soccer funds on time OKAY. hahaha. dont let huimin stress out too.

and i think, some of us, are quite affected by how other sch teams are doing and stuff. hmm, of course i'd try to know whats going on outside, but listen alright, dont let it sink into u too much. seriously, i think, as long as we know what we're doing, i think its sufficient already.
and most importantly, have FAITH in us! lets not be pessimistic and think about what others can do and what we cant!
well, i only want to say that different teams have different needs alright?
we have MR melvin au and he definitely have my trust in bringing our team to jalan besar next year=)
and ..i've seen improvement in the team. of course if ATTENDANCE (eh hem) is better, our team can move forward together efficiently too. so i would like to further emphasis this point. ATTENDANCE next year girls!

AND,how can i 4get people who made our team a better team??
MR MELVIN AU! yup, having you to coach us is a gift that i've prayed for ages. hahha. and really thank you so much for ur patience,passion,advice and okay, cold jokes. hahahah, and really, i'm amazed by his passion in coaching us.yup!btw, can u believe it, he's from gardening club in AHS!! hahaha.okay. i'd like to say this again, whenever u feel down regarding fishball, do remember that in our hearts, you'll ALWAYS be our 1 and only coach! =)

and we have new member PETER PAN'S gf- wendy! hahaha, your hands are smooth! LOL. okay joking. anyway, can see ur getting comfortable here..i hope u can roar LOUDER on the field compared to in leo club! hahaha. from our bdays, ur the oldest among us so PLS look after ur fellow sisters ya? hahaha. when we do naughty things, whip us!
HAHAHA. omg. i like it. lol..okay. enough of high-ness.

all in all, thank all of u so much for this wonderful year.
i really enjoyed myself and hope u all do too.
my wishes for the following year?
have balls that doesnt leak air.
have cute,pretty and most importantly, passionate juniors.
and being seniors, lets be gd models for them to look up to.
and our As next year(nt gl), dont slack anymore and MUG HARD. mug and KICK hard okay?
reminds me of the question mr au ask me b4.."who is the most hardworking 1 in our team?"
man, i cldnt answer that! hahahaha.
and for soccer, i hope of us have the same dream-which is to play the last match of the season. and lets believe in this dream and walk towards it!

for me! for her! for him! for the love of the game!

from
ur beloved
BEK/becks/bekah/ah u me=)

CHRISTMAS PARTY INVITE!

This invite is for one and all, including Seniors and the Sec 4's!

Please RSVP to me by Monday's training session.

Thanks!

-mr au.

afterthoughts. . .

Hello girls!

I know many of you are awaiting the analysis of the game we had against Queensway. I'm so sorry I can't get it out to you as soon as I would like to, cos I'm up to my neck with all the work I've at hand now (school-work, work-work and all the Christmas preparations
-which reminds me you girls must come for my Christmas party on the 23rd okay. I know we have one with 'Mulan Warrior' Gelin on the 20th. But pls pls try to make it for the one on 23rd. It's going to be held near your ex-captain's(Sheryl) house and will start at 6.30pm. Your coach will turn singer/carol-er that night. so u MUST come! mark it down! Invites will be given out to you soon!).

So back to what I was saying...I will try to get the match report/analysis out by next week. For now, you may like to post some of your thoughts (emotions/feelings--don't have to be anything tactical) with regards to the game you played.
meantime, I would like to say I am pleased and proud with what I saw last Friday. for a couple of reasons, I see improvement in many areas(of which I will elaborate further later) and I simply love the spirit of the team. If there's anything you girls can be proud of, its the spirit each of you possess. Of course, not all of us are at the same level, in terms of love, passion, fighting spirit, will, fitness or even ball skills, but together, we will move forward and progress as a team, aye? Having said that, I'm sure we all agree there are lots of room for us to further work together and improve as a team!
FOR COLLEGE FOR NATION!

Let me hear you say it in Huimin's commanding voice from the back (which by the way could be hear all throughout the recording of the match)-- "Cmmon TJ! FOCUS!!"
Well done Twinkle Toes!

So i'm proud to be your coach/trainer/team-mate/friend. Never stop loving the game, the friendships you have here and of course, the BALL at your feet.
Like I told some of you at training on Tuesday, effectively, you have about slighlty more than 5 months to play and train hard before mugging for the 'A's begin. Let's PLAY REALLY HARD so that we will not live to regret not having done so sometime in June next year ok?

I would also like to commend our latest additions to the team namely: Verine, Sherine (is this how I spell your name?), ShiXuan, Vanessa and Celestine. You girls have been simply tremendous in learning to have fun with us, playing hard, smiling and for just being around (even at lunches). It has been a delight having you around.
Not forgetting our 2 friends from TKGS and 3 friends from Chung Cheng. Forgive my poor memory. Although you've joined us only once, you are always welcome to come back and have a BALL of a time with TEAMTJ (cold joke, i know)!

On behalf of the team, we hope to see more of you. Even if at the end of the day, that for whatever reason you do not get into TJ (i.e. choice/results/etc), we wish you all the best and would always welcome you to 'kick balls' with open arms. Just don't let Shihui hug you with her smelly jersey.


I leave you with a quote from a T-shirt my friend wore the other day. Really worth holding on to.


"Winners MAKE things happen;
Losers LET things happen."


-mr au

Pick of the Week.

Hello girls.
To those who are new on this website, welcome and hope you have a great stay here. Feel free to browse through previous entries to find out more about the team and the different characters/personalities TEAM TJC possesses. - a fun, lovely and interesting bunch I must confess.

Meantime, enjoy the coach's pick of the week.

Video #1: Spot your favourite team/player in the video (be warned: this may change your impression of them!)



Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought I saw Man U, Chelsea(if not, ex-Chelsea) and Liverpool players there. ;)
So we ain't the only ones who look UNGLAM on the football pitch, aye?

Video #2: I always believed God is fair. With 'out-of-this-world' football skills come a 'REALLY-out-of-this-world' face. Presenting to you Football's God/Beast (whichever you prefer).



That's all for now! See you at the training ground soon!

-your coach & team-mate.

mr au.