Last weekend it was quite a sunny day almost the whole day, which is not very often to happen here in the UK. So we took the opportunity to go to Kensington Gardens for a relaxing day and picnic. We packed some food and right after Zuhur prayer, off we went. I put him on his favourite football shirt, brought a ball and 2 training cones with the hope that he'd be playing with it rather than chasing birds, squirrel or just running around. The moment we arrived and unbuckled him from his stroller, he jumped out and straight away ran to chase birdies and I was a little bit dissapointed...hehe..So I took out the ball and made a little goal with the cones and started playing alone hoping that it would attract his attention and it WORKED! He saw me and ran fast to join me playing! Yay! Mission accomplished! Then he started kicking about and I quickly took my camera to photograph him. I did not teach him yet how to kick the ball properly and how to run with the ball but he seemed to have the skill and style, I would say. I don't know why but for some reason I was so proud and happy to see him playing football. I told my wife that I could actually see a potential and talent in Adam and she replied, "Great! Nasib baik Adam ada your gene! (Lucky that Adam has your gene)"..hehe..
Some of my close friends know that I am actually a football maniac. Football was my life before I met my wife. It's been in my blood since God knows when. I wasn't particularly a great footballer but good enough to be the captain of my team since I was in primary school until university. I have tasted some victories before especially when I was in Sheffield playing for Malaysian Society. We have won some major trophies like Nottingham Games, Cardiff Games, Sheffield Games & Birmingham Games to name a few. I still remember, wherever I went for a football tournament, my girlfriend (now my wife of course!) was always there to accompany and support me even though she's not really a football fan. So I bet you can imagine how eager I was to win trophies with a hot girl cheering for me from outside..hehehe. When I was in secondary school in STAR, Ipoh, I was awarded a Full Colours Award for my achievement and contribution in football.
I want Adam to play sports and obviously football is my preferred choice and I promise myself that I will never force him if one day he tells me that he doesn't like football. It's absolutely ok because I want him to do whatever he loves to do and make decisions for his life. I will provide him the guidance and he makes the choice and he will have my full support.
I hardly play football nowadays. Yup, it leaves a big massive empty void in my life to be honest but I know that the sacrifice that I have to make. As I go along in my life (work, married and become a father of 2 as of now), there are other important things that I have to give priorities. My fitness and speed are not like before but I am pretty sure that I still have the skills and techniques..hehehe..
I can actually go on and on babbling about football non-stop. I always tell people that football is not just a game. It is a lot more than that and I am pretty sure that my wife understand this well after so many years with me because I remember that she gave me this one birthday card when we were in Sheffield where the front page is saying "Football Maniac" and the inside page saying something like or sort of,"I can assure you it is a matter of life and death." hehehe..
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