My trip back to Ipoh would have been routine. Good food, great food and yummy food. Usually at Uncle William's house, I would be playing with Audrey, Uncle Kong would have been sleeping and Aunt Lai Peng would be eating. Even if Uncle William switches the TV on, he would have been watching football stuff. AAARGH if only I didn't go back on the weekend that coincided with the AVIVA Singapore Open. What an agony!

Our only "hope" Wanwah-tanfook lost a 3 setter to Haifeng-caiyun. The scores which still hurt me when I type this is 21-16, 22-24, 18-21. We were in complete control, just cruising to game point in the first set. We screamed and clap our hands with joy. Second set came, things became rougher, never mind we were still there giving the two encouragement and cheering whenever they manage to get a point. Come set 3, alright I've got to stop here. I'm just a few alphabets from bursting a brain vessel.

So my point is this; do we have good players? Yes. Are they talented? Yes. Do we have the potential to rule badminton again? Yes. So why are our malaysian players so STUPID???? Stupid in these case doesn't mean lack of intellect. It means this :

S - Start well
don't they always? Why give us that false hope? Why win 6 or 7 points ahead in a set and allow the other team to catch up? Whats the point? You always rush into the game with full steam but somehow, towards the end its like someone put a needle into you and deflates you.

T - Torment fellow countrymen
The look on the chubby guy(our m'sian badminton head cheerleader) who never fails to turn up at one of your matches said it all yesterday. Slumped over his kompang, his dear team has failed, failed him and failed us. Thousands and thousands of malaysians tune in to watch you play, some of them future badminton players. Sometimes even Dato' Najib and his wife comes to watch you live. Phew, lucky they didn't make it yesterday. Think of all the elderly people who have been supporting you since the old days. Even kids like me and my cousin sister who is only 7 can get stroke from watching you play sometimes.

U - Unforced errors
Hello? You're all talented with super quick reflexes. You even come up with fancy moves at tight moments like at the net but talent alone isn't going to get you anywhere near the Gold Medal if you make unforced errors all the time!If you know you're older than the other pair, why go to battle in a 3rd set where you're bound to make mistakes???

P - Proud
Somehow, our players, not all but some and you know who you are. Win a few points ady, must beat chest like a gorilla is it? Haiyo, think of your partnerla. The antics aren't necessary. Just play well dang it!

I - Inconsistent
wah liau! too much man! One day, All England Champions, the next day, knocked out in the first round of AVIVA.

D - Drive tak ada
This would also explain the inconsistency. I just feel our players aren't driven enough. The best coaches and supporters aren't going to make it better. You need the drive, the desire to give your all through the whole game as well as in your career and not just at the start.

I feel much better now, ranting out my dissapointments. Now, it would be unrealistic of me to expect the Malaysian team to win all the time. Sure there are always 2 sides of a coin, winners and losers but hey, when given an opportunity or rather opportunities, take it and go for the kill!We need our players in all sports not just to think Malaysia boleh. Always boleh, boleh, boleh but in the end tak boleh. We need to be Malaysia Juara!