For any of you that have ever been lost you would know the feeling of impending doom, shortly after panic sets in. Yes I must admit that last night I got lost, in a major way. After driving down the same road (well what I thought was the same road anyway!) for a good 20mins, one begins to ponder.. Have I missed the turn? Why are the signs so small? Why does the sun have to shine right into my eyes? Why does there have to be so much traffic? Why today? Why me? And then, the moment of truth, you see something familiar which is somewhat comforting, yet terrifying at the same time.

Then realisation is that Yes you’ve missed the turn. Yes the signs were very small. Yes the sun is right up there. Yes it’s peak hour traffic. Today? The game’s on today. You? You bought the tickets and wanted to go. This familiar inanimate object I stumbled across did happen to be the story bridge at which point I knew it was time to admit I was lost. I’ve driven across the bridge several times, but usually in the opposite direction going home! Ok so figuring I was well on my way to heading into the city, brain quickly thought.. “Go to a quiet side street, call your friend, and figure out how to get the hell outta here”.

Finding a quiet side street in the city isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be! Using “the force” I took the first left off the bridge and the first left off that street. But then magic happened, I recognised the area I was in. Could this be? Could I actually have somewhat familiarised myself with the city? So turning into the first parking lot I found, I rang my friend and arranged to meet him at the train station. Which lead me to my next issue (among many others! But lets not go there ), where on earth is the train station from my current location.

Again, using “the force” I started walking. Lucky for me straight away I found a street very familiar, so soon enough I made it to the train station. My what an adventure it was. Me, not being overly familiar with the city, let alone driving by myself in it, did find it empowering in a way, that although the night could’ve turned out a lot worse (images of me driving around the city until I run out of petrol and getting attacked by some psycho sprung to mind), it all turned out ok in the end.

What about the ROAR game you might ask? Well we got our but kicked… again! But was a pretty good game to watch – even though I froze my butt off because I left my jumper in the car! Just another thing that made the night all the more memorable! hehe.

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I just got home from what I thought was a great game. My team LFC played my friends team Doughnut, and it was a battle to the end which was won by the grade 1 team – D. Ok so we didn’t win, big deal. We just played a team 3 divisions higher then us, and we put up a hell of a fight in the process. I particularly enjoyed myself playing my mate. We always joked at work about playing eachother, and it was soo cool to actually have the chance to do it! I know my teammates feel disappointed now, but they’ll get over it. Realistically, we can’t be too surprised at the loss but proud of how we played. Beating ourselves up over it won’t change anything, time to focus on next weekend instead.

Which kinda leads me to my next issue that really bugs me – criticising eachother or other teams, as well as people that think they’re all that and a pack of potato chips – when clearly they’re not. Ok so maybe there isn’t a clear connection, but I’ve been meaning to write about it so bear with me.   

My first beef – criticising. One question, what’s the point? Talking about another team negatively before a match isn’t going to make us play harder, or help our mental state of mind.  From what I’ve noticed, all it does is freak out some players and make them approach the game thinking “shit shit shit”. Not beneficial last time I checked. Especially when you’re friends with people on the team being criticised by your own teammates. Doesn’t give you a warm and fuzzy feeling inside. Actually quite infuriating, but then you’re caught in the middle because you don’t want to cause tension among your team, but you want to rip their eyes out for insulting your friends. Dilemma dilemma dilemma!

Second beef – “You’re all that! NOT!” What is it with players that think they’re the bees knees when they come to playing and everyone else is below them? Reality check! We’re playing for fun.. or doesn’t that part really matter anymore? Being competitive is fine but looking down on others and vocalising it is not cool!

Ok had to get that off my chest. Thanks for listening! hehe. Until next time! Oh did I tell you I’m going to the Qld Roar vs. Melbourne game next Friday after work? Hello!!!  

Yesterday was so much fun! At 2:40 I had my first game of the season with Azurri and we won! woo hoo! The score was 3-1 and I was thrilled that I scored the opening goal Then it was time to rush home and get ready for the Qld ROAR vs. Adelaide game. Attendance was almost at 15000, and we had awesome seats (western stand – middle section row 8). We were so close to the players, they didn’t look like ants anymore! The crowd was pumped and vocal – with chants of ‘bullshit pass’ and ‘you’re so shit its unbelieveable’ echoing throughout the stadium every time the Adelaide team made a pass. With a nailbiting finish, ROAR lost with a score of 1-0. Nonetheless, I had a great time and taking mum to her first ever soccer match made the night all the more special.

Now it’s time to look forward to today’s match – my mixed team LFC are playing a grade 1 team named Doughnut. I’ve been looking forward to playing this team for a while, as one of my workmates, a guy I look up to as a player, is lead striker. What will happen? Will we win? Tune in next time to find out

Ciao for now!

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Oh My God! My teams rock! We won the final yesterday!!! So we were given wicked jugs as “trophies”. So cool! Taking those puppies to work today to show them off I’m so proud of all my teams. We did sooooo well. We’re even more determined to kick butt next season!! The other teams wont know what hit them!

Gotta go get ready for work now, over and out!

Hello ladies and gents,

OH MY GOD!!! This weekend is THE weekend for soccer! Out of 3 of my teams, 2 have made it through to the finals (My girls team and 1 mixed team). I’m so happy and proud of us. We’ve worked hard and I’m glad it’s paid off! Yesterday my girls and I played the top team, and unfortunately we lost 5-0. It was one hell of a game! Up until half time the other team was only winning 1-0, but they tired us out, and lets face it, we’re just better as a team. I joined the girls team a couple of months ago, so considering we haven’t had much of a chance to play together, we’ve all bonded really well to get this far. With next season just around the corner. As in, literally starting next week, I’m sure we’ll be even more of a force to be reckoned with! But hey, runners up still isn’t bad

So when’s my mixed team playing you must be dying to know? That’s on… TODAY!!! Oh my god oh my god oh my god! hehe. We’re playing at 5pm so it’s going to be the longest day ever! Will have to keep myself occupied with a bit of retail therapy I guess.. Stay tuned, will let you know how we go soon

 Keep Happy! Kitty K