RAIN UNITED
FOOTBALL CLUB
OCTOBER 2008 - MATCH UPDATES
When / Time - 01st October 2008 / 0300pm
Where - St Wilfred Stadium
Who - Faith Community Baptists Church (white) vs RUFC (red)
Score - 1 - 1
Players for the game are as follows :-
Nelson
Jeremy
Gabriel
Frank
Lloyd
Larry
Long
Roger
Kazi
Bernard
Jimmy
Mark
Ben
Li Si
Zhou Jie
Lionel (P4 / G2)
Sabastian
When / Time - 04th October 2008 / 0300pm
Where - St Wilfred Stadium
Who - North Castle vs RUFC (red)
Score - 3 - 3
Players for the game are as follows :-
Nelson
Jeremy
Bernard
Gabriel
Sean
Jimmy
Jeffrey
Lloyd
Long
Ray
Larry
Kazi
Frank
Lionel (P5 / G2)
Sabastian
When / Time - 12th October 2008 / 0900 am
Where - Kent Ridge Secondary School
Who - Vietnamese Expats (yellow) vs RUFC (red)
Score - 6 - 1
Players for the game are as follows :-
Frank
Gabriel
Jeffrey
Max
Sean
Jeremy
Lloyd
Roger
Kazi
Bernard
Jimmy
Lionel (P6 / G2)
Justin
Norman
Pako
When / Time - 19th October 2008 / 1100 am
Where - St Wilfred Stadium
Who - Singapore China Students Union (green) vs RUFC (red)
Score - 2 - 2
Players for the game are as follows:-
Nelson
Jeremy
Lloyd
Roger
Kazi
Larry
Jia He
Max
Mark
Ben
Long
Justin
Lionel (P7 / G2)
Sabastian
CHEERS!
[ RAIN UNITED ON PRESS ]
From Publication 
From Publication
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[ VS KAMIKAZE ]
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SEPTEMBER 2008 - MATCH UPDATE
When - 28th September 2008 / 0500 pm (Sunday)
Where - Fuhua Secondary School
Who - SP Myanmar (blue) vs RAIN United (red)
Score - 0 - 2
Players for the game are as follows :-
Nelson
Ray
Roger
Jimmy
Jeffrey
Jeremy
Jia He
Larry
Long
Lloyd
Lawrence
Bernard
Gabriel
Kazi
Mark
Zhou Jie
Li Si
Pako
Sean
Lionel (P3 / G2)
Sabastian
Cheers
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FOOTBALL PASSION
Since our returned trip from Kukup, we have had more new friends who have came by to join us. A big thank you to all of you who have spread the goodwill and had come by to witness our football cultivations; not determinating on one's playing ability, but the inculcations in driving the joy and laughter that we have enjoyed being together.
Off the pitch, we see supporting parents coming by with the boys for matches. We see the boys playing football at one corner, while the adults, putting considerable thoughts into taking turns to play on the bigger pitch. Our approached towards mindful effective communications on and off the pitch during matches further demonstrates that our boys do felt comfortable in learning as part of growing up.
The boys and some of the non-playing parents do cheer us on and understood our drive on "winning attitude", not a matter of winning or losing games, which is treated as non-important issues. While the young adults managed good listenings, the friends and parents, applaud good team work, congratulated one another when a goal is won and encouraged when the team is down. At the end of the day, we rewarded ourselves that it is only as game, enjoying the de-stressing at the same time managing our own health, no broken limbs, learning to correct our own field movements, understanding team objectives and cohesiveness. It doesn't matters how long one takes, but the joy in wanting to keep going with constructive aptitude for games.
The way we hope to continue enjoying the healthy sport for a long time. What it takes to manage studies as priority as a youth, to set on planning a good working career path as a young adult to enjoying football as a sport; sorting out the priorities. The boys have equal respect when they behave well and correcting the right communications when they talk. I have seen, read, heard and gone through lessons learnt from the worst, whom I called "real" football people.
I am thankful for the pace and directions that the friends have set for the team, it thus makes us feel natural in our friendship. I hope to maintain our new jersey logo that can brings us together for a long time, even though we may be too old to play the game one day. Let us also hope that our kids will learn and spread the goodwill with the same livelihood manner some day. They will grow up together working in the same society, hopefully as a professional in the right field.
Wiped off the tears, go out and enjoy the beautiful game with the right frame of mind, the right path is a long one. There are more meaningful things to achieve in life.
I have also received many criticisms over the last few years but it will not deter me from owning my rights; what I have learnt from football, how I niched my own working career. I have certainly learnt from many lessons. Likewise, I am also hopeful that my 2 sons will continue to see football as part of learning process.
Thank you to the friends who have brought along their boys along for our matches. I thoroughly enjoyed having them around. Every game that we have attended together, brings nice memories. Thank you for being you. It thus motivates me to continue playing football, though age has caught up but I will continue to treasure every playing game having friends like you around.
CHEERS,
Sabastian
Confusing Names
Caller : Hello, can I speak to Annie Wan (anyone)?
Operator : Yes, you can speak to me.
Caller : No, I want to speak to Annie Wan (anyone)!
Operator : You are talking to someone! Who is this?
Caller : I'm Sam Wan (Someone). And I need to talk to Annie Wan (anyone)! It's urgent.
Operator : I know you are someone and you want to talk to anyone! But what's this urgent matter about?
Caller : Well... just tell my sister Annie Wan (anyone) that our brother Noel Wan (no one)has involved in an accident. Noel Wan (no one)got injured and now Noel Wan (no one) is being sent to the hospital. Right now, Avery Wan (everyone) is on his way to the hospital.
Operator : Look if no one was injured and no one was sent to the hospital, then the accident isn't an urgen t matter! You may find this hilarious but I don't have time for this!
Caller : You are so rude! Who are you?
Operator : I'm Saw Lee (Sorry).
Caller : Yes! You should be sorry. Now give me your name!!!
Some of the names that can be hiliarious are as follows :
Anne Chang => Dirty (Mandarin)
Anne Chin => Keep Quiet (Mandarin)
Faye Chen => Dusty (Mandarin)
Carl Cheng => Buttock (Hokkien)
Monica Cheng => Touching your buttocks (Hokkien)
Lucy Leow => You are dead (Hokkien)
Jane Tan => Frying eggs (Mandarin)
Suzie Leow => Lose till death (Hokkien)
Henry Mah => Hate your mum (Mandarin)
Corrine Tai => Poor fellow (Hokkien)
Paul Chan => Bankrupt (Mandarin)
Nelson Tan => Bird laying eggs (Mandarin)
Leslie Tong => Rubbish Bin (Mandarin)
Carmen Teng => Leg hair long (Hokkien)
Connie Mah => Call your mother (Cantonese)
Danny See => Squeeze you to death (Hokkien)
Rosie Teng => Screws and nails (Hokkien)
Pete Tsai => Nose droppings (Hokkien)
Macy Koh => Never die before (Cantonese)
Pass around for some laughter*
[ VS NATIONAL COMPUTER SYSTEM ]
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[ VS SINGAPORE SPORTS SCHOOL ]
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[ VS CRAWFORD UNITED ]
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September 2008 - Match Update
When - 13th September 2008 / 0900 am (Saturday)
Where - Tampines Safra Virgin Pitch
Who - National Computer System (yellow) vs RAIN United (red)
Score - 2 - 2
Players for the game are as follows :-
Nelson
Jeremy
Jeffrey
Jimmy
Bernard
Frank
Lloyd
Long
Kazi
Shaun
Mark
Ray
Gabriel
Larry
Sabastian
When - 21st September 2008 / 0900 am (Sunday)
Where - Telok Kurau Secondary School
Who - Kamikaze FC (yellow) vs RAIN United (red)
Score - 1 - 7
Players for the game are as follows :-
Frank
Jeremy
Jeffrey
Ashton
Jimmy
Jia He
Larry
Lloyd
Long
Lawrence
Kazi
Max
Mark
Roger
Sean
Lionel (P2 / G2)
Sabastian
Cheers
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