HKSS Vietnam Trip (Day 2 - 21 June 2011)

C boys captain 2011 Muzakir with former captain Khidir.
Shaharul is eating more rice everyday.

Coach Zai takes time to mingle with the HKSS B boys.

HKSS players relaxing after a busy day.

Mukun and Mr Ng in front of Kedai Shamsudin Restaurant.

Dinner is at Kedai Shamsudin.

445 Le Hong Phong,

P2, Q. 10, TP.

Ho Chi Minh City

Mukun kept a clean sheet before being replaced by James.

HKSS won the game 6-1.

No. 3 in.

No. 4 out.

Raihan coming on for Hirzee.

Centre back Jie Shen connecting the header from Hirzee's corner.

HKSS C boys taking the early initiative and put the pressure on.

Mr Ng passing the souvenir flag to the team official of Arsenal Soccer school.

HKSS C boys getting ready for the kickoff against Arsenal Soccer School U14 team.

Zul taking on a Vietnamese player.

HKSS B boys fought hard to earn a 2-2 draw in a competitive match.

Starting 11 for HKSS B boys team with Mr Razak.

Game captain Faiq with the souvenir flag.

B Boys team captain Salman with the souvenir flag to be presented to the opponent.

Group photo before HKSS B Boys takes on the U16 team from

Ho CHi Minh City District 8.

HKSS B boys back in the stadium after lunch to prepare for their game. Tahu goreng, omelette, fried oat prawn with rice.

Raw carrot salad.

The lunch menu includes curry chicken.

HKSS boys liked the lunch arrangement.

It was the long table that allowed 44 people to share the meal together.

Lunch is at Saigon Seri Penang.

43 Hung Vuong, District 5

Ho Chi Minh City

Simple but nutritious breakfast.

Boys remember to play at 30% against the B boys later ok?

The C boys were fully engaged during the sparring session.

The sparring sessionn was short but intense.

Coach Zai monitoring the boys closely.

Coach Zai splitting the C boys into 2 groups for sparring session.

The training atmosphere was good.

HKSS players took the session seriously.

Basic ball drills to sharpen the individual touches and small group communications.

Daniel leading the team.

HKSS C boys warming up for the morning training.

HKSS B boys jogging as a team.

Time to start training boys.

HKSS Vietnam Trip (Day 1 - 20 June 2011)

HKSS boys liked the food in this restaurant.

After a long day, it's time to check into Thanh Long Sports-Entertainment Center.

Training tomorrow morning at 7 am to 9am (local Vietnam time),

followed by friendly game from 2pm to 6pm.
All the boys would report to their respective teachers at night for
individual reflection for the day

and lights off at 10.30pm (local Vietnam time)

Sadiq experimenting with the 4-2-3-1 formation using the cups after dinner.

Dinner at the restaurant Halal@Saigon.

Best meal so far.

HKSS C boys crossing the very busy street in Ho Chi Minh City.
The motor cycles just zoom pass in hundreds and thousands.

The population of people in Ho Chih Min City is about 9 million while

the number of motor cycles in the city stands at approximately 5 million.
It's literally the city of Motorcycles.

Local tour guide Toh giving instructions to HKSS at the War Remnants Museum.
HKSS visits the War Remnants Museum at28 Vo Van Tan, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City.

HKSS visits the Central Post Office next to The Cathedral.

It is also known as the Buu Dien.

HKSS group photo in front of The Notre Dame Cathedral.

There's a similar Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, just bigger in size.

The Cathedral Notre Dame in Ho Chi Minh City.

Khidir helping to serve the others.

Daniel will pick up many good leadership skills from Khidir.

Khidir's a good leader.

Farhan and Idil caught for not eating enough vegetable.

They're not the only guilty ones.

Shah, Wen Zong and Idil enjoying their meal.

The meal had dishes that could be found in common Singaporean restaurant.

Fish cake, chicken, smabal fish soup, achah with sambal & white rice.

Some boys ordered coke at the price of 25 000 Vietnamese Dong.

(S$1 is about 16 000 Vietnamese Dong, so you do the Math)

You can get a can of coke at 7500 Vietnamese Dong

in the local super market according to the local tour guide.

Jie Shen and Ciko gobbling down the food.

Shaharul did not like to eat rice.

He had fish cakes, chicken and ate only a bit of rice.

He's having instant noodles for his supper.

Not the best diet for match preparation but good enough to keep Shaharul happy.

Haiqal Pashia enjoying his meal with teammates.

HKSS C boys' first meal in Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City).

It's at Satay House (Malaysian restaurant) located at

307/25 Nguyen Van Troi St.,

Phu Nhuan Ward, Ho Chi Minh City.

Another C boys group photo before boarding SQ172.

HKSS C boys striker Khairi Azhar with Mr Ng.

C boys captain for the Vietnam trip Daniel James King with his mother.

A group photo before entering the departure hall.

HKSS C boys lining up to check in at Terminal 2 Row 7.

HKSS @ Lion City Cup 2011

Ammirul Emmran getting picked as one of the midfield players.
He is expected to feature regularly for the U16 team for this tournament.
HKSS wish all the players a successful Lion City Cup 2011.

Hamzah getting picked as the second choice keeper for the Singapore u16 team.

Iqram scored the stunning equaliser 2 minutes into stoppage time.
(Hint: He is known as Rifqi Yazid to the local reporters.)
Watch the final 2 goals on youtube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeNUEJHfQ_o

Iqram with the U15 Singapore team for the Lion City Cup.
(Hint: The boy with jersey no.13 second from left)

Lion City Cup (The lost generation)

As Lion City Cup 2011 approaches,
TNP reviews a U16 winning team from Singapore that was forgotten. (15 June 2011)
The boy in the middle of the front row is Khairi, aka Mr khairi the AED in HKSS.
After winning the C division national title in 2001,
many HKSS boys were invited to join the COE or NFA team.
Former NFA U16 coach Suria Murthi reminded Mr Ng that he used to have as many as
7 HKSS boys training under him in the NFA team.
(Afiq, Azmi, Azhar, Khairi, Rasul, Fadilh and Jun Hao all made either the NFA or COE team)
Surprisingly, non of them are involved in S-League or National team in 2011.
These are good players with huge potential that was never fully developed.
(Studies, NS & injuries etc robbed them of their chance to make it to the top)
Will the current crop of HKSS C boys make it to the top ???
Find out the answer in the year 2021.

Friendly game with Police (14 June 2011)

HKSS starting 11 for the friendly game.

Group photo with policemen from Jurong NPP.
Handshakes before the kick off.

The policemen took great pride before the kick off.

It looks as if it's the Uefa Champions League Final.

NFA U13 team trip to Sabah

Danish (Back row 4th from left) was called up and given opportunity to represent Singapore.
This Sabah trip should be an eye-opening experience for young 13 year old Danish.
HKSs congratulates Danish for his achievement and wishes him well.

HKSS C boys at Jurong East Stadium

It's nice to see former HKSS C boys playing professional football.
It's a long journey and involves a lot of commitment and sacrifices.
Singapore is well known around the world for it's education system.
When it comes to football education, Singapore can definitely learn from other countries.
With better knowledge and more effort put into grooming young talents,
HKSS hope to play a part in shaping the future of Singapore football.

This group photo was taken by Mr Tanaka from Albirex Niigata Singapore.
HKSS was grateful that Albirex Niigata Team manager Mr Koh Mui Tee actually made special arrangement for our HKSS boys to mingle and had their photos taken with Afiq and Fazli.
Thank you Albirex Niigata.

HKSS C boys showing their respect to their "abangs".
Hopefully the presence of Afiq and Fazli in the Young Lions Team
would inspire HKSS boys to greater things in future.

Fazli and Afiq was a little bit surprised that
HKSS boys were actually in the stadium to watch them play.
The game ended in 2-4 defeat to Albirex Niigata Singapore.
Fazli assisted for the first goal of the game for the Young Lions
in the early 2 minutes of the first half.
Afiq came on as a substitute late in the second half.