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The rock that holds society together
 Dear
Chuku players,
Another week,
another match. That is an attempt on a play of words on an old
adage that I heard Edwin's brother once mutter at D's one evening (way
back when I was helping out there upstairs several years ago). He
said, 'Another day, another dollar'. Anyway, it sounded
better inside my head and doesn't look that smart when it is written
down. Quite weak actually when I read it again. Well, anyway...
firstly let's recap the results from the week. The truly
Magnificent Vikings forced a draw on the league leaders
DOIT Satu Lagi which leaves them 1 point clear at the
top and still in 1st place this week. They will be meeting the
Mighty Lions on Saturday which is another vastly
improved team assuming they get their 30 new signings who all showed
for their first match last month including their 4 former
professionals. As for me, well, some things have been going around
and round in my head for a couple of months now and I believe that it
is time to finally spill them out in words before my head blows up.
The catalyst that brings the words to light starts with Ray
Googles interview in the last Newsltter. When asked what his
profession is at this time, Ray answered that he is a teacher. And I
am happy for him. It is an honourable profession and one of the few
that truly puts back into the community more than it
extracts. Recently, one of our JIFL members was overheard accusing
another member of a rival team of 'working as a teacher at the
Korean International School of Jakarta' with the utmost of scorn
and ridicule intended. The gentleman's tone was understood like that
is some sort of disgrace to do so; that is disgraceful to work as a
professional teacher. So let's investigate that statement again. I
think that if we break it down, initially, the first question that
must be asked is: Is there something wrong with Korean citizens?
I find that the Koreans are the hardest working ethnic group that I
have ever come across and certainly the rest of the world can learn
some lessons from them. They are also one the most generous people
that I have ever come into contact with during my 24 years of travel.
I have lived among and visited the Korean people on several occasions
in the last 20 years going all the way back to the advent of the Seoul
1988 Olympics which was a fantastic introduction into Korean
society. That is more than 20 years of contact with mainland Korea
and not to mention the Koreans that I grew up with in America. They
were traditionally the best students in the school system and
apparently still are in the States by winning something like 47%
combined of the available scholarships at any given school where
greater than a group of 20 attend ar any given time (according to
Poor Richard's Almanac: Edition 2006). So to try and insult
another man because he works at the Korean school or associates with
Koreans is complete nonsense and can be discarded entirely.
 The
second part of the intended insult was the implication that the man
worked as a teacher. For those who respect or worship
Jesus of Nazareth, wasn't he considered to be a
teacher? Didn't they call him Rabbi which translates to 'Teacher' in
Hebraic languages? Wasn't the Buddha a teacher?
Wasn't Muhammad the Prophet actually a teacher?
Didn't he teach the world in the beginning (known in the Islamic faith
as Year 1) about the new faith? Those certainly were some influential
teachers, that's certain. Now, as far back as I can remember, and
this goes for almost every one of you who is reading this (after all,
a teacher is the one who taught you to read in the first
place), specific teachers were the most influential and inspirational
people that I had ever met. Nobody has had more impact than certain
teachers on my life. I think that nearly every one of you will think
back and find that one or more teachers were inspirational to you, as
well. Actually, you see, football coaches are after all teachers,
too. We should keep that in mind if we are going to put teacher's
down, after all. I will never forget our 6th grade grammar school
teacher, Ms. Gail Hazen who turned us into
archeology enthusiasts which, in turn, led to a deep personal love of
history and all that has happened before our present civilization
tainted me. It has become a pleasure of my life to continue to study
history and absorb the history of every country that I have ever lived
in or visited. Even my brilliant writing skills were honed out of
fear to Ms. Mary McKeever, in Jr. High, who scared me
into finishing an essay per night for an entire semester simply out of
mortal fear of her freezing me at my desk with that wicked dry stare
of Medusa or scolding me with that nagging voice of disapproval if I
didn't get the work done. {I am sure that there are some grammatical
mistakes throughout that last sentence}. I then jump to University
studies during the '80's with Dr. Ray Price who
inspired us to look at the world around us and try to read & listen
between the lines for the historical context for the origins of
current affairs. Or Dr. Irv Bredlinger who inspired
us to look at present day society's beliefs, norms and values using
Ocam's Razor (also written as Occam's Razor and Ockham's
Razor) in an attempt to get to the kernel of truth or the hard
reality of any given matter. He taught us to be and to think
rationally.
So you see, teachers are
actually the rock that holds society together. They are the persons
who serve and sacrifice for little reward so that knowledge and
learning are passed from generation to generation. They inspire us so
humanity progresses. Actually, very little comes naturally to human
beings and our species takes ages to grow old enough in order to be
able to defend ourselves independently. We survive on the strength of
our communities and loved ones to protect us for years before we can
take on the task ourselves. So, think again and ask yourself if you
are one of those people who scorns the 'others' for not being
millionaires and tries to belittle them for working in the noblest of
professions when, in reality, teachers are the noblest of us all. And
this brings me back to the Korean community. In my experience, no
community honors teachers higher and bestows more honor on the
teaching profession than the Korean community. And this is yet
another reason why I love the Korean community and I appreciate the
respect that they bestow on (may I say it...?) - the greatest of all
professions - the 'lowly' teacher.
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Player
Interview
by Philip
We are
starting interviews with players/coaches etc associated with the
JIFL. If you would like to nominate someone for this “honor”, do
let us know. This week... Damien!
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Name: Damien Barden
Date of Birth: 21st May 1980
What the hell are you doing here:
Marketing Specialist
Married with kids: Married with
1 child
Which teams have you been involved in
with the JIFL, and what is your current position:
Lions. After 4 years of playing in defence I've justbeen
upgraded to central midfield..hooray!!!
Favourite JIFL team: We always
have some really good matches against Bugils and they are a
good bunch of lads so they are my favourites.
Will the current economic crisis effect
you and your: I hope not
What book are you reading at the moment:
Prester John - written by Wayne
'sausage finger' Johnson
Mac or PC: PC
Boxers or briefs: After severe
testicle trauma suffered after a direct hit
whilst playing footie in Bali I have no option but to wear
briefs.
Favourite movies: STAR WARS
One night with any celeb who would you
choose and where would you go: Jessica Alba. Down to
EP so she can experience the Lions in full dance mode with DJ
Big Back on the turn tables playing hits such as 'the final
countdown' and 'Gold digger'..what more could a girl ask for??
If I were to bet you a hundred dollars
that Spurs won't go down, would you take me up: After
losing 2 million rp on bets involving spurs last year I'm
keeping my money in my pocket but they are too good to go
down.
What really pisses you off: The
fact that AORA can't install their satellite in my apartment
block meaning no premier league action!
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JIFL Reports
Saturday
noon at Blok M, featuring "the derby". Best bars in Jakarta clashing
on a battle to decide which team has the best football... or the
best drinkers...
It ended up being a pretty exciting game, in spite of the match
being played in the league's worst pitch.
From the beginning One Tree took control of the game and was by far
more dangerous than Bugils, that's why it found itself winning
pretty comfortable by the mid of the first half. Everything was
going very smooth with Nico Clementz, Arman,Hugo, Paty -of great
game-, whenever they controlled the ball and kept it down, One Tree
managed to do real harm to Bugils. However ending the first half
Bugils had not only one but three very clear chances of equalizing
the game. Fortunately for One Tree, Eliseo, Bugil's superstar, was
not at its best when trying to end some of those actions, so
halftime found One Tree leading by just the min difference.
On the second half it was all One Tree, two more goals came by very
good teamwork and then again it was keeping the ball and letting the
game died. But of course, this team always needs to suffer, no game
is finished till the ref says so, and making 4 substitutions and a
more than relaxed attitude allowed Bugils resurrection: 2 goals in
10 minutes! Bugils kept chances till last but it was too late and
One Tree had already sent its key players back to the field.
- Guillermo - One Tree Grasshoppers
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20 sept. |
BIS |
DO IT |
12 |
0 |
ARARIO |
Match
Headline and Report courtesy of Sid Whyte : Gypsy Duo bag nine as Do
It set up for big clash against “Dale’s Deadbeats”...
Well, what can you say about a 12-0 win? The afternoon started to
take shape as KO time arrived with only six Koreans ready and as
such both Mike Smith and Mark Shortstaff pulled on Korean shirts to
get the game under way. From the KO it was pretty clear how the game
was going to go as Al ran at the Korean midfield and defence (they
managed to get out of the way) allowing a shot on goal within about
4 seconds of play. Within ten minutes the game was over as a contest
and simply a matter of how many the Irish duet would get before the
final whistle. This week I am going to award all players seven
except for Mark and Mike who will get an extra half point for
playing for the Korean team.
- Sid - Do It
Just
as we were about to kick out the sky opened up and it started to
look as if we for the 3rd time this year would have to cancel due to
flooded pitch. And of course the subject of the Viking - DOIT match
last season that we never managed to play in full due to heavy rain
on all 3 match days. Eventually, we kicked off half an hour late. It
would be fair to say that DOIT dominated ball possession and great
the better of the chances in 1st half and it was deserved that DOIT
went ahead 1 - 0 which also was the
result at half time.
On the first attack in 2nd half Vikings equalized after a neat build
up. The match became more even although DOIT still dominated but
Vikings was much more competitive than 1st half. That was until
Ronan decided to dribble past 3-4 Vikings defenders that decided not
to try to take the ball of Ronan but instead roll out the red carpet
and the result was predictable. DOIT 2 - 1 Vikings.
Then Vikings was rewarded a penalty. The penalty was strongly
disputed by DOIT but that did not prevent Vikings from converting to
the score of 2 -2. DOIT. That was the beginning of a good period for
Vikings and we went close at two occasions before DOIT regained the
better part of the ball passions and continued to create
opportunities and chances. But Vikings hit contra and scored to 3 -
2. It seemed that this frustrated DOIT quite a bit judged on the
communication level which in the end resulted in a red card to a
DOIT player who had a strong urge to share a with the Referee a
vocabulary that is not part of the curriculum when having English
lessons in Danish schools.
This did - unfortunately - not prevent DOIT to level to 3 - 3 two
minutes before time. A goal that Vikings claim was offside so
perhaps it evens out the penalty that DOIT claims was not there. At
the end of the day we are happy for the draw as DOIT had the most
chances and most of the ball possession but on the other hand it is
disappointing to give away a goal just before full time against a
team that are playing with 10 players. The referee was scored to
around 6 and should have credit for not being intimidated by
disrespectful players.
- Jesper - Vikings
Match
Headline and Report courtesy of Lucas Sheard. Do It Implode versus
Freyr, Thor and the Viking Hordes. Do It’s new management team’s
100% record and it’s sublime start to the season was brought to a
grinding halt by the ruthless Vikings, whom called upon the Freyr
and Thor to provide rain and thunder to provide conditions which
suited the Hringhorni employed by skipper Balder ( bearing an
uncanny resemblance to Jesper ) to transport the Viking clan into
BIS. The conditions merited a delay to start of the game by 30
minutes allowing Do It to have a few more beers and cigarettes,
discuss the finer points of Norse mythology and generally inquire
where the hell Sol and Frigg were hiding. Little did we know that
Balder was using his godly attributes to plan the late arrival of
Odin, Tỳr, Borr to play in defence and summon up Njoror ( bearing an
uncanny resemblance to Jan ) to play keeper.
To make things worse Balder also
summoned up Loki the little trickster who would later fall into a
crestfallen heap in the penalty area without being touched. However
Balder’s masterstoke was to replace the planned referee Forseti with
Hel. Do It’s new management team of Ian Roberts, Al Coulthard and
Sid Whyte…..wait on Al and Sid were both spirited away by the
naughty Loki……. Do It’s manager Ian had a motley squad to pick from
including in form striker Pikey Tigabelas – much more of his
disgrace later, and settled for an adventurous 3-5-2 formation.
Little did he know he would be playing against 11 onfield Vikings, 2
weather gods and a dodgy referee, so it started 11 v 14.
- Lucas - Do It
It
seemed to be a very one sided affair. German Plus took control of
the match right from the beginning. After hitting the post in the
6th minute, one minute later Prince scored and German Plus took the
lead. 0-1. Only 3 minutes later it was again Prince who scored. 0-2.
After 17 minutes it was Mario, who found the net. 0-3/ Break
/Shortly after the break Emir was successful. 0-4.
- Howie - German Plus
A
perfect game for One Tree at Isci on Tuesday. Difficult to recall a
game where the team created so many goal chances. From the beginning
it was all One Tree: ball possession, constant pressure, accurate
passing but... when it was about to score our players mismanaged
some clear chances. Even more, at the beginning of the match Nico
Clementz had the chance to put One Tree ahead on the score by a
penalty kick but unfortunately his shot hit the bar.
The team did not get discouraged and kept on playing with same
attitude but in spite of the many chances we created we were unable
to score and the first half ended with the score 0-0. Unfair.
Second half was more of the same story but fortunately for us we
were able to score. Paty, playing again excellent football, dribbled
3 people before kicking a superb shot to give One Tree the long
awaited first goal. After that it was easier as desperation for not
scoring went away and minutes later Nico Clementz had its own
revenge for the penalty missed scoring our second goal with a sweet
finishing.
Third goal came from Arman, another great game, after a long shot
which had a bit of fortune and cooperation with both the field
conditions (wet) and Lions goalie.
All in all a great game, defense seems to be more compact with a
couple of new arrivals, Giovanola still a lion on the midfield + the
combination of young and experienced players on the attack makes
this team a strong contender for the title.
- Guillermo - One Tree
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