In this month of Merdeka, as a
section, we decided to do something
to help the lives of the many less
fortunate people, severely affected
by the Covid situation within our
community.
After all #hockeyislife, so we
would like to make life better for
those who need our help.
#hockeyislife is a hashtag coined
by Allan Netto, one of our Sports
Member, who was also instrumental
in designing our team jersey for this
initiative.
A #hockeyislife team was formed to clock running/jogging/walking distances from 1st to 14th August 2021,
coordinated by Sukhdev and Harvinder (co-captains).
The #hockeyislife team comprised of the following members:
1. Sukhdev Singh (Co-Captain) – Part of the team that conceptualised this initiative. A fantastic defensive
player and seems to enjoy climbing hills and slopes.
2. Harvinder Singh (Co-Captain) – One of our young stars, who occasionally has his disappearing acts, but
thank fully always turn up at the end! He was our official score keeper for this initiative!
3. Simon See and Tan Chin Chin – Our convenor and his partner in crime. He is always there for our section,
and she with him. Commitment is their middle name. Our favourite couple!
4. Allan Netto – Young chap, the leader of the Kepong troop. Can create, sell and deliver anything under the sun
and moon at a reasonable price. Passionate about his hockey, cars and dog!
5. Agilan – Young chap, another member from the Kepong troop. Ever willing to help and assist wherever
possible. Small in size, but big at heart!
6. Ray Xavier – Don’t be fooled by his age. One cool and super fit dude who hardly misses any of our hockey
sessions.
7. Anand Ponnudurai – RSC’s very own Moritz Furtse (German International). His walking pace is as fast as
our jogging pace (but who’s to judge, right?)! Versatile player on and off the pitch… and on and off the courts
too! (Tennis court, I mean)
8. Amrit Pal Singh – Despite his supposed “knee problems”, his daily exercise mileage is outstanding whether it
is cycling or walking. His cycling distance can get him to his kampung (Seremban)!
9. MA Sambu – Known as the ‘magician’ with his stick work regardless the surface, be it grass, Astroturf, tar,
cement or hard court… and makes the goalies dance to his tune before beating them!
10. Rohit Jassani – Our very own Forest Gump. Once he has his aloo pratha for breakfast – he sets off on his daily
morning walk. He clocks in nothing less than 12km and ends the day with his favourite whiskey.
11. KC Hooi – Our super human team mate. Our very own champion. He used to fly as an air crew for a living…
and now he continues to fly with his bicycle and running!
12. Charles Lim – A maestro who kept the hockey section busy during the MCO with his many ideas, and has
taken the lead in writing up articles for our RSC blog and Berita RSC.
13. Gagan Khosa – A man of few words, always with a smile
and a heart like the size of an ocean. Very dedicated and committed in every aspect, be it sports, education, development. As
role model for many. Salute El Jefe!
14. Oommen Koshy – Although we don’t see him as much as
we like on the pitch, he is always there for the section working
behind the scenes, especially in the RSC 9s. Walks consistently
and very much transformed to a much healthier lifestyle these
days!
15. Sanjay Saigal – A leader who is not afraid of changes. Has
shown true commitment to this initiative. Our section treasurer
who keep our section funds in order and a big part of this charity initiative!
16. Saravanan – Always involved and supports any initiative
by the section. Running all the way in JB and also in KL. Conceptualised and organised the auction for this initiative. Great
job buddy!
Evening walk date – Simon and Chin Chin
Pretty much the same – Agi and Allan
Rohit finished for the day!
Amrit, Sambu and Anand also finishing up as well
Morning, Afternoon, Evening, Night – The walking never stops!
Hence, the original plan of having each #hockeyislife member run just 50km was blown away… as the target
was now much higher! Every member of the team stepped up and took the challenge to finally achieve 1915km
(equivalent to averagely 112km per team member – more than double the original plan!).
The camaraderie amongst the team members was fantastic despite having been able to only connect virtually due
to the on-going MCO. Daily jibes and banter kept everyone motivated as we chased the target!
“It is really awesome to see many, if not all highly
inspired to push the extra km to achieve what we
agreed to contribute, and at the same time, improve our
health… we had 2 weeks of fun and agony…” - KC Hooi
“We had loads of fun. Fantastic camaraderie. Going to
miss our daily banter…”
- Amrit
“Teamwork shown in this initiative was really amazing.
I really enjoyed reading all the comments…”
- Chin Chin
“Well done all! Am glad to have been involved”
- Oommen
“… really happy to have an opportunity to interact and
do something for our community whilst keeping fit. Am
impressed by the performance of the more senior guys…
big THANK YOU to the co-captains for motivating the
team..”
- Charles
“…had a wonderful time walking and pushing myself to
stay fit with all of you…”
- Saravanan
“…I had a wonderful 2 weeks walking/jogging, pushing myself to keep fit. I am surely going to miss this…”
- Gagan
“…was great to have such a joint effort towards a
common charitable goal… and to be part of it – well
done all!”
- Anand Ponnudurai
“Job well done guys!”
- Sambu
“Well done everyone! Keep it going, good to stay fit…”
- Allan
“… A big thank you and really appreciate the effort
taken by everyone… the seniors, you guys rock!! A clear
example of commitment…”
- Harvinder
“.. now I understand why the shirts were a bit smaller…
to make sure we fit in at the end of the challenge…”
- Sukhdev
“Well done guys… fantastic spirit n good team effort…”
- Simon
The combined distance clocked by the team would have taken us from Johor Baru to Hatyai and back, with a
couple of hundred kilometres to spare!
Special mention to our
MVP – KC Hooi, who
ran 2 half-marathons
and cycled enough
distance to cover several
round trips to Port
Dickson (No, he did
not actually cycle to
PD!). At 63 years
young, he puts many of
us (OK, actually all of
us) to shame!
Also not forgetting our
67-year old convenor,
Simon See and his wife
(age not to be revealed),
Tan Chin Chin who
never failed to do their
‘evening walking dates’
and contributed a
whopping 218km
between the two of
them.
859km one-way from JB to Hatyai!
Every kilometre is tracked and recorded!
The veterans (KC Hooi, Simon and Chin Chin) who outdid everyone in the team
The final result:
A total collection of RM10,101 from 34
hockey section members.
This was far beyond our expectation and a
reflection of our section members’ compassion and generosity to those in need! … the
#hockeyislife team did their best, but could
not catch-up due to the last minute contributions.
A HUGE Thank You to all who contributed
for this initiative!
In addition, another one of our section member, Saravanan,
mooted the idea, coordinated and organised an auction
comprising items donated by section members, which
culminated in a “live” google meet session on 15th August
2021. Fantastic job Sara!
Items from liquor bottles, to running shoes, to mangosteens
and even a Team India hockey tee-shirt were on the cards
for bidding! A bidding frenzy would appear every now and
then in our chat group, especially for the popular items….
But what a finale it was during the live bidding, with some
frantic action in the last 15mins before the closing time of
5pm!
Frenzied bidding in the last 15mins of the auction – great fun!
To the successful bidders – enjoy your
‘prize’! And to the donors – a big thank
you for your generosity. You guys really
put the icing on the cake!
Proceeds from the auction amounting to
RM2,005 were also added to the total
collection… bringing the total to
RM12,106 – what a fantastic result for
the Hockey Section!
The collection was used to purchase food
and sundry items for 7 selected non-profit/charitable orphanages/handicap/old
folks homes that were in need of help
during this pandemic due to limited
funding/donations.
The collection and distribution of the food/sundry items was coordinated by Simon See and Charles Lim and all
items were delivered to the respective homes with the help of NOKO -who also managed to get additional sponsorship from their suppliers, such as Dinding Burger and Bun (KJ Frozen), Hewwit Candy (Guan Xeng Marketing),
Saxa Pink Himalaya Rock Salt and Sari Wangi Teh Asli (SCC Marketing), Tat Spaghetti (Yatha International)
and Layang-Layang Beras Super Tempatan (Hock Ju). Thank you NOKO!
We hope that these contributions will help the homes tide through the difficult times and bring some relief to the
people most affected by this pandemic.
Part of the collection
were also utilised to
provide provisions to
employees of RSC at
both, Dataran and
Kiara. We truly hope
that our contribution
will help each and
every employee in our
small way.
In the words of our
Sports Chairman,
Ranjit Singh - “Charity begins at home”
Deliveries to the homes arranged by the team from NOKO
Ganeshan (Sport Department) on hand to receive the contribution to RSC employees
Thank you to all of you for making the club our home! #kitajagakita
We would like to thank the RSC
Sports Department for receiving
the goods and arranging for the
packing and distribution at both
club locations – Kiara and
Dataran.
“On behalf of the Club and the
Management team, our sincere
appreciation for this noble initiative and contribution in form of
dry good supplies by RSC
Hockey Section… It will certainly, to some extent, bring some
comfort amongst the Staff and
their immediate family members.
Once again, we would like
extend our gratitude and this will
be remembered for many more
years to come.” - Roy Jeyakumar, Head of Operations (Acting)
Finally, RM3,256 from our
collection was also allocated to
the club for the RSC Food Bank
as our contribution from the
#hockeyislife initiative.
Again, a big Thank You to all
Hockey Section members and
friends for your generosity and
support, and showing that we
care for our fellow Malaysians!
#kitajagakita
