A rainy affair - RSUC visits RSC Kiara on 18th December 2021

 It was a match that was not meant to be, as it had been raining continuously for 2 days resulting in floods in several states, including Selangor, rendering our field unplayable this Saturday evening on 18^th Dec 2021.

The Malaysia Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has even issued yellow and orange alerts indicating that the downpour was not stopping anytime soon, as reported in several news portals.

But even this could not deter the entourage from Royal Sg Ujong Club (RSUC) from making the trip to RSC Kiara and still enjoyed a wonderful dinner by our poolside amidst the pouring rain.

After the makan, the usual formalities followed, as Simon See presented the visiting team captain and manager with a token of appreciation. Thank you Chin Chin for graciously being the MC for the night.

Thank you RSUC for making it all the way here despite the rain

Although there were discussions on whether we were to proceed to penalty strokes or a game of billiards to decide the winner of this match, speeches by Simon and the RSUC captain made it clear that we still owed RSUC a hockey match and we will be happy to host them again. 

With or without hockey, makan minum will proceed!

It was also suggested that the next game should be played with mixed teams from both sides, as many felt that the camaraderie between our clubs built over the years is more important than the result or score of the match.

Some singing soon ensued with Gurbachan Singh from RSUC’s rendition of “Country Roads”. This was followed by a Hindi song by Harcharan Singh which seemed quite popular judging from the crowd’s reaction! The duo then became a trio, with Sarban Singh from RSUC joining in.

The singing trio that entertained us after dinner

The evening was made more merry once the music started playing, thanks to Hutch from RSUC, who kicked it off with the popular song “Kau Ilhamku” by Man Bai, which prompted a few unplanned sing-a-longs when other familiar songs were played.

We sincerely thank RSUC team members for the effort in driving over an hour in the wet conditions to get here, and then having to make the drive back after the dinner. It was a pleasure to host you!

With this final “match” concluded, the RSC Hockey Section Committee would like to say thank you to all our section members for your support and participation in 2021, and also our appreciation to the RSC Sports Department and the Sports Chairman for working tirelessly behind the scenes to make sure our activities continue throughout the year.

Looking forward to a better 2022 and more hockey adventures (and makan minum, of course) in the coming year!