so i was talking to shawn from GP class today about soccer. yes, local soccer which i know nothing about. he stood in front of the class for half an hour as our GP teacher talked to him about the practicality of singaporeans being pushed out by foreign talent and the infiltration of people from malaysia, belgium, germany and God knows where else [frankly i don't quite know, i'm just guessing from the sounds of the footballer's names].

and when he got back to our group table he had my opinions pushed upon him. why do we employ foreign talent for sports? because people here simply can't fulfil such roles as good soccer players. and why? well, how many parents actually encourage their children to become professional footballers? but then you know honestly my knowledge of these things is so poor that i'm just formulating my own theories. i asked shawn why he didn't join soccer and he said he couldn't commit the time but he still had a dream of going professional. and i asked him [well, more like demanded of him], 'if you can't even commit to a school soccer cca, how are you going to go professional?!'

and he told me it was because he had to choose between soccer training on sundays and his church. he picked God. that knowledge of someone sacrificing something he loves so much for God - well, let's just say this stayed with me the whole day and i'm still thinking about it.

+ posted by M @ 9:21 PM