Since god knows when Roshan's camera will start working again, I'll just start anyway. On Thursday, 14th July, the Liverpool Football Club had a training session alongside the Malaysian IX national team at Bukit Jalil Stadium. It was from 7pm up until 9pm. So after my 3 o'clock Calculus class that day, I rushed to Kelana Jaya LRT Station via the RapidKL bus to rendezvous with Roshan. He reached around 4pm due to the Tropicana City Mall bus. Along the way, we missed our stops some 3 times, which cost me some RM10 extra. The stadium was packed with people. Outside the stadium were plenty of stalls selling jerseys and other memorabilia, the most apparent being those blasted vuvuzelas and horns.
So after an hour of waiting, the guards opened the gates and the thousands of Kopites waiting outside started pouring in. These were some of the shots taken during that day, most of them coming from the official tour website.
The attendance that day was close to 40,000 fans. That's nearly half the stadium filled with Liverpool Supporters. To be frank, I myself was surprised by the vast number of people who showed up. It was more than the attendance of the Arsenal match a few days earlier. And this was only the training session!
The next day, I had my driving examinations. So I had to waking up at AWOUHDQ 5 a.m. in the morning just so I could take the bus bringing us there (to Jalan Broga, Semenyih) which SUPPOSED to arrive at 6.15 a.m. Below the agency office, swarmed with mosquitoes under the rain, was hardly a good start to my day. The bus ride took 2 hours, doubled of what was the supposed eta. And the air-conditioning in the bus was at full blast throughout that journey, when it was raining heavily outside. All I had was a collared shirt and jeans to keep me warm. Needless to say, my fingers and ears were desensitized.
The day was extremely draggy as what seemed to be the most boring day of my life. And at the end of the day, I failed my driving test on Open Road section. What did I do wrong? I crossed an invisible line of white paint on the floor, entering the next lane. Okay. My bad. But to add insult to injury, I had to endure a freaking THREE HOUR bus ride back because of a few factors:
- Bus driver didn't know the way. Couldn't even tell me where the heck we were.
- It rained very heavily, thus the traffic jam became more time-consuming.
To top it all off, my phone was close to death so I had no music to listen to. Oh, and I had to walk in the rain back home, which gave me the flu.
Saturday was a fun day though. Roshan and I took extra care when we traveled there and back. The LRT to Bukit Jalil was jam packed with Liverpool fans. When the LRT reached the destination, everyone began to cheer as we exited the compartment. Almost instantly, anthems were sang and the atmosphere was tremendous. This was going to be a cracker, and THIS is what you call a big club, rich with tradition and we, the fans, are always the 12th man.
The game ended in an exciting 6-3, with the visitors running riot in the stadium. And the best part was although the near-full capacity of the stadium donned the traditional red of Liverpool, we supported both sides of the game. And Malaysia played well. Through all times we sang the YNWA song, I think I can get most of the lyrics. C'mon, which other team has their own song?
And that, ends the three day spectacle of awesomeness. And with that, loads of fatigue. Cheers. And YNWA
You'll Never Walk Alone - The Crowds
