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Foosball… a game or should i say sport where u get to socialize and have fun at the same time. Please refer to wikipedia or foosball.com.my to know more bout foosball in case you are not sure what is it.

The first time i ever played foosball was with my father, the outdoor of Komtar Dome around aged 6 years old (should be around there, still remember being slightly plum, short hair and i barely able to see the table LOL). Of course I could not care less about it… come on, aged 6? Things just come and go! After stages of development, back in form 4, my sister actually encouraged me to play foosball, saying that it is fun and challenging. Again, I did not really bother, and actually commented, what a bloody game is this and how u define FUN in the first place. Shots after shots, tips after tips, I tend to enjoy the game better and actually got hooked to it. Lasted me few months and I stepped out of the foosball craze due to lack of friends who enjoy it, and I do not even know where people play foosball. For what I know, I played at a cyber cafe in Bukit Jambul called FPS, a T-2 table i guess.

Not long ago, there was a sudden craze in Gurney’s Red Spot Foosball section where alot of players gathered and play together. AGAIN, I did not really give a flying duck for I was into snooker till this murtad went like ‘Desmond, start back playing foosball la, gather the kaki and play together!’. You should know who you are you lembu lori! He managed to convince me in playing back foosball. Skills were average I would say, cukup makan la among amateurs LOL. Interest was still in playing snooker, so casually I would drop by and play a couple of games, that is about it.

Few months later, I was dragged along by Imran to a newly opened cafe called TL Cafe to see the foosball scene. He told me there was this event called DYP and I went like ‘Wei bodoh, how would I know what is that?’ All he said was ‘Shudup and play la, random partners’. Of course i hesitated, knowing my skills were way off and my signature move was, the fast pull that never hits the ball. LOL. Not a bad day after all, partnered Sunny and got 1st, was lucky on that day!

Current moment, foosball has been taken seriously. Every Friday at TL Cafe and Saturday at CQZ there will be a DYP event which is also known as Draw Your Players. New people, new players, new friends, new styles were all part of the package of the event. Observing Sean’s meriam buluh pull-shot, Ah Hwai’s magnificent 7, Raymond’s psycho; accuracy ‘you are stupid’ signature insult, Andy’s fast pace & front pin shots never bores you. Those were just a few of the veteran players seen at the scene. Sounds fun? Feel free to spectate and enjoy the ambience.

DYP really made me train back foosball. Spending loads of hours hogging the table to train passings and shootings… all the squats and crawlings under the foosball table as forfeit for losing… the smell of the rod in INTI and REDSPOT which will remain although u soap-ed it like 10 times… finally paid off. Finally able to have ‘ball contact’ instead of the old pull shots where i hardly have ball contact. There are simply so many types of ways to score, Snake, Pull-Shot, Kick-Push/Pull, Front Pin, Back Pin, so called ‘fresh meat’ shot made by foosers a.k.a. gamers, Rolling Pulls, Tick-Tack and many more. It is never a boring game. Every player would have their own style and attitude.

There is just too much to say about foosball, and honestly, MORE GIRLS should play foosball, it is not a game catered to males only FYI! *Not saying this because it gets boring when all you see is just ‘rods’, ‘batangs’, ‘balls’ and ‘hole’. Put on your thinking cap and you wil know what I am trying to say here. LOL. So, for those who feels like paying a visit, please support the local foosball scene at:

TL Cafe ( located beside Peng Hwa ) on Friday Night @ 8.00 p.m.

CQZ ( located beside Korea Cyber Cafe ) on Saturday Night @ 9.00 p.m.

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