11:13 a.m. - 2001-06-14
shawn's bowling dream
shawn's bowling dreams:
shawn has his bowling dream:to get into the national squad.
i met shawn during the ass juice days,we used to skip some lectures at ass juice college and sneaked away happily to the funland arcade nearby,changing our school shirt to some bedwashed t-shirts we brought from home and then sit down on the arcade machine playing our favourite street fighter zero three doing combos and stuff or cruising the daytona circuit till we run out of credits and then we would go to mosh burgers for fries and milkshakes.
shawn got his bowling dream;he really wanted to get into the national youth team then and so one day ,on his birthday actually,he went down to the bowling alley the youth team were training at and he told the coach,"i think i'm good enough for the youth team." the coach looked at him,a kid with long hair tumbling over his forehead,nearly breaking into a smile at his boldness.
shawn got into the team.
"but mind you,it was team D or something,so don't celebrate yet",he said to me.
then a few weeks later,he injured his hand and had to forgo training and go for electro therapy with a blond physio doctor who he said was quite attractive.and this was how the dream slowly faded till we both went into the army and time just rushed by in a furry of parades and outfield exercises.
now,two years later,he resumed his bowling again,with shih wee,our classmate from the ass juice days,nicknamed killer because of his bruce lee self created un-style of martial arts and movie style banshee wail.they bowled against each other at katong shopping centre,playing points for drinks.
one day,the national team came down to train at katong;me ,shawn and killer were sitting at the canteen eating hotdogs and then shawn started naming who's who as the coach and other staff/players streamed into the bowling centre.he practically knew all their names and posts in the bowling council,he even knew who was sportsman of which year and whose bowling style is helicopter spin,left hook etc.
the national team started doing some warm-up rolls in the alley,and shawn and killer stood behind them watching their throws.shawn stared intently at them and then went out to smoke.he said,"i am as good as them..."
later,as the team were starting to look behind their backs and wonder who's the three guys in t-shirt and faded jeans staring at their training;we just went away to play counterstrike at the second floor of katong shopping centre.
along the way,killer said,"today i've seen quite a few styles of bowling...got flinging cat style,got electrocuted chicken style and then got broken crane style..."
shawn laughed and asked him to repeat again.
