OCM Weekly Highlights - 28th December 2008

OCM Weekly Highlights
28th December 2008

OCM Official Website: http://www.olympic.org.my/

Coming Events

FTAAA “One Mile Dash – New Year Bash” – 31st December 2008 at 8.00 p.m. from Jalan Doraisamy (KL’s Heritage Row) to Dataran Merdeka Kuala Lumpur.
FIBA – Asia International Referees Course – 9th & 10th January 2009 at MABA Stadium, Jalan Hang Jebat, Kuala Lumpur.
FIBA – Asia Match Commissioners Course – 11th & 12th January 2009 at MABA Stadium, Jalan Hang Jebat, Kuala Lumpur.
17th OCM Executive Board Meeting – 20th January 2009 at 4.30 p.m. at OCM Boardroom, 1st Floor, Wisma OCM, Kuala Lumpur
151st OCM Council Meeting – 7th February 2009 at 9.30 a.m. at Conference Room, Ground Floor, Wisma OCM, Kuala Lumpur.
OCM Sports Goodwill Ambassadors Annual Gathering – 7th February 2009 at 11.30 a.m. at Conference Room, Ground Floor, Wisma OCM, Kuala Lumpur.

News Items

Condolences

The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) was indeed greatly saddened by the sudden demise of DYMM Tuanku Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Ja'afar ibni Al-Marhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman, who served as the Malaysia's 10th Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong from 1994 to 1999. The late DYMM Tuanku Ja'afar is father to YAM Tunku Tan Sri Imran ibni Al-Marhum Tuanku Ja'afar, President of OCM and IOC Member in Malaysia. The Executive Board & Council of the OCM and its affiliates express its deepest condolences to the Royal Family of Negeri Sembilan.

FTAAA Young Talent Athletics Meet

Further to the report on the final circuit of the Young Talent Athletics Meet held at the Kuala Lumpur Football Stadium on 21st December 2008, the details of the Meet are as follows. The Meet was held over three circuits, with the first circuit being held on 19th October, the second circuit on 23rd November and the third and final circuit on 21st December. All the three circuits were held at the Kuala Lumpur Football Stadium. Competitors at the three circuits were divided into 5 age groups for boys and for girls, as follows: Primary School Girls and Primary School Boys of ages 10 to 12 years, Lower Secondary School Girls and Lower Secondary School Girls of ages 13 and 14 years, Upper Secondary School Girls and Upper Secondary School Boys of ages 14 and 16 years, Senior Secondary School Girls and Senior Secondary School Boys of ages 17 and 18 years and Women’s Open and Men’s Open for over 18 years to 35 years (school leavers).

Of the 10 age groups, there were many participants in the 10 to 12 years and the 13 and 14 years age group, while the Men’s Open and Women’s Open categories had the least participants. In fact the Women’s Open category did not have a single entry in all three circuits.

The three circuits exposed some young athletes with good potential. In the 10 to 12 years age group, the average time of the first three winners of 33 sec. in 200m and 77 sec. in 400m for the girls and 30 sec in 200m and 68 sec in the 400m for the boys.

In the boys 13 and 14 years age group, Kesavan Maniraja ran the 400m in 58.6 sec. and the 800m in 2:11.4 which are very good times. In the boys 15 & 16 year, Muhd Shahril Adnan ran 400m in 56.3 sec. and 800m in 2:08.4 which are also very good times.

The following interesting observations should be noted:

* There are many young talented athletes waiting to be identified. There young athletes have strong parental support.

* Unfortunately, the drop-out rate is very high, as by 18 years and above, there were no longer any young men or young women interested to participate in athletics.

2nd National Inter-Club Handball Championship 2008

The 2nd National Inter-Club Handball Championship 2008 was held on 25th December 2008 at the OCM Indoor Sports Arena. 9 men’s team and 5 women’s participated in a single round knock-out competitions format. The interesting aspect of the Championship was that each team paid a participation fee of RM40/=. Of the RM560/= collected, RM300/= was paid to the 4 referees as allowance. RM200/= was paid to OCM for rental of the hall and the balance RM60/= was spent on miscellaneous items for the Championship. Milo very generously donated the Championship Trophies, one for the men and one for the women and also the winners’ medals to all four semi-finalists for the men’s and the women’s competitions.

At the very close and exciting men’s final, Hoisan KL became the champion, by beating UiTM Shah Alam, by 8 goals to 5. UPSI (Perak) was third with Melaka in fourth position. In the women’s final, Legend KL defeated UiTM Shah Alam by 10 goals to 3 to finish as Champion. UKM was third and UPSI fourth.

Overall the standard of Handball has improved, with many of the matches ending up with one goal difference between the winning teams and the losing teams. In the men’s competitions, UiTM Shah Alam, won all their matches by one goal, beating Gombak by 6 goals to 5 in the first round, and then Negeri Sembilan by a score of 10 goals to 9 in the next round and beating UPSI Perak in the semi-final with a score of 14 goals to 13.

Handball is a very popular sport at school level, with competitions for under 12 years, under 16 years and under 18 years. The sport is also very popular at university level, with MASUM organizing an annual championship for the university teams. Unfortunately, for many years there were no competitions for school leavers, who did not enter universities. Since 2006, The Malaysian Handball Federation has been organizing inter-club competitions open to teams with non-university players. Hoisan KL is one such team.

With every team paying a small participation fee, each time they competed, lack of funds was no longer a problem. The players themselves were quite happy to pay a small fee, as they realized that by not paying the small fee, they would not have the opportunity to pay competitive Handball. More sports, especially the less popular sports should use the Handball competition model to organize competitions at grass-roots level.

Virtual Olympic Congress

The deadline for the submission of contributions to the Virtual Olympic Congress has been extended to 28th February 2009. If you have not yet made your contribution to the Virtual Olympic Congress please do so immediately by registering at http://www.2009congress.olympic.org/en/Pages/default.aspx

Happy New Year

The Office Bearers and members of OCM wish to extend their greetings to all members of OCM, NSAs, Sponsors, Media, and etc., for a Happy, Successful and Prosperous New Year.

SUKMA tidak patut ketepi acara tenis

Tindakan Majlis tertinggi Sukan Malaysia (Sukma) menyingkirkan acara tenis daripada temasya Sukma 2010 di Melaka bukanlah langkah bijak dan berpandangan sempit ke arah merealisasikan impian hendak menjadi tenis sebagai sukan negara, sama seperti sukan lain khususnya badminton, skuasy dan bola sepak.

Sepatutnya Sukma menyokong, malah membantu usaha gigih Persatuan Lawn Tenis Malaysia (LTAM) bagi mencapai misi dan visinya melahirkan jaguh sukan tenis negara, lebih-lebih lagi memandangkan tenis sudah menjadi acara utama Olimpik dan kian popular dikalangan peminat sukan tempatan.

Hal demikian ini terbukti daripada sambutan hangat diberikan ketika jaguh sukan dunia seperti bekas pemain nombor satu Roger Federer serta bintang lagenda Sampras, McEnroe dan Bjorn Borg mengadakan pertunjukkan di Kuala Lumpur, suatu persembahan cukup mengagumkan dan menghiburkan.

LTAM diberitakan sudah berusaha setakat termampu dengan membuat rayuan agar tenis tetap dimasukkan sebagai acara Sukma, namun seperti kata presidennya, datuk Abdul Razak Latiff, persatuan sudah membuat rayuan dua kali tetapi masih tetap ditolak dengan alasan yang hanya diketahui Majlis Tertinggi Sukma sendiri.

Penyenaraian tenis dalam acara Sukma 2010 di Melaka dapat menimbulkan keghairahan minat dikalangan pemain khususnya peringkat junior mempertingkatkan mutu permainan agar terpilih mewakili negeri masing-masing.

Prestasi pemain tenis menyaksikan graf turun naik dan perkembangannya sentiasa hanyut dan tengelam dalam glamor Datuk Lee Chong Wei dan datuk Nicol David masing-masing selaku pemain nombor satu dunia badminton dan skuasy.

Berbanding dengan negara jiran khususnya Thailand, mutu tenis negara mengelunsur tercorot. Thailand misalnya pernah melahirkan pemain yang berada dalam lingkungan senarai 10 rangking terbaik dunia. Skuad kita selalu kecundang kepada pasukan Indonesia pada tamasya Sukan Asia Tenggara (SEA).

Negara pernah melahirkan beberapa jagoan seperti Adam Malik dan kemudian V. Selvam. Selvam, paling lama bertahta sebagai pemain nombor satu negara. Beliau dikatakan berada pada kedudukan 290, rangking dunia tertinggi dicapai Malaysia.

Kini, beliau mengendalikan klinik tenis, langkah bijak bagi menyokong dan melengkapi usaha gigih LTAM meningkatkan mutu dan prestasi sukan ini pada peringkat nasional dan global.

Anak didik sekolah rendah perlu didedahkan kepada permainan ini, yang memang sukar hendak dilaksanakan sebab perlunya padang sempurna seperti pengakuan Federar, asalnya pemain bola sepak.

Pendedahan bakat baru ini boleh memanfaatkan latihan asas daripada Akademi Tenis Junior Duta, kemudiannya dapat diserapkan kepada Akademi Tenis Malaysia, ditubuhkan pada 1999, untuk muncul pemain berpontensi mewakili negara.

Dalam konteks lebih luas, LTAM menganjurkan beberapa pertandingan peringkat junior. Baru-baru ini, persatuan menganjurkan pertandingan remaja bawah 16 tahun berpasukan negeri bersama-sama ECM Libra yang diungguli Kuala Lumpur menewaskan Sarawak, yang banyak melahirkan bakat sukan dalam acara tertentu.

Kemunculan Marcus Chee sebagai wira Kuala Lumpur pasti sedikit sebanyak berbaloi daripada inisiatif LTAM mewujudkan Infrastruktur Prestasi Tinggi (HPI) yang dimulakan sejak 2007.

Tenis selalu dikaitkan dengan status elit, suatu yang menghantui bakat baru hendak terus menceburi sukan nini.

Gelanggang tenis di sekolah tertentu khusus sekolah berasrama penuh dapat dikatakan kurang dimanfaatkan pelajar sebab status elit itu sendiri. Justeru, status elit itu perlu dipisahkan agar peminat terutama di kalangan remaja dapat menyamakan tenis dengan acara sukan lain.

Pastinya, peningkatan taraf tenis menjadi sukan negara memerlukan kerjasama dan sokongan semua pihak tanpa terserah bulat-bulat kepada LTAM. Dalam konteks beginilah, tenis perlu disenaraikan dalam apa juga temasya sukan negara,lebih-lebih lagi Sukma, landasan bermakna dan signifikan dalam melahir untuk pemilihan skuad negara dalam apa juga pertandingan serantau dan antarabangsa.

Bola sepak, hoki mengecewakan

Sukan popular terus dibelenggu kemerosotan

Sebagai sukan nombor satu Malaysia dan mempunyai pengikut paling ramai, bola sepak negara terus berada di ambang yang suram apabila gagal mengekalkan kejuaraan Pesta Bola Merdeka kepada barisan muda Vietnam.

Bermula dengan kejayaan membelasah pasukan kelas tiga seperti Afghanistan, Nepal dan Sierra Leone serta Myanmar di peringkat separuh akhir, skuad dibimbing B Sathianathan kecundang menerusi sepakan panalti penentuan kepada barisan B23 Vietnam dalam perlawanan akhir.

Kepahitan melihat satu-satunya trofi yang sepatutnya mampu dimenangi tetapi terlepas kepada barisan lebih muda Vietnam meragut keyakinan yang pada awalnya disandarkan terhadap skuad kebangsaan menjelang saingan Piala Suzuki AFF.

Ramalan itu benar belaka apabila skuad yang sama gagal melepasi sasaran untuk ke peringkat separuh akhir apabila tewas kepada barisan senior Vietnam 3-2 sebelum ditunjukkan jalan keluar oleh Thailand 3-0 dalam perlawanan terakhir Kumpulan B.

Dari awal lagi, sudah ada api percikkan yang bakal membakar skuad kebangsaan apabila melihat anak buah Sathiananthan bergelut untuk menewaskan Laos dalam perlawanan pertama.

Sekalipun faktor kegagalan cuba ditutup dengan alasan keadaan padang yang buruk dan kesilapan besar penjaga gol, Helmi Elias Rizal, kegagalan bola sepak sebagai sukan kolektif perlu dipikul oleh pengurus FAM, jurulatih dan pemain.

Sementara itu, kegagalan skuad holi negara melayakkan diri ke Sukan Olimpik Beijing, buat dua temasya berturut-turut serta menduduki tangga tercorot daripada tujuh pasukan dalam saingan Piala Sultan Azlan Shah dalam kesinambungan tahun yang malap buat skuad hoki kebangsaan.

Tatkala beberapa pasukan Asia lain seperti Jepun dan China semakin menunjukkan peningkatan, anehnya skuad hoki negara yang dibimbing jurulatih Sarjit Sing menunjukkan kemerosotan mendadak selepas menjanjikan suatu kebangkitan apabila menduduki tempat kedua pada edisi 2007 Piala Sultan Azlan Shah dan gangsa di Piala Asia di Chennai tahun lalu.

Kegagalan pada pusingan kelayakkan di Kamigahara, Jepun pada April nyata menjadi detik paling mengecewakan lebih-lebih lagi ketika Malaysia pada awalnya berpeluang merebut salah satu tempat ke Olimpik sebelum dikecewakan tuan rumah dan keputusan pengadil pada detik-detik terakhir.

Episod hitam itu terus memalapkan senario hoki negara dan keputusan buruk pada Kejohanan Piala Sultan Azlan Shah sekadar mengesahkan betapa mutu hoki negara semakin kronik dan memerlukan perubahan segera.

Sebagai antara sukan popular di Malaysia, pernah menduduki rangking keempat dunia serta disegani pada awal 70an serta mempunyai asas yang kukuh diperingkat akar umbi, hoki menjadi antara pasukan yang sering tidak ketinggalan untuk ke Olimpik.

Begitupun, hakikatnya prestasi sukan itu semakin merundum dan Liga Hoki Malaysia yang dianjurkan badan induknya, dilihat gagal melahirkan pemain pelapis berkeliber hingga terpaksa bergantung kepada kudrat beberapa tonggak yang sepatutnya sudah bersara.

Tanpa ada cubaan untuk melakukan perubahan besar oleh kedua-dua badan induk bola sepak dan hoki, dua sukan ini diramal sukar bangkit dalam tempoh terdekat.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, SALAM MUHARRAM AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

Kepada ahli dan Rakan Famemas,

Disertakan bersama OCM Highlights bertarikh 21 Disember untuk perhatian anda

Di kesempatan ini, para EXCO dan Famemas ingin mengucapkan

MERRY CHRISTMAS

SALAM AWAL MUHARRAM

DAN SELAMAT TAHUN BARU

untuk semua, semoga sentiasa berbahagia selalu

Ikhlas

Kelab FAMEMAS Kuala Lumpur & Selangor

OCM Weekly Highlights - 21 Dec 2008

OCM Weekly Highlights 

21st December 2008

OCM Official Website: www.olympic.org.my

Coming Events

45th Malaysian National Table Tennis Championship 2008 – 19th to 23rd December 2008 at the Grand Hall, Wisma Darul Iman, Kuala Terengganu.

9th Milo World Junior All-Star Bowling Championship 2008 – 19th to 28th December 2008 at Sunway Megalanes. 

Ulu Langat Netball Association Carnival & Jumble Sale – 27th December 2008 at Kajang Stadium, from 8.30 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. 

17th OCM Executive Board Meeting – 20th January 2009 at 4.30 p.m. at OCM Boardroom, 1st Floor, Wisma OCM, Kuala Lumpur

151st OCM Council Meeting – 7th February 2009 at 9.30 a.m. at Conference Room, Ground Floor, Wisma OCM, Kuala Lumpur.

News Items

Merry Christmas

The Office Bearers and members of OCM wish to extend their greetings 

to all Christian members of OCM, NSAs, Sponsors, Media, and etc., a Merry Christmas. 

2nd Asian Koi Open Karate Championship 2008 

Congratulations to the Malaysia Karate Federation (MAKAF) and the Organising Committee for successfully organization of the 2nd Asian KOI Open Karate Championship on 20th and 21st December at Gymnasium 2, National Sports Council, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur. 

The Kobe Osaka International (KOI) was founded by Mr. Tommy Morris in 1991. The KOI Karate Championship is an international competition for junior Karate exponents at clubs level. Over 500 athletes, both male and female, from 19 countries participated in the 2nd Asian KOI Open Karate Championship. The Championship was divided into age groups for boys and girls 6-7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13 years, cadet category 14-15 years, junior category 16-17 years and senior category above 18 years. 

FTAAA Young Talent Athletics Meet

The Federal Territory Amateur Athletes Association organized a very successful Young Talent Athletics Meet at the Kuala Lumpur Football Stadium from 8.00 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. on 21st December 2008. Over 150 young athletes, supported by their parents, friends, siblings and coaches participated in the competitions, which was the third held in 2008. 

The athletes competed in the under 16 years and under 12 years for boys and for girls. The young athletes displayed so much talent, enthusiasm and fighting spirit that it is very surprising to see championships at states and national levels, so poorly attended and supported. Something must be done to harness all these talents so that Malaysia can again be the leading country in athletics, not only in the SEA region but also in Asia. 

Almost all the parent were concerned with the lack of proper training and coaching facilities in their children’s schools. The parents have to search around for public training centres (which are few and far in between) and to drive or send their children to such training centres. The parents also felt that there were shortage of such friendly competitions for their children and the lack of information on such competitions. 

They expressed their appreciations to FTAAA and to MILO, who sponsored the medals and prizes and hope that more such competitions will be held. FTAAA took the initiative to record the email addresses of all the parents who have such facilities so that information of future competitions and other athletics news could be sent to them directly.

Ulu Langat Netball Association Carnival & Jumble Sale 

The Ulu Langat Netball Association is organizing a carnival and jumble sale on 7th December 2008 at Kajang Stadium, from 8.30 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. The objective of the carnival and jumble sale is to promote Netball and to raise funds for the construction of an indoor Netball court in for the Ulu Langat Netball Association. All are welcomed to support this noble cause. 

Virtual Olympic Congress

The deadline for the submission of contributions to the Virtual Olympic Congress has been extended to 28th February 2009. If you have not yet made your contribution to the Virtual Olympic Congress please do so immediately by registering at http:// www. 2009 congress.olympic.org /en / Pages/ default.aspx 

Badminton ketandusan pemain pelapis

Badminton menutup tirai 2008 dengan prestasi amat menkagumkan dan penuh bergaya apabila mengungguli hatrik daripada lima gelaran juara pada Kejohanan Siri Super Masters Akhir di Kompleks Sukan Tertutup Likas, Kota Kinabalu, Kelmarin.

Pemain nombor satu dunia, Datuk Lee Chong wei mudah menjinakkan Peter Gade Chirstensen, jagoan Denmak pada peringkat akhir 21-8, 21-16, persis mudahnya dia dijinakkan Lin Dan dalam perebutan pingat emas-perak pada Olimpik di Beijing, Ogos lalu.

Adakah kemenangan ini berpunca daripada peminggiran badi dalam diri Chong Wei ke atas pemain utama China, Lin Dan, yang tidak bertanding pada final Super Final Masters ini?

Persoalan ini timbul ini kerana Chong Wei tidak pernah mengungguli kejohanan sesudah meraih pingat perak, yang menyaksikannya memperoleh ganjaran tunai RM300.000 dan pencen bulanan RM3000 sejak September.

Faktor bermain di gelanggang sendiri patot diambil kira sebagai faktor penting sehingga pemain badminton negara dapat menakluki Super Master akhir itu. Regu utama sudah dapat menemui rentak dan sentuhan apabila Kien Keat - Boon Heong menumbangkan musuh tradisi mereka dari Korea, Jung Jae Sung-Lee Yong Dae 21-18, 21-14.

Kemenangan yang cukup bermakna rasanya dinikmati regu utama wanita Eei Hui-Pei Tty apabila dapat menundukkan pasangan hadalan Indonesia Marissa-Liliyana 21-15, 22-20 biarpun pada satu ketika keciciran lima mata pada penghujung tarungan set kedua.

Kemenangan hatrik ini memberi habuan lumayan sebanyak RM427,000 kepada pemain negara membabitkan RM140,000 perseorangan lelaki, RM143,000 (beregu lelaki) dan bakinya (beregu wanita). Kita mengharapkan kemenangan menajubkan ini bakal berterusan sepanjang 2009 apabila bermulanya siri pertama Super Master awal bulan depan.

Rata-rata yang beraksi pada peringkat final ini pemain veteran yang menguasai gelanggang badminton beberapa tahun kebelakangan ini. Jaguh inilah yang dikatakan bakal bertahan sehingga Olimpik 2012 seperti pengakuan Taufik Hidayat yang tewas mudah kepada Chong Wei pada peringkat separuh akhir.

Pastinya Persatuan Badminton Malaysia (BAM) perlu berbuat sesuatu bagi mengetengahkan pemain pelapis mulai sekarang. kerana kelemahan ketara kita sekarang, kerana kelemahan ketara ialah pemain kedua dan ketiga yang amat diperlukan seandainya Piala Thomas hendak dirampas semula.

Proses mengcungkil bakat baru dan pemain pelapis dapat dibuat melalui klinik badminton dan penyertaan dalam pertandingan junior kebangsaan dan antarabangsa.

Begitu juga dengan kelemahan ketara kita pada bahagian perseorangan wanita dan beregu campuran biarpun Wong Mei Choo akan pergi lebih jauh jika tidak dihantui kecederaan lutut.

Pemain sedia ada perlu mengekalkan prestasi cemerlang ini beriringan dengan pembinaan kuatan mental dan fizikal pada tahun depan lebih-lebih lagi negara kehausan menjuarai gelaran kejohanan berprestij seperti seluruh England dan Juara Dunia.

Kaunseling dan kaedah psikologi perlu digunakan bertujuan pembinaan kekuatan mental pemain apabila berdepan Lin Dan dan beraksi di depan ribuan penonton gelanggang lawan.

Kecintaan mendalam terhadap negara bangsa perlu terus kental dalam sanubari sebab semangat juang yang tinggi sebenarnya berputik daripada semangat nasionalisme dan patriotisme dapat menyuntik semangat tidak mudah mengaku kalah ditengah gelanggang.

Hubungan intim kalangan pegawai, malah jurulatih perlu seiring agar kejurulatihan dan latihan menjadi berkesan lagi bermakna. Dengan pendekatan begini, kita yakin dunia badminton negara bakal melakar kejayaan demi kejayaan lebih gemilang biarpun tidak terbilang sepanjang 2009 nanti.

Celoteh - Etiquette - Kepten Shafari

Thanks for the replies... at least some of you are still IN... On running.. wait till I get back my momentum.. after the long rest. May benext year.. I'll go for 10km first. After seeing Lim Pueh Tian's photos... the desire to get back into competitive running is burning hot now. Heheh Hope I can maintain that this time. My 4 years stint in JB has made me to betoo relaxed though I did go for joggings, but with less competitive runs... the oomph was not there.

And my dear Aneh... u seems to be good at wooing women. Macam playboy tua.Tapi why the heck u r still alone?? R u the hit and run type? Heheh or are uwaiting for the correct MAN to approach u? kah kah kah.

Giving flowers to show your affection? I thought it is long over due. Ithought this style is more to those who are not real... I mean hypocrisytype. Just to show. I prefer that while walking or having makan... u justbuy some flowers or pluck from a plant and give it to her.. impromptutypes... then this is more meaningful. Hehehe... well ladies... am I rightor u prefer Aneh's style?

Aneh... I think your style is for our parents lah..sudah lama. Nowadays, things got to be done in a faster mode. It is not giving up.. but then youcant wait for too long either. At your and my age... kita tak boleh tunggulama-lama.. and we too must have some pride.. mesti jual mahal lor (thenwe'll regret later) hehehe We are just like Mercedes.. lagi lama lagi mahal..antique..(at last tak laku.. like Aneh... hehehe)

Ok gtg... take care and enjoy your work.

Capt.

Celoteh - Etiquette - Dorairaj

Dorairaj Celoteh

Hi Kawan Kawan! 

Yes its indeed true that there are plans for another LCCT some where in Labu........but its just talk and discussion. Air Asia is not happy about the taxes and delays are often the cause of Runway occupied by international flights giving priority to foreign airlines rather than for domestic. Air Asia sees this in terms of money since waiting for clearance to take off and landing is " money " wasted. Gallons of fuel is wasted burning while waiting. Our traffic controllers need more space between each flight arrivals and departures which are strictly followed by our own Civil Aviation Laws. Compared to tarffic in Frankfurt...... and other busy airports in the world the traffic controllers are so good that hardly a minute passes a flight is either landing or taking off. Here Air Asia gets pissed off many times as they always allow one runway for takeoff and another for landing. In my opinion our traffic controllers are just following the local laws and there is a urgent need to change that..... since price of aircraft fuel is high. So If I were to be the CEO of Air ASia I would cry foul over the delays...... and would look for alternative ways to save millions of RM in the long run. If the Government do not want to listen the something must be done to save an Airline.

Yes there something that smells not right privatising IJN. Everthing is going fine and wonderful and plenty of doctors are trainned there....... other centres are not well equipped as IJN. So why now wanting to privatize IJN....... someone is smelling money there to make and guess who will be victims?

Bowling event was good and fun........ few ladies. If there were to be more ladies it would have been more lively. Anyway with the anak anak yatim it sure was nice to see them enjoy.......who have not bowling at all...... The joy of seeing how they throw the ball.

I fell down because the dump kambing tua keep nosyind behind my back whenever I wanted to throw the ball........ but the good news is I beat him in both the games....... Did he tell you guys that? Naaaaaah!

My dear Kapten..... thank you for your advice. We the committe always have repeatedly reminded our members to wear our Club Famemas T-Shirts for any events or rather all events but few of them still give us excuses that they are coming staright form their working places and its rainning and they forgot and ........ so on. We cannot tell them to go back or ban them from taking part or deregister them. They are not kids and they should think for themselves. Our job is to remind them and keep reminding at every event. Of couse discipline shall be uphold at all times to ensure Famemas is a club with high dignity. All the bowlers who participated were well behaved and did not cause any unhealthy situations.

Badminton Super Series was a suberb show By KKK and LCW...... I was practically glued to my chair while watching the game on TV. While Ayu called I did not even want to answer her as I know she was very excited about the game too. Well looks the East Malaysians were really having a wonderful time........ imagine what we could have done if we were to be there........ Rock the Stadium Baby!  Thats the kind of match we want to see. 

Wei Kapt ! Buka mata mimpi loh! Last chance! What do you mean last chance? Are you giving up? Thats what woman wait for.... to see you give up...... thats when they will know your weakness. A man shall never never give up. He shall strive all the way until she gets married to another man. You dont need to know her moods lah..... What she likes lah and what doesnt....... Come man Kapt tak kan u dah tua sangat sampai tak tau apa yang perempuan suka atau tak suka. Do you dare carrying a bunch of roses and be present yourself in front of her office early in the morning before she starts work? Thats what everywoman want. Will you wait before her office hrs are over with a a nice tub of ice cream and tell her that you would like to share it with her even for a short while. Do you dare to do this? Thats what women like. But I am sure you cant afford to give a Diamond ring for her which is all woman favourite item.But you need not give all that expensive stuff..... just be there for her when she least expects you...... woman love surprises.

Saya yang kena cakap benda benda ini kepada kambing tua ni. Why do you keep looking at woman who eat and talk...... tak ada kerja lain ke? Mana mana ada perempuan mata you akan jolok ke sana. You pakai sensing radar kah? tengok manicure lah..... belakang telinga lah........ Macam ada banyak experiance dengan benda ni!

Well to all the rest of my friends Wishing all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

1&Only Raj

Celoteh - Etiquette - Kepten Shafari

Kepten Shafari Celoteh

Dear friends,

the govt is about to approve the building of another LCCT airport somewhere near Labu, Negeri Sembilan. It is to be funded by Sime Darby and Air Asia. Air Asia claimed that they are paying RM100 million per year to MAB. And MAB had just finished constructing a bigger LCCT and there is still the Subang air port. Well guys...is it logical that we need another airport? KLIA is underutilised. Since Air Asia being given the rights to fly to S'pore and Tiger & Silk airways to fly to KLIA, there is a dropped in people flying to far distance destinations through KLIA. They preferred to fly through Changi. Well...KLIA will then become a white elephant in the land of Malaysia Boleh. Think hard about this guys...it is your and my country.

IJN to be privatised? Now they say that they wont but they most likely to proceed with it after the Kuala Trengganu by election. Just watch it. Then the poor Malaysians with heart problems will have no where to go. About IJN, it is considered one of the best "heart hospital" in the world. Many specialist and doctors said about this and so are the patients who had gone through the operation theatres. My father is one of them. He had 7 blockages and had 3 by-pass in 2003...he survives till today. Alhamdullilah. I've seen poor patients who need to sign a few papers before going for the operations and those papers are from the welfare department... all they need to pay is only a token. If being privatised....will this practice be continued?? A big doubt!

The bowling session with 5 orang anak-anak yatim went smoothly but not before a long delay. 22 Famemas members were there and they are:

1. Hafiez & wife ( not the betryed Hafidz that put on Chelsea's  jersey.. hehehe)

3. Azuan & wife

5. Rashid with 5 friends

11. Ramlah & hubby

13. Keh Pin Tat

14. David

15. Lee & Family

18. Dorai (he slipped and fell on the floor just after he bowled.. thud!!! macam badak jatuh..heheh)

19. Jason

20. Zul Dean

21. Siva

22. Me

23. Her (she was somewhere there cos I just cant get on with the game..banyak bola masok longkang..hehe)

A big thank you to those who came but then...where are the rest?? I decided to come only on the 11th hour...after knowing that many of the regulars did not RSVP. I was thinking that my presence might make some of you not to come. Well...just for some fun, to gather and to be with the orphans..it is worth to come.

And the EXCOs... pls ensure that all members are to put on the official Famemas t-shirts next time...let it be some discipline and to look more organised. Please.

The Champions League... MU VS Inter Milan, Liverpool VS Real Madrid, Arsenal VS Roma and Chelsea VS Juventus. Going to be very-very interesting matches. This is what we want to see.... real hot stuff.. bukan Malaysia lawan Vietnam dan kalah atau Selangor lawan Kedah (with few Selangor players were banned). Talking about FAM...really feel like vomitting!

Lee Chong Wei vs Pete Gade. Another interesting match and so are the doubles...men and women that is going on in Kota Kinabalu right now.

This evening... MU vs a team from Equador ( lupa nama.. what? Pinto Ligo) to decide the champion of the world's clubs. (Pinto? Razlin Dawina Pinto? hehehe)

Oh yeah...there are only another 7 days for the new year... and there are 7 days for me to have some hope on her saying .. "Ok capt.. lets go for it". heheh... well.. you dont have to pay to dream and imagining things, right? So let me do that.. for another week.

Yes... why not I get the help of mayuh-amai. May be she can help me to convince her to give me a chance to approach her. Or to give some tips on what she likes or doesnt and when is she in good mood so that I can call her. hehehe heheh Hello guys... I am still not crazy ok. But this is my last hope... atau harapan akan hanya tinggal harapan?? 

Talking on etiquette... it is surprising to see some women who sit cross legged on their chair in restaurants, munching the food with their mouths opened and talking while chewing their food!! eiiiyakk!! This happened in Mid Valley and they are not Indonesians but locals... Malays and Chinese. They are dressed in branded clothes and talking in English. These sort of women.. they really got on my nerves no matter how cantik or sexy they are. 

In any women.. cantik or sexy or that caught my attention.. I normally look into their toe nails. I dont expect to be polished but just clean without the black "things" in their nails and propelly menicured will do. Then if there is a chance.. I'll look behind their ears...and into the ear lobes..kalau got aliens.. thats it. Boleh blah...heheh Well... to me if they are clean outside... they are most likely to be cleaned inside too... the inner side which is more important.

Ok ladies... now you are looking at your toe nails and trying to scrub whatever is behind your ears... betul tak? hehehe

Again... saya merayu kapada yang masih setia kapada Famemas.. please do join us in our activities. People whom I really miss (besides her) are like J Lo, Vanitha, Philo, Alicia, Lim Pueh Tian, Lydia, Angeline, Arshad, Bala (MMU), Lilian, Hoon, Zulhabri and other Famemasians and in fact all Famemas members.... pls do join us in our next get together.. may be Christmas get together?? Up to the EXCOs to decide.

Till next time...take care and enjoy life. Happy holidays and to all Christians... Merry Christmas.

capt...  jogging, pancing ikan and solving sudoku.. when ever there is time.

p/s. Hasnira.. pls jangan saman saya...cos you'll get nothing.. kereta pun company punya. Anyway... terima kasih atas kesudian u menulis dari orang Jasin kapada seorang dari Jasinton City. heheh

Kepten Shafari

Fhoto Famemas: Bowling Get Together

Sunway Pryamid

Suasana perlawanan bowling Famemas

Tiga pemain Famemas

Perlawanan yang sengit

Rashid memilih bola

Gang-gang anak yatim

Anak-anak yatim kelihatan ceria bermain bowling

Abang ni kata kali pertama main bowling, tetapi ada bola sendiri!

Gang-gang Rashid

Raja Azwan mengajar isterinya main bowling

Raja azwan menunjukkan kehebatanya bermain bowling

Dorairaj menunjukkan cara membaling bola bowling

Aiks!!... macamana sampai terjatuh Dorairaj!?

Kepten Shafari dan bola bowling

Siva dan Raj memilih bola

En. Lee Hui Seng memulakan balingan

Pasangan kekasih bermain bowling

Wahhh... tipulah abang ni tak pernah main bowling

Macamana dik?... bola masuk longkang ker?

Seronok main bowling ni...

Gang-gang Rashid ceria bermain bowling

Raja Azwan dan Jason Thiang

Macamana Kepten? dapat mengatasi point isteri Azwan?

Macamana Rashid!?.. siapa juara agaknya?

Lepas main kita makan dulu....

The bowling session with 5 orang anak-anak yatim went smoothly but not before a long delay. 22 Famemas members were there and they are:

1. Hafiez & wife ( not the betryed Hafidz that put on Chelsea's  jersey.. hehehe)

3. Azuan & wife

5. Rashid with 5 friends
11. Ramlah & hubby

13. Keh Pin Tat

14. David Foo (Champion!)

15. Lee & Family

18. Dorai (he slipped and fell on the floor just after he bowled.. thud!!! macam badak jatuh.. heheh)

19. Jason Thiang
20. Zul Dean
21. Siva

22. Kepten Shafari

23. Her (she was somewhere there cos I just cant get on with the game.. banyak bola masok longkang.. hehe)

Kuasa Malaysia!!

Tanpa kelibat bintang China, barisan negara sememangnya pilihan untuk menguasai pentas Kejohanan Badminton Final Masters 2008.

Buktinya, tiga acara menjadi milik Malaysia semalam. Datuk Lee Choong Wei memulakan hari cemerlang buat negara apabila muncul juara acara perseorangan lelaki.

Rentak kemenangan diteruskan apabila gandingan Koo Kien Keat - Tan Boon Heong muncul juara beregu lelaki sebelum Wong Pei Tty - Chin Eei Hui melengkapkan hari penuh bersejarah dengan meraih gelaran beregu wanita.

FAM perlu ambil iktibar, berani buat perubahan drastik

Hingga ke detik ini , kegagalan skuad kebangsaan dalam saingan Piala Suzuki Persatuan Bola Sepak Asia Tenggara (AFF) masih terus diperkatakan dan timbul pelbagai andaian dan teori mengenai punca kegagalan itu.

Dalam era dunia tanpa sempadan kini, peminat juga berpeluang mengikuti setiap perkembangan pasukan itu dan meluahkan rasa hati mereka di dalam furom internet dan akhbar, kebanyakannya berbaur negetif dan menguris hati.

Malah penulis sendiri berasa hairan apabila melihat corak permainan skuad negara pilihan B. Sathiananthan yang lebih ramai menggunakan khidmat pemain senior, begitu kaku dan kurang menyengat di atas padang yang kurang bermutu.

Di manakah lagi pemain bawah 19 tahun bimbingan K Rajagopal yang pernah beraksi bersama-sama Aidil Zafuan, Zaquan Adha Abdul Razak dan Kyril Muhymeen Zamri suatu ketika dulu?

Jika diikutkan kepada teori dan logika , pemain daripada skuad inilah yang sepatutnya menjadi sebahagian besar pemain, bersama-sama dengan beberapa senior yang masih berkeupayaan dan mempunyai semangat juang tinggi mengibar cabaran negara.

Memang perdebatan ini tidak sampai kepenghujungnya tetapi terlalu kecil pemain dari Skuad Rajagopal itu, pasti ada yang tidak kena kepada sistem pelapis yang kita amalkan pada masa ini.

Pun begitu, masih ada segelintir yang memberi pendapat positif, menandakan mereka masih menyayangi skuad bola sepak kebangsaan dan berharap dapat melihat kebangkitan dalam tempoh terdekat ini selepas episod kegagalan di Phuket.

Penulis tidak berniat menuding jari ke mana-mana pihak atas kegagalan itu kerana sampai bilapun, hujjah mengenai siapa yang betul dan siapa yang salah ini, tidak akan berakhir. Ibarat teori yang cuba mencari jawapan terhadapa mana lebih dulu, ayam atau telur.

Dan jika tidak terkawal atau terlalu mengikut emosi, perdebatan mengenai kegagalan itu akan memburukkan keadaan dan psikologi pemain sendiri, lantas terus membelenggu bakat yang mereka ada untuk cuba mengembalikan era kegemilangan bola sepak negara seperti yang pernah kita kecapi suatu masa dulu.

Dengan ranking yang pastinya kembali merundum berikutan kegagalan di Phuket, mahu tidak mahu Persatuan Bola sepak Malaysia (FAM) juga perlu bersikap lebih terbuka, sama ada dari pihak pengurusan pentadbiran, jurulatih mahupun pemain sendiri.

Yang penting ialah kita mengambil pengajaran dan iktibar daripada kegagalan itu dan berani membuat perubahan drastik, sekalipun ia mungkin bertentangan dengan amalan yang sudah menebal dalam diri kita ataupun mungkin menguris ego pihak tertentu.

Dalam pada itu, penulis berharapa ada keceriaan bakal dibawa pemain badminton negara yang memulakan perjuangan mereka dalam Masters Final Siri Super Dunia di Kota Kinabalu yang bermula hari ini, untuk sekurang-kurangnya mengubati rasa kecewa skuad bola sepak itu, dan menutup kalender antarabangsa dengan nota mengembirakan.

Ambil bakat baru tingkat mutu bola sepak

B. Satiananthan

Saya gembira dengan keputusan Persatuan Bola Sepak Malaysia (FAM) yang melanjutkan setahun lagi kontrak jurulatih B. Satianathan untuk mengemudikan pasukan bola sepak negara untuk terus mengharungi cabaran pada persada antarabangsa.

Keputusan ini dialu-alukan dalam kemelut ketidak tentuan masa depan jurulatih tempatan kita itu yang akan tamat tempoh kontraknya akhir bulan ini. Keresahan pelbagai pihak kini sudah terjawab. FAM sesungguhnya membuat pilihan yang tepat.

Sekurang-kurangnya buat masa ini kita tidak perlu tergesa-gesa mahu mencari jurulatih baru. Banyak buruk daripada baiknya menukar jurulatih saban tahun. Sikap cepat melenting iaitu tidak boleh kalah sedikit, sudah mahu menukar jurulatih. Apatah lagi, Sathia yang baru meminpin dan melatih pasukan tempoh hanya setahun.

Tentu sahaja beliau tidak mampu 100 peratus dan menjanjikan pulangan drastik dalam masa waktu sesingkat itu. Jika kita imbas kembali sejarah kejurulatihan negara, ke mana perginya Bertalan Biskei? Apa yang terjadi kepada Claude de Roy?

Mereka ini bukankah jurulatih kelas dunia. Mereka bukanya calang-calang jurulatih. Sayangnya, mereka ternyata gagal di Malaysia walaupun anehnya berjaya pula apabila melatih pasukan negara lain. Ada pelbagai konotasi positif dan negatif daripada senario yang berlaku ini.

Setakat penulis faham, pada peringkat tertinggi permainan dan pengurusan bola sepak ini, kerja jurulatih adalah untuk menajamkan stamina, menguatkan mental dan fizikal serta merencanakan taktikal permainan. Itu sahaja.

Tiada lagi jurulatih membuat kelas bagi pemain untuk ditunjuk ajar bagaimana mahu menyepak bola, menggelecek lawan atau mengasah kemahiran bersifat individu. semua pemain yang dipilih atau terpilih sepatutnya sudahpun mempunyai bakat semula jadi dan mempunyai asas skill permainan bola sepak ini yang mereka pelajari ketika peringkat sekolah, derah, kelab mahupun negeri terdahulu.

Oleh itu, berbalik kepada senario di atas, permainan bola sepak ini sebenarnya kalaupun tidak 100 peratus, hampir 90 peratus adalah permainan tulen daripada pemain itu sendiri, bukan jurulatih.

Ia bermakna, tiada guna diambil Maradona atau Pele sekalipun untuk datang melatih pemain kita jika bakat kita ada untuk negara hanyalah setaraf pemain kelab bahagian tiga di Botswana. Ia hanya membuang wang ringgit rakyat dan tidak dapat banyak membantu dalam membangunkan bola sepak negara.

Pemain perlu berusaha membangunkan permainan diri sendiri melebihi segala-galanya. Ia adalah kerana bola sepak adalah perniagaan. Pemain juga harus memahami bahawa dirinya hanya akan dibeli mana-mana pasukan sekiranya memiliki kelebihan lain.

Oleh itu juga pada hemat penulis, hanya pemain yang perlu ditukar bukan jurulatih. Kita perlu mempunyai banyak pilihan pemain pelapis yang dipilih dari negeri dan kelab yang bertanding pada semua peringkat liga bola sepak Malaysia dan bukan memilih hanya mereka yang bermain di liga Super sahaja.

Bonus dan pakej insentif kewangan lain yang menarik bagi pemain yang mewakili negara juga boleh difikirkan FAM bagi menarik minat pemain yang dipilih untuk segera menyarung jersi negara tanpa dapat mereka memberikan pelbagai alasan untuk menolakapabila saja nama mereka tertera.

Begitupun, jangan pula setiap kali apabilah kalah di mana-mana kejohanan, sepantas itu juga pemain mahu ditukar ganti. Ia akan hanya merosakkan dan mencacatkan persefahaman yang baru sahaja dibina bersama. Beri mereka peluang dulu dan lebihkan sedikit masa untuk mereka bermain bersama supaya menjadi lebih serasi.

Lihat sahaja kepada pasukan Kedah. Kita boleh mengambil iktibar daripada mereka. Beberapa tahun nama Kedah malap dan lenyap daripada peta bola sepak negara? Cuba anda ingat pada akhir tahun 80an dulu, sebelum mereka kembali bangkit untuk menerajui takhta bola sepak negara?

Mereka membuang masa bertahun lamanya dan senyap-senyap mengilap barisan muda yang kini nampaknya berhasil dan persembahan pasukan mereka kini nampaknya berhasil dan persembahan pasukan mereka kini amat bergaya dan berjaya.

Itulah hakikatnya bagi bola sepak. Ia adalah permainan berpasukan. Ia juga perlu mengambil masa untuk mematangkan persefahaman. Pasukan yang dibentuk tidak boleh menjadi pasukan yang terhebat dalam hanya sekelip mata.

Sekali lagi, tahniah kepada FAM dan tahniah kepada Sathiananthan. Semoga 2010 dan seterusnya nanti, kita akan dapat menyaksikan kebangkitan semula pasukaan kita dalam sukan nombor satu dunia ini.

Aidil Zafuan sah bernikah dengan Rita Rudaini

Pelakon Rita Rudaini Mokhtar, 32, sah bernikah dengan pemain bola sepak kebangsaan, Aidil Zafuan Abdul Radzak, 21, di Songkhla, Thailand pada pertengahan Februari lalu.

Bapa pemain bola sepak itu, Abdul Radzak Salleh, 59, berkata, Aidil Zafuan mengesahkan berita tersebut melalui anak sulungnya, Ruzithana Razak Abdul Radzak, 37, dua hari lepas.

‘‘Di sini, saya mahu mengesahkan anak lelaki saya sudah pun berkahwin dengan Rita dan berita yang digempar-gemburkan sebelum ini adalah benar,’’ katanya ketika dihubungi Utusan Malaysia di sini malam ini.

Celoteh - Kepten Shafari

Dear Celoteh readers,

Last Friday, 10 of us were privileged enough to be with who's who in the Malaysian sports world. Dato Sieh Kok Chee spent more than an hour with 8 of us and I felt that we gained much knowledge in that short time than if we were to learn from teachers or books. He is a great man who likes to share his ideas and experiences. He is allowing Famemas to use the Wisma OCM hall for free if we intend to have any functions to raise money for Famemas's trip to Laos Sea games. Opposite our table, Tengku Imran, Dato Dr Mani and a few other sports' greats were having some good drinks.We were the only ones who stayed till 11.30 pm, way after the end of the olympian nite. 

Thank you for being there; Raja Azuan (make sure you send us the photos...ok), Yusnita (direct from office...sure tak mandi), Chaterine (the lanky sprinter who would not stop if she were to start drinking...try coca cola and see...she'll definitely stop), Tan Ming Sen (who lost many pounds due to being stranded in Bangkok airport when PAD supporters took over the airport), the ever talkative David the Vice Chairman, Lee Hui Seng and Maria Song (at last I am with a woman in Kebaya batik.. and I think I saw her in late 70s when she was with MAS....luckily we didnt get to know one another.... kalau tidak nama sudah tukar to Aspalela Song Abdullah...hehehe).

The suggestion from Dato Sieh.. i.e. to save RM50 per month so that by Dec 09 we'll have RM500 each for the Laos trip, is very practical in deed. And as supporters, we should be able to support ourselves rather than depending on sponsors. "How can we consider ourselves as great supporters when we cant even support ourselves?" he said.... and it is very true! For this I think as Famemas members who have gone for trips, we should be doing that. Forget about recruiting new members...offer to the veterans first cos at least we know one another. If we were to take in new members, and then he/she has to pay RM500, then he/she thinks that he/she is on holidays....and then the problems on breach on discipline and other problems might cropp up.....and will be difficult to monitor and control. Then it'll defeat the main purpose.

So EXCOs... pls plan something to raise funds so that we are on our own and let us build the brand of Famemas to greater heights and then...we shall be able to demand...may be 4 years from now and then we'll all be in London Olympics!! It is possible right??

Suzuki cup? Eeeiiyak!! I hate FAM more and more. If I have my way.. I'll interrogate that stupid goalkeeper who made 3 blunders in a single match that handed the Vietnamese the match. I'll squeezed his b---- with a rusty pliers and he'll definitely screamed out the names of the benefactors of his blunders. Ai yoooo.... all FAM officials, please submit your resignation. A disgrace to the nation and has been for too long.Tak malu kah??

Kseniya from Russia won the Miss World. Hello Aneh...she is of my type too.. just like the Bond girl. Now I must start learning Russian.. otherwise how can I converse with them. Oh yeah.. my 2009 resolution is to start to live in the world of reality. I must stop dreaming and imagining things. She has only 15 days to say "yes" or otherwise I prefer to live alone forever. Giving up? Yeah may be. Aneh will be one happy guy on reading this cos he'll be a she from 1st January 2009 for not accepting the challenge of the 2 km run...as Jason called it, "Crash of the Titan Raj" and "The awakening of Aci Di" heheheh Aneh.. oopps.. Aci.. kenapa takut. Jom kita lari.....

Heard that Hasnira is a mother now. Betul kah Hasnira?? Tahniah. Tapi jangan lah namakan anak you Korat atau Famemas. Shafari tu ok lah...nanti baik dan alim orangnya. Paling jahat...dia bersorak. hehehe

The bowling game on this Saturday at Sunway Piramid? I would love to join but then got to pick up my children's mother who is coming back from haj... I'll try to join if the work is done. And David...how much is it per head...RM30?? 

Hafidz suddenly became a Chelsea fan and was sent to train with Chelsea players in London. As what he said...for cari makan, he changed his colours.. from MU fanatic to Chelsea loyal. Banyak pandai this Hafidz lor.. but I am not that... if I like that team... I'll support forever through thick and thin.... just like I am after her... all the way from 2003.. .. banyak lama lor. But after 5 years... I think I should give her a break..let her decide....heheheh "Thanks god... at last this mad man is leaving me in peace", may be this is what she is saying after this. hehehe

Ok.. whatever it is, where ever you are and what ever you are doing, please take care and enjoy life. May be we are fine and healthy right now but we wont know of our fate right after this. Believe in HIM and to HIM that we hope and pray for a better and a safe world. InsyAllah.

To her, please accept my sincere apology for meddling with your life though I am serious of my intention towards you from day 1 but then life is not all rosy...there are ups and downs.

To others whom I've hurt intentionally or not, again I am very very sorry.

Please stay active within Famemas and make it force that is well heard, well seen and the envy of others. Hidup Famemas!!

capt....