A Difficult Choice - " Train for BOTH or, GO For BROKE? "

( SILVER, U12 Boys FOIL - 23rd FEB. 2019)

( SILVER, U12 Boys SABRE - 24th FEB. 2019 )

1 month to go for nationals at OCM, a difficult choice lays ahead - which weapon or, weapons to train for? 

A Surprise SILVER in U12 SABRE - Musketeers Challenge 2019, Circuit 1

An interesting thing happen today, a surprise silver in U12 Sabre for Amir Faiz.
... everybody including his Coach was surprised, WaQAQA!

( SILVER, U12 Boys SABRE - 24th FEB. 2019 )

Another SILVER in U12 FOIL - MUSKETEERS Challenge 2019, Circuit 1

POOL 1 (5pax)

Match 1
WON: 5-3, 27 secs left.

Match 2
lost: 0-2, 2 mins.

Match 3
WON: 5 - 1, 21secs left.

Match 4
WON: 5 - 2, 14 secs left.


QUALIFIED for ELIMINATIONS
( Ranked 2nd, Direct to Semis )



SEMI - FINALS ( First to 10pts )
v. Megat Abu Bakar (SK TTDI 1)

Round 1 (2mins)
1 - 0,
2 - 0,
3 - 0, 3 - 1,
4 - 1,
5 -1

REST (1 min)

Round 2
5 - 2, 5 - 3, 5 - 4, 5 - 5,
6 - 5,
7 - 5,
8 - 5,
9 - 5, 9 - 6, 9 - 7,
10 - 7 WON.


FINALS ( First to 10pts )
v. Jian Gooi (BSKL)

Round 1 (2mins)
0 - 1,
1 - 1, 1 - 2,
2 - 2, 2 - 3, 2- 4
3 - 4,

REST (1 min)


Round 2
3 - 5, 3 - 6, 3 - 7, 3 - 8,


REST (1 min)

Round 3
4 - 8,
5 - 8, 5 - 9,

5 - 10 lost, 20 secs left.

( Achievement Certificate, U12 FOIL 2019 - SILVER )

Quarter Finalist, FOIL. MFF NATIONAL U12

So near, yet so far.
...the ONLY consolation, ranked 5th nationally in Boys U12 Foil and an improvement from
previous best of 1/16 in MFF Putrajaya.

9th MALAYSIA Soduku Championship 2018

 ( Round 2 - 30 minutes )

( As in Chess and Scrabble, a mix of all ages )

When Faiz informed that he'll be representing the school in a new event, my mind was thinking - "What is he scheming now?"**.  So when he said the new event is Soduku, I can literally hear my own sigh of relief as knowing Faiz all of his involvements will set us back thousands.


Thinking the school had selected him to participate in a small/minor event, I thought should be interesting good experience for him. I was wrong as the event was the National Championship and participants from as far away as Terengganu came to participate. The organisers even brought in a Soduku Master from Japan to not only give the prizes away but also to teach newer game formats like slithering and shikaku.

**Note: My wife and I are always 'fearful' of what Faiz is up to in school, now especially after his proposal to be involved in yachting thanks to a schoolmate's involvement in MSSM 2018 and a neighbour's offer to go yachting in Port Dickson. 

KYS Speech Day & SK TTDI (1) Hari Anugerah 2018

( Award Recipients for the Main Session attended by Melaka's Chief Minister )

( Amira Farhana, Double FULL Colours for the First Time - Swimming and Chess )

There's something about siblings rivalry which transcends defined boundaries as in the case of hAnA and Faiz. 

 ( Faiz with Dato Salimin-YDP PIBG in a ceremony honouring KL's MSSM representatives)

 ( Faiz with Dato Salimin-YDP PIBG, Headmistress-Pn.Ramnah and Cikgu Zul-PK Ko-ku )

 ( Anugerah for Chess, Fencing and Scrabble )

( Treat after Prize-Giving , Star Wars Lego & Salmon Teppanyaki at OU )

SILVER - U12 Foil, Musketeers Challenge - Final Circuit/Grand Finals 2018

( U12 Foil Medalists )

( Weapon's Check prior to match )

After a hiatus of a few months due to MSSM chess and UPKK as well as year -end exams, Faiz managed to enter the finals of the U12 foil event in the Musketeers Challenge Circuit - Grand Finals 2018 held at Setia Alam.

Emerging second in his pool, he managed to fight all the way to the finals only to to lose by a solitary point to 12-year old Ershad Halid, 9 - 10 within 2 minutes of the 3-minute bout.

Final,, Points Tally

0 - 1

0 - 2

1 - 2

2 - 2

3 - 2

3 - 3

4 - 3

4 - 4

4 - 5

5 - 5

5 - 6

5 - 7

5 - 8

6 - 8

6 - 9

7 - 9

8 - 9

9 - 9

LOST, 9 - 10 with 1:04 remaining



SEMI - FINALS
v. Syed (IMS)
1 - 0, 2 - 0 , 3 - 0, 4 - 0, 5 - 0,
5-1,
6 -1, 7 -1, 8 -1, 9 -1,
WON, 10 - 1. 11 secs left.



POOLS

Match 1
v. Aalif (SK TTDI 1)

1 - 0
1 - 1
2 - 1
3 - 1
3 - 2
4 - 2
WON,  2 minutes OVER.


Match 2
1 - 0
2 - 0
3 - 0
4 - 0
5 - 0
WON, 47 seconds left.


Match 3
v. Ershad Halid
0 - 1
0 - 2
0 - 3
1 - 3
1 - 4
2 - 4
3 - 4
3 - 5
Lost, 1:03 remaining.

2nd in Pool.