Toddy Goal Does It!

By Thavanayagam: In 1961 I left Seremban, my hometown, for Kuala Lumpur after having secured a job with the Ministry of Health. As hockey was my...

My Mentor, Freddy!

By C.Paramalingam: If there was one person who was responsible for seeing my hockey career flourish, it is none other than Freddy Vias. I had already appeared...

The Unkind Cut

By Brian Sta Maria: My involvement in hockey started during my early schooling at St. Paul’s Institution, Seremban. From the beginning I was blessed with having...

Life with my papi, Ishtiaq Mobarak

By Shaniz Mobarak: Growing up in a loving family, having the parents that I have and being brought up with a whole lot of love to...

An Old Cassette Tape

By George Das: It’s an old cassette tape. In fact, It’s a tape I’ve recorded over and over many a time. Mostly it was to...

A Rock Star Idol

By George Das: In  Kuala Lumpur. Although his exceptional talent as a goalkeeper was already showing, he turned out as a striker for his alma mater...

Pride, Blood, Sweat & Tears

By Jita Singh: Sometimes when I look back, I dare say Malaysia Cup derby matches on either ends of the Causeway rank among the most passionate...

Two Scribes & A Sage

By Peter Martinez: The National Hockey League was the brainchild of three people: George Das and this scribe, with former national coach R Yogeswaran giving liberal...

Get Out of Ipoh!

By George Das: It was blazing hot. The sun was unkind on this mid-afternoon in November of 1979. I stepped on to the Ipoh Municipal ground,...

THE DREAMER & HIS WIFE

  Beautiful people don’t just happen. The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known...