Johor excursion

TD went on a jaunt across the causeway today to check out the Clash of the Titans 3v3 tournament organised by Southern Extreme and made a host of new friends!

It was a great trip because we also worked in some training into it with some endurance, theory and even a bit of light running in adverse weather conditions. All of it completely unplanned of course hehe.

It all started when we realised the massive jam at the causeway stretched all the way to Sentosa Island and we would have reached JB sometime in December 2014 if we tried to drive across. So we parked in Woodlands and walked across the Causeway in the sweltering heat, losing about 3-5 kilos each in the process.

After a bit of subterfuge, getting Houdini to hide behind a pillar so we don't get the angmoh surcharge, we haggled the price of the taxi ride to the Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) headquarters where the Clash of the Titans was being held down to just RM5. The cabby couldn't really change the price after the crazy white man jumped into the cab just as he was driving off now could he?

We got there just before 3pm and managed to catch the 3rd/4th place playoff between Isi Rimba and NAD (Nasi Ambang Deluxe). Isi Rimba managed to clinch it after one of the players dove into the snake to take out the last remaining NAD player.

The final was between S2K (Shoot 2 Kill) and Johor Pirates. Pirates were unlucky to lose a man right of the break when some sweet spotting took out their front player. It was just a war of attrition after that before S2K ran out winners.

The trip was worth it just to see these guys in action but what made it even more amazing was that these guys took the time to speak to us and answer all our questions. Very friendly folks and it was clear they were all like one big family.

I won't be doing justice if I mentioned just a few names because they were all very cool guys and even let us play around with their ramped up markers. Thanks guys, we think our bank accounts are gonna get hurt real bad very soon lol.

We got drenched after getting caught halfway across the Causeway when the sky opened up but thanks to 30 sticks of satay, we had enough energy for a sprint across to Singapore. All in all a very good trip.