Went to Stadium Malawati at about 5.30pm to watch the exhibition match. Well, we went there early hoping to get a glimpse of Nadal and Gasquet but sadly they arrived earlier than we did or they managed to sneak in unnoticed.
Managed to get the RM83 seat because everyone only knows who Federer is and not Nadal or Gasquet because.... the stadium was not packed while the Clash of the Times match has been booked for the past couple of months.
Well, THANK GOD. We managed to get GOOD seats (like I said the stadium was not packed.. haha) and we sat right at the front (RM300+ seat by the way) and guess what? We got the seat RIGHT at the entrance of the VIP lounge where they held the players!! yup! We saw Nadal and Gasquet up close coming in and out.
Nadal gave us a thumbs up when he saw our banner. Should have seen Jo's proud and beaming face. :)
The stadium's not bad actually but it's was slightly old.
Finally, we gave up waiting at the VIP entrance and went in. AND THANK GOD!! Got to see Nadal warming up. It was gooodd!!
Before the game, there was some cultural show and performance by some Malaysian boy band (i forgot the name), anyway, if you've watched it on tv you'd probably know and seen our banner.
The match was a best of 3 sets.
It was a tight match between them, and Nadal showed off his skill in mastering the court, and yes, Nadal won.
There was a slight bump during the game however, the place where we sat was the best and then came a drunkard.
Let me show you his face:
This exhibition match was a way to show the world what Malaysia is, it is to promote Malaysia on its 50th year of independence.
The match was broadcasted to 50 different countries!!
In the midst of the last set, Mr. Drunkard starting yelling and shouting obsenities to the players, who came here to Malaysia to play a role in celebrating our independence, and disrupting the game.
WORST OF ALL, all this was broadcasted to 50 countries!
MOST WORST OF ALL, that drunkard was shouting there for nearly 45 minutes before he was taken off by the police.
The audience who sat near him informed the securities (and mind you, there were alot of security personels around) and they did nothing! They just let him be.
He was popping beers and yelling. Finally, we couldn't take it anymore and told the police. The police also took their time in chasing him off.
Note to you security workers and police officers out there. Do please perform your job titles.
It is very embarassing for us Malaysians to present this kind of view of Malaysia to the outside world and what more during our 50th independence where it marks a civilization that is united,prosperous and advance - not acts of barbaric-ness.
Once he was taken off, the whole stadium bursted into boo-s. Good for you Malaysians! But the players might think we are boo-ing them.
Well, despite the disruption, it was a really good match. Manage to see Nadal's acts of idiosyncrasies. ;) (those who watch his games will know what it is)
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