33rd Canon Malaysian International Open

Tomorrow, Friday, 12th March 2010, will be the first day of qualifying for Malaysian Open. This is the first time since 2004 that I'll be on my own. Since I'm no longer in national set-up, I'll have to use my own money, well to be exact, my parents' money. The format is the same as last year and the year before which almost the same like usual European Bowling Tour format except during for Master Qualifying, instead of 6 games straight, it is consist of 2 sets of 3 games which in my opinion does not reward consistency and also the finalists are divided into 3 groups, Local, Overseas and the Mixed Pool. I don't want to explain it further. Just come and see and you'll understand. Okay, the main problem for me is oiling pattern, the pattern is about 45 feet long (I think so) and I have to play inside and tight, the longer I play, the deeper I have to move inside. You have to understand that I'm a stroker with high speed and low revolution. It means that whenever the pattern dictate that I have to play inside, I will have a lot of problems. Here is the link for the Malaysian Open's oiling pattern (If you can understand it). The second problem is time. I have to attend classes and some classes are only held once a week. It is quite pain in the arse every time when I 'decided' to skip the-once-in-a-week class. Also, some of my lecturers said they will be conducting a test during the Malaysian Open (another pain in the arse). I already asked Encik Fisol, the deputy director of UiTM's Sport Centre, to write a letter that I'll be representing UiTM in the Malaysian Open so whenever I decide to skip class to play, I'll have a valid reason to do so but it still don't solve the problem that the Malaysian Open final is in Friday. You know why? My CTU151 (Islamic Thought and Civilization) lecturer said last week that a test will be held on the same time. DAMN! The third problem is the cost. My money is slowly draining. I'll have to ask my parents for more. Okay, since I'll be participating in Open category, the registration's fee will be RM160, the singles/MQ's fee is RM80, Master's final's fee is RM350 and if I'm playing in the Desperado squad (I really really hope not), the fee will be RM150. Let's count the probable total cost. Assuming that I will play 7 MQs, 1 MQ is RM80, so the total cost excluding Desperado squad will be RM1070. That is a LOT of money to be spend for a student like me with no income. Remember that I'll need to play minimum of 3 singles/MQs. I'm not sure also if I'll win some prize money to cover back all the cost. Yep, I'm ranting!!!