I Saw Arsene Wenger at Dataran Merdeka for the Castrol Football Coaching Session!
SharePosted on 10. Jun, 2009 by Gallivanter in Football, Gallivantings
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If you can see me now, I’m grinning from ear to ear that would put the Joker to shame. Wenger’s visit to Malaysia wasn’t publicized much, and thanks to my colleague, who spotted a lilliputian section of the back page of the NST newspaper last week, I called my Arsenal compadre to confirm the news!
Arsene Wenger Castrol Dataran Merdeka 2009
Until Monday, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to go. I’ve been supporting Arsenal for 19 years so who was I bloody kidding? I put on my Arsenal shirt, left my office at 11am to Dayabumi. I then parked the car and dashed across to Dataran Merdeka hoping that I didn’t miss his arrival. I didn’t. 
Awaiting the Arrival of Arsene Wenger in KL
Castrol Girls @ Dataran Merdeka
Arsene Wenger's Arrival at Dataran Merdeka - I was THAT Close!
I was energized to catch a glimpse of the man who symbolizes Arsenal. And boy I did! The short wait was worth it for me, despite basking in the terrible heat plus haze with some other 300+ fans.
Thanks to my ties with Anand, I got inside the ground with 50 supporters for a group photo session with Arsene Wenger! Unfortunately, I was positioned too much at the side, however the reason I did that because I was clean-shaven (NO GOATEE!). Yes, I had a shaving mishap! LOL!
Fans Outside the Football Enclosure while I was INSIDE!
I was holding the Arsenal plaque at the photo session
Arsene Wenger acknowledging the Arsenal supporters (including me!)
It was indeed an unforgettable experience to be able to get this close to Arsene Wenger.
Arsene Wenger Group Photo Session @ Dataran Merdeka KL
Arsene Wenger shaking hands with some lucky supporters!
Sing it with me, (in the tune of Guantanamera)
One Arsene Wenger! There’s Only One Arsene Wenger!
One Arsene Wenger! There’s Only One Arsene Wenger!
life4hire
Jun 10th, 2009
good to know you’re an Arsenal fan too..same here…
oh well..everything about Arsenal is tiny…although Arsene came down to KL himself…if it’s MU, Liverpool or Chelsea, it will be on the front page…
i wanted to go but I overslept..damn it !
claire bennet
Jun 10th, 2009
muahaha…funny pula tu lagu last2 tu..i was singing exactly like the tune u ask 4…i can just imagine how awesome it feel…hihi
Mouren
Jun 10th, 2009
I sang the lagu infront of my boss….Uisehman, suka pulak dorang. Hahahahahha! Thanks bro for the song.
Alv0808
Jun 10th, 2009
Let sing together..Guantanamera…good for you!! u can see him in person..memorable..
Amresh
Jun 10th, 2009
I thought I saw you! I was there too. I saw this dude holding the plaque and I was thinking to myself, that looks so much like Daniel. Not an Arsenal fan, but I had to go. D:
HUGE fan of those Castrol Girls though. And the food, gawd dayumm…
Amresh
Jun 10th, 2009
I just realized why I wasn’t sure if it was you… the shaving mishap! Rawr.
edrie
Jun 10th, 2009
Arsene! But wow at the crowds that came. I can imagine what happens if Jose Maurinho came.
zeff
Jun 10th, 2009
i was there 10am~4pm. its worth!!! manage to caught him on his way to the toilet and had a picture next to him.
Pinknpurplelizard
Jun 10th, 2009
He’s one manager I’d really like to meet with Ferguson being the one I’d least like to meet. Haha… Yes… I am anti-Man U.
idysur tagem
Jun 10th, 2009
hey there fellow gooners~
Nick Phillips
Jun 10th, 2009
You did? Darn, I thoroughly jealous!
*Stares*
LOL!
cicak
Jun 10th, 2009
What Arsene Wenger? All I saw are those Castro Girls. LOL.
tekkaus
Jun 11th, 2009
Wow! Amazing! You got to meet the Professor!
AnnieMing
Jun 11th, 2009
i’m jealous!
sheela
Jun 11th, 2009
how come I missed this???
Adek F?bregas
Jun 12th, 2009
I must have arrived too late then cos I totally missed him. Dang!!! I’m so jealous right now!
Gallivanter
Jun 12th, 2009
life4hire – No, nothing about Arsenal is tiny, is just that Castrol wanted to keep this under wraps because of crowd control. So, the news was only spread on the last day, a week after the Arsenal Supporters Club of Malaysia knew about it.
claire bennet – LOL!
Mouren –
See, it’s better than “Glory Glory Man United”, because technically it should be “Glory Glory Manchester United”, not so nice now is it? LOL!
Alv0808 – It was!
Amresh – Aisay, you should’ve just come up to me to say hello!
edrie – If Mourinho came down, jealous Manure fans would probably come to annoy him.
zeff – Wow, excellent, I was only there for less than an hour!
Pinknpurplelizard – Who’s Ferguson? You mean Purge-son or Fuckerson?
idysur tagem – Yo!
Nick Phillips – Ya man! Don’t be jealous, one day when we meet, I let you shake my hand, so I can pass the chi. LOL!
cicak – There were loads of them, but when Wenger arrived, it was obvious that when push comes to shove, we men rate football higher than our women.
tekkaus – Oh yes!
AnnieMing – Don’t be!
sheela – No idea, you a big Arsenal fan ka?
Adek Fabregas – Yikes, it did state to be there by 11:30am. I left my office at 11am.
Archie
Jun 14th, 2009
hehehe.. even though I am not Arsenal’s fan, but I do like to see them to come and giving special training or whatever especially those famous football coach besides A. Fergie LoL! You are so lucky man
Surely I will go if I am in KL.
sk
Jun 15th, 2009
lol..daniel..im a big big arsenal fan..n glad to knw tht u r arsenal fan too..no other team can play such awesome football like gunners..n its coz of mr genius..d prof. arsene wenger..
lol..i wsnt in town when he was here in kl..do let me knw if any of the gunners stars in kl in future..hehehe..:-)
Gallivanter
Jun 16th, 2009
Archie – Yeah, he’s brought entertainment to the EPL.
sk – High five! And yeah, I’ll blog about it earlier if I get any news.