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| Azkals at the training field |
I was supposed to post this set of photos last night but I was too sleep to stay up late. For the 3rd day of Azkals' stay in Japan, my fave to stalk in Twitter is still Patrick Ace for the photos and information he had been sharing generously.
Yesterday afternoon, Patrick tweeted that the team was given an afternoon break from training by coach Michael Weiss. They visited an outlet store in Gotemb City at 4 PM.
From team captain Aly Borromeo's tweet, the team is practicing on an artificial fields, which reminds him of his college days in the U.S. Azkals is in a week-long camp in Japan practicing on an artificial turf, which is the playing surface that will be used in the second leg of their AFC Challenge Cup qualifying match with Mongolia on March 15.
Aly also tweeted of having tuna in every meal in Gotemba. I wonder if that tuna is a sashimi or a sushi since I would not mind having it in every meal as long as it is coupled with Salmon :).
About Gotemba City, it is geographically located in the southeastern flank of Mt. Fuji in Shizouka, Japan with a cool climate and currently ranging from 5 to 0 degree Celsius. A good place to acclimatize Azkals to a cold weather before heading to South Korea for a much colder weather in preparation for their upcoming match in Mongolia.
Anton Del Rosario: Good day People! Looking at Mt Fuji right now and it is amazing. I wanna go roll down it and turn into a huge snow ball :)
Christopher Camcam: Hey everyone :) how you all doing :p I miss home!!! But japan is awesome :p we stay right next to mount fuji!! Take care!! Adios :p Thursday, March 10, 2011 8:27:55 AM
Christopher Camcam: Aly: I wanna go to the authentic japanese restaurant. Anton: how do you know its authentic? Aly: cause it has bonsai trees!
After the shopping expedition in the Outlet Mall, the team chilled out at the game room in Toki no Sumika Village playing ping pong and billiard. I am not sure if I got the right description but when I checked it out, it said that Toki-no-Sumika is located in the outskirts of the Mount Fuji area. A complex facility with hotels, cottages, onsen hot spas, tennis courts, soccer grounds, a skating rink, a church, and shops and restaurants.
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| James Younghusband |
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| Christopher Camcam with Patrick Ace |
