So... check this out. Today I am a proud owner of a soccer ball. It was a beautiful day in NYC. Mostly sunny in the mid 70 degrees. It got a little chilly in the evening. Earlier in the afternoon at lunch Ricardo my colleague/friend decide we will go play soccer in Central Park after work.
The original plan was, to go to his place, so he can get his soccer gear. And also to borrow the ball from his downstairs neighbor. Unfortunately his neighbor was not home and the neighbors roommate could not find the ball. So we decide to purchase one from Modell's. We get on a gypsy cab (a gypsy cab runs in certain area's in new york where not many regular cab's around) to the Modell sport store on 86th & 3rd Ave. Upstairs we found a soccer ball we both liked. We decide to purchase it. And then we get on the cross town M86 bus to 86th St. and Fifth Ave. After we get off the bus we walk down a little. We were planning to get to sheep's meadow around 65th St in the middle of Central Park. As we were walking down fifth ave we notice a bus heading down town so we quickly get on it and head further down. We get off at 67th St & fifth. Get inside the park on 68th St and Fifth Ave and walk pass the Central Park Summer Stage and the Concert Hall before we come to our destination.
We had no problem with plying in the nice fluffy grass. It was lots of fun. We kicked the ball around for a bit to warm up. We were practicing our kicking ability. :)
And a little later we decide to play for score. We made one goal area with our backpacks and decide to play against one another. We decide to play for 5 goals. Whoever scores the fifth goal wins. Lucky for me I won. It was exhausting running around. I have not played in a long time since I stopped playing with my team. Although I was glad to play again. I love this game. It reminds me of my childhood. It reminds me of back in Bangladesh when I used to sneak out of my house to meet up with my buddies and played all day till the sun went down.
The park was closing and the park keeper tells us to leave. We pack our stuff and decide to walk back to 86th St & 5th Ave. On the way back Ricardo tell me many stories about his friends, they were funny. We take the cross town bus back toward our home. Ricardo gets off at 3rd ave to transfer toward the uptown bound bus . And I continue on home...
