Sights and sounds of Liverpool's Southeast Asia tour

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While taking our bus ride going to the Kallang National Stadium in Singapore, I was amazed to see throngs of people on the streets wearing Liverpool shirts and carrying "You are not alone" flags, all headed to the 55,000-capacity venue. This is exactly the feeling my wife Kat and I wanted to experience when we decided to travel all the way from Manila to Singapore to see our favorite English Premier League club Liverpool FC.





For $88, tickets were relatively pricey. However, for the chance to see stars like Fernando Torres and Xabi Alonso, who was set to join Real Madrid at the start of that season, it was worth it.

Weeks prior to the event, there was news that team skipper Steven Gerrard was not going to make the club's Southeast Asian tour, which dampened the hopes of almost all die-hard Liverpool fans in the region who were hoping to see one of the most popular players in the world. But we found out that Liverpool is more than just the club's top players.







It was the thrill of being in a stadium with thousands of Liverpool fans from different countries like Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Australia which made the entire experience "Anfield-like." From the singing along to the club's theme "You are not alone," to drinking a Carlsberg beer during gametime, and lifting of the club scarf after each goal is scored, it did not really matter whether it was a seldom-used reserve or it was Javier Mascherano who was on the pitch, it was Liverpool.







Thanks to our Sony Ericsson W910i, we were able to capture all the sights and sounds of our "The Kop Comes to Asia 2009" experience and relish each moment back here in Manila. Being there personally definitely is a wonderful experience and we would like to share those moments through the photos and videos we took.