Saturday, May 12, 2007
no more spa to irritate me ever again. no more.
another week went by just like that. another not so pleasant week. then again, i doubt i'll ever have a week i can enjoy. today was the best so far. went for a game of soccer immediately after spa. it was just 1.5 hours of plain madness, running around, kicking and heading the ball despite the scorching weather. it was burning at the track, but it didn't matter to us, to me. i just wanted to play my hearts out, to forget everything.
yesterday was an emo day. 800m was screwed. after that rushed down to mjc to watch the soccer match between nj and mj. the away fans (us) were outnumbered (by a large margin) by the home supporters, but that didnt stop the few of us from screaming and cheering. the first half was well fought, but they just didnt manage to hold out. it the second half when the first goal came, and then the second a while after that. it was desperation as the match drew closer to the end. but the lads didnt show any sign of giving up the fight. they lunged for every ball, they held their fort, they argued with the refree, some lost their temper, all for the sake of winning. but it all came to an end after the final whistle was blown. i saw engping going around, telling his men to hold their heads up high. they tried their best, they trained like mad, they ran like there's no tomorrow, for the game they loved. that's what sports is all about
but looking at the number of supporters that turned up, i couldn't help but feel pissed. seriously. it was half day yesterday, and yet no one wanted to go. the j2s that turned up had spa the today, and yet they were willing to go down and support the team despite the match being held at mjc, (which is like on the other side of the world), despite knowing that the odds were against us, despite knowing that the whole grandstand will be filled with mjc supports and we would hardly be visible and audible. and it's not as if the soccer guys didn't ask for support. they were going around asking friends, teachers, people they know to go down. all this talk about school spirit? what a joke...
aaron | 7:35 PM
