Saturday, February 14, 2009
yesterday was great, and at the same time, extremely tiring. whoever said friday the 13th is an unlucky day? because basically everything that happened to me and my friends yesterday didn't seem at all ominous. everything was as clear as the weather was (just that the temperature was indeed a little on the high side)
in the day we had HQ RSN (beach) volleyball compeition at siloso beach. and it was one heck of a game. my department compromised of a team of average-ly skilled players but we somehow managed to play our way to the finals with sheer fighting spirit coupled with a stroke of luck. of course not forgetting the many supporters that sacrificed their much needed work hours (erhem) to come down and support us.
the finals was definitely the highlight of the day, as our team was up against one with 2 regular beach volleyball players. we lost the first set 21-8 (owned), but barely managed took back the 2nd set 22-20 when they filed their weaker players. when the 2 pros came back in for the third set, we also had one extra member on our side - lady luck. unknowingly (and i really mean UNKNOWINGLY), we were suddenly leading them 9-1. i was just standing at the net with no clue what the heck was going on becuase we're supposed to get whacked. it was then the other team started to panic and played better, but our side really blocked every of their attacks with every ounce of our willpower. they finally leveled at 15-15 all for a deuce. but we showed no sign of giving up
and we went on to win 17-15.
in sports, these are the moments, when you know that u've accomplished what has been deemed impossible at the beginning, that really brings that sweet taste of victory into that very taste bud of yours. defying the odds with your guts and coming from behind to snatch that last laugh away from it's "rightful" owner. that is really the best moment to saviour.
alright that was ytd. today's valentine's day and no i don't have a date. but i was down at bedok resevoir to watch the wings x-country raced (only to remember a while later that there's also 2nd allcomers meet at gombak today too). anyway i think wings athletics club seriously have some affinity with valentine's day because if i recall correctly, this is definitely not the first time they held their x country championship on vday itself. maybe there're a lot of couples in the association, who knows? =p
anyway the RV girls team is freaking strong man. must be steven quek's magic xD
alright, happy valentine's day people!
aaron | 10:24 PM
