The day Hall 7 completes its hat-trick.
Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Just went for the netball finals. Result? We won 26-22 (i think). This makes us sports champ for 2004/2005. Third time running..boy we are good...anyway this was how the match went..
The first quarter must have been exciting..I assume so...since I was late..was busy having my dinner at the UBS talk..food was alrite..had siew mai, mini chicken drumsticks, fried wanton, and the best were the little fruit tarts. I like. Think I had about 10 of those? delicious. Oh yes, back to the match..
Anyway, I got there in time for the 2nd quarter. I was surprised that the score was amazingly close...I mean, can't blame me cos we are supposed to be the queens of netball and hall 2 sux. But of course a close match just makes it more exciting, maybe that was the plan..to dangle the carrot for hall 2, let them think they had a chance to win..but then pulling back the carrot just enough so that they will always be chasing something they can't get (unless of course they cheat again). Anyway, the match was exciting cos hall 2 seemed to be in top form today. Their GA had near 100% shots on target, shooting one ball after another making it seem just too easy. Hall 2 also had a C who seemed to be all over the place. A spectator named jane was overheard saying that the GA is gross, and the C runs like a guy. Wonder what she had against them. Anyway, We managed to keep the lead all through the 2nd quarter nevertheless. At halftime, the whole bunch of spectators walked across to the volleyball court. Hall 2 was playing hall 6 in the finals. Of course we cheered for hall 6.
3rd quarter. Once again, our netball gals kept us on our feet with their lacklustre display and hall 2 always looking threatening. At a couple of instances in the game, hall 2 merely trailed us by 1 point. I think that was when the netball girls decided to execute our secret weapon. Crushing. However, this time it was mass crushing time. Mojo (expert crusher) and jac we the key crushers this time. However, out of 3 crushings, only 1 damaged ankle. Seems like our girls need more practice. This seemed to slow the game down a little and keep hall 2 at bay.
4th quarter. We enter the final leg of the match with hall 2 breathing down our necks. Trini was exceptionally lacklustre today. Spectator jane was overheard complaining that trini is not so lousy usually. Seems like this jane bears alot of resentment for many people on the court. Hall 2 tried hard to cut our slender lead but seemed to be thwarted at times by the towering Mojo. GK (guniang killer) Jietling also seemed to be doing well guarding hall 2's fair and gu niang looking GS (guniang shooter). Jac too was intercepting passes well. Fortunately our defence was doing their work, unlike our GS (giant slacker) Trini. Suddenly, hall 2 players started falling on the floor. Seemed like they were getting injured very easily. Too easily. Sometimes even when no one touched them. Spectator Poh Huat was overheard telling others about his theory of the invisible hand helping us. However, no one seemed to be listening to him. He seemed rather sad and is currently playing Clay Aiken's "Invisible" in his room. As the quarter drew to a close, and the score never seemed like opening up, we grew tense. Hall president Albert was heard saying that he has never seen hall 7 held so close before in a netball finals in the past 6 years. Does seem like a long time since we had been given a good fight for our title. Seems like a long time since Albert came into NTU too.
Before the end of the game, Poh huat, the man who exposed hall 2 two years ago, was keeping his watchful eye for any sign of cheatery as usual. This time, he noticed that hall 2 was in charge of time keeping and score keeping. In a flash, he danced over to VP Gary to report his findings. Gary then instructed Sports Sec Ben to go check up on the time keeper. Ben checked, smiled and showed 3 fingers. Poh Huat yelled "Wah liew, from 2 minutes become 3 minutes!!!!". However, 3 seconds later the game was over.
And so it ends, with us sports champ title for the 3rd year running. The usual picture taking and cheering took place. This time, however, the guys din seem really interested in displaying their shooting skills with the netball.
We had a little fun cheering for hall 6 later on...anything goes..so long as hall 2 doesnt win. I jus abhor them.
Anyway, today I had my presentation. Seems like not many pple actually appreciates slapstick humour. The class din seem to roar in laughter as I hoped for. Jus a few sniggles here and there..oh well, I still have my supporters who think the video was a riot.
Today I also had a very meaningful conversation with someone whom I had hardly spoken to before. However, today we somehow chatted and he made me feel very guilty and lousy. This friend of mine, was sitting beside me as I was engaged in another conversation about my plans to go europe after the exams. After that we talked about going overseas too, and that was when he told me about how he doesn't have money to do so. He told me about how he has a study loan to repay, how his CPF will have to be used to pay his mom for his school fees, how he has to help out with the finances at home because his mom is waiting to retire once he graduates, and how he only has one other brother who just started working to help out. Suddenly, it made me feel so bad about talking so enthusiastically about my europe trip and all in front of him. It made me think further about how fortunate I really am to be provided for by my parents. Its not only today that I realised how fortunate I am to be born in a relatively well-to-do family. Although I spent 12 years in AC, my friends were never those who come to school in mercs and beemers. Then in army, I lived with those from dubious backgrounds. Similarly, in uni, no rich friends too (ryan is prob the richest..ha). Though I do envy those who have their own cars, those who buy what they want, I have grown to live with what I have, though at times extravagantly. This friend is also not the only one I know who has loans and a family to support. But today, I dunno why it just made me rethink my life and count my blessings.
I dread going to work cos I wish I can have more fun, while others want to work quickly so they can help out with the family. I complain that 2k for a starting pay is peanuts, but for others, out of the 1.6k that we take home, they will need it to repay their huge loans, give parents some and what's left might even be less than my pocket money. I guess i'm lucky I start work without any debts, my family is not waiting for me to help support them, and the money I earn will be mine (less parent's share of course).
So, this has been some day. Stressful cos of presentation, enlightening thanks to that chat, and ecstatic cos we won (and hall 2 lost), and now tired cos i am tired.
p/s. video is still available on the website i provided. if u can't access it, prob too many pple did in 1 day so try again next time.
Mingmong _ c r a p p e d _ @ 10:16 PM |
