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Friday, October 10, 2008

This shall be a post purely about today. And nothing about stuff that may pop into mind. At least I'll try.

Games Carnival, itself, was crappy. Probably because we did not get into the semi-finals, much less the finals. (See, I was right. Things were different.) But you know, losing because I wasn't skillful enough(I'm still hoping it's cos' I'm just off-form) and losing because of silly rules are completely different.

Let's see. Scissors, paper, stone. Yeap. That was how we lost one match. No offence to anyone(*coughexceptsusiecough*), it is by far the MOST ridiculous way to settle a match EVER. Sorry Purity, but I'm still sore at the fact that we kept the ball 80% of the time at the other end(attack zone), and just cos' I kept hitting the crossbar(yes my aim sucks), we had to play scissors paper stone to settle the match. WHY DO YOU MAKE IT A WIN-LOSE SITUATION??? WHY NOT WIN-WIN? You see, if you draw, every one's happy. But when something stupid like this happens and we lose, well, obviously, I'm not happy.

I mean come on. WHERE IS THE HONOUR IN THAT? I want to play a proper match. Win or lose. I want to know the outcome is NOT because of some silly luck based game, but cos' there was something up in our skill level. Losing cos' of scissors paper stone, is NOT a way to do that. Let's use some common sense here people. You know Wisdom VS Justice? Their penalty shootouts were ENDLESS. But now, we didn't get to continue. We played what? That's right. SCISSORS PAPER STONE.

Ok. Never mind. Moving on. We played Grace. That was fine. And I can accept the fact that I let people down by missing out on that goal. But you know the thing about it that bugs me? It's how we only got 1 shot, and they got 2. Once more no offence intended. It's just how we didn't even get to play FAIRLY in that last bit. I'd like to lose with grace(the feeling not the class) but you know, not getting to carry on as STATED IN THE RULES is... disappointing. I still love you Ali. Just so you know. But then again, the fact doesn't change that I failed to save that ball. And because I locked my arm at the wrong time... Ah. My elbow hates me.

So I went around looking for the key and someone who could help me get my elbow guard. But to no avail, so I had to borrow money for a packet of ice. Epic fail Xi Wen.

Sometimes I find people so hypocritical. Although I myself am guilty of that from time to time. Me and my stupid double standards. But this really is dumb.

And to lift the whole mood. We won Diligence! I think(actually I know) Xi Yuan got pissed with me what with all the sliding around. But I did warn her that win or lose, we're going all out. Haha. Ooops. When she was just about to shoot(and I felt rightfully threatened)I slided and well, maybe too aggressively, and she didn't stop in time. So we both rolled. And Susie was behind us so I my mind was this:

"NO NO NO! PLEASE DON'T CALL ME OFF LIKE IN SEC 1! XI YUAN IS NO AMATEUR! SHE'S USED TO ME BEING VIOLENT!"

Cos' in Sec 1, she scolded me for being overly ers... competitive. And lectured me for an hour. Saying stuff about me going mad against amateurs. Her words. Not mine. So... I figure she left me alone cos' Xi Yuan is no amateur.

So now that I think about it, we won the top team in our category, but lost to the non-top teams. Well that sucks.

Well then, I must say kudos to Bwong and class. It was a good match. I LOVED the penalty shootout and how the whole school showed our apparent dissatisfaction at the gay scissors paper stone thing. Bwong did a great job. It's refreshing to see someone else win for a change.

So moving on to the MAIN HIGHLIGHT of the day, 11-a side students VS teachers. But as usual, the turn up was quite sad. Both on the part of teachers and students. But ever faithful Mr Ng was there(WE LOVE MR NG). And me and Xi Yuan wore our jerseys. I felt cool. Haha. So we played some awesome matches. On the teacher's side, Mr Sam, Mr Ng, Mr Tan Yong Ming, Mr Seth Tan, Mr Imran(who surprisingly turned up in jeans later on), Wahib(spell? He isn't old so unlike Xi Yuan I will not add Mr to it.) As usual, although it clearly wasn't an 11-a side match, we had great fun. It is VERY VERY FUN to keep shooting balls at Mr Ng in goals. He is like, super good at it. And he's very funny. (Yes I like Mr Ng, the best teacher in the whole school.) And we juggled(I manage to do 6 now), shot, and played matched. I scored a couple(maybe more but my memory sucks) so that made me elated! Xi Yuan sooo owes me a drink now.

Along the course of playing(from 2.30-4.30), I occasionally felt jams in my calves. So well, someone is obviously trying to warn me about the cramps approaching. But you see, being dumb and deaf, I didn't pay attention. So when it got increasingly frequent, like when I'm going to kick, I feel it jamming in the middle, I associated relieving cramps with stretching. So I did a calf stretch.

That was it. Both legs buckled and I was down and out. Thankfully, Mr Ng saved my butt. Haha. So I didn't have to wait it out like I normally do. By normally, I mean the gay idea whereby I get leg cramps in the middle of the night in bed. Strange, I know. But you know, it is by far the worse cramps ever. In the sense that I feel like I have stones in my calves. And cos' it's super stiff. How on earth am I supposed to play basketball tomorrow? So than, when Mr Ng told me to sit in the shade for a bit, EVIL Mr Tan Yong Ming(Let's call him TYM) decided we should:

"Let's juggle around Xi Wen. Whoever hits her scores."

Oh. Fabulous. That's how they treat the injured. There is no need to guess who was the one deliberately aiming at me all the time.

So anyways, before our very last match, we took a photo of our backs. Pretty cool pic if you ask me.

Do not ask me why Mr Ng is dancing in the middle. Cos' I don't know.

Well anyways, we decided to play one last match. Was pretty sweet if you ask me. Mr Imran joined us then so it's like, half + half = 1! We're even! Pretty fun. But my aiming sucked. I totally blame my lack of balance. Anyways, we have GOT to do that again. I'm thinking, the 2nd last day of school. Provided it's NOT on a CCA day.

Oh goody. I can't wait!

“The wind played with my hair at 8:52 PM”

about me

Name: Lim Xiwen
Age: 16
Birthday: 17th April 1993

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2. Grow taller
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4. More self-control
5. To learn how to bar
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7. Leave a legacy
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