After 3 wks of nail-biting, hair-pulling, heart-dropping, eye-popping and super tensed-up competition... the 9th Pesta Sukan Canoe Polo Championship 2007 has come to an end...
Although TPians didnt do as well as last yr.. each and every player put in their 101%... in my eyes we are all winners...each time we play, we gave our best and we still impress other teams no matter they like it anot.. looking at their eyes and mouth open so big makes it all worth while..so what lady luck was no on our side.. so wat officials' shoot bird eyes and bias referring kept coming.. we still survived!! wat does not kill us will make us stronger!! TPians are well known for our never-say die spirit... we will be back...
I would like to express my thanks to the following individuals, who have made it possible for TP Munchies to play:
(1) Michelle:
for arranging the first ladies gathering at the pool, to help find back the passion in us again,
for cracking ur brain on what tactics will work for us (i know its not easy...),
for co-ordinating all the admin work,
for sending all the smses to remind us of the attire,
for reminding us to come back and defend (sorry for not listening at times..next yr must make sure everyone dig our ears clean clean so we can hear...),
for enduring all our nonsense, our mood swings, our absense at the pool,
for once again fighting side by side with me..
for not giving up till the last second..
for the tears u shed, which we know u put in your bestest best...
(2) Hazel:
for keeping whenever necessary,
for defending the zone against much more heavier players,
for the shots that u made that lead us to the win...
(3) Anqi:
for all the 'joy' u brought to the team with ur so-ever manly voice, making the rain came occasionally which made the weather a little nicer,
for making the effort to come down when u have to work and study on the competition days...
for making the attemp to distract our opponents with your voice once again,
you are truely a born-entertainer =) ...
(4) Eunice:
for sneaking out of ur home very early in the morning so that you could come play,
for cheonging all the first balls despite minimum training,
for chasing all the loose balls even when nobody was supporting you...
(5) Meizhen:
for arranging with Michelle for the girls gathering at the pool,
for shooting in all the crucial goals...
for making it down to competition ground despite a very hectic schedule,
(6) Xiao Jas:
for defending our zone despite those players were much more heavy and bigger size then you,
for coming down for the trainings,
for ur morale support despite ur infections,
(7) Lame Jas:
for defending our zone,
for coming down for the trainings,
for ur cheerings and support!!
(8) Pei Shan:
for joining the alumni team,
for the willingness to learn,
for the beautiful shots u made,
for your trust in us defenders when u are keeping,
for the joys, fun and laughters u brought to the team with ur jokes and 'tat' dance... (pls do it for us at sun's bbq..mauhaha u still owe us one!!)
(9) Shimin
for joining the alumni team,
for the willingness to learn,
for never stop trying,
for never letting ur mistake get the best of you..
(10) all the juniors and alumni guys:
for cheering us on,
for giving us water during our matches
(11) the sch
for providing the training ground and equipments
In short, i'm thankful that I could play with you all... its been a 3yr wait to be able to have enough ladies to form a team..comparing 6 yrs ago when i first started, there were limited resources..
Its not easy to play as a team, espeically with diff batches of players, diff playing styles, diff understanding, diff goals, diff mentality, diff personalities, especially in a ladies team as we are deemed more emotional.. but we can always make things work if we try to understand each other.. a dream team will take yrs of playing and hard work together before they are a dream team...
There will be times where u will feel like giving up, or u feel pressurized, or u on the verge of breaking down.. step back and slow down ur pace.. u will see that all is not as bad as it seems.. we have each other to count on,no matter how seldom we see each other..
If you feel tired and cant cont.. take a break.. re-charge urself.. take as long as you need.. in the process u could find ur passion again.. and when u are back.. u will give 101%.. u will be better den ever...
There are also alot of classic moments that you guys have created and I will always rem... like the infamous:
- "....NOT FAIR..." and "...i'm free but Lindy didnt pass to me..."
- My first ever incident report filling cuz somebody didnt eat breakfast and fainted due to low sugar.. still have to make sure she finish her Ribena...hahahah
- e shoutings of "she's going to shoot", "she got the ball", "she's going to do it" that irritate the shit out of ppl, causing some to be 'shouted' at during the irritation..
- ppl crying and trying to tok and luff all at the same time but nobody can understand a single word...
Lets not dwell on our mistakes but instead learn from our mistakes this yr, work on our weaknesses, enhance our strengths... Wat does not kill us will make us stronger!!! I look forward to fighting side by side with the MUNCHIES again!! And when we do, the others will fear cuz they are not playing on our side!!!
