This weekend has been nothing short of emotionally turbulent, honestly. For one, it was The Inter-JC of our lives, the day where all our hard work for 2 years will culminate and the one day of judgment for the year's efforts. I was pretty much looking forward to it, because I've had a trying week both in terms of academics and frisbee and would dearly like to prove myself. Alas, I twisted my ankle while doing warm-ups and therefore did not play in the competition except ONE point in the finals during which I realised that I could run. I know, life sucks.
It really feels weird now, because I have so many regrets, so much disappointment, and it is an abrupt end to the year of training, to watch my team fighting their heart and soul out and not being able to be there, on the field, fighting alongside them for the Gold that we all want, as it should have been. So where the relief and joy of inter-JC ending should be is instead a void in my heart.
We ended up getting a silver instead of the Gold that we had poised ourselves to achieve. Of course, there is disappointment and sadness, but ultimately I know that the team had put in their best (it SUCKS to not be saying OUR best) and that alone is worth celebrating already. There are so many feelings I am feeling right now, as the adrenaline from yesterday's events have worn off and the floodgates to fatigue and emotions have been flung open.
Surely there would be sadness - something all teams (except the winning team) would have felt yesterday. It sucks to be training your guts out day after day and still not win, especially when you know you came so close to winning it already. There is relief, that the tension is over and normal life can thus resume and life is much more settled now. But most of all there is pride. That a team can come from being a group of
chapalang people from different classes and different social circles and different personalities to a TEAM that does not yell at each other and works together for a common goal playing a sport that we love (and I share a love-hate relationship with).
I really am honoured to have trained alongside so many people that are so passionate about this sport and give it their all to train, to win and it is really my regret that I was not able to play Inter-JC 09. It really does hurt in more ways than one and I feel like I don't deserve to be feeling all these emotions because I didn't fight on the field yesterday.
But I will not be sad that it is over but really rejoice that I am part of this amazing team that has tolerated my tempers and shitty playing and helped me to improve and fight even harder to get where I want to go, and I really thank all of you (if you are reading) for being in my life and making it so much of a joy. The trainings under the sweltering heat and unbearable humidity, though terrible, would be even worse without you guys that cheer me up and make my training time a HELL of a good time (mostly, anyway). And the outings that we so spontaneously have has made my JC life 10 times more fun than it has even been. I thank you all for epitomizing everything I want in a team. This team is not perfect, but who's to say what's perfect anyway? At the end of The Day, we worked through it all and emerged stronger faster better and UNITED as raffles Team A, which makes me so unbelievable proud to be part of you awesome awesome people. (Am particularly proud of being in a team where the guys are not afraid to cry and SHOW THEIR EMOTIONS)
We have fought the good fight, we have finished the race, we have kept the faith. Thank you Team A – each and every one of you – for a wonderful experience this year.
But of course there is the rest of Raffles Ultimate. To the J1s, after getting over the initial skepticism about how you all would turn out to be and whether frisbee would continue to be known as the CCA will the people that are MADCRAZY over their sport and full of weird people (HAHA), I really noticed that you all are a bunch of really fun-loving people and I am so glad to have you all in frisbee. To the J2s, I REALLY CANNOT CANNOT ASK FOR MORE because you all have brightened up my life by so so much and I know I can turn to you guys for ANYTHING – help in math (cheng), help in chem (WEEKIAN #2 IN LEVEL), help with crazy emotions and weirdness (MICHELLE YOU ARE MY GIRLLL) and most of all, GOSSIP (zhefei HAHA feifei) and the rest of you too like brian and his weird gay fantasies, chenyang.. for the same reason, hannah for her ever calming aura, guangyu for his POSITIVE ENERGY!!!!!, nickyun for his lewd jokes that no one ever takes offense at, puhwai for his awesome photography skills and weird noises of disapproval, joshua for his uncontrollable laughter, jarrell for his little-boyness that guangyu just can't resist, yixuan for always trying to help me THANKYOU I LOVE YOU and SO MANY OTHER OF YOU THAT I CANNOT LIST D
OWN IF NOT THIS POST WILL BE SO LONG.
Like Michelle, joining frisbee is one of the best decisions ever made, and is something I will not regret EVER. I love you guys <33333


