its the official end of the netball season 2007.
i'll start off with today's game first.
Firstly, i couldn't stop laughing when i saw some weird ppl? haha.
Fang Yi and i. who else in the team would spot that, other than the both of us?! heh.
so i played C for all 4 quarters! and i'm so happy bout it,
cus' i thought i wouldnt get a chance to play.
played wih no pressure, and its probably one of my slackiest game? ( i mean seriously).
defence wasnt really working well, and i got so irritated that i actually pushed Mas,
so that she would pull back to the semi circle.
i'm so sorry! i've never done it to my mates before.
what i hate most are the umpires.
seriously, i don't care whos gonna read this.
moreover, i have the right to express my thoughts and feelings!
and i'm not insulting! i think umpiring sucks.
i think i can do a better job than them?
cummon, everyone saw it....
worse umpiring in the whole season! arrggh.
i was VERY frustrated. but tried not to show too much.
and unhappy with the umpire's decision.
stopping the game 1 min before actual time?
ah, blur people! caused some confusion.

we were blown for obstruction, contact, breaking and what have you.
yes, and they got away with it.
all i remembered was Germaine saying " offside nvm, just try to intercept "
so i just followed, anyway, i wasnt blown for it. just advantage.
they don't seem to care bout that.
so i got away with it.
the point here is, i'm not trying to put them down, i'm also not trying to be a sore loser.
i believe whats more important is fairplay.
i mean... qualified umpires? then, what is this?

we lost by 20! in short, trashed? but nevertheless, i believe we did try..
would i call this a happy ending to the season?
probably not.
west zone netball really has to buck up!
i think none of the schools made it to the 2nd round.

Netball Season 2007! i believe is more than just a memorable season.
probably, its the one that i've learnt the most.
from a player... to leading a team.
it was never easy, especially when i get demoralised so easily.
i thought... how was it possible to hold the team up together?
problems after problems we had.
we've been through it all...
from yvonne being left out, to melissa's choice of bball and netball, and the finals.
eventful i would say?
all the tears that flow down my face...
all the sweat and pespiration on court...
all the shoutings and screamings...
all the sweet victory and devastating losses
we went through it together.

time flies. from the time where we were still preparing from west zone.
selecting the main 12. look, its already the end.
i remember doing circuits during trainings.
the most suicidal- Suicide Run.
6,4,2 is a killer! haha.

through this season, i think i've learnt to be more confident with myself( at least a little)
and i've tried not to get demoralised by my own mistakes
have i crossed that? i believe, not totally. but slight improvement!

something that i'll never forget for the rest of my life!
Mr Bok once said, he wants ro vomit when he watch me play
another one! the game against MGS. a lesson taught.
and of course, my mates, and the people who guided us.

as a sec 4 netballer, from 15 to 5.
no team to represent tanglin for cdiv in 2005.
all we wanted was a chance to taste victory.
yes, it was difficult for us then...
in 2006, we joined huiyu & co. for the bdiv
the sec 4s, had to WORK so hard, so we could match up with them.
during the hols, i missed out SO many trainings due to family probs.
the sweetest thing is, i never felt alone, and i still have the card marlene made,
and the rest wrote lil notes on it! i'm touched, marlene=)
we didnt lose a single match till semi finals and from then on, we fell.
Netball isnt just abt playing the game, its also abt enjoying the game! right?!
its tough seeing them go.

this year is a diff story altogether, a big team, definitely harder to control.
i think i've put what i've learnt, into use for this year's team.
in anyway, i hope i did improve, skill wise and attitude wise.
( you know i HATE going training when i was in sec 1)
i'm confessing now, cus its over! =)
and perhaps, the desire to win a game?
wait wait! playing 4 quarters of C, was never my job in 2006!
this year, i had a chance to experience it!
and also, had the chance to win 76-0!
the chance to play many many positions.
from original C, to WD? or GA? and all back to C again.
maybe thats what that suits me best! haha.

TEAMWORK was something i never had experienced in my first 2 years of netball,
in pri school. and it was only in tanglin, that i found myself belonging to a team...

i'll be nothing without my teammates!
( i can't deny the fact that i still miss the old team alot...)




the old bdiv!

our very first success story.


netball pic!

bdiv 2007!


memories...
6 rounds around 6 courts, sprinting from court to court for punishment,
win and lose!
pesta sukan, national rounds.
anything and everything.
its Kallang Netball Center =)

where do i move on from here?

i'm 9 mins early to daniel's birthday.
haha, now i'm like posting everywhere, so that i wont forget to wish him a happy birthday!
doubt he'll be reading, but nvm,
Happy 16th birthday Daniel!

months to come, it'll be another end for 4e1...
maybe, thats life...

it WILL be our last game tomorrow, as a team.
and probably our last dinner, before we part as mates.
no matter what happens, life still goes on...

i'd rather spend a few mins to blog now.
haha, okay, in case you might wanna know what happened ytd,
i'll just copy and paste my match report.

Today( as in ytd), we had our second national’s game against St Margs. In the first quarter, I felt that the play was very messy; we messed up all the timings and drives that we used to have. At the end of the first quarter, we were down by 5.

For me, it was quite demoralising at first. But I was really desperate for a win, to make our way through to the top 8. I told myself that I can’t give up on myself and the team, the only way to get through, is to win this game!

Hence, we worked really hard in the second quarter, when Germaine was put as the GA and Hui Xian was fielded in, as the GK. I find that we intercepted more balls and put in more shots in this formation, and we caught up with 3 center passes. We were down by 2 at the end of the second quarter.

From then on, I tried pushing myself even harder. But it seems like I made even more center pass mistakes. At least the MGS match has taught me a very good lesson, of not getting demoralising in the middle of the game, where every ball counts. Maybe it was due to the limited options we had, we made a lot of our own mistakes and our opponents took full advantage of it. We were down by 8 at the end of the 3rd quarter. The game was not over.

I was tired by the last quarter. I hardly made good runs and drives. Still, we manage to chase up 3 balls. I guess if we would have not lost so much in the 3rd quarter, we could have won this match.

In overall, I believe that all of us did try. But not hard enough, the hunger for the match can’t be seen.

At this point of time, it marks the ‘end’ of the season. One thing I’ve learnt and an obstacle that I’ve crossed is my own obstacle of being demoralised. Now that I have a role to play in the team, I know I can’t afford to bring the team down, together with me.

Today
was very tired...
i aint that emo today.
at least i think i've looked happy today.
but deep down, it still saddens me alot to think that the 3 months is coming to an end.
yes, an end. never will there be a chance to play as a team again.
or maybe yes, but no longer representing our dear tanglin!

TSS netball alumni! still thinking of which area to focus on.

i did pretty much of a reflection today.
and i'm planning to do my farewell speech this weekend.
*remind myself to do farewell speech*
hais. when its time to end, it will end.
our last game.
doubt i'll get to play.
but nvm! we'll work hard =)
i will definitely miss the team.
just like how i miss my old team till now, really much(:

of course, at the end of my netball jouney( not planning to continue netball ).
there are things that i will remember for the rest of my life!
to be updated! hehe.

one of the hwa chong speaker looks familiar.
i think hes some guy from hpps, Gifted Education Programme.
so not very suprised. and that kahtik guy from RI too.
both last speakers.

ah, i miss hpps! =)

either the server is down, or stacey's com got prob! lols

must work hard for the next 2 matches.
cant afford to lose.
it'll definitely be hard for me to get away from netball.
ahhh, no! thats nightmare. i hope that day will never come.

i'm not afraid.
i'm mentally prepared for tmr.
yes! i'll fight freaking hard to get to top 8.

go shilin! =)

[Chorus]
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I don't like your girlfriend!
No way! No way!
I think you need a new one
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I could be your girlfriend

Hey! Hey! You! You!
I know that you like me
No way! No way!
No it's not a secret
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I want to be your girlfriend

[Verse 1]
You're so fine
I want you mine
You're so delicious
I think about ya all the time
You're so addictive
Don't you know what I could do to make you feel alright?
Don't pretend I think you know I'm damn precious
Hell yeah
I'm the motherfucking princess
I can tell you like me too and you know I'm right

[Bridge]
She's like so whatever
You could do so much better
I think we should get together now
And that's what everyone's talking about!

[Chorus]
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I don't like your girlfriend!
No way! No way!
I think you need a new one
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I could be your girlfriend

Hey! Hey! You! You!
I know that you like me
No way! No way!
No it's not a secret
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I want to be your girlfriend

[Verse 2]
I can see the way, I see the way you look at me
And even when you look away I know you think of me
I know you talk about me all the time again and again
Now come over here, tell me what I want to hear
Better yet make your girlfriend disappear
I don't want to hear you say her name ever again
(And again and again and again!)

[Bridge]
She's like so whatever
You could do so much better
I think we should get together now
And that's what everyone's talking about!

[Chorus]
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I don't like your girlfriend!
No way! No way!
I think you need a new one
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I could be your girlfriend

Hey! Hey! You! You!
I know that you like me
No way! No way!
No it's not a secret
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I want to be your girlfriend

In a second you'll be wrapping around my finger
Cuz I can, cuz I can do it better
There's no other
No one can this thing, I can
She's so stupid
What the hell were you thinking?!
[repeat]

[Chorus (repeat)]

can i not graduate from netball so soon..?

oh wait, i'm not a twit. NOT a twit.

Twit refes to a silly, annoying, ineffectual, and/or imbecilic person.

who wants to be? ha

after school come back home to sleep!
and then overslept, so was late.
sports day was ok lah.
ran 800m. haha. halfway, those cramps were really bad.
den in the end ppl overtake. lols
when i came out, i wanted to roll on the field lah.
lols, den my mates very nice, got my warm water.
so i was fine after awhile.
went back for cheering.
damn, CYPRESS must win! haha.

after sports day headed home lah.
did hwk, sleep.

tday had training.
up down, and we were suppose to do a lil' of side step criss cross WHILE running those laps.
but i thought was seperately, cus usually we do it seperately ok.
den i asked mr teh if we had to do the side step criss cross,
" mon game, do for what?"
den i stunned.
me: "i thought you say do abit?"
" i say do while warming up lah"
den everybody when like " ORH...."

haha. so cute lah.
den did box... good thing its just a lil bit of running,
if its the big box + running! i would have died.
after that had 5 quarters of game.
the sun was HOT!
and i was playing center for like all 5!
tired lah! lols.
the last quarter i didnt do much, cus i was dead tired.
but yay! both our lobs to melissa got improve! yay!
and now even with mr teh, i can still throw to melissa! yay!

oh anw, germaine have got me this photocopied notes on mental strength for a netballer.
haven read through, but THANKS =)
i hope it helps.

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.......... season might end next week,
or a week more. provided we clear the next 2 schools.
wah, i have to prepare my speech like really soon. haha.
and here we are, the new recruits of TSS netball alumni!
coaching , umpiring or player?
hmmmmm..

if pretending is the best thing to do now, i will do it..

ha, maybe its a lie again..
we'll see how it goes.

lessons were quite boring today..
probably because i'm quite tired.
had a match against GM.
tough fight...
but i really tried not to get demoralised okay.
down by 1 in the first quart.
down by 3 in the 2nd quart.
up by 2 in the 3rd quart.
down by 3 in the last quart.
ahhhhhhhhhhh, so painful again...

i'm holding back my tears okay.
like wth, i've commited 1 STEPPING, 1 OFFSIDE, and 1 throw didnt catch properly den went out! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh....... we COULD HAVE WON! wth.
this was one of my..... most ermm.. stupid mistakes day!
like cummon lah. it was so crucial and yet... i'm doing sucha thing?

but no worries, i'll work hard for the next match.
like i said, i'm desperate for a top 8. heh!

my commontest results isnt as pathetic as i thought it would be.
its only amaths, by 2 marks.darn.
but the rest aint that fantastic either. haha.

2.4 run today! okay. as usual, stomach cramps again.
its very irritating, and it only happens when i run continuously.
at least its 3 rounds non stop.
okay wait, i did stop. to tie my shoelaces.
result of netball! yay!
had short training.
after ttran another 2 rounds.
okay, i was tired this time.
and i was wondering how the HELL i manage to run 3 rounds in the morning. LOLS.

went to popular at jp to get some stuffs.
saw reena and fasihah.
they told me bout this girl whos transferring over, for TSS NETBALL!
and their position in the team might get threatened.
i mean, it'll be another tough fight next year for the bdiv, AGAIN!
according to what they say...
i will consider the girl quite ambitious.
cus she wants to make it to the singapore netball national team main 7.
and shes transferring over cus she thinks tanglin netball can bring her far( tts gd).
but seriously, where can singapore netball bring you?
i mean.. i'm a netballer myself. but frankly speaking, singapore netball aint fantastic.
i have yet to see her play... but i'm looking forward to it.
still......my current juniors!!!!
bdiv or cdiv now! BETTER WORK HARD!
of cus, the best 12 will be selected in the end.
but work damn hard yeah?
=) i'll be back for more! haha!

i must not give up on wed.
must play a good game!
cummon shilin! you can do it!

as promised. the video on fangyi's birthday after training!
ha, prank prank!

geylang methodist on wed.
okay, after today's training.
i can more or less guess the starting line up for the game.
good thing i manage to keep my position.
i wonder whats next lah huh?
be prepared to lose my position anytime, anywhere. haha! crap. but serious..

sad lah. season is coming to an end reeeaaaal soon.
farewell speech? dinner? heh.
i bet no one will be leaving with the face dry.
hah!

let me seeee. 233 days to go before o's end i think.
yippe! prom night!

ahh shit, i better blog bout today's training,
so i can refer to my blog when i write my netball journal.
so we did 10 times up down..
stretching, ball handling, shuttle.
and then practice the new concept thing for GM's game.
where C pass the ball to whoever the WA is guarding.
and then our own GA and WA will provide as a 2nd option.
but cant drive too near the goal circle, keeper might come out.
so.. after that pass. C opens up! ( I MUST RMB)
den if cant pass to melissa, will have to work the ball again.

for DEFENCE!
C and WD marks the WA, forces GA to take the center pass.
den C will block off the 2nd option by taking back the C.
pull back all the way for box defence.
shifting and shifting.. look out for shooters that come out to the edge of the circle.
THIS KIND MUST TAKE! haha.
den.. usual box. the inside defenders i'm not so sure! haha.
i only know challange the front balls.
den.. play front back when they turn and take the ball isit?
haha. not sure. anyhow..

SORRY if u dun get what i mean. i'm writing this for my journal's sake. heh.

if only i could stand on my own and not get demoralised.
you'd be playing as starting 7 in the nationals.

damn me.
i feeeeel so guilty..

you failed one and now you're tackling another.
grrrrr....

haha. i make a good love advisor! heh! total crap!

had training this morning.
learnt this new drill. some *ball rolling* thing. haha.
fun. but got scolded a few times. heh.
and then had game with MI.
did suicide 1 set of 321, phew~
after training, had cake! forced fangyi to wear the sexy outfit.
haha, yes, we had a hard time forcing her!
i'll upload the video when i have the time.

stayed for the sec 1s training SOMEHOW. ha.
took the sec 1s team and the sec 2s team.
okay, its tough being a coach. ha!
so anyhoos, had dinner with my girls opposite before heading home.
now i'm tired. haha.

woohoo, i had a weird dream last night..
hmmm.. at this point of time? ha.

happy 17th birthday, TWINKLE TWINKLE!

mon had amaths ct. and amaths=screwed up.
watched seduction of a perfect man or smth.
haha, someone was feeling horny that day.
but the movie turned out to be pretty hilarious.
and lame, but it was a damn cute show lah.
kissing scenes are like everywhere in movies.
so no big deal bout tt.

tue had chem camp, and training.
before that went for my 10rounds, side step criss cross.
did titration. pretty fun though.
came out for break.
went to play for like a few mins. lols.
mr chan called us.
then when i reached, he wasnt calling me lah!
saw the girls did suicide run!
2 sets of 321.
wah, i think i'm gonna die on thur lah.
sure very tiring.
ah, so after that did another titration.
den after that, shaula got me curry puff! weeeeee!
and i owe her bread! haha.
i owe erin a drink.
so after that helped out in the sec1s training.
they remind me of how we used to be like.
ha, so now i noe how hard it is to coach the lil' ones.
i started being hard to teach also lah! haha.
den talked to ms solastri.
blah blah.... so many things happening lah.. aiyo.
ah, i cant be bothered with that actually.

whats most impt now is the nationals!
i wanna make it to the top 8 lah!
but seriously, i have totally no confidence in playing with her.
this comes from the bottom of my heart.

i cant wait for o's to end! ha.

ha, okay.
i'm feeling quite good today.
at least i've tried to put away the final match 2 days ago.
ahhhh. i feel soooooooooooo irritated & unfair.
okay, it isnt the time now to complain abt the past!
look, its the NATONALS!
i hope we'll be there to whack ppl, and not to get whacked by ppl.
haha. our group is pretty tough though.
but who says tanglin isnt tough?! lols.
here, we have Singapore Sports School, St Margs and Geylang Methodist.
clear 2, and we're through to the top 8.
ahh, i'm quite desperate to go into top 8.
smth that i've yet to achieve.. esp this is my last year.
and most prob i wont be touching netball after i graduate from here.
ha, so when the day comes. i'll do a full summary of my 6 years in netball!
and even playing in pri sch, why am i still behind the rest? LOLS. wanna hear right?!
so yeah, we'll fight our way through.
and.... i'll have to miss training on tue! dammit!

cummon girls, we can do it!
i have faith in myself and the team, the tchers, coach ... (and the list goes on)

& finally, thank you to those we've been there for me recently.

lets meet up in the hols soon. hopefully i can spare some time.
its been a long time since i last met up with you guys lah!
so miss my pri sch mates! lols.
oh wait, theres 2e4 gathering too!
haha.

which quart was this man. lols





B div o7! yay! (sorry, this was th best i could look after crying! haha)

the whole west zone has come to an end.
we lost 24-32 to ct.
we came close in the 2nd and 3rd quarter.
THIS CLOSE.
and it hurts so much to take the game away from me lah..
you see the contradiction?
i want to win, but i'm demoralised.
i think we've put up a good game in a sense.
so we're looking forward to the nationals.
right girls?

actually. i feel so much better after all the cries.
its been hard keeping all inside. yep.
and i was demoralised after the first quart.
everyone could see it.
and almost everybody is cheering me on.
ha, thanks! oh wait, my 'everyone' means my teammates and seniors, tchers and coach.
but i was quite close to be taken off the 2nd quart.
thanks to those who lend me a shoulder,
meiyun thats you! haha. shes probably the first shoulder i cried on.
aww, so sweet aint it. haha.
and the forever going CHEER!
thanks to the supporters,
thanks to ms solastri and mrs jacob!
ahh, thanks for the pizza hut treat! =)
thanks to mr teh for bringing us to the top 4 once again.
and last of all, my teammates, EACH AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU! =)

but this finals was way better than the 3rd/4th i had last year.
this 2 days alot of crying huh! haha.

the truth will come to light SOON.

I LOVE TANGLIN NETBALL!

okay, i didnt had the chance to blog yesterday.
so anyhooos, we won nanhua 37-27.
well, i thought it was a good game though, i mean there wasnt really a
'rivalry' between our play, not like the previous time.
yup, so here we come, CHAMPS!

finals will be on the 9th, this friday 3pm at toa payoh indoor court.
ah, last year it was 3rd and 4th. this year,
we're expecting spectators.
and we'll be meeting ct.
actually i'm more excited now, than taking my common test (seriously)

the SAME old thing happened 2 years ago.
when my seniors played against CT,
and they were down.
to think back, i felt so stupid lah.
i was like soooooo emo,
crying like shit. haha.
when i feel so helpless to see them down.
but now, i have the chance to fight.
and this time round,
i'm not only playing for myself,
but i wanna take this chance to show to all people that we're not the 2nd best!
( ahh, though mr teh said smth abt its not abt proving)
but still.. i really want this game.
however, i cannot let this over control my mind.
den it defeats the purpose of playing.
the main point here, is to ENJOY THE GAME!
right girls? cummon! we can do it !

tanglin netball! =)

you're such a bitchanate.
damn you, understand?
attention seeker.
gain sympathy only. shit you.

i hate you to the core!!! sucha mood-spoiler.

its past 12,
so its 4th March today!
and its my brother's birthday! ha.
anw, happy birthday lah! dunnoe what to get for you also.
ah, so anyway, happy birthday to wending!

i am sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo excited! =)
so i'm gonna make myself very tired tmr, so that i can sleep well!
haha!

yay! i'm back again!=)
after so many days(yeah right)...
so anyway, common test started.
it was complete shit i should say.
because i dun really have enough time.
apart from that, it is my laziness.
i started toooooo late.
and i'm not suprised if i screw up badly.
so whatever it is, i'll just try to take in whatever i can.

so anyhooooooos, we're a step away from the finals!
yeap, the West Zone finals we've been waiting for.
we're meeting Nanhua.
there was a 3 way tie in the other group.
and we'll be meeting nanhua!
well... last year, in the semi-finals. we had a really bad fall.
and never picked up from then.
but this year will be a different story!
we'll prove ms solastri wrong!
weeeeeee~ that we're capable of clinching the top, and not the 2nd best.

i'm really excited even when i'm typing this.
ahhhh, so ultimately, is meeting nanhua better than meeting ct?
hmmm, we'll see on mon.
i've learnt a very good lesson during the mgs match.
and 'll promise i wont do it again.
YES I WONT! =)
though i did it a lil' ytd in the first quart!
haha, i mean i was REALLY TIRED.
running up and down, again and again.
and guess whats the score for the 1st quarter ytd? it was 3-2! (haha, laugh for all you want)
yeah, 3-2?! screwed up. but after that we gt back our pace of the game.
and eventually intercepted more balls, and put in more shots.

this is a must win game lah.
i wont allow myself to give up.
cummon! =)

commontest?! ah, thats 2nd piority. netball comes first for now.

[edited]
today is the 2nd of march, suppose to be our semis today... hmmm.
okay so anyway,

happy birthday to HUIXIAN!
and JOSEPHINE!

happy birthday in advance, jityong!
[/edited]