Finally a medal...=)))

Went down to school today to settle some stuff for my FYP, which only lasted for a few hours. Coz the highlight for me today is actually the ISG semis in the evening against NIE. Its actually quite some time since i played competitive vball. I like playing competitive vball coz i like the adrenaline rush, the excitement, the feeling of triumph or sorrow(not really!!!) after the match, the mind games you play with the opponents, to outwit each other. Have played for NBS at the ISG for all 3 years already and since this is my final yr in nbs, so i am pretty determined to end it off with a medal from the ISG. In fact the last time i gotten any medal from a vball competition was 2 years back, also at the ISG, where we got 3rd. So it had been a medal drought for me from vball for quite some time.

So played NIE in the semis, where we were expected to lose coz we are the underdogs in the competition especially when both ivp players weren't around. The first set was so tight, where we lost 29-27..then the second set, we fought back with 27-25...both sets were super duper close..and every points count..make me sweat siaz..haha..then the final set, we won 15-11...so first time through to the finals for nbs for all my 3 yrs. Because no one wants to come back on Saturday for the finals, we decided to play the finals right after the semis, which means its quite shag, especially when we have totally no substitutes at all. Surprisingly, the finals wasn't as exciting as the semis because the other team, the engine, made too much unforced errors. And eventually we won...woohooooo...guess this is the first time nbs won the isg vball, defeating all the pre-match hot favourites. And yeah...another GOLD medal added to my collection. =)))))

Today is one of the rare occasion whereby i am super on form and highly motivated. There is this unknown source of motivation that is powerful enough to inspire me today...haha....i will try to find out wat this source is. Hmm...the last time i was on form for vball was way back in army, where my team won the inter-unit comp. Yup..totally love the feeling when i am on form, where almost every ball seems to know where i want it to go..hahaha...But nevertheless, must say that vball is a team sport, it require lots of understanding and cooperation from everyone in order to win it, so it doesnt really depend on just one person.

People always say that its the process of fighting to achieve that matters rather than the end product, i agree with that. Somehow, i think we managed to enjoy both the process (coz we were not too stressed up, as we can even joke and laugh though we lost some points) and also achieve what we want today.

And one thing i learnt is that, never go into a battle with the mentality that you will lose, because you have already lost half the battle with that mindset. So i am pretty glad i went into the match with the strong mentality that i will win the game. and i guess thats wat everyone in the team feels as well, though we are facing a much stronger opponent..."there is nothing in this world tt u cannot do, it is whether u want to do it or not"

Hope this win will give me more confidence to face the uncertainty for whatever i am facing now or that come my way.