Saturday, August 23, 2008
5:40 PM
drank milo at 6.30am and met the volleyballers at compass point outside 7-eleven.i went there because kimberly and adeline were waving to me like crazy before i finally saw them.
took mrt to outram park and changed to don't know which line,then to queenstown.it was raining and we were all sharing umbrellas so we walked extra slow and the walk to queensway secondary seemed very long.now then i know clementi town sec was beside queensway sec.the entire area around there was full of grass and trees and looked so quiet and deserted,but theres so much going on in the school.while we turned right into the path to queensway sec,there was sort of a grass plain opposite the road to the school,and behind the grass there were lots and lots of tall and short trees clumped together,it was obvious there was sort of a botanic garden.so you can imagine how it looked like,but honestly,i've never seen a school located like that before.then on the grass in front of the 'botanic garden' out of nowhere,there was a short one-leveled building that had a big banner over the front,something like"FREEHOLD CONDOMINIUM" or something,but it looked quite out of place.i mean,its so hard to find it.turn so deep into a path and walk so far out on a grass plain to get to the building?there're so many other buildings in so many other much easier to get to places doing the same business.
went into the school.saw its address:2A margaret drive.smsed my father the address because he was supposed to pick me.we had this prayer thing at my father's factory in woodlands at 12pm and the match ended at 12,so if i take public transport it'll take me don't know how long.and the factory is located along with so many other factories and together they form so many turns and bends,its not even near the mrt station,i don't even know how to get there.the school was like,twice our school's size.the corridor seemed so long when we walked along it.
wow,their gym has two volleyball courts.there were two friendly matches anyway,just nice.then changed into our kneepads and court shoes and did warm-up.after warm-up we started throwing balls,and their balls are so nice!ok maybe it sounds wrong to some of you but they're really very nice to play with!it sort of like,different texture.our school's one is sort of,plastic surface.i wish our school had their kind of volleyballs.lost the friendly match by 1 match.they won the first set and second set,we won the third and fourth,then they won the last set.there was this ball where i scored a point but its the first time i played that way.it was one of my teammate's service,so the ball went over and to the other side's back row.i think the back row player who received the ball hit it with a little too much force.you know theres a player right in front of the net called the 'setter' and her job is to hit the ball high for the spiker to spike.the first ball comes over and its one of the player's,then the player hits the ball to the setter and the setter sets it high,then the spiker will step in and spike.if you view the volleyball court from top view the net appears as a thin white line right?so the back row player hit the ball with a little too much force and it was about to just go over the thin white line of the net,which is still counted on our side.i play center position so i quickly ran to the net and waited for the ball.when the ball had just nice went over the white line to our side,i jumped up and used both hands to push it down.luckily i didn't jump too fast,or else it would have been a foul.if i had jumped too fast the ball would still be on their side and haven't flew to our side.even if you can jump and your hands can reach over to the other side,it's a foul because its a rule that you cannot go over your side,whether its on top or below the net.
i like to see the boys play.don't get the wrong idea.i mean boys' match is very exciting.boys are generally better and sometimes both back and front row center position will run to the net and block,and outside position also.so there are three blockers.and they get their timing right, jumping almost after the spiker hits the ball,and with three pairs of long arms blocking the spike it can never go over.sometimes the block is successful but it hits the blocker's hand at an angle and the ball flies out of the court.sometimes it brushes the top of the blocker's hand and his teammates behind have to save it.the game can be very exciting.
after the match my stomach was growling and i was dying for the buffet lunch at the factory.i drank milo at 6.30,started playing at 8+ and ended at 12.i was so,so hungry.then after around a half hour my father came and drove to the factory.then burned the colourful paper and paper that has like,sort of gold colour square on it,then started eating.the buffet had given us one whole pot of steamed white rice free:)because the fried rice wasn't enough;the factory workers eat mountains and mountains.they need it anyway they're all so skinny.and after they ate the first mountain each they came back for a second one,and it turned out the rice was just nice.Tao li also eats mountains of rice.i sat opposite her in the dining hall for lunch at the sports school when i was there for a competition.i also ate two servings although not mountains.i took one plate of fried rice then a spoonful of bee hoon and two fried prawns with tarter sauce and cabbage with mushroom and a piece of....i don't know what kind of fish that is.then after eating that i was still hungry.don't be surprised i'm actually like that.i eat a lot one you know.my mum says i need it.she always goes,"you're hyper,if you don't eat more rice you'll have no energy.so just eat.look at the amount of sports you do!"i don't believe her.i think it's my appetite thats big.why would you need so much food when you don't really use the energy?i don't do that much sports you know.then after eating all that i went back and the whole pot of fried rice was gone.so fast.i was like,"wow.thats fast."so i took another plate of white rice and took lots of cabbage and 1 fried prawn with tarter sauce again.then i finished that as well,then i went to take duck because there was no more roast chicken left.and 2 and three quarter cups of fruit punch.not fruit punch.some pink colour thingy that was quite sweet.omg diabetes!!!i better watch out.mr sim said don't drink too much green tea.i think for males especially.its not very good for down there.then finished everything and went up to my father's office.then you know prayers,theres always something edible for everyone to bring back,then after a while of lazing about my grandmother came out with this big,big bunch of bananas.and i ate 2!the small kind.it was not so ripe so whenever i peeled the skin there'll be a layer of hard yellow striped thing there and you have to tear it off.then i started to feel a bit cold.why do people always say don't go into air-con rooms after exercise?then felt tired and slept on the office sofa for a while,then went home and here i am.
ok i think thats enough for today.