Sports Day

Candice and I joined the PAPM badminton tournament at Olympic today. This was my first time to ever participate in a game. Pa was the one who made us join. I was pretty psyched to play, though a bit nervous of some of the tough competitors whom we saw playing earlier on. Some of them seemed to be experts already. Having learned that there was no leveling, we could end up playing with them. Fortunately, the first two games went well. We won, modesty aside...with not much effort at all. The third game on the other hand, was a tight match. We lost the first set, made a comeback on the second one after Uncle Nelson and Chesca started cheering for us. The last set was a close one. We won by a few points. It was a hard-earned win. Moving on to the final round, the last two games were not as good. I committed a lot of errors which could have been easily avoided. Then there was also the first time jitters as well as fatigue slowly kicking in. Nevertheless, I think we gave them a good match considering that we were only beginners and have had no training or form whatsoever. I had a good time today. It was, should I say, a pleasant experience. I couldn't find a better word for it. Hehe Although it was exhausting, I felt good because of the workout I got out of it.

I was able to catch the last quarter of the Ateneo-UST game. Ateneo won by a large margin. Yehey!! I hope they play the way they did today in their future games. I think we have a good chance of making it into the Final 2. I'm crossing my fingers and making this fearless prediction now. Ateneo will be in the finals...as long as Bugia, Intal, and Tenorio keep up with their big games, while the rest of the team plays smart and consistent.

The PBA All-Stars is on right now. I'm rooting for the South Team, just because there's Alapag, Taulava, Menk, and Hontiveros in it. I hope they win. It is currently halftime and they're down by a number of points. I'm sure they'll be able to catch up at the 3rd and give it a good run. It's showtime!