this post goes out to mao lin... other than him foaming (literally), which is damn scary cuz i've nvr seen someone hyperventilate b4... i'll think twice b4 i say "breathe" or "hyperventilate"... but it is seriously damn scary... anyway, moving on to the main point of this post... 2day we were asked to shoot 10 freethrows in a row b4 we could go home... sounds easy doesnt it? not when ur standing at the line taking the shots... the lucky few made it quickly, others took a little more time... even fu ginn and yifei managed it eventually... everyone except mao did it lah... so anyway coach lt left already and asked mao to pay him back next time, but mao just kept on shooting... even after he foam, he just kept shooting... he just didnt know when to quit... he shot for almost 2 hours and must have taken at least 1000 over free throws... and the times when he reached 7, 8 or 9, it just didnt happen... some days are your days, and some days just arent...

but he just kept going... i think his arms would have fallen off if they could lah... i know how it feels... you're just so close, and you feel like you're dying, but you just wont give up until you make it... but to see him shooting under the hot sun, shot after shot, and not being able to do anything except pray that it goes in... the feeling just sucks... you cant do anything to help, as much as you wish you could... and then i think about the team... 2 more people are going to get cut from this squad of 14... everyone fights just as hard, maybe some more than others, but who's to say anyone doesn't deserve a spot? it sucks to see everyone slog their guts out, only to be told, "i'm sorry, but this is a sport and someone must make way"... i really dun wanna think of it as anyone of us, but it has to happen... season is just two weeks away and sometimes i wonder, are we ready? could we have done anything more just to get that bit further? i really dunno... getting to the finals is one thing; beating hwa chong is another... i really want this... just another shot at the finals... deep down we all know what the outcome will be, but you cant stop us from dreaming, from hoping beyond hope... pray that when the time comes, we all find the strength and courage to make it, somehow...

Don't think about the pain, don't think about the misses, don't even think about the result.
Just keep shooting.

Was it you who spoke the words, that things would happen but not to me
Oh things are gonna happen naturally
Oh taking your advice I'm looking on the bright side
And balancing the whole thing
But often times those words get tangled up in lines
And the bright lights turn to night
Until the dawn it brings
Another day to sing about the magic that was you and me

You and I both loved
What you and I spoke of
Others just read of
Other only read of the love, the love that I love