Im going to make this post a relatively short one : / I have so much to do. And when nationals are starting this thursday, I doubt I'll have time to blog and stuff. And I'll get carried away by the applications on the com and I wont stop. Yes, self discipline : ) Hmmmm, Im like looking through my mail now. Like doing or the colour tests or reading about those inspirational stories. Hahaha, I like the one about " Shay's inspirational story".
This is the story. It's pretty good : ) Do spend some timeee reading it : ) :
At a fund-raising dinner for a school that serves learning-disabled children, the father of one of the school's students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question. "Everything God does is done with perfection. Yet, my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot understand things as other children do. Where is God's plan reflected in my son?" The audience was stilled by the query. The father continued. "I believe," the father answered, "that when God brings a child like Shay into the world, an opportunity to realize the Divine Plan presents itself. And it comes in the way people treat that child." Then, he told the following story: Shay and his father had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked, "Do you think they will let me play?" Shay's father knew that most boys would not want him on their team. But the father understood that if his son were allowed to play it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging. Shay's father approached one of the boys on the field and asked if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance from his teammates. Getting none, he took matters into his own hands and said, "We are losing by six runs, and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and I'll try to put him up to bat in the ninth inning." In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but was still behind by three. At the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the outfield. Although no hits came his way, he was obviously ecstatic just to be on the field, grinning from ear to ear as his father waved to him from the stands. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored again. Now, with two outs and bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base. Shay was scheduled to be the next at-bat. Would the team actually let Shay bat at this juncture and give away their chance to win the game? Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew that this was all but impossible because Shay didn't even know how to hold the bat properly, much less connect with the ball. However, as Shay stepped up to the plate, the pitcher moved a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay could at least be able to make contact. The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed. The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly toward Shay. As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball to the pitcher. The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could easily have thrown the ball to the first baseman. Shay would have been out and that would have ended the game. Instead, the pitcher took the ball and threw it on a high arc to right field, far beyond reach of the first baseman. Everyone started yelling, "Shay, run to first. Run to first." Never in his life had Shay ever made it to first base. He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled. Everyone yelled "Run to second, run to second!" By the time Shay was rounding first base, the right fielder had the ball. He could have thrown the ball to the second baseman for a tag. But the right fielder understood what the pitcher's intentions had been, so he threw the ball high and far over the third baseman's head. Shay ran towards second base as the runners ahead of him deliriously circled the bases towards home. As Shay reached second base, the opposing shortstop ran to him, turned him in the direction of third base, and shouted, "Run to third!" As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams were screaming, "Shay! Run home." Shay ran home, stepped on home plate and was cheered as the hero, for hitting a "grand slam" and winning the game for his team. "That day," said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face," the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of the Divine Plan into this world."
:)
Alright. Today is the last day of training before our first national match on thursday. Yay it'll be a home match : ) You know what they say about home ground advantage : ) Anyway, training was quite fruitful today. Well, no matter what happens during nationals, Im proud to say that ccube, we've train hard and no matter what happens, it's all that ccube is already : ) This year would be our last year of c div, so lets play hard alright : )
I LOVE MY SEXY FATSOS : )
Iliana. Yong. Angie. Anna. Adeline. Ivana. Rachael. Stephanie.CaiWei OMG I just realised I know quite alot of basketballers. Anyway, I hope today's first zonals match of yours against CHIJ went all well : ) Sorry I couldnt come down to support, but I would definitely for your finals : ) SO GO FOR THE GRAND FINALS ALRIGHT : )
Haha, Grand Finals. Reminds me of src. AHH wadever. Alright, I swear Im going to skin shakespeare alive if he is still alive right now. Im only stuck in Act 1, and its taking me ages to understand what he's saying. Blehh. SCHOOL ): not all pleasant even if its only week 1. AND RS ):
Alright, no complaints. Anyway, only me and Christine went for bubble tea today, cause the rest took boon's car and flea's car. HMPH JOCELYN. You're supposed to be with the MRT GREEN LINE US. Hahahah, anyway we had a nice talk huh Christine. Im so going to writeee your name in that talk thingy. Haha and you still havent tell me who's the friend hmmmms.
Alright, tomorrow has the art museum thingy. Im going with boooon : ) Bleh we're suppose to appreciate art blahblahblah.
LOVE YOU SEXY FATSOS ):
GO CCUBEEEEEEEE : )
OMG. and this is awesome.
20 REASONS TO DATE A SOFTBALLER
1. We use our hips for power
2. We make sure to touch every base before scoring
3. We can handle it fast, hard, or slow
4. We can be in 9 different positions for 90 minutes
5. We play with big sticks and bigger balls
6. We aren't afraid to get dirty
7. We let the visitors be on top
8. We're always up for extra innings
9. We are encouraged to "score early" and "score more"
10. We're good with our hands
11. With us you're always SAFE!
12. We keep the lights on for night games
13. We have the perfect grip
14. We can handle the heat
15. You get three strikes before YOU'RE OUT
16.We can do 9 different positions in 90 min.
17. We don’t mind getting down and DIRTY
18. We can play at any time of the day
19. We don’t mind doing it with others
20. We could play for hours
If you don't understand it, try reading it with your head upside down : )
Haha, found this when yw was showing me the squash one.
This is the story. It's pretty good : ) Do spend some timeee reading it : ) :
At a fund-raising dinner for a school that serves learning-disabled children, the father of one of the school's students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question. "Everything God does is done with perfection. Yet, my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot understand things as other children do. Where is God's plan reflected in my son?" The audience was stilled by the query. The father continued. "I believe," the father answered, "that when God brings a child like Shay into the world, an opportunity to realize the Divine Plan presents itself. And it comes in the way people treat that child." Then, he told the following story: Shay and his father had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked, "Do you think they will let me play?" Shay's father knew that most boys would not want him on their team. But the father understood that if his son were allowed to play it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging. Shay's father approached one of the boys on the field and asked if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance from his teammates. Getting none, he took matters into his own hands and said, "We are losing by six runs, and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and I'll try to put him up to bat in the ninth inning." In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but was still behind by three. At the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the outfield. Although no hits came his way, he was obviously ecstatic just to be on the field, grinning from ear to ear as his father waved to him from the stands. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored again. Now, with two outs and bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base. Shay was scheduled to be the next at-bat. Would the team actually let Shay bat at this juncture and give away their chance to win the game? Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew that this was all but impossible because Shay didn't even know how to hold the bat properly, much less connect with the ball. However, as Shay stepped up to the plate, the pitcher moved a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay could at least be able to make contact. The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed. The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly toward Shay. As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball to the pitcher. The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could easily have thrown the ball to the first baseman. Shay would have been out and that would have ended the game. Instead, the pitcher took the ball and threw it on a high arc to right field, far beyond reach of the first baseman. Everyone started yelling, "Shay, run to first. Run to first." Never in his life had Shay ever made it to first base. He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled. Everyone yelled "Run to second, run to second!" By the time Shay was rounding first base, the right fielder had the ball. He could have thrown the ball to the second baseman for a tag. But the right fielder understood what the pitcher's intentions had been, so he threw the ball high and far over the third baseman's head. Shay ran towards second base as the runners ahead of him deliriously circled the bases towards home. As Shay reached second base, the opposing shortstop ran to him, turned him in the direction of third base, and shouted, "Run to third!" As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams were screaming, "Shay! Run home." Shay ran home, stepped on home plate and was cheered as the hero, for hitting a "grand slam" and winning the game for his team. "That day," said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face," the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of the Divine Plan into this world."
:)
Alright. Today is the last day of training before our first national match on thursday. Yay it'll be a home match : ) You know what they say about home ground advantage : ) Anyway, training was quite fruitful today. Well, no matter what happens during nationals, Im proud to say that ccube, we've train hard and no matter what happens, it's all that ccube is already : ) This year would be our last year of c div, so lets play hard alright : )
I LOVE MY SEXY FATSOS : )
Iliana. Yong. Angie. Anna. Adeline. Ivana. Rachael. Stephanie.CaiWei OMG I just realised I know quite alot of basketballers. Anyway, I hope today's first zonals match of yours against CHIJ went all well : ) Sorry I couldnt come down to support, but I would definitely for your finals : ) SO GO FOR THE GRAND FINALS ALRIGHT : )
Haha, Grand Finals. Reminds me of src. AHH wadever. Alright, I swear Im going to skin shakespeare alive if he is still alive right now. Im only stuck in Act 1, and its taking me ages to understand what he's saying. Blehh. SCHOOL ): not all pleasant even if its only week 1. AND RS ):
Alright, no complaints. Anyway, only me and Christine went for bubble tea today, cause the rest took boon's car and flea's car. HMPH JOCELYN. You're supposed to be with the MRT GREEN LINE US. Hahahah, anyway we had a nice talk huh Christine. Im so going to writeee your name in that talk thingy. Haha and you still havent tell me who's the friend hmmmms.
Alright, tomorrow has the art museum thingy. Im going with boooon : ) Bleh we're suppose to appreciate art blahblahblah.
LOVE YOU SEXY FATSOS ):
GO CCUBEEEEEEEE : )
OMG. and this is awesome.
20 REASONS TO DATE A SOFTBALLER
1. We use our hips for power
2. We make sure to touch every base before scoring
3. We can handle it fast, hard, or slow
4. We can be in 9 different positions for 90 minutes
5. We play with big sticks and bigger balls
6. We aren't afraid to get dirty
7. We let the visitors be on top
8. We're always up for extra innings
9. We are encouraged to "score early" and "score more"
10. We're good with our hands
11. With us you're always SAFE!
12. We keep the lights on for night games
13. We have the perfect grip
14. We can handle the heat
15. You get three strikes before YOU'RE OUT
16.We can do 9 different positions in 90 min.
17. We don’t mind getting down and DIRTY
18. We can play at any time of the day
19. We don’t mind doing it with others
20. We could play for hours
If you don't understand it, try reading it with your head upside down : )
Haha, found this when yw was showing me the squash one.
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