National Day Post

Training was at 9 am this morning at Northvale. Ansari, Wah Siew, Huishan, Yiqing, Tun and Beng Soon were there. It was great fun ... Even Ansari went into court, for a few minutes ;) ... Really enjoyed being able to do the boast-drive routines. Three Cheers to this great session! Three Cheers for more such sessions to come!

Just 2 days before this, on the way back home from heavyhands, Yiqing was talking about her batch and their experience in National Schools Championships. She wondered if her team could come together again one day to win something ... It was not difficult to sense her regrets in not having won a single National Schools title. In fact I totally understand how she feels ... To want to achieve something really badly, to have put in so much effort ... just to have the taste of victory deluding you again and again ...

However does one stop there and live with the regrets? With the thought that maybe if I had just persevered that bit more, I would have made it?

I am almost 25. Some people may say that it is a bit old to achieve anything great in sports.

I am kind of unfit now and will need much work to get back to shape. Some people may say I should not bother at all.

I have a full time job that at times really saps me of all my energy. Some people may say that I should just focus on building my career. Sports has no future in it.

But do I want to live with that lingering thought that if I had tried one more time, I would have made it?

I have made that conscious choice to continue with the journey. Simply because I can.

In the spirit of SingaporeMile ...

As an Ithakan ...