Dear Diary ..

Saturday, June 18, 2005

i wrote this poem for many reasons i guess. i started writing it when i thought of all the stuff we did and still do. its abt us. our lives. our dream. our passion.i wrote this for you all. i hope you like it.

Feels like just yesterday
That we came to know each other
We didn’t know how to dribble
Yet we went for trainings together

Those trainings we had dreaded
Yet we lasted through it all
And every Saturday after that
We had always played bball

A table we had
Just for chicken rice
For us after playing penalty
And shouting a certain name thrice

When Mr Tan droned on under his favourite tree
We built gardens on court
For that and many other stuff
We received numerous pep talks

When we didn’t have a ball after school,
We used our shoes and they got stuck in the net
So we made friends with Mr guard
Who always lent us a ball after that

We loved playing in the flooded tracks
We loved playing bball rain or shine
We loved playing during our English exams
And if we played till late, we climbed over the gates thinking it was fine
We played everyday after our exams
I don’t think we improved much though
And then we beat our seniors
And all we could say was whoa

We love to sing hymns and songs
And we did a lot of stupid things
Like watching nemo a few dozen times
And bathing after trainings

Throughout our years of countless trainings
We were always driven to work hard
We had the spirit, we had the dedication
It always meant much more than art

All our time and all our effort
Was put into our dream which we strived for
It was what we cherished, it was what we treasured
It was for what we were willing to give up everything and more

Bball gave us our joys and our hopes
Bball gave us the strength to strive for our best together
Bball gave us unity and the will to carry on
But most of all, bball gave us each other

Together we drove to achieve our aspirations
And we built our dreams with our 2 hands
We began to trust and count on each other
And we became the best of friends
Friendship is too mild a word
To describe what we have with one another
But what I know is in the past, the present and the future
We’ll be there for each other

We made bball our dream and our passion
It revolved around our lives
We dreaded trainings yet never missed it
It never occurred to us that we could escape with lies

They ask us why we do it
Why are we there?
Why do we love it so much,
Why do we care?

They don’t understand
How hard it was to get here,
How we went through disappointment
How we went through fear

How we went through injury
Serious or not
How we played through the rain
And when it was hot

And so I stand here
A smile on my face
I know we belong here
This is our place

So when people ask
Why I do this all day
I say because I love it,
I’m here to stay

What keeps us going
Runs through our every vein
Its our undying love
For this perfect game

well the camp started off with trng.. was alright la.. then me and joycelin had to go for lessons so ya we missed some games and came back just in time for lunch.. yummy man food was great.. superr nice i like the pasta haha.. then missed the games after lunch cuz went home to do the food.. bbq was yummy i like though had to much food la oops haha aft a while went down on court with joycelin and lied down in the middle of the court. sam joined us too!! then we looked at the red starless cloudy sky thinking of kim.. i miss you!! yupps wanted to stay lying down for longer but ants and mosquitoes came so no nice sentimental feeling haha.. aft the bbq the juniors gave us a big surprise.. i liked the video!! its soo sweet!!! rmr to make us a copy ya?? i liked it a lot. then we went to bathe. gosh the water fell on top of the toilet bowl man so weird and hard to bathe.. but finally finished haha then came the super nice part!! the presents were so wonderful!! i love the pillow!! and the cup!! and the box with the notes inside!! so sweet my goodness!!i loved it.. then i read my poem and we started talking and all and everyone started crying.. and i mean everyone.. i guess i'd say we had team spirit is definitely still there. but its just beneath layers of dislike and contempt for others. but it felt great to be there as a team together.

i think i feel realli priveledged to have great friends like you guys. realli i treasure you guys a lot man.. i don't think i could have got thru these years without you guys by my side. so i just wanna say thank you. i realli appreaciate you.my life well i wouldn't here today like this without you all. you guys changed my life.

next i wanna say a major thanx to our beloved juniors. i dunno wat we did to deserve you all. you guys are terrifc man. thanx for all the gifts man. and i dun think any batch of juniors has ever touched the seniors like how you have touched us. seriously. you guys totally rawk man. you made the camp sweet. touching. great. terrific. superb.wonderful.fantastic. fabulous. lets just say you really did smth to us deep down. and its great to see and feel that so i thank you all.

with loves; alvina
7:40 PM