I wanted to type in " awesome" at first, but realised that-- awesome isnt a word to describe the spirits of our class after net carn. Let's face it. We lost every single game except for two ( which we drew 0-0 ), and we scored a total of 3 goals in 14 games. We were all feeling terrible. But...if you look beyond that, we deserved more than a score..remember? A score and more.
From Crystal's email : ( hope you dont mind :)
Personally, I think this was the best Netcarn I've ever been in. I mean, coming from classes I didn't really love in Sec 1 and Sec 2...whether or not my class won or lost it didn't really matter then, but today it did. That we all felt rather sad today is natural, because we all love 311 and want to see it do well.
But seriously? When we did that class put-hands-together thing after losing like 10 games in a row? I don't know about everyone else, but I felt like crying (with happiness!) because I thought that after losing so many games we'd start bickering and getting pissed off, but everyone just...banded together and tried harder. It was so touching D:
It doesn't matter if we win or lose the competition, because really, we gained a whole lot more today than we ever could have if we were a class full of athletic people. Many of us can't play for nuts and probably hate netball, but still joined the games today so that the regular players could take a break. If that's not called being bonded, I don't know what is.
I totally agree with her. I've always felt out of place in previous year's netball carnivals, no matter the position we got in the end. I think in sec one and two, the classes that I was in got..some top prize or the other.
The euphoria of being in a winning group can only last for so long-- because of the fact that you'll feel vaguely "out of what happened", vaguely..well..like a parasite.There is always a stratification in the class lineup--likewise, involvement and happiness stratifies itself in the lineup. Win, and the win goes around-- but barely enough is left for those on the sidelines.
I've spent two years on the sidelines drinking bubble tea. I never thought that'd I'd actually get a chance to play. Never.
This is the first year that I've gone all out and cheered my lungs out.This is the first year that I've been given the honor of playing for my class. This is also the first year that my class didnt receive any top prize, but this is the first year that I've felt truly ..involved, really , really, excited.
Previous years, I've always lingered in the walkways, game over, hey passing person what's the score? Oh, okay. Yay. I see ( but forgotten in five minutes) End of day, I wonder if our class won anything, by the way, how many games did we win again? Oh? I see. Yay.
I cannot express ( eloquently or expressively enough) the extremity of emotions that I went through today. But I just want to say this :
T-H-R-E, E-L-E-V-N!
( It's a cheer ! )
I love you 311! <3
Denise. Another mission accomplished at6:51 AM
.
Save the Cheerleader, Save the World.
.
|| Team Green Chopsticks'09/10 Special Powers: Higher beings with every powers to save mankind from all forces of evil.
