Dental Therapy... The CHAMPS!!!
   Sunday, March 20, 2005, 9:41 PM

This is gonna be a long entry.

Firstly, i am BACK! My computer's recovered after the common 'evil blue-screen' sickness.

The last 2 'warm-up' games of Captains Ball with the class was really fun! DrRaj, DrRonnie and DrYong joined us too. It was great and those who were absent sure missed out a lot.

Yesterday was the real SHS Inter-Diploma Captains Ball competition day. It was a little nervy for me, at the start - because DT seemed so pressurized and also, we are soooo tiny as compared to the rest of the teams!



Dental Therapy (DT0401) merged as CHAMPIONS!!! We were small, we were all 18 year olds (while there were A' level and elder Nursing competitors), we nearly withdrew from the competition... But we believed and got our team spirit soaring! Many teams talked about how surprising DT made it so far and ended up feeling lucky they didn't go against us!

1st Round (versus Nursing).
A tough, competitive match which DT sort of struggled in. Taufik, their goalie was superb and made scoring such a task for us. The other big guy i had to mark kept shoving me out of his circumference. It was a panicky, nervous game but we came out tops, beating them 5-4. I knew DT's gonna do better for the next game.

Quarters (versus Occupational Therapy).
The umpiring was a little below par. The momentum in the first-half was high and i got carried away... Started my Yas-Madness, shouting out to defend... Haha, i apologise to DT. I didn't mean to scold (and i think i didn't, did i?). Shut myself up at second half. DT played well and the opponent's guys panicked. I think we conceded more than 1 but it's a 9-1 victory to DT according to HuiPing.

SemiFinals (versus Radiography).
A compromise was made so they're allowed to use 1 extra guy (but only 2 guys are allowed during play at any time). They were very competitive! There were a few bust-ups, like Kelly arguing for a free throw and Desmond roaring at her (LOL). We won 11-3.

Finals (versus Nursing).
Turned out to be quite a simple match. Husni aka Boi was a good goalie and it was hard to score. Thank goodness he has a weak point - he likes going off his line! Pingy was long-shots-happy! The Chinese guy in the opposition was a real wannabe and tried his best, but he doesn't really know what he's really about. Funny. We breezed through, 13-6. 6, because we defended casually.

Despite our competitiveness and aggression in play, we managed to cheer for every oppisition we went against. Sportsmen we are :) And uh, believe it or not, i actually lost my voice due to the cheering. I led the "Hip Hip" parts and this is what i got. It's all worth it, hahaha.

I told Azizah about this and she was so proud of us! She sounded real excited that we continued DT's run in the finals (they got Silver last year). She told me to congratulate the team for her. Awww... I thanked her on behalf of the team and supporters!

Thanks to:
Kelly, who was always competing for free throws and going against umpires' words just so that DT can gain an upper hand. A very attacking player who refuses to sit on a lead.
HuiPing, the star of the show. With vision so sharp, taking advantage of every defensive flaws to apply her trademark long shots. Thanks for not giving it a miss!
Leen, who was faster than i thought. Hehe... A very attacking player too, who likes to stay on the right side. She seemed so nervous but picked up more confidence as we went along.
Mastura, who came despite initially not wanting to. I'm sure you didn't regret changing your mind. She said she didn't sweat! A very hardworking player. Remember the powerful shot she made in the finals? It was so powerful, it went over HueMin and straight to the middle of the fence's height. Hahah.
HueMin, who didn't refuse to be our catcher. You totally rocked and caught balls with grace! Told you that you could do it!
Ruth, who threw a wrong pass and yelled out "Shit!" so loud and so funny, it sure made our game exciting!
Yusri, who was instrumental in a defensive role, intercepting deadly passes with smashing speed. Good blocking of shots earned us the low conceding credit. He rocked the court, giving the attacks confidence in the defence.
Also, a big thanks to supporters:
Cady, our manager. i like her style. She made us breakfast. Really nice, top-notch weeniewichs.
Marilyn, who kept us full of laughter with her humour and scary, weird personality.
TanWeiWei, the most-improved player who helped shield some UVs from the gurls.
YuanQi, who i'm sure reddened not due to the sun, but because of euphoria in getting the gold!
Thanks you girls, for actually taking your time to support us in our trainings and yesterday itself, cheering for us, filling up our bottles. We couldn't have done it without y'all!!

DrRonnie, you were absent but i understand your reasons. You made us famous amongst the organizers and thank God we knew about that only after the competition, or else pressure will be humping us like baboons! Thank you, nonetheless... For the training sessions, your time and your confidence in the "Yas drink champagne from trophy" vision.
HeeShen, thanks for your tips and sense of humour in the way you dress!

The prize-giving ceremony will be in May (a long way down, i know) during a Student Conference. Woohoo~

3 cheers and 3 cheers and 3 cheers for DT!
Hip Hiiiiiip..! (coughs)
HURRAY!!!