It's the end.......and the start of a new beginning!
We sat in the LT listening to Mr Teo's glim prediction of the C' div title - "We'll lose it", he said.Silence.
He said there was hope.
That we'd need a miracle......
and we'd have to fight for it...
and that's what we did.
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It seemed as though the bus ride to Macritchie got shorter everyday. I could clearly see how focussed the team was. They were nervous but along with them came a quiet confidence.
Luke and Yi Qing were the first to prove Mr Teo's predictions wrong. They came in 4th and 5th position. Excited as we were, James came in 3rd for the next race ( K1 1000m ). That was a position below Mr Teo's prediction. But James stood strong and undeterred for his 500m race. Next up was Jon and I. I'm proud to say that we beat our heats timing by 11seconds! Now our timing is 3:58 baby! But we got 4th place hehe. Ren Hui and Jun An performed better and came in 2nd for their race! But things were not looking good. As I returned to the SJI tent, Mr Teo was shaking his head. He said we needed a miracle to win.
Even the lunch break seemed shorter that day. I watched as Qin Han, Glen and Darren made their way down for their 500m races. Glen got 6th place(expected) while Darren came in 5th. Qin han on the other hand came in 4th. He worked really hard for this race and I can understand why he was upset. Don't worry Qin Han! I'm proud of ya and keep up your attitude! Same to you Fen Yit! Its clear that you have pushed really hard for this day and the team knows that. To us, you're our winner for persevering through these years for the team. Ask around. We're all proud that we have you in our team. Adam surprised us by leading the 500m race at the start, though he came in 5th(-_-). Adam you have the potential to do much better and I'm sure that you'll push harder next year! As for James, he came in first(minus Bionic Man Brandon Ooi)! That's the true fighting spirit of SJI.
C' div Cap'n Ian lead the way by coming in 3rd for his T1 500m race. Nice one! However, Based on Mr Teo's calculation, things were still looking glim. The C' div title was almost out of reach.
The time came for our K4 race. Jon, Ryan, Matthew and I were ready. We were up against our previous competitors from BPGH and ACS(I).....who beat us by half a K4 boat and one whole K4 boat respectively. But hey, guess what? All three boats were on par this time!!!!! It all came down to who jerked their boat in first. We jerked it second.... so close....but we outperformed ourselves and that's what I'm proud of (: Next year man! (note from Joel: YEAH PPLS!)
Then came T2 500m race. Ian & Shu Yi, Joshua & Brandon came in second and third respectively while Isiah and Canneth came in 1st! Shuyi and Daniel came in third. (another note from Joel: Josh and Brandon, you two have the potential to become the next machines of SJI. Do bear in mind that Sam and Hin Yang came in 4th in their sec 1 year. TRAIN HARD GUYS!). Though it was a position lower than expected, ACS(I) DQ'ed. THERE WAS STILL HOPE!
Leonard and Nigel were up next and emerged 4th place for their 500m race! You two really showed them!
Finally, the 'JUDGMENT RACE'. The pressure was on Ren Hui and Jun An. They had to come in first to win the Championship. To make things worse the race was delayed by a late ACS(I) boat. The suspense was killing us and we were tempted to start cheering even before the race started. And when it finally did, we cheered our hearts, stomachs, livers, and all other intestines out!!!!! the closer they got, the faster we cheered. "JOSEPH! JOSEPH! JOSEPH! JOSEPH! JOSEPH! JOSEPH! JOSEPH! JOSEPH! JOSEPH! JOSEPH...................YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
We leapt with joy! Tears trickled down my face! They DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We turned that prediction upside down!!!!!! With our hearts as one we did all the Josephian cheers we knew and I guess the other schools felt our joy too(not so for ACS(I), we foiled their grand plan for cleansweep titles :D[they won both A and B div titles]). 5th year running man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Sweet taste of victory! Seoul Garden! Celebration!!!! One of THE Happiest moment in our lives!!!
I love this team!
~by Nick (edits by Joel)
P.S. to Nick: sorry if I corrected some of the 'short-form' words if they were for emphasis
~by Nick (edits by Joel)
P.S. to Nick: sorry if I corrected some of the 'short-form' words if they were for emphasis
We owe this victory to him man............the one on the right!
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