Snowed in

It was a snowday yesterday! All classes were cancelled. I got an extra two days to study for that stupid Cell exam! (I realise everytime I use the word 'exam' these days, it's always preceded with a 'stupid'. Don't you just love school?) Think my sister got a little frustrated at me cos I kept worrying that the exam would still take place, despite the closure, or that I was going to miss my Cell lab. The extra day off from school was nice. Got to laze around at home, put off everything for just another day. There was that really short but sweet skype with Yaowen (don't sell your precious polaroid cameras!).

But the end of February brings its own issues. Yes, there's Spring Break but approaching datelines that force me to make decisions I don't want to make are just ruining everything for me.

Obama held his rally in school on Sunday. And while it was scheduled to start at 430pm, by 2pm, school and the area outside school (which included my apartment complex) were jam packed with cars and people. About 9000 people were said to have turned up. There were those blue and yellow security vans that you see in those CIA movies littered everywhere. One of the synchro moms was driving me home after practice and it took her forever to get to my apartment. Did I go? Nope. Politics, not my thing. Chelsea Clinton is coming today. Not Hilary. They're predicting the turnup won't be as great as the other fella. Whether it's OHIO for Obama, or OHIO for Clinton, I just want someone to stop the war. (But everytime I say that, I'm always reminded of what a friend of mine who's in the marine told me once. "I don't like it too, but if we don't go there, they'll come here." Then, I'm not as sure anymore.)

I spent the whole week asking myself one question. Now, I want to ask YOU this. Am I easy to bully? I spend all these months, working hard with and training the girls. I hear that never once have we been looked upon by our competitors as worthy opponents. We were like some showcase for them to laugh at and sympathize with. Now, not only have I pushed my girls to achieve outstanding results, I have made sure that everyone, from now on, would think twice about belittling YOU. The people YOU once thought we could never defeat, my girls squashed them. And YOU wonder why YOU have never been able to acheive results. Look at YOU. Instead of being worrying about things worth your concern, YOU keep finding underhand means to put me down. Dirty tactics will only work for so long. Too afraid of failure coupled, YOU have stopped dreaming. And the ones who ultimately suffer, are the girls. They have talent far beyond what YOU can imagine. Talent that are not being fully realized. It is a big shame and pity that because of your fear and lack of foresight, and possibly incompetence, they suffer. Knowing that I would be leaving my girls with YOU is my only regret leaving next season.

And to the rest of YOU, I keep quiet not because I agree with YOU, but because YOU are my senior.

Photos from last weeks meet will be up later. haha. I guess you can gather from all that ranting before, what happened.

Time for history 101..