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Since Maple is down for patching, I decided to take this time to blog. It's really dumb that I actually put the game as my top priority rather than blogging but...*shrugs*...

I still can't stand the weather here even though I've been back for 2 weeks already. Even so, it seems like I've been back for much longer. I guess it could be because I have been really making full use of my time here. Going out everyday, waking up early (9 am) everyday and not taking anymore naps in the afternoons. Instead, much of my time is spent helping my mum run errands and sometimes just accompanying her around. I also help with the housework.The other half of my time is spent meeting up with friends, playing tennis or swimming. I've already got the tan I want, now all I have to do is maintain it.

I miss tennis so much that it's amazing how I got through this whole year without touching my racquet. Going down to NYP last week to watch the team in their final match against SIM really made me miss being in the team and just having teammates to cheer with you or cheer you on. I desperately miss those days. But we can only look forward and there's no point in being trapped in the past. Besides, the team feels different with all the new players and new faces. You could say that the atmosphere has totally changed. I don't belong there anymore and realising it is like a slap in the face; a really rude awakening.

I still met up with some of my old teammates on Saturday for a hit in school. Damn I play like shit now! I feel so stiff and my racquet felt like a foreign object when it used to be part of my being. Still, I played 3 doubles and won all 3 through sheer luck and also through the extra effort from my partners (thanks to Lynda and Tian even though they may not read my blog). I want to play more but it's so difficult to meet up nowadays. People are busy working, studying or doing NS. It sucks being the only one who is free.

In order to get my skills back, I played with my dad who makes me run like crazy while I have to return the ball nicely since he can't run. This also tells me that my stamina is so down the drain and I really should join Sjai for some suicides. The only thing is, in my current state, I think the suicides will literally be suicides for me. Hahaha...ok, ok I'm going to swim more.

During the Christmas week, I will be away in Mlk until the new year. I want to see the house, the dog and my cousins. What I don't want to see is the orthodontist regarding my wisdom teeth. If they are growing the wrong way, I may need surgery to remove them and then I'll look like a hamster. I hope it doesn't come to that.