Life's short, but it is never a steal..Make a run for it, make your life the most wonderful and beautiful it can be..You only have one life, don't you want it to be the best life ever?

I'm writing this post, as indicated by the title, just an hour before departure to Spokane to board a United Airlines' flight to New Orleans..Well, just half an hour actually because I'm hitching a ride from Coach Kai to go to the airport..I don't wana bike to the courts and leave it there for a whole week..It'll be lonely. ALone in the dark, by itself, in the cold, windy night..

I went to Lancers' Lane just now with Tobias, aka Opa.. Supposedly it was going to be a team meeting/gathering before we depart for nationals. However, some seniors and juniors went their separate ways, and gone off to Applebees without us. Sc$ew them. We had fun nonetheless. The girls were awesome at bowling; Opa was amazing. He managed to apply some spin onto the ball, and hit a few strikes every now and then. Pretty impressive, perhaps one of the best bowlers I've seen thus far. Kudos opa...:D


Today was no-practice day; quite a rare occasion actually. Given the tenacious mood Kai has been in recently, it's been a struggle to even find spare time, to relax, to catch some fresh air. However, being the "hardworking" me, as usual :p, I invited Kevin to practise with me, which turned out to be a tiring, albeit fruitful, ordeal. I learned much from him today, as he "coached" me..haha..We hit cross courts, exchanged downline shots, and ralleyed for about 15 - 20 mins or so.. It was brutally, savagely exhausting. I couldn't focus well, for some reason, and kept hitting the frame of my racquet. I felt soo bad for doing that, and kept blaming myself. I think this led to more mistakes, and subsequently, it formed a cycle that eventually caused me to burst in a flame of anger! I was so furious that I kept screaming here and there whenever I made a mistake. Kev, on the other hand, kept telling me, "focus, focus"..hahaa. I guess it really does make a difference whether you focus or not. And what you focus on. As i started placing my attention on hitting the ball, instead of not hitting out, I started playing better. Hmmm..some kinda interesting fact to be explored there. Better consult Kai about it :D See what he thinks about it. I bet he's going to come out with one of his cliches:

"It's all in your mind. Don't have high expectations. When you don't have high
expectations, you'll perform." ----Kai

Time ticking by, and now it's 1am already..Look at that..Exactly 30mins to go before I pack up my stuff and go.. Coach's house is just few doors away from mine, so I guess it wouldn't take too long to reach his place. 1 thing I gotta remember though is to leave a note to Shannon, my host mum, that I'm leaving to Mobile, Alabama. I told her prior to this that I'm leaving for Nationals, but I'm not sure whether she recalls that..Nonetheless, a short note on the fridge door will solve the problem. I hope. :p (very irresponsible, I know..)

Okay, time to pack up and leave now..Will write another post up when I'm in the flight or something. Hopefully there's wifi in the plane. Or at least in the airport. I don't wana hang around aimlessly searching for wifi network around the airport. That'lll look nerdy and desperate. haha..

Lessons learned today:
a) Gotta inform Shannon earlier if I'm leaving
b) No late night dinners from now on because I wana lose some weight. Lighter = run faster :D
c) Cancel (b). I need some energy to run longer distances. And I'm packing Oreos in my bag for the plane.
d) Learn how to talk and interact with people, socialize amicably~~
e) Learn to focus on the RIGHT things.