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The Idle Mind Wanders
Volleyball and studies, these things have become the only two things that matter most to me right now. Possibly also the reasons why all that were bothering me over the June holidays have magically vanished into thin air. Either I have been too caught up with CCA and studying to actually overlook them or I’ve gotten over them. I hope to think that it would be the latter, but I’m not really sure which it is. All that matters is that my life is reasonably structured for most of term 3. Ever since homework started piling up and CCA commitment was back in the rat race of mine, I’ve been to busy and tired to even reflect about other stuff.
Blogging is a pertinent avenue for me to relief my stress right now. I am starting to get really worked up about the EOYS. Two years content people, two bloody years. I should have started over the June holidays and even now would be good to start. Better late than never I always say, or at least say. I’ve actually made plans to start this week, since its helmsman week and all. However, when I get home, I’m just too blasé to get down to doing anything. Maybe I should give myself a week off from all the frenzied mugging done on week 2 and 3. I must have the willpower to start filing and planning my mugging strategy for the EOYS. How I wish I were like those people whose studies are so good that strategic mugging is not needed for them, all they have to do is look through their notes once and they’re set to go.
An idle mind is without doubt a devil’s workshop. Conceivably, a vaguely more unperturbed week is making me think more. Some broken dam with all my thoughts that were just trapped behind by all the homework, tests, research module and bullshit the IP just throws at us. To quote Rachel “The teachers are so self-centred. They think that RM is actually fun and exciting.” She is totally right, I mean like not everyone enjoys RM and I am quite sure that whatever objectives they set behind Imagineering, Service Learning, SIP and Research Module are hardly ever reached. Maybe this are the consequences of being the guinea pig batch, everything that is tried out is always new and still has lots of room for improvement.
Speaking of improvement, volleyball immediately pops into mind. Not that I think that I’m improving, but there is just so much more room for improvement. It’s exhausting to even think of the stuff I have to improve on. Spiking is definitely one. I have problems doing the normal way of spiking now. At one point of time, I managed to get the gist of it. It is plausible that doing all the shot balls/A-quick screwed it up. Receiving is not really an issue since I play center? I only receive serves and drop balls which I hope I’m fairly more inept in. Of course, I would love to be able to tell when the main spiker will hit to the line or to the side. Blocking!!! Oh my god/Buddha/tian, where do I even begin with this. There should a book called “Blocking 101” for me. My movement is just too slow I guess. I should try harder to move faster when it comes to blocking. Of course, I will probably find more avenues of improvement when I actually get down to moving fast enough. This isn’t good seeing as the center spiker is the main blocker. Bah.
The list is so long that it’s vexing to think about it sometimes. I need help. There’s also not much time left to improve. With all the new intakes coming in and the over surplus of people in the team already, my fate is somewhat sealed unless I do something about it. It seems unattainable actually, but I’m optimistic. There’s still a glimmer of hope somewhere that I managed to deceive myself into believing in its presence. No worries, something will definitely be done. I won’t go down without a fight; I won’t give up without trying.
farcical-rants - 10:47 pm - Tuesday, July 25, 2006
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