heh there are too many photos to upload:S anyway see u guys at training when sch starts :X peace outi lovee the mg softballers u guys really rock my world!
from when we were in cdiv 
till when we are in bdiv :S being sec3s and getting closer to O levels.. studying.. playing.. hanging.. training.. mugging together... you guys rock my socks man..thanks for all the wonderful memories:P LOOKING FORWARD TO THE REST OF SEC SCHOOL WITH U GUYS! heh sry the pics are kinda old :P and i am soo being absolutely random:S
SOFTBALL SOFTBALL I LOVE SOFTBALL! LOVE FOR THE GAME This is all for the love of the game The girls on the bench, began to sing. The pitcher on the mound, took her place, And got a lop-sided grin on her face. I looked at the coach, as the signals started to come, I watched them go by, one by one. She needed a single, that was it, Nothing fancy, just a hit. I got so nervous, I don't know why, it was just a game, not a guy. I took a deep breath and watched the ball fly, Heard the crack of the bat, and said good-bye. The shortstop fielded it and made her throw, I concentrated on the base, I couldn't be slow. I couldn't let my team-mates down, couldn't bear my coach's frown.I beat the ball, I knew I was there, so when I was called out, I cried out in despair. I wanted to yell and let him see, just how much this hit meant to me. I needed to prove to myself that I was good, I needed to know that I could. Striking out left you not the same. But I guess this is all for the love of the game. Am I going to score, or am I too late? Running with no fear, just that crazy look on my face, I slide into home with the dirt rising to my face. Standing in the batter’s box, Thousands of thoughts, My knees shaking, I am a bomb ready to explode! My eyes locked on the pitcher, Like an eagle seeking its prey. Is this going to be a hit? Is it going to be the best of the day? I’m waiting and ready at third, My infielders all around, ready for the play. The determined look in their eyes, all on alert. Sweat dripping from our faces, falling to the dirt. Our bloody swollen fingers, bruised arms and legs, The scarred knees that will never ever go away, Pain isn't on our minds, It’s the pride and memories that last forever. Bruised, bloody, broken, All for this sport, I’ll never hold back. I play it, live it and love it. Softball - my sport, my game, my life. A True Love for The Game and instead of throwing down her helmet angrily, goes and ask what she did wrong so that she can do it right the next time. Unlike others on the team,she, eager and ready for practice, comes a bit earlier than the others, and may stay after even a long practicefor extra help or tips. She seems to learn quickly,but it's not that she's smarter. It is the extra practice and work she does. Even when no one knows about it. When there is no team practice, just for extra practice. She seems happiest when on the field. And rejoices in not only her own,but her team mate's achievements. Whenever a person makes a bad play and is discouraged, she brings up a good play that that person made earlier. She listens to the coach with interest in her eyes,not bored and uninterested. She'll take advice and use it to her advantage, takes extra time to learn plays, signals and situations. She may not be the fastest, strongest or biggest, but she tries her best, runs her fastest, uses the strength she has . Not boastful or prideful but a true sport Willing to help another player. She dreams of being the best,and works and strives for it instead of waiting for it to just come.I t can be called determination, sportsmanship,and many other names. It is "A True Love for The Game." -M. Megan Smart
heh i collected some awesome softball poems check it out! its alot:S :
PRAYER
The Softball Player's Prayer
God Grant me wisdom,
to tell a strike from a ball,
to know where to throw,
and never to fall.
Keep me always in the baseline,
running straight and true,
and I'll look for your sign
and stretch one into two.
God give me vision to,
see every pitch,
so if a player needs help,
I will see which.
Let me always hustle,
so I'll be at my best,
and take pride in myself
in sports and the rest.
God be my strength
when I throw the ball
when I'm far from home plate,
or against a wall.
So I never miss a base,
please guide my feet,
bring me home safely,
So my job is complete.
When I help a younger player,
help me always give praise,
so they will see you in me,
in all of my ways.
God please guide our coach,t
o be fair and smart,
to teach us to be good,
let it come from her heart.
Let me take a loss,
just as well as a win.
to do any less is surely a sin.
As long a I can play,
let me make my parent proud,
as proud as I am,
when they yell my name out loud.
However, my games end,
let me have fun
and if heaven has All-Stars,
I want to be one.
When my games here are over
and my seasons are done,
let me play on your team,
just like your son.
Amen
- Unknown
WHAT SOFTBALL IS ALL ABOUT
The game I play
Softball is the game I play
I love to play it any day
I hit the ball it went "Ka Boom"
it felt like it may go to the moon
I ran like lightning to the base
You should have seen that pitcher's face
I flew like a bird
I made it to third
I started to run....will I make it home?
I was like a dog running for a bone
I slid into the base
I looked at the ump's face
then he said "safe!"
-Amanda Renee Glander
Poem 1
The batting practice and ground balls, the pops and line drives,
all this is just practice, just another day in our lives.
Early morning wake up's, breakfast on the go,
Short shorts, sliders and tank tops,
it's not like we're in a fashion show.
Double headers and late night games, weekend tournaments, and practice in between, players, team-mates and best friends,
for some people softball never ends.
It's the winning hit,
it's the ground ball saving dive,
and playing with all your heart, which keeps the love of the game alive.
The hard to catch fly ball, and the third strike call,
it's all part of the game, a game which you have to give it your all.
In this unpredictable game of softball, the game which we respect, play and love,
anything goes, dropped balls and strike outs
and all that I have mentioned above.
- Arielle
Poem 2
More than a sport, more like a passion,
red dirt and bruises are in fashion,
the wind up, the pitch, scrambling defense, this is what softball is all about,
intense parents in the stands,
anxious coaches waving their hands,
the swing of the bat,
making contact,
this is what softball is all about,
the bat, the ball, the bases, the glove,
this is softball, the game that I love.
- NHS Lady Dragons
Poem 3
Softball tans and scars and bruises.
This is the life that one chooses.
When they step up with that bat in their hand.
Getting ready to hit everything that they can.
Everyone will remember the great catches.
The huge expenses. The look of joy upon the faces.
As the girls they round the bases.
Softball is all they know.
It isn't just for the show.
The love it with all their heart.
Wouldn't give it up from the start.
The sound of a ball hitting leather.
Lightens every girl's heart to the weight of a feather.
For the love of the game.
For the cheers of the crowd.
Every girl wonders and they gather around.
Join in the cheers.
Surrounded by peers.It's every girl's dream .....
Be Proud of Softball.
- Emma
Softball player’s destiny
Practicing throws and ground balls, line drives, pop flies, for some it's just another day in there lives.
But not for me and my team,
we live for the early morning wake up's, the shell station breakfast, sliders, long shorts and razor backs, it's an all summer thing.
Tournaments every weekend, practice everyday,
your teammates are you best friends and together you will stay.
To real softball players the season never ends,
it's just a longer wait till the next game begins.
We live for the farmer tans the scars and the bruises.
The field is our home, the place where we always want to be.
The bat in our hands ,
the fans in the stands,
our eyes focused on the coaches plans.
That is a true softball players destiny.
- No Name Player #56, Starkville Lady Volunteers
The softball girl
The Softball girl peeks out her bedroom window
It looks like it is going to be a beautiful day
Front doors open up, and ghgcome out
Each laughing and jumping ready to play.
But the softball girl closes her window
and turns to check her gear
Jersey, hat, sliders, socks and shorts.
Yep everything is here.
As she comes down the stairs, mom is packing snacks.
her dad is packing up the car.
Today's game is a doubleheaderand the field is pretty far.
As they drive down the streetshe waves to her friends
She isn't sad or envious
Because soon the game will begin.
As they pull up to the field
She spots the girls from her team
The kids back home are good friends
But her teammates are her second family.
They stretch out and run their laps.
And now they focus their minds
for months they've practiced all the drills.
Now it's time for them to shine
They line up their helmets and stack their bats
From the bench they study the other team.
The girls aren't thinking evil hateful thoughts.
Instead it is respect and anticipation of the game
As each girl digs into the batter's box
To try to hit the pitcher's best
They give it everything they have
The situations in the game challenge them,
but they pass every test.
The shortstop dives and snares a drive
and throws the runner out from her knees.
Everyone cheers and claps their hands.
A forgotten fact the shortstop just turned 10 last week.
The game is done and the teams lineup
To shake each others hand
Heart felt praise is exchanged between them.
Two dozen softball girls, each who should be proud of what they have accomplished this day.
Who won the game, what was the score?
It really shouldn't matter.
If that were the only reason they played
nothing could be sadder.
The softball girls has set the goals.
That she wants to achieive
her dedication and commitment
will allow her to succeed.
No matter what path she takes in life
She will remember the "life lessons" that softball taught
No one will ever tell her she can't do something.
She has learned what it takes to succeed and theses things will never be forgotten.
As they turn down her stree
the softball girl waves to her friends
She smiles and feels joy in her heart
As she goes outside to play with them, she sighs "What a perfect way for the day to end."
After all last week she just turned 10.
-Coach Bill
WILL AND ATTITUDE
A softball player's poem
Patience is a women's greatest virtue, or so the saying goes.
A softball player must have said it, for a softball player knows,
that in this funny sport of ours, discouragement runs high,
and at times the very best will find, this virtue's passed us by.
When knees are cut from sliding, when every muscle's sore.
Can a softball player still have patience, to limp on the field for more?
When you've lost games you should've won, and progress seems so slow.
Can you have faith in better days? and not feel sad and low?
Can you admitt you're frightened? yet not give into fear?
Can you conquer pain, frustration, and often even tears?
When someone else does something, you've tried so long to do.
Can you really be happy for them? or pity just for you?
And when success seems far away, you're efforts all in vein.
Can you force yourself to smile, and disregard the pain?
And if despite the tribulations, you can say "I won't give in".
Then maybe some day you'll discover, that now's your time to win.
- Arielle, Youth Softball Player
its all in the mind
If you think you are beaten, you are.
If you think you dare not, you don't.
If you like to win but think you can't,
It's almost a cinch you won't.
If you think you'll loose, you've lost.
For out of the world we find, success begins with a fellow's will,
It's all in the state of mind.
If you think you're outclassed, you are.
You've got to think high to rise.
You've got to be sure of yourself, before you can ever win a prize.
Life's battles don't always go, to the stronger or faster man,
but sooner or later the man who wins, is the one who thinks he can.
- Unknown Player, Church Point High Lady Bears
Just a little girl
She stands at home plate with her heart pounding fast.
The bases are loaded, the die has been cast.
Mom and Dad cannot help her,
she stands all alone,
a hit at this moment would send her team home.
The ball nears the plate,
she swings and misses,
there's a groan from the crowd with some boos and hisses.
A thoughtless voice cries, "Strike out the bum!"
Tears fill her eyes, the game's no longer fun.
Remember, she is just a little girl who stands all alone.
So open your heart and give her a break,
for it's moments like this a woman you can make.
Keep this in mind when you hear someone forget,
she's just a little girl and not a woman yet.
- Hillary, Lady Vipers
I shrugged my shoulders, and took a practice swing,
- Ashley, Salem Rocks Softball
My game
Crossing over third, sprinting for home plate,
butterflies racing,
- unknown
It's in that girl that struck out swinging,
Heyyyy everyone!! Came to post b4 school starts AGAIN Hahha then she left the ending was so sad.. he wanted to stop all the killings and go find his gf he asked to marry 17 yrs ago before his emotional trauma but she was already married so he had to watch her from afar and lead a lonely life.. cause of that he didn’t wanna change and went on with his killings..:S
Anyway
Monday!
We had training in the morning omg I could NOT wake up.. we had like a mini game with the juniors and I was catching for Stacey and cause of catching I got like so many bruises -_- damnn needa work on catching batting AND THROWING.. blehh slack too much already.. hahah it was qute fun
After that we went to KAP to eat lunch.. its been a longg time since I went there..
Later we all walked back to sch and took the bus to Kallang baseball field.. it was a damn longg ride and I ALMOST fell asleep
Lol at Kallang we warmed up under the SCORCHING sun it was like OBS lol later we pasted some weird stuff on ourselves for the batting course then went to do batting.. it was like batting and fielding for 2 hrs.. IT WAS DAMNN FUN but after a while we were getting hungry and tired cause THERE WAS NO BREAKS lol and I started talking gibberish to shi-_- not my fault I was hungry heh then after batting we rushed off to the some weird leisure place to eat we were soo hungry we left the bats behind :S then I ran back to get it and cause of that we owe ms chua 10 FRIGGING ROUNDS bleh.. anyway we had a damnn good dinner me jess and nat were practically sharing 3-5 dishes.. BIG ones lol plus BUBBLE TEA!! Lol
I was damnn full then we went to my house! Everyone was getting high in the car ESPECIALLY Jessica lim -_- hah my legs were like cramping cause all 6 of us were squashed.. haha at my house we went taking pics at the pool and I was all drenched thanks to the all fabulous megan and jess :P then megan jess mich and bel went back.. so me and nat went to 711 bought stuff went to the pool nad talked and talked
So I had to get back to work :S
Tuesday!
Boring
Physics lesson
Work
Work
WEDNESDAY! AWESOME DAY EVER
Okay! It started with training in the morning again! and we had another game.. I played catcher again and got another bruise :S damn gross one.. and one on my finger thanks to a grounder pitch so now its so damn hard to type and play the piano..
After game we went to pizza hut to eat! I was soo hungry I ate soo fast my stomach hurt after that:s mich bel and megan went out at the steps to eat KFC cause the stupid pizza hut guy didn’t allow then to eat..jess was getting her hair cut.. so left me nat shi and becky to at pizza hut.. the food was awesome..
Then we made or way to shis house. The sky was getting damn black but megan nat me shi and becky still went to swim anyway.. bel and mich went to read and listen to music… then it started pouring with lightening and thunder but we still went swimming HAHA the water was damn warm and we like seeked refuge under the the bridge haha and we started singing all kinds of songs.. and megan started getting high and danced around in the pool with michs umbrella singing the song umbrella -_- hahah it was damn fun and the rain was still pouring but then these 2 guys came up to us and told us to get out cause there was thunder and lightening -_- wadever man
Then we went to the sauna … damnn nice becks and I offed the lights and totally almost slept in there..
Later we went to the dance room.. everybody started getting high cam whorring and dancing.. while we waited for jess to come.. then we played a DAMN short game of taboo then went to play BILLIARDS!
AWW MAN I LOVE IT! When I turn of age I am soo gonna play every night.. we met 3 actors who were filming some weird show.. and they were like playing billiards cause they were bored when it was our turn so we were like practically having a short conversation with them.. how awesome is that!
Later everyone but me and nat left so we went to eat dinner at shis house.. well nat did I watched tv! Then later my dad sent nat back and I went back :S I didn’t wanna go home man I rather stayed at shis house!
Bleh ahahh
Thursday (today)
I read this book called mr candid.. its damn sad u guys should read it.. its abt this genius who went to Harvard at the age of 13! But he became a serial killer who killed ONLY criminals on the loose cause he suffered some emotional trauma thanks to his stupid father and crappy family.. when he came back from harvard after asking his gf to marry him, he killed his father who had killed his sister.. his mom died soo he was totally lonely.. he was also known as mr candid.. the famous hero who killed bad guys.. then this police officer found out his true identity but instead of arresting him they became good frens and he aided mr candid to kill one last guy..
Apparently this serial killer isnt a bad guy.. hes totally right.. he killed bad guys but that doesn’t mean is bad right? hes just a good guy which bad things had happened to him.. quote he just ahd "the mind of a muderer" thanks to his emotional trauma caused by his dad, but had the "heart of a saint"
My sister totally cried after reading it.. lol he was like a total genius and everything if it weren’t for his crapped up family and F ing dad he wouldn’t be so lonely or confused or depressed plus he wouldn’t have hated his family and going home so much..
After reading all the more I wanna work harder get college overseas plus uni overseas and STAY overseas away from this condo man (but I am gonna miss the mg sb field plus softies plus my frens :S)
Lol had piano crapped it up thanks to swollen finger but it was fun anyway
Looking forward to training tmr! Lol just that I don’t wanna wake early :S bleh
Schools starting! Grrrrr
Anyway gotta go back to work :S
peace out
omgg my blog is damnn dead sigh i cant believe its the holidays.. sucks man its all training work training work going out:) (thats the best) hate the hols man everyones going overseas and some are already coming back then leaving AGAIN HAHA i am stuck in singapore i so wanna go back to pulau ubin .. heh me and my frens are planning to go to PU to play and stuff in dec hols plus i CANT WAIT for US sabbatical trip:P ALRIGHT MAN
anyway this hols started off damn great with OBS!! ALRIGHT AMUNDSEN!! i loveee OB MAN esp kayaking. my group totally made a new record 4hrs 30 mins around PU guys go beat that:P i hate prep it was boringgg but but the expedition was damn great! plus my group members were awesome! i totally miss you guys! heh i rememeber the last day me and mich totally sprinted to buy shirts:P and i miss that night on the jetty man i soo am going back there..
okay when i got back from OB i had church camp! HAHAH it rocked but OBS was wayyy better:P HAHAH ppl in my group were nick stef micheal mike tim yvette aunt kim and marissa.. we went to like Bishan park for an amzing race plus there was confession and mass.. surprisingly i wasnt tired at all :D sadly i left early bleh hahah but camp still rocked with all my frens christine liz stef yvette claire joy val etc. plus i met new frens marissa mike nick etc.
then after all the camps ended, sch started AGAIN bleh the sec3s and 4s had to go back on the first week sighh
lol but it was totally fun with all my classmates and teammates :p you guys make my holidays rock man and not any trip overseas:P
so so far hols are like: awesome fun training! fun trips with my frens! -_- work (sure like thats fun)
it seems quite boringg haha but i loveee it thanks to all my friends! shiqi! mich! bel! becky! nat! megan! jess! weeli!(softballers) plus everyone from class.. haha i totally realise that softball plus my frens really get me through sch and everything :D
cant waiitt to get out of home man.. why cant our sch have like a hostel then i can stay in sch and play with my frens and sb everyday.. bleh theres no one to wait for me at home.. no one to play with.. blehhh i am cooped up from morn till night except the times i go out.. watching tv listening to music (ALRIGHT! :D) and work hahaha
okay stuff to look forward to:
SOFTBALL TRAINING
OUTINGS WITH FRIENDS
GOING BACK TO SCH?
US SABBATICAL TRIP!!! ALRIGHT (in nov -_-)
aww man i cant wait for end years to end (i know its way far off) bleh just needa work harder for a few more months than there will be endless partying with frens.. sabbatical trip!.. trips to places i am soo longing to go to like PU.. sigh I totally miss that night at the jetty, sun rise and set by the beaches… christmas.. MY BDAE.. and along with all this there obviously is TRAINING :D and work -_-
oh man oh man i cant waitt for us!!! its like 14 days!! at jelly belly factory.. america universities.. fun disecting squid stuff(don’t get me started).. a whole day of shopping (dont really shop but i can spend the time getting stuff for frens)... a whole day of DISNEYLAND (2-3 hrs spent on analysing physics of a rollar coaster -_-).. UNIVERSAL STUDIOS... blablabla cant remember but best of all my frens from class plus 2E :D are gonna be there with me ! alright man :D
seriously sometimes i really feel like killing those ppl that make my life hard for me ;) sigh now back to work tv and musicc alrightt..i really miss those days where I could just hang with my frens all the time doing silly stuff and playing under the sun…WITHOUT my dad around-_- I lovee the nights man its when everyone is asleep and I can come alive and rule the house:P
ohohoh
this maybe late but BON VOYAGE MEGAN:P have fun at perth! and Shi!! HAVE A FUN TIME AT CHURCH CAMP WITH YOU KNOW WHO ;)
and to everyone!
HAVE A HAPPY JUNE HOLIDAY
before sch starts all over again -_- HAHA
and to softies see ya all at training tmr :P
peace out
['- angela/angie -']
['- cravings -']
A bat:P
A laptop!
to GO OUT!!
go to USA!!
Basically a whole new life :D
['- loves -']
SOFTBALL<3
MG SOFTIES
Black!
hanging with friends and going out...
sports!
anything that has fun!!:O
['- goals-']
improve my softball skills and mental
be the best softball player i can be
play softball at higher levels
straight As for Os
get to harvard college
get to US
play softball for life!
['-The Past-']
May 2006
June 2006
August 2006
October 2006
November 2006
December 2006
March 2007
April 2007
May 2007
June 2007
July 2007
October 2007
November 2007
December 2007
January 2008
February 2008
June 2008
July 2008
October 2008
['-Tag!-']
['- Exits -]
-SOFTIES-
['-Credits-']
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