not that its so important or what, but i realised few days ago that i have only about 7 more months til my teenage years end. yes, for those who didnt know, im a yr overaged. so that means im hittin 20 next yr. im not really so much bothered to be 20 or what, but teenage yrs r really the moment of fun n experience for everyone. everythin' gonna change from now on. sigh. next thin i know, im worryin bout entering the 30s. then the 40s, n so on.

my whole body aches now. well, i mean how could i not, after playin a full 90 mins of soccer in a standard sized field tt was nothin but water n mud. n yea, i played while i was unfit. juz recovered from flu, not been excersizin, not at match-fit, condition, blah blah blah. im not even a pro, so im not gonna come up wit execuses. anyway, the thing abt yesterday was tt every step u took splashed mud on ur body. but tt didnt matter. wat mattered is when u try to kick or clear the ball in the defensive area, the ball travelled for less than a metre n juz stuck there. im the first one to admit tt i conceded at least 4 goals coz of that. never really got used to realisin how i could get the ball out of the area. its so irritatin when by usual condition tt kick would hav got the ball way out to the safety zone, u juz feed the ball indirectly (actually directly, but its the same in this case) to the opposin striker for a clear goal. ah well, its all in the name of fun. we had a nice time ultimately, even though we were thrashed like 11-3? heh, bunch of school kids against hoades of guys who are currently in NS, which means very very very fit. Ernest was like runnin from his defence all the way to attack several times n he didnt seem a bit tired. i was like.... wtf. i went up couple of times durin the 2nd half, clearin the ball to the side n dartin along (which wasnt as muddy, so easier to dribble) n feed a long pass to Ervin, which worked fantastically, but alas, as fate would hav it, our attack was all over the place but in the penalty zone.

i think everyone would agree that we would hav preferred to play on a normal field, which allowed the ball to at least bounce n roll. i juz cant stop grinnin when i think abt the match, coz it was really hilarious the way we would think we passed or kicked the ball n it would stop like a quarter way of its intended path.

i need to start running n get my fitness back. its amazin how i actually lasted the whole match yesterday. maybe i pushed myself too much, that explains for the bodily ache. i felt like i had arthritis after the match coz my back was in immense pain. i couldnt really sleep last nite. i actually was awake to see Lem's message at 3 in the mornin coz she forgot who the winner of the Amazin Race was n she kept thinkin bt it tt she couldnt sleep.

i think this is the first time i played the whole match for the Council. Durin my sec 3 days, i used to play full match quite often, but since then, ive been gettin injured often durin the match. ive been collidin, sufferin harsh tackles on my shin n my tigh tt cause me to limp rather than run. but i kinda ignored the pain n played yesterday. i guess the mud helped in a sense tt it didnt make the playin surface too hard for normal play. had we played on normal field, i dont think i would hav played the whole match.

im real thirsty after shoutin n all durin the match n the fact tt i juz recovered from the flu. i juz hope i wont hav to suffer dry throat again. i hate tt feelin. n somehow, pieces of skin in my mouth are torn n raw.

finally gonna watch Return of The King wit wats remainin of the Council. cant wait. my brother has gone to watch wit his friends earlier on already. Ive watched each episode wit different friends who's been very special to me for the past 2 to 3 yrs. I watched Fellowship wit Paulina. Hazril could have joined us, but he had somethin on that day or somethin. Besides he had already watched it wit his sis. Two Towers was wit Marc n Koustav. N the last one will be wit my Council mates. Gonna b quite memorable, aside from the amazement of LOTR.