I played and now I am in PAIN!!
Yesterday, after approximately 1 year after I had an episode playing badminton for the Sports Fest at camp minus prison, I played again.
I guess it was pretty crazy seeing as I did not get a chance to at least practice before the game, and I did not even get to warm up. I was actually hoping to just get it all done and over with so I could go home and finish the tasks I was supposed to do. At any rate, I still went on and played singles and then doubles.
This year, somehow I managed to mangle my way up to the semi-finals again. At least, yesterday, I got through the whole game without going home looking like this [this happened last year]:
Now that… well, I think that left some unfinished business on my behalf. Of course, I could not help but wonder if I still had it in me, or if I was really the washout has-been that I presume myself to be. Somehow playing badminton is a skeleton in my closet which, as Daphne says, is like a virus that comes quite naturally despite my lack of training or practice.
At any rate, I did get the closure I sought – or at least I thought I did. During the semi-finals round, I did not have the strength to run after the shuttlecock. I just let it drop where it was headed, without bothering to get a whack at it. Oh, well, there were instances where I hit back, but mostly it was because my OTHER ankle was a bit aching, and my hand got bruised. So much for being the star. Wahahaha… just kidding.
Anyway, I lost – obviously – and somehow I do not feel any remorse. Normally, I think I would have panicked to the point of being nauseous, but yesterday did not warrant a reaction. Is that crazy? I don’t think so really. I guess, at some point, having achieved the things when I was younger helped a lot.
Come to think of it, in the world of badminton, there were only a couple of times where I actually lost. Other instances, well, accidents almost always happen, or I become like Rocky and make a huge comeback. FYI: I love Rocky, and I guess it is because of those movies that I never give up until I get through.
Well, yesterday, I lost fair and square. I had fun… The games I played yesterday must have been the ONLY games I played where I actually had a blast. In other scenarios, I believe I was pressured a lot to win the gold. So, I did my best. Yesterday, I did not show up to win, but I showed up to have fun. It feels much better really.
Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! 
P.S. I am in a GREAT deal of pain right now. Muscles ache whichever way I turn. Anyway, NO PAIN, NO GAIN!!
P.P.S. Daphy, I love you!! You are a wonderful partner in crime (doubles). We definitely have great tandem! 
hi lurch! thanks for linking me. me linked you too!!
hope your ankle gets better. hop, hopping!! *
Egad! This is prolly why you where in a dismal mood a few days back AND why you were in a good mood when we had a talk a few hours ago…
Hope you get better…or not! hahaha just kidding… I need to see you in action, though…so I can….hahahaha no I won’t say it…
@verna: hahah thank you po!
come back again! 
@z: hahaha well, not really.
it’s nice to know that you’re playing again, lurch… napakita gyud nimo imong skills sa badminton…