As the Cheerleading Season endsIt ended in controversy i should say. We were particularly disappointing, being too worried and nervous. I say everybody wasnt as calm as they should be, so alot of our stunts didnt really go up. I remember all of us came out of the mats feeling dejected, sad, disappointed with ourselves and our performance, depressed and regretful. I know i was, and i was quite the anti-social person, sitting down stoning in one corner, while the rest of the cheerleading competition went on.When the results were announced, i knew we wouldnt be in the top 3. My heart knew what was coming, yet there is this niggling sense of hope that maybe, maybe we will get third. Maybe we will get third and there will be this unifying sense in our squad again. And third we got. The moment our hall was announced, all of us was shocked. Stunned and surprised to be third. Never did we really expect to get third. And cheer we did. With all our might. Our roars were loud, raw and it showed our real emotions, the pain and suffering that we went through, and was rewarded. We have seen many bad omens in the course of our cheerleading journey. We had injuries, particularly bad ones, and even today, one of our teammates dislocated his shoulder. Admitedly, we should have taken heart, and tried even better, but yet, we got third. Somehow, the miraculous event made us closer, and no doubt, we are very much satisfied with the results. Some of us might still think that, yes, we could have gotten first. And i am one of them, but with our performance, third is really all we can ask for. Any more, and it would be too much. So yes, we took plenty of pictures. The memories of cheer will burn with me, and i will look back and think about the pain and the joy we had. The feelings of achievements. My second award in NTU, and it feels so damn good. So what if its cheerleading? It is like every other sports, every other event, hard work and pure determination is needed. So yes, i am proud. And i look forward to the next. Pictures up soon. :) Justin ranted at 2:18:00 am on the |