Post Inter-UG Games

Hi guys!

As they always say, results don't always matter! What matters is the participation and the experience, and as you can see we are different from the other UGs in this light. Whereas in other UGs may send a team made up entirely of seniors, in RC everyone including the juniors get a chance to participate in this annual inter-UG competition.

Of course, this does not mean we do not have talent - we may be lacking in terms for physical strength (for now!) but we can show everyone else that even in the face of defeat we do our best and strive for excellence. Sometimes instead of using your muscles you can use your brainpower too :D

Speaking of muscles, a round of applause for all the marathon runners this afternoon!! The half marathon is by far the most physically demanding of the sports played out today, so have a good rest tonight!

For those who left early, here are the results for your information:

Marathon - 6th

Basketball- 4th (sorry thought it was 5th earlier)

Captains' Ball -4th

Floorball - 5th

Frisbee - 6th

Soccer - 4th

Once again, don't have discouraged by this...in fact this is already a very commendable result! I witnessed some moments where foul play might have happened and could have affected the results, but forget about that for now. As Rafflesians we play fairly and not attempt to win by foul means, whatever the situation.

We have no doubt improved from last year, as this time we only have two sports in which we got last. This shows that we are growing into a ever more formidable force compared to last time when we have no more than 2 sports getting a non-last placing. We are ever closer to reaching the goal of getting a top 3 position, and we came close I must say.

I was highly encouraged when our soccer team went off to a good start with a first match win and a second match draw. Learn from your mistakes, and worth noting is that our soccer team is comprised mostly of juniors, which means that you guys can play again (with the same team maybe) next year! Jiayou guys...just keep improving and I'm sure next year we will clinch at least the top 2 for soccer.

Good job to all who played their hearts out for RIRC. There's always next year, and then we will show everyone how we have learnt from our mistakes and how capable we are in these sports.

For now rest well everybody! This is technically the last training before EOYs, and thus there will be standdown from now till after EOYs. Go mugmugmugmugmug :P

Coming up this Friday: Passing out Ceremony!