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Listening to : Don't Forget - Demi Lovato

So the track and field nationals for the year have finally come to a surprising end!
Well, this year, similar to every other year was filled with many excitements.
However, this year was really one of the most exciting of all years for CJC.
No we didn't win all the medals and get all the glory but we really put up a good fight.
Other than my years 4x400 boys and one year before me 4x400 girls.
It was amazing to see the true fighting spirit of our athletes,
To see someone who barely made it for 800m and came out fighting to get 4th and did it.
It was amazing, if anybody saw how he ran, he or she would immediately salute him.
For the 100m, we haven't had a finalist for 100m A div in God knows how long.
So we broke through this year and Mao did a timing of 11.30 ET.
That timing last year would have gotten him a medal!
4x100 guys also put up a great show netting 2nd just slightly behind that of the 3rd.
Overall, this year was a great year.

It wasn't just the results though, i guess i'll keep coming back year after year just to watch.
To support and cheer for any school which honestly beats sports school.
To see who can fight it out and see what I call TRUE fighting spirit.
It ain't displayed in combat rings but rather on the track against yourself and the opponents.
Its always a high time for everyone screaming their lungs out for their friends and even strangers who are running for their schools.
Its an act of humanitism. I guess thats how sports unites and breaks down limitations.

Even for me and my batch of friends, the last time I actually saw ppl like van and qing was 1 year ago at the exact same place.
So going back to cck was actually a refresher. Got to meet them and all and even the newer juniors. I even met one kid with some real talent.
A girl that came from band in secondary school with hair as short as mine and smaller than shiming came in fresh and ran in national XC and got 7th.
How amazing is that!!!
However, we're all wondering how the next year will be like. How will this year differ from the next. We've always said "next year jia lat". But till date, it hasn't really been so.
I haven't seen a year when CJ walks out with our head low.

However, one part of the whole event in which i was rather shocked / disappointed about was the spirit of the team.
There wasn't the bond / tightness which was present 2 years back.
It wasn't even close to what we experienced. Little pictures were taken and compliments exchanged after the whole event.
Cheering through the races were scattered and unorganized.
I didn't feel the joy exploding from them the way we did when it was ALL FINALLY OVER!
Even Shane questioned. Why ain't we going down??
I was struck in deep thought for a moment. Oh well, I realised its how the culture is changing again. Its really got to be up to one person to make a difference.
One person can change culture. Its been done once and can be done AGAIN!