47-52. that was the final score for our game against RJC yesterday. 5 points difference. just as what has happened last year. what can i say? we really tried our best, but maybe it wasn't enough. great game by RJC. we admitted defeat. after all, playing basketball is not just about winning and losing, whic are parts and parcels of the game. i love basketball, especially TeamSAJC, because there's no politics in our team. we all play as one heart, one body, one soul. maybe we just didn't have enough composure. or maybe, it's God's will for the result to be like that. we teared, some of us. we felt like we could have done better, like how i'd feel. but it's over for now. finals are out of our reach no matter how hard we wanted it. Top 4. we answered to ourselves. VJC, they are our focus. that will be the last game all 12 of us will be playing together as. we were defeated by them once. and you know what? no more empty talking. WE'RE GONNA BEAT THEM.



I, as captain of the team, thought about each and everyone of us in the team. Ruth - NCHS. Kiaboon - NCHS. Jasmine - AISS. Magdelene - CGS. Bindy - Dunearn. Jing Feng - CCHS. Jesslyn - SMGS. Krist - SCSS(there's no basketball for girls here though.) Nicole - Kranji. Hidayah - Unity. Rachel - CHIJ(TP). Xia Yu - NCHS. all of us came from all over singapore. we met one another for the first time for most of us. we've never played as a team before, except for the J2s. we were a fresh team. we trained hard. we went through it all together. all the blood and sweat and tears. we've come thus far - Top 4. SAJC, who was deemed as the underdogs, came around bitting the tails of bigger teams like HCI and RJC. we faced up to the giants. (after all, HCI is made up of quality players, and RJC players mostly played in RGS for a few years.) although we may have lost in the game, we won the true spirit of basketball - to play as a team, with sportsmanship and respect. we put in our best efforts in every game that we could, and this result is God-given. we lost, but we continued to praise God. I thank God for this wonderful team He has granted me:)))))



basically, i haven't been playing up to my own standards or the expectations of my team and coach. i'm disappointed with myself, although many have come around telling me that i've played my best. i know there's more that i can unleash. stupid turnovers, mis-passes, all these grave mistakes are unforgivable. the reality for me is slowly sinking in. but i've got to be strong, for the team's sake, not for myself. for this game i play is not for anyone else but the team. in times i fear, but i know i've got to be strong. just in case if any of you think that i'm not sad about the defeat, i am. just like last year, i told myself i couldn't cry, at least not in front of the team. i'm there, as the pillar of support for the team. so yes people, you can still count on me. it's the last game, and i promise i'll do my best to bring back glory and victory for Saints.



To God Be The Glory. UP and ON, SAINTS!!!!!!