It's been a while since my last note, but somehow i've decided to write again. So here i am. Still dazed, confused most of the time, but maybe it's not all bad. It's called figuring out, and the end result is yet to come. Rather than writng only about inspirational things, i decided to just write anyway, maybe mostly about my daily life here in Pomalaa.
After a bloody incident about three weeks ago, i finally set my foot back on the basketball court. That bloody incident involved a certain elbow and my jaw colliding, resulting two stitches for my open wound and a severely bitten tongue (mine, of course). The blood was pretty dramatic, i was practically drooling blood court side after the incident until a friend dragged me to the hospital. Anehoo, the day of that incident i was sensing a weird vibe saying that i shouldn't play that day. Also, when i realized there are no playmakers playing that day i predicted that the game ain't gonna be interseting but i decided to went against my guts and i ended up with two stitches before the game was even over. Yeah, i think the accident happened on the fifth minute. I was attempting a 'double team' defense but the other team's player made a sudden pivot move with his left elbow up first, so it went.
On yesterday's game, i wasn't sure that i was gonna play. Again, there's no playmaker seems to be playing. Despite the fun game we use to play here, i believe the game would be far more interesting with playmaker's on the court. There are two playmakers i favoured here, Double-D and UK. Both are good local players who played in bandung (not that it matters though, but maybe that's why i like the way they played). I almost went home when UK suddenly arrived on court, so i thought 'hey, this could be a fun game' and i stayed. It's even more exciting that Double-D came during my first game, I'm in the same team as UK, of course. The rule of Pomalaa's court is that we played 7 ball full court. I had three rounds, one without playmakers which I lost, 1 with UK as playmaker which we lost, and the last game with UK as forward and Double-D as playmaker. The last game was great.
I only scored one point of course, but it was a good point. I put a two pointer in, and missed about four attempts with about five blocks and some assists. Again, it was a great game. On the other team, they got Valentino, the local star and Ant-zee the guy that bruised me and Ale a two meters center. Physically we definitely lost, but we developed a strategy with UK and Double D as the goal getter, 2 other team member to back them up and i focused on defense. The result, we got them 7 - 3 ! It was amazing for me ! I smiled all the way home and feel good about myself.
A great team is when they not only considered them self important to score, but about winning and how to score the winning point from any best window of opportunity. It is also hillarious that after the game Antzee apologized and explained to me how bad he feel after the accident and i keep saying that it's nothing. It's just a game, no problem, and it is ! It's just a game, bruises and scars may wound us and try to keep us down but it doesn't matter. It's how we played that game that metters. Of course i was also excited because he lost that day :) .
I love that game !
