After 13.
Favourite number.
So much poetry in this scene.
https://youtu.be/hg2jTvopLI4
Always the first.
Looking through.
In a dark room.
Separated by a mere sheet of glass.
So near, and yet so far.
But always within.
Grateful just to have been able to see again, and hear you speak.
The conversations back in the day.
I promise my set of shelves a vase of a single lily.
What a story, Steve and Peggy.
Naval Base Primary Football Fiesta. Boys playing together for the first time (mostly). A slow start, but consistency in the quality of performances meant that in the end, the boys surprised even themselves with a runners - up finish in the League, averaging a healthy ratio of one goal a game too.
Apply yourself to the best of your ability, and you just might surprise even yourself.
I'm glad that the boys had this lesson as a takeaway from today.
2Touch 5v5 Fiesta, with the U9 team. Credit to the boys for a strong finish after a sluggish start, with a recovery belying their tender age.
In the end, the boys did rue their performance in the second game, especially considering that team went on to win the competition (against our first opponents).
But in looking at the bigger picture, what was more important for me was that the players realised that they could play at a good level of football, and more importantly, that they could only reach such levels by playing to the best of their capabilities.
Such a mindset will definitely put them in good stead for anything they endeavour in the future.
This time last year, I was part of a team of a grand total of two people preparing the entire spectrum of publicity materials for the League Cup Final, which had been postponed from its original kickoff date due to haze. Fast forward twelve months, and I now find myself in a vastly different environment.
I suppose if anything, my existence has taught me that a lot can change in the space of twelve seconds, let alone twelve months. I am grateful for the many experiences I have lived through, and know full well by now that life is a journey comprising many journeys within, not unlike capillaries which lead to the main river, and then the sea.
I suppose, very much like explorers in olden days, we chart our journeys and navigate them in the best way as we can, and see where the waves take us.
A big Thank You to everyone who has helped and guided me in my journey thus far. It has been one heck of a journey thus far, and long may it continue.