Sports Day 2009

First and foremost, it was the most fun sports day ever! Really.
And not because I was the Asst. Judge for the day.... I bet I was one of the blurrest judges around...but it was still fun! Especially the teachers' relay. We took almost fifteen minutes to get the equipment ready, bombarded poor Faezah with endless questions, had about THREE runs of the relay and when it finally started, it took slightly more than five minutes to complete! And we won! EARTH won! Unbelievable! -blink,blink-!!
There were heart-stopping moments though. It was difficult for me to disqualify the Fire team because TWICE they pass the baton outside of the passing zone. The girls were dropping their batons like hot potatoes. It was tiring, but really great to walk around that big,big field - many, many times. In the morning sun, it just felt great to feel your legs and to feel alive... alhamdulillah. :)
Then the boys came in and it was cheering time to the max. Earth was led by Khairul and Mas and Lino. We sure have speedtrains in the likes of Fatris, Hidayat and I daresay Abu, included, though his passing the baton and falling off the lane was tragic - imagine him going at full speed, leading the pack, and then desperately trying to pass the baton to the next Earth runner, who was himself going off at full speed - funny to see the runner trying to catch another runner and well, when both slowed down, of course both collided and there you are - one runner off the track and disqualification... But the team more than made up for it in the next event, alhamdulillah... :)
And. oh! how proud to see Hafiz run for the first time! He started slow in the 100m race, picking up speed towards the finishing line. But he was much, much better in the next two races, and I dare say, not as a mother, but as a teacher, that he has lots of potential in him. Yes sirreee! :)
If you asked me, however, the Man of the Match, honestly, would go to The Thinker. He was running like his life depended on it, helping Water narrow the gap and himself coming in first in his events - I have never seen Arif run like that before! :)
And yes, all our dear students had a free sun-tanning time during the prize-giving ceremony while I had the time of my life catching up with Amirah Sumardi and Siti Fatimah. Shhhh..women's talk..don't worry, Fatimah, your secret's safe with me...isn't the Muslim a tomb of all secrets confided in him? -wink-
And oh! to meet again some of the S5 09 people was the bonus of it all..great to know you are all still alive and kicking!!! these were people i saw : The guys (Muhammad, you tried your best, Sufian, Shah (you looked pensive), Irshad, Harith, Hafidz, Syaraf (congrats, congrats, congrats Captain!), Haykal (cilipadi), Dayah Raje with a feather in her cap, i mean tudung (?), Maryam, Nabmo, Ummi, Fatinah the runners, i saw Hannah, Syafiq, Lyna (missss you, girrl), Dayah Tapa (sorry about the going home part..), sweet Maira....Mahmudah (don't be sad, okay?), and the Vice-Captains: Dyja and Nad! :) But we really haad to go, right, Lino? :))
Congrats WIND for being overall champions, Water for Boys' champion (Siapa yang usaha, pasti berjaya, insyaAllah...right, Captain Siraj?) and EARTH for coming in third overall! Alhamdulillah!
Yes, it was the most fun sports day ever.
Thank you Allah. :)