(Friday, May 29, 2009)
SINGAPORE 8:37 PM
Bad day to end a term. Had Robotics Competition today, reached Admiralty Secondary, looking forward to get 110 points. Practice almost everyday of the week, until 6.30. And what we got? A miserable 20 points. But good for Calvin and Wei Liang group, winning 2nd and 3rd of the Legged Event. True, why we are in the Main Event? Which is so damn difficult and competitive. Speaking of CCA Points just now, i seriously feel very desperate now. So much effort? Not 100% for me, maybe 90%? Yet the results? 20points out of? 100 plus.. Just 5%. But we slog damn freaking hard, the reward is like no difference from 0%. We just got a Cert. Of Participation, but what can that paper do? It is like of no use? This competition have 35 teams, and we are getting nowhere? Even though Terence said we had improvements, but within these 35 teams, we can't even be competitive, let alone the NJRC which will have hundreds of teams and schools. Actually, when we had problems downloading the firmware for like damn long? I was already losing hope. It's damn sad, it can be told from many of our expressions. But for the Legged event teams, i think they deserved it although it was very much easier in our opinions. At this rate, i think we are getting a D7-F9 CCA points for our leaving cert. in future. We are feeling so pathetic, and desperate for a medal! Just one, ONE! It can satisfy us already? I seriously don't want to leave the CCA without achievements. We are so hopeful to win the event at Suntec on the 2nd, but Kah Xuan won't be there. I wonder if we can cope. Only two words can describe our emotions now, SAD and REGRETFUL. When our bus trip back to school, the bus was like no difference from silence? Noone was even talking for a period of time. I just feel like crying again. Our efforts are like..down the drain?
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