Big
bold words spelled ‘NETBALL PRACTICE TODAY’ was one of the first thing Irinah’s
netball players saw every morning in the preceding weeks of the Inter-house
Netball Competition. The commonly used saying 'Practice Makes Perfect' has two sides of that saying that most people
don’t normally elaborate on. Through the journey of playing netball together,
the Irinah players have come to experience both sides of that particular saying first-hand.
Determined
to perform their best in this year's Inter-house Netball, the Irinah netballers
devoted much of their time and effort to gruelling training sessions and drills
on a daily basis. It was undeniable that the secret to imminent success was
indeed 'practice makes perfect' though practices can be strenuous. In simple words, our girls fully embodied the
meaning 'no pain, no gain'.
Now comes the
other side of the story:
The day of the match finally came. Despite their
hard work, Irinah players were particularly nervous in anticipation of the
tough matches ahead. At the sound of the whistle, the matches started. Some
matches were physically draining but as always, our girls met their challenges
head-on, fuelled with the drive to play Netball to the best of their
capabilities. Even as we were trailing behind opposing teams, the Irinah
netballers never lost their focus and gradually closed the gap in tough, nail-biting matches.
The
final results saw the Irinah Senior team emerging as Champions whilst the Junior
team placed a respectable third for inter-house netball. That’s the other part, they don’t tell you,
the great feeling of sharing the win with your team.
- Ili Nadia Azizi
How the time flies. It’s the beginning of a new year, and that means it’s also the start of a new term. This term, we had our annual house night at eCurve where we played a challenging game called The Escape Room. For those of you who have never heard of the game before, it’s actually a good way of making a person think more and get closer to your friends. Since we had school on that particular Saturday, we only got to leave the house around 2pm and reached there by 3.30pm.
Before playing the game, we were already assigned into our own groups of
6 or 7 people. Therefore, there were 12 groups in total. Since The Escape Room
can only accommodate 6 groups at a time, some of us had to wait while doing
some quizzes. My group was given the “Prison Break” room. We were actually
handcuffed together and blindfolded while making our way into the room itself.
In the room, we had to unlock the handcuffs, find the key to the prison cell
AND the key to unlock the door. Trust me, it was so complicated to get a single
key because of all the locked boxes that was meant to stall for time. Did I
mention, that we only get 45 minutes to escape the room?
By 7pm, everyone had already completed the game but not all the groups
manage to find their way out. Once out of the ‘room’ we get to take pictures
with either the winner’s crown or the loser’s sign.
After
that, the girls were free to do their own shopping as well as have dinner at
the Curve. Finally, something other than KTJ food >.< It was a day well
spent together with all the Irinians as we bonded and shared as a family.
Sadly, we had to leave the Curve at
9.30pm. I’m sure that all the girls would agree that the time spent together
would forever be a sweet memory. Can’t wait for the next House Night!
- Crystal Tan
