Yesterday's training left me tired after 3 consecutive days of training. OK, Day 1 was only 1 hour, but hey it's wasn't easy beating that kid. Then I did a whole day on Saturday (No not full, I left at 4.30), and yesterday I did a complete Sunday, or almost. In the morning I was just doing Umpire duties, and of course with every match you'll see some great points. I started officially in the afternoon.

Threw myself to the last table, again. No, coach did, because we were supposed to be letting the Primary School kids have a chance, but how's that happening when they are all put at the second half of the tables and I'm at the last? So I decided to be the nice guy and play rallies with them. Didn't hit hard or use any cheat serves. Their strokes are better than mine, I can assure that. So, when I got to Table 7 (I started at 11), I couldn't play nice rallies anymore, my opponents were getting stronger. OK, so I climbed to table 5, and Daryl was at Table 3 :). He lost to the Thousand Thousands, so I met him at Table 4 :D. I took the first set but he leveled it with the 2nd and then he chose to start at 5 - 5 for the third set when he found out that I started Service, and not 8 - 8. Why's that, I wonder, he can easily take my serves. So whatever, we brought the score to 10 - 10. Deuced again. Then in a lucky shot, my service hit the side of the table, and of course he was caught of guard, so he missed that. I had Advantage now. I ended the match with a high ball and got lucky again because he missed the smash :D.

OK after that it was a lousy game for me. Doubles with a Primary School girl, against another pair of Primary School girls. My strokes went all wrong, not that I was perfect, but I could definitely do better. OK so we lost that. Then we went on to a Singles match with HZ... And she hits real hard. Not worth giving high balls, but that's what I did best, and it wasn't that great either. Still, I clinched a 3 - 1 win, then we moved on to Doubles. Me and HZ, vs Julian and Benedic. How's that fair. We've got 2 Power Smashers and a Super Lucky guy playing, and I got nothing. So I lost, lost and lost again. Didn't win a single one even after pairing with all 3 of them. That just shows how weak I am at Doubles. Ended the day by beating YK's brother. Like, finally? This was where my high balls proved useful and worthy. Another 3 - 1 win.

OK enough on that, the new term started today, and I was very sleepy. Fortunately it was Monday, and Mondays are basically half days, we just have to last until Recess and the rest of it is slack. But tomorrow's erm... ok day, I'm looking forward to the match against RI. Then on Wednesday we'll be at home, and after that will be another long day, then on Friday I'll be watching another match depending on who our opponent is. A somewhat eventful week to look forward to.