The end of a busy week

This week has been super duper hectic. For one, there were JUDO FINALS on wednesday,
hence I couldn't concentrate at all on monday and tuesday (read: tons of work not done and needing to be caught up)

Monday: Racial Harmony day briefing + stress test frm 1-5 then piano lesson
Tuesday: Chinese Listening + Training
Wednesday: Judo Finals, Debrief, Dinner with Team
Thursday: Napfa test ( 5 items +2.4) after school
Friday: H3 econs from 4-6, Tuition from 8.15-10.15
Saturday: Racial Harmony event 6.45-1300, went to Queensway from Woodlands to buy shoes
Sunday: Judo from 10-1

Its no small wonder that I'm feeling dead
But the A Girls are the judo team CHAMPS! YAY!

The atmosphere at Yio Chu Kang stadium was electric, with Raffles and Hwa Chong on opposite sides cheering and cheering and cheering...
The whole place was just buzzing with energy and noise- i couldn't stand being inside, so i went and sat and paced outside the stadium, with led to numerous people asking whether i was stressed.

After the event, the whole team went to NYDC for dinner. (No pics, cos my camera ran out of storage space) It was great for the girls, cos we were all on a high from winning. However, the boys were despondent. At the debrief we were overhearing things like "do better next year" and general gloomy faces all around. But for all of us, it was the perfect end to the season for the seniors, and something to aim for next year for the juniors.
Jia youz Judo girls! We'll repeat next year ok?
AND, thanks a mil for the awesomely CUTE voodoo doll! =)


OK, i just realized that most of my friends (besides the judo ppl), don't really know what judo is about.
1. Main form of "attack" is throwing people (yea, thats they most basic way i know of explaining, i suppose)
2. The aim is to try to throw your opponent onto his back. Thats an IPPON or full point in competition, and the match ends right away.

Heres a video of a throw (uchimata in this case), ending in Ippon
Uchimata


If your opponent lands mostly on his back, with less force, thats a WAZARI (half point- 2 wazaris make an ippon)
Opponent lands on the side- YUKO (1/4 of a point, not accumulative)
Very very minor landing- KOKA (1/8 of a point, not accumulative)

The team event is where each school sends 5 people (of different weight category) to fight.
Each bout lasts for 3 minutes. And after all the 5 bouts have been fought, the school who has won the most bouts wins.

Does that make the team competition less confusing?