Saturday Sweat

Saturday, September 24, 2005

Nothing beats a good workout. I badly need a workout to beat and release work stress and most especially now that I've been getting a lot of "You've gotten fatter" remarks. In fairness, I concur, I agree, I second the motion, I accept. It has been ages since my last workout. I used to "religiously" run the treadmill almost everyday for at least an hour and a half. I would also play badminton every week. So joining the badminton tournament hosted by Xavier's Batch 71' - who were classmates of my dad back in the days - was actually a fresh welcome. I was hesitant to join at first since participating players are mostly males who obviously were out of my league. There were only four females to be exact. Heck, I would be pitted against more experienced players. Not that they were trained and all that but from experience, all men could generally hit and smash real hard regardless. These mac-daddies were already in their 50's and surprisingly, they were still in tip-top condition. Some of them can still play a mean game of badminton. As for myself, I may not have a deadly smash or drop shot but I pat myself on the back for at least trying. My strategy was to let the mac-daddies (especially the BIG or healthier ones, hehe) run back and forth or from one side to the other to catch the ball (or shuttle cock in this case). Except for that one game where we didn't score a point, I think I've somehow managed to play competitively in the sense that opponents wouldn't find the game boring or no challenge to them. This tournament was different because I barely knew anyone from my team and I'd play with a different partner each game. I wasn't the only "kid" in my team though. At the end of the day, I was exhausted but it was all good. It's nice to have events like these where everyone gets together - sons and daughters included - to play in the spirit of fun and camaraderie. No big prizes await the winning team, just pride and bragging rights I guess. UP NEXT: The ICA Alumni Badminton Tournament next week and this time around, we'll be playing with the mommies (hehe).