Floorball Match

At the end of bio practical, day had almost turned to night. There was an eerie feel as the whole school was suddenly enshrouded in darkness. Went to check my practical schedule again. Sadly, I will only see a glimpse of the Desert Rose in one of the Prelim Pracs. Alvin Ong decided to get a free ride from his parents. Rested in the library for a while to read newspaper. Suddenly, Mr Jimmy Teo popped out of nowhere and grinned at me while I was engrossed reading a corny article of Predator vs Aliens. Got a shock as he promptly sat down to read about Li Jiawei's exploits in Asia Section.

Was about to make myself out through the swarm of schoolbags when I bumped into the Exotic Girl. (By the way, she is I.U.H.I.A.J's good friend). She still looks as pretty as ever, not much difference even with her spectacles on. Being the usual bloke, no words proceeded from my mouth and I went out hastily.

Went down and met Eddie Cai browsing through the practical schedule. Surprisingly, I saw the Desert Rose and Hotseat walking happily across the concourse. Decided not to spoil their mood since the weather was already quite gloomy. Never really notice her eyes, since I am too shy to really see her eyelashes. Anyway, I must not think too much about her first.

Raymond and co. were in the canteen, preparing for the long-anticipated match. With the timely arrival of Eddie Cai, they could finally change up. The match was supposed to start at 5:10. In the end it started around 5:45 pm. Initially wondered whether the PE teachers had forgotten, since Mr Tan was playing squash and eating snacks in the canteen. Raymond and gang were also playing badminton in the indoor gym to pass time.

Finally the teachers came. An all-star team was formed on both sides. Both used good quality black floorball sticks. At first, I thought it was only for 3I people. Apparently, I was wrong. Became a benchwarmer cheering my friends on. Raymond and Ginway would have formed a formidable double team if they had more stamina. Looks like tests and exams have taken their toll, but the team still put up a commendable effort. Lian Kiat and the heavily armoured Shen Xiang were indispensable, stopping many tricks and hat-tricks from Mr Tan. Alex and Nick also scored a number of goals. Terrence also improved. Basically every 3I guy except Ser Jin was there. Wondered where the girls went to, since I thought it would have been well-publicised before hand.

Mr Tan(fondly known as Psycho Tan) deserves special mention. The team of PE teachers was struggling to score without him. Only Mr Tan can single-handedly juggle, feint, spin, back-spin, shoot (with incredible strength and acceleration), taunt Ivan and Raymond and demolish our lead. Now I see why he can be the only teacher fit enough to coach both guys and girls hockey and floorball team. Desert Rose's technique also improved drastically under him.

In the end, after many substitutions, we lost despite a valiant effort to win the last goal in sudden death. The match that dragged on for 2 hrs finally came to an end (though the last goal was an anticlimax) of 24-25. Had dinner with Eddie, Ginway and Raymond before going home to sleep.