Here is another wonderful piece of work from my Ngee Ann Primary School classmate, Kooi Xiu Min - entitled "An Enjoyable School Sports Day".
“Come on, Xiu Min! You can do it!” I
muttered over and over again to myself. It was a marvellous Monday morning and
it was sports day. The sky was dyed a bright cerulean and puffy white clouds
drifted by every now and then. Despite being in that lovely surrounding, I had
butterflies in my stomach as I faced the huge crowd of sports enthusiasts cheering their heads off in the school’s sports arena. I had signed
myself up for the 500-metre dash and beads of perspiration were trickling down
my forehead.
At the corner of my eye, I spotted a
few booths that had been set
up for people who wanted some snacks and a few volunteers were ushering the pupils taking part
in the gunny sack race. Suddenly, my mind cleared when I saw the grinning faces
of the competitors, taking their places at the starting line. I understood
immediately. The most important thing was to have fun, not to feel nervous
during a joyous event like sports day. Even at the end of the race, I saw all
the competitors thumping one another
on the backs, laughing together.
When it was my turn to race, I felt as tranquil as the still waves of the
sea. I glanced around the stadium and my eyes fell on the much-coveted gold medal that was
on the prize table. Instantly making up my mind to win it, at the same time to
have fun, I took firm steps
towards the starting position.
When my fellow competitors and I
were ready, we heard the “bang” of the start gun. Everyone turned to sprint as
fast as their legs could carry them. I began to slowly lose my energy. But I
was grinning from ear to ear
all the time as I was having so much fun! Although I did not win the gold
medal, knowing that I had fun seemed to be the biggest reward of the day.
When I returned to the benches where
the supporters sat, the teachers’ race began. “Go, Ms Shah!” I shrieked from my
place. Unfortunately for the teachers, they were not as active as we were, so
quite a number of them twisted their ankles whilst running. However, everyone
agreed that it was hilarious
when the teachers fell during the two-legged race. All of us were imitating the
teachers’ facial expressions.
It was definitely a tiring day.
However, I believe that in all competitions, you need hard work and at the same
time, have fun!
If you like reading this, you may like to read more of Xiu Min's works here:
I am looking forward to share more exciting works from my friends and me soon.
Till the next time,
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