The TEAM has arrived.

From today's dragonboat race, I can feel the spirit. Something that's been missing for the past one plus year. It's here. Finally. The guys team, winning their first open race.. I'm proud of them, especially since I drummed for them in the heats en route to the final. As we were warming down, we heard the commentators talking about the guys race, saying how Lane 4 was taking an early lead. I was praying and fervently hoping that they wouldn't let go of that precious lead, and they didn't. All the way to the end, no one overtook them. They were fantastic. Finally, after enduring all that bullshit, they've done it. They've made it all the way, and I don't see how ANYTHING can stand in our way now.

As for us? Like Cindy said, today was magical. Fighting tooth and nail to only lose out to the national team by a fraction of a second, having already bettered their timing in the heats and semis, we've come so far. Both Boat A and B. Although we're split up by name, we're one girls team in our hearts. To Boat B - Thanks for inspiring us to summon the spirit within us. Thanks for reviving our passion again. If I hadn't drummed for you yesterday, I wouldn't have got the chance to experience the vibrance of your enthusiasm, and I wouldn't have got the opportunity to pass it on to Boat A. Without you guys, our boat would have been serious and dull, no life, no fire. Thank you. We dedicate our race to you, and we're proud of all of you for overcoming the odds.

To Thong. You might not know it, but your drumming in the semis really really pushed us to keep going. We're really grateful to you for spurring us on. After the race, even Boat B was saying that they could hear you from their boat. I hope that it was a truly great experience for you as it was for us.

Our last dragonboat race together as a team, but it was also the most memorable.

Michelle, Huiying, Xintian, Shumin, Jasmin, Rachel, Chiteng, Cindy, Leepeng, Van, Mindy, Peishan, Audrey, Lina, Charmaine.

Weejin, Vin, Kevin, Wong, Justin, Mo, Chew, Andrew, Jason, YingQin, Chunhow, Junxu, Alan, Malcolm, Daryl, Szewei, Thong, Huiming.