I watched my first ever SEA Games today. In fact, I think it’s my first time to ever support the Philippines in an international arena. The sport? Water polo. Also my first time to watch. I was joking to my boyfriend, who was cheering for Singapore, that I liked it coz I get to objectify men, haha! But abs aside, it’s actually a very entertaining sport to watch. It’s action packed and it displays athleticism front and center. You have to be damn fit to thread non-stop! It’s also fast paced so you don’t really notice the time go by until they sound the buzzer. By the end of the fourth, the score was 2-23 in favour of Singapore. <\/p>\n
Did it pain me to witness that landslide? I would be lying if I said I didn’t want the Philippines to win. But after watching the match, and the Indonesia vs Thailand game before that, I saw that it wasn’t our strong suit, at least not AT THE MOMENT. That said, I didn’t walk out of the complex depressed or pissed. It would’ve sucked if the Philippine team gave up and not play their hearts out. But they didn’t. I knew that they wanted it but the odds were against them (Singapore has 0 losses, whereas our water polo team had 0 wins this SEA Games). Although they technically had nothing to gain towards the medal count, they didn’t play as if that was the case. I’m proud of our team and I don’t regret cheering my lungs out for them.<\/p>\n