Recently I was "elected" as the badminton captain of Private Bank in the coming Citi Sports Challenge, which will be held at NUS High School on 18 Aug 2007. Every business group, ie Private Bank, IPB, Corporate & Investment Bank, Consumer Bank and O&T will compete each other in the events like soccer, badminton, captain ball, netball, table tennis, track & field, cheerleading and Tug of War (should be 拔河 I think?).

Well, frankly speaking, the word "elected" is not appropriate I think, since I'm not a natural leader, nor a good badminton player. Someone who is elected should have something outstanding which can drive the rest forward. The only reason is because badminton is not a popular sports in Private Bank. Me, a regular player, have no choice but to take up the very tough task to lead the team to fight for our Private Bank's pride, haha. Hopefully we won't be the last team again, we are aiming at least the second last spot this year, ambitious but still stick to the reality.

As a captain, must at least do some preparation before the D day. The participant rate is quite good compared to last year. Is it largely due to the SGD50 per head (T-shirt + training expenses) sponsored by the management? Hopefully it's not, we shall see the participants' enthusiasm and sportsmanship soon - fight until the last blood. Training session is supposed to start from this week, but the courts are still not booked yet, and worse thing is I have not communicated to all the team members so far. Feel so guilty being a irresponsible captain. Nevertheless, I have already started my personal training last Sunday, trying to regain my deteriorating form, which had frustrated me for the past few weeks. The result is good though quite tiring, self belief and a little bit more determination will do.

** Went to Orchard Kinokuniya after work last Thursday and saw some China construction workers very focus on reading Chinese history and geography books on the floor. They looked like just knocked off from work because their clothes were so muddy and stinky. The first question raised up in my mind is "How come they are so keen on reading?". Not that I despise construction workers (I despise nobody), I just feel very guilty myself, why I do not have such a strong desire to improve my knowledge level?