Back to badminton

After a 1-year and 2-month absence, I'm finally back to badminton! My first day back to the sport was last April 21 at Greenhills Badminton Center. Imagine a totally wasted, bespectacled person with vertigo playing badminton; that was exactly how I played, except I don't have vertigo and was perfectly sober. After realizing that I was supposed to aim the shuttle anywhere within our court, and not at the neighboring court, my nerves settled down a bit.

I was unnerved again when my playmates started using the 21-point rally system. Saan nga ako tatayo, partner? Ano nang score? Until now I am still so confused; considering how dense I am, it looks like it's going to take a long while before I get used to this scoring system.

The three games ended Saturday night and I was alive and well. Alleluia. I woke up Sunday morning and I wished I were dead. Every muscle in my entire body (exagg), especially my legs and arms, was violently aching. With the flight of stairs I had to contend with in the office, Monday morning was no better, either. If there were hidden cameras in those staircases, I'm certain the security staff would have died laughing at how "gracefully" I went up and down the stairs.

Don't get me wrong. I still love the game. And I am so looking forward to the day when I can look and feel like a sober person playing badminton again. Hindi ako lassheeenggg...