And really, I enjoyed every second spent under the sun. I enjoyed watching my classmates suffer from headaches, nosebleeds, and thirst. I enjoyed tolerating their tempers.
Really, something like this should happen again. -sarcasm-
At 0800 hours, we were required to march into the oval by house. Green Team was supposed to be the sixth house to march (since Ruby is in the team) but for some reason, we were the last to march.
As for the performances, I really can't comment on any of them since I wasn't able to watch. Most of my time in the oval was spent on hunting for shade and trying to ignore the fact that I was getting darker by the second. Ah, let us not forget the yearning for escape from the oval and from the CO's who prevented anyone from leaving.
We were able to leave the oval though...for a few minutes. Before I knew it, I was running back to the oval with my "lunch", drinks, bag, and Kit's bag and jug. Luckily, Justine, Oona, and Kit were able to make it back too.
For the first time, I actually took part in the games. Even though we lost at our first match in the Tug of War, it was still fun. As for the Premyo o Bayong, Justine said that we should respect the game for a while. After answering two questions correctly, we purposely made the wrong choice just to get ourselves eliminated. The rest of the morning was spent under the shade of the kalachuchi trees. But it made no difference. My arms and my face were already badly burnt by the sun.
And finally, we were free from that hellhole commonly known as the Pisay oval.
And nothing really happened after that besides resting and tree planting.
What lessons have I learned from this day? Sunblock is important. The same can be said for water. And the oval is the worst possible venue for the opening ceremonies and the games if the weather is sunny.
