Day 6 Competition Day Pauline

Today's the big day! We woke up at around 6:30 and had a good breakfast trying to relax and calm myself. Then we head to the venue, Mall of Asia. Not a lot of people were there yet but Ryan and I wait until the opening ceremony. We bow to all our seniors and of course to Mr. Hong. When the opening ceremony started they introduced the seniors and everyone to the players. After the opening ceremony, the national demonstration team performed. It was amazing! They did poomsae, board breaking, self defense, and weapons. They did all kinds of things and all were done with precision! After the demo, the volunteers, referees, and judges set up everything. Ryan and I warm up. My fight will come up soon so I try to break a sweat and warm up so I don't fight cold. My first fight is always stiff but I tough myself out and fight! The score was 6-1. So now I wait and get ready for my next fight. I wait for about an hour and half, and then I fight again. My second match, my opponent was a little shorter than me. I won. The score was 9-2. Then I wait again and while I wait for my next fight, I take a quick bite. Then my fight was up. We sparred for one round because she said she couldn't fight anymore. The score was 6-0. After the semi-final match, they do a demo before all the final matches. I was trying to move around just to keep my body active. Then my final match was up. They change the time to 2 min per round. It was a good match. My first hit was a head kick, three points and we kept going. The second match I had to strategize and keep my points. At the end of the match I won!! 8-2. I felt so happy! This is what I trained for! I realize hard work really does pay off!

Then we get our medals and the gold medal winners get internet service from Smart. After that they announce the best player award for men and women in each division. While they were announcing the junior's best player award for women, they called out my name! I was so happy! The best player gets a phone. I got my self a new phone! (: Then by the end of the day I stop and think about all the people that was there for me 100% and I take my time to thank all of them!