Dec. 4

I am now waiting to play badminton. This is one of my "extracurricular activities." I started to play this sport about three years ago. At that time, I just wanted to exercise in a fun, not boring, way. So I joined in the school badminton team and played every Tuesday and Friday. However, I was a poor player then. Everyone in the team played a hundred times better than I. So, it was not at all exciting to play with me. And if playing double, I was a bad partner, which always made the game look like a single. Of course, I also found no pleasure in playing badminton with those skilled players. Then, I decided to find some colleagues who were as bad as me to play with me. I was surprised that there were really some female colleagues who also wanted to play the sport. From that time on, we, several girls, went to the gym on Tuesdays and Fridays and occupied a court to play our own game. We enjoyed ourselves on the court but we still didn't neglect the so-called "sports manners"--which is not to occupy a court too long and to take turns to play. However, perhaps we were too innocent and too "happy" when playing badminton, we were distasted by other players without knowing it. Those skilled players might have thought that we played poorly yet we still occupied a court. In short, we were not qualified to use a court. So, one day, a senior female colleague came to us when we were taking rest after playing a keen game. Very "indirectly", she suggested us to find some other days to play our games because there are not enough courts. She tried to tell us not to occupy their courts in an indirect way. However, what she tried to do was not decent basically. So, she spoke and acted very awkwardly. She as well as we knew that she had no good reasons to make us leave. If courts are not enough, everybody can take turns to play. Anyway, we were certainly offended by her words, but she was a senior to us after all. So, each of us just kept silent, listening to what she said. Then, we could not but promise her that we would play on other days but we still felt very offended and uncomfortable. Nevertheless, because of this experience of being humiliated, I was determined to practice my badminton skills and play well. I decided to take this sport as my second profession. And I also made a decision secretly that I would one day beat her on the badminton court. I want to revenge!! Ha! She never knew who she messed up with!

Now, I've been playing badminton for three years. And my skills did improve a lot. What's more, I could easily beat her on the court. After all, she is much older than me. Now, I am going to prepare to play and have fun on courts!