For love of badminton…
I woke Friday morning with a slight pain in my right knee. When I went to the bathroom to prepare for work, i saw a really large "pasa" and wondered how I got it. Then I remembered my badminton game Thursday night and I accidentally hit my right knee trying to return a smash.
I have been playing badminton for almost three years now. I used to think na larong kalye lang ang badminton until I was able to play on a real court. I used to weigh a really hefty 145 lbs. Pumayat pa ko ng lagay na yun. But after playing 2 days for 2 straight hours for the first two months, I realized that I was beginning to lose around 5 - 10 lbs which is no small feat, considering that I have been going on and off diets. I decided to make a "career" out of it and I began to like it. Eating out was no longer a problem as I know I can still burn it at night by playing at least 2 hours non-stop. Not only did I lose a lot of weight. I’m down to 103 lbs by just playing badminton (I recently enrolled in a gym just to make sure I maintain my weight and figure) I also met a lot of friends, enemies (hehehe) and I have learned that indeed, if you have the determination, you can achieve anything.
You can say I owe it to the sport. I am still very much an amateur player albeit my 2-yr relationship with badminton. I have yet to learn the footwork (may bakal po ang hita ko), the hits (wrist ang ginagamit, iha, hindi yung braso), the smashes (hit it from above). I still long for the day when I can join tournaments and prove my worth. That day will come soon. And when that day comes, I will be ready to embrace it.
Hmmm, I think I have another hematoma on my left hand that I presumed came from another game with another group. But I’m glad. 
