Chicago trip

Second time going to Chicago in this month but this trip is more interesting. It all start with my tiredness that make me get lost on the way to cie Nova & ko Bun2's house. Well, what do you expect ? I just spend almost 5 hours to fix my project after my group mates suddenly called and then there's some problem on our project while I'm doing the report. Thanks God, all three of us live in Speedway so I don't need to drive really far away to meet my group mates. Then continue with Care group which take more energy to talk about the word of God. Thanks to Ivan who help clean my apartment a bit after the caregroup so I can arrived in Chicago around 12 o'clock Chicago time. The point is after I arrived in the exit of Lake st, I make a mistake by going east where I suppose to go west. It takes 30 minutes to fix that mistake and thanks God I still can arrive safely in their place. As usual, I slept at 2 and then wake up at 7:30 since the tournament start at 9 and Ci Nova + ko Bun2's house is only 30 minutes from the tournament's place. Start with activities as usual such as warming up because Men's double is the earliest one that they'll play. Hum, this is one of the worst tournament I've ever played. I can't play as usual, bad communication in the first match and many more mistakes. It always happen to me when I play in new court and it takes 1 whole match to get adjusted. Plus, this is my first time partnering with handoko, takes more time to get adjust. Somehow I don't get the feeling of safety, every time I try to attack or play fast, there's a bit hesitant feeling inside of me that makes me made a lot of unforced error or changing into lifting the shuttle. It does cost a lot since defending isn't my type at all, in the first 2 game I felt somehow angry to myself and I don't play much. Our opponents aren't that good but they're very consistent compare to us. There's one time we manage to lead all the way 13-4 but ending up losing the set 16-21. A lot of disappointment for my own self specially because I play far below my performances. Well, we still manage to cruise until semifinal until I know we can only play it on Sunday at 10 o'clock. Hum, that's really tiring especially we have played 4 games and at that point we're only in semifinal ? It means we have 2 more games to go to win this group. Plus I need to go to the church on Sunday, with a lot of sorry I decide to walk over. But Merrel seems will play to replace me on Sunday, it sounds better since he's a better player than me. Well, I learned something from this tournament and that's the most important thing other than having fun.

On Sunday, I went to CCBC. Going to Church and sing Worship to God with Brothers & Sisters is another thing that I really look forward to in Weekend. Well, the sermon by Ps Ronny is more aimed toward working people but most of the point is still applicable for students. Tiredness still affect me a lot especially since I just drove for 3 hours and play on Saturday, somehow I manage to take 5 minutes nap in the middle of sermon :P (Luckily it's not ko Kim Liong who preach :P). It always enjoy to go to Chicago and stay over in friend's place because usually I'm the one who have guest. The most important thing is that I can have a chit chat with family in Christ so I always learned new things and able to share little things too with them. Anyway, during Saturday I talked a lot this time with ko Bun2. Specially since he'll help us (Indiana City Blessing Church) once a month. So it was a really important for him to know the condition and for me to understand his vision. Plus I can always buy some empek2 from Ci Nova :P. If you ask me why do I go this time to Chicago, the tournament isn't the main reason. Let's make it secret unless you ask me personally :P. But 3 hours driving do feels like 5 minutes though :D.