7th UMS Fencing Championship

I started University Sains Malaysia (USM) fencing club in 2007 with only 6 fencers. Today there are about 30 fencers in the USM Fencing Club.
I did not get to lead the USM team to competitions previously due to my work commitments which I feel very sad evertime the team went for competitions and I am not there to guide them. So no matter what, I committed to accompany them to the 7 University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) Open Fencing Championship 2009.
The competition was held recently over the week ends in UMS. USM send a team of 15 fencers. We flew to Kota Kinabalu on 13 March happy all the way. The next 2 days (14 & 15 March) it was fun all the way... win some lose some. After 2 days of "pocking & slashing" the results was ... er.... OK lah!!!... claimed the team. 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze....plus....... the Boy's Best Fencer Award (trophy), the Girl's Best Fencer Award (trophy) and Overall Runner-up Championship Trophy. Congratulations Team USM, U make me cry.
All of you did your best and I am proud of you all. Good show.
Monday 16 March was celebration day. Yes we painted KK blue. Why blue and not red?... Well your guess is as good as mine. Just keep guessing ....OK? We went island hopping. We swim from island to island..... no ler ... only joking. We went para sailing.... not the usual where you lift up from the land. We took up from the boat and landed back onto the boat in the middle of nowhere...exciting and dipping wet. We were lifted up to the air ...pretty nice view, and than down until we dip into the water... and back to the sky. What fun it was for everyone. But of course the promoter make our pocket empty.
We left Kota Kinabalu in the early morning of 17 March arriving back at USM at 10.30 in the morning.
I would like to thank USM Unit Sukan for send the team and I am sure we did not let you down. To all my beloved fencers... shabas for the good outing, I am proud for all of you, You all make my last 2 half years effort worth while.
To my 2 pioneer fencers, Abe and Chern Chung, who will graduating this July, I would like to wish you all the best in your future undertakings and do hope you will always remember me and cherish found memories we had together and will continue fencing.
Yen Sin, my petite fencer, keep up training and you mark my word, you will be a champion in 2 years.