Annie went off to Mukah a couple of weeks ago for the inter-division Netball competition. She and her classmate Giselle were the only two from their school.
Along with another student from Chung Hua no.1 and a teacher from Chung Hua no.6, they took a small 19-seater MasWing plane to the small town of Mukah. The rest of the team (girls and teachers from different schools) took a bus and the trip was 12 hours long! The plane however took only 1 hour.
They all stayed together, 4 to a room at a small hotel called Sarina hotel, for 5 nights. It was a good experience and the kids had a great time. They played netball in the day and held meetings and parties at night! I am sure it was a good lesson in independence, responsibility, leadership, teamwork and unity!
The girls did very well and came in third! They were up against strong teams from Sibu and Sarikei.
Annie and Giselle were both selected to go on to the inter-state competition, but unfortunately, since Giselle is not Malaysian, she could not proceed.
So next week, Annie will have to go for a week-long training session in Sarikei and thereafter, the inter-state tournament in Perlis.