slam dunk

ive been in love with slam dunk ever since my lower secondary days.
for 6 years, ive been wanting to collect the whole set of slam dunk comic but ive never gotten around to buying it as it costs around 150 SGD.

and so when i saw the whole set of slam dunk comic retailing for 46 SGD in Shanghai, i went crazy.
i went back to the book store the next day, bought it on the spot and lugged it to work as the bookstore would have been closed by the time i ended work. :(
those who had been to Shanghai will agree with me that fighting for standing space in the subway during peak hours is no joke.

to illustrate how horrendous the crowd is on the Shanghai subway, i was once pushed till i fell down in the subway.
so, you can imagine the journey wasnt very pleasing for me when i had to lug the whole set of slam dunk to work.
but it was all worth it.
cos it's slamdunk, my all time love! :D

dont ask me why i look so young here.

though it's the second time im reading slam dunk again, it never fails to crack me up.
i would burst out into sudden guffs of laughter while reading the comic in school and liyana/evi/charmaine/yen would go, " there she goes again."
either that or i'd be rolling on my bed and laughing like a madwoman in the middle of the night.

ive just finished the last book of the set and there's a lot of things to take away with.
i see aspects of myself in certain characters of the comic.

there was this scene where the main character ( also my favorite) , sakuragi, injured his back while fighting for the ball.
his coach wanted him to rest as it seemed really serious.
but he did not heed his advice and instead, told his coach in the face that he did not want to leave any regrets in his life by sitting out at the most glorious moment of his life, even if he had to suffer the back injury for the rest of his life.

im sorry to have made you guys ( you know who you are ) worried about my shin.
to be honest, im a little scared too.
it's been 10 months and the pain's still persisting, even when i do simple activities like walking.
i hope it's not like what ishak said, that there might be a possibilty of an air gap between my bones.
but no matter what, even if i had to suffer the pain for the rest of my life, i'd still not hesistate to play hockey.

life's short.
i dont wanna leave any regrets in it, to the best of my ability.

simin,
i know you care and that you're worried about this girl who is always prone to injuries,
but what i need more is your support my dear.
<3