This morning I got up at 6 to watch my little sisters' swimming competition held at their school. It was funny 'cause for the 1st time, it wasn't me the family was out to watch for but my sisters & instead of my sisters bugging the hell out of me, getting rid of my nervousness about my game in the process, it was the other way around -well, minus the bugging part; more like PEP TALK. The events started & man I have never seen my sisters swim so well. My 6 year-old sister, a.k.a. "Mini-me", inspite her size (since she's really, really tiny) & her lack of practice on some of the strokes, inspite her not winning 1st & placing last in most of her events, I was really proud of her 'cause she really pushed herself to finish the race & not just stop in the middle & cry like a baby (which is very likely of her since she IS after all the baby of the family, thus, she is the most spoiled of us all sibs xD). But what really caused tears to well up my eyes was my 9 tear-old sister. Four events & she won 2nd in one event & won 1st in the rest of them. Three ribbons & a silver medal. I've never felt so proud of her; and to think that 6 years ago, she wouldn't dare touch the water 'cause she was scared & now look at her: She's one of the best swimmers of her batch! Watching her last event, I was anxious 'cause I really, really wanted her to win & beat the crap out of all the other kids. As I watched her swim towards the finish & saw that she was leading by a mile (just exaggerating), I was close to tears already. I wanted to cry 'cause I was just so proud of her.

I love my sisters to death & I really praise them for the efforts they have given in this competition. Never in my life have I felt such joy like this: watching your sisters compete & push themselves to their limits to show the world what they've got & prove that they are indeed great athletes. I praise my youngest sister for not giving up & pushing herself to finish her events & most of all, I praise my younger sister (the 9 year old one) for pushing herself, for her determination to win, for her efforts & of course for her victories in this competition. I am indeed proud to be the big sister of these two kids, despite the fact that they bug me to death. ^_^