pRactiCe maKes PerfeCt

i watched as she glided across the rink.
she in her pretty pink and beige outfit.
arms stretched at shoulder-level.
head held high.
that look of pure concentration and determinance on her little face.

her coach glided rd her.
words of encouragement coming from him every other 15 seconds or so it seemed.
he is ever-smiling, strict with her - repeatedly going "watch those arms (in Mandarin)", but the warm words of praise come everytime she makes a perfect turn.
when she falls, he is there in an instant to help her up.

her mother stands by the side of the rink.
she never once took her eyes off her daughter i think.
the minute she comes towards her, the mother is ready with bottle of water and peck on her forehead.
i imagine she must be speaking words of praise and encouragement to her too.
for the next minute, she is off towards the centre of the rink again.

and it goes on...
and on...
and on...

i spent a good 20 odd minutes just staring down at them from one floor up.

she's barely 5! 6 max!!

yet all that practice she's going through...
that's one of the things i truly admire about the people here.
if there's sth they want, they go all out to make sure they get it ultimately.
one way or another.

in this case, practice makes perfect i guess.
oh, and start young! whatever it is you want to strive excellence in. gotta stay young!

one day we might see this sweet lil thing on intl ice-skating comp.s
never know eh?