Playing scrabble is one of the things that I love to do. It's one way of meeting new people while having fun. They say scrabble is boring but then when you really get to play it, it is a interesting one. I have been playing scrabble since grade 6 but that was only at home. But when I learned that there is a scrabble club in our city, that's the start of me joining scrabble tournaments. I was surprised and happy to know that there is a scrabble club in our city.
Now, that I am here in Australia, I tried to look for scrabble tournaments and I am glad that there are scrabble clubs here. At least I get to play scrabble here. So yesterday I went to Mt. Eliza. I just went there without having any idea about the place and the people. I was a little bit nervous getting inside asking myself "Will I be able to win even a single game?" because it's a different place and I will play with native English speakers which means they know more english words than I do. Hmmm, so my first game, I won which makes me feel good. My nervousness is going away and I'm having my confidence back again. I thought I would lose because he is leading in the beginning and he played a bonus word. But then I was able to catch up and win the game. So, I continue winning up to my fifth game. And during my last game, as usual I lost again by 2 points only. I should have won it if only I have taken the risk of putting the word "UGS" which I did not. Because I am not sure if it is a valid word. So I just played other word thinking that we will end up having the same score, but my tile tracking is wrong. So he ended up winning and I ended up losing by two points. How sad but then I have learned my lesson again, that next time "TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS". This is the third time that this happened to me. But it's alright because I still managed to end up second place which is a good start for me playing scrabble. And now, I am looking forward to joining more scrabble tournaments.
Another reason also why I love playing scrabble is that it's one way of meeting new people. Back in the Philippines, I have played with the journalists of our local newspaper, and see the good players from the different places of the country. So I get to know people not only from my same age but older people who inspires me. I really love playing scrabble that I will even absent myself from school just to play scrabble. And yesterday, I have also exchanged my work for scrabble. But it's worth it, I had fun and I have meet new people again. I met someone from Thailand who is a nice girl and someone from my own country. She's from Cebu.
