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MY JOURNAL as a REFEREE

6.00am  wake up <groan>, brush teeth ,bathe, iron ref shirt, knot the tie. Not nice. Re-tied tie
7:00 am leave for UIA
8:00 am reach UIA. Guard let me in to parking lot, just for referees. Wow, VIP. Breakfast with other referees. need coffee.zzzz
8:30 am competition starts. Ring C. All State Referees except me and another girl.
9:00 am Refereed boys category. Woo hoo.. are they fast? First round is knock out. Got scolded for not counting in Korean & close enough to the player by the Head of Court. Never saw a guy faint so fast before.
10:00 am Gave a few warnings to those who stick to their opponents after kicking due to unfairness.
11:00 am Take 5. Toilet break.
11:05 am Coach protest over warning. Player injured. Kye-shi
12:00 pm Lunch with referees. Looked at some stores selling TKD equipment & videos. Met a friend.
1:00 pm Fight continues. After heavy lunch, started to yawn. Prefer to be centre referee. More action.
4:00 pm Got a chance to referee the finals. It's an honour. Got to watch my actions, be alert. Tried not to block the other referees frm seeing the scores.
6:00 pm Video demo. Speeches. Yawn. Prize giving. Took some photos. Received payment.
7:00 pm Drove home, tired but happy.