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    For Number 3

    March 14th, 2009 by rainchel0315
       

    “I want to write a song about,

    Two people starting out,

    It’s been a long time since I fell,

    It’s about time you knew as well.”

     

    By now everybody in the Far Eastern University community know about the heartbreaking defeat suffered at the hands of the De la Salle Lady Spikers last Sunday, March 7th. And by now everybody must also know that the incredible, charming, courageous leader of the Lady Tams, Rachel Anne Daquis, has played her last game and that it ended quite unfittingly.

     

    I was one of those who watched that game, and seeing Rachel cross her fingers as DLSU was at Championship point was one of the most unforgettable moments of my life as a fan: a stricken, heartbroken warrior of a woman praying, pleading for one more set, to extend her final moments as a Lady Tam, to a fifth and deciding set which I am sure that the Lady Tams would win, and where, I am again sure, she would get her chance to shine, and end her glorious UAAP volleyball career with the Tams’ 30th Championship and a fitting sendoff for her, the girl who has led FEU to the pinnacle of the UAAP countless times.

     

    I have been a fan of Rachel Anne for four years: ever since I saw her play as a super sophomore, I knew that she had it. I didn’t precisely know what it was, or if there ever was one, but I knew she had it. (I sorely missed her debut freshman year, sad to say.) Whether it was her graceful leaps, powerful kills, composure in the face of adversity…I really don’t know. And I think I’m okay not knowing, because if I did, then the beauty would be lost.

     

    I saw Rachel cry once the game had been decided. I saw her weeping as they were awarded the first runner-up trophy and medals, and I heard the cheer of thousands as Boom Gonzalez (who, I am sure, is a Daquis fan, through and through) mentioned her name and complimented her on her great run as a volleyball player.

     

    But me, myself? I couldn’t do anything.

     

    I wanted to catch Rachel’s last game, not caring if they won or lost, not caring that the annoyingly proficient DLSU team (which I will now probably forever hate) had a good chance of dethroning my Lady Tams. It was important to me: nothing else mattered in the world. At the very least I could get an autograph, a picture taken with her, a frozen moment in which I was with Rachel Anne, all smiles, one which I will treasure forever.

     

    But the gentleman in me could not bear to approach her. She was weeping: not only for the loss, not only because she knew it was the end, but because it ended quite anticlimactically. I would be such a jerk if I did go through with it, really. These were her final moments, her final memories with her teammates. Why should I, eager fan and all, ruin it?

     

    I’ve always had songs written and picked for Rachel Anne. One is sung by Shannon Noll, Australian Idol, called “Shine”:

     

    “This is the time, this is the day that we’ve been waiting for,

    All the world will stop to watch you shine.”

     

    Perhaps me being the gullible me, I envisioned March 7th as the day Rachel will shine to the fullest, dismantling the Lady Spikers, using every trick in the book and completely baffling Jacq Alarca, Manilla Santos, Steph Mercado and that annoying little libero, Gohing.

     

    But I was wrong. It turned out to be the Ides of March.

     

    Rachel had her moments, but she was checked by Alarca almost the entire time. Damn that girl for being so good a blocker.

     

    And so Rachel departs, with three consecutive UAAP Finals appearances, two first runner up finishes and one championship. Not bad, but I wanted her to have the proper going-away party as she leaves for the land of the Volkswagen. Like every Daquis fan, I do not want her to go. I wanna see more of her. I want her to be right here. But it would not be right for me, and everybody else, to hold her back. After all, her future looks very, very promising.

     

    As for me, I will continue to support the Lady Tams, even if Rachel isn’t there anymore. I will cheer for them, watch them, maybe even pick out a new favorite (Shaira Gonzalez comes to mind). But deep inside, I will always miss Number 3, and know, for all the volleyball players in the world, that there will never be another Rachel Anne Daquis.

     

    Talis vita, finis ita.  Fare thee well, Rachel Anne. I know I speak for all the Daquis fans when I say I wish you all the best, because that’s what you deserve. I wish I could do more than just write this stupid little essay (like maybe sing at your despedida and finally get that picture taken with you) but it was the only way I knew to pour out my heart, and this is why this, for me, is special.

     

    Shine on, and most of all, thank you, Rachel Anne Daquis.

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    March 14th, 2009 by rainchel0315 


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    10 comments to “For Number 3”

    1. andoyman Says:

      parang gusto kong maiyak sa sanaysay na ginawa mo….sa totoo lang…nanghihinayang ako, di lang sa hindi nila pagkapanalo, o sa hindi pagkamit ni Rachel sa MVP, kundi, dahil kung kailan huling taon na ng paglalaro ni Rachel, kung kailan ngayong taon lang na ito ako nagsimulang manood ng mga laro nila…nakakapanghinayang talaga…at nakakalungkot na rin…hay….Rachel will be forever Rachel and no one can ever replace her throne!!!..o yey

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    2. angleslam1 Says:

      :sad: Napapaiyak aq sa ginawa mo….maraming Salamat sa paggawa nito….Tama nga ang sinabi mo kahit wala na c AtE Rachel eh dapat suportahan pa rin natin ang FEu…Tams Up!!!

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    3. rainchel0315 Says:

      Actually, naiiyak din ako when I wrote this. Hahaha.

      Thanks po. Long live the Tams!

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    4. isang boloabio Says:

      uhm, dont knw wat 2 say..,wel i jaz felt bad knwin daquiz wil liv out of the country.,, hope dats she’s ok ryt now… nakakaiyak but dats life..we must go on.. guyz., cguro kailanagn mgcheer up na tau kz bka mas mlungkot cla kung pati taung mga fans nila until now dpressd padin db?… lm q na sa pinakita ni rachel na leadrship mas malayo pa ung mrarating nia.., sana b4 she go hndi nia mklimutan mgpaalam sa mga ngmamahal sa kanya… at isa aq don… sana nman mgpost kau ng answer coming frm d FEU LADY TAmz.. we wil mis you DAQUIZ.. :(

    5. jenine Says:

      nalungkot ako dito :(

      hmm. kahit wala na si idol rachel, keep moving forward lady tams ;)

    6. aRen Says:

      ♥ this!
      ayt!
      im sure ate cheL will gonna ♥ dis toO.
      im not sure if she read it na.
      coz i know she’s busy ryt now.
      im gonna tell her to read dis. from u rainchel0315.

    7. christie Says:

      To Miss Rachel Anne Daquis.. indeed you have served your purpose in your SPORTS.. in your SCHOOL.. and in your TEAM. You have nothing to be ashamed of. It’s not always in winning but it’s how you play the game with HEART and DETERMINATION. You have done your part.. you did your best.. and that’s what more important. You have showed a tremendous leadership inside the court. All your teammates looked up to you. You are the FINISHER and the CRUNCH TIME PLAYER of your team. You have inspired so many people through your sports.

      You may have not won the championship crown in uaap season71.. you may have not won the MVP tophy.. but you will always be the CHAMPION and MVP in my heart and to the hearts of the many people you have inspired. You are loved by many!!!

      Thank you for all the wonderful uaap memories. Surely you had left a BIG MARK in uaap volleyball. You will always be remember by many volleyball fanatics. You are not the AMBASSADOR and the FACE OF UAAP VOLLEYBALL for nothing. you have proven your worth. nothing and no one could take that from you.

      There’s more to life after college volleyball. A brighter future is in-store for you. I just want to bless you with every God’s blessings.

      You will surely be MISS by your thousands of fans and supporters!

      Rachel Anne Daquis.. cheer up!! Have hope.. have faith.. because THE BEST IS YET TO COME!!!!

      Kudos to the Team Captain of the FEU Lady Tamaraws!!!
      Job well done.. Team Captain..

    8. MaRiCaR14_12 Says:

      For me Ate chel u are a winner… as we all know being a winner is by winning a game..getting an award more specifically being an MVP….but for me being a winner the real one is by gaining something from it…EXPERIENCES……..
      experiences that no one can get and no one have…u are lucky te chel to have an ability that u are having ryt now….dont leave the path that u are taking…
      U know y u are having a lot of fans it is because they believe in you they believed in ur ability….and thats one of the reason that u are a winner…….even you lose ur fans…like me still love you……and defend you……..because they believe in you……..
      “I BELIEVE IN YOU”
      LADY TAMARAWS is the best and deserving to win……all of us know that
      You dont need trophy.or awards…You Already prove that.
      GO FEU GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    9. tamiche11 Says:

      isa lang ang masasabi ko………..TAMS UP…!!!

      WOWWWWWWWWWWWW,, nakakaiyk naman ng sinlat muh…!!!
      ^_^ go go go LADY TAMS!!!
      THIS SEASON 72 IN UAAP…ITS UR TIME TO BE A CHAMPION AGAIN and ITS YOUR TO CELEBRATE………..
      and make the loser cry!!!
      GUD LUCK AND MORE POWER sa inu… FEU LADY TAMS…!!!
      MWAHHHHHHHHHH

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    10. betty_bsn709 Says:

      never lose hope tams… today’s their day… TOMORROW will be ours…. :wink:

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