Sunday, March 30, 2008

灰色星期天。。。

Not a good day today....
First, It started raining when we were gathered at Seah Im Food centere ready to go into Sentosa for Beach Vball...
Bo Bian, have to cancel it.... -_-

Trg today was split into 2 boats. One Men's and one Women's.
It was kinda fine at first.
I "keng" abit and avoided the Back-pack seats this week. Quickly stand in the Mid-pack section.
heng, coach didnt ask me go behind, cos there were more than enuff 'Big Engines" at the back.... I thought....

Suay suay, when we start training proper, from mid pack, kena asked to be pacer for back-pack group.... Kaoz... Pacing is my weakest link..

Still can "smoke" through abit.
What's bad is, there is this team mate that just joined after a long departure, and was swapped with me and sat infront of me. All seems happily-ever-after until pace picked up, timing was out and keep clashing.... Just when i wanted to inform him, best thing is, he was telling the guy infront that the timing was out!
OMG! Obviously we can see who's timing was out!If your left, front and back guys are insync, and u are out, you wouldn't say the person in front of u have a "too fast" stroke rate right?
Isn't it Obvious....?!

Maybe we all are too fast and couldn't sync with you?
Best! Like that also can....
Not once, not twice, but just throughout the row. That's torture man....

Just when i thought that was bad enuff for my day, the ultimate happens....
After close to 2 years of training/rows, my that piece of wood kena the worst faith ever!
Immediately my heart sank as though the Titanic hit the ice-berg, but at a much faster rate...

Picture speaks a thousand words...

Should be quite obvious how's the damage... *Sad*!
That's how bad it is... *Double Sadness!*
I cannot imagine this can ever happen lor...
A very very bad dent exposing the wood and water seeping in!
All thanks to first time speed rowing with 16 different timings in one boat and rower too eager to put all his might into every dip even when timing is so chaotic lor...
End up, my wood kena "Cham" by the wood at the back.
Just feel that its not right to do speed rowing without any prior training on that. Sure clash like mad...
(Well, I'm just a rower, I'll just do what the coach asked. Maybe its just a test to let everyone have a feel of high-speed rowing. Still..... *sigh*)

Wah kaoz... that amount of damage, machiam the dent was in my body. Immediately after witnessing this 惨不忍睹 image of my paddle, I drew my paddle up everytime 16 different timings comes into play... I know thats wrong, but not when i am dangerously sandwiched between 2 random "chopping knives" that can chop off my precious piece of wood any minute... At that instance, can't wait for the training to end..

I gonna try 拯救my piece of wood..Because it holds really special meaning...
Too emotional..?
Nope.
Not when its a piece of wood that was earned after almost 1 year of trg with SDBA piece of "iron".
Definitely not an over-statement when its something that battles through the water with you every weekends for teh past 1 year...
A 兵器that wards off the competitors and put us through competitions.
Something that would not be taken for granted, personally.

拯救木块大行动
First, gonna thoroughly dry it. Really thorough
Then, Lacquer it to "seal" up and act as protective layer..
Next, "scar" will be there, so gonna undergo simple "cosmetic" enhancement... That can further prevent water from seeping in.
I hope it works...

Damn Sad lah....! =(
灰色星期天。。。

6 comments:

reioval said...

yz, how did rowing become so scary... 16 timings! and your poor piece of wood...did u kill the person? =p

One^Life said...

think my face was darker than d clouds before a thunder storm. Sianz, all becos Newbie also do speed row for foray time and people don't bother to check timing. Think I developed phobia for speed rowing Liao. Sigh...

YM said...

I got a suggestion! Get a nice big sticker and stick over it after u have lacquered it! Then no more scar and that acts as a protective layer too! :)

One^Life said...

idea..
Thought of putting a Plaster across it.. lol...
After Varnishing, the part looks so glossy that i am so tempted to Lacquer the whole piece of wood!
Anyone interested...?

peabrain_mokkie_atwork said...

wah cool leh! how u make it shine! you did it yourself? wah but ur paddle looks very cham... but sounds scary with 16 timings...

One^Life said...

yeah, the lacquer/varnish is Glossy type. so when it dries, it kinda shine... can see reflection... hmm..
gives me idea to set up a "Brush & Shine Paddle Service"..