Winning Streaks （上）

Venue: Bedok Reservoir

Event: President's Challenge (Paddle for Passion) cum PA Paddle Championship

Time: 1pm Onwards

Mounting a Small headset Video-cam on the drummer's head.

This time its just roping in to row on behalf of Pasir Ris East CC.
Minus the tertiary big house in this event, it definitely is a morale booster.
Everybody from all across Singapore's various district and constituency, putting aside the "normal" team jersy they have been training with, just to come together rowing for the constituency they are representing.
Varied age group, gender and ethnic group coming together as one for this , i would say "unusual" DB competition.

Still the same anxiety and competitive climate among teams, but with a sense of frenly competitivenesss within.once croosed the finishing line, teams just congratulate one another. Not that it was a fenly race, not when you hear the same war cry and screams along the 300m route.

It's a great start for the heats today.

All teams qualify for Semis tmrw.
10-crew Mixed, 20-crew mixed, both came in first in heats! Well done guys and gals!Our training has not been in vain! It once again showed DB is a team sports, and not becos you have individual star rowers, you will be in the winning league for sure....

2 senior citizens boats - i shall use the term "Senior Boats" to address them here, (well, just 50% are senior citizen by law, but the rest are not that young either.. oops..) got into the semis too!
And I'm glad and greatful to coach for giving me the opportunity to race in the 2 winning boats, as well as a chance to cox the wining 10-crew "Senior citizens" boat in the competition!

The spirits displayed by the "Seniors" were really encouraging. They are no less competitive as the young rowers, and they row to win!
I'm impressed that they hadn't did any formal training, but managed to keep in sync for the 300m! Thinking they would pant and huff after the 300m, but no way!
I am so impressed by them!
I wished I can still carry on rowing when i reached their age.. impressive!

Ok, its only the heats, and we are all up for the semis tmrw.. it's too early to predict any results, life on water is so unpredictable, we can only hope fo rteh best...
It was really great to be enjoying the winning streak! 5 hours wait to qualify all 5 teams for semis. It's worth it!

At this juncture, I remembered less than a year ago, an ex-team mate once posed this question after our race at this same venue,

"Will [then-Team] ever get a medal?"

Sounds like a simple question, but I couldn't answer straight away... Politically correct ans is of cos a "Yes". But we know its not as simple as that.

My answer was, "maybe not in the near future, but WE will be able to..."

But now, what should the answer be?
"Maybe 'They' will ? "

ok...., time to put in all again for tmrw... Whatever the results maybe.
The results may just be a ranking, but its the process that gets us all together.

tmrw's a ;pmg day with Biathlon in teh moring , and races after... Must sleep early....

Cold Feet

Am begining to get the "cold feet" now, after I see the route for the 750M swim...
Damn... It looks more than 750m to me!
I thought its supposed to be equilvalent to 15 laps in the pool.. but how come it looks more like 1km to me...!!

I hope,
1: I can finish the swim in One piece
2. I can still continue with the runnign leg after the gruelling swim
3. if I managed the above, I hope I can finish before the event cut off time... (cos the cut off time is like abt 1 hr after flag off, and to do 750m swim-5km run.

Die lah... someone who dont know how to swim freestyle is gonna attempt a Biathlon swim in the sea for the first time...

A challenge to conquer
Pray for me...
*carbo load , carbo load, carbo load, ........*

Well, guess better concentrate on tmrw's race...
Gambatte!

Break the Ice

My current fave dance track.
her song's still just as good after her come-back!

Captain Vs Coach

Another proof of the ever-procrastinating me.

have always wantyed to put my thoughts into words on how I felt a Captain and Coach has very different and important roles to play in a Team.


注：以下论坛纯属本人看法，不代表大众意见。

人物描写纯属虚构，如有雷同 纯属巧合。



Base on my "Pte Ltd" experience in Competitive Team sports from Uni days til now, and through observation of other Sports team, I clearly see the distinction between a Coach's and Captain's role. And thats what drives a winning team, or at least, a Team that triumph in morale and spirits, all in the name of the sports they are in.


The Coach

Delivers training techniques, observe, train and correct the team mistakes.

Scold/encourage players when there is a need, for reason of correction/improvement.

Many a times, a Coach is never really a "well-like" person in the Team, but all to endure becos they know its for the better of the team, competitively, and mentally.
And because he delivers. And because the team loves the sports.

The coach is usually termed "Devil of the team". But in actual fact, it was a front he/she has to put up, becos he wants his player to follow what he teaches and excel.
He/she needs to be in command.
We know his intention is for the good of the team, and are rational intentions.
The coach usually distance himself from the team, leaving the Team communication and bonding to that of the captain.

The Captain

He is no doubt part of the team, and inevitably a vital player within the team.

He is any normal player among the rest. Just that he/she has the 倾合力, and he/she could be chosen by the coach or becos he/she has that quality that can motivate the team towards common goal. A quality that influence fellow team-mates to "fight" alongside with through thick and thin, through tough trainings and conditions together.

Additionally, he has the skills and can assist the coach in training the team in his absence.

More importantly, no matter how skilful the candidate may be, the captain is chosen highly becos he/she can influence.
And influene the team positively.

The Captain in this case, is always the "angel" of the team.
He/she is always the "Mr Nice Guy" or "Miss Never-get-angry".

No Matter how crude the attitude the rest of the players may be towards the captain, the captain is forever accomodating, and bridges any discrepancies or misunderstanding that occurs between the coach. The captain is calm and makes decision raionally when there's a need. his/her intention is never to break-up the team, but on the contrary, to bridge and gaps between players.
The captain makes every effort to know his fellow players, and he bonods with the team just like a normal player, without giving anyone the impression that he is the "Captain" once off-court/field.

The captain serves as a vital communication link between the Team and the coach.

What if the above roles were interchange?
A Coach possessing the quality of the captain, and gets along exceptionally well with the team and the team consider the coach as a great fren they can believe and consult in?
Who would mind. more good perhaps?

On The contrary, the captain acts in a way of a coach and takes over the role.
What happens?

Chaos?
Well, each to his own...
Be it a Player, A Captain, or a Coach.
We may all be individuals, but all our decision should be the collective actions that everyone as a Team will concede.
There should be no individual bias, and decisions shouldn't be made just because of one status. Be it being a Captain or a coach.
That's why the quote,

"There is no 'I' in T.E.A.M"

Errands Ran, I Can't Cox a 3G!

Finally i stopped procrastinating and completed my "task" set out before next week.
Mainly because I have got no more time to delay...
Managed to get a "Boxer swiming trunk" for swim and run. That's what is being labeled on the item.
Also finally gotten a new pair of goggles to replace my current "no-longer-anti-fog" pair...
Both due for this coming undayMini Biathlon at Sentosa, so must quickly get it and "season" them before the race day.
First part series of race for the singapore sprint series, hopefully I can survive and finis h the course with a decent timing...


Went for trg today again. And its been a good weather.. no scorching sun like last week.
So many boats in the water today at this timing. Guess everyone's gearing up for PA championship next week..
Now I will oficially declare that I Cannot "Cox" a full 20 Men 3G boat....!
tried 3 times over teh past 3 months, and each time somewhere and somehow, the boat will just swerve furiously to the opposite direction no matter how hard you want to bring it back!
I don't know how that happened, and it always takes a distance before i can get it back on course..
Can someone enlighten me? Why that didnt happened to a SDBA boat but 3G?
Heng, that didnt happend (or rather swerve out of control) during the race sets. else gonna collide with other boats.
I have no qualm coxswaining the SDBA boat, but spare me the 3G.. damn stress man..!
Felt so bad when the team have to go that extra distance (even if not really that much) becos the boat went "out of course"...

Passion to Blog??!

Read about a short interview with local bloggers and a comment on blogging by one which i must disagree.

'One is older now and the passion is lost"

kaoz... u need "passion" to blog.... what a joke...
Maybe her initial intention on blogging was a mistake all along..
to me, i believe blogging come naturally as one just wanna 抒发his/her 情绪 and 心情 in writings.
Rather than like a "passion"?
so non-sensical comments from a well know local blogger..
Well, people famous one mah... Blog for passion can get over 30,000 hits per day...
Lol
I may not get even 3 hits perweek. hahaa

Network issue??!!

Wah lau eh.. my last post was not published due to network issue...
Somemore also didnt auto save..
SIanz......
Waste my effort... Don;t rmbr what i wrote also..
*sigh*,.....

Umbrella

The Song "Umbrella" by Rihanna would not be an unfamilar song to many.
But maybe not many have heard the other remix version called "Cinderella""

also got the infamous '~ella' , '~ella', eh, eh, eh....
Very funny..... machiam like a spoof...
Try it, it should make your day for the start of the week...

http://profile.imeem.com/nvsek1/music/r0n6l8Ad/umbrellacinderella

Well, if you think Dance/remix is not the type of genre for you, a personal favourite 'remake' of the song "Umbrella" is the below acoustic vrsion.

Its really conducive to listen to it on a chilly rainy night, cuddling in bed with your loved one/bolster/teddy bear(s)/pillow(s)/etc.
Conveys a totally different meaning to the song.
very different from the "original" one.
But still, it wouldnt dropped the infamous '~ella' , '~ella', eh, eh, eh....
Enjoy...
http://profile.imeem.com/Yrq4Axu/music/yxpzRY5s/rihanna_umbrella_acoustic

10 signs u luv some one

TEN:You feel shy whenever they're around.


NINE:You smile when you hear their voice.


EIGHT:When you look at them, you can't seethe other people around you, you justsee him/her.


SIX:They're all you think about.


FIVE:You realize you're always smiling when you're looking at them.


FOUR:You would do anything for them, just to see them.


THREE:While reading this, there was one person on your mind this whole time.


TWO:You were so busy thinking about that person, you didnt notice number seven was missing


ONE:You just scrolled up to check & are now silently laughing at yourself.

风继续吹。。。

I really enjoyed today's row.
Since october 2007 until today, I have not experience this feeling for so long..
It's as though its started to be coming back...

Have been continuing withrowing since Jan after a close 4 months break. In fact, been rowing with 2 teams during the short span of 2 months, but still , that same feeling experienced way back wasn't there..
Its was just row for the sake of rowing...

This time, it was tough to pick things back up again, but it was worth all the efforts. Well, obstacles such as boat rental /attendance wouldn't deterus. I'm sure as long as that passion still lives within us as a group, we can get it going. We will find a way through.

It was really great training and fun rowing! One of the better session so far!
I'm already looking forward to the next one, and slowly one day, I hope we can grow stronger, and re-create a brand new bonding again...I believe with you guys/gals, we can do it!
Let's do it again. We can re-create what was destroyed. Don't forget.., we are all gonna be the "Founder's"... Let's find back what was lost.

Suddenly part of this song lyrics relates to how it felt to be back on waters training with you all again! especially teh title....

风继续吹 - 张国荣

"... 过去多少快乐记忆 何妨与你(们）一起去追..。"

Never the same again.

I think have to accept the fact things will never be the same again once damaged is done. Once things "shattered", "scratched" , "cuts", "splits" , etc.

No Matter how much effort put in, trying your best to piece them together, it may look the same, but still, its not of a composite with the same original elements.
There would still be "hair-line cracks". There would still exist scars.
It has become fragile.
No longer as united, strong and tough as it used to be.
The feeling is just different.
It is susceptible to any light knocks and and attacks, finally it will collapse.

I realised this theory not only applies to objects and matters.
It's applicable to relationship, friendship, comradeship.
once that bond is broken, it can no longer pieced itself back to what it used to be.


it may look so, but its actually not...
Perhaps, emotions are the most fragile elements in the world.
It can never heal fully like a bruise on your body.
It may look all brand new again on the surface, but what's deep inside was never re-stored, no matter how hard one tries...

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。。。

ESSAY One

Stuck in office AGAIN on a saturday...



sianz... 2 more of such saturdays in the month to come....

That means its gonna be another 2 weeks of 6 full day week for me.

Damn.... I dislike projects..

I never like projects since the schooling days. When teachers says "projects", to me, it means, Project the word to be accomplished nearing the due date.

So, my school project was always a last minute "rush hour" thingy.



Not to mention I'm on this project for a good 5 months since. Let it end soon bah!!!



I Love my Job, but I hate my work....

Ironic...



I'm always an advocate for 'Work-Life-Balance", so, a 5.5 day or 6 days week is not a job for me..



I dont need to earn so much money, ending up dont have the time or pleasure to enjoy it. I rather enjoy life as a pauper than to toll my life away with cash and golds stack in some bank account/vault.

As the olde folks always say, 生不带来 ， 死不带去

今日不知明日事

why build up a huge reserve and die the next day not knowing where those "reserves" goes.



I need my life back.

after all, we all only have 1 life.

So, Live it!

Cliche? lol

Bad or good, fruitful or uneventful, its still a life we lived by. And we should have no regrets over what's past.

'Don't cry over spilt milk, Laugh, because its Over!"



I'm left with a Sunday for the week...

so many things want to do, but so little time..

What should i give up?

dance class in the morning,

Vball follows right after,

rushing down for DB training.



and i need to get a new Motehrboard PC, Swimming kits for upcoming Singapore sprints, training for the runs and swim....

oh yah, havent pack my "new room" after renovation...

where got time?

and i wanna watch Evangelion too....


So much thinsg to do, so little time...



*sigh*....

Double *Sigh*

没有地球 ， 太阳还是会绕

也许时间是一种解药 ， 也是我现在正服下的毒药

恋空

Damn nice, Damn Sad, Damn Touching....
Go Catch it if you had not...

找你找了好久

Finally found this on 土豆instead of youtube.
Still very catchy and nice, habouring so much meaning in the lyrics..

Havent really "read" through and dicepher the lyrics before until like so many years later when i chance upon it again...

It truly depicts the wonders of frnship,not just any form of frenship, but a best friend.
Such a nice feeling if we managd to have someone whom we called our Best friend. Ie. , one and only, one whom you can share all your secrets, you can dont need to "pretend" or put up a brave front everytime.
Someone whome you can speak your mind and still, best of friend.
But how many true friendship really exist as such?

There indeed are, but when we stop to think, was he/her really our best friend?
When time passes by, we stopped contacting.
When a simple misunderstanding can just leave a scar on a "best friend" relationship which makes one ever so reserve whenever confronted again with your best friend...

What's teh real definition and how it felt to really have a best friend beside you?
Often, this term "best friend" is wrongly and too conveniently coined..

yes, many of us have lotsa great buddies around, and they would be considered teh next most treasured possession one can ever get.
But a best friend that can really share your ups and downs even without you mentioning to him/her?


可以彼此分享得意骄傲
不担忧谁的心里不是味道

可以传染给你心情不好
连说一个理由都不需要

可以直来直往提醒劝告
就算争吵也都是为对方好

可以和你商量秘密苦恼
不害怕全世界都会知道

我找你找了好久
一个互相了解的朋友
生活有人分享的时候
快乐就变得容易许多

我找你找了好久
一个拿心来换的朋友
伤痛有人抱紧的时候
未来有什么路不敢走



If I can truly answer these questions, I think I would have found my best friend.
I truly think its a great short lyrics that hits right on the nail, 一针见血 kinda meaning to what a best friend means to one's life..
谁能够划船不用浆
谁能够扬帆没有风向
谁能够离开好朋友
没有感伤

我可以划船不用浆
我可以扬帆没有风向
但是朋友啊
当你离我远去
我却不能不感伤

Damn Funny...

This is damn funny....!courtesy of Huiyan..



And..., This is sure to throw you of your chair...
I can Finally understand Indian Songs!

Morning "Battles"

I know I wouldn't like Normal working hours again..

its such a "pain" to drag myself out of bed at 8am..
First battle of the day with the 'Z" monster and its already a almost losing battle..
cannot take own sweet time to get ready, cos battle with 'Z" monsters alredy "eat" into your time....
Then its the battle to get on crowded buses and trains...

*gosh*.. I almost forgotten when was the last time i drag myself out of bed on a weekday and preparing for work...

Fortunately its only for a one-day course....
Course = 9am - 5pm "working hours"...
At least that's something to look forward to...

99%

I think I can consider "it" complete?

Sashimi, Sushi, Donburi?

Dinner last night perks me up momentarily...
With great companions, since the "hall days.."
Thanks you guys/gals,
Huiyan, Fiona, tresa, Cheeyong, Jacq, Jieying, Bernard and gf, and Kairen
for the dinner and the wonderful presents! save me headache from shopping for a laptop bag which i have been procrastinating for months!

Needless to say, it was Japanese cuisine.
What's more, Its Japanese Buffet with really Good Quality @ Minori Restaurant located in UE square

Finally found this other Japanese restaurant that serves 'Damn nice" Jap food.
Not to mention the coutless variety, and not compromising on standards!
Relatively Good & prompt service, nothwithstanding the endless ordering by us, though they do skipped a few items..
(eg: Kairen and my Miso soup nvr arrive throughout our 4 hours stay there, despite re-ordering it again mid-way through... Makes me wonder if Miso soup is actually the MOST Expensive item on their Menu?? Lol...)

Sashimi was the best... Presentation-wise 90%!
IMagine the chefs took the effort to arrange slices of Sashimis into that of a RoSE!

It's an expensive indulgence, but at least its "healthy".... Haha..

I still feel like eating Sashimi today though..... hmm....

Sucks...

Did anyone say Post B'rthday week sucks?

Damn busy and hardly "breatheable"....
It's like things just dont fall into place Everyday...
What is wrong man........

=(

Motivation

We all need some form of "carrots approach" to push us on..

When a situation get us down, look for something else that perks us up!
And I must say, the power of "motivation" works wonders..

Something is "brewing".
Something which I press the "Delete" button 4 months ago shall be "re-born" soon.. (I hope)
Re-born in the same form, same aim but with a different touch of "characteristic" and presumbly the same group of users? (well, almost..)
Just like how a legendary phoenix re-born itself after "selft-destruction"
Its in the "incubation" stage..
It is looking better this time round...

Let's hope there is no need for "Delete" this time round...
Keep it Alive....!

AKAN DATANG...!

朱雀

A bird in Egyptian mythology lived in the desert for 500 years and then consumed itself by fire, later to rise renewed from its ashes. The Phoenix is a male bird that is a sacred symbol in Egyptian religion. The Phoenix symbolizes/represents a person or thing of unsurpassed excellence or beauty, death, resurrection, immortality, life-after-death, and the sun, “which dies each night and rises again each morning, kind of like the phoenix when it dies, it will always comes back.”

hmm... I'm already starting to have an idea what next to further "inscribed".....

waking up on weekends...

First time in dont know how many months, I just nuah on my matteress and go to sleep,
just before 10pm, and I realise something that perks me up from my view when i am lying down....

HOw to "motivate" yourself to wakeup on weekends...

Well, already weekends would give many of us a very good reason to pull one out of bed and start the day ahead...

But if you still can't seem to drag urself out from slumberland, here's a fool-proof and costless way to get myself up, without the snooze alarm having to ring more than once... lol

These things stays in my sight the very first instance I open my eyes in the morning..
Presenting....., to my right,

Ok, sometimes human have tendency to wake up on the "wrong" side of the bed..
So, to my left when i open my eyes,

So i guess I'm "well-covered".Maybe except the ceiling ??

Maybe you wanna try out if you have problem getting up?
P.s. NEVER ever have books in front of you the moment you wake up.. else you will just happily doze off again...

oh.....

At first I thought it was a SPAM in my mailbox.
Cos' the numeric figure do not look familar to me.
Then i realise, oh yeah... thats the right figure and the mail was meant for me, no doubt....


this date, this time, 28years ago, I "saw" the world....

Great Begining...

It was an eventful weekend (8th -9th march)
Touched down on sat morning, and headed for the race at Seletar.
A last minute thingy to make up the numbers, and I was glad to be part of the team.

Great showdown on the first day of Qualifying and a first race of the year..
We got a good qualifying timing into the open club 20 crew semis.
Also got both 10 crew team into Inter corporate Finals and Plates Finals respectively.

It was really competitive and we know what are our chances in the finals/semis.
But it was really good results achieved on the first day of race.

The feeling of anxiety when donned on the "戰袍", the anticpation waiting to board, and the adrenalin when competing side by side trying to pull away from one another.
Some of you know how it feels. it never fades no matter how many races one's been to..

Fianl results:
Plates Finals : 1st
Finals: 5th
Semis : 4th
There's no excuse why we lost in ceratin race, and no sheer luck how we beat the rest in another. We identify our strengths and weaknesses, and we will be gearing up for the next meet.
We shall not let the "computer Giant" rules the corporate waters. Its time for financial Institutions to make a name on the river which we all are situated so closed to...

It might only be a "plate" this time to "share" among the team, but we are hunger for a medal each...

Team Designs copy-righted March 2008

.....

Sianz.... it's not gonna materialize....

No Subject:Yes, No Subject!

yeah, no subject, cos its just random post.
All that I want to put it down in words and pictures for the past 2 days..

Yours truly fell in love with this song the very first time it hits me through the "radio-waves" on day..
Not becos its少男杀手 张韶涵, though i must admit such voices wouldnt fail to catch any guys attention.. any type of guys.
The song is very catchy , tune and lyrics are very soothing

你說過牽了手就算約定
但親愛的　那並不是愛情
就像來不及許願的流星
再怎麼美麗也只能是曾經

太美的承諾因為太年輕
但親愛的　那並不是愛情
就像是精靈住錯了森林
那愛情錯的很透明

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Colleagues been great, she can understand and speak very good english, cos its her major in college.

Infact, all the colleagues know english, and not broken english.. Quite impress....

I still cannot get used to waking up in the morning... I always feel like dozing off in the morning, and after lunch.. Think i am resigned to London shifts....

luckily its only for 3 days....

Tmrw the last day of training! No More stress! Teaching is not easy.. fortunately I didn't consider teaching...

Tmrw will be my 最后一夜 in 东京。Must make full use....

"Home-ly" little eatry along some alley
Food presentation scores highest for Japan in my humble opinion. it just look like the one in the showcase... That's why they always tempt me...
a must eat for me everyday in Japan. Ponde-ring donuts. U can't find a trace of oil in it! The popular Mocha ones always sold out by night.. this one is Almond choc :( **Beware**For the sweet tooth only...
A pic along one of tokyo infamous sub-way
Btw, I'm here for work, so , some "Interesting" (read:Boring)CBD pics... Every CBD around the world looks the same (read: boring, again!) I wished i can stretch my hand in to squeeze those "balls"! read: de-stress balls....

when you get too boring alone, this always happened....*snap* *snap* *Snap*

Day 1

hardly any sleep on board...How to catch a good sleep anyway ona flight..

Touched down, and went Ueno, and Harajuku, to get the stuffs that my frens, sis and mum wanted to get from Jap.
It helps when i have some recollection of where to get them from the last trip in August.

Was so tired that once i checked into the hotel, i took a short nap first..
Then its out again for Dinner..
Still freezing weather in Tokyo..
According to the website forecast before i came over, it was said to be between 3 to 11 degree celsius.
But when touched down, pilot says it is-1 Degreee celsius! Thanks Lor...
Fortnately, still bearable, cos not windy, so its still relatively "cooling"

I think Tokyo night scene is the most happening so far.. full of people and noises, and peopel ktouting business on the streets, the likes of "yakuzas" along the streets.

All the bright colourful lightings and musics.

Simply Wonderful!

Ok, this was supposed to be a "business" trip, not leisure, so I cannot say i spend alot of time on leisue stuffs.. lol.
Cannot post too many sight-seeing pics also..
Must be "PO-fes-sion-Nal" a bit. Cos its a Business trip....

Will post more of "man @ wok" related pics...

雨天？

Weather dont look good from the window..
The east side looks very cloudy and gloomy...
In fact, i think its raining there liao...
Training should still be proceeding as plan (hopefully).

Thansk Lor.. there goes my "Melben" Crab.!!

supposed to have butter Crab, Crab Bee Hoon 螃蟹米粉 @ AMK Melben...
But right now I am stuck in the office... Sianz X 10

Thansk to a last minute "recall" on friday , that we have to be back for additional testing to be done...

WTH....
So last minute...
Felt so apologetic that I organised this "Crabby" dinner weeks ago, and in the end, yours truly am the one to back-out last minute......

what's worst, building Air-con not on, cos its not expected anyone to be working on a Saturday..
Thanks lor.....

planning to pack my luggage today, but now have to to that tmrw before flying off at night...
Sianz.. lucky nothing much to pack, few set of clothes and then its done. (hopefully)

on a happier note,
Managed to secure a Cheap tic (again!) to Tokyo For June holidays...!!
SGD 706 incl. taxes!!
Cheaper than the 738 i got last year! But of cos , becos its diff airlines..
Cathay Pacific this time...
there'sa very strong reason to fly Cathay becos i need to take Jap Domestic Flight to Hokkaido, which can results in more savings....
Yesterday got a better quote at NATAS @ SGD686 though....
But missed it, thanks to my "理性" judgement....
see, classic example of how u missed out on Opportunity when you depend on 理性judgement.. Lol

And surprise surprise, this bargain of 706 not from NATAS though. (price-breaker instead)
cos i turned back after seeing the queue stretching like forever today.

Ok, brace myself for Tokyo next week.
It's for work this time.... Hopefully can still "steal" some time out to enjoy wonderful Tokyo again!

Meaningful

Sounds weird if you read in in the "Chinese Manner"
Afterall, its meant to be in Cantonese.
Still, you can figure out the meaning from the pharses

请不要灰心 你也会有人妒忌
你仰望到太高 贬低的只有自己

慰藉自己
开心的东西要专心记起

爱护自己
是地上拾到的真理

做甚么也好 别为着得到赞赏

Oh What a Weekend!

**********Saturday**********
Havent tasted "breakfast" for like ages, since i always sleep past the breakfast timing...
Finally, tasted nice breakfast again.
Chwee Queh, Chee Cheong Fun, Carrot cake, washed down with Tao Hui Jwee.

I must say, this is one of the longest breakfast I have had.. stretching all the way til noon, but time just seems to past so fast when you are with good companions with like-minded topics!

Oh yeah, and must say this is indeed a "fruitful" breakfast, with a target set and hopefully, a goal achievable in June...

Went to "shop" for a sofa thereafter to replace our over 20years old....
Then its a first time dinner in over 20 years since my brothers and sister all sit down together in one table. Something to cheer about, its not just us 4 siblings, but also added on to our extended family tree, with my 2 sisters-in-law and nephew.

I cant recall when was the last time the four of us had sat down together having dinner, minus the formal family dinners scenarios...

Then, managed to catch a bit of rest before heading down to my colleague's new house for a little post-wedding-house-warming event.
Mahjongs, Black-jack, a little of XBOX360 and of cos FOOD!

Didn't dare to stay too long into the night, cos gotta wake up next day for lessons...
I believe i slept soundly, thanks to the fun-filled and "enriching" day!
Un-interrupted 7 hours of sleep.


********Sunday *********
So reluctant to get out of bed at 10.... yet, still looking very much to the day ahead.
MTV Dance lesson @ 10am
Body pump @ 230pm
DB trg @ 400pm

and then its DIM SUM DOLLIES @ 800pm!

Well, its basically a re-run of the previous show in 2007. But since i missed it last year, i got my ticket like 1 month in advance.

Luckily i did so, cos it was a sold out night tonight!
Still runnign for the next four nights, til the 28th Feb.
So if you dont want to miss this last re-run, go catch it!
Its really great and entertaining, expecially with it Politically provocative content, its just so nice! Where else can you hear critics on Singapore polictics weaved in such a "indirect" manner?

BTW, BROADWAY BENG 3 is coming SOON!!
If your are singaporean, and understand Hokkien, you wouldn't want to miss this too!!!
"m sure I;ll have another good night sleep tonight...
*yawnz....*

is this it?

An "Artiste" Inpression

Copy-rights reserved - 22nd Feb 2008

Strike it!

How do you know whether i strike $10 M jackpot today?

You see me in a new Mini SUV which I paid in full using cold hard cash.

You heard news that A new Cafe by the Beach is in plan in Sentosa beach front.

You read in "Wan Bao" （晚报）that a meagre office worker strike the $10M Jackpot.

Wish me Luck!
lol...

Buying "Hope"

Hoping that I can strike it rich this Thursday night...

have you bought your 'Hope"?
I did, and gonna buy more "hopes".....

heeehee...... c",)

Breathless

A romantic love song or rather, a sad one?
Still, its so nice!

Breathless
If our love was a fairytale
I would charge in and rescue you
On a yacht baby we would sail
To an island where we'd say I do
And if we had babies they would look like you
It'd be so beautiful if that came true
You don't even know how very special you are

[ Chorus ]
You leave me breathless
You're everything good in my life
You leave me breathless
I still can't believe that you're mine
You just walked out of one of my dreams
So beautiful you're leaving me Breathless

And if our love was a story book
We would meet on the very first page
The last chapter would be about
How I'm thankful for the life we've made

And if we had babies they would have your eyes
I would fall deeper watching you give life
You don't even know how very special you are

[ Chorus ]

You must have been sent from
heaven to earth to change me
You're like an angel
The thing that I feel is
stronger than love believe me
You're something special
I only hope that I'll one day
deserve what you've given me
But all I can do is try
Every day of my life

Happy Sunday!

A wonderful Sunday today...

I "won" in my gamble.
Infact, I won without even "risking".
Cos apparently, the IC got the place wrong. Trg "Ground" was at SDBA!
Though aching all over from yesterday's land trg, that familiar ground already perks me up the minute i set foot on the uneven coarse & uneven granite flooring, with the sights of white big & small boats aligning themself neatly side-by-side.

"it great to be here again..."
Training with our used-to-be-rival-but-soon-to-turn-team-mates was a great feeling. Coach was an experience coach, whom needless to say, bound to learn lots from him.
It was a good training.

First time rowing in the "evening". The crowd around is so diferent from the mornings. But somethings just never changed. c",)

After trg ended, it was dinner time.
And yet again, I satisfy my weekly crave for Jap food at MEIDI-YA! A crave thats is "unhealthy" to the pockets.
I think i'm "falling in love" with MEIDI-YA. All the Jap groceries, Sushi, and even a mini super expensive Japanese food court just outside the checkout counter.
Fortunately, I am an easily satisfied person. Pre-pack Sushi "combo" and Sashimi is enough to send me up to cloud-9.
How can i not "loiter" around the supermart and scout for authentic Jap Snacks and food.
Luckily I am still "well-disciplined"... managed to control my expenditure there. Else I gonna be broke way before the next pay day...

Tmrw is a Off-day for me. Yeah......!!!
Gonna give my "Phoenix" a little more "life" tmrw... something that has been delayed for 3 months. =)

what ifs (2)

i think i'm in for a big "gamble" and "risk-taking" today...
One that can really 撕破脸皮 kinda thing...

yet again, my company is having an "experimental"trial row with ABN later this afternoon. (in view of the merger hapening very soon..)
All staffs are encouraged and welcome to join in this trial trg..

Best part is, its taking place at KLSSC... exactly where the current team i am with is trg.
Timing didnt clash, but what if their coach hapens to be the same coach?
Becos its moe common for free-lance coaches to be trg at SDBA instead of KLSSC...

I tell myself that its highly unlikely the coach wil turnout to be the same person... If a rower is not allowed to row with more than one tean, then how can a captain of a team coach 2 different teams then?
Maybe I am just paranoid...

heck with the "What ifs"
It only makes us miserable.
I remember that.

What ifs....

Went for second trg today....

Land trg followed by sea.
Its also one which leaves me pondering for some time on my move to join the team in the first place..
Was it out of rashness?
Am i too eager to row agian that I didnt think of the other consequences...?

What if one day we had a chance to return and row together as the old team back then?
would i missed out on that if i continue my stay now?
Or what if we never get to go back to the good old days....?

is the current team I'm with now just as good?
Seriously, I think i dont learnt much here... its getting very stagnant... we can build power and endurance... but the techniques are just not polished...
No doubt they are powerful...
But i just felt something is missing.
The team spirit.

The same feeling that was lost way back many months....

the decision to stay or discontinue will be one with no truning back...
Where should i go from here thereafter?
Will the same scenario replay itself if i moved on?

A casual chat with Jo over MSN while penning this entry, these words of her just struck me:

Jo: i mean dont try to think of how it could have been if you'd chosen the other way.
thats what makes us miserable most of the time right, wondering about 'what ifs'

What should i do?
I think I will just follow my heart, since my head cant do the thinking....

*****************************************

Putting that aside for a moment, went for a "reunion BBQ" with hostel mates during the uni days...
Hall 9, where we stayed under one roof , or rather a few roofs, and does all the silly things together...
DIY BBQ pit and messing up the lounge, and of cos still cleaning it up at the end of the day.... lol

Ok, this time we are abit lazy, so we cater for some food, but nevertheless, still did some shopping and preparation of food. (though i was not involved, as i could only join later..... apologies!) Thanks people!

Felt so nostalgic back in the familar place. Our theme is to don on our Hall t-shirt for this "event".
We were like so "Hall Patriotic" that we were machiamback to support the hall in some IHG semi/finals..

Suddenly , it felt so nice to be in Maroon T, our Hall 9 Colours....

Why only today?

Wouldn't it be more enviable and meaningful if your girl received a bouquet /stalk of rose(s) from you on any other normal days?

Wouldn't you as a passer-by, be more envious of the gal if you saw a guy presenting roses to a gal NOT on V-day?

why only on V-day when she most expect flowers from you?
Wouldn't it be more of a surprise and make her day more to receive flowers any other days?

"heart" Vs "Head"

Well, for the benefit of anyone who caouldn;t get teh meaning of 感性 and 理性。

Simply put in layman's term,

感性 = Rules by Heart
理性 = Rules by Head

hmmm....... =(

感性与理性

几天前在一张报章的 write-up 读到一则很有理论价值的伦理。

一段让我认同的就是作者对 理性与感性的简单分析。。。


一个以感性为主的人， 往往在做任何决定时， 都以感观来分析前因后果。
就因如此，结果都以不理想中所想的收场。通常都会后悔自己的抉择。


以理性为主的人，在做任何事或决定前， 都以理智分析，思考，再作决定。
虽然说往往所做的决定会比较理想，但是也因如此，很多时候都错过了机会。


到底理性与感性要如何取舍呢？
我个人是觉得我们没有太大的选择权。
毕竟，是否要以理性或感性来看待不同的事情不在于个人。
因为潜意识，我们都已经有其中一股“性”埋伏存在。
有些人是感性为主， 有些则以理性当头。。。


无疑的，感性主义的随从者名单里，必定找得到我。

Then...

还能回到从前吗？

无聊

大年初一，
我呆在家 "Zo Bo".
没踏出家门。成天在家里看电视。。。
没去狂欢，club, 或看电影。。。
就只呆在家。。。

无聊。。。

大年初二，
我睡到下午。
今天必须上班。
也好吧，不会那么无聊。

洗车，做工， 回家，睡觉，又是最期待的星期六周末！

indulge....

Suddenly have a craving for flavoured "Muah Chi", so i risk my "life" and thread down to Chinatown at a time like this....

Expected ,
Full crowds, and people ar hardly moving in some areas, that if you dont force your way, it will take you 30 mins to walk 30meters...

Not hard to spot a stall selling this up and coming New Year Goodies.

From Saturday's price of $1 per 100gram to 1 packet full (about 500gram) @ $3.
So, worth the bit of squeeze....
But I swear, no way will I go ther again on CNY eve. Anyway, I'll be in Office then...

The next craving starts ringing in my head.
Peppermint flavoured ICe-cream!

Feel like indulging in just a small tub in the ocmfort of home...
So, I thought I could get a wide selection at Giant.
Though they pack countless big brand of ice-creams; B&J, Swensen's, Haagen Daz, and commonly seen Magnolia, Wall's, King's etc.

Sad to say, all big brands have all exotic flavours, but they forgot about the 长青口味,
PEPPERMINT!
Disappointed.
Luckily, there is one single brand that carries it , and i think the taste 不逊与 revenue-generating brands like B&J, HD.....

Fortunately I dont have expensive tatse-buds, so this King's Ice-cream suits just fine! The very same one you get form the road-side Motorbike ice-cream uncle...
500ml, Mmmmm...............

When??

My computer is down with lotsa tracker virus.. and its causing serious browser's problems to me for the past weeks...
No Virus can/Windows defender is helping...

Just before anyone think its got to do with surfing porn site...
think again....
I bet its from those trackers site where i download songs, serial shows..... (non-stops)

Luckily I have a Lappy as "back-up"...
And that's the very reason why I am procrastinating on reformating my Desktop PC...

So lazy.....

Double *Sigh*

Paddles Up!

This the day I've been waiting for for the whole week....
The familiar commands ringing in my ear..
"Paddles Up", 'Stretch out"....
2pm, and a long long run..... I swear its at least 5km.....

Then, no more luxury of just pulling boat out from the water...
Its's literally Carrying the boats out onto the waters...

Followed by sets after sets...
Just when i Thought heading back was the end of the day, it was only a Break" on shore.
Then its back onto the boat and sets begin...

I must say, I'm impressed....
A Trial:
clocking well below 1:30 with 4 deadweights onboard!
The power, fighting spririt and adrenalin, you can feel it on the boat.
Scary...

Just when you thought trg was overafter 2hours plus... still need to carrythe boats onto the shore...
Hahaa.... thats really trg....
I was told, trg just gonna get more rigorous, cos MR500 is near....

*sigh*

Interesting... Only if we could come tog as a team for this event....
Too bad, there's a clauses that prohibits this.....

An excert adapted from www.sdba.org.sg

A continuous 3-hour dragon boat relay organized by corporate teams in solidarity with the dragon boating community, to raise funds and create awareness towards the sport.

The tragedy that struck the Singapore National Dragon Boat Team in Cambodia last November is the reason for the Corporate Dragon Boat Relay 2008: Show of Faith.

This unique relay, a special corporate affiliates initiated event with the support of SDBA, will kick off the Singapore Dragon Boat Association’s (SDBA) events calendar this year, conveys the strong support from corporate teams for the sport and the dragon boat community at large.

We hope that through this event, we can raise the public awareness that dragon boating is a safe sport, especially so in Singapore.
This is also the first time that corporate organizations, who normally view each other as competitors on the water, are coming together to show our concerted support to the sport that we are all so passionate about,” said Mr Adrian Tan, spokesperson for the corporate organizing committee and co-captain of Shell’s dragon boat team.

Paddlers with no experience are also welcome to paddle alongside with seasoned paddlers, so more people will come to know what dragon boating is about, and that it is a safe sport.

Dragon boating has been gaining in popularity over the past few years and is notable for its strong corporate involvement and support, because it promotes teamwork and camaraderie,” said RADM (RET) Kwek Siew Jin, President (SDBA).

Sadly, a clause in the Entry rules states:

"ELIGIBILITY
The paddlers for this race must be employees of any corporate organization."


Sianz X 10 ....

i

I Ran,
(down the same route)

I Saw ,
(the merlion)

I Felt,
(a sense of nostalgia)

I Miss . . . .
(going through that "showers of blessings") - May i add: with you guys again!

跑吧！孩子！

I feel like running... running in the literal sense...
I havent done a "real" run for almost 4 months...

Suddenly today, I just take any chance to do a short sprint.

Short sprint to the car park, to the post office, and also up the carpark slope, even in executive wear...

I do missed the feeling of running now...
Tomorrow, I shall run my fave route;
pass esplanade and down Marina Promenade..

yinz = 赢！

hey girl...., this entry's for you...., affectionately known as "yinz" on the blog.
Not sure if you are/were in the mood to blog-surf...
Well, definitely not a good news to "hear" such a series fo unfortunate events had befallen on you..

No amount of cliché consolations would help, so I'm not trying to say things like"cheer up!" , "All will be fine", 'be strong", "hang on there" etc...

Everyone of us might have gone through tough times in life, or yet to , or some lucky ones never will. Yours came at this time.....

I do think its a wise move to take a break, throw everything aside and be AS (Anti-Social) for sometime.
I realise, when we just seperate ourselves from the familar world we know for a period of time, things might just seem to turn for the better when you are back to reality!
yeah..., some may say its escaping from reality.
But to me, by escaping (temporarily), I get to reflect and "recuperate" from my fall and will be better prepared for the next round of reality, even if it may not be rosey.

It's not shameful to "run away" for a while, but must remember to come back hor...?
" One who Fights and Run Away, Lives to Fight Another Day! "
Compared to, One who fights and dies, that means you never have a chance to turn failure into victory.
so , no point fighting if you know its just struggling to prolong the sufferring...
Take time out for yourself, even just stay at home and lay in bed doing nothing or sleep.

Still, I can't avoid such cliché phrase....
Take care and see you soon yeah?
See you back as the same jovial gal as before...!

Back on Water soon???

my hp sms ringtone this morning woke me up at (10am).
Yup, I have the luxury of waking up after 12pm everyday... lol

It's a sms that I should be jubilant to read about. In fact, I will be disappointed if I didnt received it..
Prayers answered?

"Hi yong tee, this is ( XXX ) from (XXX) dragon boat person in charge. This saturday the team got training at (XXX) 2Pm... If you keen pls come down and look for me."

Am glad I would have the chance to hold and use the piece of wood (which mabel has always "affectionately coined") again.
Didnt really get all hype-up on it though.. but the thought of that familar training grounds(or rather, water?) does create a high level of anticipation for this saturday....

白菊

Made a trip to Upper Thomson yesterday to get some gadgest fixed on my car..
without ryhme or reason, the direction sign " Mandai Crematorium & Columbarium" just caught my eye, and instinctively, I just had a strong urge to make a trip in.

And I realised, its 2 months on....
To pay my tribute personally...
Made a turn to Chong Pang market and gotten 白菊 , which i never took a second look before...

5 simple stalks of flowers, for the 5 extraordinary guys.

I thought..., why was there such a strong affinity despite being total strangers?
At that moment, I realise what was the reason.

We are all connected by the strong bond that spans among the fraternity, and the love for what the sports brings us. An arena where competitive spirits never cease, and yet, brotherhood/sisterhood is formed among this competitive relationship. Takng no physical form or shape, but all for the love of one common sports.

Thank you, for re-affirming why I still want to carry on rowing.
It may not be the same team, but it's still for the same passion, the same sports, with the same drive....

" ... there's just too much that time cannot erase ..."

hidden meanings or Prophecy?

"...No one can find the rewind button,
So cradle your head in your hands
And breathe, just breathe,Woah breathe, just breathe.."

"...These mistakes you've made,
you'll just make them again
If you only try turning around...."


"....We had joy, we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone..."

"...In every time that I was down
You would always come around
And get my feet back on the ground..."

"..Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end..."

"... Well the dogs were whistling a new tune
Barking at the new moon
Hoping it would come soon so..."

Missing....

suddenly my weekedns dont seem so tightly-packed as before...
I can have like half a saturday free, plus half sunday free??!! i.e, i didnt plan for anything, and do/go whereever i please...

something , somewhere is missing in my life..
And in response to that, i guess what i have been doing these days is just trying to fill up all these "emptiness" that has quietly crept in since don't know when....

Apart form some activities and programs that i truly enjoyed, sometimes i can just have nowhere to go, nothing to do or simply too lazy to make last minute appointments...

Guess i have reached the satge of "Stagnation" in my life. probably I'll coined this as a term in life where i suddenly just lose my passion, my aim, my drive...

What's that missing ingredient actually....
I just felt as though my weekends are so wasted sometimes....
Shall embark on the "journey" to 寻回那不知何时何地所消失得感觉。。。

can't get enuff...

Anyone who's interested in something that cost me half a thousand and looks no more than a palm-size, which took up 3hrs of waiting time just "staring" while the installation takes place.
Presenting..., just the remote for the 2-way Anti-theft car alarm system.
What it does to justify the cost:
it has adjustable "shock" sensor, meaning as light as a slight knock on the car chasis will activate the alarm.
Keyless entry/remote engine start - you can start the car engine remotely from few hundreds meter away before you even see/reach your car.
2-way alarm meaning, all info on the ar will be "page" to teh LCD remote , alerting you of status of car, as long you are in range...
Range up to 1.5 click as per manual (but i would rather discount it to 500metres to narrow down my expectations...)
Turbo timer, and many more nice features..
Do find its worth it, just that have to really spend wisely for this month...

Glad that for 2008, I have embarked on something I set out during 2007!
Today ws my first class/lesson for MTV Dance Mix! something I have always envied and wish I could pick up!
Well, as the name suggest, its Dance moves of MTV dance tracks.
picture dance steps for songs like "The way I Are" , "All Eyes on me", thats what you get to learn inthe class! Some might say its like hip-hop, while not wrong , but its not fully hip-hop or breakdance. The best exampple would be the annual Fun-ka-mania organised by NTU.
Today's lesson was on chorus for the track,
"All Eyes on Me" By Letoya Luckett
Chorus part:
"All Eyes.. on Me
And I know that you, Want a piece of me
I'm feeling like all eyes
On me
The way my body moves
Is making you crazy"
Though the moves we learnt is not in this MTV， but its wonderfuly cheorograph by the instructor.


Short verse that last less than 20secs, and it took 1 hour lesson.. But ITS FUN!!
Wonder if there will be chance for the song 杀手 by 林俊杰.. personally, i like the dance moves and the beat...
(the below moves would acurately describe what this course on MTV Dance Mix is all about)
Hoepfully one day can dance to the msuic of The Way I Are , instead of just warming up moves to that song...


well, after lesson one, at least i know i still have some rythem of music flowing within me.. ahha.. just that still cant catch up to the speed.... Already so looking forward tonext sunday lesson... Too bad its only 1 hr per lesson per week..
Can't get enuff of it!

This week also marks my first rookies session with SPC Outrigger.
Comments:
The outrigger boat is so light! it can glide , even with 6 person and not fully synchronised. lol...
as its a rookies session, majority of us had no prior experience with outrigger , except for the coswaint who is the last man.
becos with the "thing" sticking out by the left side to "balance" the boat, its rather smooth even on open sea!

The seats are really comfy.. cos they wrapped each individual seats around with a layer of foam like material... like those yoga mat thingy...
As for technique wise, its really very very similar to Dragon boating...
Twist and pull using the core muscle and not jerking... and also utilising the legs as well.

But one thing very challenging here is you have to row both left and right..
We start with odd numbers row right, and even left.
Then change about every 14 strokes...
Command "Hard" was given, and i thought it was "Hard 10".. lol
But its actually one hard pull, and change paddle to the other side witin that one stroke timing! thats amazingly fun and nice when everyone is synchronizing...
Wel, first lesson, everyone is very quiet, so i tried to give the timing sometimes when the synchronisationis really out.. but stil, the boat is quiet lor... *sianz*
Maybe still need time to warm up..

Shall try for second rookie session next week and see how's the progress...
=)

Then sunday, Back tobeach volleyball!!
First one in 200 and since teh last one which was like some 5 months ago??!
Felt so tired and drained by the sun, and the weird weather.. suddenly rain for a minute, then scorching sun, then rain abit, the sun again,... hahaaa
At least it does help in gettingback my tan.. *i sound so vain now*... lol