Internet

My internet is screwed up... DOn noe wtf is wrong wif it... Auto disconnect... Now i cant even use Live Messanger or play battleship in peace...

My finger wound does not seems to look gd... Hope it heals by this wk... Last wk left to Regatta... Really hope that all the race sets and all the effort put in by everyone can be seen this wkend... Today race sets show others what Safsa is made of...

Guys Night out!

Yesterday night was not as gd as i tot... Zouk is still the best... Reu brought us to Plush... The place was great, music and the ambiance is veri nice, but it jus lack de crowd. Allen was complaining abt it... But he got an owning streak in pool.

Luckily drinks at plus was cheap... So Kelward, Reu, Jus and me stayed on to drink at Plush b4 heading down to zouk... De music was not as gd as expected fer the nite... Quite a boring nite...

But Phuture was not crowded as how it usually was, which was great, could c some fat ass grinding the wall... WTF!! Haha.. But really had a gd chill out wif de guys.

Some pics of us:

OverLoad?!

Training is a killer... I am so shagged that the onli thing that interest me is to go home and sleep...

Onli 2 wks left... gotta train hard... 1 wk to push and i believe i can do it... Bring back da Old Me!!!

Masters Series.

Had Master's Series Competition today... I couldn't believe it... We onli had 12 rowers... While other teams had all their rowers and getting ready to kick some ass...

What was worse is that no one in the team seems to look worried... everyone looks so calm, with onli a 'wth', 'omg' and 'how?' coming from some ppl...

Nobody really bothered much... Onli Adrian going around borrowing ppl... So fer 1st heat.. We had 14 rowers on the boat... And this didn't stop us... We showed them what SAFSA was made of and got 1st in the heats with 14 rowers!

In te semis... We got more rowers, but because there were onli 12 of us... we didn't do as gd but managed to squeeze into minor finals... And we gave it all on the last set and did our best with no regrets...

It was really like the movie 300, we had onli 12 gd rowers against other teams with 20 rowers... But we still give our all and this shows that we can do it...

Onli 2 wks to Regatta... It is gonna be last race fer most of us... Guys, Let's push and show ppl wad we r made of... Let's light up the flame that has been extinguished fer most of us... Let's bring back the burning desires that u all once had... I believe that we can do better than this...

Rushed

Argh! Fri cant go trg... thx to some promise i made to help my classmates fer PW... Hope it is worth it and really wish they appreciate it...

Rushed down to gym today to do some workout b4 gg to help NYDB... Didn't realise coxing was so tiring... Totally shagged now...

I hope i can bring coxing to a nxt lvl... Got a job to teach Dragonboat at last... Really hope it works out ... So excited to see that the hard work has paid off...

Injuries

I hate injuries... Got some weird pain on my left shoulder... Damn sianx... Masters this wkend... Hope the pain goes off soon....

At the moment jus gotta train hard and maintain...

Bored and Tireness!!!

Training everyday is really a killer... I can really feel my body pushing to the max... But the feeling of training hard is really shiok...

I am so glad that my coxing skills hv improved... Went to help out wif training fer NYDB today at SDBA... I jus gotta work on my commands... I am glad that my help was appreciated...

I can really tell that some of the juniors want to do well badly... They r giving their best but yet they do not understand y the boat is not improving... Yes.. I agree 3 days of continuous rowing is tiring... But it does not affect ur trg....

Like my team, they suffer frm the same problem... Most come fer trg without a purpose... They do not noe y they come fer trg... They jus train fer the sake of training... While those that hv the desire... Would push themselves to the limits and give it their best...

What the juniors' team lack is someone to correct their stroke... My team were veri aware of our strokes and constently correcting each other's strokes... Which was something the juniors r lacking... I c some juniors rowing hard but inefficient and they jus don understand y... I think it is time fer them to hv some stroke reflection...

The pacing wif SP and mountbatten was quite horrible... We could hv beaten SP... But it doesn't matter... I believe my juniors hv the standards to bring NYDB to a whole new level... they jus need a bit more time and hv a bit more hunger and desire fer it...

Met up wif my best buddy at last... Po Han came over today... Let's hope tmr is less tiring...

Passion

Rowing was horrible esp when u r rowing negative... What makes it worse is who is beside u... Argh! Had a terrible experience... Hope things would get better soon...

What is dragonboat... It is jus a team sport, unlike canoing or kayaking... Dragonboat requires a lot of teamwork...

It requires the people rowing in the boat to work together, not jus training hard... but bear the passion of dragonboating... But as time progress, people will start to lose the passion and this will start pulling the person away from the team, then from the sport...

I recalled seeing ppl joining dragonboat fer various reasons... Esp after coming to Safsa(NSF)... But within all these reasons... I see a passion in them wanting to row their best... Hving the hunger and desire to win... But this desire and hunger was soon broken down... Due to various events that soon occured...

When the team starts lsoing their fire... It is like seeing the downfall for a team... I recalled being with my team in NYJC... My beloved guys team that i will nv forget... The passion fer dragonboat that builds up in us from nth... It brought the sport to a totally different level... Had to thank Ah Hee fer being such a wonderful coach!!

But what prevented us from succeeding was that time was short and some that had no passion in the sport prevented it... But i do not balme them... It's not easy to get everybody to love something... Like how hard it is fer everybody to eat the same food... people hv their preferences... But a team will still succeed even if not everybody has passion but hv a reason to push themselves to do well fer the gd of the team...

To my NYJC teammates... Study hard guys, the A's is fer u to own, Remember the code[F*** it!] And to the Safsa(NSF), thx fer the wonderful moments i hv wif u guys... Don lose the passion fer dragonboat, bring it back guys! Onli 3 wks left to Regaratta... Let's end the journey of dragonboating in ur NS days tgt with a gd and happy ending... Let's give it our best and hv no regrets... Xiao Di here is wif all of u all the way... Sorry Leonard and guys fer being weird today... i am really not feeling myself today...

The Long Night

Sometimes studying too much can drive ppl to do crazy stuff... Like last nite for example... At Jana's house... We filmed 4 videos of 'Documentry about Raymond' with Raymond acting as though he is beast living in the jungle... Shall upload it to Youtube soon...

Went Mambo nite with the Safsa guys... It was supposed to be a farewell fer Chian who is leaving fer India soon... Got ps-ed by Reuben cos he couldn't finish his project... Argh! Wanted him to sign me in free.. Haha...

In the end, Leonard, Chian, Allen, Wei Zheng and me went... It was really a crazyy nite.. Now i understand the meaning of Phuture... Lol...

Totally Shagged out... Barely caught any sleep after reaching home... Woke up at 9 so that i could meet Jia Jia and Jana fer breakfast...

It was really a long day... totally shagged myself... Last day of fun... Doomsday tmr... Man! Wish it was nv here... but still i gotta face what i gotta face tmr... I know i can do it!!!

Shake ur butt HARD!!

Did a super weird dance fer Tilda's Birthday today. Hoho... It looks embarrassing esp when it is done in public... Actually i think as the bday girl she felt worse... Haha...

Well... talk to Jia, Nana and Gland... And it is back to the same topic bout life again... I really agree wif Jia y do ppl hv to be so harsh on Life and y do we hv to talk bout Life so fast?

Wad choice do we hv... Aftr leaving the pure and innocent age of sec sch and coming to the JC... I grown up so much in my thinking... I do not look wad is b4 me anymore... Sch has taught that i hv to look further or face de consequences...

I really regretted not come to my senses earlier... If onli i hv been thinking and matured more last yr... wouldn't hv suffered so much. But it is true reality is cruel... If u don keep up wif the fast pace of life... Life is gonna OWN u and they r gonna charge so fast u cant catch up... Jus like dragonboat race... U gotta train veri hard mentally and prepare fer any upcoming race both physically and mentally...

From dragonboat... my beloved passion... I hv learn that to be the best... u not onli gotta train hard physically but mentally too... I believe that the solution to such a cruel truth is to jus keep up wif the fast pace or life... Or bite on to its tail and nv let go...

Bored...

The exams are over and now i am jus plain bored... while the others r either rushing fer A's or PW... I practically hv nth to do... At least i am able to give nearly 100% focus fer dragonboat and to think of how to set up my website....

The problem with being unattached is that u hv no purpose to do anything... Like how i am feeling now... When i hv nth to do... i really hv nth to do... U r jus a single person tryin to find something to do... Looks weird to shop alone and u jus wanna get away from books... So the best thing to do is to SLEEP!!! Haha... at least i am tryin to keep myself occupied...

Maybe this is a sign fer me to meet up with old buddies or get a job... haix... Life's is really tough as u grow older... Lookin at the O's students... They r still a bit immature compared to us... I really agree with Gland on this... They r jus lookin at wad is at sight but not thinking further... Fer us... We gotta think about our future, how is our lives gonna be like and this really pushes u to the limits...

Life's tough i gotta admit... but this is wad everyone has to go thru and i believe i can do it... Had a great chat with my best teammate and pal, James today. Really makes me think... R we wasting our life away, I believe i didn't waste any this yr(esp the 2nd half) and i really hope this fri i would do well, as i given my best effort and mug real hard fer th promos... But something James said struck me... It is fer the person to judge fer himself whether wad he doin is right or wrong, we may hv our opinions, but it may not be wad the others r thinking... I really hope tt my teammates that r not doing well, really work hard fer this last 20 days, i believe u all can do well fer A's!! Jia you, Guys!!!

Haha... I am still pissed with James... I guess ur 7pm prediction is wrong... Maybe we r jus thinking too much.. Haha...

Numb...

It is try to enjoy at last... Taking time off the books fer a while... Haha... Had trg with the Safsa guys today b4 going shopping fer some clothings...

Went to celebrate Nana's birthday... She really ordered a lot of food and had loads of drinks.. Really feeding me fat... Had a really great time seeing them do crazy stuff. Later, i went to meet Reu, Justin and Darren to go to HOME to club.

The music dere was not bad... Had a really fun time... The best thing was looking at Darren dance on stage... haha... Really tired out my legs tt it aches without even walking... Clubbing really was a great leg workout... Barely could keep my eyes open when i went home...

Ending

WooHoo!!! The exams ended at last... HAd the last paper Phy today.. It was reasonably okay except fer the data analysis qn. Now everyone noes why tsunami killed so many ppl. Always remind urself u will need a tsunami alarm. Haha...

Had trg with juniors, Derrick, Brandon, Solomon and Zheng Hui. Wootz!! Really feel like an old man tryin to run after so long. Really tired my self totally. It was really energy draining... Haha... But it was great to be back in the gym...

Had lunch at j8 and plan fer tmr... Hehe... So packed tmr... Hope i can survive thru all activites and not be a zombie on Sat... Wahaha... Went to the lib and met Yuai and Nicholas... Felt really xtra dere... except to suan everyone... Haha... Then saw those bunch of F*** RI boys.. really fume me seeing them...

Let's hope i survive trg tmr... Time fer some photos of the Library gang...

Yuai and Christine

As the end aprroaches

Had a tough time yesterday, phy paper in the morning plus mugging of phy in the afternoon. Total killer... So shagged till i drop 'dead' after i bath till 9 this morning.

No seats in the lib today, so went to Yuai's country club to study. Had to squeezed 7 guys in the car. Haha... the sight of 3 boys being squeezed in the car boot was so farni!! The environment was great... Really did some productive studyin... Though i ended up chatting with the girls after all the guys left.

The ride back was scary... the Yuai's mom was really 'anti-guys'... Eeks!! Almost died, luckily i was polite and kept as quiet as possible. Haha... But had a great time. Thx girls! Haha... Shall upload de photo of the lib Buddies i took yesterday. Poor Raymond is sick... Take care Man!!

Rayond, Me and Gland