Friday, June 30, 2006
NELO is the new advantage...
If you haven't noticed lately at water trainings (or maybe you haven't been going down for water), SJI and SCF have ordered new NELO boats. These slick boats are just every canoeist's dream. To be able to feel the boat slicing through the water, like what a sharp knife can do. Since there isn't going to be any NELOs appearing in our shed in the near near future (unless we steal), I decided to check out the boats and put some pictures here for everyone to ogle at.
All these boats look like expensive toys which any kid in the world would want to own. Ok that only applies to canoeing kids. But I think the last one is still the best. It has an open deck so it's very cooling. Moreover you can lie down on the boat to take a nap. It's the real ownage (and slackiest) boat. :P
zzz.... nelo nelo nelo, if they were cheap like milo, then we could probably have them. -.-
Btw, here's an announcement:
Today's the birthday of the SWEETEST-LOOKING guy of our team. He's none other than KANE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY KANE! All the best for your 17th! And don't be so sneaky.
[And I'm sad you left early after training, I was looking forward to caning your ass at dinner. LOL joking... Wanted to sing you birthday song]
All these boats look like expensive toys which any kid in the world would want to own. Ok that only applies to canoeing kids. But I think the last one is still the best. It has an open deck so it's very cooling. Moreover you can lie down on the boat to take a nap. It's the real ownage (and slackiest) boat. :P
zzz.... nelo nelo nelo, if they were cheap like milo, then we could probably have them. -.-
Btw, here's an announcement:
Today's the birthday of the SWEETEST-LOOKING guy of our team. He's none other than KANE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY KANE! All the best for your 17th! And don't be so sneaky.
[And I'm sad you left early after training, I was looking forward to caning your ass at dinner. LOL joking... Wanted to sing you birthday song]
outing on monday!
hello, this is mr monk/prisoner/armyboy/handsomehotgorgeous bernard
since monday is a school holiday right (youth day), lets go out ok? there should be water/land training in the morning, so we'd have lunch together and go to lido to watch SUPERMAN RETURNS! after that, we can go lan at the nearby orchard shopping center. quite a few ppl have indicated interest
1)bernard
2) paul zeng
3) boon shing
4) ky
5) justin
the other guys: if u are going, just edit my post and put ur name on the list k? and DONT ADD FUNNY STUFF
since monday is a school holiday right (youth day), lets go out ok? there should be water/land training in the morning, so we'd have lunch together and go to lido to watch SUPERMAN RETURNS! after that, we can go lan at the nearby orchard shopping center. quite a few ppl have indicated interest
1)bernard
2) paul zeng
3) boon shing
4) ky
5) justin
the other guys: if u are going, just edit my post and put ur name on the list k? and DONT ADD FUNNY STUFF
omgg. we are 1337!
okay 1337 is a some geek word that means :
Leet (or 1337, l33t, l33+, etc, derived from the word "Elite")
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Let's go clubbing next time
Hi guys! Woohoo am I glad that the common tests are freaking over. They blew my ass off. :( And to those guys taking bio (or anything else) tmr, all the best man! Brain powerrrrrrrrr.
At the request of Bernard, I am posting an incident which took place after the physics paper yesterday.
Bernard has given a new name to land training.
1. It is called "clubbing" because there's the bar there.
2. You get high everytime because you pull yourself up.
3. Some people who club too much get a hangover. This is especially so for Sheng Lin (who left his footmark on the ceiling) and the many others who fling themselves upside down. By the way, he smiles as he "clubs" (observed by James) so we can call him the "smiling clubber".
4. Some people get so high they literally "float". These people so far have been Chiam and Seetoh. They "float" at the bar.
5. Every club needs bouncers right? Well, we got ky and moobs, who decide how much we can club. They stop us when the "clubbing" time is up.
As mentioned by Mr Go, "clubbing" should be every canoeists' bread and butter. That's right. I can't agree more. So in your free time, do some "clubbing" (just like some of the girls who went "clubbing" during the cts, dey de MAN!).
Okay, that's all from me. Let's prep up for nationals!
P.S. all the crappy ideas came from Bernard the Monk. He's just FOS (full of shit).
At the request of Bernard, I am posting an incident which took place after the physics paper yesterday.
Bernard has given a new name to land training.
1. It is called "clubbing" because there's the bar there.
2. You get high everytime because you pull yourself up.
3. Some people who club too much get a hangover. This is especially so for Sheng Lin (who left his footmark on the ceiling) and the many others who fling themselves upside down. By the way, he smiles as he "clubs" (observed by James) so we can call him the "smiling clubber".
4. Some people get so high they literally "float". These people so far have been Chiam and Seetoh. They "float" at the bar.
5. Every club needs bouncers right? Well, we got ky and moobs, who decide how much we can club. They stop us when the "clubbing" time is up.
As mentioned by Mr Go, "clubbing" should be every canoeists' bread and butter. That's right. I can't agree more. So in your free time, do some "clubbing" (just like some of the girls who went "clubbing" during the cts, dey de MAN!).
Okay, that's all from me. Let's prep up for nationals!
P.S. all the crappy ideas came from Bernard the Monk. He's just FOS (full of shit).
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Interesting grade combinations...
Hey everyone,
Know we're all stressed up and mugging like crazy, so I just thought it'd be nice if we explored the interesting combinations you can get. This is derived from the letters gained indicating your grade (A, B, C, D, E, U, F, O)
ABBA - Now who said they weren't cool? Lol, if I get that i'll be the dancing queen for quite a while...
FOOD - Yum... Pie...
FACE - The only thing you'll be facing is the music. hahaha. Although I must admit it is rather in the extremes...
EFFF - This is pretty self-explanatory...
Yup, others include FEUD, DODO, can't really think of any more now. Feel free to add to the list. Haha. Anyway, need to go back to studying for math. Hope you enjoyed that. All the best guys. :)
Know we're all stressed up and mugging like crazy, so I just thought it'd be nice if we explored the interesting combinations you can get. This is derived from the letters gained indicating your grade (A, B, C, D, E, U, F, O)
ABBA - Now who said they weren't cool? Lol, if I get that i'll be the dancing queen for quite a while...
FOOD - Yum... Pie...
FACE - The only thing you'll be facing is the music. hahaha. Although I must admit it is rather in the extremes...
EFFF - This is pretty self-explanatory...
Yup, others include FEUD, DODO, can't really think of any more now. Feel free to add to the list. Haha. Anyway, need to go back to studying for math. Hope you enjoyed that. All the best guys. :)
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
some more quotes
I found this quote while reading Justin's notes one day.
I thought it was quite meaningful.
Almost any man can overcome adversity. To test his character, give him power.
~Abraham Lincoln
I think it's damn true la. Heheh all these 'powerful' people betta watchout..
I'll end with another quote I found:
Walk not behind me, for I may not lead.
Walk not ahead of me, for I may not follow.
But walk beside me, and take my hand,
Then I assure you, I'll be your friend.
~unknown
I thought it was quite meaningful.
Almost any man can overcome adversity. To test his character, give him power.
~Abraham Lincoln
I think it's damn true la. Heheh all these 'powerful' people betta watchout..
I'll end with another quote I found:
Walk not behind me, for I may not lead.
Walk not ahead of me, for I may not follow.
But walk beside me, and take my hand,
Then I assure you, I'll be your friend.
~unknown
Monday, June 26, 2006
quotes for everyone...and justin
In response to Justin's quote, i will like to add on...
There is no such thing as failure, only results, with some more successful than others
--Jeff Keller Attitude is Everything, Inc.
However this applies to everyone except for Justin Chiam...
For Justin Chiam, I have this quote
Trying is the first step towards failure.
--Homer Simpson
There is no such thing as failure, only results, with some more successful than others
--Jeff Keller Attitude is Everything, Inc.
However this applies to everyone except for Justin Chiam...
For Justin Chiam, I have this quote
Trying is the first step towards failure.
--Homer Simpson
success is not final, Failure is not fatal. it is the will to carry on that counts. - abraham lincoln
:))))
:))))
ehh, a bit late to start worrying, no?
you might be banned from spending time looking at mirrors, and be asked to spend time looking at lecture notes instead!
you might be banned from spending time looking at mirrors, and be asked to spend time looking at lecture notes instead!
ehh!
they wont kick us/me out of canoe if i dint pass anything right?
right??
right??
Sunday, June 25, 2006
zzz... cts
ok guys, ct start tmr. better work hard.
as for me, i got these freaking blisters from gripping my paddle too hard = i'm a noob
and econs ct is tmr which means there's going to be a lot of writing. i'm so ggxx-ed...
maybe they'll give time extension for handicapped people?
as for me, i got these freaking blisters from gripping my paddle too hard = i'm a noob
and econs ct is tmr which means there's going to be a lot of writing. i'm so ggxx-ed...maybe they'll give time extension for handicapped people?
Saturday, June 24, 2006
new canoe jerseys
Okay having found out that the riddle I posted was not a riddle, and deciding to adhere to my alliance, i made some minor adjustments to my former post lol..
Now i'm back with my 2nd post! ^_^**
We just got our canoe jerseys today and boy do i love them. now can safely wear sleeveless without the guys telling me i 'purposely' wear it le! ;p
Here's a pic of it in front:
Now i'm back with my 2nd post! ^_^**
We just got our canoe jerseys today and boy do i love them. now can safely wear sleeveless without the guys telling me i 'purposely' wear it le! ;p
Here's a pic of it in front:
Here's the back:
I think they look damn nice.. those who havent got them yet must claim from looloo asap.. though I dunno when you can do so.. go sms him or sth..
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riddles...
Dun mean to be crude...but selwyn your riddle sux!
Anyway, i dun think it even qualifies as a riddle coz the definition of a riddle is
1) A question or statement requiring thought to answer or understand; a conundrum.
2) One that is perplexing; an enigma.
The statement u posted required no thought to understand and it did not perplex me...so i think it is just a "qn" whose definition is
1) An expression of inquiry that invites or calls for a reply.
2) An interrogative sentence, phrase, or gesture.
3) A subject or point open to controversy; an issue.
A riddle will be something like this:
In a stable there are men and horses. In all, there are 22 heads and 72 feet. How many men and how many horses are in the stable?
Anyway, i dun think it even qualifies as a riddle coz the definition of a riddle is
1) A question or statement requiring thought to answer or understand; a conundrum.
2) One that is perplexing; an enigma.
The statement u posted required no thought to understand and it did not perplex me...so i think it is just a "qn" whose definition is
1) An expression of inquiry that invites or calls for a reply.
2) An interrogative sentence, phrase, or gesture.
3) A subject or point open to controversy; an issue.
A riddle will be something like this:
In a stable there are men and horses. In all, there are 22 heads and 72 feet. How many men and how many horses are in the stable?
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Word of the day number 2
As usual, here's ky with his word of the day
And today's word is....
.......
.......
.......
.......
And today's word is....
.......
.......
.......
.......
Hahaha. As you can see, this is just a random word (okay fine... make that two words) which I somehow managed to conjure out of virtually nowhere. They have absolutely nothing to do with anyone in the J1 canoeing team at all, so don't ask me if it is. However, if I happen to be found beaten up badly one day after training, just ask selwyn what happened. For some unknown reason, he'll know. hahahaha.
Stay tuned for our next word of the day.
Yeah, that means you.
paddles up! start within 10 sec..
Monday, June 19, 2006
jiao jiao!
using google as a search engine gives u good stuff
ok...so i followed wat seetoh said and searched rjc canoe on google but i din find the blog bout ky being an idol...wat i found was a pic of former rjc canoeists posing in some website called www.sgboy.com/hotbods/categories.php?cat_id=103& sessionid=69c4daf71114976e6de7303491225844&page=2... - 48k
dunno how old this pic is but i reckon it should be between 2-5 years ago when rjc canoe trained at kallang. hmm...dunno y but they look more man than us. sob sob...
dunno how old this pic is but i reckon it should be between 2-5 years ago when rjc canoe trained at kallang. hmm...dunno y but they look more man than us. sob sob...
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Kaiyang our Idol
ok so i was abt to visit our canoe website but i felt lazy to type the "dontpissin...." den there i was at the google homepage so i typed in rjc canoe, hoping to find our "dontpissin.." at the top of the list. but nope, in fact there were quite a few other interesting things that appeared. u can go check ureself. ok so cutting straight to the point, i stumbled upon this blog. and under the description bit, i saw this:
"found an idol! hahahaha. i call him MY IDOL. kaiyang from RJC (canoe captain) he is like the perfect image of a guy you will want to marry in the future." etc etc.
tell u, my eyes popped! haha our rafflesian spotlight (something like idol) winner now has fans all arnd sg? way ta go yea! guess the singapore idol fever is kicking in.
shall not give the url of the blog. dunno if kaiyang will mind. haf to ask him first. but i guess its pretty easy to find. considering i found it :)
"found an idol! hahahaha. i call him MY IDOL. kaiyang from RJC (canoe captain) he is like the perfect image of a guy you will want to marry in the future." etc etc.
tell u, my eyes popped! haha our rafflesian spotlight (something like idol) winner now has fans all arnd sg? way ta go yea! guess the singapore idol fever is kicking in.
shall not give the url of the blog. dunno if kaiyang will mind. haf to ask him first. but i guess its pretty easy to find. considering i found it :)
Word of the day
I have just one word to say:
NATIONAL MAN
Okay, so maybe that was two words... Sorry for the lousy pictures, just imagine that guy there is national man okay?
Anyyyywayyy... Congrats to Looloo aka National Man who will now be training with the national team with effect from tomorrow onwards. Yeah man, do us proud. :)
Saturday, June 17, 2006
random
hmmm.. can someone tell me why my blogger and google websites seem to always appear in chinese? weird..
feeling bored.. so come here to blog..
so who's game to go down watch national man tml? maybe we can buy him fisherman hat and a net.. den he can look like a fisherman on sampan.. but he prob go faster than the fish.. cos he's the national man! (and amanda, loo's already a national man to us).. whether he makes it or not :)
okkk.. so today's trng quite boring.. woke up to see it raining outside.. den i sorta lie to guoren tt i was late cos it rain.. actually tt was only part of the reason.. the other part is cos i overslept.. thx.. the moral of the story is dun trust ur partner too much.. see, new day new discoveries.. fulfill the THINK.RI..
so we got there den stone a bit.. everyone circling the pond with the jiaojiao innovative lifejacket resistance and creating some imba backwash.. den when we finally got down, jiao2 made us put the imba resistance oso den we created some imba backwash.. looks quite cool but a bit embarassing cos having a lifejacket at the bow of ur boat dun look veri cool.. den the hci ppl keep staring.. i wonder wad it'll be like if we put the resistance on the Cs.. wah.. dey sure die..
oh yes yes.. i forgot.. on thurs i was rowing on either wanlin(g) or ky's boat.. den i accidentally bang seetoh's c2 at the pontoon right in front of jiaolian.. jiaolian totally pwned me lah.. 200 pushups in a row (try doing tt now) den another 100 pull ups.. moral of the story is bang boat cannot be so near the shore.. if not jiaolian bang u..
anyhows, ppl.. study hard ba.. i got 1 week to finish another 2 subject.. die.. ok.. haf fun.. bye peepz
feeling bored.. so come here to blog..
so who's game to go down watch national man tml? maybe we can buy him fisherman hat and a net.. den he can look like a fisherman on sampan.. but he prob go faster than the fish.. cos he's the national man! (and amanda, loo's already a national man to us).. whether he makes it or not :)
okkk.. so today's trng quite boring.. woke up to see it raining outside.. den i sorta lie to guoren tt i was late cos it rain.. actually tt was only part of the reason.. the other part is cos i overslept.. thx.. the moral of the story is dun trust ur partner too much.. see, new day new discoveries.. fulfill the THINK.RI..
so we got there den stone a bit.. everyone circling the pond with the jiaojiao innovative lifejacket resistance and creating some imba backwash.. den when we finally got down, jiao2 made us put the imba resistance oso den we created some imba backwash.. looks quite cool but a bit embarassing cos having a lifejacket at the bow of ur boat dun look veri cool.. den the hci ppl keep staring.. i wonder wad it'll be like if we put the resistance on the Cs.. wah.. dey sure die..
oh yes yes.. i forgot.. on thurs i was rowing on either wanlin(g) or ky's boat.. den i accidentally bang seetoh's c2 at the pontoon right in front of jiaolian.. jiaolian totally pwned me lah.. 200 pushups in a row (try doing tt now) den another 100 pull ups.. moral of the story is bang boat cannot be so near the shore.. if not jiaolian bang u..
anyhows, ppl.. study hard ba.. i got 1 week to finish another 2 subject.. die.. ok.. haf fun.. bye peepz
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Kaiyang Our 天才
Seeing that we already have a post dedicated to our dear Mr National Man Loo. I felt that there should also be one for our dear captain Mr Huang Kaiyang.
Today we had training as usual at MacRitchie, and being the round headed boy, i was once again appointed to be the timekeeper. So as we were busy getting ready at the SJI bagshed, i overheard this EXTREMELY interesting conversation between an ACJC canoeist and our dear Jiao Lian. Jiao Lian had seen the imposing Mr Huang stride pass them and he pointed out to that ACJC canoeist: " 你看..你看.. 那個劃K1的. 天才啊! 劃半年都可以把全部的人打掉." As we can all see our dear captain is indeed GOD-LIKE. Furthermore, for today's time trials, Mr Huang's timing was 2.01, just a mere 2 seconds behind Yiliang. Last week, his timing was 2.04! Mr Huang has improved 3 seconds in 1 week! With this current rate of improvement, in 1 year's time, he would have cut off 156 seconds! Which means he will be completing his K1 500m in -35 seconds! HOLY SHIT!!! Ok this is nonsense. It is indeed incredible that Kaiyang has achieved so much in such a short period of only 3 months. We all started training at the same time and he has improved by leaps and bounds. This cannot be solely attributed to his enormous talent, so let us analyse what's so special about this amazing MAN.
1) Mr Huang is of an hefty 72kg, which makes him super stable!
2) He has been training in preperation for canoeing since the tender age of 14! Only 4 years older then when Larsen started canoeing!
3) He started morning training even during the first three months, which is truely IMBA.
4) Even with such a large upper body, he is still able to run his 2.4 in 9mins+
5) He wears shades during training! (Just like kenneth loo, which totally shows why they are both MAN)
6) He takes energy drinks after training to replenish himself
7) He does not eat fast food
8) He gets sufficient sleep
So similar to peter, i also have a moral: we should all get shades so we can look pro...
Today we had training as usual at MacRitchie, and being the round headed boy, i was once again appointed to be the timekeeper. So as we were busy getting ready at the SJI bagshed, i overheard this EXTREMELY interesting conversation between an ACJC canoeist and our dear Jiao Lian. Jiao Lian had seen the imposing Mr Huang stride pass them and he pointed out to that ACJC canoeist: " 你看..你看.. 那個劃K1的. 天才啊! 劃半年都可以把全部的人打掉." As we can all see our dear captain is indeed GOD-LIKE. Furthermore, for today's time trials, Mr Huang's timing was 2.01, just a mere 2 seconds behind Yiliang. Last week, his timing was 2.04! Mr Huang has improved 3 seconds in 1 week! With this current rate of improvement, in 1 year's time, he would have cut off 156 seconds! Which means he will be completing his K1 500m in -35 seconds! HOLY SHIT!!! Ok this is nonsense. It is indeed incredible that Kaiyang has achieved so much in such a short period of only 3 months. We all started training at the same time and he has improved by leaps and bounds. This cannot be solely attributed to his enormous talent, so let us analyse what's so special about this amazing MAN.
1) Mr Huang is of an hefty 72kg, which makes him super stable!
2) He has been training in preperation for canoeing since the tender age of 14! Only 4 years older then when Larsen started canoeing!
3) He started morning training even during the first three months, which is truely IMBA.
4) Even with such a large upper body, he is still able to run his 2.4 in 9mins+
5) He wears shades during training! (Just like kenneth loo, which totally shows why they are both MAN)
6) He takes energy drinks after training to replenish himself
7) He does not eat fast food
8) He gets sufficient sleep
So similar to peter, i also have a moral: we should all get shades so we can look pro...
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Windy Day
bright sunny day it was
i and justin
taking a stroll we were
on the parade square
a gust of wind there suddenly was
swept off our feet we were
clinging on to life, our dear
i and justin
taking a stroll we were
on the parade square
a gust of wind there suddenly was
swept off our feet we were
clinging on to life, our dear
unaccustomed justin was
but soon, swaying we were with the wind.
one day
we canoeist
shall all sway together
as one!
p.s. altho it may not look like it, the wind was stronnggg. u juz cant see it.
and the photographer was seemingly unaffected by the wind.
and the photographer was seemingly unaffected by the wind.
we salute looo
this post is dedicated to kenneth
on hw motivated he is
loo lives in jurong
everyday aft sch when he trains
he reaches hm arnd 10 plus 11
yet he still trains everyday
and comes down in the morn to run on his own
and the results are showing
like altho me and seetoh are much bigger than loo
the both of our joint efforts cant beat loo
in dota terms,
loo PWNZ us big time ggxxxxxxxxxxx
yea loo your a god
p.s. when u become nat team cap or smthing. erm u can like hint to the board abt this 2 very talented c2 rowers erm ya. haha
on hw motivated he is
loo lives in jurong
everyday aft sch when he trains
he reaches hm arnd 10 plus 11
yet he still trains everyday
and comes down in the morn to run on his own
and the results are showing
like altho me and seetoh are much bigger than loo
the both of our joint efforts cant beat loo
in dota terms,
loo PWNZ us big time ggxxxxxxxxxxx
yea loo your a god
p.s. when u become nat team cap or smthing. erm u can like hint to the board abt this 2 very talented c2 rowers erm ya. haha
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Kenneth Loo the National Team C-1 rower!
Today, we had training at Macritchie as usual and some french guy (who is the national team canoeing coach), saw Kenneth Loo rowing in his C-1 sampan boat and approached him to come for this sunday's time trial for national team selection. Being in canoeing for only half a year and rowing the c-1 for only 3-4 months, it is incredible that Kenneth has achieved so much in such a short time. He is an inspiration to the entire team and we have much to learn from him. Even though we all started training at the same time, he has improved by leaps and bounds and I feel that all this is not attributed to his talent alone...so now let's investigate what special qualities he possesses that has contributed to his success in the C-1.
1) He is short...even shorter than Justin Chiam! So he has low centre of gravity and increased stability!
2) He has never skipped or slacked any components of training before...which is MAN!
3) He comes down for morning trainings on his own...which is MAN!
4) He can run 9min flat for 2.4km...which is MAN!
5) He wears shades during training so he looks pro.
6) He does not eat fast food.
7) He does not take artificial supplements for muscle growth.
8) He is nice!
So the moral of the story is...we must be nice.
1) He is short...even shorter than Justin Chiam! So he has low centre of gravity and increased stability!
2) He has never skipped or slacked any components of training before...which is MAN!
3) He comes down for morning trainings on his own...which is MAN!
4) He can run 9min flat for 2.4km...which is MAN!
5) He wears shades during training so he looks pro.
6) He does not eat fast food.
7) He does not take artificial supplements for muscle growth.
8) He is nice!
So the moral of the story is...we must be nice.
Saturday, June 10, 2006
My birthday
Today's my birthday, and thanks so much for the birthday song this morning. Wasn't feeling very good (due to overtraining) and that really cheered me up.
My birthday wish this year isn't something personal, but it does have some relevance to the team. Like bernard said, we do have a chance of winning, and I'm not going to say whether we will or not, that's up to us to decide. We can do it.
For those taking part in this year's nationals: train hard. For those not doing so: train even harder. Don't think that just because you aren't doing so now allows you to slack off; we can't afford to do that. What's your individual goal for canoeing? We discussed that during the canoeing camp in March, and three months have passed since. Have they changed? Have they remained the same? Get your goal worked out and trust me, like what I experienced today, even under the most painful circumstances, that goal will galvanise your spirits and make you row faster and harder.
Let's go for our goal, let's go for gold.
My birthday wish this year isn't something personal, but it does have some relevance to the team. Like bernard said, we do have a chance of winning, and I'm not going to say whether we will or not, that's up to us to decide. We can do it.
For those taking part in this year's nationals: train hard. For those not doing so: train even harder. Don't think that just because you aren't doing so now allows you to slack off; we can't afford to do that. What's your individual goal for canoeing? We discussed that during the canoeing camp in March, and three months have passed since. Have they changed? Have they remained the same? Get your goal worked out and trust me, like what I experienced today, even under the most painful circumstances, that goal will galvanise your spirits and make you row faster and harder.
Let's go for our goal, let's go for gold.
we will be legends
after training today, a group of j2s were talking about how we would fare in the nationals this year. would it be a third, as expected? or perhaps we'd claw our places up into second place?
keith said something that struck me. "this year, if we get gold, we would become legends, and our story immortalised forever".
now, isnt that a goal worth fighting for? worth sweating for? worth putting your best in every burst, fighting to pull ahead in every 2km? worth getting out of bed at 630 everyday even when its the holidays, to come down to training?
if we are going to dream, let us dream big. i remember a conversation with kane in which he mentioned that he noticed rafflesians tend to give up in the crunch, when they come to an excruciatingly tough part of the competition, when they are in pain, when they aren't assured of victory. Let's not be like that. Let's fight hard. I believe that the feeling of regret when you look back and think, "i didnt give my best, i had more in me just now" is the most terrible feeling there can be.
getting first is not some delusional dream. there are 126 points up for grabs(maybe less if we manage to DQ some T2s) , we just need to get about 40 of them. Hwachong and NJC might have ownage Ks, but there are sufficient talented people in random JCs (like MJC or TPJC) to deny them complete ownage of the K arena. Should our Ts perform (1-2 finish) and our Ks exceed expectations (yiliang 3rd, ky and zhiwei 4/5th, jquek 3rd, guoren/shawn 4/5th), i think that we would have enough points to get first. remember that the large pie of K1s and K2s are split amongst many other JCs, we just have to get a decent share of that, while holding on to our trump card of Ts. we'd get the title.
to those not competing this year, i really hope that you guys will continue to work hard, because next year we are going to need every one of you guys, and god knows next year is probably going to be one of the toughest years RJCanoe is going to go through. yes, we dont have enough boats and u guys tend have to wait on shore. but i hope u guys won't mind and keep coming anyway.
theres truly a lot of raw talent that i see. our batch is strong, fit, and water talented. i believe that strongly. we just aren't shining yet because we haven't had enough water time, just like how a rough diamond looks unimpressive until it undergoes cutting (read: pain, sweat, grit) till it becomes something valuable, beautiful, with nothing like it.
guys, lets be the batch that.... turned the tide. remember, pain is temporary, but glory is eternal. go raffles!
keith said something that struck me. "this year, if we get gold, we would become legends, and our story immortalised forever".
now, isnt that a goal worth fighting for? worth sweating for? worth putting your best in every burst, fighting to pull ahead in every 2km? worth getting out of bed at 630 everyday even when its the holidays, to come down to training?
if we are going to dream, let us dream big. i remember a conversation with kane in which he mentioned that he noticed rafflesians tend to give up in the crunch, when they come to an excruciatingly tough part of the competition, when they are in pain, when they aren't assured of victory. Let's not be like that. Let's fight hard. I believe that the feeling of regret when you look back and think, "i didnt give my best, i had more in me just now" is the most terrible feeling there can be.
getting first is not some delusional dream. there are 126 points up for grabs(maybe less if we manage to DQ some T2s) , we just need to get about 40 of them. Hwachong and NJC might have ownage Ks, but there are sufficient talented people in random JCs (like MJC or TPJC) to deny them complete ownage of the K arena. Should our Ts perform (1-2 finish) and our Ks exceed expectations (yiliang 3rd, ky and zhiwei 4/5th, jquek 3rd, guoren/shawn 4/5th), i think that we would have enough points to get first. remember that the large pie of K1s and K2s are split amongst many other JCs, we just have to get a decent share of that, while holding on to our trump card of Ts. we'd get the title.
to those not competing this year, i really hope that you guys will continue to work hard, because next year we are going to need every one of you guys, and god knows next year is probably going to be one of the toughest years RJCanoe is going to go through. yes, we dont have enough boats and u guys tend have to wait on shore. but i hope u guys won't mind and keep coming anyway.
theres truly a lot of raw talent that i see. our batch is strong, fit, and water talented. i believe that strongly. we just aren't shining yet because we haven't had enough water time, just like how a rough diamond looks unimpressive until it undergoes cutting (read: pain, sweat, grit) till it becomes something valuable, beautiful, with nothing like it.
guys, lets be the batch that.... turned the tide. remember, pain is temporary, but glory is eternal. go raffles!
Thursday, June 08, 2006
you know ur a canoe slacker when..
1. late again? is u-glen's favourite line to you.
2. you look more like humping the floor than doing push ups.
3. you still have the energy to talk alot of cock after trng
4. trng starts at 8 instead of 7.30
5. the gym is only useful coz it has mirrors.
ill think of more smday..but its hard coz i cant relate to being slack.
2. you look more like humping the floor than doing push ups.
3. you still have the energy to talk alot of cock after trng
4. trng starts at 8 instead of 7.30
5. the gym is only useful coz it has mirrors.
ill think of more smday..but its hard coz i cant relate to being slack.
a canoe study grp
I had a chat with Jing Cong yesterday and both of us were sort of talking about our holidays. These days, we go training so frequently, then after training, the next thing on our schedule is mug. zzz, train, mug, sleep, train, mug, sleep, train, mug, sleep...
Damn some no lifers. Sian.
So, talking about mugging, we had a study session in the school's mini-canteen yesterday! I'm here with some pics of how canoesists study after training...
Okayyyy here we see our guys already mugging without much prompting (yeah right...)
There's Guoren, Bernard, Shawn, Jing Cong and me, all mugging a variety of subjects.
Here me mugging physics. Find the crate thingy familar? It's the stupid question from tutorial 4 which I still have difficulty doing. I'm a nub.
And here's Bernard who's some man. We were at FJ just one hour ago and here he is, eating away again. Yum yum, Hokkien Mee. :P FAT MAN.
As always, we felt "manlified" after training because jiao jiao "outmans" us. So after a while, some of us sank into "barely awake" mood, as shown here on Guoren's expression.
He starts to lie down and sleep and he was the only canoeist to nap twice within 3 hours. Then slowly, the tired syndrome was passed to both his and present and ex-partner, Shawn and Bernard respectively.
Shows that whoever sticks with Guoren too long will fall asleep. So girls, watch out! Especially somebody... Tsk tsk... Guoren cunning...
Then nearing the end of the study session, we had a laughing moment.
Bernard: "Hmm, I feel kind of funny after eating that plate of Hokkien Mee..."
Me: "So do you want to tell a joke?"
:)
Overall, our study session was quite "successful". The main distractions came from Shawn (as usual) with his weird actions, some of which include drawing stupid pictures on my paper and throwing paper balls. And the strong wind kept blowing Jing Cong's papers all over the place.
But I must say, it was quite fun!!! Hope to get more canoeists to study after training. Remember I will have to take down your CT results but if you are generous and donate to the Kenneth's funds, things might look for the better. :)
To those slugging out (in canoeing or/and studying) now, jia you!
Damn some no lifers. Sian.
So, talking about mugging, we had a study session in the school's mini-canteen yesterday! I'm here with some pics of how canoesists study after training...
Okayyyy here we see our guys already mugging without much prompting (yeah right...)
There's Guoren, Bernard, Shawn, Jing Cong and me, all mugging a variety of subjects.Here me mugging physics. Find the crate thingy familar? It's the stupid question from tutorial 4 which I still have difficulty doing. I'm a nub.
And here's Bernard who's some man. We were at FJ just one hour ago and here he is, eating away again. Yum yum, Hokkien Mee. :P FAT MAN.
As always, we felt "manlified" after training because jiao jiao "outmans" us. So after a while, some of us sank into "barely awake" mood, as shown here on Guoren's expression.
He starts to lie down and sleep and he was the only canoeist to nap twice within 3 hours. Then slowly, the tired syndrome was passed to both his and present and ex-partner, Shawn and Bernard respectively.
Shows that whoever sticks with Guoren too long will fall asleep. So girls, watch out! Especially somebody... Tsk tsk... Guoren cunning...Then nearing the end of the study session, we had a laughing moment.
Bernard: "Hmm, I feel kind of funny after eating that plate of Hokkien Mee..."
Me: "So do you want to tell a joke?"
:)
Overall, our study session was quite "successful". The main distractions came from Shawn (as usual) with his weird actions, some of which include drawing stupid pictures on my paper and throwing paper balls. And the strong wind kept blowing Jing Cong's papers all over the place.
But I must say, it was quite fun!!! Hope to get more canoeists to study after training. Remember I will have to take down your CT results but if you are generous and donate to the Kenneth's funds, things might look for the better. :)
To those slugging out (in canoeing or/and studying) now, jia you!
you know ur capping size too little when...
u pee more in the toilet than in the water
You know you have been canoeing too little when...
1) you use terms such as capping size instead of capsizing...
2)while sitting on the mrt or on a bus, when the ride becomes jerky, you instinctively capping size and fall into the floor...
3) while canoeing in a boat, you feel something is amiss. you realise that the weird feeling comes because you are not used to not swimming in the water with your boat...
4) in a boring lecture, you need to flex to see your biceps...normally, flexing is unnecessary...
5) you mistook one of the monkeys at macritchie to be boon shing.
2)while sitting on the mrt or on a bus, when the ride becomes jerky, you instinctively capping size and fall into the floor...
3) while canoeing in a boat, you feel something is amiss. you realise that the weird feeling comes because you are not used to not swimming in the water with your boat...
4) in a boring lecture, you need to flex to see your biceps...normally, flexing is unnecessary...
5) you mistook one of the monkeys at macritchie to be boon shing.
you know you've been canoeing too much when...
1) while sitting on the mrt or on a bus, when the ride becomes jerky, you instinctively stick out an arm to try to brace
2) in the car, you see your mom as your 'frontman'
3) when in the car, when the light turns yellow, you frantically scream for your mom to 'BURST!!"
4) you accidentally address your tuition teacher as 'jiaolian'
5) you fall asleep while sitting on the toilet bowl and wake up finding yourself doing strokes
6) while swimming in the pool, you find something is amiss. you realise that the weird feeling comes because you are not used to swimming without a boat :P
7) you don't mind to drink macritchie water. from a paddle.
8) your tan lines are really ugly
9) in a boring lecture, u'd flex your biceps, just to make sure their still big
10) you start to recognise the individual monkeys at macritchie (this one is called ah meng, this one is called ah toot, this one is called jiao jiao)
2) in the car, you see your mom as your 'frontman'
3) when in the car, when the light turns yellow, you frantically scream for your mom to 'BURST!!"
4) you accidentally address your tuition teacher as 'jiaolian'
5) you fall asleep while sitting on the toilet bowl and wake up finding yourself doing strokes
6) while swimming in the pool, you find something is amiss. you realise that the weird feeling comes because you are not used to swimming without a boat :P
7) you don't mind to drink macritchie water. from a paddle.
8) your tan lines are really ugly
9) in a boring lecture, u'd flex your biceps, just to make sure their still big
10) you start to recognise the individual monkeys at macritchie (this one is called ah meng, this one is called ah toot, this one is called jiao jiao)
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Feeling Angsted
Hello. I'm once again back this time needing and outlet to express my pent up feelings. Why so angsted? You may ask. Well here's the answer... I have once again been FLAMED. Not by the same person but by another random person i dun even know. And oh yea side note i have also been hinted at as a slacker who comes late for training! By another sadly misinformed person. So back to the getting flamed.
Getting flamed is a really interesting occasion. You really learn alot about the person who has flamed you and naturally you also start to lose respect for that person. So unless u really know the person please do not flame him/her. Another lesson I have drawn from this new "occasion" is watch what you say lest it comes back to haunt you. Never say anything you may or may not mean without thinking it through, it will just turn back and bite you.
So my week has been rather fantasically exciting. Dinner was really "fantastic". My "mother" even went to the extent of PURPOSELY not looking at me and rolling her eyes. Getting ridiculed by someone I regard as a friend is also very exciting. So i wonder what other exciting stuff is coming my way as a finishing touch to this "fantastic" week. And I'm also wonder what other names people can come up for me. To date I have been called: loser, jerk, bastard, ink, fucker, idiot, retard. So I've come to the end of this otherwise totally useless entry. SORRY for taking up your precious time.
Getting flamed is a really interesting occasion. You really learn alot about the person who has flamed you and naturally you also start to lose respect for that person. So unless u really know the person please do not flame him/her. Another lesson I have drawn from this new "occasion" is watch what you say lest it comes back to haunt you. Never say anything you may or may not mean without thinking it through, it will just turn back and bite you.
So my week has been rather fantasically exciting. Dinner was really "fantastic". My "mother" even went to the extent of PURPOSELY not looking at me and rolling her eyes. Getting ridiculed by someone I regard as a friend is also very exciting. So i wonder what other exciting stuff is coming my way as a finishing touch to this "fantastic" week. And I'm also wonder what other names people can come up for me. To date I have been called: loser, jerk, bastard, ink, fucker, idiot, retard. So I've come to the end of this otherwise totally useless entry. SORRY for taking up your precious time.
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
study session
hey yo! in view of the coming cts, we shall haf a study grp! noe u muggers out there are already studying like mad.. ppl like kane, loo.. fav study hot spots at like tampines and woodlands library =P
so for those interested, there'll be a studying session tml in the afternoon in school so do bring ur studying stuff! yupx! it'll juz be us j1 guys.. so no distractions (we're aware tt some ppl in the team study better wif distractions tho -pouts lips-) haha..
smart ppl are of cos invited (ppl like loo, ky (but too bad he takes humans), etc).. as for the not so smart ppl, u can come down too!
ok.. so see u guys tml! and we'll prob haf dinner tgt too at like 7?
happy studying..
so for those interested, there'll be a studying session tml in the afternoon in school so do bring ur studying stuff! yupx! it'll juz be us j1 guys.. so no distractions (we're aware tt some ppl in the team study better wif distractions tho -pouts lips-) haha..
smart ppl are of cos invited (ppl like loo, ky (but too bad he takes humans), etc).. as for the not so smart ppl, u can come down too!
ok.. so see u guys tml! and we'll prob haf dinner tgt too at like 7?
happy studying..
siloso hoooooo
this is what happens when you put a bunch of half naked guys who have all undergone the hard gay fever together on a nice sandy beach.
SILOSO HOOOOOOOO!
haha you might wanna turn on your speakers a lil bit.
btw, happy bday selwyn!~
for your info, he has the largest arms in the canoeing team. yes, bigger than ky's.
now that's monstrous. try spotting him in the sentosa photos. the first person who does gets a hot date with kane cheong. whooo.
SILOSO HOOOOOOOO!
haha you might wanna turn on your speakers a lil bit.
btw, happy bday selwyn!~
for your info, he has the largest arms in the canoeing team. yes, bigger than ky's.
now that's monstrous. try spotting him in the sentosa photos. the first person who does gets a hot date with kane cheong. whooo.
Sunday, June 04, 2006
East coast rox! Kane is hot!
Today, we din have canoe training so Kane, Jing cong, me and some chubby guy with no abs called hiok hong decided to go east coast to walk walk and eat dinner. By the way, the chubby guy runs like some slow f*** with a time of 10+ for 2.4km in napfa, but den he pwned me in all the other 5 stations to i think he quite man...a chubby man who is 2 heads shorter den some gal.
So they all gathered at my house den we started walking to east coast which took us like 1 hour...
When we finally reached, the place was damn crowded so we had to wait to get seats. But after we got seats, we ate a lot and i think we pissed pple who were waiting for our seats coz i bought like 4 rounds of food which cost me like 20 bucks (which is a lot at a hawker centre). Anyway, we ate sinful food like bbq sting ray, prawn omelette, sambal lala (a kind of clam), oyster omelette, satay beehoon, wantan mee, rojak, deserts and we washed it all down with sugar cane juice...den we all got damn bloated, especially me coz i think i ate the most like some pig...
Anyway we ate for like close to 2 hours i think coz jing cong's satay beehoon damn long queue and had to queue for like 45min. Stupid jing cong's fault i ate so much coz if we weren't seen eating den pple will come and ask you for the table. So the 2 hours we talked a lot of shit...
Kane was eating some imba big lala(clam)...
Chubby(hiok hong): wah! tat clam damn big, looks damn sick...i think anything which is too big looks damn sick...
I gave him a long stare...
Chubby: Ok, I know wat u are thinking...everything cept tat.
Me: U know if your boobs are too big, it looks damn sick.
Some names came up...
Jing cong: Boobs are fats...
Kane: Boobs are fats meh? I thought they empty...or just air...
All: hahaha...lol...wtf
Jing cong: Den u use needle poke den...pssss...all the air come out liao and burst...
ok so now u see how innocent some canoeists are.
Anyway, we were talking about how hot Kane was. Apparantly according to Paul, half the gal J1 population has a crush on him. He also has a nickname..."eye Kaney". Even Justin Chiam idolises him coz his AC JC friend think he's cute and wants his number. wow! even some j2 gals think he's cute...Kane is so hot! Anyway, when i think that Kane looks like a sissy in the sentosa pic 2 post below, hiok hong reminded me tat he may have been trying to act sexy and seduce all the gals...
so if u know any gals who wants to go out with him, juz tell me if they are too shy to approach him...as i am a nice guy and his best fren rite...ya i am his best fren...u can always tell me and i can help arrange stuff coz Peter is nice...
So they all gathered at my house den we started walking to east coast which took us like 1 hour...
When we finally reached, the place was damn crowded so we had to wait to get seats. But after we got seats, we ate a lot and i think we pissed pple who were waiting for our seats coz i bought like 4 rounds of food which cost me like 20 bucks (which is a lot at a hawker centre). Anyway, we ate sinful food like bbq sting ray, prawn omelette, sambal lala (a kind of clam), oyster omelette, satay beehoon, wantan mee, rojak, deserts and we washed it all down with sugar cane juice...den we all got damn bloated, especially me coz i think i ate the most like some pig...
Anyway we ate for like close to 2 hours i think coz jing cong's satay beehoon damn long queue and had to queue for like 45min. Stupid jing cong's fault i ate so much coz if we weren't seen eating den pple will come and ask you for the table. So the 2 hours we talked a lot of shit...
Kane was eating some imba big lala(clam)...
Chubby(hiok hong): wah! tat clam damn big, looks damn sick...i think anything which is too big looks damn sick...
I gave him a long stare...
Chubby: Ok, I know wat u are thinking...everything cept tat.
Me: U know if your boobs are too big, it looks damn sick.
Some names came up...
Jing cong: Boobs are fats...
Kane: Boobs are fats meh? I thought they empty...or just air...
All: hahaha...lol...wtf
Jing cong: Den u use needle poke den...pssss...all the air come out liao and burst...
ok so now u see how innocent some canoeists are.
Anyway, we were talking about how hot Kane was. Apparantly according to Paul, half the gal J1 population has a crush on him. He also has a nickname..."eye Kaney". Even Justin Chiam idolises him coz his AC JC friend think he's cute and wants his number. wow! even some j2 gals think he's cute...Kane is so hot! Anyway, when i think that Kane looks like a sissy in the sentosa pic 2 post below, hiok hong reminded me tat he may have been trying to act sexy and seduce all the gals...
so if u know any gals who wants to go out with him, juz tell me if they are too shy to approach him...as i am a nice guy and his best fren rite...ya i am his best fren...u can always tell me and i can help arrange stuff coz Peter is nice...
Saturday, June 03, 2006
stupid smelly boys
today we had canoe training as usual and at the end of training, a pungent scent drifted around and pple started saying, "wtf la...who is the smelly f***er?". Those who din say anything had already died due to the poisonous fumes...so everyone started looking for the smelly bloke.
In the end, we realised that it wasn't a smelly bloke but many smelly blokes...blokes like guoren, kane and jing cong...den those fagots kept walking in the front when we were walking back to sch, killing everyone else walking at the back.
At first, guoren, kane and jing cong din admit tat they stank...but after a while, they realised that they did stink...so many stupid excuses came up.
Guoren: Aiya i dun stink la...it's not me...
After 5 min,
Guoren: Its the stupid lifejack i wore la...it stinks.
Jing Cong: I don't stink...u come smell me...it's not me...kane its u!
After 5 min,
Jing Cong: Its the smell of the sun...
like wtf la...i'm sure sun got smell...tat was a lame excuse
anyway, jing cong also invented a new word...or 2
Jing cong: Wah, i do k2 very stable...U dun see me capping size.
so the moral of the story...canoeists stink after training...and jing cong is a retard
:)
In the end, we realised that it wasn't a smelly bloke but many smelly blokes...blokes like guoren, kane and jing cong...den those fagots kept walking in the front when we were walking back to sch, killing everyone else walking at the back.
At first, guoren, kane and jing cong din admit tat they stank...but after a while, they realised that they did stink...so many stupid excuses came up.
Guoren: Aiya i dun stink la...it's not me...
After 5 min,
Guoren: Its the stupid lifejack i wore la...it stinks.
Jing Cong: I don't stink...u come smell me...it's not me...kane its u!
After 5 min,
Jing Cong: Its the smell of the sun...
like wtf la...i'm sure sun got smell...tat was a lame excuse
anyway, jing cong also invented a new word...or 2
Jing cong: Wah, i do k2 very stable...U dun see me capping size.
so the moral of the story...canoeists stink after training...and jing cong is a retard
:)
Thursday, June 01, 2006
sentosa outing!!
okay on wednesday 11 members of the canoeing team went down to sentosa for some sun, fun, and showing off of hot buns!
we were supposed to meet really early in the morning at 830 at harbourfront MRT. i was rather late because my sister needed a ride to toa payoh and hijacked my mom's car and delayed me by half an hour. sorry! everyone was in full beach posing attire- board shorts, singlets/sleeveless shirts to show off huge biceps, oakley sunglasses. boarded the bus and went to the entry center where we bought passes to go into sentosa. for $3, its quite ex, no wonder not many people go to sentosa.
headed straight to siloso beach and rented stuff. Started with playing volleyball! the teams were quite balanced but we were really nubby and could barely volley or set or spike or dig the ball. so usually, as long as ur serve gets into the court, you probably would win. Some people like kane or peter wanted to show off their leet soccer skills by kicking the ball really hard whenever they went to pick it... which led to the ball flying over the court and requiring someone else to pick it again. tsktsk. sometimes peter would head the ball and send it flying off which was quite funny. or once shenglin did a super nice jump for the ball but tried to hit it with both hands over his head which looked really weird and he screwed up and missed... lolx
Got sianned of volleyball after 5 matches and went to play beach soccer. Everyone was better at this and there was quite a good game. The sun was really hot now and the sand was burning our feet... ouch. the beach soccer felt like the kinda stuff they play in brazil or what... haha but o
nly lacking bikini babes
Now we come to the part that you all have been waiting for.....!!! Kenneth kong, boon shing and myself were swimming in the sea to cool off after soccer when... hoo! bikini babes sighted!! two leggy and busty females wearing neon pink bras (how kinky. fantastic) were seen about 50 meters away! kenneth got very happy and suggested we swim a bit closer to them so we could check them out. Just as it happened, selwyn came over with a bottle of 100 plus. so in order to give kenneth a prerogative to swim closer to the two babes, i would toss the bottle as far as i could and kenneth would... "fetch". while we were cunningly edging closer, i overheard this two indian guys talking. indian one: "hey brother look! got bikini babes! lets swim over!!" indian two: "woo hoo!" i guess all guys are horny bastards. haha.
LOL
met art club at the beach and recruited jingwen to help us camwhore. canoeists are bloody vain asses man. heres the pics! girls... dont.... drool too much. =P just kidding
anyway thats it from me! sorry couldnt post all the pics if not our blog would lag