After reading multiple posts, emails and talking with some, the qn many of us are asking ourselves now is "was it worth it...did we sacrifice 1 and a half years of our lives, our grades, our social lives all for nothing...was it worth it?" To each his own, we might all have different answers but for me the answer is a resounding YES!

I won't be gg on to write another long post simply because i feel tat all that is needed to be said has already been said but i just want to add something tat i feel all of us have missed out.
Yes we might have failed in this competition and many feel it has all come to naught. But aren't you forgeting something?

If you hadn't joined canoeing, would you have known you could push yourself this far? For me (an ex-shooter cum interacter), I was never pushed to my limits. After the j1 land trainings and canoe camp, i found a new side of me. It aided in my self discovery...to know tat I can accomplish something i never thought I could was really gratifying. I felt that I had achieved something great (greater den getting an A for exams which I haven't done for a long time)

If you hadn't joined canoeing, would you got to know your teammates? B4 joining, I only knew Kane and JC well. Now, I can safely say tat 20 years down the road, we will all still be frens. Even better frens den my classmates and tat's becoz we have shed blood and tears for one another, making us all sworn brothers in a sense. To Kong, thx for helping with my strokes when we were still K2 partners. Even though my strokes were so suck and I caused most of the tilts, you never abandoned me (until coach asked you to haha) and stuck with me without getting pissed off with my inadequacy. To Shenglin, you were my greatest teacher. Even though we rowed like only 3 times together, you taught me more den everyone else in the team put together. You are definitely my idol. To Jameson, we only had the fortunate chance of getting to know each other better after i went on to do K1. I dare say you were the most caring one in the water...nv letting me out of your sight even though you could have often just rowed off without me. You would even follow me all the way to the toilet during water training breaks even if you didn't need to and I salute you! HIGH FIVE! To Kenneth Loo, you are very understanding and even though your talent, grades and hard work are far far above me, you always took the time to listen to me bitch about my inadequacy and give me advice. You have been a real motivation for me. To KY, you are the greatest captain ever. You kept the whole team together and gave 110% and even your social life for us. I know of no one else who would have pulled off wat you did. To Eliza and Hannah (if you are reading this), you were the only ones who bothered to stop and look during water trainings to correct my stokes and I am deeply thankful to have teammates like you gals. To the blue moon gang (Seetoh and Guoren especially), thx for all the times you decided to walk with me to LIM BO SENG to buy Sportade to drink. To Selwyn, thx for counting out loud when we are during warmups. It would have never been the same without you. I am also deeply sorry for making fun of you the most in the entire team and i think Boon can testify to tat...NOT! To Bernard, Chiam, Seetoh, Guoren, Boon and any other who were regular lanners after trainings, thx for providing an outlet to destress and make fun of each other for being nub at DOTA. To Tim, thx for always making sure everything in the shed is in order. You have been a really responsible quartermaster. Lastly, I wanna thank Kane, Jingcong for always being there for me and giving me advice on canoeing on the way home after every training.

If you hadn't joined canoeing, would you have got the hot bods you all have now? Even Selwyn has abs after his long runs every morning. Its there Selwyn dun let anyone tell you its not. They are just freaking jealous.

If you hadn't joined canoeing, would you have gone Laos and did all the kok and some hard work for the Laotian pple? Getting a better perspective on the world and how pple lived in other parts of the world?

If you hadn't joined canoeing, would you have got to know your current galfrens? (only applicable to selected members such as pple who miss their drugs)

If you hadn't joined canoeing...But lucky for me, I did join canoeing and I did discover myself and I did meet frens who I know will be there for me no matter wat. ONLY THING IS I NO GALFREN!!! And i quote Jameson "I WANT CHIO BU!" haha.

I'm sure tat 20 years down the road, our wounds will heal and we would have a better perspective of the world by then and we would look back and be proud to say that we are RAFFLES CANOEISTS!

I love our team. No matter who you are. Boy/Girl, Man/Woman Chinese/Malay/Indian/Eurasian, Tall/Chiam, Chiam/Skinny, Smart/Chiam, I will still love you. Because you are a Raffles Canoeist!

Now, do you still think it was not worth it?