The onli reason I am blogging on the 2nd day of the Dragon Boat Festival was due to the fact that the 2 day event turned out to be a single day event for us. Did not make the semis for any of the events we took part. Failed miserably to reach our targets. This 800m competition proves to be a reality check for the team; I hope. We lack the endurance, strength & technique to compete with the REAL competitive teams. We were always neck to neck with the rest of the fields till the 600m mark. While the rest are ready to charge, we began to slow down. Haha. The last 200m is wat differentiates a good team from the leisure one.
I was really glad to see Xiao Pang so disappointed cuz it means she wants to be better. She was telling me tat she is also sian cuz she dun feel every1 is as disappointed as her. Haha. Told her it is their 1st race & now they noe the standard of the competitive teams so it is up to them how they want their future races to go. Win, lose by boat length or lose by no. of buoys?
The guys did ok but still not good enough. Not enough power to pull away while we were leading & not enough endurance to last the race. The truth is the better teams trained way harder than we did & they totally deserve to kick our ass. Really glad this race provides a reality check for the team. How well we want to do really depend on ourselves. No doubt we have fun during races but is the way we want the club to continue???
Sunday, June 29
Friday, June 27
Training & S'pore Dragon Boat Festival
The last land training saw a great turnout of 5 pax. No point carrying on so it will be the last land training organized by me. Guess I was expecting & hoping too much. Every1's commitment & priority is different. So sian sometimes. Haha. Starting to feel the sport is not as fun as it use to be leow. Alvin was telling me today abt retaining the good rowers but I told him it be hard cuz sooner than later pple who put in more will want to see results. Seriously dun tink the team can keep pace with some of the better rowers. The pig keeps telling me how badly he wishes to win something for all the efforts he put in & how enjoyable & fun it is to row with pple tat has the same objective & is willing to put in effort & commit. Can't really argue with him on tat so I guess it is pointless & not possible to ask him to stay with the team leow. I would also like to win something with this team but I guess it is juz not possible. This team is so fun to row with but so frustrating at times to train with. Wonder whether I should row with a more committed team for future competitions??? Hehe. But this team is so close to my heart that it is juz not possible to give it up oso. A lot of good pple & friends & we have so much fun training & toking cock. Haha.
We got quite an ok draw for the coming competition. Some of the better teams were lucky to avoid us in the Heat. Hahaha. Not expecting great results but praying for some miracle. Hehe. Told every1 our results will show the level of commitment we put in. Hope the team can manage their expectations. Looking forward to seeing the gals in action. Hope they can do well & make it past the Heat. Jia you & fly high! Sunday Dragons! Sa! Sa! Sa!
We got quite an ok draw for the coming competition. Some of the better teams were lucky to avoid us in the Heat. Hahaha. Not expecting great results but praying for some miracle. Hehe. Told every1 our results will show the level of commitment we put in. Hope the team can manage their expectations. Looking forward to seeing the gals in action. Hope they can do well & make it past the Heat. Jia you & fly high! Sunday Dragons! Sa! Sa! Sa!
Sunday, May 11
The Bestest Gift Ever!!!
Received 1 of the most wonderful & bestest gift from some of the nicest & coolest pple on the planet. Just want to say thank you, especially to Cass & Cacy for doing the bulk of the hard work. Thanks!!!
Friday, May 2
My luve luve relationship
There is nothing I luve more than training hard. Pain is good cuz u noe u r alive got to be 1 of the smartest ting tat came out of a man's mouth. Some pple might call me a slave driver but I juz luve to stretch my own limit & sometimes the limit of my fellow team mates. Hahaha. Totally luve the painful expression on their faces when they r pushing themselves.
Jokes aside, I am really pleased with the last circuit training conducted by the pig. Although not a lot of pple turned up but glad to see 12 ON rowers showed up on a public holiday & spent their whole morning pushing (mostly me & the pig) & motivating each other.
Cass kept saying I set bery high standard for them but tat is the onli way I noe tat we can be better. If some1 out there got a better suggestion on how we can be better with doing less, pls let me noe. Hehe. I always feel we can do more, train harder & be better. Hate it when pple tink they can be good juz by toking. But guess sometimes I expect too much from tis amateur team. Will try to slow down a bit. Errrr ... but who am I kidding!!! Not possible!!! We juz got & NEEED to train HARDER! Cass, look out for the next circuit training!
Jokes aside, I am really pleased with the last circuit training conducted by the pig. Although not a lot of pple turned up but glad to see 12 ON rowers showed up on a public holiday & spent their whole morning pushing (mostly me & the pig) & motivating each other.
Cass kept saying I set bery high standard for them but tat is the onli way I noe tat we can be better. If some1 out there got a better suggestion on how we can be better with doing less, pls let me noe. Hehe. I always feel we can do more, train harder & be better. Hate it when pple tink they can be good juz by toking. But guess sometimes I expect too much from tis amateur team. Will try to slow down a bit. Errrr ... but who am I kidding!!! Not possible!!! We juz got & NEEED to train HARDER! Cass, look out for the next circuit training!
Tuesday, April 22
Who wants to live forever?
"Every day is my best day; this is my life. I'm not going to have this moment again." - Bernie Siegel
Babi looking lost and bewildered even though he's got enough grass to graze until he explodes.
My babi is the typical Aries character...perpetually discontented and wants more even when he's got everything going for him in life. Don't get me wrong here...I don't mean he's not thankful for what he's got...sure, he is, but somewhere deep in his complex, Arian soul, he feels this deep gnawing sensation that something is still missing.
Are rams genetically predisposed to Attention Deficit Disorder? I would like to think not, but...
I hate to attribute this to something as generic and flaky as astrology, but the coincidences are too magnificent to dismiss. Almost every Arian I know possesses this character quirk. They're all a bunch of fiery, passionate people who are lively, likeable go-getters. As a result of their likeability, they ascend very rapidly in life. They're easily ignitable and calm down just as quickly. I'm sorry to say this, but they've also got the attention span of a severely under-developed, under-nourished fly.
They get all excited and passionate over something, and go all out for it...but their fire dies just as quickly. Few things in life can hold their attention and interest for long. I can only conclude that Arians crave for variety in life, not so much of excitement. The mundanity of routine bores them stiff. They are individuals who bore easily, may it be with hobby, career or love life. They constantly crave for that elusive, often-unattainable something...but they're usually unable to put a finger on what exactly the missing piece of puzzle in their life is. So, like the typical ram that they are, they get bored and disillusioned.
Trust me, when a ram is sibeh sian...his entire surrounding resonates with his sentiment. Those near and dear can feel it like one can feel a ram charging at and goring at her with his horns.
For any thing to hold their attention, much less passion...that thing has to constantly evolve to keep them on their toes. Arians thrive best when something out of the ordinary (not even necessarily something major) happens (as seen in how the 3 little girls incident momentarily lifted Babi from his mood rut). The Arian will absolutely die a slow, tortuous death when they have to experience or deal with the same thing day in and day out, over and over again.
Babi has a healthy conscience, so he is likely to suppress what is bothering him until it eats him up inside. While I can understand where he's coming from, I don't see why life has to be about doing something or going places (by that I don't mean go jalan jalan hor). I'm an atypical Leo who finds comfort in familiarity and is perfectly happy nua-ing at home doing nothing day in and day out. Am I happy the way I am? You bet your sweet, ambitious ass I am.
I am digressing here, but I do want to air my humble two cents on life...
Who wrote The Book of Life that living has to be about the vibrance of constant action? Living is about being happy. If one is happy rotting in bed all day and that is what truly brings a smile to his face, then one is living. If one is scaling Mount Everest thinking to himself, "The things I do to make myself feel that I am living", then one is merely pretending to live.
Living isn't about getting somewhere in life. The only final destination we will all surely and eventually get to is death. All else in life is one long, turbulent process, some more turbulent than others. Why hasten the process when you can slowly savor what you're able to make of life (notice I don't say 'what life has to offer')? In my words, don't take life too seriously. If you're unhappy with the way you're living (notice I don't say 'your life'), then do something about it.
I know exactly what John Lennon meant when he said, "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." Because that is exactly what is happening to most of us, whether or not we're aware. Life isn't for us lowly mortals to contemplate...it's for us to live and suffer through. It is, however, in our hands whether or not we're happy, as we head towards our collective, irrevocable fate.
While we're preoccupied thinking we should be doing this and that, we should've gotten here or there, comparing and complaining...life is passing us by because time waits for no man. Life doesn't revolve around what you need to know, it revolves around what you need to understand. So, while I'm waiting for a sign that will indicate to me what meaning I must give to my life, right now my futile existence alone is satisfactory.
"Some people live to be. I just live." Susie de la Chappelle
Babi looking lost and bewildered even though he's got enough grass to graze until he explodes.
My babi is the typical Aries character...perpetually discontented and wants more even when he's got everything going for him in life. Don't get me wrong here...I don't mean he's not thankful for what he's got...sure, he is, but somewhere deep in his complex, Arian soul, he feels this deep gnawing sensation that something is still missing.
Are rams genetically predisposed to Attention Deficit Disorder? I would like to think not, but...
I hate to attribute this to something as generic and flaky as astrology, but the coincidences are too magnificent to dismiss. Almost every Arian I know possesses this character quirk. They're all a bunch of fiery, passionate people who are lively, likeable go-getters. As a result of their likeability, they ascend very rapidly in life. They're easily ignitable and calm down just as quickly. I'm sorry to say this, but they've also got the attention span of a severely under-developed, under-nourished fly.
They get all excited and passionate over something, and go all out for it...but their fire dies just as quickly. Few things in life can hold their attention and interest for long. I can only conclude that Arians crave for variety in life, not so much of excitement. The mundanity of routine bores them stiff. They are individuals who bore easily, may it be with hobby, career or love life. They constantly crave for that elusive, often-unattainable something...but they're usually unable to put a finger on what exactly the missing piece of puzzle in their life is. So, like the typical ram that they are, they get bored and disillusioned.
Trust me, when a ram is sibeh sian...his entire surrounding resonates with his sentiment. Those near and dear can feel it like one can feel a ram charging at and goring at her with his horns.
For any thing to hold their attention, much less passion...that thing has to constantly evolve to keep them on their toes. Arians thrive best when something out of the ordinary (not even necessarily something major) happens (as seen in how the 3 little girls incident momentarily lifted Babi from his mood rut). The Arian will absolutely die a slow, tortuous death when they have to experience or deal with the same thing day in and day out, over and over again.
Babi has a healthy conscience, so he is likely to suppress what is bothering him until it eats him up inside. While I can understand where he's coming from, I don't see why life has to be about doing something or going places (by that I don't mean go jalan jalan hor). I'm an atypical Leo who finds comfort in familiarity and is perfectly happy nua-ing at home doing nothing day in and day out. Am I happy the way I am? You bet your sweet, ambitious ass I am.
I am digressing here, but I do want to air my humble two cents on life...
Who wrote The Book of Life that living has to be about the vibrance of constant action? Living is about being happy. If one is happy rotting in bed all day and that is what truly brings a smile to his face, then one is living. If one is scaling Mount Everest thinking to himself, "The things I do to make myself feel that I am living", then one is merely pretending to live.
Living isn't about getting somewhere in life. The only final destination we will all surely and eventually get to is death. All else in life is one long, turbulent process, some more turbulent than others. Why hasten the process when you can slowly savor what you're able to make of life (notice I don't say 'what life has to offer')? In my words, don't take life too seriously. If you're unhappy with the way you're living (notice I don't say 'your life'), then do something about it.
I know exactly what John Lennon meant when he said, "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." Because that is exactly what is happening to most of us, whether or not we're aware. Life isn't for us lowly mortals to contemplate...it's for us to live and suffer through. It is, however, in our hands whether or not we're happy, as we head towards our collective, irrevocable fate.
While we're preoccupied thinking we should be doing this and that, we should've gotten here or there, comparing and complaining...life is passing us by because time waits for no man. Life doesn't revolve around what you need to know, it revolves around what you need to understand. So, while I'm waiting for a sign that will indicate to me what meaning I must give to my life, right now my futile existence alone is satisfactory.
"Some people live to be. I just live." Susie de la Chappelle
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