.Sunday, October 16, 2011 ' 5:35 PM
Ok, so I haven't been posting for quite some time. That's because I got lazy and decided to just use tumblr instead. But having read my past post and recollecting all the memories, I feel like there is a need to blog again, to pen down my thoughts and experiences.
So what has become of my life? Well, many things have happened since my canoeing days. For one, I ended up in SMU. Met the pinkie pies (sports camp group). And eye opening experiences occurred. Pinkie Pies are no doubt my "homies" in SMU. As the months past and I get to know them better, our individual characteristics start to appear, we start to talk about more serious stuff, we start to share more of our problems and emotions. Somehow, I just feel very comfortable with them, it's like we have been lifetime friends. I feel rather blessed to have very close group of friends in every stage of my life. And each group always help me shed light on different aspects of life. "Friends are the family you choose".
Studies wise, I'm doing mediocre I guess. I feel like with every step forward, my ability to focus on studies and my drive to do well slackens. I don't know, maybe its the increasingly unstructured way of learning. I need structure, I need tangible goals, I need to be in control of what I am doing. But all these are hard to lay out with more independence as you climb up the education ladder. Oh wells.
That's that for now.
.Saturday, April 10, 2010 ' 12:03 AM
IM BACK! 38 days really flies like a bullet train. Theres so many emotions in me right now, euphoria, sadness, lost, speechless, regret, failure, sucess. I would have never dreamed of being in such a team, I never thought that a CCA could give you such fufillment, such undiscribable feelings. I have never felt such a sense of belonging to a particular group of people, they are really my family. Words cannot describe my feelings towards SA canoeing team, you have to be in it to know it. I can't believe its all over, the tough trainings and banned food. No more gathering at the fitness corner for land/gym trainings. No more shouting like a mad dog during gym/land trainings. No more seeing the sunset at bedok reservoir. No more of jiao lian's long debriefs. I now understand what it means to be fighting together, pushing each other on, breaking your limits. The SA canoeing team sure has been through loads of joy and sorrows, and im proud to be part of this team, this legacy. Stepping down from canoeing is like ripping one part of me apart. No doubt i will feel lost, weird and sad, but i know that we will meet up often.
K4 girls: I just want to say how proud i am of you all. omg, you all have becomed legendary by coming first for the 500m event. You all exceeded expectations. You all are not any lesser than the K2 girls, you all are strong in your own way. You all deserve those medals with all pride and honour.
K2 girls: Oh man have we been through hell together. switching of partners like some merry-go-round game. going to K4 and ripping us apart again. Our imbalances, technique screw ups and so much more. But today, today we gave it our best, our all. And having a medal or not doesnt matter to me, beacuse at the end of the day its the memories of training and all the sharing and bonding time that we have, that will be forever strongly etached to my mind. We have build a strong friendship over these past few months, and i hope it will remain for the rest of our lifetime.
Jen/Sandra: Haha, you two made the most trouble. late coming, or sometimes not even coming for training. But i have seen you all change, grow, matured from day one until now. In the last few days of training, i can see you all really wanted to contribute to team points, you trained hard. Im proud of you girls for giving it your all and doing your best. Thank you for being there as morale support for the team, you both never fail to cheer the team up.
Sharol/Jinyi: You two are the cutest and most hardworking juniors i've met. You both came for every training and fought it out with us. Sharol! proud of you for getting into finals. :) Jingyi, thanks for being our morale support system. You both better jia you for next year, im sure you all can catch up with Xuan Ning if you all continue to have the kind of training attitude you have now.
Jiaru: Through these four days, i got to kow you better. Well, im still amazed at how fast your K1 can go. Good job in your races today, you are already a champion to me no matter the position you came in.
Ain/Amanda: You both really handle admin stuff damn well. All the sai kang also you all do, really loft a lot of burden from the excos shoulders. The team really wouldn't have functioned as well if not for you both. A big Thank You to you both for all the memories that we get to keep in picture. :)
As for the boys, i shall dedicate another post another day, its getting late and my endorphin is slowly draining away from me. DOUBLE SECOND OVERALL! WOOHOO. :D