Long Time No Post
Nothing much really happened recently until tis few days... so long time no blog...
Yesterday run my first marathon in life and I managed to finished it in 7 hours! Yeah! So unexpected... cause I never train much haha...
And now my legs dun feel like mine... super pain and numb lolx... Also go abrasion on inner thighs super pain...
Next, I found another 4 month temp job! Yeah! Just nice until I get enlisted... Income not bad 1500 monthly about 1200 take home... Finally got something to do no nid rot at home lolx!
Last but not least, got notice that I am getting Sports merit award from RP tomorrow again. So I will be going down to RP most probably my 1 last time... and its my 1 last award I could get from RP...
Ok thats all for now Cya...
Monday, May 11, 2009
Diet Plan Improvise
Last Saturday was my birthday, went to training in the morning, super tired...Was the first training where I used my Brand New Trivium paddle! Super not used to it, not still trying hard to get used... I decided to lengthen my new paddle to 49 inch, compared to my old 47 inch to seek for improvement...
Longer Paddle = Catch more water! = need more strength to control = more trainings needed!
Super Tired training cause I still not used to my new paddle, but had fun playing with my new paddle! After the training, they sang a happy birthday song, make me feel so paiseh... Den went to eat with them at bedok market before meeting my friends at Bugis eat steamboat.
Went down to bugis, meet up with my friends, eat steamboat, den went back to Yishun planning to go Orchid Country Club Play Bowling, end up playing pool~ Will Update pictures soon...
Ok, thats all for my 21st Birthday, next lets get into the main topic, my diet plans are up again today onwards, after I improvised it for 1 whole day.
These are the 10 rules and things I plan to do:
1. At least 30-45 mins of cardio, 4 times per week, but I plan to do daily.
2. Avoid Sugary Drinks!
3. More Smaller Meals Daily.
4. No Junk Food / Titbits.
5. Eat Slowly.
6. Take Stairs, brisk walk for short distance.
7. Do Cardio Before Breakfast!
8. Try to do 2-3 weight trainings per week. ( Planning to do on monday, wednesday, if possible on saturday or sunday night. )
9. Perform Cardio or weight training only 2 1/2 hours after meal.
10.Avoid meal within 45mins after exercise of all kind.
Haha, Writing it out sure is easier den maintaining them...
I also set wrote up a set of weight trainings I gonna do...
Ok Lets get into what I have done for today...
Woke Up abit late today so things I done abit late, consider failure today....
10.37am -> woke up and went for a short joggin session for 15mins
10.52am -> finished joggin and rest for 45mins before breakfast
11.40 am -> 1st meal Breakfast ( veri late one, almost considered lunch, ate mixed vegetable rice, with less rice, mince meat, fishball, beansprout )
12pm -> Finished breakfast, rest for 2 1/2 hours before I hit the gym
1.50pm -> 2nd small meal, Pancake ( Peanut Min Jiang Quey, chinese pancake x1 )
2.50pm -> Hit the gym, did the following work0uts...
- 5 mins warmup on threadmill (Jog + Sprint)
- 5 sets x 10 reps T-bar row 35kg
- 4 sets dumbbell bentover roll x 15reps 12.5kg per side ( light weight)
- 4 sets dumbbell bench press x 15 reps 12.5kg per side ( light weight)
- Lats pull down machine, 4 sets x 46.5 x 8 rep
1 set x 54 x 8 rep
- Seated Cable row x 4 sets x 80 x 12 rep
- 4 sets dumbbell lateral rise x 10 reps 5kg per side
- 4 sets dumbbell front rise x 10 reps 5kg per side
4.15 pm - gym session ended rest 45mins till lunch ( late lunch)
5,20 pm - Lunch Time! ( Japanese rice ball , Nigiri, small ones x3, with teriyaki salmon, chawamushi, chai sim vegetable, meat ball, miso soup ) Suprised that I finished everything!
5.36pm - Lunch ended, super full, shouldn't eat so much... and should eat slower...
7pm - too tired went for nap
8.50 pm - woke up and have a snack, Soyabean milk without sugar and red bean pancake ( min jiang quey again...)
10 pm - my dad cooked crab, so I got to eat some... ended up eating around 2 crabs...
So I would conclude today was not a sucess, even though I felt tired after gymming today!
Tommorow will be cardio day for me, guess I might be going swimming~
Last Saturday was my birthday, went to training in the morning, super tired...Was the first training where I used my Brand New Trivium paddle! Super not used to it, not still trying hard to get used... I decided to lengthen my new paddle to 49 inch, compared to my old 47 inch to seek for improvement...
Longer Paddle = Catch more water! = need more strength to control = more trainings needed!
Super Tired training cause I still not used to my new paddle, but had fun playing with my new paddle! After the training, they sang a happy birthday song, make me feel so paiseh... Den went to eat with them at bedok market before meeting my friends at Bugis eat steamboat.
Went down to bugis, meet up with my friends, eat steamboat, den went back to Yishun planning to go Orchid Country Club Play Bowling, end up playing pool~ Will Update pictures soon...
Ok, thats all for my 21st Birthday, next lets get into the main topic, my diet plans are up again today onwards, after I improvised it for 1 whole day.
These are the 10 rules and things I plan to do:
1. At least 30-45 mins of cardio, 4 times per week, but I plan to do daily.
2. Avoid Sugary Drinks!
3. More Smaller Meals Daily.
4. No Junk Food / Titbits.
5. Eat Slowly.
6. Take Stairs, brisk walk for short distance.
7. Do Cardio Before Breakfast!
8. Try to do 2-3 weight trainings per week. ( Planning to do on monday, wednesday, if possible on saturday or sunday night. )
9. Perform Cardio or weight training only 2 1/2 hours after meal.
10.Avoid meal within 45mins after exercise of all kind.
Haha, Writing it out sure is easier den maintaining them...
I also set wrote up a set of weight trainings I gonna do...
Ok Lets get into what I have done for today...
Woke Up abit late today so things I done abit late, consider failure today....
10.37am -> woke up and went for a short joggin session for 15mins
10.52am -> finished joggin and rest for 45mins before breakfast
11.40 am -> 1st meal Breakfast ( veri late one, almost considered lunch, ate mixed vegetable rice, with less rice, mince meat, fishball, beansprout )
12pm -> Finished breakfast, rest for 2 1/2 hours before I hit the gym
1.50pm -> 2nd small meal, Pancake ( Peanut Min Jiang Quey, chinese pancake x1 )
2.50pm -> Hit the gym, did the following work0uts...
- 5 mins warmup on threadmill (Jog + Sprint)
- 5 sets x 10 reps T-bar row 35kg
- 4 sets dumbbell bentover roll x 15reps 12.5kg per side ( light weight)
- 4 sets dumbbell bench press x 15 reps 12.5kg per side ( light weight)
- Lats pull down machine, 4 sets x 46.5 x 8 rep
1 set x 54 x 8 rep
- Seated Cable row x 4 sets x 80 x 12 rep
- 4 sets dumbbell lateral rise x 10 reps 5kg per side
- 4 sets dumbbell front rise x 10 reps 5kg per side
4.15 pm - gym session ended rest 45mins till lunch ( late lunch)
5,20 pm - Lunch Time! ( Japanese rice ball , Nigiri, small ones x3, with teriyaki salmon, chawamushi, chai sim vegetable, meat ball, miso soup ) Suprised that I finished everything!
5.36pm - Lunch ended, super full, shouldn't eat so much... and should eat slower...
7pm - too tired went for nap
8.50 pm - woke up and have a snack, Soyabean milk without sugar and red bean pancake ( min jiang quey again...)
10 pm - my dad cooked crab, so I got to eat some... ended up eating around 2 crabs...
So I would conclude today was not a sucess, even though I felt tired after gymming today!
Tommorow will be cardio day for me, guess I might be going swimming~
Thursday, May 07, 2009
Work, Work And Work!
This few days were working, and tml will be the last day of my super short 4 day part time...
The job is super slack and boring , I just sit there for 8 hours and enter data when there is orders else stare in the air or surf forums! BORING!
But anyway, this tuesday my family celebrated my birthday in advance at a restaurant, near yishun, but the food was quite good! and because they dun know wad to get for me, they me cash to buy present!
hahahaha, i decided to buy a trivium paddle! Why did I chose that? Since i going NS, handphones and shirt and etc will be not useful to me, so I decided to go for a long term investment... Since I tink I be rowing for quite some time, so I decided to invest in a trivium paddle for long term use...
Getting a new paddle can aid in improvements and better performance, and allows me to push myself more during trainings!
So I told my frens if they wan they can fork some money out for me and consider it as they are forking a part of the money for me as well! So at the same time I get angbaos and wad I want! so happy!~
Such a satisfying week for me, as things are all as I wished~ WEEE
Tml after work I am going down to buy my paddle~ Wonder wad colour I will get?
Anyway, 9th May, this Saturday also super packed... Afternoon training den at nite got my frens celebrating with me for my birthday. Sunday going to aunt's house to celebrate mother's day and my be-lated 1 day birthday again! Wahahah this week is juz so GREAT!
Following are some pictures that dove finally uploaded...
Lolx I like this picture! we took it at the chalet with the idea of this show and after dharfianto editing it, it just came out with great results!
This are some pictures taken on a night trail on 1 nite where TP was driving benson's family car and we visited some new locations around Singapore. ( at least all the 3 places it was my first time visiting! )
This few days were working, and tml will be the last day of my super short 4 day part time...
The job is super slack and boring , I just sit there for 8 hours and enter data when there is orders else stare in the air or surf forums! BORING!
But anyway, this tuesday my family celebrated my birthday in advance at a restaurant, near yishun, but the food was quite good! and because they dun know wad to get for me, they me cash to buy present!
hahahaha, i decided to buy a trivium paddle! Why did I chose that? Since i going NS, handphones and shirt and etc will be not useful to me, so I decided to go for a long term investment... Since I tink I be rowing for quite some time, so I decided to invest in a trivium paddle for long term use...
Getting a new paddle can aid in improvements and better performance, and allows me to push myself more during trainings!
So I told my frens if they wan they can fork some money out for me and consider it as they are forking a part of the money for me as well! So at the same time I get angbaos and wad I want! so happy!~
Such a satisfying week for me, as things are all as I wished~ WEEE
Tml after work I am going down to buy my paddle~ Wonder wad colour I will get?
Anyway, 9th May, this Saturday also super packed... Afternoon training den at nite got my frens celebrating with me for my birthday. Sunday going to aunt's house to celebrate mother's day and my be-lated 1 day birthday again! Wahahah this week is juz so GREAT!
Following are some pictures that dove finally uploaded...
Lolx I like this picture! we took it at the chalet with the idea of this show and after dharfianto editing it, it just came out with great results!
This are some pictures taken on a night trail on 1 nite where TP was driving benson's family car and we visited some new locations around Singapore. ( at least all the 3 places it was my first time visiting! )
Monday, May 04, 2009
Lots of things happen in the past week
Ok lots of things happened last week, lets start from Saturday.
Saturday I had my dragonboat training, it was super tiring because we were practicing for long distance rowing, 800m... After the training we had a post- competition BBQ at angela's house. Super Awesome food, eat until I almost vomit. ( I was BBQing food and eating wadever that came out lolx )
And because there ws leftover food, in order to clear the food we actually play "Zhong ji mi ma" so whoever who hits the no. will have to eat some portion of the food. Super Fun!
After Saturday, Sunday for me was a fun experience too.
Me and My frens, Teow Poo, Weijie, and benson went to paula ubin to cycle. Not just cycling maybe...
It was my 2nd time to Puala ubin, and the first time was 2 years ago, and it seems that there are some changes there... We went to various locations on the island, and it was my first time at Chek Jawa, the natural reserve. 2 years ago it was not open to public, but now it's open to anyone. It was a nice experience there as there were lots of animals that were rarely seen.
Of course, we visited lots of other different locations, like going to various temples, visiting Jack the wild boar ( he is still there, just like the same as 2 years ago ) , climbing to the highest point of the quarry, looking for the lion shaped stone and etc...
Not forgetting to mention the 2 things that are "Memorialble" to be for this trip...
The first ting was that in order to find the hidden lion shaped stone, we had to bash into forest where there were no walking paths, so we have to explore into the forest, stepping onto branches and "Siam" tangling vines... It wasn't that bad experience, so I think my NS can survive hahaha...
Next ting, is to get up to the highest point of the quarry, climbing up wasn't the problem, because there are already paths walked out by people. But the thing is , it came to a point of a path where all the bushes were very THICK, and somehow my hair got stuck in ant hive, which was in the bushes... Den of course, I was attacked by those freaking big red ants, biting on my hair and my skin... Super pain, but super funny...
And last but not least, I think the mosquitoes were super full that day, with me and weijie feeding them... And we had a great lunch on Ubin before we came back!
Anyway, I found a job, think is short term, maybe 1 or 2 weeks only doing data entry~
Will Upload photos once I get them!~
Ok lots of things happened last week, lets start from Saturday.
Saturday I had my dragonboat training, it was super tiring because we were practicing for long distance rowing, 800m... After the training we had a post- competition BBQ at angela's house. Super Awesome food, eat until I almost vomit. ( I was BBQing food and eating wadever that came out lolx )
And because there ws leftover food, in order to clear the food we actually play "Zhong ji mi ma" so whoever who hits the no. will have to eat some portion of the food. Super Fun!
After Saturday, Sunday for me was a fun experience too.
Me and My frens, Teow Poo, Weijie, and benson went to paula ubin to cycle. Not just cycling maybe...
It was my 2nd time to Puala ubin, and the first time was 2 years ago, and it seems that there are some changes there... We went to various locations on the island, and it was my first time at Chek Jawa, the natural reserve. 2 years ago it was not open to public, but now it's open to anyone. It was a nice experience there as there were lots of animals that were rarely seen.
Of course, we visited lots of other different locations, like going to various temples, visiting Jack the wild boar ( he is still there, just like the same as 2 years ago ) , climbing to the highest point of the quarry, looking for the lion shaped stone and etc...
Not forgetting to mention the 2 things that are "Memorialble" to be for this trip...
The first ting was that in order to find the hidden lion shaped stone, we had to bash into forest where there were no walking paths, so we have to explore into the forest, stepping onto branches and "Siam" tangling vines... It wasn't that bad experience, so I think my NS can survive hahaha...
Next ting, is to get up to the highest point of the quarry, climbing up wasn't the problem, because there are already paths walked out by people. But the thing is , it came to a point of a path where all the bushes were very THICK, and somehow my hair got stuck in ant hive, which was in the bushes... Den of course, I was attacked by those freaking big red ants, biting on my hair and my skin... Super pain, but super funny...
And last but not least, I think the mosquitoes were super full that day, with me and weijie feeding them... And we had a great lunch on Ubin before we came back!
Anyway, I found a job, think is short term, maybe 1 or 2 weeks only doing data entry~
Will Upload photos once I get them!~
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Due to some idiot's request, I came up with this post...
(The rules: Put the logo on your post. Nominate any number of blogs you like. Be sure to link to your nominees in your post. Let them know they have received the award by commenting on their blog. Share the love and link to this post and the person who gave you the award.)
I am not gonna give this award to anyone, IT'S MINE!
Lolx no lar, my friends mostly kena tag else not posting those kind, so I din bother to do it...
With as much creativity as you can muster, show your heart in: 1 picture 1 poem 1 song or piece of music 1 phrase or quote 1 item of clothing 1 place 1 Disney princess
here's mine as a response from Dharfianto:
Sports
Something that I always like to do...
Allowing Me to Challenge Myself to Improve Myself and Become Better!
Perseverance
The mind's obedience
And
The heart's perseverance
Together can accomplish
Everything they want to.
Gai Bian Zi Zhi
"wo ke yi gai bian shi jie,
gai bian zi ji,
gai bian "gu mo",
gai bian xiao qi,
yao yi zhi nu li nu li yong bu fang qi,
cai ke yi gai bian shi jie,
COME ON gai bian ji zi"
Like this song because its just like me, keep working hard to make changes for improvements!
Mary Lou Retton - American Olympic Gymnast, Speaker
"I'm
What she say is true! I Like what she said.
Party Tank Tops Or Singlets
I always like singlets and party tank tops, but the real fact is, I dun look good wearing them... Thats the sad part...
Home
The place I like best compared to other places. I like alot of places, like beach and courts where I play volleyball, reserviors where I row dragon boat, and many more, but none of them can be compared to home. This place is the shelter for me for rain and shine, and I have no worries and sorrows at home... And my nice comfortable bed...
Of course, the picture above is not my house, I am not tat rich to live in tat... I live in a nice HDB with a nice neighbourhood, which I really like... If I can choose, I will still prefer to live in HDB...
Mulan
Ok ok, I know she is not a princess, but she is a female cartoon from disney rite? Anyway, 1 of my favorite Disney cartoons. Who would I be? Not Mulan for sure, she's a gal! I am the dragon behind her, named Mushu! He's a hilarious fella!
Ok finally finish everything... took me soo long... Before I end I wish to share 1 picture with you all... found it when doing this post...
TEAMWORK
Something I find really important! The picture really shows what is " 1 for all, all for 1".
Few ways you can look at it --
Everyone in a team work towards 1 aim, and the aim make everyone works together!
or just simply, you just need 1 cheese to take down all the rats, and all the rats will be stupid enough to be taken down by just 1 small piece of cheese! ( Not really teamwork... )
(The rules: Put the logo on your post. Nominate any number of blogs you like. Be sure to link to your nominees in your post. Let them know they have received the award by commenting on their blog. Share the love and link to this post and the person who gave you the award.)
I am not gonna give this award to anyone, IT'S MINE!
Lolx no lar, my friends mostly kena tag else not posting those kind, so I din bother to do it...
With as much creativity as you can muster, show your heart in: 1 picture 1 poem 1 song or piece of music 1 phrase or quote 1 item of clothing 1 place 1 Disney princess
here's mine as a response from Dharfianto:
Sports
Something that I always like to do...
Allowing Me to Challenge Myself to Improve Myself and Become Better!
Perseverance
The mind's obedience
And
The heart's perseverance
Together can accomplish
Everything they want to.
Gai Bian Zi Zhi"wo ke yi gai bian shi jie,
gai bian zi ji,
gai bian "gu mo",
gai bian xiao qi,
yao yi zhi nu li nu li yong bu fang qi,
cai ke yi gai bian shi jie,
COME ON gai bian ji zi"
Like this song because its just like me, keep working hard to make changes for improvements!
Mary Lou Retton - American Olympic Gymnast, Speaker
"I'm
What she say is true! I Like what she said.
Party Tank Tops Or Singlets
I always like singlets and party tank tops, but the real fact is, I dun look good wearing them... Thats the sad part...
Home
The place I like best compared to other places. I like alot of places, like beach and courts where I play volleyball, reserviors where I row dragon boat, and many more, but none of them can be compared to home. This place is the shelter for me for rain and shine, and I have no worries and sorrows at home... And my nice comfortable bed...
Of course, the picture above is not my house, I am not tat rich to live in tat... I live in a nice HDB with a nice neighbourhood, which I really like... If I can choose, I will still prefer to live in HDB...
Mulan
Ok ok, I know she is not a princess, but she is a female cartoon from disney rite? Anyway, 1 of my favorite Disney cartoons. Who would I be? Not Mulan for sure, she's a gal! I am the dragon behind her, named Mushu! He's a hilarious fella!
Ok finally finish everything... took me soo long... Before I end I wish to share 1 picture with you all... found it when doing this post...
TEAMWORK
Something I find really important! The picture really shows what is " 1 for all, all for 1".
Few ways you can look at it --
Everyone in a team work towards 1 aim, and the aim make everyone works together!
or just simply, you just need 1 cheese to take down all the rats, and all the rats will be stupid enough to be taken down by just 1 small piece of cheese! ( Not really teamwork... )
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
My Confessions About RP Volleyball and Sorry That I Had Always Wanted To Say To My Friends...
This is going to be the last time I should be talking about RP Volleyball in my blog, so its gonna be a longer version then anyone else. I would confessing things that have been kept inside me for a long time and I have lots of apologies to say out which was not said.
Before I start, I would tell people who don't really know me well how I am actually like. My E3 good friends, My Rp closer friends and classmates, should know that I am a person that is straightforward, stubborn and realistic.
If I don't like something I will bitch about it, if I don't agree to someone's ideas I will pour cold water over it, and I am a person who don't restricts myself. I do things when I wants to, and people can hardly change my mind if my mind is set. I don't do things if I don't like and nobody can do anything about it. I am a very daring person, daring to do things that will so call "throw face".
What to prove what I say? Look at my facebook pictures... I dare to put cups in my shirt and act as bimbos to take pictures, I dare and like to dance para para in the arcade and getting passerby as audience, I dare to roll around in RP for no reasons to entertain my friends, and I dare to challenge things that I really scare of, which is height.
Lets get back to the topic, today I went back to RP to play volleyball with 1 volleyball graduate, Tengyi. Before we went back, I told tengyi that I was not expecting any change in the team, and as I expected, it was as usual. After the training, we went to mcdonales in yishun to chill out and I told him lots things that I have kept inside myself for a long time.
Thoughts That I Kept In Me For A Long Time
To be honest, I only enjoyed my 1st and 2nd year in RP volleyball. In the 3rd year it became a burden and has came to an extend to make me hate volleyball.
Why did I say so? In my 1st and 2nd year of my RP volleyball life, I know nothing about volleyball, but at that time, thankfully I had this coach, Kwan Thye who was willing to help me learn and improve. And even though in my 2nd year I was the QM of the team, which does all the so called "dirty jobs" while others didn't bother to do, but I was enjoying all the things that I was doing. The team was really fun at the point of time, people joke about me and we laugh... There were also seniors who trusted my skills and were patient enough to help me improve...
I really liked volleyball alot at the point of time, even though it cause me to missed lots of things in life but I never regretted. Everything was so smooth, that I actually tried picking up another IG with my friend gary. I tried to go for Canoeing team's training for a few times, but as time passed by, maybe for around 2 weeks, I realize that problems of training time was clashing and I was forced to make a choice to give up either 1. And obvious, I chose to stay in volleyball, even though I really enjoyed the Canoeing team's training and wanted to learn canoeing.
But things changed drastically since my 3rd year came... Out of no reasons I was promoted to Vice-captain of the team. And the reasons the coach gave me was that my attendence and attitude was better. Everyone was suprised the moment they heard that I was vice-captain, cauase no one expected it, even for myself. Everyone had a mind set that usually the ones who have better skills and can lead the players in competitions will be captains and vice-captains in the team. The reason that came to my mind the moment is that I was the vice-captian just because there was no other choices for him, and is not because I was capable to being 1. It really makes me feel sad, and incapable...
Without choices, I was a vice-captain and soon, year 1s came in and someone suggested a change in coach. This was when volleyball starts to becomes a nightmare to me. The new coach, to my observation, is more of a bias coach who is those that says that I will try to help everyone to improve, but his actions shows that he only focus on those that are better or has good factors. I don't mean that he is not a good coach, but to my standing he isn't much help to people like me.
I remembered he said this sentence to me before during 1 friendly match, and didn't gave me chance to play during the friendly match. In fact during the year 3 days I wasn't given much chance to play during friendly matches at all. He said this to me :" I want to give more chance to the year 1s to improve and gain more experience, so you don't mind I let them play hor?"
Doesn't this sentence hints to you he only needs his year 1 now? I am not needed here. And as soon as he becomes the coach of the team, he picked year 1s as new captains and vice-captains, getting ready to replace me and zhiping. And obviously, he picked 2 that are more skillful in the team.
From that point of time onwards, I had seldom recieve any comments or compliments from the coach on how to improve, in fact sometimes I find myself there to fill in the numbers and even at times hinderance to the whole team improvement. I feel dissapointed, and felt like a maid, just doing things for no motive. I realize that I had no improvements made at all during year 3. I have also never heard of this 1 very simple compliment that has always made me move on... "Keith, hao qui... Nice recieve, or nice save of the ball...." this were the things that really made me move on to improve and like to play volleyball as a team sport.
Worst of all that made me felt terrible, I wasn't able to communicate well with the team members, and even my captain zhiping at all. I just dunnoe why, I can't seems to communicate well with certain people, and they seems to be all from volleyball team. Zhiping and yenkai, after thinking back, seems that everytime I talked to you all is all about the volleyball team's matters, we didn't really talk cock chit chat alot... and as for the year 1s, I duno why I always kept so quiet, and have no topics to talk about to you guys.
I dun think is because of my personality because it seems that I was able to get along with every single one else around me, my secondary friends, my RP friends and my dragonboat friends... I can talk about anything freely as I want to...
I tried to help the team to improve in the discipline, other than doing what I usually do as a QM. I told that many times not to wear slippers to school, and be on time for trainings, but nobody really cares. Until we get ban again and again, they will learn their lesson. Be on time for training, again and again I have been saying, but until now it seems that training will always only starts when coach comes... If you have court booking for 4 hours and you have the passion to improve your skills, would you want to spend fully the 4 hours to train and improve, or only start changing after wasting 30mins and do warmup when the coach reaches the court? Maybe I have taken it too seriously, but I believe if you really want to improve, discipline like this is important.
It really took not long for me to have a mentality of quiting the team, but because of my stubboness and my passion for volleyball, I decided to stay back for this last year. And at this point of time, a chance came up to me and I picked up a new sport, Dragon boating.
Dragon Boating
It was a total different environment here in the Dragon boat team... I was the youngest in the team at that point of time, as the rest of the team members were all working adults. And it was the direct opposite of my volleyball team, where I was the oldest in the team. So the mentality wise in both sides were very different. I was well taken care of in the team and they were all very patient people to help me improve. They always gave encouragement to everyone and help whoever that needs improvement. I really enjoyed the environment and I have decided I wanted to stay in this team. I like those kind of encouragement gave when we do a team sport. I also like those jokes and gossips my team mate alway talk about and tell me their experience.
Apologies to my friends...
E3 Best Friends
SORRY SORRY SORRY, because of my stubboness and always want to improve, I chose to go for trainings and miss alot of the gatherings. But you guys know me for 8 years already, you know when my mind is set to do something I really like, I will put in all my effort and try to improve because I always wanna improve myself. You guys know at alot of times I will emo and have no confidence in myself, finding myself weak and useless, thats why I always want to do better that who I am now.
Special sorry to 1 of my E3 best friend: Dharfianto
I would say a special sorry for you, because I remember this the best... I missed your birthday bbq because I went to my volleyball training and when training ended it was very late so I din make it down to the bbq. I have always remembered this and I want to apologize to you. But out of everyone you noe my pattern best, so you should understand me.
My family
Sorry, I always injured myself here and there, letting you all worry about me so much... Sorry I was always lazy to do house chores and break my promises... Sorry I always spend more time on trainings and with friends than you all..
W25L Ohanas
Sorry, I alway insisted going for volleyball trainings while you guys have outings... Some of you guys know that I have always cried and emo about volleyball but yet gave me encouragement... Thank so much... I will remember the days of prata gang, the qian shou song, the so called" passion card " promotion picture made by tingyun, the days of dota, and the days calling shucheng slow... I can still remember the day shucheng tried hidding in the handicap toilet and yet got pulled out...
W25D
Of course I wun forget you all... I have also missed out quite alot with you all... Sorry... you guys went out for supper and lots of times I din join in... but thanks for all the memories, those days where we play captain ball, where we go out for lunch everyday together, those days where we can take picture everywhere, even on escalators, those days where we play volleyball at the class corridor and those days where we watch movies in class... I can still remember the laughters and darcy alway complaining and saying bad things about fat gals... Special thanks to darcy, you helped me to improve in my skills, and help me to take me first step to tell Kwan Thye I wanted to train to be Libero...
Wireless year 3 Gang
Sorry always pon school as usual and missing out time with you all... but I really enjoyed my days with you all like the others as well... Special sorry again to RAM, sorry for bothering you again and again, asking you the most annoying question :" Eh, should I go training anot har? I feel veri sian leh..."
Volleyball Team members
Sorry I was not a good vice-captain or not a very good QM that can handle everything. I hope you guys will really improve better and will enjoy your days in RP volleyball and RP studying... And I also remember sending out email scolding people already after the first training at CCAB, sorry bout that!
To: Sinhwee -- its your last year already, enjoy it ba, you understand what I saying rite!
To: Engseng & Sean -- I believe you all can do better den me, jiayou ba!
To: Gals team and Ivy -- Thank you for everything, nice knowing you all, and thanks Ivy for all the help when I am still vice-cap or QM...
To: Guys team and Huibin -- Enjoyed playing with you all, and enjoyed Huibin's lame jokes
RP Volleyball Graduates
To: Zhiping -- You were a really great captain! Thanks for everything...
To: Tengyi -- Haha, thanks for listening to me nag nag nag and listen what I really want to say...
To: Roy and Pengjie -- I enjoyed playing with you all most, will remember the 2men tag team! and thanks for trusting my backcourt skills even though it was not very good...
To: Yenkai -- You really helped me alot and I have learn alot from you... You were also a very good captain! Thanks for listening to things that I wish to comment about from time to time...
To: Alex & Wilson -- I would never forget my 2 buddy buddy! You were the ones that made me enjoy going trainings and gossiping and when training is tiring, with 2 of you talking to me really made everything better!
Tanglin Cairnhill Dragon boat team members
Thank you for all your teachings, encouragement and I enjoy what I am doing now. I have more confidence in myself after rowing dragonboat and learn alot more new things (stocks etc haha) . Special thanks to GuanHwee, because of your guidence and scoldings, our team was able to improve! Special thanks to Zhiwei, Chipsoon and guanhwee, for alway "tong pang" me!
2 Last Special Thanks to this 2 person...
To Tze-ing: Thanks for all the help for helping me when I was the QM and the Vice-captain, and sorry for giving you so much trouble always... you always help us solve problem and get courts, but we always give you problems like getting ban... and always take things for granted... so I would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to you!
To KwanThye: You were the person who made me really love volleyball and hope to learn more... Thanks for all your patience in guiding me and helping me to improve, and giving me so many chances to learn... You have always consulted me and helped me to improve and even kind enough to listen to what I say and allow me to request that I hope to be train as a Libero... THANK YOU VERY MUCH COACH!
Just in case, Thank you and Sorry to anyone important I have forgot!
I am not sure everyone will see what I have written to them, so if you see anyone noted in here please help me inform them to come take a look!
Thats all people! Those who know me know that I am a person that puts all my feelings on my face, I happy I smile, I not happy I sian sian face, I sad I cry, I angry also cry, I can even laugh until cry easily... and I have cried alot while writing this super long blog post, even though I dunoe the person I said thanks and sorry will be seeing this or not... Super paiseh... and I believe it will be the last time I will be crying because of RP Volleyball!
Finally release everything out...
"Sometimes putting in full effort doesn't means that you will be given the chance to improve and learn, other factors such and experience and age might be the hinderence to you...
But if you never try, you will never learn and improve, and never know what the outcome will be...
So those who are given the chances please cherish it, like what I do, before it is given to someone else..."
--- Quoted By Keith Koo Xingjian
This is going to be the last time I should be talking about RP Volleyball in my blog, so its gonna be a longer version then anyone else. I would confessing things that have been kept inside me for a long time and I have lots of apologies to say out which was not said.
Before I start, I would tell people who don't really know me well how I am actually like. My E3 good friends, My Rp closer friends and classmates, should know that I am a person that is straightforward, stubborn and realistic.
If I don't like something I will bitch about it, if I don't agree to someone's ideas I will pour cold water over it, and I am a person who don't restricts myself. I do things when I wants to, and people can hardly change my mind if my mind is set. I don't do things if I don't like and nobody can do anything about it. I am a very daring person, daring to do things that will so call "throw face".
What to prove what I say? Look at my facebook pictures... I dare to put cups in my shirt and act as bimbos to take pictures, I dare and like to dance para para in the arcade and getting passerby as audience, I dare to roll around in RP for no reasons to entertain my friends, and I dare to challenge things that I really scare of, which is height.
Lets get back to the topic, today I went back to RP to play volleyball with 1 volleyball graduate, Tengyi. Before we went back, I told tengyi that I was not expecting any change in the team, and as I expected, it was as usual. After the training, we went to mcdonales in yishun to chill out and I told him lots things that I have kept inside myself for a long time.
Thoughts That I Kept In Me For A Long Time
To be honest, I only enjoyed my 1st and 2nd year in RP volleyball. In the 3rd year it became a burden and has came to an extend to make me hate volleyball.
Why did I say so? In my 1st and 2nd year of my RP volleyball life, I know nothing about volleyball, but at that time, thankfully I had this coach, Kwan Thye who was willing to help me learn and improve. And even though in my 2nd year I was the QM of the team, which does all the so called "dirty jobs" while others didn't bother to do, but I was enjoying all the things that I was doing. The team was really fun at the point of time, people joke about me and we laugh... There were also seniors who trusted my skills and were patient enough to help me improve...
I really liked volleyball alot at the point of time, even though it cause me to missed lots of things in life but I never regretted. Everything was so smooth, that I actually tried picking up another IG with my friend gary. I tried to go for Canoeing team's training for a few times, but as time passed by, maybe for around 2 weeks, I realize that problems of training time was clashing and I was forced to make a choice to give up either 1. And obvious, I chose to stay in volleyball, even though I really enjoyed the Canoeing team's training and wanted to learn canoeing.
But things changed drastically since my 3rd year came... Out of no reasons I was promoted to Vice-captain of the team. And the reasons the coach gave me was that my attendence and attitude was better. Everyone was suprised the moment they heard that I was vice-captain, cauase no one expected it, even for myself. Everyone had a mind set that usually the ones who have better skills and can lead the players in competitions will be captains and vice-captains in the team. The reason that came to my mind the moment is that I was the vice-captian just because there was no other choices for him, and is not because I was capable to being 1. It really makes me feel sad, and incapable...
Without choices, I was a vice-captain and soon, year 1s came in and someone suggested a change in coach. This was when volleyball starts to becomes a nightmare to me. The new coach, to my observation, is more of a bias coach who is those that says that I will try to help everyone to improve, but his actions shows that he only focus on those that are better or has good factors. I don't mean that he is not a good coach, but to my standing he isn't much help to people like me.
I remembered he said this sentence to me before during 1 friendly match, and didn't gave me chance to play during the friendly match. In fact during the year 3 days I wasn't given much chance to play during friendly matches at all. He said this to me :" I want to give more chance to the year 1s to improve and gain more experience, so you don't mind I let them play hor?"
Doesn't this sentence hints to you he only needs his year 1 now? I am not needed here. And as soon as he becomes the coach of the team, he picked year 1s as new captains and vice-captains, getting ready to replace me and zhiping. And obviously, he picked 2 that are more skillful in the team.
From that point of time onwards, I had seldom recieve any comments or compliments from the coach on how to improve, in fact sometimes I find myself there to fill in the numbers and even at times hinderance to the whole team improvement. I feel dissapointed, and felt like a maid, just doing things for no motive. I realize that I had no improvements made at all during year 3. I have also never heard of this 1 very simple compliment that has always made me move on... "Keith, hao qui... Nice recieve, or nice save of the ball...." this were the things that really made me move on to improve and like to play volleyball as a team sport.
Worst of all that made me felt terrible, I wasn't able to communicate well with the team members, and even my captain zhiping at all. I just dunnoe why, I can't seems to communicate well with certain people, and they seems to be all from volleyball team. Zhiping and yenkai, after thinking back, seems that everytime I talked to you all is all about the volleyball team's matters, we didn't really talk cock chit chat alot... and as for the year 1s, I duno why I always kept so quiet, and have no topics to talk about to you guys.
I dun think is because of my personality because it seems that I was able to get along with every single one else around me, my secondary friends, my RP friends and my dragonboat friends... I can talk about anything freely as I want to...
I tried to help the team to improve in the discipline, other than doing what I usually do as a QM. I told that many times not to wear slippers to school, and be on time for trainings, but nobody really cares. Until we get ban again and again, they will learn their lesson. Be on time for training, again and again I have been saying, but until now it seems that training will always only starts when coach comes... If you have court booking for 4 hours and you have the passion to improve your skills, would you want to spend fully the 4 hours to train and improve, or only start changing after wasting 30mins and do warmup when the coach reaches the court? Maybe I have taken it too seriously, but I believe if you really want to improve, discipline like this is important.
It really took not long for me to have a mentality of quiting the team, but because of my stubboness and my passion for volleyball, I decided to stay back for this last year. And at this point of time, a chance came up to me and I picked up a new sport, Dragon boating.
Dragon Boating
It was a total different environment here in the Dragon boat team... I was the youngest in the team at that point of time, as the rest of the team members were all working adults. And it was the direct opposite of my volleyball team, where I was the oldest in the team. So the mentality wise in both sides were very different. I was well taken care of in the team and they were all very patient people to help me improve. They always gave encouragement to everyone and help whoever that needs improvement. I really enjoyed the environment and I have decided I wanted to stay in this team. I like those kind of encouragement gave when we do a team sport. I also like those jokes and gossips my team mate alway talk about and tell me their experience.
Apologies to my friends...
E3 Best Friends
SORRY SORRY SORRY, because of my stubboness and always want to improve, I chose to go for trainings and miss alot of the gatherings. But you guys know me for 8 years already, you know when my mind is set to do something I really like, I will put in all my effort and try to improve because I always wanna improve myself. You guys know at alot of times I will emo and have no confidence in myself, finding myself weak and useless, thats why I always want to do better that who I am now.
Special sorry to 1 of my E3 best friend: Dharfianto
I would say a special sorry for you, because I remember this the best... I missed your birthday bbq because I went to my volleyball training and when training ended it was very late so I din make it down to the bbq. I have always remembered this and I want to apologize to you. But out of everyone you noe my pattern best, so you should understand me.
My family
Sorry, I always injured myself here and there, letting you all worry about me so much... Sorry I was always lazy to do house chores and break my promises... Sorry I always spend more time on trainings and with friends than you all..
W25L Ohanas
Sorry, I alway insisted going for volleyball trainings while you guys have outings... Some of you guys know that I have always cried and emo about volleyball but yet gave me encouragement... Thank so much... I will remember the days of prata gang, the qian shou song, the so called" passion card " promotion picture made by tingyun, the days of dota, and the days calling shucheng slow... I can still remember the day shucheng tried hidding in the handicap toilet and yet got pulled out...
W25D
Of course I wun forget you all... I have also missed out quite alot with you all... Sorry... you guys went out for supper and lots of times I din join in... but thanks for all the memories, those days where we play captain ball, where we go out for lunch everyday together, those days where we can take picture everywhere, even on escalators, those days where we play volleyball at the class corridor and those days where we watch movies in class... I can still remember the laughters and darcy alway complaining and saying bad things about fat gals... Special thanks to darcy, you helped me to improve in my skills, and help me to take me first step to tell Kwan Thye I wanted to train to be Libero...
Wireless year 3 Gang
Sorry always pon school as usual and missing out time with you all... but I really enjoyed my days with you all like the others as well... Special sorry again to RAM, sorry for bothering you again and again, asking you the most annoying question :" Eh, should I go training anot har? I feel veri sian leh..."
Volleyball Team members
Sorry I was not a good vice-captain or not a very good QM that can handle everything. I hope you guys will really improve better and will enjoy your days in RP volleyball and RP studying... And I also remember sending out email scolding people already after the first training at CCAB, sorry bout that!
To: Sinhwee -- its your last year already, enjoy it ba, you understand what I saying rite!
To: Engseng & Sean -- I believe you all can do better den me, jiayou ba!
To: Gals team and Ivy -- Thank you for everything, nice knowing you all, and thanks Ivy for all the help when I am still vice-cap or QM...
To: Guys team and Huibin -- Enjoyed playing with you all, and enjoyed Huibin's lame jokes
RP Volleyball Graduates
To: Zhiping -- You were a really great captain! Thanks for everything...
To: Tengyi -- Haha, thanks for listening to me nag nag nag and listen what I really want to say...
To: Roy and Pengjie -- I enjoyed playing with you all most, will remember the 2men tag team! and thanks for trusting my backcourt skills even though it was not very good...
To: Yenkai -- You really helped me alot and I have learn alot from you... You were also a very good captain! Thanks for listening to things that I wish to comment about from time to time...
To: Alex & Wilson -- I would never forget my 2 buddy buddy! You were the ones that made me enjoy going trainings and gossiping and when training is tiring, with 2 of you talking to me really made everything better!
Tanglin Cairnhill Dragon boat team members
Thank you for all your teachings, encouragement and I enjoy what I am doing now. I have more confidence in myself after rowing dragonboat and learn alot more new things (stocks etc haha) . Special thanks to GuanHwee, because of your guidence and scoldings, our team was able to improve! Special thanks to Zhiwei, Chipsoon and guanhwee, for alway "tong pang" me!
2 Last Special Thanks to this 2 person...
To Tze-ing: Thanks for all the help for helping me when I was the QM and the Vice-captain, and sorry for giving you so much trouble always... you always help us solve problem and get courts, but we always give you problems like getting ban... and always take things for granted... so I would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to you!
To KwanThye: You were the person who made me really love volleyball and hope to learn more... Thanks for all your patience in guiding me and helping me to improve, and giving me so many chances to learn... You have always consulted me and helped me to improve and even kind enough to listen to what I say and allow me to request that I hope to be train as a Libero... THANK YOU VERY MUCH COACH!
Just in case, Thank you and Sorry to anyone important I have forgot!
I am not sure everyone will see what I have written to them, so if you see anyone noted in here please help me inform them to come take a look!
Thats all people! Those who know me know that I am a person that puts all my feelings on my face, I happy I smile, I not happy I sian sian face, I sad I cry, I angry also cry, I can even laugh until cry easily... and I have cried alot while writing this super long blog post, even though I dunoe the person I said thanks and sorry will be seeing this or not... Super paiseh... and I believe it will be the last time I will be crying because of RP Volleyball!
Finally release everything out...
"Sometimes putting in full effort doesn't means that you will be given the chance to improve and learn, other factors such and experience and age might be the hinderence to you...
But if you never try, you will never learn and improve, and never know what the outcome will be...
So those who are given the chances please cherish it, like what I do, before it is given to someone else..."
--- Quoted By Keith Koo Xingjian
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Swimming In The Waters Of Bedok Reservoir
Wow, this 2 days was having competition at bedok reservoir, and the results was ok, although we din get into finals for any of the races...
Out of 4 races that we have participated, 2 of the races went into semi-finals, which is the 20mens and CSC race.
For CSC race I did not roll but my team almost got into finals but lost be split seconds and came in 3rd in semi-finals, so thats the end for it.
And the one that I was rowing, which is the 20mens boat, really made my day. My competitors were really strong, which consist of RP, NP, NYP, and another 2 teams. Even though we know they were strong, we have decided to put in our best shot in the race and hope to achieve at least a 3rd for that race. We had very high morale! But things eventually turn out out of expectations everytime...
In the first 100meters of the race, we started very well, and were quite near, and maybe even on par with the poly teams. But this is when unexpected things happen...
1 of the competitor boats beside our lane lose control and crash into our boat, cause our boat to capsized... How unexpected... The moment I realized that was when the boat was 45 degrees tlited, and I was thinking, not again! Why did I say tat, because its my 2nd offically 20men race, and everytime its the 20men boat that accidents happen. First time was during regatta last year where a boat came crashing into us right before the finishing line, and this time even better, we got capsized.
The moment I fall into the water I was like cursing in my heart, cause I was hoping to see what are my best results I could get. Hai... Super Sad and Angry...
But anyway, 1 thing I can confirm is that bedok reservior waters is sure to be cleaner and much more nicer than lower seletar's water!
Another news, I got my enlistment letter and my enlistment date is like october 8th. Thats like freaking long. Now I am considering to apply for early enlistment or not. Please gimme some advice people! and tell me when is your enlistment date! If I dun go in early I have to start looking for jobs again... Sian...
And there goes my first PA Paddlez Race experience, and I believe that we are the 1 and only team that have capsized in PA Paddlez 2009 race... Lolx!
Wow, this 2 days was having competition at bedok reservoir, and the results was ok, although we din get into finals for any of the races...
Out of 4 races that we have participated, 2 of the races went into semi-finals, which is the 20mens and CSC race.
For CSC race I did not roll but my team almost got into finals but lost be split seconds and came in 3rd in semi-finals, so thats the end for it.
And the one that I was rowing, which is the 20mens boat, really made my day. My competitors were really strong, which consist of RP, NP, NYP, and another 2 teams. Even though we know they were strong, we have decided to put in our best shot in the race and hope to achieve at least a 3rd for that race. We had very high morale! But things eventually turn out out of expectations everytime...
In the first 100meters of the race, we started very well, and were quite near, and maybe even on par with the poly teams. But this is when unexpected things happen...
1 of the competitor boats beside our lane lose control and crash into our boat, cause our boat to capsized... How unexpected... The moment I realized that was when the boat was 45 degrees tlited, and I was thinking, not again! Why did I say tat, because its my 2nd offically 20men race, and everytime its the 20men boat that accidents happen. First time was during regatta last year where a boat came crashing into us right before the finishing line, and this time even better, we got capsized.
The moment I fall into the water I was like cursing in my heart, cause I was hoping to see what are my best results I could get. Hai... Super Sad and Angry...
But anyway, 1 thing I can confirm is that bedok reservior waters is sure to be cleaner and much more nicer than lower seletar's water!
Another news, I got my enlistment letter and my enlistment date is like october 8th. Thats like freaking long. Now I am considering to apply for early enlistment or not. Please gimme some advice people! and tell me when is your enlistment date! If I dun go in early I have to start looking for jobs again... Sian...
And there goes my first PA Paddlez Race experience, and I believe that we are the 1 and only team that have capsized in PA Paddlez 2009 race... Lolx!
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