Mah-n-gar

Hi again!

not been posting for a while...coz i was busy...really!Had to train,study for physics test,do homework,plan for Penang,read manga(pronounced MAH-N-GAR),watch anime(pronounced AH-NI-MEH),eat Hello Panda,sing in the shower,look in the mirror...lol...but anyway...im here...

Recently we had this game where we had to give a chrismas gift to whoever's name we picked...hmm...tats difficult...i noe!i'll give [insert name here] my autograph!!!hehee...in a few years,it will be worth millions of dollars...way more than the budget of $10...dun believe me?Thursday we just did the filming for the [censored]...in a few days when the video is made public even hayao miyazaki will ask me to be in his Ghibli film...yay!

Yesterday i went to the Chuangyi manga bazaar(dragged my whole family down wahaha)...they were like selling piles and piles of manga...i went in and was like stunned* the humongous amount of books was blinding in a gd way...i coundnt do anything...just stood there like a robot and went WAH***(grins...)seeing manga...touching manga...smelling manga...hearing manga(when i accidently dropped some off the shelf)...too bad i couldnt taste it...anyway...i dun think most of you would understand...except probably Victoria and joel...lol...but its ok...i've gotten used to all your non-expressionless stare when i mention Manga! or Anime! Its OKAY...sob*...hmm...maybe i should organise a manga appreciation class...interested pple call me k!!!plz....

In just 3 short days...yes you've guessed it...Penang!!!same as Dee..im not v esp excited or not excited...still thinking of ways to kill time in the 10-hr bus ride there and back...think ill bring my newly bought manga from the fair and a flashlight to read...duno hoo's the unlucky person sitting besidethis manga fanatic...i promise not to shine the flashlight at your face when u're sleeping...too often...lol...anyway...bout the race...are we up to it?there is only way to find out...there is no use predicting it...on that day...just...ROW...effort is much more important than skill if you ask me...even though they are interlinked some ways...but i would prefer all of us put in the effort to just move the dragonboat together than just think of the most efficient way to insert your paddle into the water...remember in a race,pple become retarded...even 1+1 may equal to 1...so dun think...just PULL!i dun particularly like DB v much...i declare it the most tiring and draining sport ever invented...but i really like the spirit that comes from it,or rather my teamates in it that make me push so hard that Db bcomes the most tiring and draining sport ever...thanx,all of you...btw...do you think Penang got sell any nice Manga???lol...

Su* See you all soon...when its time for the manga appreciation class....

you've got to do what others dont to acheive what others wont

girls! (:

penang is exactly in 1 week!
i wouldnt say im looking forward to it
neither would i say im not;
its kinda neutral..
just let it come haha

i hope all you remember the primary purpose of going there is to RACE
not for all fun and play.
even though we're gonna have time for those,
i think all of us should be more hyped up about the race instead of the other stuff...
its not gonna be easy
be prepared to give your more than your all
you've got to do what others dont to acheive what others wontbe it a win,
or be it an all new experience/

the new line-up's out
like mr yong put it, its a challenging one.
we already know he'd never put the strongest line-up in any race..
but i honestly think this line up is good overall
i wouldnt say its strong
neither is it weak
it really cant be classified at a time like this
but one thing's for sure..
at the end of the day,
its what we make it to be
you want to give other schools a thrashing,
you first thrash all of them in your trainings.
your training attitude
desire
passion
mental toughness
what do you want?
and how are you gonna get it?
only you know..

i know many of you are trying very hard
i can see you all pushing so hard
it worries me when i see that yall are on the verge of puking and etc. ever so oftenly

to me,
mental toughness is still the most important thing.
when you're tough up there,
nothing elsewhere can get to you or put you down.

because your mind is prepared and ready for it
you'll be able to take it in your stride


i was just talking to my friend yuyan(shooting club president) that day..
he said that mr gilbert lee (their teacher in charge) is willing to give teams in nj mental training on the condition that our teacher in charge agrees to it..


hahah sabu, if you're reading;
just see if yall think this will be beneficial to our team ya?
he's kinda trained in doing it btw..


back in gan eng seng, we had mental training sessions too!
it was... exhausting
but i would say.. very useful to me
i love them (:
i kinda miss them actually

the mind works wonders

hahah okay im digressing like mad!
neway, i just wanna say:
dont be afraid/ have doubts bout this line up okay girls?
trust
believe
and have faith
in yourselves
in your team mates
in mr yong's foresight

give nothing but your best
everyone of us..


i always believe that everyone should be accountable,self disciplined and self motivated in your training.. yuppp (:


nothing comes easily;
nothing comes naturally either
i dono if some of you have the super wrong misconception that being in nj means you'll be a champion..
total rubbish


are you able to work harder than the previous champions?
that defines it all..

i have faith in yall


rmb to work on mental toughness during your trainings
try to incorporate them into your trainings!
dont forget k! ((:


each time you wanna give up,
just tell yourself
"that BIT more come on........"
"i cant stand quitters!"
hahah i always talk to myself secretly during trainings actually ;p
of course, alot more goes through my mind ahahah but they're not exactly uhhmm good to post. haha!!


yuppppp

we've got to step up our game
work like mad
give every drop of blood
all your HEART
and all your SOUL


..and thats not some cliche
i hope yall get the meaning behind it all



jiaayouu! (:



and to the guys team!
the girls are always behind yall okay!
(despite how MUCH you people always say stuff about us!! hahaha ;p )
all the way!

yawn*

Hey pple...

Im really tired...zzz...sdvnsn nkvlsdn ...opps...fell asleep on the keyboard...lol jokin.. juz exagerating...but the tired part is real...think this is the tired-est i have ever felt in my life...hmm...let me share the happenings of this 2 days...

3dec 5.30...dragged myself out of bed...half-sleepy eyed...then suddenly 6.30 im at the start line for the standard chartered half marathon...btw i was running w my dad...so start...then we ran at a rather comfortable pace...like our usual runs...trying to conserve...looking around,see if i can spot anyone i knew...aft like 40+minutes or something i spotted 9 yellow vests running in pairs...yes! it was our senior gals!!!my mind was blank...(im retarded when i run...honest)then i took like 3sec to shout out Brigette's name coz she was in front...and they turned to see a crazy me waving frantically at them...got really excited...so i started to pick up the pace...happily overtaking pple here and there(but tats coz we were rather behind)until we reached the durian infrastructure...completed 15km!tats was like my record of longest distance ran...but after passing it,my soles started to feel dull ache...then gradually every step in contact with the ground was painful...not to mention the knee ache since 8km...but of coz i wunt stop juz coz of tat...i came to finish...by 17+km think my dad started to feel tired...but we still continued on...then we left like 2km according to the very doubtful signs...and we were about 14min to 2.5hrs...so i bluffed my dad and said we only left 12min!!!(actually we were aiming for 2hr45min...but aft 15km we were trying 2hr30min)So i was like come on...faster...think he almost died..opps...but at least we did speed up for the last km or so and managed a comfortable stride to the finish line...i loked at my watch...not a sub 2hr30min...but a 2hr30min nonetheless...to be exact...2hr30min34sec.This is my longest continuous running time...okay...i noe ive rowed like 4hrs in the canoe marathon b4...but this is different...im not sitting on my butt and swinging my arms...in running...you have to move your legs AND swing your arms...lol...and i promised myself not to walk...it wasnt juz about completing the distance,but to run it.

On the way...there was like lots of 1ooplus and water...its like there is ABSOLUTELY no way you can get dehydrated...drown probably...but not die of thirst...the trick was how to drink AND run without knocking down anyone AND not spill 100plus on yrself AND get water in your nose...of coz...i didnt succeed...so there was probably a trail of ants following me as i ran...

Anyway,it was a good experience and sorta a sneak preview to what a marathon is like...thinking bout this...im sorta determined to do the full thing next year...although there will be A levels,think ill train at least 15-20km...if i cant take it the walk lor...main aim next year is to finish!

4Dec 7.30am carrying boats outside the shed...muz have not recovered yet although i slept a record total of 9hrs...coz i was breathing hard juz carrying the T1s...then the run...i felt like i was dragging a stone...and when they said stride i was......[sensored comments].....suddenly i cant run fast...so glad when dynamics came.and now,we go onto the main programme...1km,900,800,700,600...alone...quite tiring...coz i was rowing with not much aim...juz trying not to let the raptors beat me by too much...but b4 reaching the 800m set i somehow managed to catch up with mr.yong's T1...and somehow he ended starting that set with me...so i whacked really hard...trying like mad to beat him...i guess i managed to, but my form was way off...so i guess it wasnt so useful...and when heading back...it wasnt much recovery...we were still rowing like in warmup round...then before i turn finish he was like GO!then subsequent sets he told me to slow down and focus on pulling the water...arghh!i was trying...but he kept saying i wasnt...so i just tried and tried and tried.Finally we finished the 600m set...then he said:go to 500m...okay...yar...so we rowed there and did 400,300,200,100...last set was supposed to be high cycle...but aft 50m i felt like my arms were paralysed...and my right paddle kept getting sucked in...i was like-no way im gonna capsize and start the 1km sets again...so i was a little slower...although i was pulling as hard as my body would allow...and den i helped geraldine abit...and the additional milage in the bay...

On the whole...i think its a once in a lifetime chance to row one-on-one with mr.yong...it really pushed me to more than my max...i just wished i could push even harder...there is never enuf...one thing i remembered in my retarded state that he said in the 600m (or was it 700m set?) that he said...i ran 70km yesterday...i was thinking i only did 21...and i was in a k...so there was no way i was goin to lag...so i gritted my teeth literally and gave it all i had...Sorry sze...but mr.yong has beaten you to be the person that has pushed me the hardest in sprint sets...

And so...here i am struggling to keep my fingers moving...and opening my eyelids...being the most tired i ever felt...juz feel exhausted and lazy...think i might as well sleep at the keyboard...yawn*

Su* yawwwnnn nn n nnpb' tbjpb nvirnv'm

Scratch*

Harlo!

Hehee...not been here for a few days...so my fingers were starting to itch...scratch*...anyways...today was the maths quiz...a total of 21 souls undertook that 1hr/60min/3600sec of brain diminishing ordeal...lol...okay...its not TAT bad...but guess it shows we are still not good enough to get full marks easily...for fellow physics students...a sentence of advice....study harder then you did for promos...plz...if not you'll die...then the study ics will die...which is hoo?oh yar...me.Damn.but of coz,bio students work hard too!coz the paper is set by the study ics!!!!yay...but another sentence of wisdom...none of us(the study ics) take bio...so if got anything wrong feel free to correct us...but of coz dun bluff us and say everything is out of syllabus...we are not as dumb as we appear to be...erm...maybe...argh...

One more thing!Scratch* Discipline...no slippers as usual...next time i see it in school with you strolling aournd in it...i..erm...i'll choke you to death...then conduct CPR to revive you so we can study more!!!hehee...If your shoes are wet...bring an extra pair of socks...wow...bet you never tought of tat before...besides...socks take up less space then slippers...socks can be folded and squashed into your bag...but not your slippers...i mean you COULD fold and squash your slippers in your bag...but tats not the point....Also(the list seems endless doesn't it....)the rubbish we leave around keeps piling up...the canoe area in the canteen already starts to look like the Kallang river...I noe we all miss dragonboat training...but not to tat extent rite...then everytime we'll just avoid the rubbish and sit further and further away from that area...soon,we'll be studying in front of the prata stall lol...but since now we'll be in the CA3/CA4...take care of it ok...i really dun want it to transform into insect park...i got nothing against ants,but if they are with a sadist like me...they'll suffer a fate worse then death(...no i wun do CPR on them...)

On a more personal note,Scratch* this sunday i'll be attempting the half marathon!!!Yippee...all suling supporters are welcome...remember to bring the huge "Go Suling!" banner and the pompoms...just line up along the finishing line...whistles are optional.I'm quite confident of finishing it,coz ive been running...and our milage trainings are sure to come in handy...wish me luck...and also hope tomoro OIC at Bishan will be a huge success!juz be careful not to disturb the dogs...if they bark at you...take my advice...just RARW...you'll hear it whining....(of coz when the owner not there hor...we still want their newspapers...)

Su* -scratch*(just realized it itches not coz too long nvr blog...but coz of mosquito bite lol)