今晩わ！Good evening!
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Nationals is in like eh...13 days?!?!but honestly...i dun feel v pressured...coz its gona be like another race....a very important race nevertheless....the ONE we've been whacking n sacrificing our JC life for....but does that mean after that we become non-nj canoeist?No way man....i mean maybe we'll not do competitve canoeing anymore....maybe we'll never wear a life-jacket again....maybe we'll not play sports anymore(hmm...doesnt sound possible...haha) BUT...we'll still always be a NJ canoeist.

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There is this english song(yes...english...not jap...i do listen to other languages too you noe...)title: [It's the end of the road] by Matt Goss.its really good...anyone wana hear it juz ask...the chorus go something like this...

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It's the end of the road

When something ends something begins

But now it's just the end of the road

When someone loses someone wins

But now it's just the end of the road

Don't get to fix if it doesn't break

But now it's just the end of the road

When you gotta leave makes you wana stay

I know,it's the end of the road

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Its really nice...and it feels like the end of our canoeing chapter in NJ...but i guess this will just lead to another chapter in our lives...just that you must must bookmark this chapter and come back often to visit it...(or you could probably highlight my name for easy reference haha...)

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There will be no regret.Coz at this point,it is too late for regrets.The only regret is not trainin hard enuf.on the race day,no matter how well or badly you do...the effort has already been put in...so yups...juz do our thing:Whack all out!

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and if anyone needs to get their sanity back after common test(or those still in the pain of mugging...bless you...)here's something i came up with haha...enjoy!

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Today left 13 days....so tomoro...(sing in the tune of 12 days of xmas...try not to break any glass)
when its 12 days to national,guess what my teammates gave to me?
12 cans for recycling...
when its 11 days to national,guess what my teammates gave to me?
11 shirts for sunning...(eww...)
when its 10 days to national,guess what my teammates gave to me?
10 bouys for sprinting...(250m!)
when its 9 days to national,guess what my teammates gave to me?
9 rolls of cloth tape...
when its 8 days to national,guess what my teammates gave to me?
8 yellow k2s...
when its 7 days to national,guess what my teammates gave to me?
7 echinesea...(x2...to last for one week haha)
when its 6 days to national,guess what my teammates gave to me?
6 lanes for pacing...
when its 5 days to national,guess what my teammates gave to me?
5 cool raptors....
when its 4 days to national,guess what my teammates gave to me?
4 shining apaches...
when its 3 days to national,guess what my teammates gave to me?
3 brooms for sweeping...
when its 2 days to national,guess what my teammates gave to me?
2 keys for the sheds...
when its 1 day to national,guess what my teammates gave to me?
and a red,white,blue n black k4!
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Su*

twenty!

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20 days left...feeling the burn...the excitement...the rarw-ness!Nationals may seem a great place to show juz how strong you are....but more importantly,its the place to show what NJ canoeing is all about...yes we have strong individuals...but what we truly have is everyone.No matter the stronger boat or the weaker boat in the event,or even reserves or pple not in the main team...it doesnt really matter...all we wana do is whack in training or in the race,in our respective events,be it our favourite event or our worst event...to contribute as much to the team.Who says 7 points deserves more respect than 1 point?it could be that final 1 point that makes the largest difference...Learn to trust your partner,learn to trust your craftmates,learn to trust your teamates.

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At least,thats what I believe in
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With every drop of blood...all our heart and soul...we will go the distance!
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Su*

together.

Hi Juniors,

It's your senior, liyana here. I've just got a few things to say here so i'll keep it short and sweet. firstly, i'll apologise on behalf of the seniors for not coming down as much as possible to help out in trainings.

I know He's giving everyone a hard time now, blaming you for what he is experiencing right now. (and you still have your common tests and National's to cope with!) But its of the utmost importance that YOU STAY AS A TEAM. forget all your petty quarrels and differences. it DOES NOT MATTER. my senior once told me that as long as you remain as ONE, nothing can be too hard to handle.

my beloved juniors, its only 3 weeks more to your Nationals. all the more reason you should stand by each other, and finish this TOGETHER. you have to have faith in your abilities AS A TEAM. so from now on, no matter what happens, you WILL support each other during and outside of trng. juniors, seniors, guys and girls.

so there, thats all i wanted to say. i know and trust that all of you put in more than your best in training. i NEVER doubt that. so go for it my dear juniors. GO FOR IT. TOGETHER.