Surf? & Sweat

NTU's Sports Club is realie a well organised & capable cca as i deem it, coz ive competed in many of its events so far, with little glitches. I participated in Surf&Sweat 2005,yesterdae, but with much regrets & shame.

It was e 1st time in my life 2 do a water surfing, 300m somemore, so uncertainties belies, whether i will make it, or break it. Guess wat, i broke it.

My detail had 6 people, & from their conversation, i knew they were in their thirties, so i thought i wont lose them rite, based on e fact tat my youth & vigour being above them.So when we picked up our lifevest & put on, i didnt noe that it was 1 step wrong 2 doom.I was e 1st 2 reach e water upon e whistle, & oso e 1st 2 mount onto e surf board. Howeva, i slipped. So i picked myself up & mounted again, only 2 realised tat i didnt tie my shorts & e upthrust movement thru e water pulled down my shorts. Anxiously, 1 hand was on e board trying 2 pull myself up e board, e other pulling up my shorts. By e time i started moving, those uncles were 100m ahead of mi.People laughed, including my cousin.

So as fast as i could, i paddled thru e water hoping 2 play catch up, but another incident caused mi my race. @ e other turn, i juz couldnt balance on e board & slipped again into e water. After trying 2 pull myself up onto e board for 30sec, i then realised tat my vest was 2 loose, coz it wasnt tightened! Wat e! In frustration, i pulled down e vest & finalie got up onto e board & back 2 race. By e time i reached e shore, my cousin, who laughed @ my clowning & who started 1 min after mi, was already wearing his shoes & embarking on e 3km run.

Haiz, wat was i doing man? Losing 2 uncles & my cousin, who has yet enlist into NS, so how much will i lag him then? I went on e 3km run, feeling damn shagged after tat 'surf', didnt realie expect 2 get a satisfactory result aniwae. In e end, i overtook my cousin in e forest & oso all e uncles. Haha, so they cant run for nuts, panted even while walking.If not for those stupid glitches in e surf part, i would have turned out being happy with myself.In e end i was 2nd in my detail & clocked 21mins.

Maybe next year i shall take part in e mixed category, so tat i shall juz run & not 'surf'

Moral of my story: alwayz tie up e strings of ur shorts while doing water sports, & check ur life vest.

The Festive Mood

Its a public holidae, mom & gang are free so we decided 2 go Chinatown, despite noeing tat it will be crowded. We were rite, & it was damn, bloody, absolutely, incredibly crowded.As crowded as my room if X5 goes in; As crowded as Clarez bed if another person shares with him;As crowded as Changz table if Clarez friend goes 2 their room & sits on Changz chair & uses his table. SO, its crowded.

Dinner was @ Fatty Xiang.After tat, we went shopping @ e nite bazaar.10 years since i last roamed thru e New Year Bazaar, so it was gd 2 do it once again, with my family.Bought quite a few stuffs lah, & spotted a few nice ones 2. Aniwae, ive sinned.I was actualie trying out this black shirt, which i think is e Thai traditional clothing. While taking e shirt off, i accidentally ripped a hole with my fingers. I had intentions 2 buy it, but acted in front of e sales woman as if i 'discovered' a hole & asked for a new 1. In e end, tat was e last piece so i didnt buy. After walking out of e shop, i waz guilty, it has been a very long time since i did something against my principles. I didnt mean 2 rip e hole but which stupid idiot will spend $15 2 buy a shirt with a hole? But i noe i waz wrong lah.

So e moral of e story is..... dun buy shirts from nite bazaars, & dun be like mi.

Going Chinatown again 1 dae, hopefully next week, so if any of u guys interested 2 go, i may consider u.

Gong Xi Gong Xi Gong Xi Ni ah

Relinquish

A little rushed & last min,howeva,i still managed 2 organise a mini bdae celebration for Pornsak, my gd friend from CTSS. Well i actualie lost touch with him for few yrs since secondary, but after he had moved 2 Commonwealth, whichz near my house, we became Karaoke buddies & supper mates. Proud 2 be his friend. Aniwae, i still managed 2 get 4 others down 2 his house @ 10pm, 2 give him a 'surprise'.

Huiyin, Shujun, Kong Seng & Tingfeng came, despite it being so late & @ e end of a tiring dae. Had some chat, cut cake(which they found it rather cute)& supper @ NUS Cheese Prata Shop.There we saw Daemon, e muscle man from JJC. It waz like 3 plus am so decided 2 stay over @ Pornsakz house instead. Had 3 hrs of sleep & went 2 Pulau Ubin juz like tat, felt realie exhausted.

Reached Ubin with e YMCA volunteers @ abt 12pm & i waz like, " Finalie back again". Coz back in JJC, i will make a monthly trip 2 Ubin 2 cycle or hike, luv those daes man. Got e bikes @ discount & we set on for our adventure. Ubin had changed quite alot, like wat Chang & Clare said, it had lost its 'natural attraction'; too many tarred roads, too few mosquitoes & those wild boars are no where in sight liao. Moreover e quarries no longer grant entry & even more plots of land are drafted 2 belong 2 OBS. Haiz, juz hope tat we dun lose our 'rural', our 'outdoor classroom' 2 our rapid development & population growth.

Trees are the lungs of the Universe

5 Years

2000,14 Jan, she passed mi a note & asked mi a qns: Can u be my godbrother? I was taken aback:"Y would this gal, from RGS somemore, want 2 associate herself with this retainee, who haven even found his bearing in life yet?" Till 2dae, this qns still puzzles mi, & she still haven told mi e ans.

We love passing each other notes & letters, wheneva 1 party felt down, sad, happy or angry; those messages neva failed 2 cheer mi up. Till 2dae, these precious stuffs have alwaz been with mi. We had a realie close bro-sis relationship for abt 3 mths, but due 2 some reasons, i chose 2 let go, quite stupidly.

She got her O levels & was choosing e JC she realie should & wanted 2 go in2. She was in a dilemma:To stay in JJC & be e cream of e crop, or go over 2 RJC,e more appropriate place for her 2 nurture & use her talents? I of course hoped tat she could stay in JJ, but i noe deep in my heart, her future is with RJ....... Eventually, she got in2 RJ, & tats when & e reason i decided not 2 bother her & hold her back, coz she had her bright futures then. We lost contacts & communication for 5 years.....

Then, surprisingly, i received a letter from her last week, so happy, as i had not had 1 for so long already, & thought tat i neva will again. I felt guilty & regretful, for i noe tat i treasure tis god sis of mine so much, yet i was e 1 who gave her up. Then now it waz her who made e 1st move, 2 attempt 2 pick up an abandoned relationship, so felt tat i was a lousy bro 2 her. I had written her a reply letter, 2 relate 2 her e events tat had occured in my life these few years tat she waz not a part in, but i wonder if i deserve her efforts & time.

I often told others 2 treasure e things & ppl they have around them, coz if they take them for granted & lose them 1 dae, then will they regret not keeping them safely. But now, ive committed e same crime.

Will things be back again? I wish.

Things Haf Changed

Yup, there are indeed some changes in my life, now & e future.

Im sick of SIM, & im leaving e place.Going 2 NIE to take up PE course is actually not a form of escapism, but e solution 2 find my right path.There were of course a few factors tat contributed 2 my decision.

After ORD, ive been rather active in YMCA activities & had attended 6 camps so far to date, & some of these camps are for e younger generation.E interaction & play wif them brought mi back 2 childhood time, had great fun since a long long time, yet i could still act as a thinking adult giving advices & solutions while being immersed in e fun. My previous blogs will show u. I discovered tat despite knowing tat kids nowadays are terrors, devils or little demons, i still want 2 mix around wif them , humour them, amuse them.

SIM, to many its not a bad place. Can go there & oogle @ realie pretty gals who dressed as if they were contesting for pageant everydae; guy wannabes who think tat all e gals have their eyes glued only on him;jiawen is oso one of e admirer of this guy. E lifestyle there is so much akin 2 a poly life, which is something im not comfortable wif.Not having friends is oso one reason y im looking for greener pastures. Perhaps i didnt allow myself 2 like SIM, like wat Lijin said, but i noe wat i want from a sch.

My ideal lifestyle while studying is being able 2 learn academically & yet be able 2 participate in activities such as sports competitions or singing competitions & so forth.Being active in e sch activities & derive great fun & making many friends who share my interests is e real thing im going for. & tats not juz go 2 sch, attend a 3 hr boring & un-interactive lecture, then, go home! so fun! & e worst thing is, while having breaks, all u could hear from e gals u have no choice but 2 hang out wif, talk only abt cute guy A or cute guy B. Or badmouth abt lecturers.Tats one reason y i choose 2 remain single till now ya, coz i simply think tat some gals got no life. They simply cant be compared 2 my younger sis, who is almost e perfect sis u can imagine.

Well, my decision is up, i thank those who gave me ideas & advice, esp Ken & Lijin, who made mi see a wider perspective. For now, im quitting SIM, & while waiting for e reply from NIE, i will be looking for a job or maybe be a relief teacher. If fail this year, i will apply again next year & work for another year. I dun believe tat NIE will reject someone who has PASSION, rejuvenated 1 somemore.