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.