NJCC is in 2 days. very excited. so im going to say some random stuff.
1st abt trng. me n chinx have 3 goals: 1. Get across the finish line in the heats with no cap 2. Dun b the last boat 3. Be one of the top 3 boats, which means we get to semis
aim 2 n 3 r better scenarios, but we will make sure we make sure we fulfill aim 1 NO MATTER WAD :D
ok so anw, we trained like madmen. we can go quite fast now for a little while without cap, and at least that day during trng we got a feel of competition setting. and the best part is today we devised a strategy to go straight :D:D
ok so to eugene, all the J2s n other schools, JIA YOU!!!! NJCC is a comp for experience so lets go there, enjoy n make new friends haha. n win medals!! dun think i forgot that.
this is something KY said:
Be Fearless.
cool rite. dam nice. its ez to remember, cuz its not a long story or sth, just 2 words. so wen u all r out there, remember this!!
n me n chinx got a secret strategy. we r going to pump metalcore b4 the comp so we get high. hahahaha. and o yea we r also going to bring the song fearless by jay chou LOL
ok guys, rest well, n hardcore on sat yay! RAFFLES ROW!!
Hi guys! Heres some campaign posters for my classmate, she paid rental fees kay! If we keep doing this we might have enough funds to buy a NELO soon. yay.
hey guys! it's eugene here! the ng one. yeah, just dropping by our blog. and well, for my first post, here's a wallpaper i made: enjoy(:
anyways, all the best to the 5 of us that are competing this sat&sun. chinks, nathan, deb, bernice, it's your first competition in canoeing but well, it is definitely not the last. it might be daunting but don't worry, we will do just fine. we may be juniors but we must never let that stop us from doing our best. don't be afraid of your opponents and let's show that what is it like rowing against a rafflesian canoeist. must always remember that you are not alone. you've each other; your partner and your team behind you. trust in yourself and your partner. (: we will do fine! let's do our best for RJCanoeing! RAFFLES ROW!
yo. feeling a bit emo after camp. so just wanna post something close to my heart to destress a little.
there are a few reasons why i joined canoeing actually. and its not the one i shouted out during the running. i didnt want to say it out cos its too long =.=
1. cos like michael i was in symphonic band and i'm sick of it 2. cos i was in band i absolutely hate people with indiscipline and i want very much to join a cca with discipline and canoeing is probably the best cca to join for that. 3. cos i like the way the water moves when i get a damn good stroke in and the way the boat moves too 4. cos i am a sadomasochist.
and now that i'm in. i absolutely love the cca. not just cos of the rowing. but cos of the team. cos of ppl like kennedy and chinks and all the cheerful people who always push you onwards as a team. when you first consider joining its usually cos of various reasons like 'iang 'ie 's "hotbod"reason. but the reason you stay is cos of the team and the bonds you form with them cos you've been through hell (or maybe what boon calls lalaland) with them and the bonds hold us firm. so we stay and we grow strong and we gonna pwn nj and hcj and whatever else there is. cos of this team that will always support each other and push each other onwards.
Here's my take on all the events which happened today. Honestly speaking, even with all the team talks, emphasis on team spirit etc...sometimes when self interest is at state its difficult to translate that into action. Its always easy to be brave from a safe distance, and although ya I find all this hype about helping one another all tht very encouraging (ya thts what we should continue doing), its a different matter when you emphatize with those who're not in the 18 now, and our teammates who are among the 18, but at the borderline. Everything tht has been said so far is good, but the reality remains tht when we're cheering for those not in the 18 to be able to join us quickly, its inevitably sending a sense of dread to those who're in danger of losing their places. Ideally Jiao Lian would let all of us in la...but everybody knows tht will probably not happen.
I know tht this is a very sensitive issue, and all the more we have to handle it with care. By not raising it and pretending tht nth's gonna happen and nth's gonna change and everybody's gonna be happy isn't gonna work. To those who have secure places: do continue to encourage all ur other teammates , but be extra sensitive. Saying 'its ok if u dun get into the 18 la, we're still a team rite?' to a distressed teammate who got displaced or failed to make it ISN'T gonna work. Everybody's experienced this before. When u feel like shit after a major disappointment and somebody pro comes and throws some sympathy at u, regardless of how noble the intention, u juz feel even worse. To those not among the 18, or who have insecure places: work hard, and let nature take its course. Since competition is a reality, we juz gotta take it the best we can, as it comes along.
All's well and good with team spirit, but passion is nothing without reason. Work hard together team, and as individuals lets do our very best also - not juz for ourselves or for our sch, but also for the teammate who might have to lose an opportunity becuz of you. There's nth u can do about it if the system is this way, but let it be worth it. Reality really bites, and there r stuff which we dun wish to think about. But as a team, I believe for us to really bond, to form deep, lasting friendships, we have to have the courage to address our problems, insecurities and work our way towards overcoming them. The internal competition and limited opportunities which we face now is merely the initial test of our team bonding.
this is wad happened today n how i rly feel abt it. i may not b very gd with words but i hope it can help to say sth to all those hu read the blog.
today jiaolian picked 18 ppl out of like 28 guys. that means that 10 guys are not in the team. he sorted us out into 20 ppl, then chose 18 from there. n it rly touched me wen kennedy brian n darren were left n oni 1 culd b taken n kennedy said to jiaolian that brians stronger, take him instead. i think that is really selfless n kennedy i gotta say i wanted to cry then
jiaolian said, the rest have 2 weeks, if u want to get into the team, u must pull someone from the 18 down n get in. this is dam pragmatic n is a realistic system but its shit for the team. we compete against OTHERS, not among OURSELVES.
I rly think that instead of pulling ppl DOWN, y cant we raise them UP to a better standard? as a lot of ppl said today hu gives a shit about the gold if in the end theres no team to celebrate it with. if we are all individualistic pieces of shit then we can go win gold for all we care, but thats y we r not some shit sch, we r RAFFLES.
In this team, girls n guys alike, wad makes raffles row special is the RAFFLES, not the ROW. anyone can bloody row a boat if given time but no other grp of ppl can ever make up the RAFFLES. so lets stick together n not let this competition shit fuk up our spirit, yea?
to the guys hu dint make it, dun mope abt this. theres 2 weeks. well b mentoring n helping u all all the way, so dun give up. in a family, no 1 gets left behind, or forgotten. raffles row forever!
we joke we play we train together. And we are all concerned when we know that you've got this pain that doesn't go away. We may not be able to feel the pain together with you, we don't know what you're going through, but just know that we are behind you, so don't be worried or afraid. And we believe in your strength. We'll continue to encourage you on, and hey, whether you and chinks win anything or not, we'll be real proud of you guys. We always will be.
So get well fast, commit it to God, and set your heart and mind on it. We hope and pray for your speedy recovery.
today i am bloody pissed n emotional. because of certain stuff, but mostly becuz of wad the doc said.
yesterday i dint go for training, so i felt like a piece of slack shit again. so i decided to at least burn some calories n did crunches. that was no problem. then i did a few stretches. i did the deltoid stretch n suddely a small stretching sound was heard n my back hurt like shit again.
so after that, i kept leaning forward n it was dam hard to breathe n walk. now its not funny anymore. i culdnt even sit down properly.
later i saw mr V n i asked him wads the problem n he said where does it hurt. n i told him itsn ot the lats its somewhere inside. n he said oh..die. that 1 u cant do anything for dam long. it hurts like shit wen u breathe rite n i was like yea...y?
n he said i strained it b4 during rock climbing n i MIA for 1 wk, n it took 3 weeks to heal properly. then i said harh i got comp nxt wk leh. then he said u better not go..later u cant go for nationals. sacrifice this comp n win the next one.
but i cant do that its pangseh-ing the whole team n then me n chinx will have trained like hell for nothing. so i dun care im going to compete even it i must take 5 painkillers to do so. so after training we cheered n i went home
at nite i tried to sleep. but lying down was dam painful n irritating so in the end i stacked abt 6 pillows against the wall n slept there siting up. pathetic sia. then in the mornin i woke uip n there was no diff. so i went to sch.
after sch n pool i went to c a sports doctor, n he was like press here press there where does it hurt, wad did u do, wad sport r u in..blabla. then he asked me to say wen its pain. then he showed me a chart of the back muscles n said i strained this one.
its called..settarus posterior superior muscle. its supposed to act to pull the upper ribs up during breathing, n aids in rotating the shoulderr blade n back/ so thats y so pain wen i row..ok lor. so he says if it can recover by next wk then can compete. but if injure anymore then forget it.
so im going to rest like hell n recover. but if i dun train ill deprove like hell but anw im going to rest first then hardcore trng wen im bak. but im going down for water trng tml n land trng on thurs...i miss the team n trng too much to go home n rot in hell. pls guys, lets smash NJC.
Hihi! Me wanted to post canoeist spotlight of this week but can't find pictures of eugene ng. Oh wells, next time in the toilet then XD
Anyway to Nehthan the one with great spirit!
The Man Who Thinks He Can --> --> If you think you are beaten, you are. If you think you dare not, you don't. If you'd like to win but you think you can't, It's almost a cinch you won't. If you think you'll lose, you're lost, For out of the world we find Success begins with a fellow's will - It's all in the state of mind. If you think you're outclassed, you are; You've got to think high to rise; You've got to be sure of yourself before You can ever win a prize. Life's battle doesn't always go To stronger or faster men; But sooner or later the man who wins, Is the one who thinks he can. -- Walter D. Wintle
Dont think its impossible! Go make jiaolian strip, shave or wtv hes supposed to do. Jiayou for NJCC!
Okok. So that's not Mohandass. Mohandass isn't like that when he's sane. We'll get Mohandass to sing in his american idol standard when we can, and it'll probably be soon cause Mohandass is quite pissed at us catching him in his bathroom voice unawares. He's promised to sing so stay tuned for his melodies! (nope, i'm not trying to be sarcastic here.)
Contrary to popular belief, the guy singing in the video below is not MOHANDASS.
But if I had to make some logical predictions abt the guy singing, I would have to say that he was probably (1) drunk, (2) on a sugar RUSH ,(3)BORED after 1 star course or (4) a KEE GUAN who has been in the sun from 9-4. =)
But I would definitely have to say that whoever the guy is in the video definitely has a HUGE potential and ability to sing. His MELODIOUS voice sounds like music to my ears!
HAHA so pls have no misconceptions abt me. =)the REAL one can sing very well. REALLY
Oh man! Wish i had that much talent! It's driving everyone nuts! ._.
Zai. Somehow or another the expression on your face reminds me of a certain character in resident evil... shrieking in agony. But anyways nice singing. Continue that, though its kinda weird its very (and i really mean VERY) entertaining. haha. xD
"The memories of a person in old age are the responsibility of that person in youth."
"In the early months of training you're thinking 'What the hell is all this for?' Because the race is so far off. There's so much tedium and discipline and brutal effort to hammer through. You have to resist the subconsious desire to put an end to all this self-inflicted hardship. But as the days pass and you feel yourself getting stronger, you begin to live for the next day. You punish yourself if with a will in training, because you know you're facing a race that will suspend your life. Somewhere in the race, you will find out what it is you've been working for. And your asking big questions of your body, and when the right answers are coming back, it's a feeling you know you will never forget."
"As I stood in the booth chatting to people, it occurred to me that besides good racing, the Crew Classic provided an ideal setting for the brotherhood of rowing. The brotherhood connects real rowing people. Teammates who haven't visited in years came together, and so do former opponents who once battled like mortal enemies. Suddenly they discovered they have much more in common. Long live the brotherhood of rowing."
today was water training at 7am. the reason as i was told is because we wanted to train b4 SJI. so i woke up brite n erly in the mornin n went for trng.
the sky was stil dark wen i went. suddenly i saw a totally chao da figure n realized it was marcus. then i saw a green cap n realized it was shenghao. so we talked there.
later at 7 the rest came. we proceeded to take out the boats n lifejacs as normal and started training.
the competitions in 2 weeks n i can feel the heat rising. its not just the feelign of anticipation at the thought of competiting for the team and having the CHANCE of wining something, but its just this feeling of exhilaration. so me n chin yee trained really hard yesterday. i learnt how to dig my stroke deeper for more power in the 1st 1 hr.
then....we kina came to a standstill in progress cuz my stroke revocery for the next stroke was kinda sucky n we kept losng balance. in the end i asked jiaolian n he showed us the correct way (chinx was doing a bit wrong alos haha, but not as screwed as me) and we went to try it, and balance REALLY improved and we achieved much more in the few minutes than we did for the whole day.
after that jiaolian wanted toc us paddle. we paddled 500m n came back n he gave us a thumbs up, though he said we were still not perfect. it was really inspirational n i was really happy.
then the bulgarian coach, the one that coached the national team, helped us make the pipes foro ur paddle, n jiaolian helped us tape them up. now the paddles look really nice :D
me n chinx dint do land sets cuz jiaolian wanted us to paddle more. then later, wen i got our of the water n started stretching, i realized that my pulling side hurt a lot. like a sharp pain at the top of the back. but i thought its norlmal, so nvm.
i ate 3 eggs, pok n chicken n beans for lunch. we were supposed to go lanning n i really wanted to go but i had other thigns on. guys, sorry to pangsei u all.
so i went shopping, went to repair my fonr n went to c 300. dunno how we got it. BUT TIS REALLY GD!! a super bloodbath with superb effects. awww cool. after that i went home n slept.
the next day, which is today, i woke up n the back hurt a lot. i asked my dad n he helped me check (hes a doctor) and asked wen it started n wad i did ytd. i said err i went trng. then he was like well now u went to pull it so its strained. then i asked can i go training then he said yes u can if u want to drop dead...haha. so i canot go for todays training. i smsed a few ppl. thanks guys n sry i cant b there. cya all on saturday, hopefully i can train by then, n ill get a haircut by then too. haha
hi im going to tell the story of todays outing to sentosa, that ALMOST the whole canoeing team went for.
so anw i woke up erly in the mornin at like...8am. n we were supposed to meet at 9...haha. so i choinged to the mrt n took the train and in the end i was early cuz THERE WAS NO 1 THERE!! so i thought haha maybe theyre late i shall slack arnd here 1st yea? so i waited at the MRT then later chinx came. so we were like where the fux is everyone? so we started calling ppl
so i called liangjie. n "as expected" he was coming!! oooooooo wow finally another person. shenghao toldm e he was sick in e mornin. so then i called willy n brian n all that but they dint pickup then i called keeguan n he dintp ickup so i guessed he was sleeping. so me n chinx went to KOPITIAM at vivo to eat while waiting for liangjie
so anw over there i ate BAN MIAN haha. then i ordered 2 eggs to eat somore :D so while waiting for them me n chinx started soing stupid maths hmwk, assignment 2 la. then later liangjie came in this funky USA t shirt with holes in it, n he was shivvering like shit haha.
then the genious scammers like us had to think of a scam since the rest DINT COME n pissed us off lol. so we decided to call ppl n SCAM THEM THAT THE REST R HERE!! muahaha smart ritte. so we were like: HEY HONGCHENG!! y u pon! u mus come!! everyones HERE!! hear the noise? then the other 2 make a dam lot of noise. haha but he wasnt scammed :(
BUT, marcus got scammed haha. so he came. then me chinx n liangjie put our heads down n marcus went in to kopitiam looking for a dam big crowd but he dint find it. so he wentout n called us n chinx said were in kopitiam. so he came bak in and after dam long he found us. the he was like FUX wheres the rest? then i said: they got pissed n went home. n he believed us haha. then late he found out they dintcome in e 1st place n realized he got scammed.
so we did hmwk n ate a lot of crap. then finally we said lets go LAN!! budden liangjie wanted to TAN realll bad. so we were like ok lets go sex pool, which is basically the pools at the top of vivo (where ppl do funny stuff at nite hehe)budden he wanted togo sentosa.
so ok, we hopped onto the bus! n we went...sentosa yaaay. then we camwhored like shit on e bus. so we got off at the sentosa stop, n got pissed that we had to pay 3 bucks to go in la. y cant we just jump over the fence?? but being the GOOD BOYS that we r, we payed n went in.
then we waited for the bus to the beach. for like, 20 mins. then the bus came so we got in n went to beach. wen we got off e bus there was this dam muddy pool. so we thot muddy was there but she wasnt. there were turtles instead. awww so cute
so we went onto the beach n started to tao chiobu. we we onned out super night vision goggles (refer to foto) n started looking. n we saw a dam lot of horny copules. but being the nice boibois we are we dint stare (ok, a bit la). then we saw this lifeguard chair n camwhored on it lol.
so finally it was TANNING TIME YAY . we took out our shirts. then we went into the sun. then liangjie n marcu the retards started doing pushups. so me and chinx did too haha. ppl started at us like we were retards. or MAYBE we were just too hot la. dunno
then the sand started getting in our eyes n it sucked. we we lay down n covered our face with our shirts n started tanning. i threw sand in chinx bellybutton n he was dam pissed lol. then liangjie kept on standing up to do pushups n all the sand form the body will fly onto us n it sucked like hell.
later we got up n went down the beach, cuz 1) it was dam hot at that spot 2) and more importantly, marcus wanted to c more chicks. that horny bastard -_-. so we walked down to this movenpick shelte where there were tanning chairs...ooooooooo. then there was this HOT CHICK there too n i was happy XD. but there werent enough chairs so oni 3 ppl culd go at once.
then the dumb movenpik guy came out n asked us to buy shit. so i asked him that must we buy stuff to use the chairs. then he said yes. then i was like how much is a can drink. he said 3.50. i nearly said F*** off. but i dint! in the en we bought oringina...for 4.50. the we continued tanning.
while we were tanning, we saw BEATRIX!! with....i cant say hu im so nice haha.
then later me n marcus decided to go swim in e sea!! so we happily ran down n plokned into the water n i told him that that girl was hot n he was like no.. then i was like yes....but then, suddenly these 2 fish jumped out of the water. so we started swimming to go check it out....
and then, i felt SOMETHING whacking my ass. i thot it was a fish. so i slapped it. then i realized it was in my pocket. hmmm...how did a fish get in my pocket? O FUX ITS MY FONE!! so i took it out n it was gg like shit. then i was like NOOOOOOOOOOO then the rest laffed n i felt sad :( boohoohoo. chinx tried to salvage it but too late...the salt water showed no mercy man. so i was dam sad, even the hot chick culdnt cheer me up la.
so we went to bathe. we bathed n changed. then we went bak. liangjie the horny man wanted to see girls at the beach. but clean minded ppl like marcu me n chinx said..nooooo, but in the end they also wanted. my toe is screwed so i dint wanna walk on the sand anymore. so i walked on the pavement.
then we took e bus back n camwhored with the bus uncle. then we went back to vivo. at vivo we tried to find me a pink cap n found a nice sampan hat instead. i think me n chinks shall buy that then we shall look like lao ah peks on a C boat. dam realistic la.
in the end we all zhaoed. i went to bedok n got a new fone. SO PLS SMS UR NUMBERS..MY NO> IS 94200302. lucky the simcard was salvageable so i got e same number.
haha noooooo y so few ppl come today. it was dam fun la. n now we got a shioking tan. i hope next time more ppl can come n we can have fun n be happy :D:D
NJCC is dam soon. i rly hope we can win. me n chinkx r gg to try to win n train like crazy. n thanks guys n gals for taking care of the food, boats n registration for us, we really appreciate it. nex time me chinx eugene deb n bern will help too :D so lets just try for NJCC n hu noes sacrcely we get a gold. u never noe till u try rite?
Jokes aside, let us pray for the success of 5 of our very own J1s who will be taking part in the upcoming NJCC:
Guys: Nehthan, Chinks, Eugene
Girls: Dede, Bernice
Hey nehthan and chinks, jiaolian says you guys confirm can't get even a bronze but dun listen kay! As long as you believe in something and put your heart to it, even if you do not achieve it, stand proud! But of course we all do hope that you guys will make a mark for yourselves and the RJC canoeing team.
Eugene, you've come and been proven loyal to our worthy cause. You're the most IMBA rower in our team, and so we hope in your success. Youcanoeit!
Dede and Bern, you've been partners in K2 for so long and i know its kinda sad they splitin you but, know that as long as you work on it, you'll do fine in the company of the J2s too. Dede, continue to jiayou and we know that you can pwn, juz stare at the other competitors with the judge dread face and they confirm scared. Bernice, just give it your all, for God and for RJC.
Yepp. We shall pray for their success and place our hope in them. Continue encouraging one another and build each other up, so that we may go forth as a team and pwnz! Wecanoeit.
(Adventures of LiangJie, Nehthan, Marcus and Chin Ee)
** Yes. Before we begin, guess what? Only the four of us went to Sentosa lah. Shits. Anyways it was sooooo fun so since you guys missed out on the fun, we're here to tell you how it went. haha. juz enjoy cos i think this is going to be freagin long story.
A long time ago in a galaxy far far away, there were 3 hobbits who were feeling very bored. So they decided to go to some place called harbourfront, vivocity. Yes. So they met there at 10 lidat. And decided to go to the kopitiam to stone and do their homework (because it's the holidays).
And then the hobbit named chinks said, "Shit i thought we told the other hobbits and agreed to organise some gathering at Sentosa one? How come only the 3 of us? Shit." So the hobbits came together and decided to drag another along. Then suddenly their handphone rang and this hobbit called Marcu called them.
"Hello chinks were are you guys ah?" / "Vivo, we're waiting for you guys lah." "Ok. how many are there." / "Me, liang jie, Nathan...(pause) and a lot of other guys." "okok i'll be there." / "YES!"
And when marcu got there he saw the other 3 hobbits he was like what the ?? Partly because his hobbit friend Sheng Hao said halfway he wanted to stay at home and mug and marcus was like: "haha not coming haha" and then when marcus saw only 3 hobbits a few things came to his mind:
1) Must be a freakin prank. 2) Confirm the rest go to toilet 3) I can't count 4) Man, i'm a jackass
Anyways when the 4 had gathered they began to discuss the essentialities of life, graphs, cell structure and GP. It was getting boring. So chinks suggested going LANning and the other 3 were like , "shit you". So they decided to go to Sentosa after all, since they finally reasoned that they had not purposed to come so far only to stone at kopitiam doing homework. They were going to TAN! And btw in case you didn't realise 3 of the hobbits were: Tan Chin Ee, Tan Marcus and Nathan Tan. SO that makes TAN a good option.
YESS! And so marks the beginning of this EPIC journey...
"Smile uncle, smile!"
So the 4 hobbits got onto the sentosa bus, and they went to Palawan beach in search of TANess and cute females (how can we forget?)
"Nathan watching out for...erm...important...(for lack of a politically correct word not suggesting anything derogatory) THINGS."
Naturally. And of course, cam whoring ensued...
The 4 hobbits thought they looked really nOOb with their clothes on, so they decided to embark on the journey of TANness, and decided to go to the beach and pursue darker skin.
"Hey, Look at my moobs. No. Look at my biceps too lah."
"I think these glasses suit me."
"Me thinks my moobs are more photogenic."
"What the FONG?"
And so the 4 hobbits lay there on the sand suntanning and living life under the sun. Very nice, and very hot too, considering it felt like the Fires of Mount Doom. Anyways, the 4 hobbits were flicking sand at each other and doing stupid stuff like coping each others bags and taking dumb pictures. Yeah. And Liang Jie kept doing pushups, sets of 30. Nehthan and Marcu were inspired and decided to do as well, although LJ was too hardcore so... whatever lah.
But soon enough they realised that there were not enough chiobus around, so they moved to this place at the middle of the beach next to a beach bar. And for a moment they laid there and felt comfortable till this freagin bar guy went up to them and said, "Hey u wanna use the chair thingies then must buy our stuf." And the 4 hobbits were like "WTF". And so they wasted 4.50 on a small bottle of orangina. Each of them had a few miserable sips. Shits.
Then somehow nehthan and marcu felt freakin hot, so they decided to cool down in the sea. And they hopped into the water and nehthan started telling marcu how hot the female hobbit next to their chair area was. Aiyah marcu felt she was a bit to the flabby side and nehthan was like, "no. she's hot lah. Juicy." marcu did not agree but, as you know, one hobbit's meat is another hobbit's poison.
And then nehthan and marcu tried taking a picture of the "hot girl" for fun, but failed. Aiyoh. BUt on the other hand, the 4 hobbits actually managed to get the picture of a group of three very very very hot female hobbits.
"Wahlao. Chio right? They kinda look familiar, like i've seen them on some poster somewhere...hmm"
So after bathing and stuff the 4 hobbits took the bus back to vivo, for they had attained the nirvana of TANning. mission accomplished. And then they went back home. The end.
Updated@6:45 PM
Monday, March 12, 2007
today i went for water trng at 10am yay. so me n chinx got onto the C2 n hardcored for the whole day la. n we kept on capping at the bermuda triangle nooo. BUT we managed to SPRINT n i daresay it was quite fast haha.
so later we were informed that we were going to take part in NJCC C2. oooo. so we were like "lets aim for BRONZE n fux NJs ass!" then JIAO LIAN heard then he was like: Ni Men Yao Ying Ton Pai? Ni Men Ying Tong Pai Quan Shi Jie Hui Si, which means-u all want to win bronze medal? u all win bronze medal the whole world will die. so he says we cant make it.
BUT WE WILL!! ahha...hopefully. so me n chinx bet with him 2 bets.
1. IF we can corss the finish line without capsizing, we get free lunch. 2. IF we get bronzethe whole world dies.
ok haha the 2nd 1 was a jokee. but were going to try. this is our CUNNING plan:
1. by next trng, be able to balance wen chionging 2. by next next trng, be able to choing, balance n go straight 3. by next next next trng, pump strength like hell.
so ya hahahaha we r so gonna win mann. n victor n william r paddling C2 as well n soon they r going whoop NJC puny asses. y did alan have to go for RR camp? ok nvm.
for lunch we ate at S11. i ate 3 HALF BOILED EGGS MUAHAHA n i slurped it all down after hardcoreing soya sauce n pepper. yummyyumyum :D
today LAN was DAM FUN LA. Y NO 1 WAN TO COME!! anw mario luigi willy and chinx played DOTA while i watched n tried to understand.
i dint :(
anw, afte that we played CS. n we dintp lay iceworld my best map where i can choing with shotgun. so i got fuxed in almost every map EXCEPT de dust where i got TOP FRAG haha. so at the end we were playing this map n me n chinx hid at this gay place n laffed while the HUMJI ppl tried to shoot us from below. it was NEARLY a foolproof plan, but grenades had to exist n we died.
so us C ppl r going to hardcore till this standard:
and this is wad we r going to be like on a C1 haha:
haha ok. so anw remember 9AM HARBOURFRONT MRT TML!!! BRING CLOTHES N HMWK TO DO!!
Today we went lanning. This are the lamers who went: Me. Chinks. Liugi. Willie. Nehthan. Mike. Yeah.
So we played DOTA and CS. CHnks and Liugi owned DOTA. willie, mike and I owned CS. Nehthan...ah... nvm. No lah kidding. haha you were quite ownage with shotgun haha. But somehow Chinks insisted that his para was very pro and those who use para are very pro = chinks:"haha, i'm damn pro." Chinks. Good acting. Aiyah i think CHinks too wussy to admit he's a tyco nubbie lah. haha. Btw tyco cos he somehow for some inexplicable reason (come to think of it chinks actually did the impossible...so all the best for NJCC C-rowing chinks! nehthan too! Since you've done the impossible once, you can do it again) they....................................
OWNED TAN ZI LIANG MARCUS at de_dust. wth. Yes, chinks. You've done the impossible. Really. And your para was freakin tyco.
Oh and Chinks and Nehthan... hum chi still call other pple hum chi. cbble supposed to the freakin terrorist go chiong plant bomb... then in the end go hide in some stupid storeroom thing on the stupid top floor and ask "hum chi"s to storm you. Spas. But seriously i'm soooooo looking forward to LANning again with you guyz cos you are real fun and funny. yep
BTW... liugi mario and mike were playing against a certain group of...erhem... body parts, namely:
willie (ahaha. male), nehneh (erm...) and cheebai (i wunder who ah? so vulgar)
ok i got feedback that the previous song was....not very nice haha. it was metal o_o lol. so i shall post a nice slow song by death cab for cutie :D its called i will follow you into the dark.
hey for the benefit of the guys hu forgot this is the trng schedule shenghao told me:
monday: 10am at macritchie, water trng. maybe we can go watch a movie after tt wednesday: 7am at macritchie, Mr Go training/water trng (for st) thursday: 8am at sch. land sets saturday: 10am (for st) and 12.30pm at macritchie
hey guys as u all noe the sentosa thingo supposed to b today was cancelled. so we r suggesting it be on this coming tuesday at....say...12pm at harbourfront MRT? i dunno if everyone can make it but we cannot expect to have 100% attendance all the time for everything. so yea, pls voice ur views on this time slot. n girls r invited too haha since were all from RJ :D
hi i havent posted 4 dam long. anw i wan to thank ALL U PPL OUT THERE hu helped sign the petition even tho we dint nid it in the end, cuz hong yao jacob n natalie all made it bak in thru appeal!!! but thanks 4 the support!! u all rock :D
anw im like dam relieved that they r comin bak wen i got the news during 02 i was overjoyed. but since this is a canoe blog i shal tok a bit abt canoeing.
ytd me n chinx went to macritchie to collect out NEW C CLASS PADDLES :) so we went dere n left 02 halfway haaha. so we waited there for jiaolian for DAM LONG then in the end he came..then he gave us the paddles from the shed. chinx took the 1.64m paddle. its supposed to b at the eye lvl. so there was 1.62m n 1.60m. since IM TALLER THAN VICTOR, i obviously chose the 1.62m one. haha victor :p nvm its ok to b short
it cost 488.25 per paddle la. wtf. so we went back n slung the paddles on our shoulders like gangster samurais. then we went to do pullups instead of dance n dede was there. so we joked arnd n she wanted to do pullups, n said she REALLY wanted to do. haha dede sure can 1 la just eat eggs n milk evryday n do weights lol.
so we passed victors paddle to dede n she was really kind to help us lub it home. thanks dede.
anw there was some misunderstanding between me n some ppl at sch n i was really sad that it happened. but i really dint do anything then in the end they found out e truth, im just glad its over. anw i rly hope to paddle tml n go slash the water with the samurai paddle! haha :D
the holidays are coming. and unlike the J2s, who have to study for the common tests, as long as we J1s be good boys and girls and complete our homework and mug finish for the coming term...we will have no problem. Really. And marcus thinks that we should give ourselves a well deserved break.
So since keeguan's saturday outing to sentosa didn't really fall through the other time, marcus thinks that march is a good time to give ourselves at least a day's break.
marcus thinks that this outing good opportunity for teambonding. marcus thinks the rest will feel the same way too.
marcus thinks we should have it this coming sunday 11/03. this is owing to the training schedule we have next week. marcus knows that kaiyang will not let us go so easily.
marcus really wants to know what all you lovely people have to say about this outing. marcus also hope very much all can come for this outing. Although marcus must say that this outing actually supposed to be strictly man. because marcus knows that as man, all of us will do some really buddily things which the girls may find repulsive. and marcus thinks that girls who cannot tehan spastic male behaviour should refrain from wanting to join. however, those who find themselves man enough (such as those who delight in hearing manly sick jokes) can join us.
But of course, marcus does admit that all things not settled yet lah. marcus really hope this time all can make it and all will go...marcus also got church this sunday, so those no church one can chiong the morning. those have church one can join in the afternoon. then we can all go dinner and be happy. Yay. Pion.
marcus hoped he got the message across in as non-retarded a way as possible.
today my class got their posting results. my class has a lot of ppl hu came in thru prelims, and all of them got at most 7 pts. budden in the end 3 ppl dint get in. this makes me think of chenwei n makes me really think abt some stuff la.
sometimes i wonder if we got it the easy way. like ppl work so hard for Os n cant even come in, n we just come in n take it for granted n slack arnd (not pinpointing anyone, just generally). its really f***ed that this kinda shit happens wen u get close to ur frens n all that.
some r appealing thru CCA but there r those hu cant even do so. some ppl in RP r so slack in CCA n they still get in over the O ppl. i noe we come from RI n RGS but really wen u look at it it really seems a little unfair.
my class is appealing for 3 ppl to come back in. the teachers have said, it may not help a lot, but we r stil gg to try. maybe its the "spirit" that sounds corny but is real. maybe its cuz its going to break our hearts that theyre gone. i noe u all may not noe them personally but if u c me or my class asling for signatures, i hope u can all help to sign. u may not think it much but it really means a lot to me, my class n those hu we r petitioning for.
i noe this sounds dam emo but its sth i realized today. maybe its wen u really feel like shit that u get some enlightenment. i think we shuldnt take our place for granted n slack like shits, not saying that we are. but lets all make the most of what we have, enjoy ourselves n hardcore for the glory of RJ! dun let chenweis blessing go to waste! raffles canoe forever! :D
Hey guys, I know that all of us must be feeling kinda sad now tht Chenwei's leaving. In any case, he has been with us through sweat and tears for 2 months, and I'm pretty certain that even though he has to leave RJ, we'll always remember him as a valuable member of our team and as a source of inspiration for all of us =).
Alright, now on to a bit more serious stuff haha. The creation of the blog is a good platform for us to destress and share our experiences during training, jokes (ok la Hong Cheng jokes included =p) to promote our team bonding etc, but for more serious issues such as fund raising, I feel that it is important for us to involve the teachers and the J2s as well in the brainstorming and decision making process, if we are ever going to submit a formal proposal for our intended fundraising project. Also, as the daily rate of posting is rather high now, it would be more appropriate if serious admin matters such as training schedules, 1 star canoeing course dates etc are given a formal platform where they can be viewed by everybody. To the best of my knowledge, not everybody reads the blog every day, and hence we cannot rely on it to disseminate important information.
Therefore, I have arranged with Kaiyang to invite us to the canoeing yahoo groups, which is rjcanoe@yahoogroups.com. Preferably it would include the girls as well (i'll try and get their contact list as well). When u receive the invitation, please join so that you can be included in important decision making and contribute your ideas to projects such as fund raising. Discussing stuff here is good la... but do bear in mind that we need the school's endorsement and a concrete plan sooner or later, should we wish for it to materialize in the future. Okies take care, rest well and see ya guys on Wednesday! ;)
hi guys, so we cant raise funds except during ORA. nooooooooooo
ok, lets say we do really well for ORA. then we can get $1000+. but the sad fact is that we cant even buy a boat with that. we might as well go n fold paper boats. oops thats lame haha
ORA ideas can be made later, but then we r going to need another way of getting more funding besides just relying on a one off event. maybe we can appeal to the ORA for funding? or can we just appeal to the sch again, but i dun think they will give la.
so how? another way is...to get our parents to give, which is like draining our own finances, n a lot of ppl may not b ok with it. but if ppl r willing, its going to solve a lot of problems. after all, theyre giving for our own good, so whats the harm?
hmmmmmm i rly dunno. are there any ingenious ideas that can help us suddenly get rich? maybe we can go sell out jerseys or sth not for charity or in the name of canoeing. then we can give the money to canoeing secretly hahahaha lol. any ideas?
Okay. So let's brainstorm. Anyone with ideas for the ORA fundraising, pls dump them onto the blog. We wanna hear them. Pls give constructive ideas such as:
1) Sell manly canoeing plush toys (trust, me, they'll sell like hotcakes) 2) Sell protein shakes 3) Sell healthy, protein laden food such as boiled chicken breasts. Simple. we just get a pot, get a pail full of chicken breasts, dump them into the pot filled with water, throw in together some leeks, onions, carrots and potatoes. Then boil for very long time like 3 hrs. Then sell! haha. Kidding.
Hey preferably something edible which has high returns...such as drinks. haha.
Since we can only fundraise during ORA, does this mean stuff like busking cannot be counted? We should look into that.
And Logistics wise, somethign that is not too taxing or unmanageable that is within our means. We must note that we are canoeists, and that means that our time should be constructively spent on areas other than wurrying abt what on earth to sell for Fundraising.
So just contribute your ideas. Cos we need the money, and we need the ideas.
hey people... with regards to the last post about fundraising... muddy has emailed me about the details. the school doesn't allow fundraising for our own cca. only charitable causes are valid. which means, if we really wanna fund raise for canoe, we must do it in the name of charity, then kope the money. HAHAHA OKAY I WAS KIDDING. so anyway, the only window where we can raise funds would be during ORA, and we get to keep 50-75% of our profits. last year our seniors set up a stall and earned 400bucks thereabout. so muddy is really happy to see everyone so enthu abt canoe, but yeah the sad fact remains that if we really want more cash, we need to get someone's rich dad to write a big fat cheque. muddy agrees that's the most viable way. hahaha. wheeee ((: so how? :/ in the meanwhile, everyone JIAYOU!
Hi guys this post is abt a fund raising idea that we had a while back.
that day we were discussing, abt fund raising. as you all know, kaiyang addressed the problem of no funds as a vicious cycle. we do not get fundsa because we do not win and we do not win because we do not have enough funds.
so it is clear that we need funds. for what? for,
1. more trainings for everyone (can train on thursdays, wednesdays for everyone n not just senior team. maybe tuesday or fri? dunno) but we will need to pay jiaolian to come down if we are to receive training.
2. more n better boats, n more space. i am not sure but from what I see theo nly reason why we could use boats that day on sat trng is because the j2s dint train. ifn ot there will definitely be not enough boats. hence we need to get more boats n we will perhaps need another shed to store them if we ever get them. thats all goignto cost cash.
remember, sometimes we can man all we want on the land, but if we are n00bs when it comes to rowing no matter how many pullups we can do its goign to be no use. and practice makes perfect. so we really need more water practice.
hence how to raise funds n break out of this cycle? i am thinking that we can discuss as a j1 batch or maybe get a core team together, and plan a fund raising campaign. then we can approach the teachers like Mr. Go to approve it.
what can we do? we can bask, sell bubble tea, chocolates, etc. there are many ways to earn cash, its just if we ar willing to giev the time n effort to do so. n i believe we r all committed to canoeing as a CCA n as a team.
this is not oni for the guys. girls u can help too. so im going to ask at the next training, and i hope we can get something done, if not this may just stagnate.
finally, raffles rowers ROCK ON!! marcus n shenghao u all please own NJ this year in k2. keeguan n justin too. n us C rowers r going to win too wont we? n the rest i believe r going to do just as well! like dede (haha) jianrong n bernice in the girls team. just hope for the best n hope we can really get more funds. remember as long as we win, then we will get more funds already :D
Poser. I know. Long sleeve blue shirt and red cap... haiz. No wunder. But sorry saturdae cos i sick, so i decided to look cooler a bit and wear something that will not expose myself to the heat of the sun... haha so to those who not really fan of long sleeve poser-like shirts: sry. Dun wurry guys as long as i'm not sick, i will not wear that thingy, cos its kinda wussy if you think about it.
Anyways everyone's ROWIN!
Yeah... maybe we should print that on our singlet!
This Post is dedicated to the following pple:
Mohandas and Jerome, Shawn and Hmm who ah i kinda forgot (sry) nice going on T2! Shawn go for it! Jiao jiao likes your strokes!
William and Xinda pwn Nj on your C1s. Juz get the balance going first kay
Nehthan and Chinks, Vic and Aaron, also pwn Nj on your C2s. And Nehthan, less vulgarities pls!
And to the rest of the numerous pple on the Ts... gogogo! We can see the passion and the improvement! Let's see: Maggie, Kennedy, Ah D, Michael, LJ, Jeremy, Wei Zhong
And to Konek and Hong Cheng on the K2... wait till you try with the seat!!!!!
And to Sheng Hao... you rox! (the kayak... haha kidding lah. But we still need to work a while more on the two-freakin-long-wooden-sticks-k2-balancing simulation thingy.)
And specially to Justin... patience is the road to perfection, but pls for the sake of humanity, not too PATIENT lah. You are beginning to go into bullet-time. xD
And Beng Hong, what u doing ah? C ah? Must be.
And AhD say i look like a captain. Hmm. Because i look diff with my silly long sleeve blue shirt thingy and the red cap. And Maggie said i stand out because of my Black hair (DOTS maggie... DOTS) Jiao Lian also got say i look like U Glen (J3 cap, see below).
Face... not too sure. Arms wise...definitely a long long way to go. What the s**t did he do to get those s**t? Hmm. Anyways haha Ah D nice one. For a moment i felt flattered. Haha. Nevermind Uglen. You got your arms (s**t), and i got my wings.
hello everyone! since mario and luigi has kindly announced to the whole world the username and password to this blog and invited girls to post too, here's some inspirational quotes i koped from some inspirational person's blog.
"I'm a high school player. I'm a team player. I play with my friends and with some of my enemies, but I respect everyone when it comes to my sport. I know I'm not going to get a multi-million dollar contract to play professionally. I know I may not even get my name in the paper. I play for love of the game. For the pride and honor, for the blood, sweat and tears it takes to make the team, to earn the spot, to win the game. I play because I can, I play because I know that my life would be empty without the sport I play. I would have a lack of everything my sport gives me... integrity, courage, talent, fearlessness, pride, strength, stamina, will, and the heart of a champion. If I didn't play, I would lose a part of me. I'm an athlete. I'm a girl. I'm a champion, not because my team always wins, but because when we don't, we learn from our mistakes. We try to fix them, and most of all because we have fun. I have built lifelong friendships and memories because of my being an athlete. I leave everything on the field or court and continue to push myself. I am never happy with second place, but I have learned to accept it. I have learned to get over and through my anger and be the athlete and player I have always dreamed of being. I don't play for my parents, for my family, for my friends; I don't play for my coach or my teachers or my school. I play for myself but when I'm playing I represent them. It isn't about winning or losing, but I hate to lose. I won't settle for a tie, and I am not satisfied with 100%. To play, you have to sacrifice everything, your body, your time, your sweat, blood, and tears, everything... for your team. I am a player, and athlete and a champion, not because I know what it is like to win, but because I know what it is like to lose. I know what it is like to feel the anger and pain that comes along with "second best." I have been that girl with tears in her eyes, walking out to receive the second place trophy and clapping as the other team, my opponents, receive the first place one. I know what it is like to lose, to win, to want to quit, to want to cry, to not want to get up. I know what it is like to hear the cheers and yells for you. I know what it is like to feel the pressure of everyone on your shoulders, and I know what it is like to choke under that pressure. I know what it means to be an athlete, a true player, and that is why I play. I AM AN ATHLETE, A CHAMPION, A TRUE PLAYER." - "An Athlete's Pride"
"I am the person you'll see everyday training when everyone else has gone home. I live for the one moment of glory when I save that goal or sink that 3-point shot and score the winning basket. I am the sport, I am the glory, nothing can change that. I am an athlete, no one can forget that." Alexa Wilkinson
"I refuse. I refuse to lose. To be average. To fail. I refuse to die. To be afraid. I refuse to be taken. I refuse." Gatorade
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. -Marianne Williamson
"In the battle of life, it is not the critic who counts; nor the one who points out how the strong person stumbled, or where the doer of a deed could have done better. The credit belongs to the person who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; who does actually strive to do deeds; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotion, spends oneself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who at worst, if he or she fails, at least fails while daring greatly. Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those timid spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat." Theodore Roosevelt
i was nearly leate for trng but in the end i wasnt. so everyone was dere n we went to hit the water. budden, JIAOLIAN the smart guy added some new addition to the C2. it was foot braces for u to rest ur back foot against.
so it was me n chinx, victor n alan doing C2 n xinda n william doing a C1. ok lor. me n chinx took RJC 28 (mr go labelled the boats yay) down to the pontoon. then later i saw the red indian sticker on 1 of the boats n laffed like hell hurhurhur. then we got on the boat.
it was dam screwed. the foot braces were so far front we got no place for our legs. wth. so in the end we were screwing up..like hell n we dint noe y. then later we told jiaolian abt the stupid gay problem n he told us to move the plank back. so we did.
n it was better...but not gd enough, stil no space. but me n him went 1km+ again haha, in a C this time woohoo. but it was like...
nehthan: HEY CHINX chinx: ya wad (turns arnd) nehthan: fux were going to cap dun turn noo chinx: shits (turns back) nehthen: ok i paddle u brace (paddles n boat turns left) chinx: ok now i paddle u brace (boat turns back straight)
so it was liddat. we nid to master simultaneous strokes...but nvm were going to learn it n pwn NJ n00bies haha. n we went so far n dint cap...n just wen we were like 10m from the pontoon we capped noooo :( so we got bak on the pontoon n my toes cramped n we were emo.
then jianrong got her happy k1, n i wanted to try. then i nided a paddle but it was amandas paddle then jianrong asked amanda n she was like ok :D haha so i was happy. then i asked amanda y u dao mi wen i said "HI SHAWN HI AMANDA" ytd n she was like o so it was u ah i thot it was some j3 -_- haha lol. so lucky im not dead.
so i got in e boat. it was like......shaky like mad. then amanda said ok im going to teach u to brace u whack the water in a U shape. n i tried n it was WRONG :( then i tried bracing n she was like "thats a bloody C brace" haha lol. so i trued K brace again n failed, so i said heck ill just do C brace n used korneks boat to push off. then i said im going 1k n jianrong said yea rite. n i NEARLY succededi n doing 1k except that just after i let go of keeguans boat i capped at e pontoon :( aww man
so i can forget the K haha maybe another time yea? so we put theboats bak n did the sets, n played TONGUETWISTERS n KINGKONGKANGKONG n i owned keeguan n nearly owned alan but died. then i left trng n went to church after chionging the 8 sets.
haha so trngn ot bad la. i hope everyone can improve like hell. maybe we can sabo NJ boatees n then win lol. haha joking la. n as for the cam i think lets jus use a handfone can la lol. cuz my digicam is screwed. then we can take lots of fotos haha.
o yea a joke of the day: wad did batman say to robin b4 they got in the batmobile? ans: GET IN THE BATMOBILE!! hahahahaha lol
Hey people, and for today's canoeist spotlight, we have the ever-so-popular...... JUSTIN
As all can see, this certain individual enjoys flaunting his hot bod . Always found flexing his well-defined abdorminal muscles after training in the toilet, he has the objects of envy of all guys and girls. Biceps, Triceps, Moobs, Abs, ask and he will most probably have it. But is he just mere muscle, is there nothing more to him? Lets look deeper.
While paddling, he is likened to and
Yep thats right, with his firm and matrix-like strokes in water (slow motion), Justin is guaranteed to propel himself (and the boat) forward at godlike SPEED. Sometimes he goes so fast that a Certain T2 lost sight of him after being just 5 metres behind him a few seconds ago! (Note: it should not be assumed that he moved too far forward, imaginative alternatives might include capping size and falling behind).
Alright, the Neo picture explained, but why Wong Fei Hong? That can be only because Justin enjoys performing martial arts on his beloved T1 boat! Being an accomplish martial arts exponent, Justin has mastered most of the top level skillz in the martial arts arena, with his favourite one being Xiang Long Shi Ba Zhang.
Due to inadequate prior knowledge in this field, i can only assume it means Lucky Dragon Fetching Rice Dumpling Stance in English, which must be correct cos it sounds really pro! and we see Justin doing it all the time during rowing, just that sometimes the dumplings in the water are too far away from his boat and when Justin tries to reach it, he unknowingly has to execute another of his signature move, Qing Gong Shui Shang Piao, which should mean Floating On Water Stance.
But sometimes this particular move fails, which explains why he can't step on the water sometimes, which explains why he capsizes sometimes. But i understand its not his fault really, because sometimes when you murmur the commands before you execute the gongfu moves you might get the pronunciation wrong, then the move doesnt work XDXD.
However, despite having such starry impressive achievements and abilities, Justin is still a humble man. Whenever we try to call him Wong Fei Hong, he shakes his head in disapproval and say "i wanna be called Xiao Bai Cai". And for visual impacts, its this thing:
Yup! So what a fine example of a man this great canoeist is. We all hope that he continues to work hard at his forte, and succeed in his endeavours in the year to come!
*Disclaimer: 90% of the above stuff are 200% exaggerated, so do try to use your discretion while reading.
*Disclaimer to Justin: Please dont kill me XD
AND
*Courtesy of Marcus who drew this picture for some unknown reason.
Hmm hmm, I wonder what this means.... We all should wonder .... hmmm.... Sneaky.
i must write abt today cuz it was a very mixed-feeling-ey day.
first i woke up feeling like shit cuz i was dam tired from trng n my back n shoulder hurt like shit. so i went to rub mentholatum or sth liddat, then went to sch. then halfway i realized i needed CVs cuz we had a class outing n i culdnt go in uniform. so i went home to take the CVs, n then ran to the bus stop, n missed it. shitto.
i took e late bus. then at sch my OG discussed my OGLs bdae celebration which was...today. so we we decided to go t0 fish n co at the glass hse m buy presents in the afternoon. then later we were nearly late for assembly wth.
first we had GP, it was lame n boring n the teacher kowpayed a lot abt how noisy we r as usual. then we had chinese n it was freeperiod YAY so i went ot eat. then my fren shanan was dam screwed up. i ordered like from stall 6, chicken, pork, rice, beans, 2 eggs. then he took my food, went to HUANG KAIYANG n showed it to him n said "hey i thot canoeists cant eat fatty food?" so shanan can go n die :( next we had bio lecture, n it was SUPER DUPER BORING like mad. then after that was chem.
o yea jianrong wad i was trying to say jus now was "sickjokes". haha nvm lol. chem was taught by the 1 n only MR PARK! today he wasnt so emo n strict yay n he told jokes like "please draw a dot n cross, not circle n triangle". ---tok-tok-tok-tok-haha-haha-haha-haha-ha-ha-ha. but it was fun la. then chem ended n our class went to tok kok with PARK. we used to microfone to imititate him...like....feriferal (peripheral). haha then he zhaoed n our class went to j8 to eat
at j8 we bought our OGL...PINK socks, PINK shoelaces, PINK hairband n PINK pig stuffedtoy! n hes a he haha. then we went to FJ to eat. later we zhaoed n the girls in our class came, n guess wad they dint have change so they went to shop n it took REALLYREALLY long, n they bought...a shirt. then later they said they wanted to buy bras, i dunno for wad, but we dissuaded them so it was like ok n we went to toa payoh to pool.
then at toa payoh the girls wanted to shop again n it took REALLYREALLY long. then we went to pool. i managed to win a few times haha thru taikoness. then we zhaoed from there bak to RI. at ri we talked cok with the volleyballers for a while n shona n shanan tried to bluff me that they were twins n mabel tried to play along but im so smart i noe theyre lying XD then we went to the L'odge to find ppl n then we dragged bdae boy to fish n co at e glass hse.
so they put us in this little freezer-ey roomwith a funky white wooden paddle as one of e deco, but it was like...broken lol. then we gave huanyong the presents n surprisingly he liked them a lot.
then..er....someone dint come la. then it as very emo cuz later me n shanan found out she dint come cuz of some crap our OG was saying abt her n our OGL. so we felt dam bad, but he said haha nvm, buti really felt like shit n went home emo.
so its a happy n emo day. wad to do? i jus wan to paddle tml n play more tongue twisters XD
Hey guys, sorry for the delay. The canoeing contact list for J1 guys has been saved to the common gmail account which has the same username and password as our blogger account, so just access (click on drafts after you login) and download it. Also, please submit ur 1 star canoeing course forms to me ASAP thanks =)
Riding on the mario-liugi trademark that the j2s have somehow created, here's a good website to find out how much really you know about mario and liugi.
Guide on How to Keep a Girl Hey canoeing guys, please take note!!!
1. When she asks how she looks, shrug and say "could be better." This will keep her on her toes, and girls love that.
2. Never hold her hand. This can be interpreted as a sign of weakness. If she grabs your hand, squeeze hers really hard until she cries (thiswill impress her by showing her what a strong man you are).
3. Call her in the middle of the night to ask if she's sleeping. If she is, say "you better be." Repeat this 4 or 5 times until morning. This will show her you care.
4. Recognize the small things, as they usually mean the most. Then when she's sleeping, steal all her small things and break them, because jewelry is for wussies.
5. Introduce her to your friends as "some chick." Women love those special nicknames.
6. Warm her up when she's cold...and not by giving her your jacket, because then you might get cold. Rather, look her in the eye and say "if you don't stop bitching about the cold right now, you're going to be bitching about a black eye." The best way to get warm is with fear.
7. Let her fall asleep in your arms. When she's fast asleep, wait 10 minutes, then jump up and scream in her ear. Repeat until she goes home and you can use your arms for more important things (like canoeing).
8. Take her out to dinner. Right when she's about to order, interrupt and say "no, she's not hungry." Make her watch you eat. Girls love a guy that speaks for her.
9. Look her in the eyes and smile. Then punch her in the face. Girls love a spontaneous guy.
10. If you're listening to music, and she asks to hear it, tell her no. This way she'll think you're mysterious.
11. Remember her birthday, but don't get her anything. Teach her that material objects arent important. The only thing that's important is that she keeps you happy, and your happiness is the greatest present she can ever get.
Hey hello people, here are some tips i found for diskette care, so you'll never have storage problems ever!
1 Never leave diskettes in the drive, as the data can leak out of the disk and corrode the inner mechanics of the drive. Diskettes should be rolled up and stored in pencil holders.
2 Diskettes should be cleaned and waxed once a week. Microscopic metal particles may be removed by waving a powerful magnet over the surface of the disk. Any stubborn metal shavings can be removed with scouring powder and steel wool. When waxing a diskette, make sure the surface is even. This will allow the diskette to spin faster, resulting in better access time.
3 Do not fold diskettes unless they do not fit into the drive. "Big" Diskettes may be folded and used in "Little" drives.
4 Never insert a diskette into the drive upside down. The data can fall off the surface of the disk and jam the intricate mechanics of the drive.
5 Diskettes cannot be backed up by running them through a photo copy machine. If your data is going to need to be backed up, simply insert TWO diskettes into your drive. Whenever you update a document, the data will be written onto both disks. A handy tip for more legible backup copies: Keep a container of iron filings at your desk. When you need to make two copies, sprinkle iron filings liberally between the diskettes before inserting them into the drive.
6 Diskettes should not be removed or inserted from the drive while the red light is on or flashing. Doing so could result in smeared or possibly unreadable text. Occasionally, the red light remains flashing in what is known as a "hung" or "hooked" state. If your system is hooking, you will probably need to insert a few coins before being allowed to access the slot.
7 If your diskette is full and needs more storage space, remove the disk from the drive and shake vigorously for two minutes. This will pack the data enough (data compression) to allow for more storage. Be sure to cover all openings with scotch tape to prevent loss of data.
8 Data access time may be greatly improved by cutting more holes in the diskette jacket. This will provide more simultaneous access points to the disk.
9 Periodically spray diskettes with insecticide to prevent system bugs from spreading.
Yes. Certain J1 girls are evolving. They are slowly but surely deviating from the course that mother nature has set for them.
Here are some examples: *In order to protect the identity of those concerned as well as to ensure that the person publishing this post will not have excessively bad damage inflicted upon him for being so wuliao, their real names shall not be mentioned.
Case Study #1: Recently, Dede (not her real name) has been spotted walking like this:
And it really freaks us out becos it is very reminiscent of a certain manly primate like animal which is big black hairy and lives in the zoo. Although Dede (i must stress this really isn't her real name) does not look one bit like this certain big black hairy manly primate like animal, she certainly gives the impression of having similar locomotive style with this humanoid lifeform.
Already, many J1 male (and i stress the word MALE) canoeists are adopting this style of locomotion because it really makes them look cool and big and strong but dun you think the female kind should think twice about having really really broad, thick and intimidating shoulders? Hmm.
Remember kids- "Manliness is not measured by the width of one's shoulders." - o.o"
Case Study #2: Also very very very recently (i would like to stress the word "recent") a certain girl has requested sick jokes to be posted on our blog cos for some reason (i think lah) it will be potentially entertaining. Sick jokes are sick and should be heard only with parental guidance. And in case it doesn't go well with you, please get an MC after listening to a sick joke. No really. Girls shouldn't listen to sick jokes. But if you request repeatedly enuf we can get some specialists" (ehem ehehem.) to slap some onto the blog... although it would not be very pleasant i should say...
im going to post a few sickjokes. cuz jianrong likes sickjokes -_-
this 1 was heard from the 1 n only.........xinda!! XD
zhang fei had 100 men. he wanted them to cross a river. budden the river is full of fish that will bite of ppl's dicks if they go in. but if u cover it with a cup then the fish will not bite it. how can he get 100 men accross with oni 1 cup?
pls think VERY VERY hard abt this. the answer is so smart n sick u will laugh like hell :D
line them up in a row, then the first man wears the cup. then the rest go behind and stick their......
i think u noe the answer now haha
ok this is from a sick girl:
a man married a dam old woman like ah mah liddat. but, the next day he died. y?
cuz he drank expired milk at nite hahahhahahah lol
crap i cant remember anymore...anw jianrong i hope the jokes r sick enough haha.
anw today was a gd day, tho it rained a lot again. we managed to paddle C. 1st me n chinx went out n paddled dam nicely. then victor was left on shore...oh mann, then guess hu came? XINDA! so we had fun paddling with him n hes pro. then later i paddled with jinchong cuz i think now hes doin C. the best part was wen me n victor took out e boat, both paddling right side, and did 1km+. haha lol it was dam nice to chiong victor XD. then later we put e boats bak n went bak to sch to do sets n played kingkongkangkong n the tongue twister game n sang chinese songs, n xinda did all of them dam well. i was quite surprised cuz he owned us lol. so today gd la.
Luigi
Marcu
Bowser
Kennedy
Willie
Kee Guan
Xiao Bai Cai
Vic
Bong
Greg
Michael
Maggie
Mohan and das
Xing Da
Jerome
Jeremy
Hong Cheng
Powderman
Eugene
Feng Shuo
Nehthan
Beng Hong
Marc
Aaron
LJ
Shawn
AhD
"Smile uncle, smile!"
"Nathan watching out for...erm...important...(for lack of a politically correct word not suggesting anything derogatory) THINGS."
"Hey, Look at my moobs. No. Look at my biceps too lah."
"I think these glasses suit me."
"Me thinks my moobs are more photogenic."
"What the FONG?"
"Wahlao. Chio right? They kinda look familiar, like i've seen them on some poster somewhere...hmm"
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