Everyone wants to row...and everyone has the right to row There has been an issue with regards to water trainings available to the team, and everyone, not just the non-senior team members have been fretting over this, because it affects the whole team, whatever affects one person affects everyone else. And the overall morale of the team has steadily became an object of concern, so its crucial that everyone remain optimistic about the situation.
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At the end of our two years as RJC canoeists, what matters to us? What will we naturally hold dear most? Will it be the three days of competition we trained for? Will it be the personal glory which we fought hard for? Will it be the positions in the team which we have or wished we had? What will yours be?
And then i urge you to think of it three, four and even ten years down the road; when we look back upon our days in RJC, our memories as Raffles Rowers, what will we hold dear to our hearts? Will it be the medals, the positions, the glory, the honor the fame? Certainly not. We will be thinking of the people, of the trainings we enjoyed together, of the jokes we pulled on one another, of the frolicking in the changing room after trainings, of the names we called each other...
Above all we will reminisce the culture we shared, the pain we went through, the encouragement of our teammates, the bold vision we proclaimed, the fulfillment through the exhaustion, the laughter, the tears, the sweat and the toil we went through. And after all these things, the winning and the losing, will become secondary.
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To those who are discouraged, may you find strength in the team. Recognize that above all, what matters is the experience. Nationals are coming, so naturally Jiao Lian will be focusing on the J2s and the senior team; its only a temporal period, so do not be discouraged. As canoeists we are not only strong physically, but we have to be mentally resilient as well.
Updated@2:53 PM
Monday, May 28, 2007
GUYS! I UPLOADED THE VIDS OF KEEGUAN ENGKIAT ETC ALREADY!
guys! dont eat pork with coke!!! dont ah!!! it'll mess you up!!
Updated@11:28 PM
Monday, May 21, 2007
HI GUYS! Greg here. been sick the past few days, but the miracle is that i din lose weight! since all of us falling sick i shall teach you my secret.
damn simple. SPAM PROTEIN! i didn force feed meat etc lah, but i kept up my consumption of toufu everyday!... my neh neh, deltoids etc were still pain from the previous trg before i fell sick so i think the muscle growth covered up for the muscle lost.
and i noticed one irritating thing. if you don't train for more than 4/5 days right, you shrink! It's not THATTT obvious when you wear a shirt or anything but you can tell when you look at yourself in the mirror. if you get sian about this, just go do i set of 40 pushups then go back to the mirror and look at yourself. you would have grown.. wow...
My last advice if you wna look big, is to DRINK BLOOD!... cos when there's a lot of blood in your muscles, they grow bigger.. chicken blood not so effective. human blood best.
haha.. ok serious serious... building on the post below right.. guys go look at yourselves in the mirror now. do you think you are bigger, stronger than the NJ guy who's gna be in the next lane to you in the near future? for those j1 guys competing there's just about enough time to seriously pump up a heck load. RONNIE COLEMAN starts his pre MR OLYMPIA competition regime 10-12 weeks before competition to get into serious shape. you guys can too.
but most importantly..(koped a bit from deb's blog), when you rowing and you feel like dying, remember that cos of you someone did not get to row. make sure you prove your worth, and not let the other person feel that he could have done better than you. PWN NJ! RAAFFFLEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS row.
Updated@8:30 PM
Sunday, May 20, 2007
for all those who still return to this blog. here's something to ponder about:
life is like walking down a dark tunnel. sometimes, we cannot see the light at the end of the tunnel. at times like these, we got to hang on to the faith that at the end, all will be worth it and put one foot forward at a time and walk on. champions are made when they say "no" to failure. are you going to say "yes" to failure now?- just because the light at the end is obscured and dim. guys! let's not give up and carry on fighting. to me, raffles canoeing is the epitome of tenacity and this is what our team is about-fighting all the way to the end. at the start line, everyone is equal. and what differentiates you from the rest at the end, is not the talent you have, nor the experience, nor the boat you row; it is the amount of hardwork you have put it, the desire burning within you, the hunger to do your team proud, the determination and the tenacity to press on. that is what determines the result of a race. to become a champion, you must do what others are afraid to do, you must train harder than the hardest other people train. it is daunting and scary but we must push on with courage. and this courage comes from within and around us. we must believe in our own ability; we must draw strength from our teammates and press on because we know that right beside us, is another member of our team giving their 100% effort for the team.
guys! we row not for ourselves; we row for the people we love. we row for Raffles Canoeing! R-A-F-F-L-E-S! RAFFLES ROW! RAFFLES ROW! RAFFLES ROW!
Old Rafflesian’s Association Walk-A-Jogathon 2007 Raffles Canoeing
Food stall name: Ice-cream Waffle Stall
Introduction
This initiative would be raise funds for RJC and its constituents by selling various ice-creams waffles, cones and tubs on ORA day. This would be a feasible idea as everyone would be yearning for a reprieve after a grueling walk-a-jogathon.
We will be selling various lovely and delectable flavours that will enrich and stimulate tastebuds. We feel that this will definitely be a good way of making money and raising funds as many people will be encouraged to grab a tub!
Objectives
Our main aim would be to raise funds for charitable causes and contribute to the betterment of mankind. This is in accordance of our motto, “Auspicium Melioris Aevi” and this definitely reflects our goals and aims as true blue Rafflesians or maybe was that supposed to be true green-black-white Rafflesians?
Prices
Our prices will be able to raise money for our charitable aims, yet being able to cover and make up for our costs and at an affordable price where MSB = MSC which is the socially optimal output.
There will be 2 products – a) Chocolate Waffle b) Ice cream Waffle
The waffles would be priced at the socially optimum price of $2.50. We will produce ice cream to the point where the marginal cost of producing an extra ice cream outweighs the benefits of the extra single scoop that we have to produce.
Logistics and Manpower
We will have a roster to ensure a minimum of 3 people at the stall at any one time to facilitate the selling of the waffles. The freezer for the ice-creams would be provided by the company. It is actually not necessary because we are naturally COOL people.
Hot people like YIannng NGEEHHH will be in charge of cooking the waffles. His left and right chest can be utilized at the same time to maximum effect to bake 2 waffles at once! This is called allocative efficient work! So YIannng NGEEHHH, pls be prepared to work hard 2moro!
The woMAN’s canoe team will be charge of the MANpower. Enough said. =)
Estimated costs and profits
The costs of buying the ice cream tubs will be = 10 tubs X $13.50 = $135
The pancake mix will also be needed and it will cost $30.00.
Amt of ice cream per waffle = 1.0/45.0 x 0.600 = 0.0133mol
Since 0.0133 mol of ice cream is needed per waffle, we encourage the sellers at the stall tomorrow to mug your Chapter 1 of Chemistry: Atoms, Molecules and Stoichiometry very well as customers might complain if they find less than 0.0133 mol of ice cream after back titration!
Ideal location
Beside a candy shop. =)
On a hind note, pls be punctual for tomorrow's ORA! =)
As we all know, many of our teammates have been coming down with injuries and illnesses of all sorts, ranging from flu and rashes to cartilage problems. So this goes out to all of you, Don't overtrain and have a healthy diet. Having good health is a benefit to our training as we do not waste time recovering from our bouts of illnesses or injuries, and we can devote our time to training. So here are some tips to improve general health and immunity.
- Do not overtrain. It may seem like a flagrant suggestion not to overtrain, but bear in mind that our body requires at least 12 hours of rest time in between workouts, so take some time off to rest on non-training days too. There are cybergaming club sessions on Tuesdays at computer lab 7 for those who wish to destress and bond over an exciting game of DotA or CS, so just drop by once in a while to relax. - Have a balanced diet. Do not think that all we need to grow strong is merely protein and more protein. Carbohydrates are also an essential part of a healthy athlete's diet, but take good carbos like wholemeal bread and spaghetti, and not too much egg prata or ice lemon tea. For those who take bio, carbos are essential for forming glycoproteins which are embedded in our cell membrane, which helps in cell-cell recognition, very important indeed.
- Train smart. Know your strengths and limits and do not push yourself too hard in an attempt to beat the rugger/judoka next to you who is doing 150lb lats pulldown. The thing is that they are strong at low reps, but they cant do 30 reps for nuts. So do your weights and not others'. -Last but not least, sleep a lot! Try to get at least 8 hours of sleep a day. Personally i try to sleep at 9 everyday, but due to other important stuff (DotA, TV, Dling music) i waste a lot of precious sleep time. So I'm a bad example. Hence I have found someone whom we should all emulate..
This is imba sleeping! The canteen bench is so hard but she can manage to get some good sleep! It's what we all should strive for- quality sleep anywhere under the sun! All in all, let's strive to make canoeing an injury free CCA if possible! All the best for those with Bio and Physics SPA this week and the coming week!
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
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