I finally went back to the water after so long. it felt so good. twisting until i just wanted to slack off but still twisting just 'cos everyone in the boat was twisting as well. just wanna thank wilson and peiling for being such amazing comrades, continually encouraging me and correcting me so patiently. esp after i hit wilson a couple of times accidentally.. ahahaha. the stroke is different from what i'm used to and i shall have to get use to it by next week to perform my best at the competition.

yes, i'm back dragonboating. it was exhilarating. the sea water splashing.. wondering why the boat was not moving as quickly during the power pulls at the beginning, then feeling the boat surge during the power pulls at the end... watching the caterpillar rows turn into one single paddle stroke... hoping that ah zhui means it when he says we're doing our last 10 power rows, then pushing myself for the next 30 power rows that follow... going to bathe at the national stadium, knowing that i'll be aching the next day (and true enough, my shoulders, trunk and butt are aching..).

and the meal after that.. taking the bus down to suntec as usual as we go to the food court for dinner. then two of the guys ordered seconds. i smiled inwardly. so typical of after-training where the men turn into hungry savagers. we later bought durians and went to the sky garden to enjoy it by a fountain while listening to dexter tell us stupid ghost stories in the likes of...

Mary was going home and bought her mee-sua soup take-away for lunch. Her boyfriend then came to pick her up on his bike. now, to get to Mary's place, they needed to pass an old temple. so as usual, her boyfriend rode towards the direction of the temple. just before he could ride past the temple completely, he looked into the temple. then he suddenly looked at Mary, his eyes widening and face growing redder with each second. finally he shouted out.







"Don't put your mee-sua soup on my thigh, can?????"

yes, dex was full of anti-climatic jokes. but it was good durian company. in the end, we play mystery number to eat the remaining durians. 7 boxes. 4 girls and 1 guy. siao bor?

when i was asked whether i was going to join the team as a full-time rower yday, i gave the same answer. i would row for the next two competitions in June and July and think abt it. but honestly, i don't think i would be able to leave unless forced to. i miss that feeling of knowing that you have to pull your own damn weight in the boat. that feeling that even when you just feel like lifting the paddle out of the water to enjoy the breeze as the boat glides just because you're damn tired, but you just keep on pulling 'cos everyone around you is doing so. you are relying not on your own strength. it's not abt you. it's abt the person next to you. it's abt the people around you. it's intense. it's worth the aches. now i remember why i didn't want to enter.

'cos i wldn't want to leave.

haiz. well, i've come so far. let's just keep going. =)

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other mundane updates:

getting ready for later nights at my internship. at least the timing is not nuts. (sher, i feel so terrible for you...). found a cute t-shirt webbie. still thinking of which one to buy. i've cut down to 3 tops. "dark side of the garden", "Simon says" and "cookie loves milk". Check it out! fantastically cute tees. the link is also in the side bar.


i'm also working on a new blog layout. a simple one.. and oh!

anyone wanna go taiwan? before sch starts

i want to travel before the term begins and taiwan is looking very attractive. the idea of going to theme parks in the morning and night markets in the evening. hot springs even! anyone up for it?