Saturday, July 30, 2005
woke up with a borring pace yet again. then i lay on e bed, questioning the monotonous motion of human life.
i did so as to prepare the the wonderful night ahead of me, which was obviously in contrast to what i was experiencing on the bed.
did light meditation for the race in the afternoon. to me, the national opens were more of a training than a competition. that was what i thought THEN.
went macritchie at arnd 3, where i began to experience the wonders of humans pitting themselves on a boat against other humans, in races of different distances. all the experience all over again.
boon gan, my new partner, was already there watching the progress of the races and was looking for mr chian to collect our sssc tracksuits and jerseys. we also loaned a tiger k2 from mr chian, who was also kind enough to loan us two lifejackets, seeing that we moved all our stuff back to kallang. together, we trained with only 2k, came up with an impromptu race plan, raced our worst race ever. the irony is, our poor coordination and racing had gotten us a second place, winning boats from nus, ntu and sorts. we were supposed to be first, if not for an njc alumni boat who beat us by 0.25 seconds. indeed a fine photo finish, for i am so gonna win in the finals today. for i have faith, confidence and strength. yayy.
many thanks to:
ivan for bringing my paddle down. didnt know ya!
wayne for coming down to see us race, and also brining boon's paddle down. also for offering us 'drugs', thanks but no thanks. xD
matthew for coming down to support us. thanks for the powergel and red bull too!
went to pauls house which was kinda near mac. had a nice shower after all that filth in the reservoir. spent the time b4 the dinner helping paul set up his new pink ipod mini. it was a very nice accessory for paul, esp for his new obsession with pink.
had the wondrous bd dinner for damien at taka's seoul garden. malcolm was, as always, awed us with his exotic and grand taste in fashion. so the six of us - me, paul, damien, malcolm, jon X 2 - had the night of beef, chicken, beef, chicken, fish, fish, chicken, beef so on so forth. it was my courteous act that i introduced vegetables to our table, that every1 didnt grow so fat after all.
knowing these guys for three years has changed ever since sec 1. as sec 1 canoeists, all of us were noobish. of course damien only joined at sec 2, while all of us just pure blooded noobs, not close to each other then. that dinner was a highlight of how we have changed over the past three years. three years down, three more to go, guys.
ended the nigh reluctantly by simulating our gaming senses. again i was all shouting when i fragged, or got fragged. either way, i enjoyed it. the physical pain? none, its a electronic device, damnit.
been missing you ever since the day i met you.
been thinking of you ever since u came into my life.
to let go of that thought is impossible,
to obsess myself with that thought is tempting.
your presence soothes and intoxicates,
and that presence, i long the day to feel it again.
sweet, sweet lady.