3rd consecutive training todae. Ah hee lined us up in the boat and he called my name first. My first reaction was die!!! I dun wanna be pacer! My first pacing experience was a total mess. It was during regatta last nov. First time pacing and it must be during the competition somemore, u cannot imagine how panic I was. Anyway, that was total screwup coz I didn’t follow the 30-20 strategy. I wasn’t even conscious of my strokes. I was juz struggling to keep up with the right rower pacer. We err didn’t communicate throughout the whole race, although the rest heard li si shouting and cheryl n ye en were saying the pace too fast, but I didn’t hear anything throughout the race. Felt heavy water throughout the whole race and it was juz a totally misearable rowing experience. When we crossed the finishing line, I was juz so relieved it was over. We came in one of the last or the last, can’t really remember. Anyway, that was long over. Today, pacing was not that bad coz onli paced for 1 set, then ah hee changed pacers.

Training in school todae. Running’s a bit more xiong, running up can 1 slope 3 times followed by behind src 3 times. Didn’t realized how suan my thighs were until I reached home and did some stretching. Weights training as usual. I realized how much I had dropped, or actually I realized it about a week ago, when I went to the gym below my house with my bro, and tried to lift the 10kg weights I was like wow when did 10kg become so heavy, but in front of my bro cannot too maloo lar, so I managed to do 1 set without support. 3 weeks without lifting weights has such a great difference. I still remember juz before the exams, I went with yeen to the gym for a short while and I could still do the 11kg weights with ease.

Today, we had nite training and I felt the ting which I had feared about. But maybe its juz me being too conscious and worried over it. Perhaps its not as bad as I thought it was. Anyways, I think I can still survive it.

My parents are going for the 15km runway cycling this coming 3rd Jun. boooo…I also wan go! But 3rd Jun being a Sunday, there’s bound to be training. I could make it in time since the event flags off at 8am but the real problem is fitting 3 big bicycles in the car. I wonder how we managed to fit 5 bicycles in the car last time. But that was long long time ago when we were small and our bikes were small too.

We could cycle on sat nite to the paya lebar airbase and camp there overnight before the event starts the next morn, that would be quite cool! But nah, my parents would never agree to that. Argh, spoil the fun.

It has been a long time since we went for runway cycling. The last time we went was in 2003 when I was in sec 4. That time onli my dad, bro and me went. But we used to go runway cycling as a whole family together with my dad’s friend’s family. I think the last time we did that was in 1999 when I was pri 6. That time my mum went with my bro on the leisure fun cycle 6km route and she had a fall, coz my bro was cycling quite slowly which was ok since he was onli pri 1, but tink somebody from behind wanted to overtake them and then they collided. Since then my mum kinda feared cycling but she picked it up again this year.

That particular runway cycling in 1999 was fun too coz my dad was accompanying my younger sis and my dad’s friend was accompanying his daughter and wife, so they let me and my dad’s friend’s son cycle by ourselves. When we finished the 12km route, we didn’t see many people so we thought we were supposed to go another round and so we did. So we cycled 24km in total and got scolded when we finished coz I think we were supposed to go and collect goodie bags, that’s why they let us cycle off first, but in the end we came back even later then them.

Today marks our first official training since the exams ended. Ah hee came up with some interesting stuff which we heard from those who went for mixed training last weekend. It was kinda fun I must say, and not that bad after all. But this is juz the beginning. As ah hee said, todae is considered half training onli.

Today, we went kayaking. Actually I wasn’t sure if today was the real training or own time own target kind. The message sounded like it was real training. Anyway, I misunderstood the message. Didn’t think that the 1 meant 1pm, I thought it was a typo, haas silly me. So went for kayaking instead of dragonboating. Anyway, the alumni boat didn’t haf space for anymore left rowers.

Kayaking was torturous, as I had feared. Haas, even since sec 3 obs kayaking experience, I had always been apprehensive about kayaking. During that obs experience, me and my partner could not kayak straight and we were struggling to keep up with the rest of the pack. It was quite frustrating, afterall we were from ncc leh, how come cannot even kayak faster than some of the non-sport people. But its not my partner’s fault coz after that we change partner, and me and my new partner still cannot kayak straight but my old partner could now kayak straight. It was truly miserable experience coz it was a round pulau ubin kayaking experience and we couldn’t stop. Back then, I thought it was something wrong with that particular kayak but now, having todae’s experience, I think the problem is in me. haas, cannot be every kayak I’m in got problem. But that’s not the real reason why I fear kayaking. Its something else which I shouldn’t say.

Anyway, kayaking was real tiring, partly coz we couldn’t kayak straight. Weishan and gekling are so pro, they seem to be able to kayak straight with ease. I wonder how they manage to do it. But anyway, I am not going to kayak anymore, I’d rather row dragonboat.

After kayaking, I went to suntec to attend a wine-tasting session and I won a 1.5 ltr of stoney vineyard, domain A wine! 2nd time I won a bottle of wine. The 1st time was when I was in lower sec or upper pri, and I managed to fix some puzzle at an overseas wine bar and the owner of the wine bar gave me a bottle of wine for free! I think I gave that bottle to my mum, either for her birthdae, mother’s day or Christmas, many years ago.

Today went out with my dad to do his stuff. Yea, he is always making me go along with him, which is rather maddening at times. But I guess I am quite lucky that my dad brings me out for exposure, and I should try to be appreciative of that.

So today, we met my dad’s old classmate whose working at EFG bank. I didn’t know such a bank existed, but apparently EFG stands for some European Financial Group if I remembered correctly. Then we had lunch at a nice Teochew restaurant while they talked about business stuff. The main reason why I hate to go for such stuff is coz I’m like a fool liddat, 20 years old already still dunno how to join in their conversation and this feeling really suxs. So I erm usually juz listen. Anyways, the food was great. The water chestnut drink was super nice and so was the yam paste.

After that, we went to meet a banker at American Express and listen to him talk about options, exchange, etc. As usual I don’t quite understand wad’s going on. But occasionally hear of put options and call options which we learn before in financial management. Then they were talking about buying put and call and it seems like the arbitrage opportunities that the fm lecturer mentioned but up till now I haf no idea how to calculate that, heng it didn’t come out for the exams. But that banker was like so knowledgeable, and he can think veri fast, I was like wow.

I guess I’m really lucky to haf such a dad.

The freaking rain screwed up our canoeing plan today. When I was on the mrt, actually already noticed the black clouds, but was hoping it wouldn’t rain. Argh, it always rains at the wrong time. Wad a wasted trip!

My parents and especially my dad is getting fed up with me lazing around, not studying, not reading, not working and juz wasting my life away. Come on! Its like onli the 3rd day since my exams ended. Why can’t I sleep for as long as I like? and I realli realli hate reading so can't u like spare me from this. Argh. This is so maddening. Yes, I’m going to work. And its too bad I can’t start earlier. Its juz less than 2 weeks before I start work so can I like play now while I still can? Life’s gonna get busy with work and night trainings starting in less than 2 weeks time.

Anyways, I’m gg out tmr. Nah, not shopping. I hate shopping. I’m going canoeing! Time to get out, before my dad gets even more fed up with me wasting my time and life doing nth productive. Not that he approves of canoeing either, its juz a waste of time to him. But who cares, I’m gonna haf fun tmr!

Time to start preparing for the next war. Haas, it’s the PM cup! I dun really care if I get to row anot anymore, which is most likely the case. I know I once had the chance and I screwed it up big time at regatta and I’m really sorrie to my teammates who had train hard for regatta even though it was juz days to the exams. That was the turning point and now I need to train hard to stay in the team. But I know I like the team, I like the sport and I want to stay in it. So let’s train hard together and get bring PM cup back. Its not gonna be easy but nothing worth getting comes easy.

Today was cool! My dad, mum, bro and I cycled to Pandan Reservoir today. The view was unbelievable. It felt like I was on holiday in Australia, rotting by the park, it was so not like Singapore. I suggested we should dabao early lunch and picnic by the reservoir and so we did. We sat on the rocks by the water eating our meal. It was sooo sooo cool. Actually Pandan Reservoir is not that far after all.

Our or rather my original plan was much more exciting but it would take a miracle to get everyone to follow it. So here goes my dreamed 1 day of cycling plan. In the morning, we were supposed to wake up early ard 7am and cycle to botanic gardens for a picnic of bread, ham, cheese and chips. Then we were supposed to cycle to pandan reservoir for lunch by the water side and finally to jurong east for a nice dinner.

Oh wells, even though things did not go as planned, we still had a fun cycling outing today! =)