and theres no one here but me

Sunday, March 14, 2004

gng back to kallang brings back lotsa memories.
de warm ups, boxing, stick trng, water trng, n even de wash up n cool down exercises.. i still remb during simple prize giving ceremony, we r not suppose to clap fer ourselves but fer de other schs. we muz clap fer sportsmanship..cuz our opponents put up a tough fight etc...not cuz we did well. those at kallang wld have seen us always sitting dere..all glum faces as if waiting fer death. no one is suppose to cheer or even clap. no one suppose to act as if we're very happy of our results cuz we shld always nv b satisfied n we hafa cont striving fer de best. we always walk in n out of de competitions as quiet as we can be. n we are not encouraged to talk abt hu came in first n hu came in second etc. even looking at de result board or de competitors list, we cant make comments like "oh no my race deres so n so.." or getting happy wif de results of FIRST. instead we shld focus on our timings.

talking n chitchatting r also not allowed b4 de races. so dun even hafa mention abt playing cards or watever other things we can play. we're suppose to meditate...to listen to soothing music while resting or sleeping b4 our race. n we only walk ard when we hafa go fer our warm up or reporting. so in short we're only suppose to conc fully on our race. de others doesnt matter.

we were taught not to put down our paddles or to stop paddling b4 we even reach de finishing line. even if we're way in frnt or even way behind...we're suppose to whack 100%. we dun conserve our energy fer other races at de later of de day. in a race..we have to give 100%. i still remb when we rowed fer every sets...we ensure that our boat have crossed de finishing line b4 we stop paddling. so i hate it when i see fellow canoeists juz let their boat glide in when dey're way in frnt of their opponents. pls show a certain respect fer de sport. itx not abt winning or wat..its abt giving ur best. letting de boat glide in doesnt mean u're "oh god~ i'm so fast so i can let my boat slowly glide in also nvm...". i juz think itx a goddamn stupid attitude!

i think de success behind our canoeists is de passion n de discipline when we train. wif discipline n gd focus i'm sure every team will excel. juz wanna wish all my jnrs de best fer their comps this cumming july. dey did alright todae n i'm quite proud of sum of them hu fight thru adversity. de jnrs hu juz came in n already can manage a K2 or T1 well i'm even more proud of them.

xoxo,amy9:01 PM

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