keep away from me
Dear lovelies,
Choy is on MC for sore eyes. She has been advised by the doc to keep away from people, tv, computer, bright lights and the sun. She is devastated. However, she will try her best. Meanwhile, you girls have to lunch without me. Sigh. See you Monday!
Love,
Choy
all in a days' work
But it was definitely not a good/lucky day for the "choy(cai)" sailors yesterday. One's mast was broken near then end of 1st race, the other was stung by a catfish. What a day.
Oh yeah, saturday was a really cold day out at sea. Tried to tahan for about 2 hours...then I couldn't take it and succumbed to pulling out my windbreaker and try to become warm. But someone was surprisingly nice to me that day. Was pleasantly surprised. Hahahaha. And yesterday was an overcast day...with immense cloud cover throughout the day. But, once again, I was reminded of how harmful and invisible the UV rays were when I saw myself in the mirror. Sigh. Old habits just die hard.
Went to Pepper Lunch for dinner just now....Not too bad at all, especially if you are a beef lover. I like it. :)
the fighting spirit
I just finished watching the soccer match between s'pore and m'sia...and I must say that as the match progressed, s'pore looked the better team. Especially in the extra-time. They kept piling on the pressure by constructing well-crafted moves which led to pretty decent shots at goal. Then again, in times like this, anything can happen. So the match went to penalty shoot-out and Lionel Lewis became the hero-villain. He more than made up for his earlier blunder which set s'pore back by one goal. But all in all, I think it was a fair result as the Lions really worked hard in this game I think. They continued to keep feeding balls in and never gave up. Good job guys. Now, time to focus on the next game.
tired
In all senses of the word. But I'm contented. ((: Reason being, I accomplished many things today. There was progress made with my DCE assignment, things are looking positive with the DLTA... Met with an ex-colleague, regained contact with a lost friend, cleaned the floor and went to the hosp cos my dad was being prepped for the op in the evening... keyhole surgery on his knee to repair torn meniscus. Anyway, he's out already and recovering in the ward. So, it's all good.
I guess I was running on adrenaline all day, cos I'm now feeling dog-tired. Its been a trying week, with 3 sessions of DCE tutorial. No joke with 3 8.30am lessons for 3 consec. days. Finally, its over. I can heave a sigh of relief and give myself a pat on the back. But I still don't know where I got all the adrenaline from to last me through today.
Oh yeah, I think I did an awful lot of talking today, especially with acquaintances/friends. I met my bro's strength and conditioning coach from sports sch in NIE today. I didn't realise how huge he was. Haha. Right, my eyelids are drooping. Have a great weekend ahead people.
Was just watching some tennis from the aus open....and my new tennis idol is andy murray!! Now that Andre Agassi has retired, I'm rooting for Andy....he's up and coming and giving rafa a run for his money. Really deft hands I must say.
Anyway, straits regatta just concluded... and its another experience in the bag. One where little mistakes are heavily punished and consequences quite dire. Sigh, oh well...its one of those things. Just learn from your mistakes and pick yourself up. And I'm peeling!! Though I applied tons of sunblock. Argh. I miss batam already...land of the slow and delicious seafood. Haha.
i love home-cooked food
Yeah, mum cooked pasta and portobello mushrooms for lunch. Simple but delicious. Yummy! Tonight dad will be cooking seafood.... ((: He bought 4 crabs, one for each of us hahaha!! There's no better way to enjoy white wine. Heh, are
you jealous?
So, last night i met the SSR race mgt team to discuss the final details. I hope everything goes according to plan. We must take care of the little things first in order to get the big thing right. (: Everytime i talk to uncle hong kit, i always gain insight into his work ethic and the principles that he lives by. He has a wealth of experience in race mgt and a most valuable asset to the sailing fraternity. I enjoy talking to him although there are instances where he gets frustrated and starts to show it. Heh. But that's nothing new to me. After yesterdays meeting, I also learnt of the constraints of keelboat racing in s'pore. Soon, we might not have anymore keelboat competitions in s'pore because of the lack of support and understanding from the higher-ups. Such is the stark reality of life. And i understand his frustrations because he spends time and effort to see things through. So yup.
In life, ability and hard work will get you somewhere, but not necessarily to the top.
Credibility is also quite important. But to ensure that you can get to the top for sure, timing and opportunity and knowing the right people counts. Sad, but true. Another way of life.
I hate to be caught in between. Don't understand why
some people cannot be
more understanding.
Labels: food, sailing, thoughts
the arena
Wow. This show is a refreshing change from the old structure of debating. This is so much more exciting....and kudos to the girls from loyang sec who won by the slimmest of margins over RI. Girl Power!! Heh. Anyways, if you have time, catch it every tuesday. =)
Damn. I wish I never knew.
Sometimes, its not all about ability.
i'm having the sniffles. don't wanna fall sick before the last semester!! better drink more water.
try me
i will not be manipulated by you. your lame threats don't scare me. i'm not a kid anymore.
oh yeah, I forgot to blog about a letter that appeared in the forum today. The letter was written to urge public authorities and esplanade authorities to conduct checks on the lighting provided in the staircase areas and such. I hope the authorities do not ignore this plea. Really, I mean how can a simple fall result in a broken skull and severe internal bleeding? It doesn't make any sense right. Its really sad.
realization
Today is the first day of school! Well, for most of my teacher friends anyway. Hope their first day went well for them.
Anyway, it suddenly hit me just now that there's a child in every one of us. But it seems that as we grow older, the child in us sorts of disappears. However, isn't it good to let that youthful fervour about little things shine through once in a while even though we are adults? These realization just hit me as I was thinking about how I often chide one of my friends for "not acting her age". Heh.
