living the life that I want to

Thursday, April 19, 2007

I've got one foot out the door,
I don't wanna hear about him no more.
I'll make along so we shall,
Time to make up your mind girl.
No more back and forth,
I don't wanna hear about him no more.
If I'm not what you want,
I don't wanna hear no more.

ahhh I really love this song! No More by A1! -.-" alright, I know it's a really really old song, but after toot sent it to me, I kinda got hooked on to it (: sheeesh, I dont know why I can't transfer it to my pod! something's wrong with Itunes

this week has been some imba stressful one for me.... Let me take some time to recount on all the stuffs I've done....

Class Adventure Camp (mon-tues) It was truly an amazing experience not to be forgotten. Somehow people tend to behave differently when there are forced to come out of their comfort zones and do things that they aren't comfortable with. It brought out the best and well, worst in all of us, but I can safely conclude that 08SO3N is made up of a whole bunch of fun-loving and friendly people who are willing to help in every way that they can no matter the circumstances.

Mmmm, basically the mosquitoes were really happy when we arrived at Pulau Ubin because they showed no mercy at all. I've figured that those were all commando mozzies that attacked us. Thank goodness I brought along the super effective army insect repellent, but after being super generous and sharing it with all my classmates, I was left with nothing on the second day. GGXX. We stopped in the middle of the forest on the second day to complete this activity. omg, ultimate mozzie buffet! -faints. Managed to smack a few of them though, yay. Must have been too fat with human blood to fly. hoho! Anyway, I'm too lazy to blogg about everything that happened at camp, so let the pictures speak for themselves. thanks greg for uploading! (:

yay, bern's wonderful invention of mushroom sausage porridge (: praise me! no one got food poisoning! hahaha! great achievement!

from left: jianhui, greg& me! during night walk. Yes, I'm totally terrified of rustling sounds and the dark. So the both of them "kindly" volunteered to be my escorts to bring me through this ordeal. yeppp, they made the walk really memorable..... self-explanatory.

presenting... linsen's cousin (: hahaha! The domestic boar actually looks pretty cute in this picture! hahaha!

alright, I shall post more camwhoring moments when I get them from clara. haha! sheeesh, I realized that I didn't take a picture of the night sky over at ubin. It's BEAUTIFUL. Never can you see so many stars back here on main island..... ahhh. I want to star gaze again! (:

alright alright. Back to reality.......... came back at 3pm on tuesday and michelle welcomed me back with a rousing "bern! you look blacker!" joy. FRIENDS! I really spammed sunblock okay! And I'm certain that wasn't sun tanning oil. haha!

Wednesday was some powerful rowing session for toot and I la. For one, we only capped twice! A great improvement from saturday's training! You're right toot, things can only get better. If we can't overtake the boats, we MUST learn how to ride on their backwash and NOT get washed. The 2km we rowed with eliza and debb was the best ever since we started training together! We actually managed to match up with them! :D YES!! SHIOK. And not forgetting the last 500m sprint we did! WHOAH. To feel the adrenaline rush..... yeah man. That's why we row. 24 more days to Women's Open toot. We're going into this competition to row our best and "scare" the other schools alright? Think positively. We'll be ALRIGHT. hmm, since it's my second time racing, I must be strong for toot. I can still remember the nervousness I felt during the period before NJCC :/ don't worry toot, just chill and do our best. But now, please look after yourself. Don't overexert and more importantly DON'T BURN OUT. That's the worst thing that can ever happen to an athlete. After swimming competitively for almost 8 years, I've learnt that it's very important to peak at the right time. Too early and you may burn out even before the season starts :( So yes, pace yourself. It's good to challenge your limits, but know yourself, know when it's time to say STOP and rest.

And THURSDAY is finally over. ECONS LECTURE TEST, BIOLOGY LECTURE TEST. I shall not think about them anymore, they are history! I'm pretty confident for bio, but econs.... erm. Let's hope that I get decent results. Test lineup for next week: MATH+ GP go me! :D student athlete. student athlete. Show everyone that we can do it girls!

For those who are still nursing injuries or are ill, please take good care of yourselves alright? Rest more and try not to stress too much. Stress contributes to a weak immune system. Get well soon and then come back for training stronger than ever! <3>

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