It's Over!

Officially PANG GANG from ihg 09/10!

Track was awesome today, despite finishing in a disappointing 8th position for 4*1 relay.

Our hope for the day became false in a matter of minutes. Disappointing! :(

But we also jumped up three positions to finish 2nd in 4*4. Way above our expectations but that was some awesome shit. =)

Here comes another week of the same-old-stuff.

ZZZZZ

Give me More.

We ran at the stroke of midnight, illegally.

Under the stars, under the moonlit sky.

Against the wind, against all rules.

It felt good, to get my legs moving again.

They feel heavier with the additional gain from the Festive binging,

but better to get them started before Saturday and Sunday.

=)

I talked to G last night, and she said one thing that was so right.

Keep your cool. The player musn't get played.

PS: Am at work now. Awesome pawsome yo!

Breaking Point.

I'm getting another (unofficial) week off work, and I'm starting to wonder if my grades will be as slack as my work is. I'm wondering how on earth would it be possible to fill up those blank pages in my Logbook and what I can tell my supervisor about work.

There are things I could do, but I'm not sure if I should because I'm not allowed to use the equipment unsupervised. Initiative or Safety?

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That apart, CNY this year has been just like every other year. Day1 with family then Day2 with S' side. This year, we get an extra holiday. Doesn't make that much of a difference when you're older. CNY was only fun when you're below 12.

So yeah, last week I felt like I was on top of a roller coaster: I'm exhilarated, I'm high on adrenaline, I'm anticipating. But I'm also scared, I'm nervous about what is ahead for me, I'm waiting for the big drop (but I just don't know when), and I don't know how long this drop will last.

And this week, I'm finally riding down. It's scary, I'm out of control. My heart sinks as I fall toward the bottom. I wait for it to pass but it's a downward spiral. It's spinning faster than I can reach for support.

Of course, with momentum, you're definitely able to get up from that drop, but that point will never be higher than the one you just came down from.

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Today, I won six bucks from Blackjack, which contributed to almost half the cab fare home. Yay(:

Happy Cny (again!)

Percy Jackson's pretty good! :D

Kajiao, kajiao.

Really love the picture, but the background's a mess.

Love you eileenkhooyiling!

*****

Sooo,

Happy CNY and Valentine's everybody(:

To start, I really dislike CNY if not for the goodies to eat.

Had to last min shop for clothes cos I wasn't done and most of my new clothes are BLACK. Not a good colour to wear on Day1, especially to the granny's. >=(

Thank you Yanns for accompanying meee :D And I'm glad you like the purple belt! (:

Next, Valentine's. Never a big fan of over-commercialised dates that don't mean anything special to me. Why do couples like Valentine's day? What exactly about this day is so unique to you. I'll commemorate it, but won't celebrate it. =)

Heading out to catch a movie later! To be honest I think CNY holds more meaning to S and I than Vday. =)

The End Is Where We Begin

We had our final closure a few hours ago- over sashimi, sushi and too-much-jap food at H.anabi. We reminisced good times: Aussie, Semis, Random bimbo moments; laughed over classic scenarios; talked about our future: Club season, Winter League (so long more), graduation (for some), work, post-season-life.

As cheesy as it is, with the end of this season, a new one awaits us. First it's club, then it's S.Unig again. This team is awesome, and I'm really sad to let it go. That as always, after each season we part and take separate paths: Syl and Ek concentrating on Fypee, Juniors still learning the art of the game, some taking time off to do something else meaningful in life, others going back to their real jobs: being a girlfriend, full-time sailor, full-time soccer player, IAstudent (me!).

Team session always heals. I actually felt more energetic than I usually do after work. =) CaptainEK and I got Mvp which made the season a whole lot more meaningful.

I still can't believe season's over ALREADY.

=(

Anyhow, after dinner, we split up. Five of us detoured to Macs and played some card game with cows. Apparently, if you owe something to anyone sitting at the table, you'll have bad luck and lose. Tested and proven; Ek lost the first round (cos she owed me moolah for drinks). So she paid and I then owe her 5cents change. Then I lost all the subsequent rounds! >=(

Was never that superstitious but I better start believing. :( It's not a coincidence.

On a sidenote: S came down to work for lunch today! (: With a bouquet of roses in hand. (I insist they look identical to the bouquet from last year but he begs to differ, hmm) And I stole an orange care bear from AwPap's car. =)

Then over team dinner, Baby gave me a box of self-made pineapple tarts and almond cookies she baked with Elepig(: It even has "XOXO" written on it. :D

Thank you! I feel so loved. =)

Imma Mommy Over You!

Some doors when closed, will never open again.

Maybe you won't even be able to find that same door a second time.

Rather brain dead but life has been good.

It has been tiring. =)

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Wed: Caught up with Ken Cow Moo and AndreaLesbo at SunsetGrill. It was a disappointment- they forgot A's orders despite a million reminders, got our orders wrong, and the food wasn't that fab either. =( It was only the company that made up for everything gone wrong.

Awesome to see these two after so long, Hongrui you're missed much!

Then we wanted to take pictures with the pretty airplanes but got chased by the security guard. Mmmmgrumbles.

Oh yes and Lindt chocs from Moo with love from France! Favourite! :D

Comeback Kings

I get a week off work this week! Not because I'm trying to skive, but because the equipments aren't available so there's nothing to be done anyway.

I have to backtrack more than a week of events and activities, kinda hard for me to pen them down now actually.

I'm finally coming to terms that season is over; we had an awesome preseason leading up to IVPee and now it's hard to say goodbye. The Aussie trip definitely benefitted us, both in terms of game sense and team bonding. After 11 days, we came back a completely transformed team- we were closer, and stronger.

"Imagine you're in Heaven and you're playing touch." - that's what Coach said before every game in OZ. We were stressless, fearless, got thrased upside down. But we always picked ourselves up and hung on for our lives (we were only playing with 11)

And as always, by tradition, the best games are not caught on camera.

We lost IVPee, but this season was AWESOME. It barely felt like we did, though yes the colour of our medal reflects the team standing. I wasn't upset when the final whistle went- it didn't feel like we lost. Of course there was a tinge of disappointment- I could hardly believe that we lost but we never gave up and I'm so proud of ourselves.

A friend labelled us the "King of Comebacks" after what happened in both semis and finals. In Semis we were down 2-0, then caught up 2-1, equalized 2-2, down 3-2 and eventually equalised 3-3 just before the hooter went. Sudden death til 3v3 and we proceeded to finals. It wasn't a smooth ride up, but we made it.

Then Finals: we were 2-0 down by first half, 3-0 down just as the second half started, then caught back up 3-3. We lost sudden death upon the first tap though. Guess you can never be lucky a second consecutive time.

I told the team I was proud of them; during S.unig we were intimidated and under too much pressure and fear. This time, we played fearlessly, and proven to be mentally strong. S said it doesn't feel like we lost cos we played like a champion team (finally), and I guess he's right.

=)

Apart from Ivpee, I've been spending too much time in Hall. Am officially roomless after the new roomie shifted in last night. Due to all the IH track/road relay (dreads) training, am back with lotsa time to waste.

Hence, I've been room hopping! Attended BabyJ's elective with her on Monday cos I was bored shit, and spend lotsa nights with the successor over ipod games (Rotten apples!!)

Yesterday: Lunch with one of my favourite couples! G.ibby and S.iying at H.all13 (: then wasted time at N.IE library helping with English homework: simple present tense, perfective, progressive, active passive voice, Modal: degree of possibility, statement about the future.

Never knew English could be harder than it already is. =)

Dinnered with Penguin and the Loomies for the last time yesterday over Pizza and chicken wings =) Yums. Took lotsa pictures with the Blackbird =) I've yet to see the first roll of film and I'm already excited about developing my second roll! (:

Need to head down to the Bestie's soon to scan the pictures =)

Went down to Terminal1 to send our dearest CANG SANG the fish aka wongjingyu aka Federer's-nanny-to-be while she departs to the Land of Federer (Swiss!) (:

It was a 1am flight but TEAM LOVE > midnight cab fare so most of us went down anyhow =) Also celebrated Buddy Briggy's birthday while we were there. Team love is the best =)

Then 11 of us squeezed into a van as we embarked on the long journey back from ChangiAirport to PulauNtu. =( It was an achievement. (Y)

Dearest Road Rice also found out her MRI results yesterday: Complete ACL tear and partial MCL tear. Op to be done in March after 6 weeks of intense physio. Fat hugs for you dearest! Stay strong and I'll be here for you =)