the olympics have ended. till london 2012... another 4 year wait.
the singapore table tennis team needs a better PR person. who a lousy excuse like 'his contract was due to end after the games' and with the release of inconsistent information, it really puts a dampener on winning a medal this olympics.
i haven't died or anything; i just dropped off the blogging radar because i went tioman with my fellow meepokers, watched the dark knight and was taking part in an intense 8 day film making competition. i still am around, but have become lazy to blog surf and blog.
i must admit that the last one year has passed by faster then i thought. my fellow intern once told me that university life was the most fun she ever had and i understand why now. when you are having fun, time passes you by rather quickly. this is probably helped by the fact that university holidays are obscenely long.
i just realised that my last three paragraphs started with i. but i don't make my life fun in university alone. its my school mates that make my university education worthwhile. at least for one, we all are doing something we feel is worthwhile.
so as i blog for the first time in weeks, i just want to say that i love wkwsci.
and of course, i also love eating junk, sleeping, electronic music, playing games.... etc etc.
i went to scour the net for blogs that went for the wkwscifoc 07. wanted to see what their reactions were to the great foc. and i bet i am not alone in doing so. erwin stated in the plug webbie that they did it too. and i expect voyeurs to come here and do the same. come on we are comm studies people, don't expect less from kaypohs like us.
but it was so fresh. so new. so good to finally get ns out of my system. (not completely of course; i did take away some good memories of ns, contrary to what most people might have experienced) it was good.
so many twists and turns. so much fun. i forgot what it was like to be a student and this jolted me back again.
for hotel charlie and foxtrot november, the two key highlights of the camp, which was supremely well executed and even tricked the keenest of minds. the coordination work and planning must have been meticulous and if you are reading this, well done.
to mee pok, the best og in the foc. cheers. 5 days probably isn't enough time to know all of you. and yes, the sad truth is depending on how they spilt us up again during school, i may never talk to any of you all again. but it was fun. enjoyed it immensely and i do sincerely hope i will talk to you guys more in school.
to my ogls (and one very fake freshie), thanks for being great and enthusiastic and bringing us into the family.
and so... let the excitement of school start. may every day be a party.
and yes, i would also like to state that have just returned from hong kong. and also i have spammed harry potter and the deathly hallows and finished it. but those are for another post.
for this post is dedicated to meepok and the chefs that made wkwscifoc possible.
ladies and gentlemen, i present to you the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information era. may my 4 years here be subtle, with a taste of cinnamon and pepper to match.
i wrote that post nearly one year ago, right after my own foc. now i have traversed 2/3's of the circle, one being a freshie and another being an ogl. next year will be my final third, being a year 3 just hanging around.
penne is alike to mee pok in many ways, but it is still unique. it was a great experience for me to lead an OG of 30 unique individuals. tiring but great. we ran together, cheered together, sweat together.
at the very least, i can say that i made 30 new friends. not freshies. but friends.
sorry for infrequent posts. really tired these days cause of work...
the 48 hr film festival came and went. we made a hitman buddy film and guess what, we got selected for best of screening! maybe it isn't such a big deal here in singapore, with 14 teams competing and 7 shown in the best of, but i guess winning an award is better. went for the screening to find out that we won use if best prop. kind of a let down but i guess winning something is better then nothing right. haha
i skipped mb106 lecture to go down earlier for training today.
went down at 4... finished at 10!
well what did i do today, i corrected my distance for my kicks.. i also tried to improve the quality of my kicks... now all i have to do is work on
1. raising my leg higher and 2. don't lean back.
for the actual training.... omgosh.... i am so tired. we ran a fair bit, continuous kicks and ran some more...... i am currently bathing my legs in deep heat.
i seriously dunno how i am gonna survive on the 1/2 march....
-- "my job at ntu tkd is to be the official person to disturb the other institutions by cheering very loudly."
went for 400m sprints yesterday. or rather tried to. my timings sucked.
1: 1:43 2: 1:44 3: 1:53 4: 1:54 5: 1:53 6: 2:07
after that did random bouncing around and kicking. but to no avail..
today, started with a slow 3km run in the morning. the hall 1, hall 11 adm route. in the evening, there was training. i got corrections for my kicks. here they are:
1. use your hip (again) 2. raise your leg higher when kicking 3. judge your distance (important!) 4. watch your back leg when kicking 5. you bounce on your soles damn it and lock your knees when you bounce 6. RELAX 7. learn how to fake properly
tactic 2: step in turning. yup yup.
tomorrow, before 206 and 202 meeting, i will do need raise with instep locked 5 reps. followed by a run. and probably bouncing.
got a call up today to go for tkd weigh in. considering the fact that i have not gone for training in a LONG while, i am surprised that they still called me to go in for the competition. i am taking part in brown belt feather weight (62.5 - 67). ooo flighty.
i have 14 days to train up to competition standard. spent about 1 hr training with a coach (one of the ntu seniors). i am supposed to find a coach, but all the coaches are taken up. oh boy.
lets review today:
1. use right leg as a launch leg while my left leg goes in. 2. use your damn hip to angle your kick. 3. your left leg is better then your right leg. 4. you have to use what you have. 5. do not panic. 6. do not panic. 7. do not panic. 8. land your kicking leg in front.
actually, there is no pressure on my part. i am an unknown and no one knows my skill level. if i join ... just aim win the first round first. even if i don't win its a good learning experience.
(hum to a tune of your own) (p.s: think punk rock)
working title (i think i will call it 13 weeks though) ------------
when we begun we were told it was a mistake when we begun it was all so strange to us
they said we were different they said it was a shame they said i was wasting my life they said, they said, they said
but we are here lets make it count for better or worse lets prove them wrong
but we are here lets show our resolve for better or worse lets prove them wrong..........
(chorus) -- 13 weeks have passed my way but here i am still standing strong them naysayers we cast away and now lets show them what we can do
13 weeks have passed my way but here i am still standing strong never thought i would have last and now lets show them what we can do -- and so we begun it wasn't easy we thought and through the time it got harder and harder
they said we wouldn't last the distance they said it a shame they said we wouldn't make it they said, they said, they said
but we are here let them know for better or worse lets prove them wrong
but we are here let them hear our voice for better or worse lets prove them wrong..........
(chorus)
(bridge) it's not so complicated, its just the path i chose so just let me do what i want to do.
(chorus X2)
fin.
copyright: djkr.
don't kill me. really. -- must be the sugar i am eating.
page 22: you and i are not too different you know.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
mused @ 2:08 AM
this was supposed to be an emo post, but i have decided to serve emo posts after my exams, so i dun cut myself during the exams and spill blood over my exam booklet.
so there.
so for this post, i will serve up happy stuff.
like how episode 9 of heroes was incredibly good. like how i played an intense 2 hour dota game yesterday that we fought back from our world tree having 63 hp.
and thats my happy moment, i am not a very happy guy you know.
after 3 papers, the review so so. i will not ace the papers. but i should not fail either. just a little bit disappointed with myself in general. i wonder if i can hit my desired goal.
3 more to go.
will you defeat them, your demons, and all the non believers, the plans that they have made? --
