Wednesday was quite interesting.. had Race Kayaking practice at our usual spot. I was assigned a "T1" not Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 1 tat is.. hehe.. "T1" is a single seater kayak..
When i saw my kayak, i kinda got a little scared.. haha.. Well wen i entered my kayak, i was kinda shakky and nervous.. haha.. My advisor saw me and ask if it was my first and i said replied yes. Later, i paddled and slowly got e momentum..
Subsequently, i wen faster and further... Like some pple say " Not yet learn to walk wan to learn to fly".. Tat was me.. i wen further and further.. near the 1km mark.. haha.. halfway, i slowed dwn. Upon coming to a halt, my kayak wen shaky again.
There and then, i pray tat i would capsized cos i know i was goin to capsize. Lo and behold, at tat split second, i flipped.. and yes i entered e water.. haha.. was dam wet.. my senior came to me and helped me flip my kayak over.. and i got it..
Mind u i was having a high seat... which meant tat i could capsize easily. So i got back.. later on e way back, halfway, i flipped again and is time i was quite tired and i didnt flip my kayak.. Comical thing was tat wen i looked at my capsized kayak, i was reminded of poisidon.. haha..
I was so tired to flip it over.. and well i tried.. i was in e water well at tat point of time, i didnt really care abt the depth of the water. i was afloat thx to my life vest. I was of course kicking and applying watever swimming skills i had.. Jus tat on my left hand was my vest and on the other i was trying to keep my capsized kayak afloat..
My advisor saw me frm a distance and he rushed to me.. he kinda saw i was really hyperventilated.. And got me to hold on to e back of his kayak. He managed to flip my kayak for me however wen he saw e amt of water inside, he tried to get his frien to help and while waiting, he said "my be hell of an experience for ur first time rite?" and i jus nodded.
Wen his friend reached, they looked at e amt of water and well it was bad lah.. haha.. but i didnt panic.. Thank God tat i was calm.. Both of them tried to get some water out.. Eventually by God's grace, they did..
However there was still some water inside. so i was told to return to empty e water.. E moment i got in, i was paddling like no one's business and my aim was to go to e launch pad.. i finally mad it but wrong pad but who cares i was near safe grounds..
My advisor saw and he knew wat i would do he jus shouted at me to make sure i was sound and not to panic.. so i paddled backwards and wen to where i had to go.. Tis time wen i was there, i didnt care abt taking care of my boat. I paddled rite into e underwater concrete thingy.. and i stopped till i heard e sound of my boat's base rubbing against tat concrete thingy..
The water was dam milky and slippery.. and ew.. orh yea i forgot to add.. while i was in e water e second time, while waiting for rescue, well there were fishes inside the water.. and i felt e fin of a fin brushing against my foot and a small wave under it.. i was freaking but keeping calm..
Lets jus say i pretended that i was a cabin crew evacuating e plane and happen to be in e water.. so by imagining, it kinda help me keep calm.. haha..
After our trainning, we carried all our kayaks and paddles to e shed.. By this time, "Holy Father" was also closing his area.. to go home tat is.. hehe.. We all headed to wash up and all.. I didnt bring a spare underwear but my shorts had an inner linning.. haha
I had tis vib tat i would capsize so wen we reached there, i removed my underwear.. haha so wen we went to wash up, i changed and all.. haha.. Tats for Wednesaday.. was fun.. hehe and well i kinda did drink some unclean water.. haha.. ew man
Thursday was kinda cool.. Well i had my Student Ambassador interview.. and i guess i screwed up.. off record, i already have 2 IGs. Race Kayaking and Integrated Events. 1 sport and 1 non-sport. and i heard some have 5 IGs though in our sch its onli 2 tats officially recognised.. well anyway i was prepared to not be selected..
After the interview, my friends and i headed to watch "Da Vinci Code" i tell u its nice.. and im goin to watch it few more times.. haha..
Friday, i had to attend tis Sports Excellence Award can u imagine, it was called "Glitz" and it was so D&D kinda thing.. haha.. and i had to be in smart casual where i looked like some working guy.. and i hated it.. in e morning wen i was at e MRT station waitin for my friend, e moment he saw me, he went "WAT U DOIN!?!?!" everyone stared at me.. and i really meant every RP student standing there..
I was so embarressed.. and of course was cursing at him all e way to school.. Wen my faci came in, he was in jeans and polo tee.. and i said "cher lets exchange our clothes" and he said "Sherwin ill lend u my pass, jus enter any class tat has no faci and see how long u can smoke the class" and everyone laughed..
Some said i looked like some F&B manager.. But overal the rest said i was ok in it lah.. haha. Soon sch ended and well wen for the event and well its was nice.. and e food was quite good.. had 3 rounds.. haha..
Later headed home..
Sat came..
Sat was quite ok lah.. wen for a talk by tis company and well quite interested.. They were looking for Events Coordinator.. so yea.. came back home and was online the whole day and didnt do much jus napped and wasted e day way.. haha
Sunday came..
Today was quite ok lha... Wen to church in e morning and spoke to Rev Sin's wife and well few others came to speak to me today.. well think its a start so yea..
After service i came home and here i am blogging.. Jus checked my RP Mail and well got the results of my SA Interview.. i got in.. kinda contemplating if i wan to join a not though i was selected to attend the selection camp frm the 200 tat was interviewed..
Hmm well amidst all the good stuff tat u can see here, there are also e dwn side tat i nvr talk abt.. no one would have a life tats all up and no downs.. Food for Thought: How to live a life of simplicity wif the ups tat come my way? Possible it is i know but question is HOW
This is on Thursday after watching "Da Vinci Code" at Causeway point.. Everyone is taking the train home but i have my bat mobile and unlike batman, i don have to have mask watsoever to cover my face and have sharp ears... my hair can replace it.. hehe
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