Tis' A Good Day (A Tribute to Matthew)

It's Saturday, 27th Oct 2007...It's a good day...hahaha...why?I dun really noe..I juz feel good..

Well, actually it's cos today's Matthew's bd celebration...His actual bd is tmr, 28th Oct, but he held the celebration today...he's 21 this yr....the key to freedom has finally been awarded to him...lolx....so to speak..

It's been....10yrs, since we first knew each other....we were lil' twirts back then, training waterpolo, testing Louis' wrath in watever ways we could, both intentionally and unintentionally...getting punished in all ways imaginable (actually, most of the times it was unimaginable)...

Through the years, we've trained together as team mates, school, club, national youth, national squad, and now the OLD MEN'S CLUB...Even though he's one year my junior, the phases of our trainings, in terms of timeline, are similar....However, he participated in more overseas matches than me..cos those matches occur at a crucial time for me (ie my exams), and therefore I cldn't go...

Talk about overseas trips...our first trip was the one to KL (and subsequently to Malacca)...we were like 14-15 at tt point in time..we went as club players...together with the club swimmers...haha..can rmb dale lai jio-ing jac lim, and matthew jio-ing her sister, tania...LOLx...e flings back then.....(ok, it doesn't include me)...This was also e trip, where robin goh stuffed his leg into the trunks of the Malacca centre, and almost drowned him...LOLx...tt guy came out w his face all red sia~~~~

The next trip we had together was the Kagoshima trip...we went as the national youth team....and we were like 15-16 (my 'O' level year)...but unlike the easy wins we had back in KL and Malacca, we were totally trashed in Kagoshima...the players there are juz college players, but their standard is as good as our national team...OMG! That aside, we had loads of fun there...e food, e sights, e sounds, e culture, e toilet seat, e GUIDE! Haha...she was a solid eye candy to all of us guys (players, coaches, old men (TEB) alike)....HAHAHAHHAHA....

Any more trips after that, i cldn't make it already...

The competitions we played...the tournaments we participated...the trainings that we attend...like mosquitoes drawn to blood, waterpolo was, is, and always will be in our veins, thoughts and strength...

We've practically watched each other grow up...been thru thick n thin...shared the good times....provided listening ears for the bad times...And now that matthew is grown up...seeing him, w his solid family...and priceless gf....makes me really happy for him...

Our next big project, is the setting up of the club for the SA boys...hope this one pulls through...

And may we be frens forever...

Just a Random Post

Hahaha...yeah this is gonna be juz a random post...seeing how I hvn blogged for awhile...and somebody says I not blogging...hahaha....

Okok, tt aside...

I've currently ceased teaching swimming Sundays...taking a break till after exams...which is like in 3wks time...DARN!!!! tt's fast! My Saturday classes are on as usual though...so yup, at least still got a bit of income to squander after the papers....lolx...

The SA waterpolo club is currently (finally) under talks...The only problem now is that, it's coming at a wrong time..since most of us (seniors) are still studying, and that means our exams are fast approaching...therefore, we are gonna be squeezed dry, trying to study for exams, and coming out w a proposal...That being said, we are having a Past-vs-Present game on 3rd Nov...it's a day to make ourselves known to the current batch of players in SA...'C', 'B', 'A' div, and the girls team...our plan is such that, the seniors take on all of the present teams, round robin style...in other words, we seniors against all the 4 other teams...hahaha...2halves of 10minutes...i can foresee all of us old birds dying on that day...lolx...but e purpose of this game is to let the current batches of players know who they can turn to for help, and where they can go to, after they graduate...

Just a sidenote: To all my frens, u noe that I'm always behind u fellas all e way, in watever u do..
Specifically:
To the one who is having trouble w his "sister" (u noe who u are, u noe wat i mean), dun let it get u down..Sometimes all u need, is to let it be known wat u think..but watever it is, u haf my support.
To the one who is heading the thing called "Hexis" (everyone noes who u are, but u dun read my blog), dun let the opinions of other pple cloud the judgement of the choices u made/make. Such things will always inevitably make some pple unhappy, others not so unhappy..However, do not be stubborn to feedbacks, if any, and do ur best to keep the committee going..
To the one who doesn't wake up to the Fire Alarm (u really are a big sleeper), congrats on ur successful application to India...Guess I'll not be hearing the so many songs from u, next sem...
To the one who is seems muddle-headed abt wat to do w a certain girl he likes (u're always taking taxi, where ever u go), u haf to learn to lower down ur ego/pride, if u wanna go far...no wait...if u even wanna start sth w her...
Generally:
To the waterpolo guys (hall), u guys haf been superb! For now, let us all study hard for e exams, train even harder after that...
To the waterpolo guys (SA), the encouraging words are those words, which were nv spoken...
To all those, whom I've been very blessed to have, as frens, nv give up in watever u do...Life as it is, goes on...
End of sidenote.

EXAMS ARE COMING!!!!!!!!!!! OMG~~~~ Haiz....that being said...i kinda lost all my drive to study alrdy...So many assignments, labs, and i flung accounting quiz....ah wellz...i need to get my act together soon...and tt means like NOW~!!

Bought a shirt for dad, for his birthday....A shirt from Polo Raulph Lauren...LOLx...this is the most expensive gift I've ever given him, in my entire life...

Ahhh~~ Life...Life as it goes...i shall juz embrace it...

"I take life as it comes, as it goes"
"je prends la vie comme elle va, comme elle vient"
-La vie comme elle vient by Clémence(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inDOub5Qcqk)-

This is good; This is bad...

This is good: MAF on Wednesday. Check out Isaac and Ezra's blog to find out wat i mean....since wat i am gonna say, is pretty much wat they alrdy said...

This is good: The hall waterpolo team is growing stronger and stronger!! And it's not that we haf "foreign" addition...but it's simply cos e players are really improving...not by leaps and bounds, but definitely improving...We definitely are gonna haf a good year ahead of us...

This is good: The package for e polo/swim team~~OMG i juz cant wait to get hold of my very own set of the package...Ezra and I went down to Arena warehouse on Thursday, to discuss abt e package w Joyce...We got quite a good deal, but juz cldnt get our hands on e ones tt we tot were really good (cos out of stock)...Above all else, i think we shd still look mighty good, if the whole polo/swim team wear e same attire for matches/competition...we convey a huge psychological message man...Highlight of the day was the special shorts that Joyce showed us...that shorts is power, w water! LOLx...pity, Catalina wasn't ard tt day...she's e other Arena lady tt I (sorta) worked w back in JC...she's a real eye candy~~~

This is good: Being able to be a part of Hall life...and more specifically Hall 6..the pple are frenly, fun loving, kind, helpful, and all soooo crazy when e time comes...Erm..actually, even if e time doesn't come, they are still crazy anyway...hahaha...

This is bad: Exams are coming~~~~~!!!! Wat else needs to be said abt this to describe how bad it is?

This is bad: I'm still very very much lagging behind....in view of the exams coming, I'm in a disastrous state!!!!

This is bad: A big reason why i'm lagging behind is cos of CPE201 LAB!!!!!!!!!! omigosh...it's taking like an eternity to debug my calculator!!! I'm sorry, Ezra and Ronnie, if I'm of not much help to u for this...I need help myself too...Somebody help meeeeee~~~

This is bad: I flung my Accounting quiz...it's FLUNG, pple...not FAIL....grrrrrr...I'm lost in numbers...not translation....

This is bad: I need to study........but I'm freaking tired at e moment......and sian too.....

This is bad: And tt's y this post is up...

This......is sooo true:
"For there is nothing either good or bad, thinking makes it so."

A quick one

Once again, it's a Friday, the end of the school week. That's really fast. Just last wk, it was only the recess wk. Now, we're one wk into the second part of the sem, which also means one wk closer to the exams. OMG..that's really a quick one....

Yesterday was BIS and IBG closing. All medals for the individual sports for IBG were given out. For me, I only got 2 medals. One for 4 (3) x 50 Freestyle, the other for 4 (3) x 50 Breaststroke. Of course, both of which are for swimming la. But I gave my medals away. Since e actual event was only 3swimmers each, there meant one spare medal for each event that we won, so a total of 2. I gave the 2 spare and my breaststroke one to e girls who came down to swim, and my freestyle one to Thai Ee.

Some may ask why did I do that?Guys medals for girls?

Well, the point does not lie in e medal itself. The point lies in e appreciation for em having came down and participated for the events. It's not so much about winning, but more on making an appearance. Everyone's a winner on that day, and I think they deserve a lil' sth. In a sense, by giving em the medals, it's a way of saying, "Thanks for coming down, and participate~" on my part.

Well, that's that. I'm now trying to study my Accounting for e quiz later. But nothing's going into my thick skull. *sighz*

"Winners compare their achievements with their goals, while losers compare their achievements with those of other people."

Sick, sick, HOT STUFF~

Been having fever for e past few days...but check it out man, my highest temperature was recorded on Saturday..it was 39.5deg!! OMG...tt's really really hot...lolx...I only realised I was running that high a fever when I went to see the doctor,that evening...no wonder I was feeling like some jelly the whole day...

But then again, it's not everyday I get to be a "hot stuff"...literally...haha...however, it's also not sth to celebrate, cos I was a freaking jelly e whole wkend~! Felt so wasted...din study, din go teach swimming...juz slpt...

The headaches tt come w fever do not help too...and these headaches only come when I move about..urgh...which pretty much puts me in a spot...like VERY literally~

Well...at least I'm much much better now..still haf a bit of headaches now and then, but I'm still good..lolx...

Kudos to my fren(s) who expressed concern over e past few days..thanks pal(s)!

"Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend."