Monday, September 26, 2005
11:51 PM

Long-Awaited Gathering!

Oh well, the gathering on Sat was long-awaited for me, since I din get to go MAF...

Morn was kayaking. Very long nv kayaked, n I feel that I seemed to have lost the stamina... Erps, very long nv run oso... Okok... I lost a lot of muscle mass oso... My muscles used to be super bulging, super ugly. Now still got a mouse, but become flabbier... Urgh... My forearm totally lost the muscles man... Used to be able to carry the Mega kayaks with one arm on my shoulder without difficulty. Now it seems heavier.... Nvm... The main point of the sea ex was not to test my muscle strength anyway. It was a time for gossiping, catching up and enjoy the feeling on the sea! Really had fun chatting with Tze, teasing Nini and Ben, and juz talking crap...
Immediately after kayaking, went with Tze to Giant for shopping with CCC, WL and MJ. Too bad I couldn't stay longer in the pool to enjoy amusement ride from Nini. JZ's amusement ride not fun one, I only like Nini's amusement ride! Will relli miss it manz...

While the guys started the BBQ fire, the rest prepared food, and Shuying and PG tended to the admin duties... Haha... It seems very natural for us to do such stuff one... A lot of things do not need to be voiced out, but we all juz seem to be able to fit together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle to get things done efficiently... I'm still trying to decipher the secret behind this...

24/25 of 29th OAC was ard on Sat! Haha... We had "iPod Shuffle" during our BBQ... n had a bit of truth and truth with some of the gals. Most of us r still the same old selves. WL is still the innocent and indecisive guy magnet; Tze is still the thoughtful and motherly carebear; Shuying is still the energetic and crazy gal; Nini is the nanren and Benji still likes to fahuachi. I still like to poke my nose in pple's business and to slap butts. Oops, can't slap butts in SMU cuz dunno them well enuf, so had to do all at one go on Sat. Haha...

It's a great feeling to catch up with frens amidst a hectic schedule. But if u ask me, I prefer a hectic to laid-back lifestyle. I suppose I have high risks of getting heart attack in the future... Haha...

Tuesday, September 20, 2005
10:54 AM

Updates!

Okies... realised that I haven't been updating my blog for some time. Haven't seen Wanling and Constance for quite some time. Met up with Sophie and Mingjuan when I went for the NTU ODAC BBQ and met Vanessa in the middle of the road last Sat. Haha... Last Sat, I really had a good chat with Tze Hwee over dinner juz gossiping and updating each other of wad's happening to the gals in NUS and abt 29th's potential couples. Heez... Too bad I couldn't make it for MAF last last week. =(

Basically, I've at least 1 project and 1 assignment for each module I'm taking. At first I was quite stressed out with having so many meetings and so much to do. You know, I'm the super task-oriented person who likes to get things done as fast as possible. Then during meetings, you get procrastination, deliberation and digression, which juz gets on my nerves! But it's not all that bad, really... Take my LTB (Leadership and Teambuilding) group for example, we did really great at our presentation last Sat though the whole process was a long and unbearable one for most of us. Beginning to love my LTB group...

My LTB group is doing a Community Service Project (CSP) for the elderly under Lions Befrienders. These elderly are usually lonely and living in rented flats. We'll be introducing exercise sessions (adapted from physiotherapy) for them so they can improve their mobility. I really hope our sessions can help them. I mean wad they really need is emotional support rather than all the tangible things we can provide. But then, many elderly have difficulty moving ard even in the house itself. The pain in the joints can be so bad that sometimes they will juz cry. Wad we want to do is at least to relieve their pain and promote interaction among the elderly and alleviate their boredom with the exercise sessions.

While many of my friends signed up for several CCAs, I only have 1 CCA right now. Acheli I'm rather interested in theatre production and dancing as well, but well, I tink I ought to concentrate on 1 CCA. I suppose I'll have a chance to maybe audition for any future theatre production? I signed up for 2 teams in SMUX - Kayak & Trek. Haven't trekked b4, unless Bt Timah, MacRitchie and Ubin are counted. Haha... And it seems quite interesting to plan the overseas trek expeditions. On the other hand, I'd always been the kayaking person. I love the sea, love rolling and love canoe polo... So it's rather conflicting as to which team to join. I know deep inside, I enjoy participating in kayaking expeditions more than planning it.

I'm also involved in the Programming Committee for Adventure Jamboree (Adjam) jointly organised by NTU, NUS, SMU and SIM. Apparently, 29th din join Adjam cuz it clashed with our OH recce or sth 2 yrs ago. It's something like an adventure race, but is geared towards promoting interaction among JC and poly ODACs rather than competing against each other.

Okay, I'm really looking forward to a 29th gathering cum farewell for Nini on Sat enjoying kayaking on the sea and BBQ!!! I always enjoy BBQ with 29th cuz the guys will be so gentlemanly to offer to do the work! Unlike the 68 guys... haha... And Nini ar, dunno y your laptop is taking such a long time. Tink it shud be ready soon... Anyway tink a lot of pple can't bear Nini to leave (esp Benji)... Then we always envision that Nini will return as a girly/ feminine woman with British accent. Woo~

Monday, September 12, 2005
11:44 AM

Diving @ Tioman

Decided to sign up for Basic Openwater Diving Course cuz I was fascinated by the marine life I witnessed in Redang juz by snorkelling. Thot that if I went for diving I might be able to see even more!

But this is a relli rushed trip. Set off on Fri nite and took a 3 hr boat ride from Mersing to Tioman, such that we only reached the resort at 3am.

Had 3 dives on Sat, which weren't as fulfilling as the snorkeling trips at Redang cuz the dive sites were the safer sites for us to train and practise. Every1 was rather clumsy initially as we couldn't maintain our buoyancy such that sometimes we'll kick the seabed or corals, and sometimes we'll ascend involuntarily. Then there's the prob of equalising so that ur ears will not hurt when u descend deeper to higher pressure. The first dive at 5m, I tink I prob attempted to equalise my sinus with surrounding pressures more than 10 times. But on the last and fifth dive, I managed to do that in juz 4/5 times.

Really love the sea man... =) Juz that it can be quite irritating when pple diving around you kicks you, or bump into you. Hehez, we'r too clumsy manz.

On Sun, we had 2 dives and managed to catch sight of a turtle, a stingray which is different species as the ones I saw in Redang, a moray eel, a cuttlefish, many clownfishes, a sea slug and many other marine creatures! This time, I could go nearer the clownfishes instead of looking at them from the water surface. Thus I could touch them. They're so different from other kinds of fishes which wun let u touch them at all. Either they're playful or they're slow... So cute!

Shall go for Advanced Diving Course next time!

Titanic!!!

Cool...

Diving Group + Instructor + Divemaster

Friday, September 02, 2005
12:12 AM

Ah... Sudden Twist

Ohlastweekwasslackbutthisweekisn'tsoslackandIcanbesurethatnextweekwillbemorehectic...

*Takes a deep breath...

Finally got a lil time to rest...

No homework. 1 commsvcrproj under LTB. 1 grp assignment under LTB. My FA Group got split up. Haven't found AIS group.

Walked from block to block alone, lugging an exploding bag and a laptop. Friends r everywhere, but they r more like acquaintances. Miss HC days, but afterall, all beginning are like that. Gotta face it. Therefore, hoping I can find true & close friends in CCA.

Next week got tuition assignment, 3 hrs daily, intensive Promos prep. Madness. Diving theory. Diving over weekend.

Wish me good luck.

My sis is giving me the attitude again...