My first dragon boating experience!

I woke up early, brimmed with excitement and anticipation. I am afraid I cant make it. But now I proved myself wrong.

I arrived at an expected earlier time at the destination. So confused and muddle-headed, there are simply too many dragon boat teams, with the same outfits and tans. I wandered around for 30mins looking around for SAFRA dragon boat team members, before settling down on a pavement, disappointed and lethargic. I am sweating profusely although its not quite a sunny day, but mainly due to anxiety and impatience. Alas, I saw one walking towards my direction. I asked my way and make to the actual destination point. SO I was wrong in the beginning.

I reached the cage office, where that area is run down and torn, one mis-step may send you down the river, and its not deep. Imagine you drop heads down, I believe no one can survive this fall. Back to topic, a lot of people from all walks of life gathered near the cage, there's even a Caucasian lady joining too. I was just simply too amazed on dragon boating. Orientation speech was given by the chairman, simple introduction and instructions were carried out, ground rules were laid. When its the real stuffs, these guys don't kid with you.

We were separated into two different teams. I was in the 1st group, with Gabriel, Bear, Shai, Noel and Leighton which eventually us becoming friends. Its just so sweet. We were briefed on the right techniques to hold a oar, the positive ways to dip the oar into the water, the commands of dragon boating and most importantly, one heart and one mind, teamwork above all. Every thing's seems so simple and easy, but when coming to the real actions, its difficult and tedious. Different asynchronism of timing screwed up the timing of rowing, slowing down the whole process. As tiredness creeps in slowly, aching starts to intense and the competition keeps going on, its really a psychological and mental stress upon the body. When you want to give up, the people surrounding you spurs your motivation. In dragon boating, there's no such thing as individual effort, one man counts; thats what I learnt. It was simple breath taking and an enormous surge of success and happiness overfilled us when our session is over for the day. We are simply tired out but we had only completed half a triangle. Meeting new friends, get to know them, with a common goal and mindsets, this dragon boating is really a new step in my life. And I really embrace it and wishes to pursue further and higher.

Thanks SAFRA dragon boat teams and my newly-found friends. You guys are simple too great!

Goodbye 2007, Embrace 2008!

Year 2007 had been a year of ups and downs, highs and lows. There was reminiscent of happier moments as well as times of turbulence and confusion, WHICH I personally believe that its attribute to my cause and not others. And in Year 2008, I certainly wish for improvements in my deeds and attitudes and shall hereby not inherit the past mistakes. As we know, saying is certainly easier than done. SO there's a new list of goals ASIDE the previous mentioned blog entries. But due to time constraints, I shall not elaborate more. I believe every goals and hopes can only be told to the world unless fulfilled. PROVE ME WRONG HERE! And I believe I should not race against time and deprive my sleep, hence endangering me to wake up late, spend big bucks on cab fares (which I believe that ITS OVERPRICED and EXPENSIVE), signing extras and getting grounded in CAMP. So it an episode to be be continued. And I bid all fellow human beings a wonderful night.

AND PLEASE SAVE HUMANITY! Its like a black hole which consumes human conscience and morals in this materialistic and pornographic society. Thoughts are weird and bounded to human foolishness and play. SAVE US!

Nights and sweet dreams~

PS: This is a crappy and nonsensical post meant solely for entertainment purpose. I guess so...