Zzzzzz.. .

For the whole of this week I will be away from my desk that has been piling with endless work, for a course at SIA Training Centre. Calls for a celebration! A short one nevertheless as I will have to face the mountain of work again next week. . . However, I had a very hard time keeping my eyes open during the class for the past 2 days. My eyelids were so heavy, and I kept doing a couple of headbanging moves. Maybe I am just so used to slogging back at the office rather than just keep still and sit through the lectures.



Last weekend was a memorable day for myself as well as Kiyah. We clinched a Silver plate in the Minor Final after a long drought of accolades from SDBF. Definitely the best showing from Kiyah in a long time, with 3 teams advancing to the semi and 2 teams to the Plate & Minor Final. Our 20men could have done better though.




Though I paddled 5 sets of 800m over the period of 2 days, I resumed my gym session on Monday, bearing Coach's inspiring advice to continue our training almost immediately. And to my surprise, adhoc rowing session will resume this Sunday til commencement of the next season! It will do me good anyway, in preparation for the upcoming IPPT, need that $400, hopefully, for my BKK shopping spree. It will be my second test and I have yet to be called up for ICT. Shrugs~


The most anticipated trip of the year to Bangkok is just less than a month away, and Jenn just dropped the bombshell that she may NOT be able to make it. Given the current stupid swine outbreak, she would have to take a 7 days A/L for self imposed home quarantine. Saying its not worth it to sacrifice her leave, Jenn may not join for this trip. Anyway BKK2010 has already been booked (yes yes. . it was Dejavu all over again. . randomly booked tix for 2010 as it was dirt cheap), so she has that to look forward to, provided the swine will no longer be a threat.

8, 9, 10 and . . . easy. . .

2 weekends of adrenaline rush! First it was my second marathon for the Sundown two Saturdays ago. Although I completed the run, wasn't quite satisfied with my timing. I only manage to shave 4 minutes off my previous marathon. It's not a huge difference for me, though in the words of Madonna, I will be able to use that 4 minutes to save the world.

Then it was a rowing weekend at Putrajaya last week . It was Kiyah's first ever overseas stint and it was really a eye opener for all of us. The organiser have done a marvellous job of organising its first ever International Dragon Boat Festival. Our local races pales in comparison to them. In terms of the water quality, launching point, viewing gallery. . . it was all good. Every team, both local and foreign, were given a tentage each. Back here. . . teams will have to spend a bomb if they want a tent of their own, and for penniless teams like us, we will have to make do with a little corner spot under a tree.

The race site itself was like a carnival, with rows of stalls selling various merchandise. There were even "Meals on Wheels", from KFC to Kebabs. Back in Bedok Reservoir, we will have to make do with an auntie selling curry puffs and pre-packed typical fried noodles.

Although we couldn't go beyond the Heats, we were just glad to be there. We could have gone further, if we were not being grouped with powerhouse teams. In fact our time was better than those 2nd placed teams in other heats. Oh well. guess we were just not lucky enough, or perhaps didn't row hard enough? Most of us were panting mad after 2.20 min, at the end of the 500m course.

The experience is invaluable, and I had no regrets using up my 3 days of leave and roughing the 5 hours journey (or rather sleeping) in Tick Hong's Legacy.