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Last sprinting competition
Saturday, July 22, 2006
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well.. today is the first day of national canoeing championship(ncc). can say is my last sprinting competition le ba.. coz this year i year 3 liao, gonna graduate. see many different types of people, the way they race, and different categories of competition. really very cool. see people from hong kong with incredible fast reps, endurance and speed. see people race with C boats. see skinny and white competitor but turn out to be the first and super fast.

my race was scheduled at 1240pm. but due the very efficient organiser, my race was being brought forward 20 min. i'm nt as nervous as compared to MR500 race. i just feel so normal. just like normal training, no feeling at all. row the K2 boat to the start line, encouraging my partner and talk bout some race strategy. lol.. and there were another 3 boat competing in my event. one from X-national team, one from national team and one from NJC alumni.

the horn sound off and the race begun. after i finish my first 6 hard strokes, the other competitor already 1 boat length ahead. sian. but carry on rowing. the direction was being change due to the backwash of other boat or current of the water. but bernard manage to get it back on track. at about 500m point, almost capsized, but we braised it up. by then other people already lead us 300m. nv give up and continue to row. i row with my head down and i SUPPOSED there is still coordination. row finish and gt the last position. was glad tt we complete and never capsized. thank god.

was actually quite sian after the race, but after awhile ok liao. today the polo girls came down to watch the race. SHE came too.. i was surprised. i really really really wanted to talk to her. but i don dare to. haiz. i can only sit aside and look at her lor. today is a really good chance to approach, but i missed it.. sigh.. my mind wanted to go up to her, but my body just wont move. y i no courage and guts de.. sian.. wat a loser lor.. haiz.. like tt double sian le.. first is race, second is my own stupid problem. she was there for so long lor. i wasted my chance. haiz...

stay back and watch the race as dennis, jeremy, collin, brian, samuel race is at around 4+. went to join bernard they all in rowing the K1. at least better than sitting there, feel like approaching, but body so reluctant to move.. kao.. loser me.

those hong kong ppl i really gotta salute them. real pros. after everyone race finish, clean up the place, change and went to town to eat. walk aorund far east, looking for chicken rice to eat. after walking 3 rounds, we decided to eat burger king instead. damn full la. at BK, jun sheng show me the video that they recorded for my race.. i see liao i immediately sian diao. i never know tt my cooridination was so out and wrong.. sian.. my fault le.. train so long liao, still like tt.. really a laughing stock. ppl must be thinking, this kind of ppl still dare to join competition. sian.. but thanx to the video camera, at least after so many training, i know how cock up i am. always assuming tt we are synchronize, but in actual fact, we are not. my bad. as the bad man should follow and coordinate with front man.. sigh..

tml i got one more event. 500m race. i really hope can perform well and put in my best shots. i wanna row and complete the race with no regrets le.. after each race, i wanna tap my partner shoulder, telling him good job, and not regretting by keep saying this can be improve, tt can be improve and etc. anyway, tml got very strong competitors and i realy hope to at least achieve a 5th position tml and not last. god bless. see the video liao, sian again. then think bout this afternoon thing, sian again.. wa.. afternoon suffer from double sian.. night time oso suffer from double sian.. crap la me..

tt's all i think. maybe some people can teach me or train me to nt be a loser. tml then continue to update lors.. anyway, lets all hope tt everyone can perform tml and row with no regrets!!! NGEE ANN KAYAKING TEAM KI AHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhh~~~~~!!!!!!!


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