April 7, 2007

hellos~ another post after a week.
quite an ordinary week. as usual.
what can you expect from a 15-year-old. ><
ah wdv. =)
life's still good. ^^v
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Adventure Quest
okays, so the above event.
quite screwed.
seeing as the progress got from good to very bad.
we camped overnight at the school the day before.
loads of hydrating, water mixed with glucose, this and that.
slept ard 11plus. woke up at 2.30am.
our transport was a van, sort of. small one. hahas.
4.30am- reached the NorthBrook Secondary School.
starting/ending point of the AQ 2007.
registerations, map-plotting, napping, briefing, and finally flagged off at 6.30am.
Start of Leg1.
the start was chaotic, people cheering and running. idiots.
coz' we saw them around the next bend, already walking.
okays, so my team kept up a steady pace, spirits high.
the protein mix in our hydration packs also worked wonders to the fatigued.
okays, so the 1st leg took us through quite a fair bit of vegetation. almost majority.
okays, fast-forward. we finished leg1, top 5 teams.
left within 15minutes, after a quick energy snack, and map-plotting.
Start of Leg2.
Highlights of this Leg: Cycling, Kayaking, Rappeling.
jogging, pacing. the effort to mantain more or less kept the team quiet.
but the 'connection' between everyone was undeniable.
"Don't Give Up", "Jia You", "We can do this!".
quite oft-heard.
so 1st we went for our bikes, at the place where leg3 was scheduled to start.
for some funny reason, the entrance to the undeveloped area for leg3,
eerily looked reminded me of the entrance to Jurrasic Park. >< [more of that later].
Sembawang Beach, kayaking. the conditions were perfect.
weather was nice and sunny, not sweltering. occasional breeze. sea was calm.
and our top-5 position was really a motivator.
so we went out, they said it was abt 2km, 3 klicks? felt like more.
but we were to hit another station, to collect sweets, 1 for each. that makes 4.
on the journey back, one of my teammates dropped 2, in a sudden current.
we figured, since we still had 2, it was proof enough, so we headed back.
but no, we were told that we needed 4. that was the first major setback.
so we went out again. by the time we returned, we estimated our position doubled.
so next stop, SCDF HQ. rappeling, first aid. in twos, i chose the rappeling.
7 storeys high. took me about 3minutes to run up the stairs. about a minute to rappel down.
it was over before i ever thought of backing out.
but one reason was because the rope was too hot for a gradual descent, and another was that,
i couldn't stop myself. =P
after that, took about 5 minutes to hit the bike point. estimated position: 16th.
Start of Leg3.
remember the part i said about Jurrasic Park.
well, slightly of an exaggaration.
front: gravel road. rear: gravel road. sides: trees. up: a bleeding scorching sun.
by then, it was like 1pm.
we were told it was a training ground, off-limits to passers-by.
and there was 8 checkpoints within. more than 2km sq, less than 4 on the map.
we figured it would be easy. finish by 2pm.
the rough terrain made cycling a real pain-in-the-ass, but we needed to go fast.
2pm came and went. turned out to be a lot tougher than we expected.
the roads all seemed similar, especially when everyone was super-shagged.
then it started pouring at 3.15pm. we were like 3/4 done.
orders to head back to the starting point. whole thing was off. finished.
estimated position: 18th. used a lot of time back-tracking and re-checking.
so at the bike point, there in the rain. our little group, dejected.
our officers sure took their time in coming to pick us and the bikes up.
so conclusion? We failed.
it really sucked to admit it. but we screwed up. but we did our best.
How much? Only my team knows.
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the past week was relatively routine.
kudos to Danny, good performance after school on Wednesday~
really looking forward to your performance during the Arts' Nite. =)) Jiayou!
oh yea, Happy Good Friday to all Christians out there.
so, how did i spend 'yesterday'.
had a group over to my house to study.
caixing, jiaxin, phyllis, yanling, dena and joyce. cindy joined in later.
while we did study.... not for long.
we had a nice show earlier, [link: dena's blog. =P]
really "lucky" sia...... damn~
but it was fun, hoped all you people who came felt that way too. ^^
okays, my sunburns are all starting to peel. really looks damn 'eew'.
so, in direct defiance to dena's advice, i shall 'eliminate' all the dead skin.
coz' i also get goosebumps just looking at it. >.<
after that i think i'm gonna sleep.
another long day tml, home.
homework. never-ending pile. haix.. ><
and for the first time in a long time, i'm owing homework. =P
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a little something before i sign off this lengthy post.
Backkom!
Ice Climbing <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lt-vnF2JYOs>
& Don't mess with the Threadmill! <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mgvRAq40pk>
like, hilarious. serious!
go watch. ^^v
ending off...

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes. -Dan Brown, Digital Fortress.

Posted by :]amu at 1:10 AM