THANKS FOR YOUR INFO :) t-shirt/singlet orders are underway :D
Hello everyone!
I need your help!
Please sms/email me the following details:
1. Your lesson ending times on Tuesday & Thursday
2. Your size for T-shirt/singlet!~ (agar-agar ;) )
=D have an enjoyable day =D
-Ting An
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Observations and advice as an alumni (in training)
"Alumni" is a good word. Haha. Makes you feel more "senior-ish", even though it may or may not be true. Moreover, "alumni" kinda means you wouldn't have to trouble yourself with all the voting and form-filling and decision making business. And you are excused for posting point-less posts because you can sleep till 9am, and bum around while the rest try to stay awake in class.
So here are some advice for the newbies, and I have no doubt your "seniors" would agree with me. (Seniors, if you don't, start agreeing.)
1. Always put sunblock, for the girls at least. No girl would want to walk around like a banana split (chocolate and vanilla skin-tone), even though banana was our fruit the last time I checked (please inform us if there's a change). Putting sunscreen on your face is extremely important as well, you don't want your skin to pigment pre-maturely (that is, uncontrolled pigmenting before you turn 60). And for the guys, sunblock is said to help prevent skin cancer.
2. Take good care of the equipment. Treat them like how you want to be treated. You wouldn't want to be thrown around too much and break your back right?
3. Prepare a fist aid kit if you are exceptionally injury prone. Some necessities include ointment for bruises (<-- important!), medicated plasters for open wounds and cuts, non-medicated plasters for blisters, water-proof tape for split fingers (a specialty for a particular person), tape for fibre glass splinters removal, sunblock, and aloe vera gel for burnt skin. Depending on your need, Subway and the ice-cream shop across the street provide good first aid services too, when you need healing for your heart.
4. Make hand-to-hand passes. First, we shall define. Hand is defined as a part of our body that is attached to our arm. It measures about 5.5" x 6.5" (dependent on individuals). It usually comes with 5 pertrusions known as fingers and a thumb. Although it may look extremely similar to the head, do not confuse the two, or the consequences can be fatal (concussion follow by capsizing follow by drowning). Note that the head usually has (visible) hair, while the hand does not. With these two confusing parts of the body define, hand-to-head passes would hopefully be minimized.
5. Do your stretches seriously for cool-down. Need I say more? It's for your own good.
That's it for now. More "wisdom" next time. ^^
So here are some advice for the newbies, and I have no doubt your "seniors" would agree with me. (Seniors, if you don't, start agreeing.)
1. Always put sunblock, for the girls at least. No girl would want to walk around like a banana split (chocolate and vanilla skin-tone), even though banana was our fruit the last time I checked (please inform us if there's a change). Putting sunscreen on your face is extremely important as well, you don't want your skin to pigment pre-maturely (that is, uncontrolled pigmenting before you turn 60). And for the guys, sunblock is said to help prevent skin cancer.
2. Take good care of the equipment. Treat them like how you want to be treated. You wouldn't want to be thrown around too much and break your back right?
3. Prepare a fist aid kit if you are exceptionally injury prone. Some necessities include ointment for bruises (<-- important!), medicated plasters for open wounds and cuts, non-medicated plasters for blisters, water-proof tape for split fingers (a specialty for a particular person), tape for fibre glass splinters removal, sunblock, and aloe vera gel for burnt skin. Depending on your need, Subway and the ice-cream shop across the street provide good first aid services too, when you need healing for your heart.
4. Make hand-to-hand passes. First, we shall define. Hand is defined as a part of our body that is attached to our arm. It measures about 5.5" x 6.5" (dependent on individuals). It usually comes with 5 pertrusions known as fingers and a thumb. Although it may look extremely similar to the head, do not confuse the two, or the consequences can be fatal (concussion follow by capsizing follow by drowning). Note that the head usually has (visible) hair, while the hand does not. With these two confusing parts of the body define, hand-to-head passes would hopefully be minimized.
5. Do your stretches seriously for cool-down. Need I say more? It's for your own good.
That's it for now. More "wisdom" next time. ^^
Thursday, January 15, 2009
A Test Announcement
i just updated some Useful Contact Information at the sidebar ^^ hope that is useful for any juniors who come to this blog.
Anws, just testing an announcement(will send out email soon), for all juniors(intending to join officially in 2009), pls send me a tabulation of your free periods & days you will be coming down for training. :)
current training slots are:
mon - PT 4-6pm
tues - water training at NUS Pool 2-5pm
thurs - water training 2-5pm
fri - water training 2-5pm
pls include the slots u will be coming for(try to make time for at least 3)
just testing the announcement...
Anws, just testing an announcement(will send out email soon), for all juniors(intending to join officially in 2009), pls send me a tabulation of your free periods & days you will be coming down for training. :)
current training slots are:
mon - PT 4-6pm
tues - water training at NUS Pool 2-5pm
thurs - water training 2-5pm
fri - water training 2-5pm
pls include the slots u will be coming for(try to make time for at least 3)
just testing the announcement...
Monday, January 12, 2009
Canoe Polo 3v3 Week 2 (Juniors) Review
No worries, I already wanted to blog about it last night (Xuan Hao and Jong can be my witness.)><
General Observations and Insights (from the observer's point of view)
1. Another choice in the path of life. When it comes to choosing between you and an umbrella on a hot sunny SUNday, you are, once again, going to be option 2. Forget about how complex, or how biologically intrigueing you may be, you are still in second place. No kids' perks, no senior citizen privilages, no whatever, unless you are a spreading canopy made of who-knows-what. No wonder there's a song written about it... Ella, ella, e, e under my umbrella...
2. When the games end late (or early, if you are talking about two o'clock in the morning), transportation will always be a problem. You will be surprised what interesting topics may arise from that singular topic. Topics may include squeezing WITH girls, sitting on laps, pole dancing, drink driving, etc. One thing is rather certain, transportation functions similarly to alcoholic drinks. The thought of it makes you high. And its usage makes everything around you move.
3. Punctuality is always a virtue. Arriving late means you might have to return home without watching a single game, or stay for hours just to watch ONE game.
4. A cocktail of emotions can occur when watching games (that kinda explains why people enjoy watching those football matches so much). We are really proud to see (or hear from others) that our juniors play so well. Yet at the same time, it is rather demoralizing to know that we are really sucky players *emo-ing*. Still we are proud of your Jellies! ^^
5. Kids or juniors will always have some privilages. It may not be during the games, but certainly so after the games. You have "slaves" to help you carry your boats and paddles. "SENIOR citizens" should have that privilage too. xp
Since I've only watched one game. Can't think of much to write. So go write something on your own. Cheers!
General Observations and Insights (from the observer's point of view)
1. Another choice in the path of life. When it comes to choosing between you and an umbrella on a hot sunny SUNday, you are, once again, going to be option 2. Forget about how complex, or how biologically intrigueing you may be, you are still in second place. No kids' perks, no senior citizen privilages, no whatever, unless you are a spreading canopy made of who-knows-what. No wonder there's a song written about it... Ella, ella, e, e under my umbrella...
2. When the games end late (or early, if you are talking about two o'clock in the morning), transportation will always be a problem. You will be surprised what interesting topics may arise from that singular topic. Topics may include squeezing WITH girls, sitting on laps, pole dancing, drink driving, etc. One thing is rather certain, transportation functions similarly to alcoholic drinks. The thought of it makes you high. And its usage makes everything around you move.
3. Punctuality is always a virtue. Arriving late means you might have to return home without watching a single game, or stay for hours just to watch ONE game.
4. A cocktail of emotions can occur when watching games (that kinda explains why people enjoy watching those football matches so much). We are really proud to see (or hear from others) that our juniors play so well. Yet at the same time, it is rather demoralizing to know that we are really sucky players *emo-ing*. Still we are proud of your Jellies! ^^
5. Kids or juniors will always have some privilages. It may not be during the games, but certainly so after the games. You have "slaves" to help you carry your boats and paddles. "SENIOR citizens" should have that privilage too. xp
Since I've only watched one game. Can't think of much to write. So go write something on your own. Cheers!
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Schedule for 11/1/09
The schedule for tomorrow are as follows:
Womens Junior Category
0900: v.s. NUS 4
0945: v.s. Titans Two
1045: v.s. Titans One
1130: v.s. Pretty Pink
1230: v.s. NUS 5
1315: v.s. Xiao Long Bao
Mens Junior Category
0915: v.s. NUS C
1145: v.s. NTU 4
1230: v.s. Banana
1500: v.s. TP Reds
JIAYOU TO US :D
Womens Junior Category
0900: v.s. NUS 4
0945: v.s. Titans Two
1045: v.s. Titans One
1130: v.s. Pretty Pink
1230: v.s. NUS 5
1315: v.s. Xiao Long Bao
Mens Junior Category
0915: v.s. NUS C
1145: v.s. NTU 4
1230: v.s. Banana
1500: v.s. TP Reds
JIAYOU TO US :D
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Canoe Polo 3v3 Day 2 Review
General Observations and Insights
1. When choosing between a teammate and the ball, you will likely be the second option. The first person who would be more inclined to save you when you are dying (to be more specific, when you capsized and tried more than once to roll) would likely be anyone other than your teammate, perhaps your teammate's mother. How ironic.
2. It may prove unwise to have your teammates have too much faith in you. The lack of faith in your skills may come in handy when you capsize and is too lazy/tired to roll. This also applies to ball skills: having less faith in your ball skills means that your teammates would be more inclined to support you, or to pass better passes to ensure ball possession.
3. Familiarize yourself with all sorts of games, lame or otherwise, when you are young. Know all the little games, or you'll be labelled as "no-life", although it is often untrue.
4. Do all the crazy things when you are young, remember the lame stuff that you did, so that you'll have plenty of stories to share when you get OLD. Good sharing from Wee Hong and Heng Foo today. No kidding!
5. Hydrating masks are the best comfort for your skin after 2 days of scorching sun. No kidding. But I didn't use it today.
6. If you do intend to lose your glasses (you may not think it, but you may show that intention through your actions, like capsizing with your glasses on and helmet off), pick a more striking color that can be easily spotted in the pool (which means no pool-blue), for easier retrieval.
7. If earings are a must to match your rashguard (or lifevest or paddle or boat), wear chunky ones, preferably with striking colors (again, pool-blue is out of the list). The pain of losing an earing is unbearable, especially if so many of yours had been lost in the blue waters. It is tragic to think that your other best companion may be lying somewhere in the slums, to be dug out aeons later by archealogists when it is coated with dust and mud.
8. Coconut oil works better than tanning lotion. Hmm... Is that why some people use coconut oil on the hair? Oh some shampoo and conditioner has cococut extract too!
And most importantly, breaking, ahem-I-mean BENDING rules without getting into trouble is an art. Although I would like to clarify that I did not break or bend any rules today. ^^
1. When choosing between a teammate and the ball, you will likely be the second option. The first person who would be more inclined to save you when you are dying (to be more specific, when you capsized and tried more than once to roll) would likely be anyone other than your teammate, perhaps your teammate's mother. How ironic.
2. It may prove unwise to have your teammates have too much faith in you. The lack of faith in your skills may come in handy when you capsize and is too lazy/tired to roll. This also applies to ball skills: having less faith in your ball skills means that your teammates would be more inclined to support you, or to pass better passes to ensure ball possession.
3. Familiarize yourself with all sorts of games, lame or otherwise, when you are young. Know all the little games, or you'll be labelled as "no-life", although it is often untrue.
4. Do all the crazy things when you are young, remember the lame stuff that you did, so that you'll have plenty of stories to share when you get OLD. Good sharing from Wee Hong and Heng Foo today. No kidding!
5. Hydrating masks are the best comfort for your skin after 2 days of scorching sun. No kidding. But I didn't use it today.
6. If you do intend to lose your glasses (you may not think it, but you may show that intention through your actions, like capsizing with your glasses on and helmet off), pick a more striking color that can be easily spotted in the pool (which means no pool-blue), for easier retrieval.
7. If earings are a must to match your rashguard (or lifevest or paddle or boat), wear chunky ones, preferably with striking colors (again, pool-blue is out of the list). The pain of losing an earing is unbearable, especially if so many of yours had been lost in the blue waters. It is tragic to think that your other best companion may be lying somewhere in the slums, to be dug out aeons later by archealogists when it is coated with dust and mud.
8. Coconut oil works better than tanning lotion. Hmm... Is that why some people use coconut oil on the hair? Oh some shampoo and conditioner has cococut extract too!
And most importantly, breaking, ahem-I-mean BENDING rules without getting into trouble is an art. Although I would like to clarify that I did not break or bend any rules today. ^^
Fixtures for Day 2
Womens Senior Category
1300-1315: v.s. NUS 3
1330-1345: v.s. Oh Hot Damn
1445-1500: v.s. Libra
Mens Senior Category(for Team 4D)
1245-1300: v.s. NUS A
1415-1430: v.s. Long Jiao Silver
details for day 3 will be updated sometime next week... pls jiayou for all junior cat teams ^^
1300-1315: v.s. NUS 3
1330-1345: v.s. Oh Hot Damn
1445-1500: v.s. Libra
Mens Senior Category(for Team 4D)
1245-1300: v.s. NUS A
1415-1430: v.s. Long Jiao Silver
details for day 3 will be updated sometime next week... pls jiayou for all junior cat teams ^^
3 on 3 Day 1
Disclaimer: Pics not in chronological order... only close-up pics for now as other pics are not very good(mr chua will have more good pics on his cam ^^)
mr chua... before the guys' game...
Grace stretching while being a sub. Getting ready to ATTACK!!
Getting out of the boats... or getting in?
NUS High Ayumi Hamasaki... standing against the Sun with wind blowing... (where's the sun?)
mr chua... before the guys' game...
Grace stretching while being a sub. Getting ready to ATTACK!!
Getting out of the boats... or getting in?
NUS High Ayumi Hamasaki... standing against the Sun with wind blowing... (where's the sun?)(complete with professional photographer; standing in the background)
Best Photographic Effect 2009 - When Randy blocks, it is ARMAGEDDON for the opposing team!!
He is so going to kill me for posting this because I didn't take this well & I still posted it :P
No, he isn't getting the ball. He is going to the other side to start 2nd half ^^ classic starting stroke position.
emo...?
handsome kid telling you "I'm Good!!"
Who is this? Can't see lifevest no....
"Girls... you need to remember..." Stop laughing lah Yingzhen -_-
LOL why are they all laughing
Trying hard not to laugh?
Weehong: Listen to meeeeeeeeeeee! (is tt a pout? haha)
i'm getting into the boat!
tiong is very shuai in this picture! the hair! now you see it now you don't! because he is going to put on helmet!
hmm... put on helmet or not also no diff ba... (joking!!)
NUS High: Helping teammates
Best Photographic Effect 2009 - When Randy blocks, it is ARMAGEDDON for the opposing team!!
He is so going to kill me for posting this because I didn't take this well & I still posted it :P
No, he isn't getting the ball. He is going to the other side to start 2nd half ^^ classic starting stroke position.
emo...?
handsome kid telling you "I'm Good!!"
Who is this? Can't see lifevest no....
"Girls... you need to remember..." Stop laughing lah Yingzhen -_-
LOL why are they all laughing
Trying hard not to laugh?
Weehong: Listen to meeeeeeeeeeee! (is tt a pout? haha)
i'm getting into the boat!
tiong is very shuai in this picture! the hair! now you see it now you don't! because he is going to put on helmet!
hmm... put on helmet or not also no diff ba... (joking!!)
NUS High: Helping teammatesThat's about it... maybe will have more pics for 2nd day... sorry the captions are very lame but you can always suggest better ones ^^
-ting an
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Canoe Polo 3v3 Day 1 Review
Sorry for the lack of non-sense for the past few months. Can't think of any "skewed common sense" (although Tiong would do a much better job if he were to blog).
Anyway, some interesting stuff that happened and reflections for day 1 of 3v3 2009, mostly for Peanut Butter, but also for 4D and Quickpick.
1. The first team that was playing with us this morning got pretty excited when they learned that they are playing with Peanut Butter. We are still wondering if it was because they thought the name was amusing, or because they knew they can trash us.
Next time, we shall call ourselves Strawberries and come in strawberry-everything (bags, shirts, shorts, what-not. Thinking of vandalizing the paddles too... XP
2. As usual, nice people are everywhere. Lost my paddle because I threw it away trying to catch a ball, which I missed in the end and had to paddle toward it with my hands. The opponent was super duper nice and passed me my paddle. So touched... *tear in the eye*
Lesson learned: being nice to others inspired others to be nice to more people as well. So Yingzhen, stop being so nasty to certain poor soul. Although she's still nice to others.
3. We are not spoilt anymore. A great improvement! We moved our own equipments and take care of our own stuff. Okay, maybe an occassional help from juniors and coaches, but still... Way to go from last competition. (refer to way older posts)
4. Lian Han's hair is soft... Wonder what shampoo and conditioner he uses... Or is chlorinated water plus sun good for short hair?
5. 4D and Quickpick both played well. So proud of them!! Keep it up.
6. I only realized today that we are not paying consession fees anymore. Adult fares are so expensive! When you start paying adult fares, you are not a kid anymore. This is the time when you really wish to remain a kid, at least I wish it.
Pardon the dying off. I am really sleepy. More updates next time. ^^
Anyway, some interesting stuff that happened and reflections for day 1 of 3v3 2009, mostly for Peanut Butter, but also for 4D and Quickpick.
1. The first team that was playing with us this morning got pretty excited when they learned that they are playing with Peanut Butter. We are still wondering if it was because they thought the name was amusing, or because they knew they can trash us.
Next time, we shall call ourselves Strawberries and come in strawberry-everything (bags, shirts, shorts, what-not. Thinking of vandalizing the paddles too... XP
2. As usual, nice people are everywhere. Lost my paddle because I threw it away trying to catch a ball, which I missed in the end and had to paddle toward it with my hands. The opponent was super duper nice and passed me my paddle. So touched... *tear in the eye*
Lesson learned: being nice to others inspired others to be nice to more people as well. So Yingzhen, stop being so nasty to certain poor soul. Although she's still nice to others.
3. We are not spoilt anymore. A great improvement! We moved our own equipments and take care of our own stuff. Okay, maybe an occassional help from juniors and coaches, but still... Way to go from last competition. (refer to way older posts)
4. Lian Han's hair is soft... Wonder what shampoo and conditioner he uses... Or is chlorinated water plus sun good for short hair?
5. 4D and Quickpick both played well. So proud of them!! Keep it up.
6. I only realized today that we are not paying consession fees anymore. Adult fares are so expensive! When you start paying adult fares, you are not a kid anymore. This is the time when you really wish to remain a kid, at least I wish it.
Pardon the dying off. I am really sleepy. More updates next time. ^^
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