TCHS/HCJC Vball Post X'mas Gathering 2006

What are Jeffery and Rong Jie doing to our drinks? I remembered one girl saying she was feeling giddly, but was from the tiramisu my mother made?

We playing 'Taboo'. Kowtows to Benjimin for giving us a great explanation of how the game is played. My team won!!! Need not eat my mother great fried rice. And my mother's fried rice is nice hor, just that 20 of us had to eat 30 people's amount. Of course we were finding it difficult to finish everything. So unforunately, we used great food for forfeit. Should have came up with a better forfeit, especially when my team did not lose.
Si Chao, the guy in white. One of the rare guys in the event that was not from HCJC, just like me. Not that my seniors from HCJC knew the others. They did not even mix around much!!!
A very candid shot that is very blur. Shows just how shaky my hands are. Still, I think this is a great shot.
Another candid shot, but 2 girls caught me taking the photo. I cannot be a paparriz. Dao Siang really looks very serious sitting there. Do not be shy Dao Shang. Must mix around with the girls!!!!

I had a great time. Thanks for coming!!! I do not think I told 2 (names) home (the theme of the day), but literally, everyone came to my house, so I took plenty home, haha... I only remember Angline, cause she was from the same primary school as me. She really smart ah, she even knows my name and class, before I told her. I think is Kee Hui say one. Somehow, I remember she said Chua keep on saying it to her. No wonder she from 6A, NYGH, HCJC, so smart. Moreover, Angline (a Christian name) is easy to remember. So, I took home 1 (name).

Lastly, for that day, I would like to thank Sheng Zhi and Benjimin for doing the fetching and dispatching of the people. Without them, crowd movement would be a problem. Jeffery finally knows how 'close' my house is to Bishan Mrt, haha...

There are more photos but Blogger only allows these few. Will try to get some photo uploading website to upload all of them. Meanwhile, I am lazy. Jin Quan also took some photos, as well as some of the girls, but I think they only took their own people. And Jeff, your name list got no names one, I really do not know who I am adding. Is that the idea? So you will not choose, and just add everyone, or save the embarrassment of those that just want to select a few to add, then he/she have no choice but to add all? Will add some other time too. Tired. Watching Man U Newcastle now.

The last few days of the holidays are going to be over. Let me slack some more before I go back into the Semester.

No complains, the moment

Won the most 2nd incredible volleyball match of my life. Was 2-0 down, and we won back 3-2, with the last set being 19-17. Last set, we were even down 12-7, and found back to 19-17 to win the game. Incredible comeback. Let you all guess what was the 1st...

However, it was because we played lousily in the 1st 2 sets, thats why were had to come back from behind. In fact, even at the last set, I made 2 errors that almost caused the hall the match. Luckily, I had a player. "Of all people I trust, I trust you," thats what I was telling him for the 1st 2 games of IHG. We were both pretty ill, and him being more ill, I did not usher those words from to him that night. I was afraid putting too much 'trust' on him on such a match, on such an occasion, on his level of health condition might be too much for him. In the end, in the few moments, we still handed the match to him. The team effort was never in doubt still. We held each other up, including him, so that he could make the final blow the brought us to the finals. We should be proud of the amazing comeback. On the whole, it was a match I knew we won amazing, and yet disgustingly as well, as well as one that I played badly, but saved in the nick of time by my trustworthy teammates.

Finals is near, on the day that I am writing this in fact. Winning or losing is not as important to me as it might be to some of the other players in my team. Honestly, I am pretty exhausted. Injuries, mentally, physical, health wise... Later, it will all end. Everything. Shao Jun got the news from me that it might be my last competitive match of my life, meaning no more IHG for me next year. He did what he ought to do: persuade me to think about it some more, and hopefully carry on my volleybal endeavour. If I could remove all emotional attachments, it would come true very easily. Alas, I cannot. I have not yet made up my final decision yet. Maybe my ailing body will decide for me. Time will tell, as usual.

Lost my calculator. Sorry, I wrote no complains, but I had to. My own folly costed me a megre price, but I need every piece of wealth I can lay my hands on. Scrimped and saved for so long, including working for 2 days selling beer, but such a thing had to ruin my money saving moral. All the work, gone to not. Things I plan to do need money and time. That's what quiting IHG next year is suppose to do: free up me time to do stuff and to work. Of course, studies will be taken care of as well.

Happenings

Today went for Hci training again. So, im relatively tired. Really feel i need to improve my vball skills, cos i really feel very lousy. Being reckless cant cover up for my lousy skills, cos the level now is different already.

Here, i wan to thank them for letting me play in their indoor court. Also, i thank them for helping improve my vball, cos are actually better than me, hehe...

Anyway, finally saw the hci gals play with the hci guys in a few mixed matches. I feel thats the best way to build bonding bwt the 2 teams, although i can tell they are quite close already. Somehow, i always go there, feel that i have been taking their place, not giving them to have the chance to play matches w each other.

Also, seeing them play w each other on the court, makes me feel like i very old already, hahaha... n that its gd to be young. Not that im really tat old, but they reminded me to play real hard when i have the chance, esp in uni, n not mug my life away for a piece of paper.

HCI Vs SAJC, gals match

Today, there was a vball match bwt Hci n Sajc. i was completely lost into which team i shld support. Sajc is my alma mater, n so is Hci. Erm.. is people still dunno, Hcjc n Tchs is now one as Hci, n i was from Tchs, so technically, Hci is my alma mater also, haha.... n i know Hci gals team, while i only know the teacher in charge of Sajc.

I know Hci gals cos i sort of train them, haha... as well as Hci guys team. Was a very close match, Sajc led most of both sets, but lost 2-0 to Hci, allowing Hci to close the lead n win the 2 sets. Pretty sad for Sajc, but i think i will be more sad if Hci gals lost ba, cos im closer to them. Thru out the whole match, i was actually supporting Hci la, but i was wearing a Saints T-shirt. Hai.... Confused.... but honestly, Sajc shld have won today one, just that there were certain lousy decision makings n some luck, that gave Hci the lead.

Tired, Very...

Whoa, damn tired... yesterday went to HCI to play vball. Found out someone din know i was not from HCJC (ps, HCJC and TCHS has already combined to form HCI) I'm from TCHS, but not from HCJC, haha... but i have been going to HCJC more than SAJC. HCI got indoor court la, haha... dive also wun bleed, haha... Most importantly, i go back with my tchs friends, while most of my sajc friends dun go back one, only jin yang, haha.... that siao kia (aka crazy kid).

The feeling of me going back to HCI and going back to SAJC is very different. To HCI, its like a gathering, cos most of them are my juniors from TCHS. However, going back to SAJC, i feel like a total stranger, more like going into a new environment.

I am always confused by this situation. The school says u produce no results, and wun give u support. Without support, the sport wun prosper and produce results. Without results, the school wun support, n there goes a vicious cycle.... Pity my SAJC vball mates, fighting the battle that was there even since b4 i was in SAJC. But i am quite proud of their achievments, cos they have a chance to qualify for the 2nd round.

Finally found a 'job', helping my uncle at his new branch, as a sales assistant, selling furniture. haha... u all must be thinking, wat do i know abt furniture? well, i dun, haha.. just go there and learn lo, haha....

A Saturday

Today spent almost half a day at HCI, Hwa Chong Institution, but at its Junior College side. I go there always is to play vball, cos they have indoor court, haha... My current physical fitness is quite bad. Not as fit as i was in the past already. Cos since i tore my ankle ligament, i have not been running already. Play awhile also very tired. Shagged out!!!! Played quite long actually, from 1030 am to 2pm, although in the middle got rest, but rest time is also at most one set of 25 pts. Played abt 4 sets i think. but i dun mind, cos i really like to play vball, although i am getting very rusty now.

Finally, today the old boys team won one set from the current HCI A div team. Quite close, but today got secret charactor, so can win, haha.... The feeling of winning is really gd, haha.. esp when its a hard fought match. Also, played friendly with their gals team. thats y we played so many games, cos got gals n guys. but quite scary, cos got some gals are on my side, n i have to be careful n knock another gal down during the game. Lucky this time no incident. The gals team not bad skill-wise.

Got a free lunch today also, cos it was the coach's bday, so he treat, plus he say also a way to thank us for always coming down to play give them friendlies. It was some place the gals recommanded. Had lunch with some of the gals, cos the gals were eating lunch, might as well eat together w the coach.

Went back home n fell asleep watching TV, again. Woke up very grouchy. dunno y. Still thinking abt certain things in life. my NBA 2005 have been making me play n play, n not do anything productive, haha.....

Tired, but worth is (part II)

Went to NUS to play vball friendly with one of their hall. Was very tiring, esp after yesterday's self torture at the beach. Dunno y, i enjoy the muscle aching. Maybe cos i very long never have this feeling.

Met my Army vball mate in NUS. He is one of the hall players i am playing against. Spore is really too small, even lost friends also can like that meet up one, haha...

Played very hard, as hard as yesterday on the beach, although din dive as much, cos its concrete, n very rough concrete. Din managed to superficially bruise my knees, while my back got one patch of skin fall off. Getting old, cant play as hard as i used to, but i will put in my best, n i will prove it w action, hahaha....

Met up w many lost friends. More of like a gathering of w my friends than playing friendly. Thats the best part of playing team sports, can have gathering while exercising.

We ended very late, till most of us had to take cab. Luckily i got my army friend to send me home. Felt abit bad, cos i left my friend alone to wait for a cab, while i took my friend's car home. =(

Cant wait to go to uni (wats new?) Got to go to uni 2 times this yr already. Hope i can enjoy my life there. Also must do some study so that i can get respectable grades... Also hope i can get to c chio bus in Arts, cos i going that Fac. Everyone says alot of chio bu there one. Hope its true =) But i also not some handsome dude, so dun expect much lah... I dun have high taste for gals/women, but just very focused taste. Interested to know my taste?? see if i happy, maybe one day i will post it on here, hahahahhahaha...............

Sian, monday nit have to book in, but at least i still have till then to play. No plans though, so if anyone reading this blog wants to do something w me, contact me, haha...

Tired, but worth it

Had a terrific day. Play beach vball with my TCHS vball friends. They are the only ones that will go to play beach or indoor vball w me nowadays. dunno where my Sajc vball mates go already. Was very tiring cos i play very hard, so hard i saw stars at one time, but din faint, haha... but maybe cos i skipped lunch. Getting fat, tot skipping lunch n played myself to death on the beach would help reduce some fat. But looks like i am wrong. Actually i have not been exercising after army certified that it has torn my ankle ligament. No need go for runs or PT. Quite gd until i reached the pt that i wan to run, cos i feel fat.

Another gd thing is i saw my senior's gf. So happy for him, my friend has grown up, got gf already. So touching.... wish them a blissingful life forever =) . think he abit harsh on her when she makes mistakes on court though, esp she not very well trained in vball. She quite gd for her vball backgrd already.

Saw quite alot of pretty gals on the beach, as usual. but i only c c, never go hit on them or anything. i dun do such things, cos i quite shy one, haha...

My friend asked me whether i write blogs for people to c or wat, cos i write it everyday. Yah, i think i write for u all to c one, haha... or else y i write it here, rit?? so u all when got time do come online n c c. i reduce my crap n put more interesting stuff, as now i rather lazy. Doing readings on finanical mkts n room deco, hehe... =)