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ACL recovery process - week 4

2011-08-17T21:15:00.015+08:00

15.08.11 (Day 25)
Seen Dr Cormac for review
Physio Sreya~~

Bike cycle: full cycling
Core & Back exercises

16.08.11 (Day 24)
Physio Sreya~~ Rehab Nic

Bike cycle: full cycling
4 way hip exercise: 5 sets of 15 (full slab of weights)
Rocket board balancing
Leg press: 10 sets of 10 (5 plates)
S/L balance with ball throw. 10 sets of 10 bounces.
Sumo Squats: 10 sets of 10
Hamstring prone hang curl: 3 sets of 10

17.08.11 (Day 25)
Physio Sreya~~ Rehab Joe

Bike cycle: full cycling
4 way hip exercise: 5 sets of 15 (full slab of weights)
Rocket board balancing
Leg press: 5 sets of 10 (5 plates)
Sumo Squats: 10 sets of 10
Core exercises

ACL recovery process

2011-08-17T21:12:00.007+08:00

02.08.11 (Day 12)
Physio Sreya~~

Flexion: 125degree, Extension: 2 degree
Used reformer : 7 sets of 15
Bike cycle: full cycling
4 way hip exercise: 5 sets of 10 (4 plates of weights)
Reverse leg lifts: 10 sets of 10

03.08.11 (Day 13)
Physio Shiwkar~~

Bike cycle: full cycling
4 way hip exercise: 5 sets of 15 (4 plates of weights)
Reverse leg lifts: 5 sets of 15
Leg press: 10 sets of 10 (3 plates)

04.08.11 (Day 14)
Physio Fizah ~~

Flexion: 144 degree, Extension: 1 degree (amazing improvement)
Used reformer : 5 sets of 15
Bike cycle: full cycling
4 way hip exercise: 5 sets of 15 (4 plates of weights)
Reverse leg lifts: 5 sets of 15
Leg press: 10 sets of 10 (3 plates)
Front static hold: 2 mins

05.08.11 (Day 15)
Physio Sreya~~

Flexion: 135 degree, Extension: 0 degree (amazing improvement)
VMO activation
4 way hip exercise: 5 sets of 15 (full slab of weights)
Reverse leg lifts: 5 sets of 15
Leg press: 10 sets of 10 (4 plates)
Mini squats: 10 sets of 10

06.08.11 (Day 16)
Physio Sreya~~

Flexion: 142 degree, Extension: 1 degre
Bike cycle: full cycling
Wobble board balancing
4 way hip exercise: 5 sets of 15 (full slab of weights)
Leg press: 10 sets of 10 (4 plates)
Core Exercises

08.08.11 (Day 18)
Physio Sreya~~

Bike cycle: full cycling
Wobble board balancing
4 way hip exercise: 5 sets of 15 (full slab of weights)
Core Exercises

10.08.11 (Day 20)
Physio Sreya~~

Bike cycle: full cycling
4 way hip exercise: 5 sets of 15 (full slab of weights)
Reverse leg lifts: 5 sets of 15
Leg press: 10 sets of 10 (4 plates)
Mini squats: 10 sets of 10
Sumo Squats: 10 sets of 10

11.08.11 (Day 21)
Physio Sreya~~

Bike cycle: full cycling
4 way hip exercise: 5 sets of 15 (full slab of weights)
Reverse leg lifts: 5 sets of 15
Leg press: 10 sets of 10 (4 plates)
Mini squats: 10 sets of 10
Sumo Squats: 10 sets of 10

12.08.11 (Day 22)
Physio Sreya~~

Bike cycle: full cycling
4 way hip exercise: 5 sets of 15 (full slab of weights)
Reverse leg lifts: 5 sets of 15
Leg press: 10 sets of 10 (4 plates)
S/L Leg press: 3 sets of 10 (2 plates)
S/L balance with ball throw. 10 sets of 10 bounces.
Mini squats: 10 sets of 10
Sumo Squats: 10 sets of 10

*knee swollen at the end of the day

13.08.11 (Day 23)
Physio Sreya~~

Bike cycle: full cycling
4 way hip exercise: 5 sets of 15 (full slab of weights)
Leg press: 10 sets of 10 (4 plates)
S/L Leg press: 3 sets of 10 (2 plates)
S/L balance with ball throw. 10 sets of 10 bounces.
Mini squats: 10 sets of 10
Sumo Squats: 10 sets of 10

*knee swollen at the end of the day

22.07.11 ACL Re-construction

2011-08-01T19:43:00.005+08:00

After I got left ACL rupture on end of April and been to World Netball Championships 2011, finally I went for ACL re-con on 22.07.11.

22.07.11 (Day 1)
My op was scheduled at NUH, 3pm but it was delayed and I waited for almost 45 mins before I can go into the operating theatre. By the time I woke up was already 5 +pm and finally I'm wheeled back to the room; Joe & Fern were there. Janice too! Her niece, Sandra, was beside me. As usual, I needed a plastic bag very badly as the GA really made me nauseous; I vomitted the whole night.

23.07.11 (Day 2)
The scar and hamstring area were very sore and I ended up taking the painkillers and antibiotics given by the doc. The best thing was I managed to shower! Yeah!!!

24.07.11 (Day 3)
The scar and hamstring area were very sore again....Did nothing and was lying on the chair the whole day.

25.07.11 (Day 4)
Finally it's Monday. Joe came and fetched me to SSC for physio. I was welcomed by the warm smiles of physios.

Flexion: 90+ degree, Extension: 3 degree (Not too bad)
Did VMO squeezes: 3 sets of 20, VMO squeezes + raise leg: 3 sets of 20

26.07.11 (Day 5)
Self-rehab

VMO squeezes: 5 sets of 20, VMO squeezes + raise leg: 3 sets of 20

27.07.11 (Day 6)
Physio again~~

Flexion: 112 degree, Extension: 3 degree (Not too bad)
Did VMO squeezes: 3 sets of 20, VMO squeezes + raise leg: 3 sets of 20
Used reformer and did something like leg press (weightless): 3 sets of 15

28.07.11 (Day 7)
Path & Ling's wedding day. I helped out as 1 of her sisters for the whole day. The best part was there's Moscato wine! And I was restricted to 1 glass by Premie who forced me to do the pinky finger pact with her. When I finally reached home, my ACL knee was swollen; due to the wine and lots of walking. Oops! Down myself with anti-inflammatory.

29.07.11 (Day 8)
Went physio again and I confessed to Fizah that I had a glass of wine which caused my knee to swell up. -__-|||

Flexion: 110 degree, Extension: 3 degree
Did VMO squeezes: 3 sets of 20, VMO squeezes + raise leg: 3 sets of 20
Used reformer : 5 sets of 15

30.07.11 (Day 9)
Seen Physio Sreya and the knee was still swollen...

Flexion: 110 degree, Extension: 3 degree
Did VMO squeezes: 3 sets of 20, VMO squeezes + raise leg: 3 sets of 20
Used reformer : 5 sets of 15
Bike cycle: to and fro only

31.07.11 (Day 10)
At home doing own VMO squeezes & ice ice ice...

01.08.11 (Day 11)
Physio Sreya again~~

Flexion: 125 degree, Extension: 2 degree (amazing improvement)
Used reformer : 5 sets of 15
Bike cycle: full cycling

Christchurch Tour 9th to 16th Feb 2011

2011-02-18T21:17:00.000+08:00

It's been few days since the Netball Open Team came back from their tour. Comparing to previous tours I had been for the past few years, this is the most enjoyable one.

Match against Canterbury Tactix was great; there were times when we outrun them and had good flow with nice patches of play and finishing of shots. This time round we weren't affected by the number of errors on court and instead, we worked even harder for the next few matches. Playing against Kasey Evering was somehow tough; i made it difficult for myself by thinking of her play at 2007 World Netball Championships. She was a indeed a good athlete with long limbs and good elevation. (well~~~ she's jamaican...she should have good abilities)

As we played more and more matches, our play and flow seemed to keep coming and it just felt so good playing on court. Everytime i finished the shot, I could sense that my players will just bring more balls for me and wow~~ the feeling was definitely great; I've been waiting years for this feeling to come back.

Now I know what's the problem lie in our team for the inconsistency. It was the lack of fitness, not anything else.

On 14th Feb, we had New Zealand Training Day when some of us (the fitter group) had a run at Port's Hill. The rest (like me) will have a walk up the hill, taking nice pictures up there but at the later part, the less fitter group will have a circuit runs with Kate. Wow~~ who will have the pleasure to run with National coach? I'm one of them, in fact, a regular one.

The day always end with a cup of nice coffee...

26.07.2010 Joyous occasion

2010-07-26T22:43:00.002+08:00

Today is a special occasion for both Li Ling & Li Hang's ROM solemnisation, not forgetting Ling's 10th year anniversary in Singapore. And today, playing a part as a receptionist is just my contribution to her for being my bestie over the years.

Ling, I'm glad you found someone who can take great care of you for your entire life.
Pathman & Ling, wish you a happy blissful marriage.

1st post in 2010

2010-06-24T18:12:00.000+08:00

Just realise I've neglected this blog since last year. Been busy coping with my studies and work, especially I had changed to a new environment.

After 6 months, finally settled in my new company, Sportz Kulture Pte Ltd and finished my last dissertation for my bachelor, I'm FREE!!! It was a big relief when I submitted my last essay, phew!

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I need sales!!! heehee...

6.12pm now, knock off time! Head off to National training now. Byeeee

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2009-12-28T10:54:00.002+08:00

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Left for good

2009-11-08T00:03:00.002+08:00

Today is Lisa's last day in Singapore and many people went to send her off. While on my way to Changi Airport Terminal 1, I felt sad out of sudden and tears formed in my eyes. Of course, I didn't tear and controlled collecting back the tears. Finally Lisa reached and she proceeded to check-in and I went over to say hi to her. She gave me a warmth hug and once again, I felt emo again. Luckily the 19s gals came over and talked to her, and I managed to walk off and talked to friends. Gossips gossips gossips... that's what women are capable of and obviously I'm one of them. I just need people to hear me complain... Well... off track...back to the topic...

Here comes the emo stage...
Huilin wrote a card for Lisa and insisted to read out the 10 things I will miss about Lisa... I almost break down upon hearing it and turned away to avoid crying. Soon... the gals cried... Li Li passed me a pack of tissue and slowly as I turned, I saw many crying so badly. I was shocked. I passed them the tissue and tried hard to control my emotions but eventually I break down too. I just hate the Goodbyes...

Questions were flashing in my mind, asking myself how how how...the same old questions flashing back in 2007. Will I get to see her again? Can she be our coach again?

Teamwork

2009-11-02T08:55:00.002+08:00

Yesterday went to watch Singapore Slingers 96 -72 Satria Muda BrtiAma @ Singapore Indoor Stadium. Finally from being an idiot who don't understand basketball, I can analyse what are the opponents' strategies. Obviously Satria Muda BrtiAma has a lot of individual players and seems like there's no teamwork at all. Whoever gets the ball will just try their luck to push their way through.

There's 1 touching moment in the game; the last minutes in last quarter when Slinger's youngest and inexperienced player, Prasad, went on court. The players on court were so NICE that they created opportunity for him to put up a shot. Once Prasad scored, everyone on the bench stood up and cheered for him. At that point of time, my eyes were watery. I envied them; working together as a team, helping one another to excel. That's the way man...

Housewife chores

2009-09-28T10:06:00.002+08:00

Early in the morning, we (the 3 sisters) woke up to send our parents off at the airport. Once our parents saw their friends, they simply forsake us. Once reached home, I proceeded to prepare "Yong Tau Foo" for my dad's customer. It's been so long since I have touched the slimy fishmeat...

After the job was done, I started to do housewife's chores; vaccum floor, mop floor, do laundry (I even washed my blankets and gosh... the water turned brown!!!) Guessed I will be 黄脸婆 for the next 3 days but it was satisfying after stepping on clean tiles... :)

Reality

2009-09-20T13:10:00.010+08:00

This gonna be long...

It's always hard to accept the reality. All living things have emotions. Be it the loss of loved ones or loss of personal property, there'll bound to have sadness in every individual. Though I never expect this decision, i still need to face the reality. If not, I won't be able to move on to give support and display the potential.

Thinking back 2 years ago, I thought I couldn't move on but I did it. Being with her for 4 years & to move on, it's really hard too. From the start of trainings with the new coach, I really couldn't adapt; couldn't see the familiar face or hear the familiar voice... couldn't called her name anymore...Yes, it was tough for me. But the fact was, she's already left and all I must do was to move on and give my best support to the new coach. It really took me awhile to adapt to the new coach and I must really thanked her for not giving up on me; keep believing me that my confidence will come back one day.

There are a lot of mysteries behind the decision and no one will know the truth behind it, but some things shouldn't be judged on the surface.

From the management perspective, it's important to have team results in order to get sponsorship/fundings & it's a sad thing that Singapore only recognise "GOLD" or "CHAMPION". Hence, we should understand the need to win. Yes, there's a need for enjoyment but we must always remember that in ELITE level, we must produce visible results.

The blame is on the management but what if she decided to take up the offer? Will everyone blame or happy for her? To blow up this matter and fighting for what she deserve will not help. We can't change their decision and it will be worse too face the management in future. Please... I just want to play peaceful netball for 2 more years.

Life have to go on no matter what happens... I'm not a noble person and have my own flaws but I must carry on with life to pursue my dreams and interest. :)

The ones who can move on will be the greatest man on earth.

Everything happens for a reason

2009-09-09T23:11:00.001+08:00

I agreed with the this phrase "Everything happens for a reason"

If I haven't got the chance to be in national netball team, I won't be able to ...
1. notice the changes in my friends
2. notice who are my true friends
3. see the true colours of people
4. see the change in people's behavior
5. feel the importance of personal contacts
6. have more friends after losing few
7. realise the people who care for me

With all the tasks around me, I can see one another's bad habits which I dont get to see often and it's ugly...

2009-08-17T23:05:00.000+08:00

I tried to cool down but the thought of this word "dear" really made me frustrated. I guessed it's just me feeling frustrated over this small thing. I knew the truth & accepted it but I still couldn't get over it. The thought of her really makes my blood boil...

"This is not the 1st time already mah...You should know that the girls are like that"

I was awaken by this sentence... How many more times do I have to be frustrated, brooding about all these stuffs? I'm also a human with feelings... where's the sensitivity?

Not appreciating

2009-07-22T23:17:00.005+08:00

Went to watch Kobe Bryant @ Singapore Indoor Stadium and wasn't really felt excited. The atmosphere and audience really made the event successful but I could only said I didn't enjoy myself there. If he could do a few stunts, that might impressed me but nahhh. It was merely a coaching clinic and gosh, Brand N... made Singaporeans watched a training session. Well... at least they used Kobe Bryant to lure me to this event. So if anyone wanna ask me about the event, you can forget about it as I will describe it in a boring manner...

Moody after reading emails and could sensed that she had no intention to help us at all and made me disappointed. It's either we change our plan, if not, we shall be thick-skinnned to beg for help.

Ear Candling for the 1st time

2009-07-12T22:48:00.002+08:00

Went for ear candling with Mighty Joe at Ang Mo Kio and was a bit nervous as I did not know what is the whole process. The lady kept explaining to me the benefits of ear candling and at the same time, insert the stick into my ear. I could feel and hear the sucking sound in my ear and frankly speaking, it's really amazing. A relaxing session with a bit of massage around the neck area. Right now I could feel both of my ears cleaner and lighter without the "shit" in it. Shiok!

Sweet friend

2009-07-08T13:00:00.002+08:00

It's hard to have a good friend who remembers what you like to eat, smell or drink & your dislikes. Other than my bf, family, the next closest is my teammate cum classmate, Ling. She remembered little single stuffs of mine & I'm really glad to have her. When I knew that she got to lay off from Asian Champs & needed an op, my heart really ached. Tears flowing down like a running tap... I could feel how my SNOT07 felt when they knew that I got ACL back in 2007. Hope she will recover soon. Can't wait to play with her again... Let me finish my national well...

Loss...

2009-06-28T22:38:00.003+08:00

Few hours ago, the atmosphere was tense & everyone on court was fighting "hard" for the ball. Micky & Jean did their very best to intercept the ball off that 2m tall shooter. "They" were leading all the way & i was thinking why i couldn't do something different on court. Will be going back to Singapore tomorrow. Dreads the thought of going back.

Awaiting at the Finals

2009-06-27T17:59:00.002+08:00

The whole Singapore Netball Team is awaiting to give the BIG BANG to the Sri Lanka crabs. We will make sure they will have to work double hard for the ball.

1 down

2009-06-18T21:24:00.002+08:00

Today friendly against Hong Kong and we started badly...unable to find the flow & the play aren't smoothly. What's wrong? We had preparations before we came here & what we displayed here didn't prove everything. One of our players was down with injury & hopefully she will be able to be stronger. Saturday will be our 1st match against Chinese Taipei & hope that we will be able to display our skills & game plans on court. Ever since I'm here, I've been very sleepy & wanting to sleep. Yawned in training & game. Sigh~ shouldn't have done it.

Asian Champs 2009

2009-06-16T23:45:00.002+08:00

In few hours time, I'll be travelling to Kuala Lumpur for Asian Champs. Excited over it? Nope... it seems like a normal competition to me, is it good or bad? I really hope I can break through my limits this time round. Please do come & support Singapore Netball Team! Really appreciated...

Crackers @Yishun

2009-06-14T22:55:00.022+08:00

Was it PMS?

2009-06-09T23:38:00.002+08:00

Was in foul mood at work today but my supervisor actually made my day. =) Had a heart to heart session which I'd been yearning for a year and finally today, I knew that I wasn't alone out there. There were eyes seeing the situation and how I'd been treated so far. So glad that "they" made my mental strength even stronger, I guessed whatever nonsense I would be encountered down the road, I won't be shaken by it. Should I believe in Kharma? Will she get retribution for treating people so badly?

Jokes from my teammate, PQ

2009-06-03T15:33:00.003+08:00

两只青蛙相爱了，婚后却生了只蛤蟆！青蛙爸一看就大怒：贱人，怎么回事？青蛙妈哭着说：小青爸，我认识你之前我整过容嘛。。。
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狗看上了熊；对熊说：嫁给我吧，你会幸福的，熊会说：我才不呢，嫁给你只能生狗熊！我要嫁给猫，生了熊猫有了身份后，以后日子就好过了！
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蜜蜂狂追蝴蝶，蝴蝶却嫁给蜗牛。蜜蜂不解：他哪里比我强？蝴蝶回：人家好歹有自己的房子，哪像你住集体宿舍啊！

Impressed by Mum

2009-06-03T14:11:00.002+08:00

To my astonishment, I was impressed by my own mother on the situation of H1N1. Though she's not well-educated, she knew that if one didn't have fever, the person didn't have to be quarantined. Ha!!! Well done, mother! It proved that those well-edcuated people didn't have knowledge about this virus.

Shack from training

2009-06-02T23:55:00.004+08:00

Today Opens trained at Jurong West Sports Hall and just by doing shooting, I was sweating profusely and breathing hard. When we were divided into groups of 4 and did attacking and defending, everyone was so tired and the air ventilation wasn't goood. Before training ended, we did our SPEED work... 4 full court suicide runs, did 1 half court suicide run when we didn't finish our drill, 8 x 10m, 8 x 5m. Gosh... I was shacked... no... everyone was shacked. Nightmare had just started... we'll have more on thursday... oh no....

OMG

2009-05-29T16:52:00.004+08:00

Got approval from my boss stating that I DO NOT have to be quarantined at home and yet people in my office are avoiding me. Refused to sit in their respective areas when I'm around and eventually when they sat, they started to use sanitizer. My throat itch, coughed once and heard a "cek" sound, followed by the use of sanitizer. Damn it... I couldn't take their nonsense anymore and took a day off.

Knew that my other colleagues were quarantined after coming back from Tokyo and so, I knew that they got to be quarantined as Japan got infected cases. But mine is different!!! Can't they understand that Scotland wasn't affected? The amazing thing is people didn't dare to eat the stuffs bought from Japan. Ha! Will H1N1 be so amazing that it can spread through food?

Fern said that "they" are uneducated. I said "they" are overreacting.

Away from 17th to 28th May 2009

2009-05-17T19:44:00.002+08:00

I will be off to Scotland from 17th to 28th May. This will be a good chance for me to take a break and relax myself... I shall enjoy the coldness over at Glasgow and forget about the hotness in Singapore. Yeah!!! Bye everyone!!!

Emo week

2009-05-14T08:11:00.002+08:00

This week has been an emo week for me and I couldn’t find the reason behind it. I expected myself to be more frustrated over stuffs due to my PMS but it’s not the anger for this month, it was sadness. On Monday, I wrote an email to Kate, my ex national coach, and upon seeing her reply, my eyes were watery. After work when I walked home, I felt like crying all of a sudden and I didn’t know why I am in this state.

Few more days before I leave to Scotland(which I'm yearning to go), a break from work and life in Singapore. Perhaps the happiest thing is, no one will be able to find me. I don't have to face the people whom gave me tough moments when I could almost do irrational things.

Though sadness was there, I had a sweet surprise from Jill Macintosh, the ex Aussie national coach. An email saying hi from her really made my day. =)

为何？

2009-05-05T00:05:00.002+08:00

为何快乐的时光总是哪麽快就过了？只花了几个钟头在网上就已经十二点！可怜的我明天还得上班赚钱。。。真希望能横财！这一来我能享受无忧无虏的日子，也不用看别人的脸色。。。

Happy Times

2009-05-02T01:40:00.003+08:00

Went out with Ms Song & Ling for dinner and my favourite past-time, singing. The dinner @ 黑涩会..restaurant was great. Out of surprise, Ms Song treated us dinner. After dinner, we headed down to Kallang Leisure KBox. Today I'm on form; never sang out of pitch. When I took out my DSLR, it seems to have distracted Ms Song who couldn't concentrate in singing. Really want to thank them for being great friends of mine.

Feels good...

2009-04-29T23:36:00.003+08:00

Yesterday game against the mens was great. I managed to play better ever since NSL started. Perhaps I could get the balls when I did my movements in the circle and finished the shots in the end. The feeling was undescribeable. =) There're more improvements to be done and I will try to play like an Aussie!

真的厌卷了

2009-04-27T23:25:00.002+08:00

有时候真的猜不透到底哪个人的脑子在想什么！每一天的日子都好难过啊！有谁能帮帮我解除我所有的辛苦，痛苦和悲伤？我几乎每天都想大喊来发泄一下下，但我却做不到。如果有一天我不在了，我一定会怨魂不散的缠着你。你就走着瞧吧！

2009-04-20T23:59:00.003+08:00

为什麽做人要这麽幸苦? 想每一天过个快乐的日子都困难？凭白无故的被排斥。到底踩到她那根筋? 真希望总有一天我所发的白日梦都会实现!

Yes!!! Finally it's over.

2009-04-19T09:51:00.002+08:00

Yesterday was the last game for Vipers and though we didn't start well, the fighting spirit was still amazing. We bite on til the end, giving the opponents no chance to let loose. That's the way, Vipers! And now I got more time to do my own things, more recovery time for my aching body.

Draw

2009-03-22T00:16:00.003+08:00

Today's game vs Stingrays was so tight and "fierce" and no one dared to let loose of one another. I had seen another good side of Vipers; fighting for the ball so hard every second. This is really the fighting spirit I've been yearning for after so long. I should be awarded to the title of "The worst ball passer" for today's game. My passes were terribly bad which I thought they weren't. I thought I placed nicely for Rach but it kept went out. I should have controlled myself for doing that pass but it's so tempting to pass it to her.

IF...

I controlled the pass, we might have win.

I didn't go to her path, it would not have caused a replay and lost that possession.

I worked harder, things will be easier.

So many IFs...

I won't let this happen to me again... No more.

A bag of clothes lost!!!

2009-03-18T23:19:00.002+08:00

If anyone happened to take a PINK SUPRE shopping bag with dirty clothes (JEANS, POLO TEE SHIRT, undergarments), PLEASE RETURN THEM TO ME!!!

Wondering who had taken it by mistake or purposely took it... If it's on purpose (stealing), you just hoped that your fingers will not rot by themselves and the terribe itchyness on the body after wearing the stolen clothes.

I'm terrible, isn't it? That's just me...

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2009-03-03T23:11:00.001+08:00

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Chinese Garden

2009-03-01T19:49:00.002+08:00

Down with cough

2009-02-26T23:22:00.002+08:00

Since saturday, i fell sick and slept through the whole day and managed to drag myself to see the doctor on sunday.Wondering if it's wasting my $$ on that clinic as the medicine wasn't that effective. My cough was so unpredictable and got to control it in office. Sigh~~~ hope that I didn't spread to the rest. "I'm trying very hard"

Missed 2 trainings but got to drag myself for weights on wednesday. The gym was so noisy that I couldn't stand it. Missed those quiet times...

NSL is starting this weekend and my team is playing the 1st match. "Bo bi ah... shun shun li li"

After so long

2009-02-17T23:43:00.003+08:00

Finally I changed the blog song and couldn't believe that I got no time to change it. Yes!!! After so long, finally the last paper was over & I'm so happy over it. The thought of exams... YEEK!!!

Wanna do a lot of things and going around taking photos but no time for it... the schedule for next few months will be so packed... oh no... hopefully that this year NSL, there'll be more spectators watching. Sometimes it's quite pathetic to see the games with so few spectators around. What's wrong with the culture here? Isn't it worth to watch the games?

Daisy Tan Carnival 2009

2009-02-08T22:29:00.002+08:00

After 8 hours of netball, I'm totally burnt out from the carnival. Quite happy with my runs today and the toughness on court but died off after that. Seeing the tertiary group playing netball, I wonder why is it so different. They looked so relax playing and even chasing after the ball, they ran slowly. Envy!!!

Saw XiaoHe today and he's such a cutie...

1st post of the year

2009-02-04T23:14:00.002+08:00

I can't imagine that I haven't been blogging... No time to blog, or rather say I already forgotten about blogging. My body needs rest and holiday very badly; having neck pains... I guess age is catching up... Oh no. Missed the chance to win the Toto on tuesday... :'( Please let me strike the one on coming Friday!!! Huat ah!!!

Stress and Bored...

2008-12-22T22:59:00.003+08:00

I'm having stress now and it's piling up each day... wondering if one day when I really can't take it anymore, what will I do? Will I end up going bonkers or like those people ending their lives? No! I won't... I will destress myself with weights, running and perhaps... other kind of exercises.

I'm just a boring person who do routine stuffs, eating same meals everyday... What's so exciting to keep changing the food that I eat? Perhaps there's only 1 word that can describe me, BORING!

NSL 2009 selections

2008-12-06T23:35:00.003+08:00

Tried very hard to wake up @ 8.30am to do laundry but failed... Everytime the alarm rang, I just added 5 more mins to it. Finally @9.30am, I managed to make my way to the toilet. :)
After hanging the wet clothes, I quickly rushed down to buy my daily dosage of caffeine, "Kopi O" from the coffeeshop. Just can't imagine my life without it, I'll be stoning the whole day.

Went to Bedok Sports Hall for the selections and I only played 2 games for the entire 4 1/2 hours. The worst part is my right knee is swollen after the games. Sigh~~~ what's wrong again... Every now and then, I have been thinking of the worst scenario and I'm crossing my fingers now.

Got my NSL team which I think will be "Vipers". Yellow colour again... Oh my goodness... Can I have new colour?

Baby Geraldine

2008-10-24T23:44:00.003+08:00

Yesterday I went to visit my best friend who gave birth to baby Geraldine in Thomson Medical Centre. It was my 1st time to hospital with a happy mood and not a sad one. Baby was sleeping so soundly and it's so amazing to see the tiny little girl. Looking at her papa's expression when he went over to see her, the joy on his face was indescribable. I guessed it's happier than striking 4D.

It's just so amazing how a bb is delivered to this world... I was once a bb too but it's impossible to recall the 1st time I cried, the 1st time I made a sound...

I only know that I'm from the TANs family...

2008-10-14T23:10:00.002+08:00

As mentioned in the previous post that I'm having a fitness test today, I was surprised that I improved from the last test. My vertical jump improved by 3cm though I still couldn't hit 60cm, and also my yo-yo test, I improved by 40m. *giggling*

Now... the worst is yet to come... there's still another BEEP test on this coming thursday. Oh no... will I reach level *? I do hope I can... *pray hard*

Hey readers, please vote for my poll.... I need to know...

Unexpected + shocked

2008-10-13T23:17:00.004+08:00

Hmm... haven't been updating my bloggy for so long but the thing is, I don't have much things to talk about. In fact, most of the times, I was complaining and yes this post is going to be one too.

Not happy with the current situation and I don't know what causes it to happen. Ever since my ACL operation, things changed. It wasn't the same as before, in fact, I was left out. Today I saw her shocked face when I appeared. Shocked or guilt?

I tried to ignore the angrish emotions and I did it. I really wanted to leave very badly as I couldn't stand it anymore.

Tomorrow is fitness test and I have no idea how far I can reach this time round. Hope for the best!

Doesn't pay to be kind

2008-10-06T23:05:00.002+08:00

Doesn't pay to be kind.. this phrase is really true. Sometimes being cruel is much better than kind, besides bad man always win. Because of that stupid lorry driver with indecisive decision ruined my whole weekend mood!!! No mood to do anything...

F1 Amber Lounge

2008-09-28T14:49:00.003+08:00

Yesterday night we (the netball team) went to F1 Amber Lounge at Millenia Walk. Thought it was fun and would be able to see celebrities but didn't manage to see any in the end. Drank too much yesterday and I fell asleep while the rest were eating their supper at Geylang. Eventually I puked in a mini plastic bag... gross... No more alcohol for 1 year. It just reminds me the puking scene.

Late for work

2008-09-24T22:51:00.001+08:00

Yesterday is the day when I broke my 5 years record of punctuality to work. Luckily Fern is kind enough to send me to work, if not, I got to spend $$.

Learnt my lesson & I shall not snooze so much again...

Long long tiring day

2008-09-21T22:26:00.002+08:00

Went swimming today in the late morning & found out that the pool was full of people. Kids having swimming lessons, youngsters lazing in the pool. Swam for 45 minutes with rest in between before going back home.

As usual, I'm an indecisive woman who wanted to go Bugis in the afternoon but changed my mind again due to my tiredness/sleepyness. Wanted to laze around in his house but he seemed to be very eager going out taking pictures using his new DSLR. Got told off by him when I told him that I wanted to stay home. :s

In the end, we went to Chinatown, Clarke Quay, Fort Canning before we went back... Today's weather is a killer, I really perspired...

Can't wait for next saturday to come... Going to F1 Amber Lounge!!!

Running kick

2008-09-17T23:28:00.003+08:00

After running twice since active rest started, I began to fall in love with it... Perhaps my calves are getting stronger that made me feel like running now... Shall strengthen it again...

I shall run slightly faster for my next run... Got to improve my speed, stamina... No more slacking...

1st DSLR

2008-09-15T23:41:00.001+08:00

Finally I got my very 1st DSLR Canon EOS450D on saturday. It took me ages before deciding to buy... And it was so.... shiok!!! Gonna explore the camera more...

Restrict or not?

2008-09-11T23:58:00.005+08:00

Maybe I should restrict my blog... Should I? Yes maybe...

If you have doubts, don't read the posts...

In this stressed society, who's not stress? Unless one is brainless...

In a game, there's always a winner and a loser... And everyone wants to be the winner, who will be so generous to take the loser position? You?

Even our famous table tennis player lost the match in Olympics, should Singaporeans blame her?
Even the famous badminton player didn't make it too, should Singaporeans blame him?

Netball is a team sport, not an individual. True enough we lost the title but this is a new team that trained together for only 4 months. And this team consists of young players who need to be guided. Human beings do mistakes, so do players and you can't expect a player to be so perfect.

2008-09-07T17:25:00.002+08:00

Yesterday's Nations Cup dinner was crazy... Crazy because it rained so heavily & the staffs were busy helping out. Crazy because I drank alot. Crazy because the music was so nice...

I danced crazily yesterday & those around might be surprised. A stern-looking person on court will actually danced so crazy at the party. Perhaps it was a good to relax; been stressed up during the Nations Cup.

Seen the ugly & greedy side... The head is getting bigger and bigger...

Nations Cup

2008-09-04T17:26:00.002+08:00

5 days of Nations Cup had passed...

Loss to Sri Lanka was indeed a disappointment;not only us but also the spectators who came specially came down to watch. I guessed we lacked of the desire to win on that day though we knew that we could have won.

Win over Samoa was good & it's a bonus to our young team. Being a new developed team with some oldies, I thought we did well in this game.

Loss to Papua New Guinea was another disappointment & I must admit that I played badly in that game. I just couldn't find the right time to go to the space I wanted & ended up delaying all the plays. We were "lost" when they put in consecutive goals due to our own mistakes which I thought we shouldn't have done. Well... it's over and we got to carry on with our next game.

"Never say die"

Training camp

2008-08-24T22:51:00.002+08:00

3 consecutive days of full training & my body was aching terribly. We had games against the 21s & the men's team.

And my face got scratches during yesterday's game with 21s. That vain woman didn't even cut her fingernails short & she behaved like a cat; scratched my face with her fingernails. Damn~~~

A comment from a player: "Wow... so pia.."
I said: "So what? Pia at the wrong time." *laugh*

Was disappointed with my own play and shooting. Should I be more dominant or passive? Shooting has becoming worst... Wondering what the $&^#!@ am I thinking... Every moment I have been thinking on court, perhaps think too much. Can't wait for wednesday to come... And I can fully concentrate...

Nations Cup is here!

2008-08-19T23:59:00.004+08:00

Dear netball supporters,

Nations Cup is here soon! Please show your support to the Singapore Team & let us hear your Cheers!!!

http://www.netball.org.sg/index.php?page=nations

Sunburn

2008-08-16T23:14:00.003+08:00

Training + match play under the hot sun is a terrible thing to do on a saturday morning. And playing as a GA really made me panting madly and I could feel my skin burning under the sun rays.

Training lasted for 3 hours and I'm glad it's over & it seemed like I had finished a carnival. For so long I had never eaten duck rice and it just tasted so yummy when I'm eating for my lunch. Yummy~~~ and the additional char siew... *slurp*

Team meeting finished at 5pm. Home sweet home~~

Fern went to clubbing with the rest. I'm supposed to go too but I didn't. Perhaps it's a good choice not to go as I got really terrible headache now. I guessed I got heat stroke.. "Alamak"

Relieve...

2008-08-13T23:27:00.003+08:00

After slogging hard for 7 days, I felt so relieved at 8.45pm once the papers were submitted. No regrets... Not too bad, I forced myself to memorise the answers in 1 1/2 days. My goodness... My brain can actually memorise so much things within a short period of time. Hopefully I will get good results this time round.

2008-08-08T23:31:00.002+08:00

I'm in for the Nations Cup team & which means I got to do a lot of extra work. I'm very busy preparing for the tests again. So fast... every 3 months I got to face the tests... stress...

Looking back in the past when I sacrificed my precious times just to do netball trainings & it really taken away a lot of things from me. My career (which I haven't move on), my social life, my relationship (almost gone at a point of time), my degree. Should I blame NETBALL for taking away these stuffs? Well... I used to do so but 2nd thoughts came, why blame it when I still continue playing? I can just stop & have all my life back. I can only say that PASSION is in me.

Being national netballer isn't easy, you have to face a lot problems in school, work, home, friends. And when it comes to trainings, you just have to put aside all the problems and focus in trainings. It's tough, especially when you are sad after a quarrel/fight with your loved ones. How to focus?

I often ask myself, "If I ever stopped playing netball, will I have a bad figure?" Oops, though my figure is not that good now but you should know what I mean...

Fern had her tough days too... her studies weren't that outstanding (which is eyeshocking to me) and she got hard times coping with it. Though she couldn't continue her Honours, I'd never heard her complaining that NETBALL caused her to lose Honours. But she did nag that if she got HONOURS, she'll be earning few more hundred bucks.

Everyone has their own problems & it's how you deal with it with your own mind.

Back from Perth Training Trip

2008-08-03T01:17:00.008+08:00

A week spent in Perth was really fast & I do missed staying in Perth. Stayed at Scarborough Observation Resort & 18 of us stayed in 4 units. Schedule was tight & we were hurried for trainings, games, ice baths, lunches & dinners. The team was slow with no sense of urgency which I didn't know why & poor Lisa was so pissed that she didn't want to talk to anybody.

Perhaps I missed those times Vicky, ex-national team manager, who often scolded us for being slow or not getting the things done correctly. In this manner, most of the players were scared of her & would have sense of urgency.

1st game against one of the ANL team & we really really played so badly. We just couldn't bond together or rather said that we played individually or trying to test one another's abilities.

2nd game against the Men's Team. Oh my god, they're super fast with their play, playing with their abilities & not being contactive. I could said that they are the gentlemen as they would hold you back when they knocked you down, unlike some other players. Bad game too... We just couldn't control our passes; slow & sloppy.

3rd game against the Men's Team again. Much better flow with a little bit of controlled passes & pace.

4th game against WAIS development & invitees. A younger group of players to challenge. Much better passes & we controlled the game quite well. And I had to be the "captain" for this game. I was soooooo nervous that at a point of time, I forgot that I'm the captain.

5th game against WAIS squad. Though the results was upsetting, we managed to play better as a team, knowing one anothers' abilities.

6th game against the Men's Team. At the 1st quarter, we managed to hit 12 goals for the attack side. That's a boost for us. But after that, we went into a slump. What happened? At the end of the game, the men were so sweet that they gave us little gifts wrapped up in pink.

Through this trip, I know what I need to improve. My runs as a GA were much more better but my shots were lousy. And the most important thing is I must get a TIP/INTERCEPTION! *angry* I didn't manage to do it in any single games & I swear that it'll be part of my goal from now on.

Through this trip, I could understand some players better & able to know whether the players has motives in their mind or players who are humble by nature. I could only adviced that being arrogant won't get you anywhere... so please be humble. At least people won't dislike you. =) And it's unhealthy to bring in the bad habits as we don't need that.

2008-07-24T00:18:00.003+08:00

I disappoint him again... Wanted to meet him before I leave to Perth but my mum woke up & started nagging, "So late, still want to go out?" Sigh~~ Was kinda frustrated as I know she'll nag at me again if I really go out. And the worst is she might call & scold me so I ended up not meeting him, causing him to be disappointed.

I'm sorry~~~

Shock

2008-07-17T23:52:00.002+08:00

Did the yo yo test during training & I'm worried if I will "deproved" again. Luckily this time round I improved~~~ Yeah~~~ I will work harder towards it.

If I hesitate to brake for few seconds, I think 小白 will be gone... Really such a close shave & my heart was thumping on the way til I off the engine. Sigh~~ shall be more careful the next time. Err... no more next time... I rather receive the "horns" from others than to crash 小白.

The night is not young anymore & I started to talk rubbish. Hint : Time to sleep!

Fitness test again

2008-07-15T22:12:00.003+08:00

I couldn't believe that my vertical "deproved", my sprints "deproved". Oh no!!! Time to buck up! Just hope that everything will end soon & I can concentrate more on national trainings. To get back in tip top form for the upcoming games which I doubt I can... Whatever it is, I must try my best.

Sigh~~ Dislike those people who do things purposely just to know the truth. Ask la... Sigh~~~ Hopefully there'll be no commotion around & I shall be on low til it fades.

Piercing

2008-07-13T22:44:00.003+08:00

Yeah!!! I finally got another piercing that I've been yearning for it & it takes a lot of courage for me to get it done. Not as painful as I expected & the piercer is so experienced that she took few seconds to get it done. Shall take good care of it in case there's infection. *smile*

Beware...

2008-07-12T22:31:00.002+08:00

Never judge the book by its cover so early. I realise I can roughly gauge the person's character/personality easily & will able to know whether the person is good or bad. Hmmm... Is it good or bad thing? Time will reveal the truth & I shall see if my judgement is correct.

Already suspected why she's there to listen to conversation. To know more what's going on & go around spreading? Oops, I hope not. If not, I'll be mute.

Last game for National League

2008-07-09T23:21:00.003+08:00

Today is the last game for National League & though we can't play in the finals, we still want to win this game. It's about time to start the game but 1 of the umpires wasn't here & they asked Wai Yee to umpire the game.

At first I was like "huh..." but as the game progressed, she's very fair in umpiring. She called for the infringements, saw it and called for it. I was really impressed by her even though she had some weird calls. She reversed the penalty, advanced the ball when she found that the player was delaying the penalty. And again, I was really impressed.

I seldom praised umpire but Wai Yee, you are really GOOD!

Lost my cool on court because I really couldn't stand it, I had reached my max in tolerating. I'm sorry if you had my elbow but, you made me do it.

We played chasing game from the start til 3rd quarter & finally it's their turn to chase.
Luckily we won... but we aren't happy about it. We made it hard for ourselves... Sigh~~
BLAZE, Jia you!!!

Knee hurts

2008-07-04T23:02:00.002+08:00

Knee had been hurting since Monday & the pain had becoming sharper each day. What's wrong again? I was told my muscles were too tight & I needed to stretch more. When I run, it's ok but when I walk, the pain is excruciating. Tomorrow I got to see physio.

Hmmm... the eyes of everyone who witnessed the "push". Seems like there's no improvement at all & every go, there's a "push". Something's wrong out there...

It was always so enjoyable training with Blaze. The laughters, the silly jokes we created, the "humiliation" we made, were all so family.

2008-06-28T00:25:00.004+08:00

Was looking forward to drive the Toyota Vios to training but I was disappointed by my own driving. Perhaps it was the long period of time since I drove a manual car & the car was stalled 3 times in 30 mins.

Couldn't control the clutch (as usual) & now I know why people refused to drive a manual car. I was busy changing the gears while on my way. I'm beaten by this car today. Overall I really felt demoralising when driving.

I was pushed to do my max weight for the box squats at 85kg (with weights & barbell) & I could really feel my hamstring working very very hard...

Funny thing today: Hui Lin was encouraging me when I'm doing the dumbbell shoulder press. She went "1/2 way. Yes! You still looking good...blah blah blah." Once I finished my set, I told her not to encourage me next time as I really felt like giving up when she encouraged. Kinda funny but I couldn't take it. It made me feel soft-hearted & wanted to give up. Funny gal isn't it?

Joe surprised me by appearing in KNC. Wow... it's really a big surprise today... :) so happy...

Lousy game

2008-06-22T00:39:00.004+08:00

Had a lousy game today against Labten & I must admit that I couldn't focus throughout the game. Not because of complacency but the main reason was I slept for too long in the afternoon. This time round the coffee didn't help by giving me a wake up call & lower back was aching so badly after the nap.

Shots were bad as I couldn't estimate the amount of energy I got to use in shooting. Perhaps it was the cause from the weights I did in the morning but still, there're no reason for missed shots!

We won eventually but the team weren't happy about it. And I guessed we knew what's the reason behind it.

Gd nite everyone... Have an enjoyable weekend. I do hope everyday is a Sunday.

Laughters

2008-06-18T23:42:00.003+08:00

Since weekend til today, I finally laughed heartily. Friends are so funny when they tried to create nonsense in front of lecturer. "Craps!" That's the term they used in today's lecture. And I must say the lecturer was abit "lo soh" and his lecture is too dry that makes my eyeballs keep rolling;falling asleep soon.

Thanks to "The Rock" who entertained me & Ling. That funny guy... trying to show off his muscles...

2008-06-15T21:07:00.001+08:00

There're so much thoughts today...

What's so great being a national netballer?
Why do I still want to play competitive games?
How to balance my life?
Where's the support?

I really don't know. What should I say? Unlucky year? Like how others say on court, "Unlucky" Then when's lucky?

I'm trying to balance my life... but there're still faults...

♣ Perth ♣

2008-06-07T18:35:00.006+08:00

Yoohoo~~~ Been on a trip with Fern & Ling & the rest joining (Jean, Joanne, Pearline & her hubby) to Perth for holiday, meeting Kate, shopping, sightseeing & watching Kate's ANZ team game. We rented a car with no GPS & took ages to reach our destination. It was fun though with frustrations in us when we couldn't find the place.

Today we drove to Fremantle & went to do market shopping. The fruits & vegetables look so nice & tempting... *drool* After marketing, we headed to Fisherman's Village which we took almost 1/2 to 1 hr to reach the destination. Had our lunch at the most famous Fish & Chips restaurant.

Headed to Harbour Town next where we spent most over there. Quite happy that I bought a casual dress which I couldn't find in Singapore. Legs are aching & now we are waiting for my dad's friends for dinner!!! PR time~

2008-05-29T23:08:00.004+08:00

Finally I got to do ice bath recovery after today's training & it's so.... shiok!!! Was disappointed in myself because I couldn't train at >75% due to the strained quads muscles... Damn~~~ got to see physio on this saturday. To see what actually goes wrong...

I really needed to vent out the frustration within me...
I really wish that b***h will stay as a spinster for the rest of her entire life...I will wish this on my birthday or when I see a shooting star. I can't stand it!!! Stop acting in front of other people. The worst woman I've ever met.

♣ Ice bathssss ♣

2008-05-28T23:42:00.004+08:00

Seriously I really needed ice bath after each training/game. Am I getting older that my muscles getting tighter each time I exercise?

Comments for the monday game.
1. Frustrations were there when we started & I supposed we were angry with one another's play, especially after I strained my left leg quad muscle when I did 1 sprint during warm up. I couldn't afford to aggrevate it any further, if not, I need to rest on the bench.

2. Frustrations again. My players were penalised when the contacts were mild & when we were contacted really hard, not contesting, they weren't penalised. My goodness... well done, I can say.

3. Frustrations again. The players played damn super rough. Did they realise they are late for the interceptions? And poor Fern got to protect the ball but they just go for it. Why? Because umpires don't blow. That's why players were so ill-disciplined.

Strained my muscle on monday & got to train on tuesday. Lisa told me to go easy for the drills but it didn't turn out that way. Got to run very carefully for prevention & I almost got calf muscle pulls towards the end of the training.

I need ice bath... ice bath...

♣ Do you remember... ♣

2008-05-22T23:18:00.005+08:00

If you are from my ERA... you should know about this famous chocolate that primary school kids used to give out to their friends on their birthday... I had a crave for it & bought it to share with my teammates...

To all the rich kids, do not think that this is a lousy chocolate. Though it only cost $0.80 per packet, it's comparable to TOACKER.

♣ I need ICE BATH!!! ♣

2008-05-22T23:12:00.004+08:00

My legs were aching from yesterday's fitness test & after today's training, my back is aching. Oh!!! I need ICE BATH!!!

Couldn't focus during the friendly game against 21s & I hated it... No fire today... Is just the sparks. It dies off one min & came back a few. Sigh~~~ Must be the confusion I had before the training started.

Time to buck up!!! I didn't do those stuffs which Lisa wanted us to do but I picked up a number of loose balls, that's just a luck.

I'll come back to my own psycho self again the next round.

Training at Jurong West Sports Complex isn't a great idea. Reached home @ 10.45pm which is kinda late. My sister is complaining & complaining...

♣ 1st fitness test ♣

2008-05-21T22:51:00.003+08:00

Today I finally did the whole fitness test but this time round, it only comprises vertical jump, sprint & the yo yo test.

My vertical jump improved 1cm from the last year testing...
My sprinting... damn shiok... I had never run so fast before. So fast that even the instructors told me to run again as they couldn't believe that I could hit 1.99sec for 15m sprint. So I did it & I hit 1.98sec. Well done Yan!!! Deserves a clap...
Finally the yo yo test... I missed the previous testing & I only ran 720m for it. Sounds lousy & I really agreed but the intensity was so high. Well~~ it's ok. There're still room for improvements!!!

Sigh~~ Tomorrow's national training will be at Jurong West Sport Complex. So sad!!! It's so far away...

♣ Good training session ♣

2008-05-15T23:10:00.004+08:00

Time passes so fast when the training is fun & learning new stuffs. Have been learning new stuffs from Lisa & I hope I can put into good use someday. Though it's not a day or two to master the skills, I will try to remember it.

Don't know why there's discomfort at the back of my ACL leg. Muscles too tight? Or am I losing my strength? Sigh~~~ I need to work hard again...

I must continue to work hard!!!

♣ Careless ♣

2008-05-14T22:39:00.003+08:00

Was happily when I handed it up & thought "Phew....it was a relief once it's over..." But realized I missed out the part 2 of a question. Oh no!!! I was so disappointed in myself for not checking properly for my questions.

Just now before I had my dinner, I tried to hold a bowl of hot soup by 2 fingers (figured it out how to hold) & the finger got scalded after dipping into the soup.

I can't believe that I'm super careless today!!!

♣ Unlucky day ♣

2008-05-12T23:16:00.004+08:00

I was so clumsy in the morning that I spilled my favourite boosting drink, Kopi O, on my desk. I didn't react quick enough to stop it from flowing down to my jeans. Arrggh!!! Took quite awhile to clean the mess I'd created & finally got the time to eat my "Cai Tou Kway" & drink the leftover 1/4 packet of coffee. I'll be more careful next time...

Not enough sleep... not enough time... Haven't really prepare for the next one & I'm gonna doomed!!!

♣ Playing against cats? ♣

2008-05-04T22:17:00.005+08:00

Collected scratches & bruises from NSL games. Am I playing against wild cats or just some creatures with claws?

This is too much!!!

Hmm... I caught one wearing in attire talking to them in their playing attires. Something fishy... Is the one on their side? Does the one know the basic rules not to get involve? Really sucks...

♣ Blushing ♣

2008-04-21T23:20:00.005+08:00

After so long, I blushed in front of them while presenting. To stand in front & talked to the rest who paid attention to what I'm talking, made my whole face flushing red.

How to be an influential person talking on the stage without the whole face flushing red?

Anyway... well done to my group!!!

♣ Weekend off ♣

2008-04-17T23:14:00.004+08:00

I'm so glad there's a break from NSL this weekend. Hectic schedule for this week & I'm trying my best to do many things in a day. Finally I did full national training today, but my muscle is getting tighter which somehow affect my movements.

Training was so competitive nowdays which I don't know the reason behind it. I tried my best to be competitive by using my brain to think. I don't give a damn if you wanna challenge me, because I'll make sure it's a win-lose situation. Challenges make me grow to a even better one. Beware!!

Gonna buck up on my fitness which I haven't done it for so long. But I don't have the TIME!!!

♣ Can be lousier? ♣

2008-04-13T23:35:00.003+08:00

I had reached to a point where I really couldn't differentiate the judgements. It's the lousiest judgements I'd ever encountered. Can the better ones come forward? Poor judgements & prejudiced. If you are the one being likened, well... congrats as you will be treated good. If is ..., work harder for yourself then.

Thought one should be fair... I don't think so.

I'd been stretching my hamstring & it's kind of sore from the stretchings... Arghhh...

♣ Weak ♣

2008-04-12T00:05:00.003+08:00

I can't imagine that I'm not able to lift 70kg of barbell with weights for my box squats. I really could feel my glutes firing while lifting the weights. But it's ok... this will be my new start after the injury, to be able to carry on with Chin (the instructor)'s program without worrying about my injury.

Another exercise is the Glutes Ham Raise. Both of my hamstrings were really "activated" & doing their work, and my legs turned jelly jelly after doing it.

The bruise on my eye hasn't subsided yet, and thanks to the one who gave it to me. I got to live with "disfigured" face for 5 days at work. Time really passed so fast when there're tons of things to do at work, trainings. Though tiring, it's meaningful to me. I couldn't understand myself getting "devoted" into my work, but I will give my best once it's "dedicated" to me. How to say "NO"?

♣ 初恋是一张试纸 ♣

2008-04-10T22:56:00.003+08:00

初恋是一张试纸

他与她青梅竹马

4岁，他开始喜欢她

9岁，在学校读书，她受了委屈会去找他，再没同学欺负她

18岁，他们相约考入同一所大学，每天一起上课，一起去学校食堂吃午饭。她有不开心的事了，依然会去找他，把他当做自己的大哥一样。

19岁，他对她说：做我的女朋友吧。她点点头答应了，感觉很幸福。

21岁，他们分手了。她流泪问他：你真爱上别的女孩子？

他点点头，有点无奈。　　　　

她又问：她漂亮吗？　　　　

他淡淡地答：你能肯定我们就是最合适的吗？我不想把这么美好的青春只给一个人。你难道不想再试试除我而外的其他男人吗？

毕业之后，他们一直没有任何联系。

25岁，她成了当红的女主播，他也在一家电视台做幕后翻译。这些年，他恋爱一场又一场，每次结束一段感情，都会想起她。

26岁，她结婚，只是觉得疲倦，好想找个肩膀靠一靠。

她主播的节目，他会小心避开，他怕看见电视里的她。她事业很好，却是个生活一团糟的女子，家务也不会做。家里尽管有了佣人，她的丈夫依然处处对她不满。

有一晚，他们吵了嘴，她开车出去在街上转了一晚，不知为什么，想起他，眼泪忽然落下来。　

29岁，她离婚。

31岁那年，他辗转找到她的电话号码，犹豫很久打了过去，这已是他们分手的第10个年头了。10年，可以改变一个人很多，对事情的看法，也完全不一样了。

31岁那年，她与他在酒店的大厅见面，往事历历在目，经过这些年的波折，都知道了生命中值得珍惜的情感并不多。两个人用了10年的青春，绕了很大一圈又回到了起点。

婚后很幸福。她因为经历过一次失败的婚姻，已懂得如何心疼一个男人；他对失而复得的这份爱，更加珍惜。如果不是这10年的经历，他们大概不会懂得这份婚姻对彼此的重要性。初恋是爱情的一张试纸，很多时候，我们都以为会有更好的人等在后面。殊不如，最好的人有时就在眼前，错过这一站，有时就错过了一生。

♣ Ferrari!!! ♣

2008-04-06T22:16:00.003+08:00

Cool cars displaying in front of Bedok Sports Hall carpark & I didn't realise it was Ferrari. Hmm... I'm just not very into cars.

♣ 遇上倒霉鬼 ♣

2008-03-31T23:29:00.007+08:00

不知道最近是不是碰到了倒霉鬼，总是处处碰钉子。好运几时来呢？

总是做些让人看不顺眼的事情。好的总是第一个发表意见，事情不顺利的时候，就只会耍太极拳。真是气死我了！

好想把信交上去。。。

♣ NSL - Vipers against Stingrays ♣

2008-03-30T23:30:00.003+08:00

We always started well but fumble after that. What's wrong with it? Sigh~~~ the passes were killing one another, unnecessary things that they did. No options, clashing, running into one anothers' paths, timing off, etc.

I couldn't tell the 3 sec held ball rule. It's so inconsistent in it. What's contact & what's obstruction?

Heard rumors about an UNDERAGED girl telling people that she got a girlfriend whom she's with for a year. I think she must be on drugs & hallucinating about this or rather say she's gaga over her idol? Sometimes I really wonder what's in their mind? Spreading rumors & talking rubbish to other people. What are they trying to prove?

I really couldn't stand these 2 days of NSL. So much nonsense from different people which were so frustrating.

♣ NSL "Wipers" vs "Allowanas" ♣

2008-03-29T23:15:00.006+08:00

Didn't play today as I'm still not cleared for my strength test which I kinda predicted. Was told that in order to drop to <10%, face="Trebuchet MS">
But the good news was, my hamstring was cleared!!! Right hamstring was slightly stronger than the left.

Game started smoothly & shooters were converting the shots & I was "convinced" that we might be able to win the game. Outcome wasn't what I expected.

Fatigue comes into play very soon which leads to poor performance, poor vision, poor options. Everyone do gets fatigue at a point, is just a matter of how one controls it.

Team game needs the unit to work together & perform.

I can only give advice, not solution.

Words came out from my mouth were bad omen...

"The girl's taping was quite similiar to ACL taping. Somemore put on knee brace. Does she have ACL?" I was referring to "Allowanas" GA.

And during the game, she got herself injured after trying to save the ball. She couldn't move at all, couldn't stand up properly, couldn't walk by herself. Hmm... familiar scene... I shall asked around about her condition & see if it's really ... Anyway she should take a break from netball...

Don't tell me I can foresee thing?

♣ 蜻蜓的故事 ♣

2008-03-27T23:46:00.002+08:00

在一个非常宁静而美丽的小城，有一对非常恩爱的恋人，他们每天都去海边看日出，晚上去海边送夕阳，每个见过他们的人都向他们投来羡慕的目光。

可是有一天，在一场车祸中，女孩不幸受了重伤，她静静地躺在医院的病床上，几天几夜都没有醒过来。白天，男孩就守在床前不停地呼唤毫无知觉的恋人；晚上，他就跑到小城的教堂里向上帝祷告，他已经哭干了眼泪。

一个月过去了，女孩仍然昏睡着，而男孩早已憔悴不堪了，但他仍苦苦地支撑着。终于有一天，上帝被这个痴情的男孩感动了。于是他决定给这个执着的男孩一个例外。上帝问他：“你愿意用自己的生命作为交换吗？”男孩毫不犹豫地回答：“我愿意！”上帝说：“那好吧，我可以让你的恋人很快醒过来，但你要答应化作三年的蜻蜓，你愿意吗？”男孩听了，还是坚定地回答道：“我愿意！”

天亮了，男孩已经变成了一只漂亮的蜻蜓，他告别了上帝便匆匆地飞到了医院。女孩真的醒了，而且她还在跟身旁的一位医生交谈着什么，可惜他听不到。

几天后，女孩便康复出院了，但是她并不快乐。她四处打听着男孩的下落，但没有人知道男孩究竟去了哪里。女孩整天不停地寻找着，然而早已化身成蜻蜓的男孩却无时无刻不围绕在她身边，只是他不会呼喊，不会拥抱，他只能默默地承受着她的视而不见。夏天过去了，秋天的凉风吹落了树叶，蜻蜓不得不离开这里。于是他最后一次飞落在女孩的肩上。他想用自己的翅膀抚摸她的脸，用细小的嘴来亲吻她的额头，然而他弱小的身体还是不足以被她发现。

转眼间，春天来了，蜻蜓迫不及待地飞回来寻找自己的恋人。然而，她那熟悉的身影旁站着一个高大而英俊的男人，那一刹那，蜻蜓几乎快从半空中坠落下来。人们讲起车祸后女孩病得多么的严重，描述着那名男医生有多么的善良、可爱，还描述着他们的爱情有多么的理所当然，当然也描述了女孩已经快乐如从前。

蜻蜓伤心极了，在接下来的几天中，他常常会看到那个男人带着自己的恋人在海边看日出，晚上又在海边看日落，而他自己除了偶尔能停落在她的肩上以外，什么也做不了。
这一年的夏天特别长，蜻蜓每天痛苦地低飞着，他已经没有勇气接近自己昔日的恋人。她和那男人之间的喃喃细语，他和她快乐的笑声，都令他窒息。

第三年的夏天，蜻蜓已不再常常去看望自己的恋人了。她的肩被男医生轻拥着，脸被男医生轻轻地吻着，根本没有时间去留意一只伤心的蜻蜓，更没有心情去怀念过去。

上帝约定的三年期限很快就要到了。就在最后一天，蜻蜓昔日的恋人跟那个男医生举行了婚礼。

蜻蜓悄悄地飞进教堂，落在上帝的肩膀上，他听到下面的恋人对上帝发誓说：我愿意！他看着那个男医生把戒指戴到昔日恋人的手上，然后看着他们甜蜜地亲吻着。蜻蜓流下了伤心的泪水。

上帝叹息着：“你后悔了吗？”蜻蜓擦干了眼泪：“没有！”上帝又带着一丝愉悦说：“那么，明天你就可以变回你自己了。”蜻蜓摇了摇头：“就让我做一辈子蜻蜓吧……”

有些缘分是注定要失去的，有些缘分是永远不会有好结果的。爱一个人不一定要拥有，但拥有一个人就一定要好好去爱他。你的肩上有蜻蜓吗？

♣ Beyond control ♣

2008-03-26T23:44:00.006+08:00

After since I started the course, there were too much thoughts in my mind. It's like searching a file/folder in computer but I realised it didn't work for me. I needed a lot of spare time to do my workouts & personal stuff.

But I guessed I got to deal it in my own ways, to sort things out. I'm playing against the time... from 7.20am to 6.30pm, mondays to fridays. Rushing & rushing, and everytime I asked myself, "Is it worth to do?"

"Things aren't beyond my control..." I almost burst into tears yesterday when I really couldn't take it, & thanks to the little sad love story read by the DJ, I teared.

Losing my faith & hope everytime things turned sour.

你相信报应吗？为人处事不好，就别想得到好的待略!

♣ Fresh start ♣

2008-03-24T23:17:00.003+08:00

After 5 years, I finally made a decision to further studies. Well~~ I didn't further in my engineering but to another course that's related to what I've been doing for the past 12 years.

The lecturer was so naggy & kept saying good things about ITE. Though the lesson was a bit dry, I managed to pull it through.

Got to work harder now... I don't have much time to do what I want. No time for weights, no time for luxury, no time for pleasure... even NSL is starting soon... my goodness...

Just endure for 2 years...

♣ Passed!!! ♣

2008-03-19T22:55:00.004+08:00

Yeah!!! I passed my English Proficiency Test!!! Was so delighted upon receiving the letter stating I passed!!! I could still remember shading the OAS paper for 100 questions & I was struggling towards the end of the paper section, Close Passage.

I can't wait for Friday to come!!! It's GOOD FRIDAY!!!

I needed a break badly...

I wanna go on holidays.... to where? Korea? Japan? Rome?

Sigh~~~ No $ no talk..

♣ Passionfruit is in town ♣

2008-03-16T23:07:00.005+08:00

Finally it's here in Singapore!!! Just had 1 & it's so yummy.... My favourite fruit~~~

♣ Stop it ♣

2008-03-16T19:16:00.003+08:00

Fed up by you again.

Just stop it.

♣ S.P.A.M ♣

2008-03-16T18:46:00.005+08:00

Fern, Ling & I went for S.P.A.M event organised by SSC yesterday at St. James Power House. We reached there at 4.15pm for the rehearsal but guess what? Netballers were forgotten for the rehearsal & the rest were happily glad that their part were ran through. I asked the lady who's in charge of us why we were not in the rehearsal & she checked with the "man". Oh ya, before I forgot, I did ask the one when's our turn to go? And she was so rude in replying, "Oh, I also don't know leh. Wait for the "man" to call you all." What the hell is she to give me that irritating face.

After the lady clarified with the "man", "he" came & apologised to us & said he will slot us in after fashion show 2. And the one came & be a parrot of the "man". I was so pissed off & told Fern, "Wow, now so eager to inform us!" I bet she heard it but no choice, I was super duper pissed off. And she tried to be nice by coming over to tell us where the snacks were & I gave her a "don't come & trigger me" look.

No more rehearsal after that & everyone got to go on with whatever they need to do. We were guessing whether they will forget us again. And true indeed, they really forgot. Until we were beside the one again. She saw us & panicky, she talked on the walkie talkie & said "netballers are here. netballers are here." Arghhh!!!! Super irritating!!! No choice, we got to "parade" ourselves with our own netball shorts (luckily it's ours), size M jackets & size S sports bra (provided by them). It was a joke! The MCs don't know what to talk about Netball!!!

The clowns were the "boys" from Dragonboat. 2 of them actually did push ups trying to show off in front of us. Trying to impress?

♣ Biodex test again ♣

2008-03-15T14:25:00.003+08:00

In my previous post I wrote about my ACL leg getting stronger & therefore, I did biodex test again. Before I kicked off, Steve was so kind to me. He helped me releasing the tightness of my leg. Thanks!!!

Just for a change, I started with my ACL leg first instead of the good leg. It really felt good doing today than the previous time I did it.

Good news : I have 14% of deficit but the total work is 19%.

I have another 2 more weeks to pump the ACL leg again. Hopefully I can "graduate" from there.

Today is the happiest time I've ever been for the past 10 months.