22.07.11 ACL Re-construction

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

♣ I need ICE BATH!!! ♣

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...

♣ Muscles big big lah ♣

My right quad is getting bigger now, which is a good sign? 3 days of intensive weights program really fired the quad & that means I'll be gaining more mass. *Arghhh* I must control my diet now... No more chocolates...

On my way back home, I thought about the times when I had my ACL operation. Thanks to those who stayed by my side til I finished the op. I'm really grateful to you all though I tend to forget sometimes.

After looking through the namelists of the nsl teams, Fern told me to be careful of that crazy woman. She's playing!!! Will she go crazy again?

I envy the rest. I hope to do my best for myself,& nobody else.

♣ Tougher & tougher ♣

Suppose to blog yesterday but I was left with little time to do preparations for next training. Not mentally preparation but to prepare training & after shower clothings. I've been hitting the gym to pump my ACL leg since wednesday. It's getting stronger now, so let's hope that I can clear this time round.

Open squad did total of 19 sets of shuttle runs. I really can't imagine how will I survive that... I need to buck up...

It's getting nearer & nearer & I really hate it...

♣ blah blah blah ♣

Took 1/2 day to pray to this god called 虎爷;it means tiger god. People prayed to this god to wish that their work will go smoothly without nuisance around them, & I do it too. I want my work to go smoothly without nuisance around or rather say everything that evolves my life will go smoothly. Well~~~ if you aren't from Taoism, you won't know about all this.

Things aren't getting as simple as I thought nowadays... If you try to be funny, be prepare to get played back.

This is only the start & I felt sick about it already. How am I suppose to go through it for the next few years?

*shout* "I'm restless with insufficent rest... I want freedom back..."

♣ 1st national training of 2008 ♣

Before court work, we gathered for a meeting with Lisa to talk about training. I was shocked after looking through the paper she gave us. Trainings on Monday to Saturday!!! My goodness... my life~~~ When she said that Rashid will plan the conditioning session, I gave out a "shock" sound & she asked "Why?" I just shook my head & smiled back. Of all people, why choose him again... Oh no!!! Beep test runs again...

I just realised that I'm the OLDEST in this current national squad. *cry*

I won't be doing court work/ play games for the next 3 weeks until I do the test again & hopefully I can clear it. Fern said that people will start to question me like "Why can you play World Champs when you weren't cleared?" If you were in my shoes, will you go for it? Right now there's no major competition & I really want my leg to be fully recovered.

If anyone thinks it's easy to clear, then please have an ACL injury & go through it.
You won't understand how I feel as you only think for yourselves.
Can anyone imagine the soreness at the back of the knee & you can't even straighten the leg after all the trainings/games?

♣ Not passed! ♣

Did the biodex test today again & this is the 11th time I've done it. I don't think any athletes have done so much in their life before. Well~~~ this time I felt good doing it but the result wasn't that great.

Good news : ACL leg has grown stronger.
Bad news : Good leg also grown stronger.

Sigh~~~ In the end, I'm not cleared yet. Soooo frustrating!!!

NSL selection has changed the format & this time round Lisa, the natioal coach, will allocate national players into the teams. Arghhh~~ I don't want to play for xxx.

♣ NSL selection ♣

It's always been a headache to decide which team to play for & I really hope this time round I'm lucky enough to be in the team I want to. Only 2 choices in my mind & I'm already set, just have to know the capping for each team.

I want to be more happy playing for the team rather than being discouraged all the time. Let's hope I'm lucky enough this year. And... NO MORE INJURIES!!! I'm out for half a season for 2 years of NSL & it's enough. I want to finish the whole rounds...

♣ Stronger than yesterday ♣

Went for weights at SSC in the evening & as usual, the gang was there. Felt that the "leg" have grown stronger as I could do heavier weights now. The good part was I'm able to increase the weights for my leg extension. *yeah*

I'm packed with trainings next week & I do hope it will not be so high intensity. My only rest day will be... Sunday...

Jia you ba~~~

♣ National Squad 2008 ♣

The list of the squad members was announced in netball singapore website. Well~~ I'm part of the squad too, that means my life will repeat the same life cycle again for the next 4 years. Wondering if it's good or bad.

Often this question has been popping into my mind "Will my leg be as good as before?"

Out of sudden, I thought of this song.

I wonder how, I wonder why

Yesterday you told me about the blue blue sky

And all that I can say

Is just another lemon tree

Sigh~~
Hope that there'll be another "member" coming into my family, CAR.
Needed this "member" once training starts. I can't imagine myself taking bus & train back home, reaching at 11pm. Gosh~~~ If not, $15.00 will be donated to these organisations (Comfort, Citycab, SMRT, SMART, Silvercab) 4 times per week.

♣ National Squad Selection ♣

Today is the 2nd trial of selection but I didn't get to run the court. Dr Cormac told Lisa that I'm allowed to play only 2 quarters of 10 mins which I used up the chances on tuesday. Hence, I got no choice but to sit down & watched the games.

Seems like the 1st few games were unenjoyable & Lisa came up & gathered all of us, giving us the stuffs that she wanted to see on court. Simple things : Hands up defence, Play the ball straight down instead passing to the side.

Finally the selections ended before 9.30pm & here I am blogging again. I was disappointed that I didn't strike Toto. Arghhh!!!

♣ End of Daisy Tan Carnival ♣

Sunday 12.30pm under the blazing hot sun playing netball carnival. Can you imagine playing under this kind of weather when others were happily doing their shopping in air-conditioned mall?

Round 2 of Daisy Tan Carnival with 8 teams of ladies playing... Luckily the umpires were kinda good at catching infringements, or rather say they actually blow for infringements. Needed all these calls when playing against rougher teams.

History breaker in 2008 : Blaze got 1st!!!

We've been waiting for this day for so long~~~

BANDUNG~~~~~

HOCK!!!!

♣ Pissed or Peace ♣

Wondering how they judge the game each time they were assigned. Judge by the team or the players? Is it fair? Is it consistent? Ask yourself how you judged it.

You had made us become even stronger when the judgements were not consistent. With this inconsistency, we had no choice but to do tougher & be rougher. It's not fair when one side was penalised & the other wasn't.

I'm totally pissed off by the inconsistent judgements by you. When's the judgement when one was over my body? Do you know I got to use my entire body weight to support one's bodyweight when the one wasn't that light? I'm playing netball, not rugby!!!

♣ Sentosa outing ♣

Sentosa outing with the team again but only 8 of us went. Took Sentosa monorail for the very 1st time after it's developed & settled ourselves at Siloso Beach (I think). We had a lot of fun playing Beach volleyball & American football.

Weather started to get bad at 5pm & we had to hide in the shelter til the rain stopped. Went down to the Ocean (by Prem) or pool (by Fern) for a dip & played Ling's favourite game again.

We did our shower using open shower taps & we created a mess over there. People staring at us wondering what the hell were we doing with our shower stuffs. Who cares? We dare to do it & that's us.

Home sweet home... I'm tired...

♣ Club training after so long ♣

Went for club training today in preparation for the coming year end carnival. We played games between ourselves.

Didn't train for 3 weeks & I felt that it's been ages since I've trained. Was so tired, knee hurting... blah blah...

I'm seeing physio tomorrow & I really hope nothing happen to my knee... And the most important thing, MASSAGE!!!

♣ Goodbye Coach Kate ♣

Arrived Changi airport at 5 plus in the evening to send Kate off. Us + Kailing, Grace, Rachel, Ms Nor, Min Li, June & Cyrus were there waiting for her. She's trying to avoid eye contact with us, & we know the reason why.

She gave a card for us, the team, with her curlsive writing again that took us awhile to recognize the words. So touching... I think she'll miss us a lot.

Fern & I gave her a photo album (compilations of 2004 to 2007 photos), notebooks for her to pen down her trainings/thoughts.

Time for her to check in & everyone wanted to hug her for the last time but she didn't want to. Prem just went to hug her & slowly Kate went over to hug everyone individually.

Bye Kate... We'll miss you...

♣ Farewell party for Kate ♣

Netball Singapore organised a farewell party for Kate at Ami, Siloso beach. The theme was Tropical & we, the national players, decided to wear blue bodysuits. Again, we made Kate embarrassed!

Had been drinking wine, beer ever since we finished our World Champs games. Got to stop soon, if not, the beer belly will pop out soon!


Kate gave a long speech on her interview in NS, the long journey she had with us, her happiest moment in Singapore was when she's with us, the national players.

That's touching~~~

On behalf of the team, Jean presented a gift (Adidas black watch) to her from us. As usual, Jean gave a thank you speech & she cried while the rest of us were holding back our tears.

Vicki also gave a speech on how Kate had brought up an elite team players. She's the one who introduced Singapore team to the Global. The credit goes to you, Kate.

♣ Back to singapore ♣

Sorry folks about not posting about other games with Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, Malaysia. Too sick of updating about netball, too sick to watch netball matches telecast in their sport channel, too sick to hear those whistle sounds again...

Before we left from auckland, everyone just went up to Chaz to give her a final hug. I guessed she enjoyed being in the team as she cried while hugging us. It's ok, we'll still see one another in 2011.

Touched down to singapore, thanks for the sports school gals who came all the way down & waited for our arrival. The team seemed not wanting to go home as we kept hugging one another. This team had been training together for 3 to 4 years & we will definitely miss those training days.

Kate is leaving on sat for her another new career in Tasman. I think most people will be happy of her leaving. I will miss her when she's not around coaching us. She's the one who improved the team in terms of play, physically & mentally, bringing up Singapore standards, showing the world how Singapore plays.

Will we get another coach who's so devoted in coaching Singapore?

♣ Cold windy night in NZ ♣

Hi all...

Updating my dearest bloggy at a Cyber cafe down the streets from the SkyCity Hotel. It was so cold & windy the whole day & I couldn't leave the streets without my Levis jeans. Got my 2nd birthday present from Ling, Eunice & J9. It's a long pants I'm yearning to buy & wear here.
1st friendly against Barbados & we lost by 3 goals. Could have won if we played even better during the 1st quarter.

Was rather moody throughout these 4 days & I'm waiting for everything to finish.

I just couldn't stand how people treating others in a different manner.

♣ World Champs 2007 ♣

Hi all,

I'll be flying off to Auckland at 8+am in the morning...

Wish the team all the best for our games.

I'll be celebrating my birthday at Auckland...

Sayonara!!!