♣ Good training session ♣

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 ♣

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 ♣

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? ♣

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 ♣

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 ♣

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? ♣

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 ♣

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 ♣

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!!! ♣

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 ♣

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 ♣

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" ♣

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 ♣

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 ♣

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 ♣

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!!! ♣

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 ♣

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

♣ Stop it ♣

Fed up by you again.

Just stop it.

♣ S.P.A.M ♣

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 ♣

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.

♣ 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.

♣ L ♣

Went to Imelda's housewarming this afternoon & it was so far away from my area. Took a 45 mins bus ride to her place, half of my energy was drained off during the journey.

Finally we reached her place & I was totally aiming at the food. Nice decoration, especially her room; door-less toilet. ~Woo~ it's kind of interesting... *grin* What I like most is her kitchen basin. ok ok.... I could imagine people laughing at me while reading this part. The basin was big & deep which I really like. Just imagine yourself not getting wet while washing dishes.

Going back home was another draining journey but I just couldn't doze off in the bus. Went to watch L change the WorLd with Ah Wei.


Well~~ this time round, it's not about death note but it's about how L solved the case solely by himself. Worth the $ to watch.

♣ 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!!!!

♣ Yummmmm Cha!!! ♣

After such a long request from majority, yum cha gathering finally arrived! Took quite awhile to search for the shophouse & finally we reached our destination.

The pleasure to enjoy the aroma, sipping the tea slowly was so refreshing!

Enjoyed the tea without gulping it down... was totally fascinated by the aroma...

Found an interesting stuff...

What Hui Yan Means

You are truly an original person. You have amazing ideas, and the power to carry them out. Success comes rather easily for you... especially in business and academia. Some people find you to be selfish and a bit overbearing. You're a strong person. You are a very lucky person. Things just always seem to go your way. And because you're so lucky, you don't really have a lot of worries. You just hope for the best in life. You're sometimes a little guilty of being greedy. Spread your luck around a little to people who need it. You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing. You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long. You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start. You are a free spirit, and you resent anyone who tries to fence you in. You are unpredictable, adventurous, and always a little surprising. You may miss out by not settling down, but you're too busy having fun to care. You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality. You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people. You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts. You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals.

♣ Skip training ♣

Suppose to be club training but I didn't go because I looked too ugly to go further out. Went to remove those bumps on my face & was "scarred" from it. People who had seen my face would definitely asked, "What happen to your face?" I can't imagine having chicken pox.

Well... Been working hard since I didn't want to go out further from my house area so I did my runs. Today was a miracle when my youngest sis wanted to run with me!!! Oh my gosh!!! Nice run & I made her do squats & lunges.

Special day~~~
*wink*

♣ Buck up time ♣

Been staying in comfort zone for too long. Be it work, personal or sports, it's time to buck up & not let everything sail away.

Through thinking is not enough to make a success but through actions, they can. Imagine if you keep thinking that you will slim down 1 day without doing any single exercises & be a couch potato, will you really slim down? It's not hard trying, it's the start to do things that's hardest.

It's easy to let things fly past you but will you be able to catch them when you realise how much they mean to you?

Impressed that these stuffs came out from thoughts without thinking twice.

I'm going back for rehab tomorrow & will ache badly on sunday. I swear...

♣ Unstable Emotions ♣

Is it due to PMS or is it just a bad day? Does one really get emotional due to PMS or having a bad day?

Thanks for telling what's wrong.

With this excuse, it's easier to flare the emotions out after bottling so much stuffs inside.

And thanks to the Korean drama, The Coffee Prince.

This is part of the excuse to flare emotions.

Does anyone share the same sentiments?

♣ Extra hard efforts ♣

Chin said that if I'm gonna try for this year squad, I got to work extra hard for my ACL leg. It's 8 months after operation & I'm still nowhere... Too slack? I guess so... I need to get my motivation back again...

♣ 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!!!

♣ A day with entertainments ♣

Finally got to meet up with my closest friend & had our lunch at Sakae Sushi. I suggested to go singing as the kick came & to adding to my delight, she agreed to sing too. Yeah!!! Kbox at Marina Square! 1st time there & the system was so good that I could sing non-stop.

Her dearest came & she forced him to sing Jacky Cheung's song. The moment he sang, I was like "WOW" & it's an enjoyment to listen to him singing. 1st time hearing a guy who could really sang so well unlike those guys next door who were singing out of pitch.

Watched movie with my dearest again... "I am Legend"

This movie really freaked me out which I couldn't even understand why it's so scary to watch. But I must say it's a nice movie that has all the feelings in it.

I've been watching movies for the past few weeks.

"Alien vs Predator 2" - really sucks to watch.

"Mission sex control" - comedy & a good educational on birth control.

♣ Facial products are here!!! ♣

Yippee~~ the products I ordered are here already & I'm starting to use it already. So delighted. Cheaper than the products in Singapore.

♣ 2008 ♣

New year new resolution but i'm still planning for mine. Everything is a ? for me. Til now my mind is full of ??? on how certain people are thinking & treating me. Beware... i'm observing.

Politics are everywhere & I can't stand it. I need to get out from it as soon as possible.

Hypocrites? I've seen it which I can't even stand it. Too fake... endotherm at boiling point, ectotherm at freezing point.

What to do?

♣ 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...

♣ Tiring weights session ♣

Went to KATC gym for our toning session with Chin. But after doing the program, we were complaining again... complaining why we did so many for our hands... Now my hands were like kang kong, so soft & I bet i'll ache the moment I get up from my bed.

Heard that next year will be an interesting year as there're quite a number of activities going on. Was excited upon hearing the training tour but was quite worried for myself. Year end is coming & I really hope that I can start another new career.

Let's hope

♣ Flywheels at California Fitness ♣

I can't believe I went for spin class alone. The class was boring, music boring, even the instructor wasn't that great either. Sigh~~ I still enjoyed the spin class at Planet Fitness where the instructor was so energetic that keeps me going. Perhaps I should wait for the membership to end...

Hope I won't ache tomorrow...

♣ 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!!!

♣ Bored... Pain... ♣

I can't imagine my life at work without internet access... The time will pass very slowly, slower than a snail.

Today I woke up with back ache or pain that irritated me while I'm washing up. Am I old already?

When there's more free time, my mind were all occupied with thoughts, be it good or bad. Thoughts occupied in my mind for reasons & they all came from my instincts. I just hope I won't do any silly stuffs.

♣ Member of California fitness ♣

Supposingly I should get 2 weeks free trial, but couldn't resist the promotion that they offered.

Reason why I didn't reject the offer was I always wanted to join California fitness but it was too expensive to join. On the other hand, I don't want to join due to my hectic schedule as a national player.

Taken the offer as I couldn't stand myself doing nothing at home after work. Furthermore, no one will be so free to ask me out everyday. If not... I rather start whatever trainings now so that I won't wait for this or that.

♣ 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?

♣ 3rd game with Jamaica ♣

Yesterday I didn't have the mood to update the bloggy as got to wait for the com to be free to use & furthermore the wireless connection isn't that good.

Obviously we lost to them by a lot of goals but I'm quite happy as we met the atacking target. It wasn't a great game to watch as the Sunshine gals just lobbed into their shooter.

Netball has becoming more & more physical. More physical than men. Well... I guess netball is still a girls sport & every country is improving their play.

♣ 2nd game against Cooks ♣

The players were huge in size & most of them were 1 & 1/2 size bigger than me. Had a terrible hard time going around them, finding the free space. I got to squeeze my way through the front to pull a contact by them.

I played with Fen together & I wonder what the NZ commentators will say again. Yesterday they commented the pair of 1.69m shooters. What the hell... I wanted to be tall either. Sigh~~~

It was a tough & close game... We lost to them by 2 goals, 45 - 43.

♣ Game against Fiji ♣

We played our 1st game against Fiji & the score is 61 - 32. It was a good game compared to last time we played against them.

I went in at the 3rd quarter after Ling got injured, was nervous as I didn't do any mental preparation.

Terrible shooting... I don't know why either... I'm trying my best too despite playing with the injured finger.

Tomorrow against Cooks Island & I'll give my best.

♣ World Championships 2011 in my country ♣

Congratulations!!! Singapore won the bidding on hosting World Championships 2011.

Hope I won't hear about disgusting humans hooking up on the IFNA or the World Class netballers but I guess some will.

Bootlickers?

♣ Dislocated for the very 1st time ♣

Today friendly game against the NZ under 21s squad. I got my last left finger dislocated at the 2nd quarter last few seconds.

Luckily Eunice helped me to fix it back for me. I had to keep on icing the finger til it recovers.

Bad luck..

Just came back from the CandleLight Ceremony & seen different players. They are so tall...

♣ Falling sick soon ♣

I'm have sore throat ever since I touched down to NZ & have been taking Danzen for inflammation. Seems like it's not working... Sigh~~~ Soon the flu will be coming as the sinus is already here... Jia lat!

Hope it will go away soon...

Now my right leg hurts after the game with Barbados...

♣ 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!!!

♣ Last weights session ♣

Today is the last day of weights for the team & some of the players. Emotions are flying around the gym.

As usual, Ah Yong (our trainer) gave us a tin of lollis & jelly beans & thanked us for being so hardworking. Of course, we are the best.

I tried to avoid looking at the rest of them as some were tearing. *sob sob* I think no one will want this to come into an end although we kept complaining about trainings we had.

We are a team for 3 to 4 years & train so intensive. I guess I won't enjoy as much as I do when they aren't around.

News updates : Thieves are appearing out of nowhere to steal valuable items from unattended bags. Please don't leave your belongings unattended!

♣ 3 quarters of court time ♣

Had a wonderful 3 quarters of court time just now. Played 2 quarters of GA & a quarter of GS. My runs were better this time round & couldn't felt the stiffness on the knee.

Mental breakdown after being knocked by Ling. I was shocked by the knock I guess... Started to tear...

I need to stay stronger this time round... No more tearing...

♣ 2 quarters of court time ♣

Just had 2 quarters of court time with the squad, played GS & GA. My movements were so stiff & not smooth when I'm playing GS. At GA, I could run freely without thoughts in my mind & the movements were better.

My conclusion : Got to warm up my right leg more than usual.

Today's video shoot was a joke. We were informed that the shoot would be at indoor court but they changed their minds & turned out to be at outdoor court. What a waste of time!!! They should have done the shooting at Kallang netball courts instead of Singapore Sports School.

Well... never mind...

Got new bodysuit for upcoming World Champs. It's blue in color. Yeah!!!

♣ It's so fun with them around ♣

Game in the morning was cancelled due to the rain & we did wet weather session indoor. Had a mini run throughs for the attacking end.

Had a powerful nap from 2 to 4.20pm which I didn't even wanna wake up to go for training. Was so glad that I increased my single leg press weights to 170kg. Though the right leg seems to grow stronger, it wasn't that strong as I thought on court. But it's ok... just got to pull it through the World Champs!!!

They were so funny today... Wondering what's happening & what caused them to laugh so much. 1 of them had her shorts torn while trying to do the barbell squats & created hilarious laughters in the gym.

This World Champs will be the last journey for us together as a team. Let's make it a memorable one!

♣ 1st training game after 5 months ♣

I was down for a quarter of training game with the squad. It's MARVELLOUS!!! Really felt so good playing on court though it's only just a quarter.

But I landed too hard on the ACL leg while doing the warm up drill & it hurts. *OUCH*

My shooting was 100% (I think) & really felt so different from previous trainings. Guess I'm possessed when I'm on court playing.

The sun was so hot in the afternoon & I was sunburnt during the video shoot at Singapore River Promenade. My face.... hands.... neck were so red... I got a "chao ta" forehead now.

♣ Added too much pressure ♣

Recently my shooting really sucks, it's not just a miss, it's 7 to 8 shots consecutively missed!!! What's wrong again?

Obviously Kate came over & asked me why. I told her that I was too focused on my movements that I forgot to switch into shooting mode. And partly because I really felt very bad throwing bad passes to them & I kept saying "Sorry" to them throughout the whole training.

Too much emotions in me, I got to get rid of it. But I guess it wasn't easy. Too much stuffs happening at home... How to concentrate?

♣ Stronger? ♣

Increased the weights for my program today & really worked me out.

Progression : I did 2 chin ups on my own. *applause*

This morning when we had the training, I couldn't catch Lix's passes. Came into conclusion that it must the missing carrot cake. I didn't have it for breakfast as it's sold out.

Tomorrow will be hydro at 8am. Gosh!!! So early... We'll be making the most hilarious joke in the pool tomorrow. All of us will be in our "ATTIRE" for the hydro. =)

K Lunch with some of them tomorrow!!!

♣ Saturday training ♣

Never expected to wait for the train for 12 minutes & ended up being late for training.

Chin had planned an "endurance circuit" for us.

1. Carry the 20kg bag on both sides of the shoulder & do 10 squats. After both sides were done, carry the bag & do 10 shoulder press.

2. Push the van for a distance.

3. Pull the slat with 50kg weights for a distance.

And we got to do 4 sets of that. Obviously I used a lot on my left quads as I couldn't feel any aching on the right quads.

It rained 15 to 20 mins later after the training ended.

Next saturday will be another session... And the hardest part is, we have to go for spin class in the afternoon.

♣ Basic again ♣

Shooters have another session but the rest got their active rest. Today we focused more on our basic landing & shooting because we shot very badly during yesterday's training.

Did a lot of jump ins to catch the ball. And the happiest part was I didn't even tape my knee as I didn't want to rely too much on the taping in preparations for the World Champs.

30% of my body wasn't aching but I'm sure after tomorrow's session, I will drop dead on the bed in the afternoon.

♣ Aching... ♣

Today is the 4th day of training & we were like "Oh my... aching...." I even wore my top & bottom skins to sleep in the afternoon. Ling asked, "Huh? You slept in air con room?" I replied "No... on the fan la..." Anyway my side was pouring & it felt cool...

Right now after the morning trainings, I will definitely do the soaking in hot colds. If not, I guess I'll be worst than aching.

Good training session tonight when I stopped hard after sprinting. Though it might felt weird, I think my leg was stronger than compared to last week.

Tomorrow is another shooters' session before I could get the full afternoon day off from netball.

♣ Another tiring day ♣

We had bridge run at 9am in the morning. Who on earth will wake up so early to run under the hot sun? Pacing was good at the start but Kate wanted the rest to increase their speed & *zoom* off they go... Their images had becoming smaller & smaller til a point I already couldn't see them.

The run took me less than 40 mins to complete which I was amazed by myself. If it's the old me, I will take more than 45 mins. Well done!!!

Went for rehab after the run & did the hots colds. And Steve helped me to massage my legs. *Woo* so sweet of him...

I just did full training session with them & I really felt so good. More confident in my runs, jumps now.

Now my legs were aching so badly...

♣ SpexGlow starts ♣

Still got to wake up early to go for my biodex test at 9am. Was very nervous doing this test as it'll determine if I could get court time.

Dr Cormac was very pleased with my results though it didn't look as good to me. But compared to the previous test, my quads strength had increased 15% & my hamstring strength had increased 50%. My goodness!!! Well... my left leg increased in the strength too. *sad*

I hit 160kg for the single leg press just now. *wow*

sigh~~~ tomorrow got bridge run at 9am. The long bridge...

♣ It's so near to 8th Oct ♣

Finally it's Friday today, which means SpexGlow is so near to us, the workers. Took 1 month leave from work to go for intensive trainings + rehab sessions.

Most importantly, 8th is really very important to me. Got to do the biodex test again to see the deficit again. If I can hit 90% strength for the ACL leg, I can go back on court for full training & game!!! *I'm scare*

I shall test myself to pull 2 chin ups on my own from next week. Time to test my strength again...

♣ Never felt so good for so long ♣

Everyone was shaking in fear worrying about the beep test they got to go on with, including me. When it comes to beep test, everyone hates it but they will still give their best to beat their old records.

As usual, I'm the 1st to stop running at the level which I'm always stuck at. But this time round, I felt much more lighter than usual when I ran for the test. 4 kg loss was really good for me. My bum wasn't interfering my runs anymore...

Finally I did full training with the team & it really felt so good. The feeling was much more better than last week when I felt that I'm a handicap to the team.

Counting down to 8th Oct...

♣ Need concentration ♣

I must be too sleepy to do weights yesterday & caused me to do the ladder work incorrectly. Every parts of the muscles in my right leg were tight. I couldn't extend fully again when I'm doing the leg extension. ~sigh~

Nothing to talk about... Just wish that I could 100% fully recover...

♣ Friendly game with NYP ♣

This morning we had friendly game with NYP in preparation for their upcoming IVP tournament.

1. I didn't tape my knee as there'll be no body contacts against me during warm up.

2. Played dog & bone at Court 3 for warmup. Everyone was laughing hysterically & Joanne could hear our laughters from Court 1 . Well... at least this game cheered everyone up on a saturday morning.

3. Did pair ball work with Ling & everything went smoothly.

4. My strength is still not there... I'm *angry*

5. I didn't get to play any single quarter.

Yes!!! SpexGlow is coming... I'm waiting for it for so long...

Took this picture before training... I had a hard time taking it as the sun was too strong!!! My eyes! Becoming more perfect after "staring" at the sun.

♣ Not cleared yet ♣

Manage to book sports massage yesterday & it was so painful. Pressed on the tight spots that really hurt & I was making too much noise out there. The spots that really really hurt were the neck area & deltoids.

Felt more relaxed after the massage before I went for the fitness test. Was advised not to do the vertical jumps & sprints because I'm not cleared to do that. Knee hurts when I did changing of direction. I suppose it's lack of strength.

Beep test will be conduct on next tuesday. Jia you ba!!!

♣ Increasing weights again ♣

Muscle mass gaining = weight gaining (I don't want!!!)

Congrats to me... Increased the weights for my program yesterday...

Single leg press - 145Kg
Seated Hamstring Curls - 70Kg

Thinking whether I'll hit 200Kg for my single leg press.

Today having fitness test... *headache*

♣ 1st taped up ♣

Ling taped my right knee before I started training. She was so pro in doing it, well done Ling! Felt more stabled & secured with the taping but the legs were too heavy to run. Why am I still holding back my runs?

That digusting man was there watching us trained. Damn... he was really an irritating guy. This time round he sat on a chair & acted as if he's a watchman. Should someone just chase him away?

♣ Increasing... ♣

Today weights increasing...

Single leg press - 140kg
Seated leg curls - 60kg

Chin said this to me, "I don't see why you can't pass your biodex test. You're doing good here."

I also don't know why... I just trying my luck to see if I could add more heavier weights.

Finally my calves aren't aching that much anymore...

♣ Free time ♣

My latest "craving to make" dessert... This is my 2nd try. Wanna see the 1st try? It's kind of ugly..

♣ Training CANCELLED ♣

Fern & I woke up at 6+am & so that we could reach Kallang by 8am before training starts. By 8.10am, J9 came & she started to tape her ankle. Received an sms from Kate saying that the training is cancelled!!! My 1st reaction is, "Jeanine, don't tape anymore. Training cancel..." The 3 of us were stunned.

Obviously Fern & I were grumbling that we woke up so early for training, blah blah blah... And she said that luckily we didn't take a cab down to kallang.

Ended up Fern & I went to National Stadium for 30mins run while J9 did her own fitness in the rehab gym. Had physio & hot cold baths... Shiok!!!

♣ Dead from 2nd training ♣

After the 1st training session, I was aching like mad. I had never ached like this before after my ACL op. I still hit the gym before I went down for training.

Aching arms, back, wings, quads, calves, hamstrings, triceps, biceps, shoulder... all parts of my body are aching... aching... aching... I missed hot cold baths...

Did the beep test training & I was naggard. My whole face was flushing red & I could feel the heat on my face!!!

Did short skills session with Kate before I joined them for the run through down the court. The feeling is great!!! Movements were great!!! Yeah~~~

♣ 1st training session with them ♣

As usual, I will hit the gym 1st before going down training. Jo did the session with me while the rest trained with Kate. I was panting like mad again... poor stamina... but my movements were quicker than before I got my ACL. Perhaps it must those extra kilos that I shed... When you are lighter, you can run faster & quicker.

Joined the shooters in the end. I was so blurred that I didn't know what should I do. Fumbling with the ball after Vane passed to me. I was nervous!!!

It was so shiok to wear the ankle braces again after so long.

Quite irritated by the guy who always sit at a side watching us train. It was damn irritating... Can he just leave?

♣ Singapore World Champs Team is out ♣

Congratulations of making into the team, Tan Hui Yan!!!

Hip hip hooray!!! Hip hip hooray!!! hoorayrayray!!!

Alright, I got to work even harder than usual.

I'm so happy... Don't have to wait another 4 years for World Champs!

I'm joining you gals, my sisters!!!

♣ Urge to blade ♣

Had a sudden urge to go blading with my confidante, Val... But I can't... neither can she...

♣ Another biodex test ♣

Announcement of the World Champs was postponed to monday.

Did biodex test today at SSC. Left leg is weaker, ACL leg maintained but with a slight drop in strength.

I will know everything I want to know on Monday. Let's hope it will not be a "dark blue" monday. *haha*

Went for spin class with the national team at Parkway Parade. It was really a hard workout. Saw people learning BanglaDance. I wanted to learn too... wait til my leg is fully recover first...

♣ Yes or No ♣

Yesterday I really worked hard on my skills session but the bad thing is, I kept missing my shots!!! I guessed fatigue played a part to my poor shooting. Well... everything goes well in my performance. Dr Cormac said that my movements were good but I just need to build up my confidence more. The way he said sounded really very positive. So the answer is yes?

I will know the results today... Stay tune to my news later.

♣ No screwing up ♣

Did another short session with Kate before I hit the gym. My movements were getting better now but still don't dare to run harder out more.

Yesterday weights... I just increase the weights to see if I could do heavier... Well done... I hit 120kg for my single leg press... increase weights for other programs too.

Today will be the day where Dr Cormac gives the answer to her. I got to perform well with him around. If not, I can forget about it.

♣ Good session ♣

Had a skills session yesterday after my weights. Good intensity but I guessed I need to brush up on my fitness. Dare to go hard for it but panting hard after that.

I'm happy with the progress now. I could land slightly harder on the ACL leg. Had a mini netball game with Kate to finish off the training. She played C & WA, me as GA & GS. Really quite funny. My 1st netball game after 4 months of no netball.

♣ Team announcement ♣

Just received news that the World Champs team will be announced on coming friday. Oh dear... How now?

Can't take leave from work to do my biodex test... Sigh~~~

♣ Check with Dr Cormac ♣

Went to check my leg today... Wondering what's wrong with it. Knee joint became stiff every moment... The worst is when I'm trying to get up after sitting for too long, the knee joint will be super stiff. Well... I guess I didn't stretch as much as I needed to. No choice... Got to rush down for 5 Nations after weights. Anyway, this isn't an excuse.

I managed to push myself to do 110kg for the single leg press. Should be able to do heavier but...I'm too conservative about it.

Being national player isn't that easy. You got to sacrifice a lot of time. Especially in my situation now, I have to train every single day, includes sat & sun, so that I can make it for the Worlds.

♣ 5 Nations Champs : "SINGAPORE" ♣

Before I wrote anything, I was amazed by the hits today. 69 hits!!! My goodness...

I was shouting from the VIP seats, & even my youngest sis could hear me from far.

Yeah!!! SINGAPORE WON.... 56 -32 goals.

How do you all think about the game? Is it convincing that Singapore is stronger than T&T? 2 consecutive wins. Don't ask me, I don't know either. But I know that we can counteract the Caribbean's style of play.

Obviously the Calypso weren't that happy that they lost. Heard that they were unfriendly too. Come on, too arrogant!!!

Heard that there're people who went to curry favour the Aussies. My goodness... Treating them curry? I despised them!!! Very much!!! Trying to impress others when they aren't that good? What are you trying to do?

Ch*e Ho*g K*a (in hokkien)

♣ Singapore vs Sri Lanka ♣

Another victory by Singapore Girls!!! Well done!!! The crabs were down. Sri Lankan were physical tough with lots of body contacts. Both side didn't look tired that all despite they had few games for the past few days.

Lix & I were so funny. We were pissed by the Sri Lankan supporters who were behind us & we decided to cheer even louder when we scored! The kids beside us were so noisy... Couldn't stand them.

Today is the Final game. See you there...

It's 4 MONTHS OLD!!!

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Today my ACL turns 4 months old... *clap*

Dr Cormac is the one who reminded me... His sms really touched me...

♣ Arrogant Calypso ♣

Here's the article on yesterday's game...

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5 Nations news

Today's the last game before they hit the finals... No more chance for "giraffe". She gotta be dead today as our defenders have been yearning to play against her for so long. We'll show you what's true netball is. I have already analysed your play... *ha*

Baba G sent an sms to the fellowers yesterday before the game.

"It's the constant and determined effort that breaks down all resistance and sweeps away all obstacles."

♣ Singapore vs Trindad & Tobago ♣

*Hooray!!!*

Singapore WON T&T!!!

They are so physical, atheletic who jump like having springs in tact underneath their soles. Their thighs are huge but slim calves... They can stretch so long!!! I'm jealous...

Watching their play, I know that Singapore can take them because WE LIKE TO PLAY THAT KIND OF GAME.

55 - 40

WE BEAT WORLD RANKED NO. 10!!!!
Ling gave me a hug just now, *yucks* can you imagine how sweaty she is? But I guess others will be envious that she hugged me... *haha* wanted to give Fern a hug but it just feels awkward...

New updates... I just sprinted before I hit the gym. Congrats Yan. *pat on the head*

Wondering why they bother to tape down the game. To learn something out of it? Or trying to think of strategies? Anyway... they won't be there long... It just disgusts me...

♣ Sri Lanka vs Canada ♣

To us, we thought that it was the wrong combi that Canada used. Was too angry why certain players played different positions. Obviously I'm cheering for Canada as we had good times together before. *☻*

I was too excited while watching their game & cheered so loud when Canadian could intercept that disgusted pass to "Giraffe". Was so happy at that point of time.

Lix came into conclusion that she wouldn't want to play in 5 Nations even if she's allowed to. She can't take anymore blows on her lovely, crooked nose. But I am eager... Eager to play with Trinidad & Tobago, these born atheletic women.

Jia you my sisters, THE TEAM, I'll be down to support down again. Will shout all out even if it tarnishes my image.

♣ Singapore vs Northern Ireland ♣

Did my weights at 7.15pm & ended at 7.50pm. To think I didn't even miss the taxi peak hour rate... *&$%^*, but it's worth the $ to rush down from Kallang to TPY sports hall.

Was worried when the score was drew at the 1st quarter. I was too overwhelmed when umpire called stepping when Fern didn't even step!!! Poor Lix, she couldn't even watch the game, cheering out with me as she got to video the whole game.

My father asked me whether Singapore will win? I said yes. Very confident though Sg was down by few goals. Again my image was tarnished as I was shouting like a mad woman at the top. How I wish I can sit on the bench with them, shouting for them...

My youngest sister was just sitting down there, stoning. I asked her why is she so calm about it & she said, "It's not that high what." (@_@) She said that if I was playing, the atmosphere will be even high!!!

Singapore WON again!!! Hooray!!! 46 - 39

Sigh~~ Feels like playing on court... The bodies of opponents sticking on you, really makes me wanna go on court to play...

♣ 5 Nations : Singapore vs Canada ♣

Singapore WON!!! 44 - 33 Got to bold my letters today as I'm really very excited over the game. I shouted from the spectators stand, ignoring how others looked at me. From the top, I could clearly see the space & how I should tackle the Canada defence. Wondering if they heard me shouting for them...*thinking* But I did sms them this : "For e team, my sisters, "Just go out there and do what you've got to do."

Canada didn't improve from the last time we met them. The biggest difference is they got a better GA this time round, & not that they have improved.

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♣ Article on 5 Nations ♣

Singapore played quite messy towards the end of 2 quarters. I'm very happy for J9!!! She played so well yesterday... Her movements in circle & her shots... *♪♫♪♫* Yes!!! This is the great time to prove their strengths.

Things do happen at the very last minute when one doesn't even expect it. When I came to know the incident, I was shocked but my jaws didn't even drop. My 1st question in my mind is : "Why her & not her?" I could feel how she felt & I thought she should deserve a place in. Afterall, she really trained hard & improved!!! Some just can't take this but what can we do? We are not cold-blooded towards this kind of thing but we are used to it.

Sorry people, this post gotta be long... grandma's story... won't doze off right?

Rushed down to weights with Lix & Rach after the game. Got my new program from Chin & it seems tough to me. I managed to do 100kg of single leg press without the other leg to support. *claps* I could see my muscles shape developing soon...

Today's game is Singapore vs Northern Irelands... what shall I sms them today?

♣ Saturday & Sunday sessions ♣

Due to the tiredness I had for the past few days, I couldn't wake up in time for rehab but went for my sessions with Kate. Training at TPY sports hall is very much different than at Kallang. I didn't feel so much impact on knees when training at sports hall.

Seems like I'm looking good when doing the programs.

Today is the start for 5 Nations... I'll be there to support my Sisters!!! Beat the Canadians!!!

♣ Another biodex test ♣

Yesterday I went to see Dr Cormac, physio & did my rehab... all at a go... did biodex test & the result wasn't that ideal. But there's improvement! Now the deficit is 28%... hopefully when the next time I do it again, it will be 20%.

Tried landing yesterday... At the start, I was too scared to jump down but once I got over the phase, it was a good feeling to land.

Tiring tiring day... rehab in the morning, training session with Kate & Jill... by the time I went dinner with my rehab friends, I was so dead tired.