Saturday, August 30, 2008 . 22:59

IM seminar + bbq today! fun.

bbq!
i swear that was really crammed
reflection!
michelle poker
i look horrible!
fire hunter earthquake!

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Thursday, August 28, 2008 . 20:06

pretty!
surreal, yet so real.
its raining. its pouring.
scaryyyy
scribblings of emotion
on wings like eagles
i seriously cant think of a caption for this.
or this.

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Sunday, August 24, 2008 . 14:36

so adam finished second, 0.4 seconds behind ken wallace. tim brabants 0.04 seconds behind.

ah well, silver isn't gold, but at least he was able to pull himself together after the devastating 1000m on friday.

http://www.nationalpost.com/most_popular/story.html?id=743858

the story there. its quite inspiring. gets you thinking.

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Friday, August 22, 2008 . 19:19

adam van k. got eighth out of nine :/

From uh. CBC Olympics website.

'"I just didn't have it," a distraught van Koeverden told CBC Sports after the race. "It's a hell of a time not to have it. It's the worst 1000 metres I have put together in years."

He paused for a moment then looked directly at the CBC television camera recording the interview. "I'm sorry," he said, addressing viewers. "I don't know what to say, I'm pretty speechless right now."

"I planned on sitting behind Tim [Brabants], just off his shoulder and using his pace and then popping him at the end. He had a very strong pickup at the 500 and I countered it, went with him a little while and then people just started blowing past me and I couldn't handle it.""

Van Koeverden clocked a timing of 3:31.793


ah well. everyone has their offdays. and theres still his speciality 500m tmr. hopefully he wins!



my tuition teachers gonna be late for an hour T.T

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Wednesday, August 20, 2008 . 17:38

so it has been a busy 4 weeks. from rushing history in week 6 to chionging jian baos in week 7 and cramming l.arts, physics, math, IHS and whatnot recently.
and now its week 9 and the stress is still here, albeit less. 3 days of borrowing, doing and lastly copying physics practicals can prove to be quite challenging too. moreover im sure everyone is now worrying about the chem test tomorrow, which we were only notified of last week (not like we would do anything earlier anyway but yea). and to top it all off, theres the math coursework today.

cant wait for the weekend

so anyway besides hectic school life, there have been, of course, the Olympics. First highlight is, without doubt, the table tennis womens. Sure we got trashed by China but oh well, silver looks nicer than gold. and a medal looks better than none. well done team Singapore!

secondly. the canoing races have started! Adam van koeverden once again proved himself by coming in first in his heats. 3.29 for 1000m and 1.35.55 (a new world record) for 500m.

missed the semis today but all the pros straight finals anyway. no kick anymore. oh which reminds me, time to go check the slowest k4 timing and look at their videos. and maybe get inspired and start running 10km every morning....maybe.

training has been rather rollercoaster-like too. but at least i can see myself improving now. only in the slightest bit, but improving nonetheless. time to train harder than ever, yes.

ok i need to get back to work.

Labels: canoeing, life, school

Tuesday, August 19, 2008 . 21:00

one more pull
one more stroke
one more second
one more set
one more minute
one more training
one more season
one. last. year.

Labels: canoeing

Sunday, August 17, 2008 . 20:01

ahh drats no this cannot be happening AGAIN.

sometimes i hate my personality.



on a separate note though, this is the 350th post so yay.

Labels: emo, ranting

Saturday, August 16, 2008 . 21:50

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Friday, August 15, 2008 . 21:12

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Tuesday, August 12, 2008 . 18:44

kevin tan. you are a freak.
guess.
WILONA YOU'RE DAMN IMBA. LOL. (sorry for blocking your face nick. heh.)
too, too fast paced.
ah. if only our tables were still arranged like that.
rainbow!
that isnt us slacking during X-country.
ARE YOU.

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Wednesday, August 06, 2008 . 19:22

ahh. the good ol days.

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Tuesday, August 05, 2008 . 18:48

i cant take it anymore.

where did all my will go? and my determination. my refusal to be overtaken. my goals. my mental strength. my physical strength.

they seem to have gone just like that.

its not as if i dont want to push. every single training, i tell myself, Derek, stop fooling around, you gotta start pushing.

but when i go on the water i just cant seem to find the strength. and while im stuck in stagnating land. everyone else seems to be gaining on me.

are they all off days? i assure myself that after each training. but i know, they arent.



"this isnt the Derek i know."

indeed, i dont recognize myself anymore

"im fine with the way it is"

am i, really? being average at everything and never being able to excel. being all-rounded has its pros, i agree. but sometimes it just feels like there won't be anything I'd be the best in. or even close.

maybe its just the way im built. maybe its the way i do things. maybe its the way i think. whatever it is. i hate it.

i hate the way some people are just all the way up there.
i hate the way i try so hard but achieve nothing.
i hate the way im always average.
i hate it. i hate it. i hate it.

i don't know whats wrong with me. tell me what to do.



and you, you are one of the few things keeping me from breaking down.

Labels: canoeing, emo, ranting

Sunday, August 03, 2008 . 20:07

wayyyy overdue photos. not in chronological order:

Match retreatt
b div 08! ill miss you, seniors!
Yes lesson was productive
we are. NOT gay.
but winston is.
passion ac!
One camp ;D
TACKLE GAMES!
Grimmjow Jeagerjaque by me.
and Ulquiorra Schiffer
and Hitsugaya Toushirou.

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lalalalala firsttt, friday.

X-country! slackest ever. we went to "help out" with the scouts. milo van. we slacked before the van came, while the van was there and after the van ran out. basically the whole way. and the classic scenario:

scout hands me two cups to give out.
i walk out of sight
*gulpgulp*
*whistles*


anyway so we tried to go macs halfway claiming we have "break" from duty. failed. oh well. worth a try. tried from backdoor too. prefect too smart.

soo then we ponned the prize presentation. was useless though we missed a 18 minute long wait bus by a minute so we ended up boarding with the other people. sian. smelly like mad

then jk led us around the whole of orchard cause he got lost. "making up for the exercise we were supposed to get"

BULLSHITTTT.

watched money no enough 2. not so funny. but as a movie it was quite good.

then LAN! dota for the first time in like. forever. diablo is taking over the world! everyone jump on the bandwagon.

lol leon got owned in pvp.


saturdayy.

phailuree. only 4 of us went for FOP.

and i didnt know the other 3 well.

met miin though. long time no see yeah!

home at 12+ fell into bed.


church. new match member! welcome, tan wei. after service had the meeting for the saturday fellowship thingum. then subwayy! yumm. nice cookies.

now im crazy over Jesse McCartney songs.

I'm leavin', never to come back again!

then teck hong say. HI LEAVIN'

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Friday, August 01, 2008 . 21:51

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHANNY!!! ;DD

shannyyy, we dont talk much but you are a greattt friend to have. so i hope you enjoyed your day, and well, continue to enjoy your day :D and i wish that we'll stay friends too! Happy birthday!

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