Wednesday, April 29, 2009
29 Apr
it's finally over .
i've reached my final destination .. (':
50free - 30.81s
15 seconds off my timing from last yr ..
the best 15seconds of my life ..
adrenaline level is now zero ..
i guess i will never experience it again
the heart pumping action,
the anxiety, the excitement,
and the joy of finishing an event .
i would give everything just to experience the past year again
but for now,
im really, really tired .
one year of hard work
one year of passion
one year of determination
one year of sweat, tears and blood .
i need a break .
a really long one .
"If no one was watching,
would you put in your best?"
Me ?
sorry . no can do .
Swimming. I love this sport. More so when I joined VJC swim team. I've learnt so much over the past year.
From the time I made new buddies, Ryan, Ralph, Harry to the time I got bullied by the juniors, Pam and Siok Hui, from the time Shao Sheng wanted to reject me from the team, to the time I got my desired position in a relay event, from the time my goggles came off during every plunge, to the time a single plunge took me 10m far, from the time I was gymming alone, to the time I had my teammates with me at gym trainings, from the time my PB was 45s, to the time my timing is 30s, I loved every single moment of it.
Jiao Lian's words are still resounding in my head as if it was just yesterday. “Ban De Min! 脚踢快一点！” ， “Free 转身的时候腰不要晃，肩转就好。” ，“呼吸的时候动作快一点，别慢吞吞的！” ，“Free pulling 要到大腿，不要停在腰那里。” ，“Ban De Min, tumbleturn 的时候，动作快点，别在原地打转。”，“Plunging 的时候，脚要做dolphin kick，头要在手臂之下。”，“喂，Ban De Min, 今天脚怎么没在踢？累啦哈？”
“教练，谢谢您这一年的训练，把我调教成一个自由泳的选手。您的每一句话，我是无时无刻都紧紧地听着，遵从着。要对您说的话， 一句谢谢是不足以表达我内心深处的感激。希望你能继续为维多利亚处级学院努力，培养出更多选手。后会有期。。”
The time and effort I put into swimming, I don't regret every single decision along the way. Swimming has provided me an escapade from my social solitude, the only time where I really let down every single one of my protective barriers. For swimming and my team, I'm willing to go to great lengths. The passion I have, I wonder how many people felt it. All the fun times, hard times are nothing but pleasant memories. I'm already feeling emptiness, adrenaline no longer pumps through me when I picture myself sprinting for 50m. I really miss the feeling....
VJ Swim Team. Thanks for everything you have given me. It's time to pass the baton on to the juniors...
Nil Sine Labore, have I defined it well?
-the water is my sky-
RadicalLove
i've reached my final destination .. (':
50free - 30.81s
15 seconds off my timing from last yr ..
the best 15seconds of my life ..
adrenaline level is now zero ..
i guess i will never experience it again
the heart pumping action,
the anxiety, the excitement,
and the joy of finishing an event .
i would give everything just to experience the past year again
but for now,
im really, really tired .
one year of hard work
one year of passion
one year of determination
one year of sweat, tears and blood .
i need a break .
a really long one .
"If no one was watching,
would you put in your best?"
Me ?
sorry . no can do .
Swimming. I love this sport. More so when I joined VJC swim team. I've learnt so much over the past year.
From the time I made new buddies, Ryan, Ralph, Harry to the time I got bullied by the juniors, Pam and Siok Hui, from the time Shao Sheng wanted to reject me from the team, to the time I got my desired position in a relay event, from the time my goggles came off during every plunge, to the time a single plunge took me 10m far, from the time I was gymming alone, to the time I had my teammates with me at gym trainings, from the time my PB was 45s, to the time my timing is 30s, I loved every single moment of it.
Jiao Lian's words are still resounding in my head as if it was just yesterday. “Ban De Min! 脚踢快一点！” ， “Free 转身的时候腰不要晃，肩转就好。” ，“呼吸的时候动作快一点，别慢吞吞的！” ，“Free pulling 要到大腿，不要停在腰那里。” ，“Ban De Min, tumbleturn 的时候，动作快点，别在原地打转。”，“Plunging 的时候，脚要做dolphin kick，头要在手臂之下。”，“喂，Ban De Min, 今天脚怎么没在踢？累啦哈？”
“教练，谢谢您这一年的训练，把我调教成一个自由泳的选手。您的每一句话，我是无时无刻都紧紧地听着，遵从着。要对您说的话， 一句谢谢是不足以表达我内心深处的感激。希望你能继续为维多利亚处级学院努力，培养出更多选手。后会有期。。”
The time and effort I put into swimming, I don't regret every single decision along the way. Swimming has provided me an escapade from my social solitude, the only time where I really let down every single one of my protective barriers. For swimming and my team, I'm willing to go to great lengths. The passion I have, I wonder how many people felt it. All the fun times, hard times are nothing but pleasant memories. I'm already feeling emptiness, adrenaline no longer pumps through me when I picture myself sprinting for 50m. I really miss the feeling....
VJ Swim Team. Thanks for everything you have given me. It's time to pass the baton on to the juniors...
Nil Sine Labore, have I defined it well?
-the water is my sky-
RadicalLove
i want you back at 8:28 AM
0 on-lookers thought having you back was easy
0 on-lookers thought having you back was easy