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I love to spoil ashley and be protective over her and love her as an elder brother. But im very serious when it comes to discipline. Of course I wont be the one disciplining her, my parents would. However, I believe that she needs to hear something from me too. Afterall actions have consqeunces.
I finally got my $900 macro lens! I bought second hand though, more worth it. And yes im feeling kinda broke. Its the ef-s 60mm macro USM for my underwater photography. Its really fun playing with it. Photos produced are amazing.
Can't wait for holidays! Yes imma going to 2 places. I'll be leaving for malacca this friday, till monday i think? Then i'll be leaving for HongKong after that. Heard hk's temperature is really cold now so im looking forward to that(:
For now, i should go sleep soon. Going to wake up really early to go to starbucks simei and START studying for my tests next week. Cya guys!
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But yeah things are clearing up now so I decided to add a little life to my blog.
I've been super tired lately. Really drained. I get sleepy by 10pm, and my body has been feeling horrible. Yeah I think I just saved myself from being sick but I actually was falling sick.. Lucky?
Anyway, I doubt i've blogged about this but I did injure my shoulder again last wed during training. Same shoulder, the previous injury obviously didn't heal. Piercing pain every time I apply pressure on it. So im going for a x-ray tomorrow. No point seeing a doc. He'd just tell me not to climb. I'll still continue climbing eventually. I can't possibly stop for years just to let it heal. So I need a rough idea of how serious my injury is first.
Random thoughts going through my mind.
I can't believe some people really think the world is going to end in 2012 just because some ancient mayan calender STOPPED there. Seriously?!
Maybe the dude doing it got tired and decided to take a break, and so happen thats when the spanish took over and invaded them. And really, if the mayans could predict when the world would end, why couldn't they predict when their tribe would end too? So yeah people, don't be so foolish. Don't let the short clips on youtube change how you'd live your life.
I can't wait for next week to be over, its the exam week. And after that, i'll be leaving on friday for Malacca, and then to Hongkong right after. Interesting? I hope so.
I need to start saving up money for a macro lens. I NEED one):
And soon after another strobe and a port for my lens. Omg, underwater photography WHY! I could have easily gotent myself a canon 5D like that.
I collected my prize the other day. And I also bought Janice's shoe voucher to get my dream shoe. Okay basically, I used to use this shoe called V10s, by the brand FiveTen.
Yup this is the v10. It was an awesome shoe, but is also known to be the most painful shoe. When I first got it, it took me about 15minutes to wear it. And I could only stand having them on for about 5mins. Very very painful. However, it provided me with excellent performance. It is afterall, a high performance shoe. Anyway, FiveTen suddenly stopped production of it. My shoe had a hole, so I went to try another brand, La Sportiva- The ferrari of climbing shoes. I got the Miuras Vs, which cost me about $230. Really expensive. The shoe started off like crap at first (la sportiva shoes take long to season). But after a month, I finally got used to it and it served me well. Provides A LOT of comfort as compared to the V10s. Anyway, recently, about a month ago, FiveTen came up with a new shoe. Its an improved version of the V10s, also called Team5.10! YAY.
This is the description.
"Five Ten® put the world’s top climbers to work—helping to design the Team Shoe, the world’s most perfect bouldering and sport climbing tool. This “secret weapon” has ultra-thin, ultra-durable 3.5 mm Stealth® Mystique™ rubber soles. The Team 5.10® Shoe combines surgeon-like precision, unprecedented sensitivity and a perfect fit. The Team 5.10® shoe is designed for cutting-edge sport routes, bouldering, and competitions. This shoe excels at the most technical footwork needed to establish the most difficult climbs in the world, and win world-class competitions."
Impressive huh. I saw the picture of it, and my jaw dropped, literally. Its like the perfect shoe for me. So i got it. HAHAHAHHA.
Just check the toe-down (arch) of it man. Looks like it can cut. And yes it hurts, just look at it. But I have grown accustomed to the pain so its okay(: But tell me! It looks sooo sexy man! Love love love it. I cant wait to put this to use. This will be my bouldering shoe. And the Miuras will be my highwall shoe.
Okay, I also collected my prize from the other competition too, the columbia tracking shoes. Im surprised man. Its actually worth quite alot- $159.
Yup now that the bouldering season is coming, its good to get my shoes now. Season them, and i'll be even more ready this time.
Its Arul's birthday today, gonna go out with the guys later.
ps. Great news. I was actually asking around, telling people that i'd pay them a dollar for every lizard they could get for me. Guess what. Now im gonna get paid 10bucks for ever lizard caught at my parent's friends house.
And oh oh they finally posted up my RockOn finals video. Check it out.
(couldnt stand the entrance song for me)
Hungtua has given birth! And shes actually taking really long. Yesterday, there were 9 babies, and she has about 15 now? Not too sure since they're all clumped up together. Really really adorable(:
Should be selling some of them when they mature.
Competition was very very fierce, indonesian climbers were insane. I managed to beat 2 out of the 4(very happy). The other two snatched 1st and 2nd positions. Weather was excellent and the music was muchhhh better than yest. TV crew were there so don't be surprise if you see me on miotv or something hahaha. I'll look really unglam cause they did the interview straight after my climb.
Im really tired now and i think i should sleep early. I'll update you more about this soon yup! thanks for all the well wishes again(:
I managed to get into FINALS! (made school's sponsorship worth it)
I enjoyed the route very much. The moves and flow was good, and I managed to 'on-sight'(complete the whole thing in one try with no beta) it hooray! hahaha.
But of course, being category beyond my league, 10 other very strong climbers topped it too. 11 finalist altogether.
Climbers from indonesia came too. They took up 4 of the 11 slots for the finals.
If it rains tomorrow, I'd get 2nd overall!
They will go by timing if we are unable to climb. And my timing came in second today.
Mix feelings. I don't want it to rain cause I want to climb more. But again, if we get to climb tomorrow, there is a very very very high chance that i'd lose my position.
Heck, lets just climb and have fun(:
After all, its God's will if he wants me to get top3.
Well I took part in speed too! hahaha I know right, speed? me? I don't even train for it!
Anyway, school sent me for it so I went to have fun and get experience. Speed consists of two lanes. After you're done with the first, you come down and do the second one straight away. Anyway, I had very little confidence, so i just WHACKED and amazingly, my timing for the first lane came in top3(at that time I didn't know)!
So I went on to the second lane, started, sped up, to the middle, and SLIPPED!
Yeah that means im disqualified. From top to bottom. Ohwell. It was fun anyway..
Im sick now): Probably from all the water bombs in the rain yest):
In a few hours time actually.
Its a highwall competition, supposedly my strongest.
However, its under20. So i'm not having high hopes.
I will go there to have fun. But IF I do get top3, its nothing else but God's blessing.
Today's CCN day went very well. Although the organizing part was pretty stressful and at some points annoying and disappointing, the event was very successful. We managed to earn a total of 270bucks, which is a lot compared to other shops. But most importantly, we had loads of fun earning it, together.
I injured myself again during training just now. I pulled my middle finger tendon and it hurts really bad. I cant use my finger without feeling the pain. And my left shoulder has shown no signs of recovery. While I was climbing just now, I was forced to stop halfway when a jolt of intensive pain struck me while I leaned a little to the left. A warning telling me that my shoulder is still in very bad shape.
How??? Why is it that all the injuries come during the most crucial moment. Before the biggest competition.
Okay thats enough of climbing updates.
School has been going good I guess. I've been selected for training to be an ambassador of my course(:
And also selected to be trained for emceeing:D
CCN (campus-care network)day is coming up. And being class chair, i've been kept busy with alot of stuff to do. Spent the whole sunday designing advertisements/posters for the stall my class is setting up. Thanks again to Alexa and Shaun for helping me out with the names and stuff. Anyway, our stall is a waterbomb station where people pay to throw waterbombs at..us. And win prizes(:
Heres my poster(that will be displayed all over tp soon)
Yup, one of the 9!
Hope everything turns up well.
I am terribly upset with Safra and the fellow organizers of RockOn.
They changed the schedule 2days before the supposed start of the competition, and the worst thing is that they didn't even notify us.
This weekend has been an awesome one.
I can say that this is the first time I have pushed my body to its limit. Anyway, I teamed up with Randy, Arul and Marcus for ClimbOn. And we emerged champion!:D
With the pressure of our team name, team SURELY win. (Im not the idiot that came up with that! ahahaha)
Individually, I managed to get 2nd overall. Randy got 1st and Marcus 3rd. Yeah we swept the top few positions. But again, winning is just a bonus. Its God's grace.
I really had lots of fun on saturday. The routes we chionged together, and the cramps we fought. The whole thing was AN experience. And it was that bad.
Marcus needed the paramedics over halfway when he fell and his whole body burst into cramps. He sprained his foot pretty badly and its swollen now. Arul sprained his ankle too. Randy's fingers are swollen to the max now. And I partially dislocated my left shoulder. Which btw, hurts very badly now):
(randy's fingers)
(U18 team champs)
(Individual U18 Me, Randy, Marcus)
(Team champs, Arul,Randy, Me, Marcus)YET AGAIN, I didn't get any sleep the previous night. Its something that happens before every competition day. Irritating.
My body is really weak now. Cramping every now and then, even at the most unsuspecting places. Almost dislocated my shoulder, and it hurts really bad now. Think I tore something there.
I think I might have pushed myself too hard today.
Other than that, we did well. Further update tomorrow. Im gonna sleep now.
Today's blogpost is going to be about the recent tragedy of the eye surgeon while he was on a dive trip.
If you have not read, a 37-year old eye surgeon passed away on Saturday while on a diving trip off malaysia. He was doing a wreck dive (a diving spot with a shipwreck- which means he has a advanced diving certificate) and was doing some underwater photoshoots too. A friend who was there said Dr Lim, who was feeling well before the dive went down with a group of three others under calm sea conditions, experienced some difficulties after 23 minutes underwater. He was brought to the surface and lost consciousness.
Its really scary to know that such an experienced diver can die just like that. Usual dives go on for about an hour long. But a mere 23mins underwater led him to his fate. It could have been due to equipment malfunction, bad air in the tank or just some problem in his system that caused the fatal accident. He left behind a 3-year old son and an expecting wife whom is due in a months time. I feel very sorry for them.
I am reminded of how special life is and of how vulnerable we are.
I believe that if its time to go, its time to go. Afterall, it is God's plan, right?
However, I am reminded again that caution wouldn't hurt too.(by sharyn-thanks).
So people, friends out there. In whatever you do that has life at risk, if you are unsure of anything. Don't do it. It ain't cowardly. It is wise. (So weird, me of all people is saying this hahaha.)
I have a sleeping disorder. Im very sure I do. I couldn't sleep at all on friday night. It started off with a headache. Took 2 panadol extras. Went to bed hoping it goes away. Found myself tossing and turning till 3.45am. So I got up, went down to take a ponstan(its a stronger painkiller) from my stash of painkillers. The discomfort and pain went away after awhile. Thats at 4.30(cause I could hear the chimes of my grandfather clock downstairs). My body and eyes were tired. My mind too. I tried not to think about anything(which is the fastest way to sleep). But i realize each time my mind goes blank, my heart rate increases rapidly and I grow breathless. Yeah thats the really irritating part cause it forces me to sit up to get some air. Went on till 7am when clement texted me, telling me he was leaving the house, and that I should too. I didn't sleep at all. I need a doc.
Climbaprix is over.
My very first Open competition. Climaprix is a relatively small competition. So they do not have an intermediate category. Only Novice, and Open. So i had to join the later.
Took part in this competition with the purpose of just having fun..and to experience Open standard routes. And aiming not to get last.
Stepping into isolation felt very weird. Although I knew most of the people there, the intimidating aura pulsating from each competitor engulfed me, making me feel really really small. These are top climbers im messing around with. Its like stepping into Alpha male territory( the irony. alpha males are always alone..but you get what i mean).
My climb was pretty late in the evening. And i was surviving on a bar of chocolate, chicken pau, milo, sweets and a bottle of 100plus and no sleep the previous night. Food for the day. Somehow I didn't get a chance to eat a proper meal due to the delays. I wonder how i survived.
The routes were relatively fine. Do-able. I enjoyed the climbs, although i was a little disappointed with myself after being able to complete a route, after the competition itself. I managed to get 13th place..out of 50+ climbers. But if I read the route correctly, I could have gotten into finals. But its fine. I did a lot better than "not getting last".
So today was the finals and I spent my entire day again at sp. Supported my friends and they did well. Really proud of marcus my man and Fadhil. And Shi hui from my school.
Had dinner with Marcus after that. Ha doubt anything happens on tuesday.
I was on the bus and I suddenly saw a familiar face on the tv screen during an advertisement on a new channel 5 series called "polo boys". I know one of them, Julian, met him during my photoshoot session awhile back.
(im on the left and he's on the right) hahaha yeah. Random.Camp just ended. It was pretty fun and I got to know my team a lot better. We were split into 4 teams. And mine made me team leader-.- We were not doing very well at first but caught up in the end. I had to dress up like a girl today. It was depressing and very embarrassing. But I went all out with it and earned my team a lot more points. We manage to get 1st!:D I really really HOPE PICTURES WILL NOT COME UP ON FACEBO
It was all for the team, nothing else.
There are many splinters in my feet now): Wait let me count...8! Running barefoot on the field infested with mimosas is REALLY PAINFUL. It was part of a group activity and I was the runner. Time to take out the needle.
Another random thing.
Dennis and I wanted to make a team for Climb On U18 category. Hoping to aim for at least 2nd place because the SP+Marcus team is probably gonna snatch 1st position.
But during camp yesterday, Dennis injured his foot really badly. He slipped on a pole and rammed his foot against the pavement while running. Causing a deep gash slightly above the toe. Yeah I was holding him down while he was screaming in pain and I could actually see his ligament inside his foot! haha sick. But dont worry he's fine now. He was sent straight to the hospital for stitches.
So there went my plans of making a team. I can't do without Dennis.
But I have a team now.
Me, Marcus, Arul and Randy.
You might have already seen it, but those that have no idea what its about, its simple. Its about a guy (who is looking for something serious) getting together with a girl (who wants it casual. Something free and easy with no commitments.). And of course, their interests clash.---The guy is so sad!
I just deleted my whole longggg post.
I suddenly feel that writing posts of deep thought on blogs reduce meaning and depth.
I think im just tired.
1)Outing with TPSC
2)Grandpa's 80th birthday
3)Cmm council chalet
4)Internal competition
5)Part time coaching SJII
6)Met up with VS dudes
Yup life has been getting better. It reached a monotonous boring part at one time but its slowly picking up(: I organized an outing for the climbing team and I guess it went well. People had fun and hopefully it helped bond them a little closer at least. Grandpa's birthday was also a pretty big recent event. I prepared a speech for him during the dinner and he appreciated it very much. Im glad I played a part in making that day a very special one for him.
Cmm council chalet occurred last thursday/friday. I didn't stay overnight however due to internal ranking competition the following day. It was fun although I spent most of my time at the pit cooking for people but hey, I enjoy doing it(: And I didn't drink, again.
(Note to self)
Alcohol screws up my mind. It is not good for me. I will not drink anymore.
I got a little over 3hours of rest before I left home again for school for the internal ranking competition. A highwall competition used by coach to pick who to represent tp for Rock On. I surprised myself again and did better than expected. As usual, I was put in the same category as the year2s and 3s. Managed to tie with Haroz for first position. I hope im able to maintain my standard, if not improve it before Rock On (which i'll be competing in U20 category--die)
Went to climbasia to help kelly out with the coaching of Sji international. Made friends with a few of them and they're such a lovely bunch(: Enjoyed doing it.
Felt sick and therefore missed church on sat because I stayed home the whole day(i fall sick if i stay indoors for very long periods of time). But I met my dudes that night after I felt better. I needed a breather too.
And today was great. Thanks(:
Ashley: Pa can you send me to school and pick me up after that I don't like the school bus.
Me: Ash, tell Pa to buy me a car, i'll send you to and fro.
Ashley: (eyes lit up) Ohmygosh can?!
Me: Yes of course!
Ashley: Kor next time i'll buy you a ferrari! You are my best brother!
Me: Im your only brother..
Aunty Lorlyn: Wow! Then can I sit in the car too?
Ashley: No, only got 2 seats. One for me, one for Kor.
Ashley has been watching too much F1.
Well, I LOVE IT. I really regret not doing it earlier and I would like Ashley to take it up as a cca.
It started off funny within the first 10mins. But after that, i grew accustomed to the feeling and balance and well I felt at home pretty quickly(: Its a lot like roller blading, just that its a hell lot more fun. Maybe cause I love the cold! hahaha. So i was speeding around and trying out different stuff I see people do. Monkey-ing around in short. Here's the proof.
(Me, Alexa, Ting, Juanne)
(doing The Jump)
(Doing the "Hold up one leg and balance on the other" trick)
(Attempting the thing the pros do. Just that im wearing jeans and I can't stretch my leg straight out)
(Being normal)Hahaha you can tell that I had a lot of fun. Im pretty surprise with myself too especially cause its my first time and here I am starting to monkey around already.
Well, this is far from the last time. I'll be back!
Tell me you're just waiting for it to be over.
Another reason why paramore stands at no.1
Im starting to think that the reason I have developed a 'favourite' colour is through the influence of hayley.
