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Wednesday, June 28, 2006

~ 9:52 PM ~

Good things never fail to come to an end.
Why do rainbows appear and then vanish?
Why do flowers bloom and die?
I guess the world goes round. Good things come, good things go.

And today… We bid the best teacher ever goodbye – Mr. Tan tech poh.
His farewell has brought upon tears to many, emotions went wild, and they uncontrollably broke down. This isn’t much of a surprise, such a knowledgeable and fatherly man is rare breed, a treasure that we students of his used to possess yet now lost.
His tribute read by Mdm Wong was filled with such tender emotions that she broke down half way too. (This tactic is rather useful I realized.) Mr. Tan exemplified his compassion by patting his chest; feeling touched yet heart ached at the same time. (That’s so him- hard on the outside yet soft in the heart.) And taken over by Kiwi Lim (unfeeling -.- lost of atmosphere.) …

It’s really sad to see him leave now. All in 4/6 and 4/7 would understand. I’m sure those who had rather close contact with him would too. It was rather exhilarating to scream our lungs out and stand up for him.

Well, good things never fail to come to an end.

Just like those training days, when we all were tortured together. I kind of miss those days after visiting the hall today, what more mg’s blogged about training as well. Sigh. Those physically demanding 10km run that Leonard sadistically threw us with, while he drove in his car really comes a long way now. Nothing that those juniors are surviving with now could be comparable to that.

It was the sufferings that brought us together, though now gone, there are always new ways to suffer in life. -.-
Interesting huh? That’s life. Life- Where good things come and go.

Trainings would again remind me of Mr. Tan. The ~~saint~~ who guided me, besides coach, so dutifully teaching us not only mathematics, badminton skills and also life applications. 3-in-1 packages are not easy to find these days.

You will be missed.

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

~ 1:39 AM ~

Just a few more pictures.. for the benefit of those i haven't sent.

busy starting fire... see the pro at work~

melissa. ningxin. perlin. the best seniors on earth.

one decent shot with the seniors.

soonkiat and melissa.. close enough?.. soonkiat.. smile ^^

fiona and yongkiat camera shy?? hahas.. finally soonkiat is smiling!!!

the guys.. powerful tree.. indeed..

the girls.. fiona is cute!. haha..

long live the tree that holds 'em all.. hahas..

woah.. yongyuan busy smsing?..

smile everyone!!

Sunday, June 11, 2006

~ 12:45 PM ~

The grand finale.

An official sendoff in the presence of ex-seniors, juniors and of course we, ourselves.

I would say it had been a successful farewell though the weather proved to be unpredictable indeed. Great thanks to our dear junior(s), fiona and jeremy, for their painstaking efforts in trying to make this possible. No matter how much you all have done, you guys have each gain recognition through your speech.

our dear juniors giving their speech, jeremy recounting...

The speech made me feel touched and comforted. Though it wasnt very formal at first, (inexpertise from jeremy. haha) fiona breaking down halfway through hers did build up the atmosphere. It's comforting to know that she feels so much for the team, or rather for us, that she summoned her tears when we are all going to leave now. Her speech brought us back to the tournament periods, the times when we were all reaching out for that common goal and were all strongly bonded together. Now that everything has come to an end, we are left with nothing but only memories of the wonderful past that we had together. What will the future bring? It lies in the hands of the beholder.

Refer to Fiona's blog for speech.

Besides the sec 3s, there are also the sec 2s that we have to thank for.
Ruting, Wenjia and Meifeng: First of all, thanks for coming and showing your enthusiasm for the team. Though the seniors definately outnumbered the juniors, hope you gals did enjoy yourselves. Thanks for the souvenior which is definately worth keeping. I did read the msg in the bottle ok. hahas..Thanks alot. Badminton rawks indeed! You girls keep up your enthusiasm in the team ok?.. And spread the enthusiasm to the rest. Help each other out and never give up on the each other or the team. A team canot survive with a sole fighter. Tell the rest how much they had missed out on making themselves absent yesterday, 10.6.06. Make sure they feel guilty and decide to turn up at the next gathering. hahas. ok?.. thats the task you gals have for now. ^^ hopefully we seniors and juniors can get to know one another better before we leave.

our sec 2 gals with their mummy. -.- mummy looks like she's going to migrate... sad.

most of the B girls cooperatively sitting.. waiting for dear fiona and jeremy.. wad is spiky doing?! keeping perlin and wilson amused. -.- and charmaine being nonchalent. lolx..

Last but not least, there's also the fabulous batch of ex seniors to thank for.
All of them who made an effort to come back and join us in our fun despite them being a busy lot of people. Letting us once again feel the warmth of our badminton family.

terry. teehong. lau. loh. junting. melissa. perlin. ningxin.

our dear senior girls.. melissa. ningxin. perlin.

and also.. our senior guys.. spiky extra.. dying to graduate and join the ex senior batch. lolx.. -.-

My journey in the team wasn't as tough as what others may have experienced, for i only had to curb with my own mentality. I was considered physically fit and a pro badminton player by some. But that's obviously not true. I didn't have to fight hard for a chance to represent the team, the chance was easily given to me. This probably did not help my determination to grow. After the tournament periods in 2004, coach immediately got on to preparation for tournament in 2005. I was given the honour to be partnered with Perlin, the pro player then. That day during training, after a long talk with the senior girls (perlin, vivan, ningxin, melissa), coach called on me to partner our dear captain perlin and played against vivan and ningxin while he kept on survelliance behind. I knew this match meant the beginning to the next part of my journey. This was when my mental strength had to come in, yet it was weak. Uncontrollably, i feared and played like a monkey. Coach lectured me after the match, telling me its time to play like in a B team. The frequent drops and lobs will not bring me anywhere.
The four of us endured countless ~~shits~~ from coach, for he focused and counted on us. The worst punishment ever was to suspend us from a training, making us reflect totally on our play and to show our reflections to him. That came as a strong blow that training, and i left that day after i broke down. I guess everyone must have been startled. On the way home, i received a consoling call from wy. Thanks. But I wasn't in the right condition to talk, half sniffling away. The people on the bus must be thinking i am mad..

That night, i received a inspiring and consoling message from Perlin. Thanks alot.. Then the message from coach came. It meant to be sorry and inspiring.. Interestingly i did not reply for i did not see a need to since it ended with "Thanks". Then, later at night another msg from him came saying "Why you did not reply to my message?"
I knew all he did for us was for the benefit of ourselves, i never blamed him but myself. I considered myself lucky to have Perlin helping me through this period of time, giving me moral encouragement and writing me inspiring notes, at the same time analysing my problem for me. I remember the first day of my Sec 3 life, perlin came to me with a letter and said:" Read this and think about it during your camp. We have only 17 days left."
In it, it says not to let my hard work, tough PT, scoldings, sweat, and blisters go to waste.
Reading this, i do remember coach sending me a message.. "Please prove to me that partnering you and Perlin together is the right choice." "I'm sorry i failed to do so" i messaged him after the tournament periods. Yet, he teaches me to let things go when i have to, and move on.
Having known and made great friends with seniors like these, my hark work haven gone to waste. Though producing results are important, having forged such strong friendships with my seniors has equal weightage. I want to express my gratitude to perlin for sharing her last yr in the team with me. And of course to the rest of the seniors who have been supportive as well.
There's so much i have learnt from Perlin and coach, that i could spread the message to the rest in 2006. This cycle is continuous, and now, fiona you can pass it on to the juniors.

Through out the years in the team, it is my peers who have walked with me so far.
The countless sessions of torture that we have endured under the coach, we have finally come thus far, still in one piece. We must be the batch with one of the worst training conditions, not to mention the tradition with the lack of shuttles and training space, with the changes of coaches so frequently, we had to adapt fast. Thankfully we all moved on, at times depending on ourselves for reflecting sessions. wholeheartedly aiming to excel. Those were the times when i felt really encouraged, determined that we would pull through, as everyone sat down and we sincerely came true to one another. Frequently, our dear captain too would PMS for no particular reason, or she would like to rush off to catch her tv after training. Yet, the best was the time we camped at woodlands sports hall till 7 spilling the truth with or without her?. Though it was the one and only occasion, it stays imprinted in my heart. This was intangible encouragement from my team.

Our trips on the bus, as pointed out by fiona, were undoubtly fun and filled with mixed feelings. Heading for a crucial match, the team never fail to see me silent, somewhat meditating. And i would never forget the way meigui tells me to relax. Yet we always manage to share all joy and sorrow despite all turnouts of the matches.

Thinking back to the match with AMK, it must be a very disappointing one as it all seemed so near yet so far. With all hopes pinned on me, I guess, what's left is only regrets when i once again failed everyone. We certainly put in our best efforts, knowing this is the last year for us to achieve as a team. Yet, this major setback is one that we can never turnover. The purpose of bringing this up isn't to let everyone feel regretful, but this emphasizes the fact that we have all been through so much emotionally, mentally and physically together. Would this last us for a lifetime? Or will our connection break when the year ends? This depends on us all.

Many things have changed after we left the team in fiona's hands. The major change is that we don't see one another at trainings anymore. Furthermore, conflicts arise.
Regardless of what may have changed, the fact that we had been part of the team connects us in some way. Something that only we, badminton players possess for one another. Harm can be prevented as long as both understands the true intentions of the other. It should be quite touching to see sk writing "the best badminton team ever" on his nick. Would this fact last? Misunderstandings can always be resolved. As long as someone takes the initiative. Why wouldnt you be the one then? Be the hero, bring back the past. The future lies in your hands.
Always think back to those times when we rehearsed our dance for our dear seniors, those fun that we had hiding riceballs at sakae, and even simply catching a movie together. These may carry on in future if we all are willing to come back together. Or would you rather lose these people whom we once called friends?

I appreciate these people a lot, though they like to bully me. verbal bullying. haha. the devils being fiona and meigui, while the rest caught on fast. tsk. don see them learning badminton skills that fast. -.- my only loyal companion is our dear captain. thanks sia.

Now that we have officially stepped down, i want to say..
thanks for all the sufferings that we have shared with nobody else.
thanks for the many pains we had to keep this team together.
Though we may have nothing left with one another now, the team may only stay united when everyone feels part of it.
i hope everyone would contribute a little part of us to let us remain as one.
may our spirit live forever!

Presenting.... the B' division girls... '06 you guys are one in a million!~

Of course, the B girls is only a subset of the team. My peers do consists of the B boys too. These are the other people who i would take ages to forget. (not that i want to.)
how can anyone forget willy mummy and mushroom daddy?..

and of course.. not forgetting our gu niang yk, cool sk, spastic spiky (alliteration!) and our friendly giant. ^^

What a diversified range of characteristics we can find in our B boys..
Despite the difference in characters, there is something in common among all.
All of them.. have got a place in our hearts.

The team would never be complete without them for they have become a part of our lives.
These bunch of people have grown, from being indifferent to being supportive.
(Ok sorry this is in general. Of course there are exceptions of whom we owe our victory in 2004 to. We do know who don't we? This shall go down in the history of Anderson badminton. People who do not belong need not know who.)
Now, our team would consist of both counterparts, only then would it be unity.

~fiona. joan. meigui. charmaine. soonkiat. yongyuan. wilson. weeyang. jenna. yongkiat. ruth. jaslyn. xinghua. jeremy.~

These people who used to behave like monkeys, which meant active and juvenile, are now more saint. After big changes in the team, with the coming and leaving of various players since year 2003, we are left with only 7 main players in each team. Each team was supportive of the other, this trait evidently portrayed in the Marsiling (for the boys) and Mayflower (for the girls) matches. For all our matches, never did our current coach appeared once to render his support due to his buzy schedual. Yet, we all received the encouragement from our B boys and a few ex seniors who came down personally to be our guided coaches, doing the things that our coach could never do for us. We all screamed our lungs out, probably impressing our ex coach who is now the coach of Mayflower with our spirit.

With the guidance and advice from sk , yy and wy, we triumph over mayflower with the score of 4-1. Even the usually cool and calm sk would fret for us. That's indeed quite commendable.
And we have the helpful yy as usual, and doreamon wy.. hahas.. thanks guys.

I want to thank yy for trying to keep the team together. Thanks for organising the various gatherings for the B team. With regrets to our absence at the latest gathering, i seek your forgiveness. I know you wouldn't take it to heart, but i do want to show my appreciation.
May we meet again after the year ends, the girls will do our part in organising or at least i will, may you guys do the same. =)

Also, i want to thank wy for being a consistent assistant to yy for building up the team spirit. No matter what happens, it seems that you'll always be around to bridge the gap between the guys and girls. Without you, the team would never be what it is today. So i guess we have sk, yy and wils to thank for not giving up on you huh?.. hahas.. Thanks for rendering your support for us regardless of what the turnout may be, those word of advice would have helped in one way or another. I guess we B girls still owe you one meal. -.- hahas.. the extent of the help to the girls that you have given us has been recognised, so much so that outsiders question on why you are so enthusiastic about the girls team. I guess we do know your kind intentions. Thanks a million for that. =)

There's so much to say, so much to express. Yet time waits for no man. A simple word of thanks does not express everything, but that's all i can offer now.

I shall send a simple message to the team : Thanks for having been part of me. May the team strive to greater heights under the hands of the new leaders~

behold the captain for the B girls team~ hahas. cute isnt it?

Last but not least..

All of us xD rock on.

Wednesday, June 07, 2006

~ 5:44 PM ~

It's really sad to be taken for granted yeah?
Don't be too sad. Such friends aren't worth it.

So learn now. "love everyone! we need the support!.." hahas. ok lame.
Losing friends over stupid reasons definately isn't worth it huh?.
What more a book.
hahs.
Just trying to be a wee bit sympathetic.
At least it isn't losing a friend to some one else.

Basically this holiday is nothing much. It probably isn't even a holiday for us. Nothing much to look forward to, nothing but books. At least the choir gets to go to czech republic while we're stuck with geog here. hahs. and people like sherhan finishes 20 geog questions in 2 days. woah pro.

Seems like the blogger got to shut down really soon. The interest for blogging has died down in many, so many blogs are closing down.

thats all for now. back to biology.

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Hi everyone. I should say you must be scrutinizing every part of my blog to be reading this arent you? Well, if you're that bored or interested in me, this is me you're looking at. Just a typical mundane human being living in this distorted world filled with what we call friends and foes. It's just me to get all maudlin and touchy about friendships and covalent bonds that i painstakingly built, and it's most dreading to realise what you call friends are actually fair-weathered ones and ditch you for others. You know.. that sort of ambivalent feelings which arises with such friendships. From young, my pedagogues have complained of me being temperamental and from there i have learnt and seen the world beyond me, where there happened to be people fairing far worst than i do. I realised in this period of isolation that life turns out to be happier for everyone if people knew how to be sate with life. It's just in the genes that human beings have to take things for granted and learn to appreciate things only when they have lost it. Sad isn't it?. I admit possessing that characteristic, which led me to losing what i should have treasured most, with great regrets. Now, like Krishna, we are inclined to seeking comfort from things that we are familiar with, unaccustomed to changes. It may not appear to be me on the outside, braving the winds of the outside world, strong and unbeatable. Like the saying goes, never judge the book by its cover, and i believe in that, in the way i credit people. We all treasure private space don't we?.. It's just human nature. And of course it most dreading to feel deserted by your friends isn't it.. ? To feel cheated and betrayed.. Well, live a sate life readers!

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