X physique

X physique updates...last 2 weeks ago we had this race called X physique... it was SUPPOSED to be an enjoyable race... I teamed up with JD (dear), Clement (Boyfriend) and Andrew (Da ge)... yup... all the three guys in my team were first timers in adventure racing..

so much that I trusted sports club management, they disappointed me time and again... this is my first time taking part in X physique organised by NTU sports club, but what I got back is disappointment and disappointment. Not because we did not win, but because we were not awarded the rightful placing we deserve... long story.. the below entry will tell you what happened..

we met at 645 am... introduced all the fellow teammates to each other... to my surprised, they all clicked very well at the first moment they met each other... there is a pair of twins in my group.. haha not identical twins, but people who look really alike.. that is JD and Clement... i call JD dear and Clement "bf"... ahaha...

the race started off very smoothly, what our team was lacking was map, we had to use our knowledge and common sense to navigate, unlike other teams... we ran and ran at the start, caught up with SART team... the Singapore Sponsored Adventure racing group from NDU.... and guess what happened... we lead them.. we ran faster, maybe because i was pushing up the pace, maybe our group has 3 runners so naturally can run at a faster pace... when we overtook them, SART team seemed to intentionally slowed down. Then we realised at one point, both our teams separated and went in different directions.

Just as we thought we were leading, down came several teams, we realised that those JC teams had taken some short cut and had lead us... we obviously chased... and we eventually overtook them... when we came to the first check point, we were the 3rd team to reach there... and then the race continued with a lot of stuff such as cycling, swimming, river crossing and basically a lot of running and stamina endurance training...

when we finally caught up with SART team, we knew we were second in position, the distance between us and SART team was very little as compared to the distance between us the the 3rd team...

here comes the bad part... when we reached the abseiling stage, we reached there 2nd in position, just 1 minute behind the 1st team... the timing started and we had to climb through a robe obstacle which looked like a spider web. after that we had to abseil down. Four persons per team but there were only 3 available equipment. so the 1st person of the team who goes down have to ensure his/her equipment travels up again. JD took a very long time to go down. the so called "professional vendor" was helping him to tie some knots. till now we do not understand what was he actually doing at that point of time. he was trying very hard to tie and retie the knots. When I looked at him panicking, I questioned him, what was he trying to do. he answered to JD "dun worry, your safety is my main concern".

we thought that he would be good and all. Never did we expect that for JD to get prepared and abseil down, it took him about 10 mins to 15 mins to tie the knots! then next, he wanted to bring up the equipment JD had brought down for the last person- Andrew to wear. then guess what, it took another 10 mins to 15 mins to bring up the things.... and in the end what happened? the helper could not even get the rope or equipment up, in the end we had to shout to JD from the top storey when he was at-the bottom, to bring the things up using the lift...

Next was me to go down. this was the most part where I fail to recognise their professionalism. He used another 10 mins to tie and retie my knots. I was getting panicky.... then when he FINALLy told me i am ready to go down. I climb over the wall... and hang myself in mid air, standing barely on just a small and thin log... and guess what next...i REALISED I CANNOT ABSEIL DOWN... BECAUSE HE TIED A DEAD KNOT TO A KNOT WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FREE... i was in mid air ...unable to go up or down... it happened to SART team too.,.. my friend, SAM was also in the same situation as me... and their captain, Chris had to use his hands to pull SAM from mid air to safety... CHRIS scolded the vendor attending to them too...he said "heh, you tied a dead knot to my friend's harnest and let him down. what if he falls or whatever happens? are you going to answer for it?"

and when i finally managed to go down... I knew it, we would be losing our 2nd position... the third team which came so much later than us had already 3 people down and their last person was coming down when I came down... then this was not the end...

It took another 15mins before Clement and Da ge came down.... they were trapped up there... and the organisers had to be shouted at to use alternatives... we told them to allow our members to use the other available ropes and not just our rope... the vendor handling us could not handle at all... it took them some LONG time to allow the more professional vendor who handled the 3rd team (he finished handling them and then came over to help Clement and Andrew) to help us... this was totally ridiculous...

When da ge came down, he was stucked in the mid air because the ropes entangled each other... this was so dangerous... we had to climb up the railing and used our strength to lift his whole body upwards, unhook him in mid air and then allow him to come down... after that we ran all the way to the end point...

we were so angry... what kind of safety precaution had they undertaken?... we were not unhappy tat we lost, but we were unhappy that our safety were not taken care of, when they said that our safety is their MAIN concern... what will happen to us if we ever fail from that height? i supposed nobody is able to answer for it...

after that when we reached the end point, we appealed to the organisers, who PROMISED us that they will look into the matter... I guess the 3rd team they themselves also know that we have won them and we were 2nd instead of 3rd... and SART team could also see it... everyone complained about the abseiling part... there was only one professional vendor...he was the one who was in charge of the 3rd team.. they were lucky..

and what happened in the end? organisers promised and promised... in the end, they cLAIMED THAT they took note of the time we were trapped... but if they were there to view the situation themselves.... THEY WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT WE WERE ALREADY STUCKED FROM THE MOMENT WE REACHED THE ABSEIL STATION, ALL NOT DUE TO OUT FAULT...

we were awarded third.. and the announcer who announced for us to receive our prize said "oh they are so tired after the race that they are not smiling".. in actual fact, we are not happy at all...so much to believe in sports club... I have always supported their events.. most of the organisers are my friends TOO...

I may be a very demanding person and arrogant in some ways.. but i guess some things have to be taken seriously... i seriously wonder what happened in the organisation this year.. till now, we have not yet received an apology for such things... I have enjoyed the race so much until the abseiling part...

overall, i felt the race was fun, and had to be only spoiled by such an unexpected event... really it should not have happened...

thanks to everyone who acknowledge us for being 2nd instead of 3rd... thanks to SART team for praising us too.. SART team is a team of NDU divers who are friends of mine too... they knew how we felt at that point...

anyway lets see some photos after the race... see the so called TWINS...

and my team after the race.... tired but happy we had known new friends..

and then my so called bf and me...

da ge and me... he is the one who won vertical marathon with me... we won the lovers challenge champion...
and my real bf...

we then went to Cineleisure to wash up and change... basically we were just using a wet cloth to clean ourselves.. i looked like a mad woman in the toilet when i was washing my hair in the basin...and we went for lunch... hungry... gluttons...

my da ge!

and our team photo again!

and we went back to where the prize presentation was held... in our heads.. we knew we were 2nd and we knew the organisers are not going to do anything about it though they had promised us to do so.. but I guess learning from each and every lesson and listening to opinions and feedback will be better for the next event...

this is Clement yawning while waiting for the prizes...

then da ge who is also busy taking photos of us... he made a cute smile for me!

and then i took pictures while 2 people are sleeping...jd and me...

clement bf and me...

and this picture of me punching them...no la... saying how good and encouraging my both teammates were...

and i took picture of the team SART who came in first...look at their shirt... i never bluff u all... they are really adventure racers... pro one...
and we took a final picture before we left... with prizes which did not belong to us! haha.... well... we smiled because we completed the race as a group and encourage each other... actually we basically had fun throughout the whole race.. din push hard... just had fun, joy and laughter...
this was a nice race with nice friends, nice competitors... but some untruthful people though... we learnt a lot... no matter how strong u are or how competitive u are... it depends on your luck to whether u win a race too... if u are lucky, you win , if u are not, sorry to u...

updates

I had Singapore Biathlon on Saturday and KL marathon on Sunday... on Saturday, it was an enjoyable day... darling was there with his good friend too... i reached the reporting area quite late and the helpers who were there asked me... "eh a bit late right"... aah then when i went to the body marking area, I saw Willie, a friend from NDU... and he was in charge over there... and when a helper was marking my body with the Black marker... he came over and say "eh this one should use white marker... so dark skin. black cannot see"... eh willie... you said this last year during my Singapore Biathlon... say something better leh...

I was like in a rush when I went to put my stuff at the transition area... and after settling everything, i rushed to the toilet like some mad person... and then ran to the start point... over there I saw Vicky... she was the champion last year... or rather she is always the champion in every triathlon and biathlon race... but she is super friendly and approacheable and not arrogant... thats where i like about her...

the race started off swiftly... I was having a great time swimming in the sea. though at the start there were the usual fights, trying to climb over each other in the sea, pulling and pushing, scratching and etc.... I still made my way to the front pack... and i followed till the end of the swim... I came out of the sea being 5th in the swim for women...then I changed into my running attire and headed out... and while running, i Spotted this lady, middle age lady from Hongkong... she had swift legs... and that time i saw her, i knew for that instant, i wun be able to win her... so i was already demoralised... then when i saw christel and vicky at the first U-turn point, i knew the distance was too big to catch... i was hoping for the best...

the good part was that I felt very easy through the whole run, legs did not feel tired, instead they felt very light... and was good overall... and i could run faster and faster... however I made a point not to push too hard... then i overtook 1 girl and continued... at some point, i heard some people calling "xiao hei jia you!" haah i knew that they were alphon and sandy... i saw sandy and her baby but did not see Alphon though... I missed these people a lot though...and I heard Alphon shouting "run faster la!" at that instant, i wanted to shout back, eh u think i dun wanna run faster ah, not easy leh... haha... but still it was very heart warming...

i ran and ran, saw Vicky, Sunny, Zhixiang and cheered for them as i ran. But i could not see my brother, at one point, i got quite worried, I was very sure he is one of the top few people out of the swim, but i was worried his leg got trouble for him... but still I had confident that he will do well... at the 9 km mark, nearing the end, I saw this figure in front of me. It was christel. I knew that she was currently in the 3rd position at that time, with Vicky 1st and the Hongkong lady 2nd... and i Chased.. i really chased like mad... I was thinking ... this is it... 700 bucks and If i get her i would be winning 700 bucks again, like last year... I finally chased her and lead a gap... and behind me came running strong - a girl from overseas too... i crossed the finishing end line 3rd...

everyone thought I was third position and the Organisers put my name up as third position... and i thought i would have won 700 bucks... can go thailand with darling in April or can also buy a new phone to replace the one i lost... just as I was about to go up the stage to get the prize... the organisers told me that there is a change in results... and they said that because they forgot to include the corporate women in our race results. the corporate women also qualify for the women's open category, but they swam in a different wave as us... and then what i knew, I was fourth in position... and guess what... 4th to 10th position for all individual events were all 50 bucks... plus a timex watch and a water bottle... it makes no sense that 4th to 10th position all the same prize... they should have reduced the prize money gradually like say 4th prize-$500, 5th-$400, 6th-$300, 7th-$200, 8th-$100, 9th-$50 and 10th-$50.... this is what the people who commonly raced in triathlon events told me too... they said it was not justifiable... even singapore marathon had such practice... why not singapore biathlon... and the entry fee this year was raised again... why not the prize money... people like us raced so hard. and if the 4th and 5th were not much behind the 3rd, its also rightful to acknowledge the effort put in by all the prize winners... maybe they got to revame their prize system ...

I took my prize and left and I din know that they gave me 700 bucks instead of 50 bucks as a mistake. by the time i knew, I was already on my way to KL for my marathon the next day... When I spoke to sunny, he say "you are too honest".... should have just said I din received the call and too late, I spent the money away... ahah...but we both agreed, not very good on the integrity too... ahaha anyway spending someone's prize money which is not mine will not look good on me, I will not feel good either... so have to return... next time I will win it with my own capabilities...

Happy for Vicky who won this year again, kudos to Sunny who achieved 3rd in men's open and 1st in corporate challenge team event, happy for my brother who finsihed 17th and got 1st in corporate challenge team event, Happy for Zhixiang who won 20th in individual men's open, good job to Gino for winning 4th in men's open... and good job to NUS teams... for ripping away all the 1st, 2nd and 3rd for corporate challenge... yup...

happy to my darling too... for taking part in the biathlon and doing a good swim and a splendid run...

all are happy... except for me who is so unhappy with myself and my results...
this year seems to be a bad year for me... looks like I have been down on luck for all my races... NUS biathlon, X physique, Singapore Biathlon... seems like I dun feel like racing this year... I am very scared to fail again....

final year night

updates from the Hall 3 final year night... it was a boring night... with some insurance agent or some financial planner coming to give their speech... we were totally not involved or engaged in their talk... we felt like we were being forced to listen... basically we were all talking...not long after, lao da went to smoke and i went to the toilet... ahaah we were really bored stiff at the first part... the good part was the food was really nice though! hoowoo....yeah nice nice haha...and then we had some prize presentation ceremony... a lot of people who went up as nominees are all repeated people... some had multiple prizes too... din really felt belonged to the hall at some point of time... but never mind, the fact is I joined hall 3 later and not really close to the people there.. but happy to see my hall fellows so united... and after the dinner, lao da took some pictures though...lao da with Ya en...

me and Ya en....she is pretty right..

and Lao da was awarded the "king of gambling" haha... and he took picture with the queen of many awards...

and then Lao Da and Baochern... a pretty and sweet girl who is one the organisers of hall events...

and then me and bc...

and this girl who is pretty and lao da also says she has a athletic build... because she is a canoeist ma...look at how happy Lao da is when i took picture for him...

and then this is the president of hall 3... some good buddy of Lao da... keep on gambling non-stop...idiot...

new year day at XY house

and this is what happened during chinese new year celebration at Xueyuan's house... we were all there.. including my gay partners, lao da and also my hall mates... we were there to get Ang Bao and also celebrate Kaiyong's birthday... lets see what happened... I reached there... in time for a sumptous dinner... aah... Xy's parents cook very well though... and we had our fill... after dinner.. we sat down to talk cock though... and then we took pictures...i took pictures with Xy's darling xiaohan... the future mistress of the house we are in...

and then next picture is with my gay cum scandal darling Zhiyong... haha... super handsome guy! always so handsome to me...haha opps...and then we celebrated Xy's roommate's birthday... but think he was not surprised... but it was sweet... so many people celebrating his bdae for him... guess he must be really happy! dunno why Lao da was in the picture... trying to act macho and friendly... cheh! out of point leh...and next i took a few pictures of the people there... wah why does this picture look as if they are all mourning! can all of them smile!

and after that obviously pictures of the brothers unite... but brothers? i think i look a little girlish here leh... ahhaa...and picture of us with Xh... and then the last picture with the bdae boy...

nus biathlon

woohoo... has been almost a month ever since i updated my blog... guess I also missed it a little... well a lot of things has happened recently... and I really missed my old life... the life which we enjoyed all the fun in hall... training and playing... lets update some things man...some photo taken during Pre IVP NUS biathlon... we were at east coast training...this is Eunice the big eater...
and michelle and rongyang... and my team members eating happily... zhenquan...





and during the meal at Cafe cartel... carbo loading dinner...Mich and me
and my team gluttons... see the amount of food...look at the amount of food they were eating! woohoo... so much... I think i ate the least.... only drank a soup and some bread...me dieting they putting on weight ahah...

and some random photos...
and see Xy dazing...dunno who he was thinking man...
and then a team photo... NUS biathlon was a victory for me.. got 1st for individual and also women's open got 2nd...and overall team NTU gotten 2nd.. but the whole event ended up in a bad note... quarrels, arguements, breaking of friendships and thereafter... its very saddening... but then no choice... what is done is done... but one thing i know for sure... Sunny is someone close to me... and he is a friend for life... i dun blog about the bad events that happened that day... no point... but happy that I stood by my good friend...

Sunny is someone whom I known from the TAS ... triathlon association of Singapore... when we first got to know each other... we were not that close.. only aquitances... then slowly, I also dunno how or why... friendship blossomed... and I never regretted knowing this friend... who has promised to go running with me but has never did... a friend who truly is a friend... stand by me when i need him... listen to my opinions when he needed some... ahah... a friend who is good in triathlons but is humble, someone who look arrogant but is in actual fact rather cute and adorable... someone who is like a brother to me... i guess after this incident, our friendship has entered another stage... and i am glad to have u... for once, i see us standing at the same position with each other hand to hand... brother, u made me realise how much friendship can actually be vulnerable and how strong can it actually get...