Rained the whole morning so windsurf session was cancelled.
But the notification came too late, I was already at water venture when I received the sms from jude. So in the end I still went out to surf using the club board.
Figured out that I really have to train for the next few sessions because my tacking and gybing is pretty bad (to be honest). Windsurf is going to take up quite a lot of my time this year even since I took on the job.
Also stayed back till late yesterday with samuel, yoongwend and esther as well as the other university representatives for the WAS meeting. Apparently we are now all committee members of the Windsurfing Association of Singapore (which means more work for us).
Meeting was pretty long, but I saw a genuine effort to revive the windsurfing sport back into Singapore. Its a fun and exciting sport, both physically and mentally challenging at the same time. But I still believe that given enough effort (like all other sports), someday I can plane on the water and feel the wind blow away all the stress that I have.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Suddenly felt an impulse to blog.
But there seems to be nothing to write down at all. Perhaps its because this entire week I have been busy with tutorial work and windsurfing stuff that I hardly have time to sit down and enjoy doing the things I like.
The most interesting event I could think of is star-watching at my uncle's place. Like me, he is also an avid astronomer-wannabe and he got a super cool telescope that can be used to do star gazing. A pity that I have missed out too many star explorations trip with him because I was busy. But last sunday I managed to grab some time off to go star spotting at his house multi-storey carpark.
Nothing impressive was seen though because the night sky was only cloudless for a short while. But nevertheless I got to see Jupiter! Its not exactly big and clear like those in the astronomy books, but its still the first planet I saw with my own eyes.
I look forward to seeing Saturn and its beautiful rings next time =)
But there seems to be nothing to write down at all. Perhaps its because this entire week I have been busy with tutorial work and windsurfing stuff that I hardly have time to sit down and enjoy doing the things I like.
The most interesting event I could think of is star-watching at my uncle's place. Like me, he is also an avid astronomer-wannabe and he got a super cool telescope that can be used to do star gazing. A pity that I have missed out too many star explorations trip with him because I was busy. But last sunday I managed to grab some time off to go star spotting at his house multi-storey carpark.
Nothing impressive was seen though because the night sky was only cloudless for a short while. But nevertheless I got to see Jupiter! Its not exactly big and clear like those in the astronomy books, but its still the first planet I saw with my own eyes.
I look forward to seeing Saturn and its beautiful rings next time =)
A picture of Jupiter taken from yahoo images.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
What a week!
Windsurf Championship was a great experience. I finally rid myself of the traumatic experience of the last Internal Race. So it is possible that a new memory can erase/negate the memory of an older incident.
I still remembered the Internal Race was a total disaster. 3 Races with DNS (Did Not Start) and getting drifted 2 breakwaters away and no one to save you. Fortunately I managed to complete all the race course at yesterday's windsurf champs. Identified my weak points and I shall improve on my board handling in strong winds. Somehow I can't really handle the wind proficiently yet.
And the biggest surprise I gotten after the race. haha shall not post it up here.
Windsurf Championship was a great experience. I finally rid myself of the traumatic experience of the last Internal Race. So it is possible that a new memory can erase/negate the memory of an older incident.
I still remembered the Internal Race was a total disaster. 3 Races with DNS (Did Not Start) and getting drifted 2 breakwaters away and no one to save you. Fortunately I managed to complete all the race course at yesterday's windsurf champs. Identified my weak points and I shall improve on my board handling in strong winds. Somehow I can't really handle the wind proficiently yet.
And the biggest surprise I gotten after the race. haha shall not post it up here.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
These days other than the NDP preview that I watched on saturday, there wasn't much things for me to do. Other than picking up on my neglected reading (currently reading Paulo Coelho - The Winner Stands Alone), I spent most of my time trying to figure how to use photoshop and photoscape.
And now I'm so addicted to taking photographs in second life =)
And now I'm so addicted to taking photographs in second life =)
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