my say on MyRace500...

the feeling is different when the people sitting inside are pretty much still the same.
why?
are we divided or concerted?
where has the connection gone?
i'm not blaming anyone...
if someone has to be answerable.
i think i'm the one to answer for it.

can i describe this as a phase where many of us lose focus..
lost ourselves..
stuck in moments that we cant get out of..
trying to move forward but our feet just seems to be grounded..

yufen is right. its really time for us to grow up and fend for ourselves.
what will happen when the whole bunch of lao rens graduate?
when they hand over the team to us..
when we have to become the pillar of phoenix..
when we take over their job of nurturing and guiding..
are we, ourselves, stinkies, mature enuff to take it on?

from the day we made up our mind to stay in this team.
each of us are not jus..
Hui Qi, materials engin, yr2.. blah~
there is something else we are carrying with us.
-dragonboat ladies-
we have a name to uphold
a name that we are associated to.
how others recognised you as.
there are things we jus cant do as i like... say as i feel... heck as i wish...
bcos it concerns a team.
we are interlinked
and each of us has that bigger responsibilty already.

what is a good set?
at trngs we have mixture of good and bad.
we try to lock the feeling of good sets.
there is one perfect pace when you feel that your boat just keep surging forward.
the wind blowing against your face.
when you can execute all your point, press, pull, twist and power.
and evryone feels good pulling water.
we had it before and of cos its not evry single set is like this.
but that is wat we will want to achieve.
make it happen more...
so the chances of it happening in a race is higher rite?
the confidence level will be there too...
if out of 10 tries, 2 are good...
wat is the probability of hitting the jackpot when the time comes?
and if in a big boat, you need the whole 18 rowers to lock in that feeling...
tell me how many times do we need to make it happen to have it in each of our memory?
thats the reason we train rite..
and we dont just train, just row...
guess we have to train with a purpose in mind..
we can take comments with open minds
but not just hang around with an empty mind.

we all made mistakes. the 2 days at seletar... lots of errors.
only until the last set of all.
women's open finals.
i really have to give the credit to marlau.
she sat on the drummer seat and made things so simple and clear.
she really has the ability to command the whole boat.
that was the only set that we had all our starts, maintainence and charge done nicely.
you only need 10 strokes, imagine this race only need your best 10 strokes.
all eyes in the boat, all hearts in the boat.
all ears to only listen to 2 voices,
her's and winsten.

wow.

MR500 over. more to come.
we know who to aim already.