NYP kayaking, Juniors!

Our Damien in action with a swiss ball!

2008-05-04T15:23:00.003+08:00

Look at our damien so hard working in the gym. We must all strive hard and work towards our future competitions. But not with a swiss ball i guess.

get this done asap!

2008-04-21T22:22:00.000+08:00

1 .For those who wants their Canoeing Participation that are left out in the CCA transcript please follow the below steps.

2. Firstly go to e-services then go Co-curricular activities points system .Then under HOME there are a list of activities, COPY the activities that u Took part but not written in your UNOFFICIAL CCA transcript. COPY the EXACT words from the list and paste in onto Microsoft WORD. Send the word.doc file to my email.

3. Include your Full Name and Admin No in the word.doc

4. The Graduating Seniors also can. So anyone who wants your canoeing activities to be recorded.

Please send to Nathan before April 22, 8pm (Tuesday)

Send to kanohao@hotmail.com

Thanks

Don't worry, be happy!

2008-04-18T18:35:00.002+08:00

WARNING!
DO NOT BE NERVOUS, BE EXCITED.
DO NOT BE WORRIED, BE CAUTIOUS.

Tomorrow will be our big day guys and girls!
Remember to drink lots of water before you sleep. Rest early too.
For those who are going for their first K race, be happy, cause you are going to gain new experiences, make new friends(enemies) and be exposed into the competitive evironment!

After the whole race tomorrow, we are to stay back for the president star challenge! where our president will be appearing whereas we mingle among the crowds and somehow interact with the public.Like some ambassadors of NYP. Try not to talk about the race if you are engaged into a conversation with the public. For more detailed explaination, ivan will brief us tomorrow.

EK-FTM

Is this PA paddle championship or National team's playground?

2008-04-14T21:56:00.002+08:00

HAHA! This year's PA race is going to be fun, meaningful, thilling, exciting...etc.
I bet everyone is eager to find out their first heat's competitors! HAHA...I am not telling you =p
OK...too lame. Ya i am not telling you their names but i know which school they are from=)

Registration time for saturday:8:30
Reporting time for saturday:8:15
Dress code:Red Jersey!

RACE1 -9:21AM(JM T1)
L1: NYP Shawn Tan
L2:SAJC
L3:NP
L4:MCSC
L5:TP
L6:VJC

RACE2 -9:28AM(JM T1)
L1:TPJC
L2:NYP Alfred
L3:TP
L4:SAJC
L5:TPJC

RACE3- 9:35(JW T1)
L1:NJCA
L2:MCSC
L3:MCSC
L4:NP
L5:VJC
L6:NYP Evangeline

RACE5-9:49(JM T2)
L1:TPJC
L2:SAJC
L3:MCSC
L4: NYP

RACE6-9:56(JM T2)
L1:NYP
L2:TPJC
L3:TPJC
L4:SAJC

RACE7-10:03(JW T1)
L1:SAJC
L2:TPJC
L3:VJC
L4:SAJC
L5:NYP Jocelyn

RACE9-10:17(JM K1)
L1:NJC
L2:NJCA
L3:SAJC
L4:NYP Jun Wei
L5:NP
L6:SAJC

RACE10-10:24(JM K1)
L1:NYP En Kai
L2:can win
L3:no problem
L4:haha!
L5:hehe=)
L6:all the way!

RACE12-10:38(JW K1)
L1:NJC
L2:TPJC
L3:NYP Rainie
L4:MCSC
L5:VJC

RACE15-10:59(JW K1)
L1:NYP Jocelyn
L2:SAJC
L3:DMSS
L4:NJC
L5:TPJC

RACE19-11:27(JW K2)
L1:SAJC
L2:NYP Melissa&Rainie
L3:NJC
L4:NJC
L5:NJCA

RACE23-11:55(JM K2)
L1:SAJC
L2:MCSC
L3:NJC
L4:NYP Daniel & Joel
L5:MCSC

RACE24-12:02(SW T1)
L1:NJCA
L2:IJC
L3:TP
L4:NYP Joanna
L5:NJCA

RACE25-12:09(SW T1)
L1:MCSC
L2:NJC
L3:NYP LiLing
L4:NP
L5:MCSC

RACE35-2:36(SM T1)
L1:NYP Nathan
L2:NYP Alvin
L3:TP
L4:NJC

RACE37-2:50(SW K1)
L1:NYP Jing Ting
L2:NYP Ai Sing
L3:NJCA
L4:TP
L5:NJC

RACE41-3:18(SM K1)
L1:NJC
L2:NUS
L3:TP
L4:SAJC
L5:NYP Damien

RACE42-3:25(SM K1)
L1:SAJC
L2:SAJC
L3:NP
L4:NYP Jonathon
L5:NP

RACE45-3:46(SW K2)
L1:MCSC
L2:NJC
L3:NYP FooSiak

RACE53-4:42(SM K2)
L1:NP
L2:NYP Nathan&Derek
L3:NJCA
L4:NYP Damien&Jonathon
L5:NJC

ALL LANES ARE PRIOR TO CHANGES UNTIL THE RACE DATE ITSELF!
FULL RACE LIST OUT ON APR15 LATE EVENING!

Registration time for sunday:9:30
Reporting time for sunday:9:15
Dress code: green jersey!

Thats about it. Forgive me if i have typo errors. This race will be like a nationals time trail, give in your best and know where you stand amond the nationals.

Mainly participants are: NJC,NJCA,MCSC,SAJC,TPJC
Almost the whole fleet were sent!

Regarding the clubcrawl dress code
thursday:green
friday:red

Sharing the same dress code would mean unity and that could be one of the source of support for the whole team. I hope the seniors will follow it as well=) Rest well, train hard while there's abit of time.

EK- FTM

Our chalet!

2008-04-07T23:43:00.002+08:00

Hey guys sorry for the super late info.
Here is the list of what to bring for our chalet and the dates for training.

4 sets of home tees, shorts and undergarments
1 swim suit for those who wants to play waterpolo and swim
1 training kit
toiletries (eg. soap, towel, toothbrush, toothpaste, comb, etc.)
all girls are to bring make up kit and nail polish, remover if you have
a pen. some markers too if you have

Tues morning training at 9:30am. Thurs at 3pm. Fri timing unconfirmed, we will discuss about it during chalet.

Alright people, have a good rest! shall see you all tomorrow and for the rest of the fun days ahead!

Loves,
joanna

Attention!

2008-03-26T22:26:00.002+08:00

All year 1s going year 2, please inform Jingting if whenever you're not going for training. This is a warning from Captain Daniel.

By the way, all of us are progressing well. Few more weeks left before the school reopens, lets make full use of our holidays to train hard alright! National Junior Canoeing Championship will be on the 29th and 30th. For those who can make it, please go down to support Enkai. Details will be updated soon on the senior's blog, I guess.

Meanwhile, train hard team!

-AIXING

Our Clubcrawl

2008-03-23T23:56:00.003+08:00

Hey guys! I hope everybody has a nice holiday for so far and also not to forget all the sweet and hard time together during our all these while training. Now, on the behalf of helping Jun Wei to get this list done, I need to know who is coming down to help out for the Clubcrawl, which is on the 17th and 18th of April(Thurs & Fri). Note: It is compulsory for every juniors unless you've a valid reason. The seniors may just list it down too as I understand some of the year 2 are having their attachments and all the year 3 will be graduated by then. However, you guys still have to let me know by listing your name down on the comment box.

List it down this way:
Name:__________
NRIC:__________
Admin No:_______
School(Eg. SBM, SDN, SEG):__________
Hp No:__________
Email:__________

List all these down on the comment box. Everyone has to submit your particulars by Friday(28/03). Thanks everyone!=)

Continue to train hard guys!

-joanna

Votes.

2008-03-06T23:51:00.003+08:00

Voting Session.

Design 1

Design 2

Note : This design is for the windbreaker, not for the T-shirt.

Please vote Design 1 or Design 2 on the Comment Board NOT the tagboard.
Thank you very much.

Lets all cheer on ALVIN and JUNWEI for the coming MR500.
You have the whole team behind you,
And all of us believe in both of you.
ALL THE WAY GUYS!

Much Love,
AIXING (.=

EXTRA Weekday trainings

2008-02-24T22:39:00.003+08:00

Hey guys and girls,

for those who want to come down to train extra days during the week, other than our usual trainings (on monday, wednesday, saturday and sunday), u guys can come down to row on.... tuesday and thursday morning, and this optional training will start at 9.30AM. Me and Alvin will be doing sprint training, but the rest of the juniors will have to do ROUNDS (daniel said so, and at least the compulsory 8 rounds)

Ok? for those who can make it, try to come down, extra training never hurt. And for those who are coming down, try to make it on time.

*message ends here*

CPR

2008-02-23T01:06:00.003+08:00

Hey guys, before this blog actually rolls over and dies, im just here to say a few words..

Okay, im sure u guys are having your exams now, or have just completed your exams, so for now, study hard! Remember that no matter how committed we are to kayaking, our studies still come first, ok!

OK, but after your exams, our focus should be back on kayaking and towards preparing for our future competitions. For different people, their next competitions will be different, for some it will be the MR500, for others, the NJCC or the PA races. But one thing's in common for all the competitions is that they are all sprinting races. So all of us have to work on our stamina and strength for short distance races and hopefully our team will perform as well as we have for previous competitions. Remember to listen out for advice coming from the seniors, and try to follow their advice as well as u can. Also, since we (the juniors) are all getting on the K boats, i think we should all put in the extra effort to get the hang of balancing and rowing on the K boats so we can participate in K-boat races in the future, and of course, so we wont lose face in front of the juniors next year!

haha.. ok thats all i have to say.. also, if u guys have any ideas concerning publicity for clubcrawl'08, can u please discuss amongst us so that we can ( i can ) start working on the thing?

THANKS GUYS, TRAIN HARD!!!!

~The Relentless Spasmer

2008-01-27T21:05:00.001+08:00

I'll just let the pictures do the talking for now! We surely did our team proud again, didn't we?(:

sign off,
shawn

When the going gets tough, the tough gets going

2008-01-23T23:47:00.000+08:00

our hearts beat as one.

we trained hard and progress together as one.

we've grown from zero to what we are today,
and we can be even stronger.
lets show others what NYP KAYAKERS can achieve.

GO ALL OUT! (:

Is your mind running crazily as fast as k2-3?

2008-01-21T23:30:00.000+08:00

OMG! I was waiting for someone to blog something for so long, i believe you guys keep revisiting this blog and it seems so dead till you get the thought of giving up visiting this site again? If you aren't having that feeling, i am...

It just left with 5 days and 2trainings, to our big day "National Canoe Marathon" but now the name has been changed to Singapore canoe marathon 2008. Anyway, i think many of us are now quite or very nervous about it. But if you have been putting hardwork and efforts into the every training that happened, you are bound to be able to grab hold a medal=) If you have been listening to instructions and putting 100% into all the rounds and sprints, you should be able to tackle this race like a routinary training. Remember to try the breathing method "da-da" taught us to calm ourself down. Try what our holy man had told us to do before competition, to visualize the competition day itself to be mentally prepared.

Remember our wednesday training is as usual at 3.30. Remember to place your paddles back at shed 4 after training. Friday for those who are helping the porting of boats at seletar ,2.45pm sharp> Saturday 8am sharp at kallang MRT and 7.30am at our competition day!

Facts!
Carbo loading can be achieved by altering your training load and diet over a seven day period before the race. Moderate training and normal diet should be followed for the first four days. For the remaining three days, low to moderate intensity exercise and a high carbohydrate diet should be followed. This carbohydrate can be in the form of complex carbohydrates (breads, pasta, potatoes, etc.) or in the form of simple sugars (fruits, sweets, etc.).

Hmmm...Remember to let our muscles to rest well for the big day and start carbo loading already=) Rest good good=Muscle grow grow =p

I guess i will be updating real soon...haha. Good luck in carbo loading for now!

En Kai ->(FTM)

2008-01-08T16:20:00.000+08:00

Hi Maties, its a new year and we've all made it through till now! Imagine all the tough training, aching bodies and time spent together!
Lovely isn't it? (:
Give yourself a pat on the back, for it wasn't easy... you know it, i know it!
Training up to as many as 6-7 days a week when competition's nearing! Never giving up!
It was well worth it aye?

For now, the National Kayak Marathon is coming right up. Less then a month people! Lets forget what you all have achieve at the Pol-Ite and start all over again!
Train hard, get out there and show that we're someone... not just anyone!

New jersey's and windbreaker is coming our way, i bet you guys are just as excited as me right?!?!
This is what we have been waiting for! Its a mark of our hard work and perseverance!(:

After the NKM, there'll be the NJCC... which is for young people like shawn, en kai, mel, jelly, and MISS SIAK AISING!(: etc...wahahaha!

Then there's Mr500, and alot alot alot of races coming up! Not to mention, in another few more months... we'll be having a new batch of juniors already! Woopeee! =)

Lets continue to strive hard together my lovely teammates! I'm sure we can do it!

from all the love in the world for this lovely team of his,
lovable boy! =p

Merry Christmas!

2007-12-25T21:47:00.000+08:00

First of all, I would like to wish everyone MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Hope all of you enjoyed this holiday.

Now we're training for the National Kayaking Marathon. Long distance isn't that easy but I am sure that all of us can endure through the trainings. Its mind over body. We're only left with one more month to the competition so lets put all our heart and soul into training.

Even though training is important, studies is equally important. I know some of us tend to put kayaking first rather than studies but lets not only do well in kayaking but also in studies alright! We can be the brainy kayakers! So during the remaining holidays, please do some revision at home too.

Announcements :

Compulsary training will resume tomorrow, 9.30am.
This coming Thursday will be the Christmas celebration at Shawn's house. Details will be updated latest by tomorrow night.

With Love,
AX(:

Another Torturous Day (but i like it!)

2007-12-18T00:26:00.000+08:00

Ouch! Did anyone got any strains or achings? I hope all of you could do some stretchings before going to bed. You dont want to see yourself lying flat on the bed the next morning right...
Today's training is very beneficial as it trains almost the whole of our body. Those who cant make it this week MUST come for the next week's one alright? =p

There will be more sea trainings coming up.
-Tuesday's one which is tomorrow will be at 10am.
-Wednesday's sea training is still not confirmed with the time yet, but junwei and enkai and guo liang will be gyming after sea training. Those that wishes to fight harder could come along too=)
-Thursday is a festive day for our fellow water venture crews. So training is yet to confirm.
- Friday which is one day away from saturday would most probably be a rest day for all=(
(these information may not be 100%accurate as most of it is my assumptions.)

Rest well team mates! For NYP(and yourself)!
Don't be late for tomorrow's training!
Oh ya, Happy birthday to all december maties!
Eason do take care...we will miss you! DO visit us at your own free time=p

En Kai ->(FTM)

2007-12-14T21:38:00.001+08:00

And from today onwards, we're going to have a 2 weeks break! (:
Lets all train hard, FRIGGIN hard to achieve something in the national kayak marathon!
POL-ITE has passed, our score sheet has returned to 0 medals for now! Do our best during the marathon, and refill our score sheet alright everyone? Lets train insanely!!! woohoo

google's einstein phrase of the day-
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

loads of love,
boy next door(:

2007-12-10T11:03:00.001+08:00

LETS ALL WISH JUNWEI AND JELLY A HAPPY BIRTHDAY! (:
MAY ALL YOUR WISHES COME TRUE AND YOUR BOAT, GLIDE AS FAST AS A SPEEDBOAT!
cheerios!

signing off
shawn :D

PEEK-A-BOO

2007-12-03T23:51:00.001+08:00

Alrighty, I bet all of you are tired eh? Some went for the round ubin marathon(kayak), some... went for 10km(run) and the rest went for the full marathon of 42.195km(jog) ya?
I know how you are feeling, muscle ache... knees breaking, and mind's boggling! We did our team proud in whatever event we went for anyways, didn't we? (:

Those who went for the 42.195km marathon, do remember to stretch more so as you'll be able to recover from the muscle aches faster okay?

Right, now for my personal request... is there any juniors keen on helping me do up our notice board which is located outside koufu? Please comment... just feel free and tell me what you think will be nice, and if you are keen on helping, comment or message me when you'll be free eh? Hehs!

Ahhhhh, rejoice! There'll be sea training this wednesday... whoever can come, just come luh. Its at 3.30 as usual. Anyone wants to meet up for lunch first or meet up before making our way there, feel free to arrange it too! :D
I guess loads of you are itching to paddle like mad already eh, vice versa!!!

signing off with loads of love as usual,
shawn! muacks mucaks muacks! (:

We will do it!

2007-11-28T00:24:00.000+08:00

OK guys, i dont think theres anything said abt mondays voluntary training that hasn't already been said, it was a tough training, but it was a good training... i think we've proven to ourselves that we dont need the seniors around to push us to train hard, we're disciplined enough and independant enough! (this is not to say that we dont need them totally, as we still need them to guide, teach and lead us!)

First of all... (i cant believe the rest havent mentioned this but,)we welcome jocelyn back to training with us! its been a long while since she's been able to join us due to her injury, but she's still always been part of our kayaking family!

ok just so u guys know, we're arranging for another GYM training on THURSDAY. 29th november if anyone is wondering.. we should be starting this voluntary optional training at 6. note that even though this is a optional training, we still hope that as many of us will come for training(seniors are of course welcome to join us). This training session will be slightly more... hardcore.. than usual trainings, so, be ready for it!

And some recap on the points i made during monday's training. Us, the juniors went to the POL-ITE races this time, not knowing how we stand compared to the other rowers from the other schools. but after the races, i think we can all see where we stand compared to them. we ARE a strong team and a team to be reckoned with! we brought back a whole truckload of medals, and along with it the girls overall trophy!

even though we did well in this competition, we all know that we shouldnt be complacent, and i think we can see that there still is a long way to go and each one of us still has a lot of space to improve. So lets continue training hard, or better yet, HARDER, and the next time we go to a competition, we ARE going to do better, and we ARE going to sweep even more medals! (especially the gold ones!)

hey, people who will be going to the thursday training, please tag on the comment board or send me, (junwei) an sms, thanks

(crap, this is one long long long post)

we can do it!
NYP KAYAKING~YOSH!

-ispasmwhenilaugh

Good efforts gives good results=)

2007-11-26T23:15:00.000+08:00

Great training today for those who attended!
I had a very enjoyable yet torturous training(thou i like it) with you guys=)
More improvements can be done on our self discipline. I do believe you all wants to be the top school in poly with very good qualities.

Its quite a great achievement today too. I didn't thought that we could have done 6 rounds of slight intensified circuit training within a short period of just 35minutes. And i hope we can reach a higher goal in time to come.Jia you everybody!

Like what shawn said, today is a good training.

There are many times in life whereas we could not attain the standard that others have or we dream to have. It doesn't mean the end. Like what joanna said"With perseverance, we can do it!(thats what i remember)" And i agree totally with her. Continue fighting, work harder, you got the whole family tree of kayakers on your back.One may not be the best in giving results, but one can be the one giving the best efforts=) Work hard as a team and try to achieve more gold medals if possible.

Note: Another land training might be conducted this week.

Don't be late tml for 10am briefing at E308.

En Kai ->(FTM)

We'll be stronger.

2007-11-26T23:10:00.000+08:00

Lets bring NYP KAYAKING to greater heights. We want to be a team made up of gold medalist instead of silver and bronze. From now on, we'll train harder and push ourselves to our limits. Always believe in yourself and you'll achieve what you want with your determination. Let us all make this team a STRONGER and BETTER one.

NYP kayaKING! we're the KING(s)!

Persevere on and we can do it!
YOOSH!

- Siaketty SIAK.

IVP 2007=)

2007-11-24T22:29:00.000+08:00

What an exciting and mental torturing day!
But desipte all the drawbacks, our whole team had done a splendid job in this year's ivp.
It has brought ourself, the team and the school glory. We should be proud of it.
Well, I think it's best we record our first ever history of medals=)

Event T1(women)
2nd place- Li Ling
3rd place- Rainie

Event T1(men)
2nd place- Yi Rui

Event T2(women)
1st place- Melissa & Evangeline
2nd place- Huey Yen & Joanna

Event T2(men)
2nd place- Nathan & Jun Wei
3rd place- En Kai & Guo Liang

Event K1(women)
2nd place- Jing Ting
3rd place- Ai Sing(correct spelling)

Event K2(women)
2nd place- Jing Ting & Ai Sing(again...correct spelling)

Event K1(men)
3rd place- Damien

Event K2(men)
2nd place- Daniel & Joel

Its a job well done, and like what the seniors said, this is one of the most medals collected in NYP's history=) Claps Claps... Congratz to Melissa & Evangeline's gold medals and the women's invitational cup for the overall. Special tribute to all photographers, logistics,cheering peoples and all time favourite helper of the day... DEREK=) He has been boat controlling and registration stuffs to ensure that we had a smooth preparation.

Our efforts had not come to an nought. But!!! This is not enough...Even thou, captain said that we can take a week off to rest. I believe there are some of us with leftover adrenaline and the urge to further improve themselves and continue to prepare for the next raging war.Therefore, I suggested a Monday routine training which is optional for any one to come. Same time,6 outside the clubroom. This week's training will be led by Jun Wei, unless there are Seniors coming down whom decides to take lead.

Hope you all rest well. NYP KAYAKING..........Yooooosssshhhh!

En Kai=) ->(FTM)

2007-11-18T22:10:00.000+08:00

We're all in this together - 6 more days.

"If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory"

"Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If you quit, however, it lasts forever"

Never say quit, give it your best shot and have no regrets.

Do Not Quit

2007-11-13T01:29:00.000+08:00

When things go wrong as they sometimes will;
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill;
When the funds are low, and the debts are high
And you want to smile, but have to sigh;
When care is pressing you down a bit -
Rest if you must, but do not quit.

Success is failure turned inside out;
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt;
And you can never tell how close you are
It may be near when it seems so far;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit -
It's when things go wrong that you must not quit.

Yes, carry this quote with you whenever you were hit by obstacles.
And obstacles will move you into a much stronger person.
You learn, you progress and you will prove it with your own determination.
So for everyone here, our best teammates here,
Set your mind on challenging yourself to go against the obstacles ahead you.
The real success is in you. Bring it on, and prove it!
We all must work hard together to bring our NYP's team proud!

Rest well everyone.

WE CAN DO IT!

2007-11-03T20:46:00.000+08:00

PLS COMMENT IN THE BOARD BY TONIGHT TO TELL ME IF YOU'RE GOING!
OR ELSE I'LL PRESUME, ASSUME AND SUPPOSE U AREN'T INVOLVED
THANKS ALOT! =D

Dearest maties! As confirmed, earlier on during the lunch... we had agreed to organise our stayover at EAST COAST PARK! Excited? Muahahahaha!

What are we going to do for the outing, hmm... i shall continue planning, i hope i will have a well planned event for u guys alright? =)

If u guys have any ideas, or recommendation for the outing, please do not hesitate to talk to me about it okay? I wont bite, promise! Tagging and commenting bout this outing will help greatly as well! thanks alot!!! :D

Hmm, alright! and back to the serious stuff... tomorrow, we will be meeting at 1230 at raffles mrt control station to go support out dearest maties at regatta!

PLS DO NOT BE LATE!!!!!

And, dress code... if possible, the "no sweat" tee or the "paddles up" shirt.

If u have none of the above mentioned, a white base top will do!

Muackieees!

earthful loads of love

ben-kisser! =D

2007-10-31T22:00:00.000+08:00

Alritey, like I've promised..I'm to update the blog with details regarding the outing on next Thursday
(PSSS,ITS HOLIDAY! yippee, Psy Yai Yai)
Thus here it goes, I've discussed this current issue with a few of the maties, and have decided upon letting you guys vote if the outing should be a stayover[Wed night till Thurs] or should it be a full day event just on Thursday alone?
Cause not all of us are able to stayover outside you see... so please vote.

PLEASE VOTE IN THE COMMENT BOARD, NOT THE TAGBOARD!
vote with your name, And
1. for stayover.......
2. for No stayover

Etc, -shawn, 1

THANK EUUU!
-boy next door>>>>>>>>scroll down for more post update

ROAR!
The IVP is on!
Back to sprints once again. Although its just half of 1000m, its just as tiring.
Look at the finishing line, race towards it, not even letting the word 'give up' go into your competitive mind.
Roar at your opponent and let them know that you mean business because you train to race.
Show confidence that you'll beat them.
Put on that mean face behind that starting line. Think of putting on that satisfied face after the finish line.

As you can see, our discipline isn't there yet. So let us all try to practice having more discipline by not joking, chit-chatting during training alright??

This Sunday, 4th November 07', the seniors and some of us will be racing for the Regatta Dragonboat Competition!
Let us all wish them all the best and cheer them on to help win us medals!
We'll be meeting at 1230 at RAFFLES PLACE mrt station.
What to wear will be decided by Captain Daniel on Saturday.

And oh. please try not to be late? Thank you in advance.

-Pillowfighter-er

2007-10-25T21:47:00.000+08:00

Good Evening!

Now that we're back to doing rounds, lets all work hard alright! Every training you've to tell yourself that you'll be better and faster than the previous training.

"The winners are those who wants the most."

Anyway, we'll be heading down to town after training this coming Saturday. So, do spread the message around! AND AND AND, bring clothes to dress yourself appropriately for town aight? Thanks.

signing off,
vamp tooth(:

P.s.: on a side note, i have a request! Will all of u mind coming to this blog everyday... to check if there's any news, as to whether we're meeting up for lunch, or updates on gatherings and outings? Please? =))
Feel free to tell me what u think. Thank you!
-psy yai yai

2007-10-21T21:28:00.000+08:00

A lot of people race to see who is fastest. I race to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more
-Steve Prefontaine

So my dearest team mates, now that we have return to our usual basis of long distance rowing instead of sprinting.. how was it?
Fun? Tiring? SHIOK?
It was tiring and fun, well at least to me! Hope the above quote will motivate you even more to go the distance and push yourself over your limits, break out of your comfort zone, to a pace you have never gone before.
To a greater height

Competitions are nearing, and lets all work hard together alrighty? =)

Lastly, may we all wish our lovely Kin Wai a speedy recovery...
Kin wai, please do not lose hope. Its only 2 months, rest well... recuperate, and come back stronger then ever alright? The team will always be there for you, and just so you know,
WE WILL BE WAITING FOR YOU!
Anytime, Anywhere

Jocelyn, this applies to you as well! Come back soon, stronger!

earth-full of love,
shawn

Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining

2007-10-17T23:50:00.000+08:00

Right now, the trainings is getting tougher.

Especially, during the sea training. We all will face different difficulties from our own weak points. But don't be discouraged by it. Think positively. To every teammates here, even though the going is tough, we must still always tell ourselves to keep pushing yourself until the very end. Be positive in your mindset and attitude always, if you want to beat the others, then tell yourself, " I'm the best! I definitely can make it through. I'll beat them." Prove it! Believe in yourself. Things will get much better if you put your faith on it. So let us push ourselves harder and even more aggressive as before as this is the right spirit to beat the enemies out there and also to improve on our manpower.
Most importantly, we have to keep learning so that we will improve. =)

& beside all these, we must still remember Our Dearest Jocelyn here. Though her presence is not with us at the moment but we have to give her the truly moral support to let her know that the whole team is behind her, will be supporting her all the way.
Jocelyn, never give up on your dream and don't let all these while of downfall to affect you. You're a strong girl! For whatever you're facing now, is just temporary. You'd come a long way, tell yourself, you're gonna rest and heal yourself fully so that you can strive for your BEST again! You've to fight it out! We all have faith in you! And your partner will always do. =)

Let us fight for our best together!

Your favourite dearest,
3K

2007-10-15T23:49:00.000+08:00

Bonjour!
hope everybody's doing fine..
Today gym training was something new huh??..
It was GOOD!!
wasn't it?

And yeah, please bring $12 to pay for the BBQ so that to ease off burden from the people who contributed food and drinks and everything else.
Thank you to you and you and you, and you. and not forgetting you too.
Please please please give to Benjamin who will consolidate the money and "pay" the contributors.

Jocelyn Yang, Get Well Soon so That you can start rowing again.
Just Know That the Team is Behind you

Let Us All Train Hard and Beat the Hell Out of the other Varsities.
- PillowFighters

Details For the Outing on 13th October, Saturday

2007-10-12T14:00:00.000+08:00

Mushi Mushi! greetings to all

First and foremost, I'd like to inform everyone that our barbeque pit will be located at Pasir Ris Park Area 4 and pit 59.

Let me see...I suppose no one in the team has got a direct bus to Pasir Ris Park aye?
Therefore, we shall all meet up at Pasir Ris Mrt Control Station at 2.30pm together before making our way down!
Please do not be late, and in any case you will be late... please contact me at 93633318.

School's starting soon, and by then... we wont have much time together as a team. So i really hope many many many of you will come down and enjoy the day as a team! We'll be cycling, blading and playing around before our bbq starts in the evening! =D

For people who are meeting up with me(shawn), to buy stuff necessary for the outing... you all will have to sacrifice and meet me at 1pm, Pasir Ris Mrt Control Station instead.

Last but not least, please please please cooperate by commenting in the comment board if you're coming down so as I will at least know how many people will be coming.
And, please bring 8dollars!!!! =))
If any of you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask me over the tagboard or msn!

with loads of loves and kisses,
psy yai yai

2007-10-11T22:34:00.000+08:00

OHAYO!

Did you guys enjoy the water sports club camp?
After all the fun, now we're back to some serious training!

We're focusing more on sprinting now. 6 x 1000m sprints weren't easy, but most of us managed to pull it through which is a good thing! *Claps* IVP is coming soon so lets all work hard in getting into the competition!

Anyway, there will be no training on Saturday! SIGH! Our "cute" boy next door aka psyduck suggested to have a full day outing. We'll cycle, blade or whatsoever during the day and have BBQ session in the evening at Pasir Ris Park. Each will have to fork out 5 bucks to buy the food and we'll return the remaining money to you guys equally. Oh and, we're going to buy the food on Saturday morning itself thus for those who want to tag along please contact Mr Psyduck. Thank you very much.

For those who can't make it on Saturday, please comment on the COMMENT BOARD. Thanks

Adios Amigos!
TheVampTooth.

2007-10-07T23:40:00.000+08:00

Hello Fellow Earthlings.

Tomorrow's the water sports club camp! Are you excited?! Anyway, this is a good opportunity for us to take a break from training and relax. Enjoy people!

Love xInfinity,
TheVampTooth.

2007-10-06T19:54:00.000+08:00

Howdy..
How was training today??
FUN??

Well, I surely had plenty of fun under the sun in my kayak!
Sprinting 1000m isn't as hard as it seems to be, it's all in your mind, remember this.
Just tell yourselves, I Can Do It and Don't Give Up because nothing is ever impossible to beat. Be not just physically strong, but mentally strong too! Have the NO QUIT attitude.

Tomorrow will the selection for the coming race on 7 November as mentioned by Captain Daniel. Be at the reservoir BY 0915hrs. Don't be late.
Drink more water, get more sleep. (And don't drink coke)
Be prepared for whats coming your way. Let us all give our best and ROW like HELL.
So now with the IVP around the corner, WE must put in extra tonnes of effort so as the proof to the other poly that we, Nyp Kayaking is the strongest! YEAH!?!

And oh, the Water Sports club camp is this coming Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Please do remember to go as you have signed up for it.
Check the Seniors blog for the things-to-bring list and further details.

Toodles!
-Pillowfighter.

We're gonna prove it!

2007-10-02T02:24:00.000+08:00

Alright guys,

I believe things have been moving on fast. Many days and weeks of hard work on training have passed.
What's ahead for us is not just to train hard but to learn to have the right attitude and be disciplined in every moves that we're adapting now. Today, is the really one good example of us for not making the full use of this training. I believe you guys must have understood very clearly after our Captain Daniel has commented on our poor self-discipline now. To get your rowing skill right, stamina & sprinting and to keep improving on every steps that we're moving on now, we have to learn to be self-discipline on how to get all these right on hand. And our mindset plays a really big role, if you've ever thinking of you're too lousy, i think i can't make it, i think i'm gonna give up.. too hard. PLEASE, let all these unwanted thoughts be swept away from your mind now! You can't move on well if all these thoughts keep pulling you behind. If you want to improve, to be like how the seniors so endurance in their every moves, then tell yourself, "You're the BEST and you're gonna prove it all the way no matter how hard it is. Nothing is impossible unless you choose to let go of it."
And i believe in you guys, with all of our true spirit, how tough is the going, we will definitely make it through with our true hard work. We're gonna get this generation flows on and to be the most ever best we can soar! Go all the way, all our dearest kayak teammates! :)

hearts,
Pinocchio

2007-10-01T01:08:00.000+08:00

My dear teammates, bet you all had a hell of a training on Saturday right?
We're only down with 2 weeks lets of holiday left, let's work hard... harder for this 14days alright?
We can do it TEAM! Hehs!
Training tomorrow as usual, 6pm outside clubroom! GYMMMMMM! =D
Lets all push ourselves to our limits! YEA!

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, ITS THE BIRTHDAY OF OUR DEAREST TEAM MATE, MELISSA KHAH! LETS ALL WISH HER A HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND MAY ALL HER WISHES COME TRUE! =))

With lots and lots of love,
boy who does not shell prawns

2007-09-27T21:25:00.000+08:00

UPDATE :

Saturday's training as usual at 9am. Please bring along running shoe. Coach will be there too. See you soon guys! :)

I've changed the video. It is very motivating. So, check it out people!

"Do not give in to your weaknesses and challenge yourself to your limits. You'll be surprised of what you can do in this sport. Be aggressive. Be, be aggressive!"

Cheerios,
TheVampTooth

2007-09-26T23:35:00.000+08:00

Hello my beloved team mates.

This holiday is a great opportunity for us to train hard and get everything right. So, I hope that everyone of you can try your best to come down for as many sea training as possible. I know it can be mentally and physically tiring but we've each other as support. We progress together as one.

Nothing happens until you make it happen. Believe in yourself and you will improve. It's all in the mind! Stay positive team!

NOTE:

There will be sea training this Saturday as usual. I will update the details tomorrow.

One last thing. The cutest boy next door suggested that we should go for steamboat after training this Saturday. So, please comment on the comment board NOT the tagboard.
Thank you very much.

Abracadabra vanishes,

TheVampTooth.

2007-09-25T22:11:00.000+08:00

My dearest teammates
Tomorrow's COMPULSORY(please do attend) training will be at 9.30 am.
Do respect the the team/the captain and do not turn up late for training! Rest early and brace yourself for the long hours of rowing tomorrow! Peace! Hehs

loves,
the boy next door(:

2007-09-24T11:41:00.000+08:00

Bonjour!
As what Captain Daniel had announced on Saturday COMPULSORY training, he has decided to have separate training for different sexes. For one of the trainings, the Hunks (guys, if some of you don't think you are) will have priority for "better" boats, for another, Babes (girls, same, if some you disregard yourself as one) will have priority for "better" boats.
For Tuesday training, Guys will have priority for boats
For Thursday training, Ladies will have priority for boats
You can join the other gender's training if you wish to, but you'll get the remaining boat.

The Harder You Train, The Faster You Go.
The Faster You Go, The Slower People Are to You.
Good?
So TRAIN HARD

See you later alligator
-PillowFighter

2007-09-23T15:28:00.000+08:00

"Calm Waters Don't Make A Good Rower"-anonymous

My dearest team mates, Saturday's training was tiring wasn't it? 12rounds...with blisters and tiredness overpowering your will to do well and paddle faster? You're not alone, what you're experiencing.. the whole team is too! However, we must overcome whatever obstacles in our way and improve ourselves, thus becoming the strongest team amongst the polytechnics! Lets train Hard alright? As a team, we move on strong together.

Like what our captain have said after Saturday's debrief, the whole team is progressing well and its clearly shown that our strokes have improved! LETS KEEP IT UP PEOPLE! Regardless what boats/paddles you're assign to during training, do make good use of it and train hard. Prove yourself and you shall be recognized. It's not the paddle, boat or waters. Its the paddler which matters the most!

the cutest boy with the earth-full lots of love for the team,
-the boy next door (:

After the Main Course^

Ala Carte: Please remember to bring $13 Tomorrow - Monday, 24th September 2007 - for the Water Sports Club Camp and for Birthday Celebration for Octoberians. Thank you~

- PillowFighter

2007-09-21T18:53:00.000+08:00

Good evening all.

Click To Enlarge.

Rest well and give it our best in tomorrow's training. Let us not stay in our comfort zone and push ourselves to the limit. Train hard and I believe that we will be the best team among all polytechnics. All the way!

"Only the strong-willed survives"

One last thing. I'm sorry for those that are not in the main picture (right on top of the webpage). I'll change it when I have a full team photo or you can photoshop your face into it and send to me. Thanks.

Much love,
TheVampireTooth.

2007-09-19T23:42:00.000+08:00

Good day all!
I guess I'll have to do the honour of typing the first official post.
Applause please,
Thank you Thank you
To those with painful blisters, i understand exactly how you feel, you're not alone.

This Saturday we'll be going to catch a movie in town after
Saturday's COMPULSORY training (so please attend)
Now here is the problem, what movie do YOU hunks and babes want to catch?
We'll have a vote, everyone comment in the comment link (NOT the tag board)
just leave the title of the movie that you're interested to watch if possible the time too, the currently Showing ones please...not those that came out in Channel 5 already. Mai Lame

Rules for Comment box,
1. NO NONSENSE as some of you might have a tendency to do so.
2. Tag With YOUR name if not it'll be deleted (name as in your name and not "ISpasmWhenILaugh" please)
3. Try Try Try your hardest not to double post.

As A Team, We Progress Together

Applause again please.
Thank you Thank you
With a infinity amount of team love
-Pillowfighter