saturday - canoe.planetshakers.malaysia

i successfully swtiched my tuition timing
saturday evening instead of the usual morning
it's a good thing really
then i wouldn't have to drag my butt out of bed that early
cos i tend to make my royal entrance after 30 minutes
0830 and i go at 0900 kinda thing
actually, i feel like i don't spend enough productive time on saturdays
so to maximise it,
why not canoe in the morning and
study in the afternoon then
return back to malaysia for tuition
sounds like the better bet
besides, my new boat requires lots of TLC

RAPTORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!
rowing in it is not as simple as it looks
or so i think
as a starter i can't really twist too much
cos when the body & paddle is almost parallel with the boat
things get really shaky
it's like learning to walk for the first time...
though i don't remember when i did start walking for the first time =)
rowing for long is an interesting feel
can't afford to day dream like people do then they are in Ts
remember: day dreaming in a K makes you loose balance
that's what i can conclude from these past few days of training
instead, i'll have to focus more
and keep every stroke, my posture, kickings in check
i think i found the best way for kicking in a K
overheard it from some national coach who was water coaching in his BeAuTiFuL BLUE K1 NELO
(I WANT NELOOOOOOOOOO)
i tried it a couple of times and it allows me to keep perfect balance
for 30 strokes at least
i'm still drilling it in my technique
keep telling myself, kick first then dip and pull
"KICK FIRST THEN DIP AND PULL"
"KICK FIRST THEN DIP AND PULL HARD"
"KICK FIRST THEN DIP AND PULL HARDER"
"KICK FIRST THEN.... EH, POSTURE, SIT UP RIGHT... DIP AND PULL YOUR HARDEST"
"WOOOOWOWWHHHHH.... okay don't cap.. hahah"
"weeeeee, that was fun, OH I SEE THE SHORE! LET ME IMPRESS THE CANOE GIRLS"
well that's how i focus most of the time
though it's obviously not the best method
but manage to complete my 10k just 2 laps behind from the other RAPTORRRRRRR
inspite of capping twice or trice
can't remember now... but i know i lost lots of training time
i'm working on balance with baby strokes
thought i'm earger to start pushing myself to the limit
my mind wants to bring me to the comfortable level of 8 strokes per buoy
land training was shameful for me
it's my breathing that sucks most
i tend to breathe like i'm about to give birth and
just waiting for the doctor to spare me from anymore pain and agony
by recommening a cesarean section...
but i owe it to jeff for sticking beside me all the way

in the evening was the planetshakers concert at the expo
it was grand and i was almost totally blown away
first live concert and i didn't know what to expect
2 hours of jumping just simply isn't enough
i was JUMPING like a mad dog and so were everyone around me
hahaha... i only jumped cos the lyrics said so
"JUMP JUMP JUMP JUMP..........JUMP!"
then i zhaoed back to malaysia

malaysia.