i'm,
back from canoeing camp
a TRAINING camp,not a leisure camp
let's retrace my steps...
day1
woke up late so i cabbed down to school
was the female ic for the day and worked with shawn
went out for the first water training
was assigned to the K1 boat
hard to balance and i got really upset that i couldn't row out
then we ran the male's route at macritchie
then we headed back just in time as it soon started to rain
then we had a study session while the seniors did gym
then we headed out again,
girls did land first
we did 60 pull-ups and 100 male push-ups
continued with the K1 boat and made some progress
then we headed back
the seniors were disappointed with our attitudes and un-seriousness
so we were scolded and did 200 push-ups
after dinner,we washed up
we moved the mats into the rooms and cleaned it
captain nicholas was happy cause we made it in good time
day2
lydia tang and glen were ic
headed out and did T2 with bainy
rowed out and kept veering off because direction was hard to control
it then started to pour and all boats were called back
as we were at the 1000m mark,we tried to row back as fast as we could
but the choppy waters and the bad direction control didn't help
seniors junyang and joseph were screaming at us to hurry as it was extremely dangerous
they also gave us pointers to get bak to shore quick
after docking the boats,we ran to the tunnel for shelter
after which,we did circuit training with the super seniors[alumni]
the second water training started out fine
i was praised for handling the boat well when we were unpacking
we started with dry strokes which i'm happy about
then we did K boat
i did baby K and was able to row out
but when many others start giving me so much instructions,
i got nervous and capped
mr ang was not happy at all
then i did T1
capped in the middle of the reservoir and had to get help
lydia t and norman saved me
i was rather unstable because i was so nervous and direction was being a bitch
then when i was heading back,i capped again
norman,eugene and johan had to save me
that ended the second water training
we were not punished and were even given time to rest
i went to the canteen straight as i didn't want to go back to the room
one senior,yu ping and the other junior boys saw me
and thought i was being "emo" and anti-social
after dinner and our study break,
we watched videos of ourselves,our seniors,national rowers and international competitors
learnt quite a lot
day3
woke up at 4 and gathered at 4.45
ran about 10km [as said by the seniors]
and then had breakfast
the seniors got us to play the number game to clear the leftover bread
then we played games
like chain tag,dog&bone and captain's ball
then we soon packed up
we were given time to write appreciation notes,
but not enough to write for all
notes were given
and then BREAK CAMP
i'm so tired!toodles