Sunday, April 23, 2006
i admit sumtimes i wondered if any1 else misses nj canoeing the way i miss it. n i'm so glad to noe 2day that the answer is a firm "YES!!!"
(i'm sorry if ppl get bored reading abt my posts on nj canoeing, but dis is MY blog. dun read it if u dun wan to cos i'm sure u wldnt appreciate wad i'm blogging abt cos u probably nv got passionate enuf abt anything the way i'm passionate abt nj canoeing. bleahs)-sigh- reading my jnr's blog entry posted q some time ago made me sad again. the way he spoke of nj reaffirming his belief in the notion of a team,
"after it has all but ended, I felt a tinge of sadness lingering inside me, a mixture of joy and regret", "I wish I can forever be in nj canoeing", n things lyk dat.. it's almost as if he was speaking the words from my heart cos dat's exactly how i feel too!
i sure being part of the nj canoeing team has changed n influenced each n every one of us in one way or another, n i must say dat mr yong played a huge part in doing dat. the way he leads the team, the amount of time he dedicates to the team, the sacrifices he makes,.. i really cannot think of any1 else who cld fit into his shoes if he ever really leaves the team. to me, mr yong is q indispensible to the team.
who else will b able to instil DAT MUCH discipline in the team? whether or not others agree with me, dat's another issue. bleahs mayb we were disciplined cos we were afraid of him, but who can deny he commmands our respect as a coach, as a teacher, as the team manager? personally, i really look up to him n he's probably the closest any1 can get to to becoming a sort of
'idol' in my eyes.
the times we trained hard together, getting scolded (sumtimes for no apparent reason) by mr yong, shouting n rowing hard in the dragonboat, running round n round the track, playing ball games in the morning, row our hearts out in kallang.. i really wish i cld re-live those moments again. but altho dat's not possible, i noe dat i'v taken away from those times, veryvery precious memories dat i hold v dear.
i based my ob knowledge-sharing on my experience in nj canoeing, n the things i learnt from mr yong. i wanted to do the knowledge-sharing on the topic of motivation n leadership not bcos it was easy to relate to, but also bcos i wanted ppl to noe how much it meant to me to have once been a canoeist from njc. nj may b a boring place to study to some ppl, but to me, my canoeing days have let me learnt so much, n realised so many things dat
it is one of the v few chapters of my life dat i wld choose not to amend or erase. (i wld GLADLY erase all my memories from nygh) if i hadnt gone to nj, i wldnt have joined the team n wldnt have found sth dat i'm so passionate abt dat even after almost 2yrs, i still constantly find myself reminiscing abt my time with my teammates. i wanted my frens to noe how proud i am to b an nj canoeist.
i really hope dat all the snrs b4 me, all my teammates, all my jnrs, and all those who have yet to b part of dis v wonderful team will always n 4ever b proud to b nj canoeists.heart and soul. go the distance!
random thoughts at 11:46:00 PM
