Poly 50

I know it has been quite awhile since I last updated my blog. Basically, either I am too lazy, nothing interesting or meaningful to write about or nothing to write about.

Today, I participated in the Poly 50. There were 8 mentors including me in the team and 2 others who are not. So, some said we are representing mentoring club and some others said that it was under an open category. I think it is not that important. Before that, I was a little worried that I could not complete or run very slowly. One of them said the main aim is to complete and not compete. This definitely made me feel better. But, somewhat, when I stepped onto the running ground, I thought to myself that “oh my, why did I join this? What if I want to give up halfway through” But, after everything, I have not regretted joining it. All of us even thought of joining it again but we may not be in the same team again because some will be graduating this year. Completing Poly 50 gave us a sense of achievement. It was rather difficult to run though. We had to stop after every 200m then wait for our turn to run. Imagine doing this for 16 times (it might be for me or the girls only because the guys should have ran more)? I think I have lost 1kg through it. =x Anyway, we got into 38th position out of about 100 teams.

For me, I think this is quite okay because I had only done one training for this. My training was only running/jogging 3 rounds of 400 m and a trial race of relay of 800m among four people. For today, I actually ran 16 rounds of 200m. I thought I was going to faint any time while running. While running, I was having breathing difficulties which caused me to run slower. =( I think I should thank Lei Sim. If not of her, I might not be able to train - my only training. If no one looked after the laptop, what if it got lost? I would have to hold all the responsibilities and blames and even had to compensate for the lost. If I did not train, what if I totally had no stamina after a few rounds? Anyway, she came to look for me after my project discussion on that day and helped me to carry the laptop (which is meant for project) to the stadium, look after it for me and take to Queenstown MRT station for me! Basically, on that day, I was carrying my school bag, a shoe bag with two pairs of shoes and a laptop. She helped me to lighten my burden a lot. She even offered to help me to take it home for me. It was really so nice of her. The other person is Afiq. He helped me to take to lecture hall during change-over on last Thursday. After last week (3 days of carrying laptop from my house, walking with it all the time and taking it home AND Monday and Tuesday of doing the same thing), my shoulders, back and arms (only this morning till now) are in pain – sharp pain. Last night, I actually saw red marks on my shoulders even till this morning though it had become lighter. The bag which I carried today was only about one-third the weight of the laptop (yes, it is very heavy), but I still could feel the pain. Even without anything and just by swinging, I could feel it too. I seriously would rather work at HD or being canned by my parents because it is faster and less torturing. I am not exaggerating here.

Thanks for all peeps that have consoled me and cared for me! =) I appreciate it.

Two messages I received last night which cheered me up.

“…, if you want the rainbow, you got to put up with the rain” I find this sentence meaningful and motivated me.

“chu chu train..Err..Haha!” I was stunned when I saw this message because firstly, it came from someone unexpected and secondly, it was rather funny. I did laugh at that.

Anyway, I will miss my dear team members for Poly 50. Time spent together is short but it is another beautiful memory of my life. Thank you!

I realised something interesting while waiting for my turn to run. Some people ran with full speed while running whereas some tried their best to run. I could feel the never-give-up spirit among them and within us too. We cared for each other. This is something very warm and nice. =) I like this type of competition which is about trying your best and not always trying to outdo others.