world of my own

The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood,
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that, the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
two roads diverged in a wood, and I --
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

*loves *

the colour orange
the sky and the water (:

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

i think it says something when you're too tired to even eat. when even holding the spoon becomes taxing.

tomorrow confirm will be a taxing day. shall sleep early tonight. (:

rowing today is good. i think the last few 500ms saved everything. and i think its only at the last 2km that i really rowed properly. and even though timing not good but i love the way my boat moves. (: i rmb the 2nd 2km. at almost 1km mark, the four boats were within less than one buoy of each other. and altho i was right at the back, i just felt super happy and started grinning stupidly to myself.

i realize i row a different way for each of my 2km.. but seems like the last 2km is THE ONE. haha.

and i confess i did not look up when i rowed today. ): at least i went straight 80% of the time!
today's 500m has to be the best set i've ever done. i know last time i'll just whack water, get very frustrated with myself & the water when the boat doesn't move... and i never really finish my row properly. but today was good. and i rmb one or two rows where you just focus your entire body on it and at the last stroke that brings your boat across the finishing line, you just feel super good. and i'll always rmb that row when we all crossed the finishing line within centimetres of each other.

that kind of heart pounding, muscle straining, lactic build up. a voice in your head telling you that you can do it and you willing yourself to go faster, pull harder...

had another revelation today. for me, i need to find a balance between having the fight and having the focus. if i have too much fight, i'll lose focus and then i won't row properly. but if i row without fight, i'm not rowing my best and i won't be happy with myself and obviously my boat won't go fast.

yup. and... respect for k2 rowers. cause i realize i always mood swing in my own little boat. in a k2.. you've gotta look out for your partner.. and no matter how you feel, you have to be accountable for the person you're rowing with. yah.. and other stuff that makes k2 so pro... so... k2 respect.

...

today after geog, my classmate receive an sms that she probably had been waiting for with trepidation. the syf results for chinese dance.

when she read it, the joy was immediate. GWH. Shock, disbelief, happiness... alot of happiness just flashed across her face at the moment. and i rmb she rushed out of the class to look for her fren (in the next class) to share that joyful moment. and when the two of them saw each other... it was such a beautiful moment. one of immense joy, one of love.. one of camaraderie.

their happiness was addictive and it was a very touching scene to witness. and having heard of how hard they've trained, i'm happy for them too. (:

...

know that whatever happens, we believe in you. wholeheartedly and unconditionally.

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joo spoke
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