I'm amazed at how my energy reserve is actually deeper than I thought.
I went to check out December Camp 2009 (Ground Zero; 起飞) yesterday. Initially I'd just intended to have a peek and find out how my juniors were doing, but then Dileen told me I could do sentry duty with her if I stayed overnight, and I figured staying up to watch the nighttime sky was well worth it (and also the fact that "sentry duty" sounds kinda cool), so I ended up bringing along a sleeping bag. We didn't do much in the afternoon (Dileen and the others conked out because they'd gone dragon-boating in the morning). We went out for dinner at Sixth Avenue around 6, and then went back for another nap. Then at 9 we all went to witness what we had all been waiting for: the infamous Heaven and Hell. Honestly, I've never done Heaven and Hell myself; Batch '09 did it during June Camp last year, but I'd gone home early so I didn't catch it (not sure whether I should be laughing or crying about it now). I'd actually looked forward to watching the activity (all of us were most interested in the physical stuff. Mental workouts are boring to watch), but the moment I stepped into "Heaven" I knew I wasn't gonna like it. It was the atmosphere--you know, the kind of feeling you get when you've been given a death sentence that you can't escape. That's how I spent the night--watching my juniors do PT for 2 and a half hours in complete darkness, with a bunch of seniors yelling at them left, right and centre. I didn't find it in myself to yell at them because they were really giving it their all (there are times when you just can't break the limits your body has set for you. Mind-over-matter doesn't always work the way you want it to.), so I went around encouraging people instead. :/ Not sure how much it helped, but I felt a bit better when most of the people I encouraged straightened themselves out a little bit. I really felt like getting down on all fours and doing the PT with them, partly because I generally can't stand watching people exert so much effort without doing the same myself, and also because I never really got the chance to push my limits and feel good about. Honestly speaking, I feel like all my Council camps were flops. I tried, definitely, but I suppose in retrospect I could have tried a little harder. I felt like doing everything with them but I was afraid it was inappropriate or something. Then this girl sprained her ankle and ended up doing twinkies for the rest of the night (at least the others got to do rotational PTs. This girl was stuck with twinkies for the rest of her time in Hell, and even though her legs were fine her arms must have been on fire after, oh gosh, 30 seconds). She had to sit on a chair away from the others so I think they pretty much forgot about her; there was no one to cheer her on and stuff, so I jumped in and started doing twinkies with her. We counted down 30 seconds again and again. When you're working for a short-term goal like 30 seconds (and not 3 freaking hours!) it hurts less. I'm proud of Batch' 10 and Batch' 11 because they did last night what I never got to do, or what I never allowed myself to do. They can say that they've survived Heaven and Hell in the best way possible. Nice going guys (:
Dileen and Yu Xuan slept through the whole thing, lol. So after that the 3 of us went for sentry duty, and we lay down in the Quadrangle and looked up at the stars. We chatted about a whole lot of things--primary school life, people we like, people we don't like, how we're gonna survive next year... I never realized we'd get so frank with each other. It felt good to get all those things out and have someone to listen to them. Thanks you two (: THEN at 3AM we went upstairs to get some sleep and Wenqi and the rest took over. I slept like a log until 640, and then it was time to get up again. Yu Xuan, Wenqi, Jen Yi and I ran with the juniors (they had a morning run), but it was hardly tiring (SHORTEST COUNCIL RUN I'VE EVER RUN). When we got back the seniors had already finished most of the balloon heart thing (about a hundred or so balloons, more, maybe, tied to a web of ropes that spanned the width of the Quadrangle), and after a few more balloons, seniors stationed on the fourth floor on each side of the Quadrangle hoisted it up into the air. It looked real good (: Then Yu Xuan left for a friendly match at HC, and I left to go home and get some rest before going for Maris trng.
I slept for about an hour at home, and then I had lunch, and then ran off to get to Maris. Smart move. By the time I got there everyone had gone off for lunch, and by the time they got back I would only have 2 hours to train (which, to me, wasn't trng at all). Along the way I met Edwin and his brother, who invited me to get lunch with them, so I followed them out. Kevin permanently put me off the idea of getting a driving license :/ We went back (late) for trng and Edwin and I paired up for doubles (I wonder why Chen likes this combination so much). I think I was (to put it gently) completely useless. He did most of the whacking. I tried to do some whacking but my accuracy rate was--well, I didn't have accuracy at all. I've concluded that it's not that I'm a bad player; it's just that he's too good for me and I can't catch up with the way he plays. But it's kind of fun (: (Sorry Edwin. I really am sort of useless.)
And THEN (yeah. the day isn't over yet) I felt bad about only training for 2-odd hours, so I called my sister and asked her if she wanted to play with me once I got back. She agreed, so I went home for another hour of trng with my sister. FOR SOME REASON I'M A LOT BETTER AT HOME THEN WHEN I'M AT MARIS. We had a lot of fun, but by the time I got back home I was quite sick of being hot and sweaty and everything. I'd spent pretty much more than a day like that. So I took a long long LONG shower and had dinner (french fries only. I didn't want the burger, lol). And now I'm here (: AND STILL GOING STRONG.
The fact that I haven't collapsed yet is amazing. I've never done the whole staying-up thing before. I'm so proud of myself :D Tomorrow I'm playing with Lynn (JUNIOR APPLE--AHAHAHA) so that'll be another workout. I wonder if I should run for real tomorrow. Combined with yesterday and today's activities it's sure to burn a whole truckload of calories.
Okay I got work to do. BYE! (Merry Christmas, everyone--whatever that means!)
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PROFILE
this is where i let rip, so be warned that you might not like everything that pops up here. but i do, so deal with it. (: .
loves
this is so subject to change that i'm not even gonna bother listing them down.
hates
too many, and the list would be extremely volatile, anyway.
wants
a place in Oxford University (good luck, jennifer.)
for someone to know that he has a special place in her heart!
to survive in HCJC next year
not to have so many wants (but who's counting?)