Wednesday, November 29, 2006
i keep too many things to myself. somehow i feel like i'm gonna blow up soon. ah watever.
today's another running-cum-tennis day. i'm kind of enjoying this daily routine of mine. =)
tmr tennis-ing again. and gym training after that. whoo.
sunday is standard chartered singapore marathon. i'm like so dead for it. havent been doing long runs recently... die...
huh what? holiday homework? what is it? can eat one anot?
nth much already... till next time then.
"you hurt the most when you keep the pain inside and force yourself to smile"-chrno crusade
aaron | 9:47 PM
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
finished watching chrno crusade!
after about a week of no anime due to my increased workload. damn nice i must say. great ending coupled with one of the best ending music among all the animes i've watched.
i've decided, my next drawing will be based on chrno crusade!
aaron | 1:28 PM
Monday, November 27, 2006
man u 1 chelsea 1. comical saha. haha, saha, haha. and the magpies beat the pompeys. yea.
back to training after missing out thursday's. today felt quite shiok for me. tennis-ed from
7:30-9:45, had ogl meeting from 10-11, then tennis-ed again after lunch from ard 11:30-1. slept at the grandstand before training started at 3:40. so basically i'm totally tired out now.
but it felt good though (partially because of the drizzle during training). i should do this more often next time. i'm so glad my fitness level didn't fall much despite falling a little ill over the weekend. came down with a bit of everything - slight fever, slight flu, slight sore throat + slight cough. so ya, i'm happy.
and the most fortunate thing is probably that my knee is fine. it was last thursday after ogl meeting. i waas rushing for the side gate since it was about to close in a matter of seconds. neglecting the fact that it had just rained and the floor was wet, i chiong like there was no tomorrow and couldn't stop in time, plus the fact that i failed to notice the drain right in front. so yup, ended up doing an ronaldinho overhead kick (without the kick). used my arm to break the fall but it wasn't good enough so i ended up with a bruised knee, a scar and a torn nj pants (can be used for ventilation purposes).
well, that's abt it i suppose, write so much bo liao stuff cos i have nth else to write... anyway, off to anime land le. till next time then x)
aaron | 7:44 PM
Friday, November 24, 2006
a group of students in a school were asked to list what they thought were the current seven wonders of the world. Although there were some disagreements, the following received the most votes:
-Egypt's Great Pyramids
-The Taj Mahal
-The Grand Canyon
-The Panama Canal
-The Empire State Building
-St Peter's Basilica
-China's Great Wall
while gathering the votes, the teacher noted that one quiet student hadn't turn in her paper yet. so she asked the girl if she was having trouble deciding. that girl replied, "yes, a little. i couldn't make up my mind because there are so many."
the teacher said, "well, tell us what you have and maybe we can help."
the girl hesitated, then read, " i think the seven wonders of the world are to see, to hear, to touch, to taste, to feel, to laugh and to love"
the simple and ordinary things we overlook are truly wonderous,
and the most precious things in life are not man-made...
(taken from the newpaper 24/11/06)
how true...
aaron | 7:59 PM
Thursday, November 23, 2006
kena tagged by shi hua...
Layer ONE: On the OutsideName: Aaron Ng
Birth date: March 21st
Current status: Single, unavailable and not looking
Eye colour: Black
Hair colour: Black..
Righty or lefty: lefty and sometimes righty
Zodiac sign: Aries
Layer TWO: On the InsideYour heritage: Chinese
Your fears: unsure
Your weaknesses: unsure
Your perfect pizza: unsure
Layer THREE: Yesterday, Today and TomorrowYour thoughts first waking up: either "what time is it" or "let's sleep a bit more"
Your bedtime: Ranges from 10pm to 1am
Your most missed memory: OBS 2004 with R521, and national schools x-country 2003
Layer FOUR: Your PickPepsi or Coke: neither
McDonald’s or Burger King: BK
Single or group dates: anything
Adidas or Nike: unsure
Lipton tea or Nestea: lipton
Chocolate or vanilla: vanilla
Cappucino or coffee: same
Layer FIVE: Do youSmoke: no
Curse: sometimes
Layer SIX: In the Past MonthDrank alcohol: no... no ethanol, propanol, butanol, propanol etc.
Gone to the mall: ya... quite a few
Been on stage: no i think...
Eaten sushi: yes...
Dyed your hair: no
Layer SEVEN: Have You Ever
Played a stripping game: no
Changed who you were to fit in: yes, when i was the camp ic for yltc
Layer EIGHTAge you’re hoping to be married: 20+
?
Layer NINE: In a Girl/Guy
Best eye colour: normal colour
Best hair colour: normal colour
Short or long hair: as long as there's hair or appropriate length and amount
Layer TEN: What Were You Doing?1 minute ago: typing this
1 hour ago: bathing
1.5 hours ago: on the mrt on my way home
1 month ago: forgot
1 year ago: packing to go to perth
Layer ELEVEN: Finish the SentenceI love: anime+manga+running+tennis+soccer+my friends
I feel: dead tired
I hate: nothing (i think)
I hide: my secrets
I miss: racing on the track
I need: to pia senior's farewell stuff
Layer TWELVE: Tag 5 peopleyou
you
you
you
you
but i know nobody will do.
aaron | 10:29 PM
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
self-trained this morning to make up for missing training tmr. drilled myself with lots of drills, 50m each set. felt kinda good.
finally got shaun to teach me how to serve. it all went well today. i think i'm getting the hang of it already. should be able to play a proper match real soon. but my backhand still sucks. that's another thing...
in the evening, went to joshua's hse to look around since we'll be holding our senior's farewell there. his house is like... i dunno, a palace? "whoa" is an understatement. for those trackers who'll be going for seniors farewell this weekend, see it for yourself.
on my way home, there were a lot of stuff going through my mind. i was starting to wonder about a lot of things, if i'm really doing it right... but yea, i know i just have to work harder to make sure everything is ok. yltc has taught me a lot, and it's time i put wat i've learnt into good use. haha, i always tell people not think too much about things, and i always try not to think too much myself, but a moment ago i felt as if my mind was about to blow. i've gotta thank my baby cousin for rescuing me from falling deeper into the dark abyss. he came to my house today and just seeing that cute chubby fella running about in my living room brought that smile back onto my face again.
sometimes, i really need someone to just tell me that everything will go fine. thinking about it myself won't help much. sharon was right, i really need people to reassure me of what i'm doing. i've always thought that since in the end i'm always on my own, i have to make it on my own, and i'll make it.
and i was wrong...
but however, for now,
all that's in my mind now is to move forward, and be strong...
move along, move along
aaron | 9:37 PM
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
oh man... i drew my vivi too big... it's suppose to be cute...
but anw, that's vivi for you. my favourite ff9 character. a small fella, naive at times. but inside he is a strong and determined black mage.
more drawings to come!
aaron | 7:10 PM
Monday, November 20, 2006
good training today, nice cool weather plus we had a ultra strong tail wind while doing our 20m starts. could have better made use of it to get a better pb though, wasted. but my drills are still not up to standard i think... everything thing else was cool. attendance getting better. yup.
yesterday went for a swim at cck swimming complex, something which i havent done since decades ago. for those who don't know, i'm not really a swimmer. the last time i could only do 1 lap and will die panting. so for yesterday, i wanted to see how i fair. swam for 1 lap initially and started panting already. did 2 more laps after that. slowly, i increased the distance to 2 laps (100m) then on to 3 (150m) making 400m, the distance for my pet event on the track. lol. after that i thought i was crazy when i wanted to do 400m at one shot (8 laps), but when i was done with my 8th lap, strangely, my body didnt want to stop, so i kept on going. my mind was like "we've done long enough, there's still training tmr, let's stop" but my body just kept on moving disobeying every signal sent from the brain. 500m, 600m, 700m... and finally forced myself to stop at the 1km mark or i would not have made it for training today. 20 laps of the pool... even i was surprised at myself... i mean, maybe it's normal for those who swim a lot but for me, that's like completing a half marathon. i shall swim more often from now on, it's good exercise.
ok that's about it for swimming. there's still tennis date with shaun and some others on wednesday. i'm finally gonna master the serve (LOL) so that i can play a proper match.
for now, there are still things to worry about:
seniors farewell
ogl stuff
and standard chartered marathon is coming up! it's not gonna be a boring holiday after all =)
aaron | 8:47 PM
Saturday, November 18, 2006
ok i'm just got back from yltc, back to my laptop will all the animes. but before i start anime-ing i shall update about my camp first. it's gonna be a loooooooooooooooong one...
day 1 - discipline and firmness
while crapping with a bunch of people at njc's parade square and waiting for the bus, ms ho came and called me and jialin out. apparently, we were the camp ICs of the day, what a way to start my adventure going. but despite all the shouting i had to do throughout the day and almost having a sore throat, it was quite an experience. this is the first time i was really strict with others and myself (partly because i got reprimanded by the teachers for lack of discipline in the camp). like i've said during the group sharing session, it's not like me to put on a strict face and scold/shout, but there are times i had to be not like me in order to be a good leader. anw, i felt that overall i did an ok job for that day. camp ic aside, i enjoyed the day activities thoroughly. high elements was fun as usual. the first one we did (the one where we have to climb up horizontal wooden beams with a partner) reminded me of obs yet again. as for the challenge pole, i managed a good jump and good catch, but my hands slipped off the handle bar, a pity... first time attempting the flying fox/zip line and abseiling. i wanna do it again (and again and again and again) if i ever have the chance to. feeling the wind caress my cheek as i fly across. at night was team building games, nothing much to say here...
day 2 - a walk in the rain
land expedition. sad to say that i didn't enjoy it much. carrying my entire backpack + shoebag + sleeping bag around singapore wasn't fun. but it was kind of relieving everytime we reach a checkpoint. the highlight of the day was when we had to search of lower pierce reservoir. first thing is that we were completely off course. to make things worse, it started raining and there wasn't any shelter around. ended up walking in the rain for an hour. fortunately my stuff were well water proofed with ziploc. only some got slightly wet. the glad thing is that despite the rain, my group managed to keep their spirits high and continue with the walking. gave ourselves a good laugh when we realised we couldn't find the place. at the end of the day, reached pasir ris park at around 830pm. at least we were not the last group, there were all sorts of funny things that happened to other groups. one went to macritchie reservoir while another got chased by monkeys. for the night, we (a few guys) pitched our tents for others. yup, once again, i didn't sleep in the tents. too crowded and stuffy. sleeping outside is much cooler.
day 3 - last walk and the swim
finished our last checkpoint in the morning by forming an alliance with 2 other groups before heading down to changi sea sports club for lunch. had a little revision on kayaking before setting out to sea. here, i must say that my partner (shu jun) did a great job. i really couldn't tell that it was her first attempt at kayaking. apart from almost capsizing for a few times, we managed to kayak for an hour or so to reach our campsite early. of course that was only warm up. and since we were early, the instructors let us play some games which includes capsizing the kayak. and the forfeit for the losing group (not us) was disgusting. making human muah chees on the beach. yuck. did outdoor cooking after that for dinner. maggie mee and some canned food. khoo qing sheng showed us how we can eat maggie mee raw like mamee noodles. and when the girls were reluctant to eat the baked beans as they say it'll make them fart at night, he went "it's better to fart than to smell other people's fart". that's the best thing i learnt that day.
day 4 - round ubin once again
2nd attempt at kayaking around ubin, first was during obs. this time our speed was faster i think. the sun was merciless as usual, but it wasn't that tiring for me because we rafted up for one billion times as the instructors keep telling us that we were going very fast so we can have a break. there was this point in time, when i tried to apply sunblock halfway, only to end up having a slippery hand and cant hold the paddle properly. for around a minute or so when my hands started to get a little sore but of course i didn't give up paddling. (probably because i'm in the middle of the sea and there's no way to give up, lol) had our lunch on frog island and that was the best lunch we had ever - half chicken rice. like wow. and it was a comical sight seeing the instructors making fun of the people peeing in the water. after lunch, finished our last few km of our journey. paddled across this channel where lots of big ships past by and it was super fun riding the waves generated by them. disembarked back at changi sea sports and finally had my first proper bath in four days. did a bit of reflection (not in front of them mirror) before sleeping on the way back to njc where we had leadership talks by ex-njc students. chii tang was there as well.
day 5 - the ultimate
had a surprise (or not so suprising) wake up call at 330AM for our final challenge. a 10km march from njc to SIM and back. it was kind of irritating as for the entire journey, we were walking and jogging then walking then jogging over and over again as the people in front had problems catching up. but like our kayaking, we managed to finish our journey earlier than expected. and some of the girls were super high because they did 10km, only to later realise that that was not all. did a slow group jog or 10 rounds (4km) around the track. we were the 2nd slowest group, but credit should still go to us for being th most united and disciplined group which stuck together like glue throughout the whole run. finally, after that was breakfast and cleaning up and then home sweet home.
well, that's about it for yltc. still super tired now despite sleeping for the entire afternoon. but the most important thing is still having fun at the camp, hanging around with people, enjoying every bit of it, the cool morning, the sweat, and most of all, the challenge. it had been one hell of a ride, but of course it does not end here. i've become a better person after that, and i will continue to become stronger.
to serve, to strive and not to yield.
and of course, to lead as a true leader
aaron | 5:28 PM
ta dai ma! (i'm back!)
back from yltc... super tired now...
i think i'll go to sleep first and update later...
but anw, congrats to all those sec4s who've pulled through o lvls. it's finally over and u can have ur well deserved break/party.
and of course, congrats to those who've manage to complete the yltc camp. we've done it, as team njc. all the land expedition, sea expedition blah blah... more details later. for now, let's go for a expedition to lala land.
aaron | 10:58 AM
Monday, November 13, 2006
whew, good training today. but i'm still weak... my leg gave way while i was doing drills today, but luckily i manage to regain my balance in time to prevent me from tumbling out of the track like how jack and jill tumble down the hill.
but my arms feel stronger, that's something...
going for yltc tmr. at this time, weiquan will probably say "don't miss me" but don't worry, i'm not like him.
and if anyone is still not looking forward to it, here's what i have to say: "don't hate the camp. hate the camp and the campers will hate you" that is what guan wen told us about ns when he was talking to us. but anw, i don't suppose anyone will dislike yltc.
to j2s: jiayou for remaining papers. same goes for the sec4s. the finishing line is right in front of your face now. it's time to give all of your remaining energy/chakra/chi/mp/mana/reiatsu/whatever. don't hold back. the best thing about running a cross country race, is that last burst down the final stretch, the surge of adrenaline through your veins, and then collasping just after crossing the finishing line, and saying:
"i did it"
aaron | 8:34 PM
Sunday, November 12, 2006
i don't know why but i seem to be posting more and more frequently, in the earlier time of the day... due to boredom i suppose? i need to get a life, it's the holidays man...
let's get random:
-senior's farewell approaching... i want to do a good job for it.
-i want to be back in the chalet playing mahjong/pool/arcade/reversi/daidee and talking cock again...
-yltc is 2 days away. i'm almost done with packing le. bag is kinda small due to my art of packing
-newcastle united drew away with man city. 0-0. at least there's improvement. they'll get out of bottom 3 soon.
-i seriously suck when it comes to thinking of presents... somebody gimme some advice?
-the bleach vcd is rated nc16. i dunno what's with the censorship board
-the opening themes of blood+ are damn nice.
-almost finish my dl of chrno crusade, watched the first 5 episodes so far. not bad. of course, it has the best ending theme - sayonara solitaire.
-fitness now not so good due to slight flu + slight fever. recover le la, but hope i won't faint for training tmr
let's see... nothing more i suppose... oh..
-the piano version of ayumi's heaven is nice and soothing. good for calming ur nerves.
-welcome to the black parade is still as addictive as ever
aaron | 1:05 PM
Saturday, November 11, 2006
(random post alert!)
sometimes, you may wonder, why is it that nobody understands you? you have billions of friends laughing with you everyday, always hanging around, crapping, but none that can truely know how you feel and what you are thinking. and then you start to feel lonely and scared...
well, the fact that people dont understand you is simply due to the fact that you keep things to yourself a lot. it's not their fault really. very often we put the blame on others whenever things don't go according to the way you want it to. however, i can say that most the time, you're the one at fault, for either sending out the wrong signal to others or not clearly specifying what you want. you'll not be aware of it most of the time, it's a matter of perspective.
i don't believe that the people around are evil in any way. at least among the people i know. even if there exist such villians, they're rare. people do things for a reason. it's just that you don't know why, and at times coming up with the wrong conclusion about them. so next time if you feel like complaining/bitching/backstabbing/kao pei-ing about someone, think again. think further, think deeper, think thrice, before you affect other's impression of that person. be sure of what you say.
now we think, who's fault is it then? person A for not telling others what he wants or person B for misjudging person A? they share the blame? i suppose... the simplest way is just to blame yourself and learn from your mistakes. it works, really.
"who is your hao3 pen2 you3 (good/best friend)"
i remember being asked this question not too long ago. my answer didnt require much thinking, which in this case, seems tragic.
"none"
yes, the above load, if it doesn't concern any of you readers, it's concerns me. there's a lot of things which i keep to myself. it's not as if i don't want to let them out, it's just that i'm still looking for an outlet, someone whom i can really trust 100%. like naruto, i want to have my own 3-men team too, with team mates i can rely on fully. 4 is a good number too. 5 and above would be too big.
but until then, until i find that person(s), i know what i should be doing.
cherish what i have right now. i have friends who laugh with me, play pool, play mahjong, play cards, talk cock together. we study together, train together, sweat together, collasp together. for now, that's enough.
qps 5f/6e, rvhs 1c/2c/3k/4k,
rvhs athletes (aka carrots),
njc 06s14
njc track & field
thank you
aaron | 11:09 AM
Friday, November 10, 2006
i just woke up from a 16-hour sleep...
class chalet went ok i suppose. it was kinda fun.
first day, saw raj on our way to our chalet (guess why he was there). when we reached the chalet, first thing i did was... finish reading my death note book 10. it's not being anti-social, it's just that since i was already about to finish i might as well finish it. after that was just mahjong all the way until dinner. didnt win any game though... had BK for dinner and went to the arcade. somehow, my tapz card mysteriously had $6 in it, so i just played a few games. both my time crisis and guilty gear skills have dipped quite horribly... then it was pool, which i saw myself miraculously winning all the 8 games i played. shiok. i think that was my longest winning streak.
me and weiquan paid a visit to s21's (was it?) chalet, only to realise that there were a few survivors left (it was their 2nd night). played daidee and mahjong with them and my luck there was better xD. went back after some time and had a chatting session with some people.
chatted till sunrise before having breakfast at mac. after that attempted to sleep but failed terribly. all i had was an hour of continuous falling asleep and waking up. then realised that i had a slight fever + slight headache later. my immue system still very weak... need to watch my diet i suppose... anw, panadol seem to helped a bit... then after i rested for another few hrs, was up, playing mahjong again with a dead look on my face.
at night was bbq. ate quite a lot. and ting yang made italian soda, the ribena + sprite drink which we sold during funtasia. and the turnout rate for the bbq was excellent. current s14 + ex-s14. i didn't talk much though. it's kinda pleasent just to sit down and watch the entire family gathering and chatting. how nice. sang birthday song for haikal and chatted a bit more before i went home with the usual me-qingsheng-tingyang-weiquan gang + annarine + xiao xian + melissa. along the way, ting yang did a comical stunt which sort of made me seem like an evil person. shan't elaborate on that.
yup, overall, it was fun. but i need to rest a lot now. there's yltc next week.
aaron | 4:23 PM
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
if we hold on together,
i know our dreams, will never die
aaron | 9:29 AM
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
pointless work officially over!
three cheers for aaron! three cheers for NJ101!
and three cheers for li jing! he was godlike during his presentation. just... wow...
rah, total freedom alas!
manga time! anime time! can read and watch until my eyeballs pop out.
training yesterday was rather shiok. was given 2 choices for our workout and i went to choose the harder one, so smart of me. but the important thing is that i managed to complete it and collasp and die. that felt great =) i shall do another 1 hour run tmr before going to chalet...
*rushes off to read death note*
aaron | 10:15 PM
Saturday, November 04, 2006
oh crap... anime overdose xD
i badly need to learn how to strike a balance in life.
and our
dearest and
most wonderful pw is going to be over soon. recalling how my group have to
cheerfully get together to work things out, how we
longed for each pw lesson in school and how I
willingly sacrificed my sleep to perfect each and every draft. oh, i can't imagine how will my life will be without pw.
hell of a good time i suppose? i hope u guys manage to sense the overflowing sarcasm in the paragraph above.....
aaron | 8:08 PM
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
it was good long run today. felt like some combined cca training. me, thomas, eng ping and another guy (i dunno his name, issit something kai?) from soccer.
during the run we were talking abt our cca stuff and all that, and i sort of recalled smth which mr tan k.c. (rv) told us quite long ago.
yes, all the good runners are being koped by rj, vj etc. even next year, all the nanyang girls will be going to hci. it somehow feels like nj is forced to take in the 'leftovers' or those who don't want to go to these 'good' schools. i dunno wat will happen to the team next year either. i know that compared to them, we're weaker in terms of performance on the track.
however, i also know that since we can train 'leftovers' into athletes who can give these schools a hell of a competition, we're good. that's wat matters. but of course, we're not gonna do just that, aren't we? we're gonna win.
"why?" you ask.
"beacause i'm from njc track&field team"
in order to become strong, pain is nothing.
remember,
"the pain doesn't last forever. memory does."
aaron | 7:28 PM
