footsteps in the mud

2008-04-07T22:33:00.000+08:00

Let's revive this blog:)
16 days to nationals!!

2007-04-15T09:36:00.000+08:00

hello team. havent been here in the longest time. havent blogged here for e longest time! my my, e team has matured quite a bit i must say...seeing you guys on sat trgs and all.. so anyways, this place needs a new entry! a new entry to commemorate the coming of nationals. but since i left mg, i kinda stopped blogging abt running bcos i rarely blog here now.because i feel that e new seniors shld take over this position. hahahaa..so since i lack the style of -run-blogging-, i am gonna quote frm e previous 2 natls. our seniors were a totally inspiring bunch.

charissa 05': and as i ran, i really wanted to proved most of all to myself what i could do. and even towards the end, i didn't slow down. okay this part would sound pretty dumb but oh well. (this happened at the last stretch where i was sprinting towards the finish line) i just imagined a conversation with God that went like"do you trust that i'll keep you safe? i have plans to prosper you, not to harm you, to give you a hope and a future. would you trust in me, and let me show you what you can do with my help?"

jing 05:
we run with the cross on our backs.
with christ in our hearts.
with the goal set in our minds

in rj, things are very different in contrast to e christian running environment i ran in for e past 4 yrs. and aiyah, it's really different in terms of team dynamics and all.. treasure mgx man.

tiff t 06: it still is an amazement to me. can you imagine where we'd be if we were much better behaved?! or if you guys listened to me more..(then i wldnt have to keep shouting DONT BLOCK THE RUNNERS! a million times. it affects people's mental man..i dont like shouting at people) haha i was kidding abt the latter. anyways, yeah my point: see how much moreeee you guys could have gone. the potential within each indiv summed up is good enough to bring you guys to the top! next yr next yr :)
(reading this now, i am rmbed of how much potential i saw in you guys last yr after natls 06. and it's down to 3 more days...i cant fathom how you guys'd do.. do e seniors proud :D)

tricia 06: anyway, looking for a source of inspiration/motivation in running?
1.you have it in your comp! - THE TRAINING LOG hahahhaa.
2.think of how you would wanna feel after natls has ended. do not give in to tiredness! (like the kenyans! hahaha)

when you slow down in a run, you make the run easier for your competitor.
Is that what you want?
when you slow down in a run, you feel more comfortable, the run becomes easier to handle,
what are the chances of success?

the seniors have left behind a legacy so great .continue to thrive in it :)
Races on the track have only two things to do. They have to do with the gun and the finish line. Run like crazy when you hear one...and don't stop until you cross the other.

tiff

2007-01-27T19:09:00.000+08:00

OVER! 8DD

whee, the race is finally over!
(ahhh it was an unpleasant experience with the officials and all, but ohwell ><"") YOU GUYS DID WELL! : D im very proud of you all! esp dan, benn, clara etc ^_________^
heh janell and i were reaaaallllyyyy nervous yeah? :/
ahhh dont worry abt the race anymore la, jan! XD
cheeer up okay! its only one race (: anw, you did better than me, dear! XD

wowwow i ~~just~~ realised miss the seniors alot ): (sorry dear seniors, I moved your names to the alumni alr! ^^; forgive me :P)
tiff, tricia, hoiyan, yihui, wanpin, christine & joy. <33 and the 2004 & 2005 seniors too!

(lol, sorry : P i rarely hv pics. lol so most are of me ><"" dont mind my ugly face.)

wow, if not for all you guys & God & Mr Ng (okay, & Mr Quek), i prolly wont be able to go through all those tough times! i love cross and you guys! 8DD we must work hard for nats yes! (:

love, sher.

2007-01-07T21:55:00.000+08:00

hhahaha. PICTURE 1: look at piggy back sheryl's serious, at the start line face and raina's bao zha's hair. hahahaa superrr funny

PICTURE 2: self explanatry

PICTURE 3: scratch nose. goldfish. monkey

there. i've put up my fair share of kodak moments. now. go put up yours too! HAHAHHAHA

love tiff

2006-12-31T17:15:00.000+08:00

hello crossies! hope you all have been doing well. HAPPY NEW YEAR! :) in advance.

i've heard about your new teachers in charge and your new attires - the white jersey and matching shorts you guys wore ytd. HMMM, it really gets me thinking on whether i should feel lucky or not to be sec 4 this year. hahahahha. anyway i heard mg's gonna get new dry fit pe shirts or something?!?!

seemingly interesting, mg never fails to upgrade itself every year, i think. :)

anw, im sure you all must be REALLY EXCITED to see your new juniors haaha. i'll miss you guys for sure, in different ways. train hard! everyone has the potential to do well, its just a matter of willpower and time you are willing to commit. (including your sleep and etc..) dont get all too :S about it if you ever do, i'm sure if you really want it, you can do it! ahaah okay take care (dont get injured esp!) and have a good year ahead!

tricia.

Farmland

2006-12-21T23:10:00.000+08:00

Today the crossies headed to the Land of the Greens! :D

We saw wet rice padi fields,
and a farmer rolling up his pants!
We decided to take a half an hour UBER SUPER TIRING morning jog and ended up running a repeated route.
We came back to the field,
and saw carrots sprouting from the ground!!!
MMMM (:

Then, we saw... THE FARMER'S WIFE!
Pregnant!

And suddenly we saw... Capsicum growing from the ground too!
:D:D:D

We decided to go pluck them,
and got a free mud bath!
I think we all got smoother skin now. ^^

I'm talking lots of nonsense. I'm bored.

2006-12-08T20:08:00.000+08:00

haha i wanna post too! : D

in case you want to know, people who came were: romaine/ruimin(bread), benn, rachel(elng), davelle, grace ks(who didnt sleepover ): ), dan, sarahh, the three sisters - rachel, jan(nell), tiff, and RYAN! :D

wheee it was the funnest sleepover ive ever been to man! plus, we were so guai! we hydrated, slept early, exercised, watched inspirational movie, etcetc. nobody wanted to watch my jap movie nana! ): its super nice, but nobody believes me. ): only the wonderful sarahh and nell wanted to watch XD

haha sarah said i snored really loudy at night :/ haha and she didnt stop me from snoring -__- we played lots of fun games - pokemon monopoly, fooseball, mahjong etc. ^^ i learnt how to play mahjong! : D

okay shall not go into details. but anw, thanks once agn tiff, nell, rach, tiff's parents, tiff's auntie and tiff's aunties! : D you guys were really great hosts/hostesses : D haha hope we can go there agn someday! : D tiff may not officially be our cross senior anymore but nell can invite us! <3

sher.

WHAT A BLAST!

2006-12-08T19:02:00.000+08:00

i'd say it was the best training ever!
cross sleepover.absolutely fantastic! here's what we did.

we did our self training in tiff and jan's pool. :)
we also made sure we were well hydrated(through bladderbursting means)
we ate a hearty meal with lots of fruits and veggie for dinner.prepared by uncle omar!
we stretched our little fingers with certain white tiles as well. and hey, we sharpened our minds at the same time!

oh. and sheryl has certain tendacies you have to beware of regarding cute little boys like ryan.
and jan's idea of crossbonding is watching a lesbian movie(supplied by sheryl)
and rachel is a blanket stealer!
and back to point,
we watched an inspirational movie, goal, to motivate us.(and for some, to gain some rest.)
and we even decided on jerseys for cross shirt next year?anyone against it?
we even practised how to be inscrutable. and to learn to manage our money and taking risks.
we were even up early to slice apples for breakfast!

what an educational event! wow. XD

and tiff and jan, thank you so much!! it was lots of fun. your parents are wayy nice!

man. my fingers are itchy. can we set up a mahjong session sometime soon, FAST.

Cross slpover

2006-12-02T17:57:00.000+08:00

7th-8th Dec!
So far the people who can make it are...

Tifft and Jan(duh it's at their house)
Danielle
Sheryl
Me! :D
Mil if she's gonna pon her church camp(Tsktsk)
Rachel
Benn
GraceKS

Erm hmm I can't remember if i missed anyone out heh. Yay don't ask me the time or anything cause i don't know. And I still think no one will read this. I'm just bored so don't mind me hah!~

[sarah]

Annoy-Tiff-Like-Crazy day!

2006-11-30T00:11:00.001+08:00

Yay hello crossies! Just helping Tiff announce this announcement which is making me all excited as well.

There's gonna be A CROSS SLEEPOVER at Tiff's and Jan's house. The time's not set yet because many pple can't make it on tues n wed. ): Perhaps 7th to 8th? Which is thurs to fri next week. All those who are free must go. MUST GOOOOOOO! Ok must goo doesn't make sense. IT'S a MUST GO OK!

And and. Bring lots of food and games and vcds etcetc. The host will make sure that we'll have a hellottafun(:

Enjoy training tomorrow. (: Hah. I think homework is making me feel high. And I hope crossies really do read this blog. I miss Mr Ng. Don't you? Stupid guy left without saying goodbye or telling us.

[sarah]

Got this from an email

2006-11-23T21:41:00.000+08:00

This is based on a true story.........it's very touching.. U have to read this.

Subject: A True Story

A certain rich businessman had a beautiful daughter, who fell in love with a guy who was a cleaner.

When the girl's father came to know about their love, he did not like it at all, and so began to protest about it.

Now it happened that the two lovers decided to leave their homes for a happy future. The girl's father started searching for the two lovers but could not find them.

At last, he accepted their love and asked them to come back home in a local newspaper. Her father said "If you both come back I will allow you to marry the guy you love, I accept that you loved each other truly."

So in this way, their love won and they returned home.

The couple went to town to shop for the wedding dress. He was dressed in white shirt that day. While he was crossing the road to the other side to get some drinks for his wife, a car came and hit him and he died on the spot. The girl lost her senses. It was only after sometimes that she recovered from her shocked. The funeral and cremation was the very next day because he had died horribly.

Two nights later, the girl's mother had a dream in which she saw an old lady. The old lady asked her mother to wash the blood stains of the guy from her daughter's dress as soon as possible. But her mother ignored the dream.

The next night her father had the same dream, he also ignored it. Then when the girl had the same dream the next night, she woke up in fear and told her mother about the dream. Her mother asked her to wash the clothes which have blood stains immediately.

She washed the stains but some remained. Next night she again had the same dream she again washed the stains but some still remained.

Next night she again had the same dream and this time the old lady gave her a last warning to wash the blood stain, or else something terrible will happen. This time the girl tried her best to wash the stains, and the clothes nearly tore, but some stains still remained.

She was very tired.

In the late evening the same day while she was alone at home, someone knocked the door. When she opened the door she saw the same old lady of her dream standing at her door. She got very scared and fainted.

The old lady woke her up... and gave her a blue object, which shocked the girl. She asked "What is this...?"

The old lady replied...

"Try DYNAMO Liquid Soap... just a dab and it will remove all stubborn stains!!!" ...

Im bored.

[sarah]

2006-11-01T20:29:00.000+08:00

hello. okay lah this is not an email chain joke. those are quite dumb. but i've one though.. it's quite funny heh heh.

what do you do with dead elements?

barium! (bury em')

AHAHAHAHAHHA. so funny right. when i went to the rj open hse, those jokes were pasted along the walls. i was laughing the arteries out of myself. (i'm exaggerating of course) i dont know why but i'm feeling so high. probably cos tmr's literature paper 1, so i'm feeling the before death feeling. anyways, i think that as juniors, you guys shld be keeping us in prayer! have you guys been doing soooo????? :P our papers end on in 3 weeks. the qualities of a cross runner shld be rising now.. perserverance. pressing on till the finish line. whacking the crap out of ourselves for the final lap. determination .... grah.

i've another one.

Proton and electron walks into a bar.
P: hello electron, i think i lost an electron.
E: no way....
P: oh yes... i'm positive.

HAHAHAHAHA. i'm assuming that all you guys take chem AND understand chem... or maybe i'm just making an ass out of u and me (i'll have to kill you if you dont get the pun)

the one that everyone adores,
tiff.

2006-10-20T20:48:00.000+08:00

Exams are over for sec1s to 3s and this blog is as dead as ever. Hah.
After the haze, IT'LL BE TIME TO DO SOME EXTREME HARDCORE TRAINING!

Sec 1s: You guys have been training extra hard and I'm so proud of you all wheee~ Very good very good.

Sec 2s and 3s: I don't know if he gave up on us or not, but maybe its because of some of our attitudes towards training? Anyway, it's time to prepare for xctry 2007. (: GOGOGO!

Sec4s: O's are coming! Study hard!!! All the best yeah. (: Tricia I miss running with you! XD But I also like Macrithice lol.

To the 'very old' senior who tagged the cross blog o.o: Sorry man I don't know MrNg's email. And no one else seems to be checking this blog -.- But i'm sure a reply will come soon hah.

Btw, ARE WE GONNA HAVE A FAREWELL FOR NG?! )':

[sarah]

2006-10-12T11:53:00.000+08:00

HELLO ALL!

EOYS ARE OFFICIALLY OVER!
For sec 1s- 3s

I'm so bored that's why I'm blogging here.
Hahah.

Study hard Sec 4s!

Training : 330 @ MR.
Don't be late!

2006-10-01T00:14:00.000+08:00

hello! this is for those who cant make for 20min run everyday. (20min x 5 a week--> 100min run)
if you REALLY REALLY REALLY cant, join me in 2 50min runs on monday and thurs afternoon around 1.15pm. but if you think you cant bear with the sun at that time. nvm then, cos i'm supposed to do work after that so i WILL be running on our boring school track no matter what. but if i can find another senior citizen who'd agree to run with me, we'll probably go out of school.

but i'd still encourage you all to do the 20min run everyday instead since thats what MrQ suggests. only if you're desperate, LET ME KNOW OK. :D
tricia

2006-09-24T19:21:00.000+08:00

MILDRED HO. you still have the cheek to publicise the "TOILET WAR". YOU DIE. and those aren't 'huge ass lumpy blood things'; they are veins. YOUR veins for goodness sake. renuka said so. THEREFORE they are veins.

anyway mildred ho, the verse is good :) i like it

ohmygoodnessgracious ME. sarah, do you always have to show off your memory skills?!

"Mr Ng, Mrs Ng, Kai En;
Renuka;
Glory, Shiying, Charissa, Yoon, Rachael, Eunice;
YiHui, Tiff, Tricia;
Sheryl, Mil, Dannae, Me;
Grandma Grace, Auntie Grace, Charissa, Davelle, Julia;
Jan, Rachel;
Darianne;(is that how it's spelt? ><)"

youre the PRO man.it makes me wonder whether you ARE taking part in e activities or your sub-consciousness overtaking. then you are observing the people and making mental notes on what to blog when you reach home. you're quite strong also ayyy... got so much strength to push me in toilet right.. YOU DIE also. who else ah? i know TRICIACHONG ALSOOOOOOOO. walao. some kind of friend you are. nvr help me.

anyway, I MUST COMMENT on something. as danielle said, renuka drove to maple! so cool. teo, tricia (the unloyalfriend),dan and i went to hide behind the bushes while waiting for renuka to drive in. (i dont know why we were hiding) we didnt know how her car looked like so we had to use our X ray visions to see through the reflective windows of all the car. whoa we're formidable. FEAR US. though all the cars were moving at tremendous speed, there was nothing our eyes could not catch. none of the drivers resembled renuka.after using quite a bit of our powers, renuka still hadn't arrive. but, we needed to recuperate and regain back our energy level to last us through the night. we went to squat at a corner and concentrated on regulating our breathing. then renuka came. but we didn't see her. we sensed her. telepathy man. Miss Wu Ming jumped up and dashed across the road, running after renuka's car while the rest saddled up their horses and gallopped after renuka's car. after about 5m, we caught her and knocked. she instantly stopped, and Miss Teo giggled,"Can you give us a ride to the carpark?" HAHAHAA. renuka looked so shocked but we hopped on anyway. she was driving as slow as she could probably because she wanted us to experience what slow means, since mgcrossies are fast. what an experience!

2006-09-24T18:11:00.000+08:00

mil and sarah have said most of things i wanted to say.i'm just posting the photos! which you guys have been asking about. basically the gathering was really fun.
(except when i broke the chair.really no wonder why mr quek's been pestering me to lose weight with the very obvious hints).
crossie worship was really beautiful.we should bring back the morning worship!
mr ng looked great too. really enjoyed his very short(in mr ng's standards) talk. it's these things we took for granted when he was around that we miss when he's gone. and kaien is so bigg now! (tiff, ryan has a competitor!)
then later that night we all went a little wild blowwindblowing.having lots of references to cross country like "who ran sarah's park?" or "who's done sicc".

you know, we really are the mgxctry family. 7 generations last night. all united by a common bond, the experience in mgxctry.

danielle.

~ Welcome back Mr Ng ~

2006-09-23T22:44:00.000+08:00

All work and no play makes ~~jack~~jill a dull ~~boy~~girl.
Yes indeed. I hope today's gathering have accomplished in relieving stress for you guys. (:
Haha I shall be mean in this post.

MgX crossies ranging from short to tall, skinny to average, toned legs to legs with no muscles like mine, sec1 to jc1(+ renuka) came today YAY.

Mr Ng, Mrs Ng, Kai En;
Renuka;
Glory, Shiying, Charissa, Yoon, Rachael, Eunice;
YiHui, Tiff, Tricia;
Sheryl, Mil, Dannae, Me;
Grandma Grace, Auntie Grace, Charissa, Davelle, Julia;
Jan, Rachel;
Darianne;(is that how it's spelt? ><) And of course, me lol

FUN fun FUN :D We successfully locked Tifft in the toilet! It was like trying to get a buffalo into a saucepan \: Captain got muscles sia. Tifft wouldn't let go of my hand, so at one point of time, Mil, her and I were like stuck in the toilet lol. Then when I was out of the door I decided to sabo Mil for a while and tried pushing her in with Tifft, but it didn't work... ... and then Tifft finally got locked in the toilet ALONE!
"Eh Eh Tiff, MRQ IS HERE!"
"Good evening MrQ..."
"Quick, everyone tuck in your shirts!"
Heh heh.

We had a shortage of food, but Rachel the lifesaver came in with a huge mass of spaghetti completed with CHEESE! Yum ^^ Yihui, Sher, Julia, Jan, Rachel had this spaghetti competition. Haha, so that's Sec4, Sec3, Sec2, Sec1, Sec1. GUESS WHO WON?!?!
heh the smallest one :D like WOW Rachel totally beat Sher(who came in second), and I thought Sher was like the master of masters in gobbling down food. -.-

MrN had this talk with all of us again. I really missed those talks lol. KaiEn kept interrupting but he's really cute! And come to think of it, I think MrN is quite funny. \: Took a mass photo. Then MrN and his family had to go. ): I think the JC1s left soon after too? Study study....

WORSHIP! <3 We sang in the dark and... it was good. (: What can i say... I'm just pretty happy that we managed to have a crossie worship. Remember last time where we had wednesday morning worships in the gym? :P

Ooh then we had blow wind blow! I love that game!
"Blow wind blow!"
"Blow what?"
"Blow those who don't like MrQ!"
... ...

We started the game off by playing on the floor, and later we decided to use chairs. So there was one part where ____ rushed to a chair and whoosh, the chair leg broke off. Heh. :D I still think we should have disposed the chair... Sheryl ALWAYS had to fight for a position with someone else. Tsk Tsk no skill. (: But i think she won quite alot of the scissors paper stone games.

Haha, talking about Sheryl, she had this 1 on 1 pizza competition with Rachel, and SHE LOST TO RACHEL AGAIN! Then again, I would have gotten worse.

I'll let Mil and whoever else blog out the many many stuff that I've missed out. lol. can't seem to rmb much that happened... spent most time laughing... (Dannae I want photos!)

Part of cross country is about running. It tests our limits, and we must never give up no matter how screwed we think we are. Because we have been given this talent by God and you know that we are better than lots of other people. Hence, we must do out best and put in our utmost effort to please our coach and God. And ourselves. (: I'm sure you feel greatly satisfied even if you become last in a race, yet you know that you have done your best. Also, if you are strong in the mind and are willing to push on, you affect others around you as well. People take you as a reason to keep going forward. Good ain't it haha.

On the other hand, cross is also about the friendships that keeps us together, the joy and sorrows that we go through, and the worships and prayers that encourage us to go on. And I just hope that even as some of us depart from mgs each year, we will still keep in close contact with each other, bonded by MgsXCountry. I don't know about you, but I know the most sensible and best friends of mine come from this cca, and I'm proud of that. (: Like what MrN said, the bond that we have in cross country is what many people lack, and we should treasure it. so... Praise the Lord. (:

Haha and I also really thank MrN for being our previous coach, because I think he was the one who managed to get all of us closer to each other. His hard workouts made us deeply encourage one another... o.o The cross camp which he allowed, the games he started... You all know I didnt exactly like him last time. But he definitely made a big difference in my life and I'm very appreciative of it. MrN is leaving in about a week, so for those of us who might see him again in the following week, lets treasure the rest of the conversations we have with him. The sec 1s may not really know who he is, but I assure you, he's a great coach+friend.

p.s.
thanks to those who organised this gathering, it really made my day, seriously.

[sarah]

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WICKED FUN.

So, it was really enjoyable. Having met up with the ex-mg&crossies again.
I really missed them!

The food was absolutely fantastic!

AND THE BROWNIES. OMGOSH THE BROWNIES!!!
The brownies were DRIPPING WITH BUTTER!
And for Blow Wind Blow's punishment? Eat the brownies! Hahah!
But they were good!

For the "Toilet War".
Tiffany Tan, You better watch out! I've got these huge-ass lumpy blood things on my arm and they HURT LIKE GHADFGLKDF(*&^%$#!!!

Blow wind blow is so fun. Just that there are some explicit content in our game. Hahahah.
But breaking the chair was the ultimate. Gosh, I was sitting right next to her! Shocked me.

There was one part when tifft was the blow wind blow person.
She said:
" Blow all those who think they are pretty!!! "
And you know what?
NO ONE MOVED. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. WHAT A JOKE TIFFT.
You really crack us up.
HAHAHAH.

It was really really really fun. Honest.
But everything just went past so fast that I can't really remember much.
So I can't say much either Sarcs!

Mr Ng's speeches. I really miss those! Plus sharing time. Do any of you remember!
We would sit in a circle and one by one, share our problems.
Those always made me cry.

So yes, be it ex-Crossie or the ever-present mgCrossie, You will always be one.
Never ever forget that!
Never ever forget us.

Therefore, in Cross-country, even in the studies and outside, help your fellow friends.
And there are seniors/fellow crossies if any of you have problems and wanna talk about it.
Don't hesitate to open up!
'Cause I still feel we can be more united. And we will be!

" Therefore, encourage one another an build eachother up, just as in fact you are doing. "

1 Thessalonians 5:11

I'm quite sure there's a better verse but that's what I've got now.

-mil

time to party!

2006-09-14T20:36:00.000+08:00

haha. fine it's hardly time to party.. yet. we're all busy stuffing our heads into the piles of textbooks hoping some of the information will float into our heads.

but STOP. all work and no play makes jack a dull boy. well in this case all work and no play makes you a dull girl. right. so anyway, we're having a gathering for mr ng. (do i hear yays?)
tentatively, the details are saturday 23rd sept. 7pm. maplewoods function room.
but i need to get mr ng's confirmation first before i can confirm.

anyway. it will be potluck. and if you would so kindly like to volunteer to bring something. text me the food you wanna bring.
till then, study hard!

danielle.

2006-09-09T19:09:00.000+08:00

hello crossies! c:
my first ever post!

ahh! heard from fluffy grace that MR NG went for trng today!
he's finally in singapore!! :D
but i'm (and danielle) really upset that i didnt go for trng today! ):
ahh, i knew i shld hv gone for trng instead. :x
i really miss him and want to see him!
i hope he's going for trng on monday. but then again i've got higher chi ):
hope he stays on longer then.
im really glad he's finally back. i hope he's stays on longer before he goes to JAPAN.
so lucky man, i also wanna go.
ahhwell, cant wait to see him soon! XD

yay, <3
sheryl.

What MrN's like.

2006-09-08T14:42:00.000+08:00

Harhar. Upon reading JanTan's tag, I feel like describing how I feel what he's like.

Well um, actually he kinda reminds me of those kind of jap cooks who makes delicious sushi... because sometimes(or all the time?) when we greet him, he bows in return lol. He's also quite gentle and doesn't really become that crazy and shout like some man selling durians in carrefour...

He likes to pull individuals to one corner of the school and give intimidating talks for about 20-40 minutes too. : D I hated those. But it really shows his concern and care uh huh. I remember that time he made me sit down next to him and ask me for my eoy results... \: I missed 10 minutes of that funny post-exam programme!

He plays games with us! I remember we played soccer at NIE! Charissa Ong was like known as Owen harhar. And the ball never failed to hit me everywhere... MrN played with us too. (: And you definitely can't forget a crossie's all time favourite FLOORBALL woot! (: We had a game of that vs the netties.... Hmm but the side with MrN inside always won...

Unlike MrQ, he kinda gives us target timings to hit for the northern route, which actually is quite a good thing because it makes you wanna run faster unless you want to face the consequences when you return back from the workout. Hmm, but I can't remember what the consequences were lol. I think I got scolded before... \:

Oh..... He would bring us to run to different places occasionally... ): Rifle Range, the place behind school... Along Tanglin... And the fun thing was that we all ran in a group...

He gives animal analogies just before nationals too. GRIZZLY BEARR : D I know there were 4 animals. Now... what were they about...? >.<

You know. I don't really know much about MrN harhar. I need to go study now bye~

[sarah]

2006-09-04T13:31:00.000+08:00

-.-" i forgot to add this,
10 reasons why people love training/running:
1. they love seeing themselves improve
2. sense of accomplishment after a run. (be it a lousy timing or a good one.)
3. being able to feel the adrenaline rush!
4. relieve stress
5. refreshing, wakes people up. (some may say its tiring though.)
6. teammates
7. weight is lost (actually its mainly water mass hahaha)
8. they're one step closer to getting more muscular (only if you take certain measures)
9. they're doing their health good
10. they'd learn to become stronger mentally & physically

ok the last 4 were crapped up but i wanted to make it 10 reasons. ahhaha i know some of you may think some of the reasons arent good enough to make you love training but there are people who love running because of those reasons. anw it also just means that you dont have to improve to love trng. runnning is good. :D

2006-09-02T23:33:00.000+08:00

hello hello! this entry's for all those who feel that training is horrid/a nightmare. (& not for those who have no intentions on doing well in running)

i've come to realise that MANY of you guys are feeling that way. it may have become a chore, or maybe because of someone in trng that has made you feel BLEAHH about running. face it, you still have more than a year left in running and you either do something about it, or let it be ruined because of some injury/person/illness. and the latter's not worth it okay you paid for the fees. you hate training? then just quit. dont give the stupid excuse that there's no other cca to join so you're sticking to "horrid XCountry". DONT JUST GO FOR TRAINING SO THAT YOU CAN AVOID WRITING AN ULU LETTER FOR NOT COMING FOR TRAINING. its a stupid reason.

but anyway, this is no reprimand or anything, its just a reminder, are you really gonna let it go to waste by showing no interest?, giving up? letting harsh words destroy your passion for running? (please say no) cos if you are, you're wasting a whole lot of time.

even so, if you find yourself far from being the fastest, set goals, targets, at least close up the gap between you and the person faster than you, or, try to improve by 30s or 1 minute or so for 8km or something. hahahha. Sometimes trying to fight hard is something that isnt really easy to do, but keep trying, even if you dont become the fastest but if you improve, at least you didnt waste all that time running in the rain, hot sun, getting your shoes and legs all muddy right. and whats more is that, you gain the fighting spirit. you dont have to be the best. believe in yourself. you've been running for months/more than a year (for sec2-3s). and i'm sure something must have grown in you guys. and like what he said, if you find yourself doing the same workout as the workout you did months ago, something is really wrong. you might as well be in library club and go running occasionally with a friend. you'd be saving so much money that could be donated to feed those starving in africa or something. (ok i'm getting abit overboard but you get my point.)

anyway, if you think you've been slacking in training for too long, its not too late to do something about it, we're still pretty far from nationals. anything can happen. :) if you've got the spirit, it shouldnt be too hard to get to where you wanna be. just be patient and you'll get there someday. dont keep procastinating or before you know it, you'll get an injury that'll stop you from running for months.

and rmb, encourage one another yup, even if youre dying, encourage your teamate. you have no idea how much it'll mean to her. if any of you think this entry is pinpointed at you or anything, its not, you have teammates feeling the same way as you.

anyway today i asked mrq for his opinion on the term "burn out". it is but a psychological problem. and people get it because they havent been performing to their expectations during their workout. anw rmb, in Xcountry, you dont just become stronger physically, you get stronger mentally, dont care how many horrid workouts you've been having, keep on fighting, even if its been months/ you think you're getting a burn out/ you keep falling sick whatever. dont give in, because there will be that one day when you finally become better which will make all those horrid days of trng worthwhile.

hehehhee ok i'm going back to watch my cartoon now. BYE. and try to make the best of at least 95% of the runs you have alright! :) (the 5% is for Off days which is normal for proded runners or maybe for them they get 1% of off days hehehe.). something tells me i just wrote a crappy entry. =X

tricia

2006-09-01T00:41:00.000+08:00

From : ng tommy
Sent : Wednesday, December 28, 2005 12:10 AM
Subject : Re: HaHa!!! It's me.

My dearest girls
As you read this email... I would be on the plane to canada already...
please forgive me for not telling you the details of the flight...I think i will too selfish to get you guys there in the wee hours of the morning...
I have written a card for you...please get it from Mr Khoo...
Words cannot say how much I will miss all of you...running with you... laughing with you... crying with you...

please keep in touch...love you all.
Mr ng

you have no idea how much i hated him upon reading it.

From : ng tommy
Sent : Wednesday, August 16, 2006 9:10 AM
Subject : Re: greetings

Dear Tiff
my wife and son are leaving on the 30th of Aug...I will leave later bocs of remaining experiments that need to be done...need the results so that I can repeat the experiments in Japan...but with more sophisticated equipments...

give me your ph number...so that i can call you when i get back...no specific date of my flight yet...
take care and ahng in there...how is Mr Quek...pass my regards to him
Mr Ng

here's the evidence. he doesn't even know when he's leaving. thinking about it, we mgcrossies have came a long way man. how we endured mr ng's training, his rantings, his pms days, his annoying smses etc... "please pass the message around. tomorrow's training is not for the faint-hearted. those who are chickens, please stay home." !??! lol, i didnt pass the msg around except to rachael and jen so maybe you guys don't rmb this. but i'm quite sure we discussed abt this together before/after trg. ok i need to sleep early if i wanna go cycling tmr. why am i such a loser. (that's a statement. not a qn. no response required at any costs) the things i wanna do or the places i wanna go...very odd meh? so sad. it's not fun doing fun things alone.

tiff

Blessed be Your name(Matt Redman) edited.

2006-08-25T21:40:00.000+08:00

Blessed be Your name
In the depths of Macritchie forest
Where the green leaves improve our sight
Blessed be Your name

And blessed be Your name
When we're condemned to Sarah's Park
Though the lizards haunt and monkeys taunt
Blessed be Your name

Every blessing You pour out
We'll turn back to praise
Though we groan and moan from tough workouts
Still we will say

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name

Blessed be Your name
When the sun's shining down on us
When we all get the darkest tans
Blessed be Your name

Blessed be Your name
On the road marked with suffering
Though there's pain in the offering
Blessed be Your name

Every blessing You pour out
I'll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in,
Lord Still I will say

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name

Blessed be the rain that you send
Blessed be the close companions
Blessed be the coaches that you give
Blessed be Your glorious name

You give us pains and strains
You raise the drink prices
My heart will choose to say
Lord, blessed be Your name

Thank You for the care that You give
Thank You for hearing our prayers
Thank You for the shelter you provide
Thank You for the encouragements we share

Heh let this be a reminder to us to keep praising him even when tough times come upon us.

[sarah]

2006-08-23T14:54:00.000+08:00

tiffany has accused me of not fufilling my duty of posting on this blog.

somehow i felt i had to reach some degree of seniority before i could write something candid.

but anyway. to make up for my lost words, i shall have a long essay.

and since pictures speak a thousand words...

that was christine's farewell party cum national day celebration for those who missed it.

i must say i love hoi yan's house! haha. it was a pretty enjoyable time.

all the snuggling in the (freezing) cold dark room as we watched the parade on the big screen imagining we were there too. all the patriotic standing up and singing the national songs and anthem. the squealing at the sight and sound of the fireworks.and all the awfully lame jokes cracked(which was inevitable since tiffany was there)

okay. that's my essay.

wordcount: over 3000 words. :P

danielle.

2006-08-22T19:15:00.000+08:00

Sometimes we wonder, "What did I do to deserve this?" or "Why did God have to do this to me?" Here is a wonderful explanation! A daughter is telling her Mother how everything is going wrong, she's failing algebra, her boyfriend broke up with her and her best friend is moving away. Meanwhile, her Mother is baking a cake and asks her daughter if she would like a snack, and the daughter says, "Absolutely Mom, I love your cake""Here, have some cooking oil," her Mother offers. "Yuck" says her daughter. "How about a couple raw eggs?" "Gr Mom!""Would you like some flour then? Or maybe baking soda?" "Mom, those are all yucky!"To which the mother replies: "Yes, all those things seem bad all by themselves. But when they are put together in the right way, they make a wonderfully delicious cake! God works the same way. Many times we wonder why He would let us go through such bad and difficult times. But God knows that when He puts these things all in His order, they always work for good! We just have to trust Him and, eventually, they will all make something wonderful! God is crazy about you. He sends you flowers every spring and a sunrise every morning. Whenever you want to talk, He'll listen. He can live anywhere in the universe, and He chose your heart.If you like this, send this on to the people you really care about. I did.Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance.

quite a good story huh. it never fails to encourage me each time i'm going through a flour or dough. just imagine that flour sounds like trial and dough like obstacle then what i said one sentence before will make sense. hahaha i'm watching http://youtube.com/watch?v=okLarABzw0k&search=maroon%205%20acoustic. hahaha it's quite funny. the maroon5 singer has a very very unique voice...very difficult to singalong. but anyway, the title is 'harder to breathe' and just listen to the way he's singing..hahaha. sry it sounds like he (leadsinger) finds it difficult to breathe hence the voice projected.

haha sry sarah, my post isnt any much better than 'crap'. oh well :)
ok to uncrap this. I GOT A JOKE!!!!!!!!! it's related to running :D

why is the bicycle panting after it ran down the hill?

i've no idea how you create anticipation on blogs...
but
i
shall
try
anyhow
...
....
think harder!

cos it's too tired(TWO TYRE-D) hahahahahahahaha

i'm watching the zhuang yi c8 show now. for thoes angmoh xies, it's called Showtime! featuring students doing a 'skit' with innovation. i saw acsi ib before! i recognised yongjia. hahaha (yr5 ex mg swimmer). this sch, on air now, has OWEN on their pe shirt. hmmm.

ok this is a futile attempt of making this a meaningful post. but the story right on top...whoa great story. it's too amazing for words...

just like me,
tifft

oh no!

2006-08-12T10:31:00.000+08:00

Am I allowed to post? Lol.
Have you realised how many people are injured. \:
If I'm not wrong,
Sher
Dan
Ahmama
Mil
Me
Chow
Julia
GraceMY,
Finally coming to a conclusion that most are sec3s. We're gonna be extinct!

Hurhur.

2006-08-10T01:26:00.000+08:00

New lay. Hope it's fine?

I gave up on the colours because they were too tedious so Tricia finished it off yay. And... I'm spamming this blog with my post! Because I'm bored. ): So here I am to type out my views and whatever crappish stuff about CROSS COUNTRY.

now let me revive some memories.
DONT YOU MISS PAST TIMES IN CROSS?!

The times where we ran in Botanic gardens
The -quite- grassless CCAB where the sun never failed to give a break to the track, which we ended up suffering from. (The melted parts)
The man who sold to us uncold drinks illegally which he kept in that very old storeroom(which has a new door now btw)
Food haven with heavenly ice kachang and potato wedges etcetc
And we ran there from school one time just to support MGS netball!

And our at-that-time-not-very-loveable Mr Ng!
We could talk just about anything in front of him then...
The games he played with us...(horrible charades)
The times where he pulled us out individually in school and gave us uber long talks(which I admit, 75.2434% of the stuff he said went out of my head pretty fast)
Being able to train at the peaceful school HCI lol(haha and one time after training there he brought us to watch that race in one of the air-conditioned rooms)
His animal talks : (the grizzly bear, erm. I don't remember any other animal but there were 4 right???)
And did he tell jokes? Can't remember.

Cross camp!
Where we cramped into one room watching Mr bean(that Mona Lisa episode lol)
Where Chow, Mil and I(i think) snuck off to the public toilets to bathe while everyone else queued up to use the tiny room ones mwahaha.
Where we ironically barely ran and spent most of the time in the sea instead,
Where that one time we ran... we stretched at the rocks and watched the waves,
Where Tifftb and Mr Ng fought about how to light the charcoal, (it did sound scary.. like husband and wife quarreling..><)
Where Jeann fell asleep at 9pm plus every night. :
Where I found out that a standard marathon was 42.195km because of that game thing which my team lost haha
Where we rode bikes until my ass hurt for 2 days...
Ah and we had worship.

I gotta say we have changed alot now. More disciplined(when Quek's around) since we didn't really have to write/rewrite letters last time. And most of us have improved eh. (:
Lol and we didn't have the Khoo guy as our teacher IC last time. But. I dont regret being in cross because I feel like we're like a family, knitted together and closely bonded. Lol there is a family tree too right. All I know is that I'm Mil's stick insect. : We've all shared good times together, spastic times, sad and emo times, boring times, holy times and every other times...

Sec4s are leaving soon... NOOOOOO.

Though we have gone through difficult sessions, we know they're just obstacles. We have managed to overcome them, and we shall continue to because they make us stronger each time.
WE MUST
persevere on,
work hard and strive to improve,
not get on Quek's nerves,
have the best times we can ever have,
and last but not least,
continue to worship and serve the Lord.
mgsXcountry is strong. (:

YAY bye.

[sarah]

2006-08-08T21:52:00.000+08:00

hehhehhehh.......rmb him? HAHAHAHA. aah the good 'ole days........ actually i wanted to juxtapose that photo with a pic of our present coach. but decided against it...the latter picture a bit scary. quite terrorising =p (hes smiling in it. ask me if you want to see) i'm talking to tricia now. we're both wasting precious time.. she's complaining abt human geog. while i'm just. not thinking abt studying at all. too depressing. (BUT i shall do some hard core studying tmr..before NDP starts!!!! i'm so excited for NDP. hehee. i heard mgs attempted doing kallang wave today? i mso sad i couldnt go sch today.) so i'm here posting stuff cos i'm getting distracted from our conversation. tricia's convo window is perpectually blinking, man. not becos i dont reply her quickly. but cos she replies too quickly. reaction time too fast. hahahah. haiyahhh i'm waiting for my sisters to come home now. so boring. sigh..OHMYGOSH THERE'S A COCKROACH IN TRICIA'S KITCHEN!! HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA.

keep running!
tiff

2006-07-30T17:19:00.000+08:00

i went to the Blogger.com-->Posting--> Create and am here now. through the course of this demanding, arduous journey, i forgot what i wanted to type.

there was a race this morn. and, have you ever won a race before? gotten a gold medal before? no. why? cos sports school girls want to take part. haiyaaah this kind of race also want to come!

so anyway! everybody's asking for THE SEC4S founders day photos. everybody want to see whether make up can make us look like Keira Knightley not. i dont know how she falls into the picture but i think she's really pretty. we took picture with our coach. so khoo right.

thats coach khoo in formal wear. and for those fans who read this blog but dont know who the hot girls are; from left :tricia, teo, tiff. OH MY GOODNESS THIS IS SUPER KHOO. T.T.T.(our names) wow... nvr knew our names were so khoo. it must be due to the presence of coach! gosh this is too much for me to take.

so how? our make up professional not? took abt an hr to do know!

cheers,
drained tiff.

2006-07-09T00:58:00.000+08:00

Thank you for the cross, the mighty cross
That God Himself should die for, such as us
And everyday we;re changed
Into your image more and more
Yes, by the cross we've truly been transformed

And we're so amazed, and we give You praise
That you would save us at such a cost
We're so amazed, and we give you praise
For the power of the cross.

cross outing 20062006(ddmmyyyy) cool right? heh

2006-06-21T22:33:00.000+08:00

heyy crossies :) i thought that as the organiser to the very well planned outing, i should give a brief summary of what happened. sarah and charissa has so kindly offered to help me in it. kiddos to them!

the short and sweet one:
Charissa: I went to East Coast Park for the Cross gathering and it was so FUN! We ate a lot of junk food.Maybe they weren't junk food.They were just called finger food.YUM. :) Even though the number of people that appeared was really lesser than expected, we still had a lot of fun, didn't we? Even though the skies just kept of pouring down on us, that didn't stop us from having fun right? (right! yes i've to say this. glory to God man! it drizzled twice and the sky looked sooo threatening with the droopy clouds. i guess a few of us said a prayer to God and asked him to hold back the rain. it's amazing how He answered our prayers :))Maybe we should have another gathering like this one.There was a lot of heart- to- heart talking and laughing.I LOVE MGXCOUNTRY.

the extended and detailed:
Sarah: I woke up at 745am to go to East Coast Park. (see lah. who wanted to meet at 10 instead of 11? i also woke up at 745 >:( ) I felt so stupid ok ): I stopped at this busstop and walked into East Coast(the Macs place) for 20 whole minutes with soggy and muddy slippers when I could have actually stopped at a later busstop and walk in for just 10 minutes! Silly Sarah ):
I expected about 20 people to come. Guess how many people turned up!!! Me(sarah), Tifft, Janell, Laura, Benn, Merri, Ahmama(gracelim), Sher, and Charissa. From 20 people to 9 people AHAHA. -_- Nonetheless, the day was FUN.

I lugged all the cutlery here and everything(gee very heavy ah? ._. hahaha idiot. i guess they came in very handy anw :) thanks dear) and they were barely used.(WE TRIED TO USE AS MUCH AS WE COULD OK!! laura even used it to clean the ball...clean her feet etc) We started playing at the beach. I think we spent most of the time building stuff on the sand \: I just remember when we were building this 'swimming pool', then we built it near the sea so that waves could fill up the pool, and it was so damn irritating cause the water would knock down the front wall(obviously). BUT IT WAS SO FUN! Imagine this scenario, 7 people frantically building this tiny swimming pool and rebuilding the walls every 15 seconds. Bricks, big rocks, small rocks all participating in defending the sand walls. And then huge waves are just coming, crashing by every 15 seconds, laughing at our stupidity. LOL right (: (HAHA your description makes us sound like fools) And to think of it, I was so engrossed in the swimming pool, determined to complete the fragile structure, that I didn't realise Benn and Merri left East Coast. -_-(gosh you gave up halfway! what has crosscountry taught you?? hahahaha =P)
Laura hid Tifft's ball in the sand. It was this obvious huge lump. Then she asked Benn and Merri where the ball was, and they didn't know where it was! So they spent the next 15 minutes looking for it. I couldn't stop laughing when merrilyn said, 'HEY! Isn't the ball out at the sea over there!?!?! That yellow thing there!' Then she was like pointing WAY out to the sea at this yellow thing, most likely a part of some boat. WAH damn funny can :D It's just quite impossible that a yellow ball can float out so far into the sea without any of us realising haha. (plus the waves were toward shore. they cannot float at the opp direction)

When Merri's and Benn's backs were turned, Sher, Charissa and I quickly dug a deeper hole and dumped the yellow ball in. (i'll fill in here. laura&i suggested that maybe the ball floated to the grp of pple at the adj end of the shore. so she decided to ask them. that's when their 'backs were turned' it seemed like a dare to ask them man hahahahaha. she chickened out =p) The ground was like flat though it wasn't fool proof, cause if anyone stepped at the spot, they would feel an extra spring inside haha. (this passerby stepped on the spot! hahaha he tripped over it and stared suspiciously at the sand for a while after walking away...probably with no soln to his mystery.hahhaa!) It's actually fun to walk over it. Makes you feel like as if your feet has power to just spring up unnaturally.

Spent about the next 2 hours(THAT LONG??? =/ it didnt seem so and i didnt see you checking your watch) chatting with Ahmama, Tifft, Sher and Charissa. It was a good convo, funny stuff. Played some guessing number game to give out the delicious cookies that Laura brought.(The winner gets to eat a cookie) Then we played naming countries in alphatical order, like each person naming a country starting with 'A', then the next person names a country starting with 'B' and so on. Ahmama always got stuck. And we couldn't think of a country starting with 'O'.Oh yeah, the whole time we were eating cookies, sitting down huddling under umbrellas due to the drizzle, Laura and Janell were STILL trying to build something on the sand haha. It might have been the swimming pool.

Ahmama left cause she had to visit the dentist or something. She didn't say bye back. Got all pissed partially due to me. Sher, Tifft, Charissa and I moved to the sand and sat there haha. Started talking more, and then we moved to the big rock. Its scary when you look down at the other end of the rock and see how monstrous the waves are. We also engraved 'MG X COUNTRY' in the sand including names and all. No one brought a camera. -.- (you're the unwritten photographer man! =p)

The last thing I did at east coast was CAPTAINS BALL! The juniors(AND SENIORS!!!!)were fated haha. We were about to split into groups, and since there were 3 juniors and 3 seniors, Sher suggested juniors vs seniors, in which the juniors uttered out cries of disappointment, don't know why either.(cos we're bigger, better and stronger) So laura(or Janell?) suggested names in alphatical order, which resulted in juniors vs seniors again. Then finally, we did that oyabeyasom, however its spelt lol. IT WAS JUNIORS VS SENIORS AGAIN! :D

It was quite hard to catch the ball, cause Tifft brought her younger brother's uber bouncy ball :P (YA LOR I THINK SO TOO!! too difficult to catch!! then sheryl dont know why can catch it lor and say we lauya :( ) and I think the juniors won cause of me.(hahahah it was like cdiv against sheryl) But it was fun!
Had to go back after that cause of tuition ): (THAT'S WHEN THE REAL FUN STARTED MAN! hahahaa =D kidding)

ok done. oh my, i didn't know sarah had SUCH good memory. both renditions of cross outing given. hope you enjoyed it :) haha sarah is insane man. how can you possibly cram all the events in your head?? you're a pro. i concede.

Editor: Tifft

2006-06-10T11:54:00.000+08:00

hello!

*please help by finding a new template/designing one FOR THIS X BLOG. you know we picked this out of blogskins cos this was the closest thing related to running that we could find. i actually went to look up for perseverance/run/race/motivation/ determination/marathon/etc. and i ended up getting this by searching for: foot prints.

and alot ofppl are getting bored with this black grey white template, after all, MGX IS NOT ALL THAT BORING RIGHT. hahahaha. so please, do volunteer yourself to make up a new template that isnt as dull as this. discuss with somebodyyyyyy before you do it and you'd be doing a good part in mgX. hahaha. (i'm asking you guys to help out cos i cant seem to get a template and i dont know how to make one.)

anw, good luck to those running tmr! (i dont think any of them would read this actually) 10.5km RELAY sounds boring. hahaha you have to wait like.. 55min or something then its your turn to run! hahahaha.

i was intending to go join you all this morning.. but i guess i kinda overslept. i woke up at 8am and figured that if i left my house soon enough i'd get there at 8.30 or something. by then you guys would have already gone in and etc and i didnt want mr q to go all XXXXX. i was watching germany vs. costa rica!!! costa rica's ROUGH! and i like that last shot made by germany SUPER GOOOODDD. (but i'm currently still supporting brazil on the whole) too bad i'm supposed to spend more time this year studying. TT_TT and after world cup finals its.. prelims.

oh yeah. i hope you mgXies read your emails from sarah & tifft. haha. :)

tricia

2006-06-06T23:44:00.000+08:00

hey guys! check your mails. dont forget 20thjune!

anw, any seniors who are interested, contact me so i can let you know the details. it's a small cross gathering/outing.

20thjune@eastcoast. i dont know if this is giving too much info that we 'bloggers' shld avoid. um.. i didnt put the time so it isnt giving too much info? ahh whatever ;D anything pls contact me!

tifft

2006-05-17T17:58:00.000+08:00

And the scene comes unbidden into my mind:
the runners at the far turn of the course,
behind the roughest field and into the woods,
among the deepest trees left leaning
after last year's storm.

The alien colors trickle down the path:
the red & black, the purple & gold, the green & white.
We strain to see the first brilliant flashes
through the dying leaves, but must wait,
murmuring to ourselves, "Where are they?
Where are they?"

I know where they are.
I sent them there.
I know every stone, every rut and hole,
every toot waiting to trap the delicate foot,
the feet of my slender animals,
claws scratching the dirt, striking sparks
from the flat rock on that sharp turn.
And I see one try to pass,
try to take the lead,
see the root reaching for him
with a thin gray arching arm
that will not let go.

I hear the snap of something else,
the scream drifts down the hill
through the golden leaves,
feel my face go white with fear.

I sent them there, sent all of them.
They go for glory
and because I told them to,
knowing all the while
how fragile the bones,
how fixed ahead the eyes are,
forgetting to look down, forgetting
in the beauty of the run
that anything can end in a second,
even when you are young,
and protected by the names of fierce animals.

I hear the answer. It is yes.
My head swims. The auditorium
is too hot. I leave abruptly,
walk into the cool darkness,
look up, find the first star, make my wish.

Grace Butcher

she wrote the poem as a runner from a coach's point of view. not sure if she's a coach but she has depicted how a coach wld feel really well ah? presuming that's what a coach feels when he sends his team off for a race...

tifft

2006-05-09T19:08:00.000+08:00

HELLO!

am training and having exams at the same time; just to let you know, i'm still alive and moving. see i even have time to play computer. been managing my time 'well' and this is quite an experience...training eating lastminstudying sleeping, take exam. except for ytd when i p-m-s-ed really badly. and i think it's cos i studied too long >: (12-5 record time man) haha well my point is; it is possible to train and have exams at the same time! i think i sleep even more than my friends.

(let's not take my results into account at the moment okay)

so anyways...look forward to the june hols!! yipeeee. i'm feeling really high cos i'm going to njc's xcountry/track open house in 7 days! next tues. hahaha have i told you i like their uniform?

tifft

2006-04-29T18:14:00.000+08:00

MG WON!!!
YAAY!!!!!
Haha.THe ppl who took part in the aquathlon can go see their race pics at www.sportsphotox.com
Good job!!

2006-04-26T19:31:00.000+08:00

i can hardly believe im like a senior senior already.time flies. tiff's email is so.. depressing. our beloved sec4s are leaving us.(or rather, has left us)
everybody together: boohooo..

interruption:
right. anyway. im suppose to ask who left their shoebag at mr. look for ariel.

okay.now you can continue mourning.

2006-04-23T22:02:00.000+08:00

hey hey hey. this are pictures from mr ong's camera aka will look very pro.http://sg.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mgs_pedept06/slideshow2?.dir=/429d&.beg=0&.src=ph
:) after looking through them, i realise most of the girls wore the yellow shirt ah..though it was REALLY smelly ay? hahaha weird smell. anyhow, what are your views on the shirt? material, colour etc wise. i need feedback so next yr's tshirtcomm can improve on it :) thanks! tagboard is at bottom right
(anyway teo said smth abt mr khoo's flickr website with our photos...i'm not too sure abt what she meant; pls inform me the website or update me abt what you know so i can tell the team. thanks!)

oh yes, pls be reminded that this wed will be prize presentation; i dont know if we'll need to wear the vest and all like last yr; will check with mr khoo and inform you guys

tifft

2006-04-23T20:31:00.000+08:00

photos
- mr khoo's
- mgs pedept
- sarah's
btw, i have some photos too but i wont be uploading them. but you can ask me if you want. :)

results
http://www.schoolsports.sg/
its got raw score and top teams updated. x)

"bai kah"

2006-04-20T06:06:00.000+08:00

This site cries for a new skin
Newer new season,
signs of shedding-

It beckons for a new start. Someone volunteer;
Or the monster shall destruct

go figure
tifft

2006-04-15T13:28:00.000+08:00

"Results for Cross Country
We are still waiting for results from the Organising Committee."

check out http://www.schoolsports.sg/ and wait for it to be updated till you see RESULTS.
thats when you get your training log.

2006-04-14T18:51:00.000+08:00

C division, 4th
Charissa Ong, 9th
Christel Fung, 11th
Rachel Ng, 16th

B division, 2nd
Tiffany Tan, 6th
Mun Weilin, 7th

hey hey. i dont know how to say what i wanna say to you guys man. but in as normal english as possible;

firstly, mg bdiv has def. closed the gap between the certain sch and us. and i'm really proud of that! but cres and cedar was nowhere..probably an epidemic hit them too; sadly. so i guess we didnt get to have a fair & proper competition but heck. all 6 of us getting in top30 is a huge achievement !

secondly, mg cdiv...i dont think mg has ever had 3 people getting top 20 before. and uhh...4th position! ahh i really dont know how to say it

we managed to achieve such results despite a part of our team sick, injured etc. and those even running, ponning trg (last time at least) and the rest not 100% following our 'most careful coach on e island'.

it still is an amazement to me. can you imagine where we'd be if we were much better behaved?! or if you guys listened to me more..(then i wldnt have to keep shouting DONT BLOCK THE RUNNERS! a million times. it affects people's mental man..i dont like shouting at people) haha i was kidding abt the latter. anyways, yeah my point: see how much moreeee you guys could have gone. the potential within each indiv summed up is good enough to bring you guys to the top! next yr next yr :)

oh yes, though we aren't as close as we were last yr, i thank God from the bottom of my heart for each of you all. no other combination of people could have given me the equilivant of happiness i get just from seeing you all during trg. strong bonding takes place when people go through tough and challenging times together. we always look out for each other be it in running, studies, social etc etc. we laugh togetherand cry together and suffer together... aiyah you get the point right? =D (qouting jen) haha.. after phototaking during natls, 'smth went inside my eye' when i thought abt how much time i left with you guys. < 8 mths. (i think by nov/dec go train with whicheverjc already :( ) you've no idea how much i'll miss mgx until you're in us sec4s' position. everything's happening too quickly. i dont know whether i'd be able to fit in with any other team as well. and if i could, i'd recount my whole journey through cross. esp since the nowsec2s first came. "hi i'm b1." 'im b2.' : hahahahah. gosh you thensec1s were SO irritating. hahahaha i cant imagine myself laughing with you guys now whenever i talk abt it with you guys ;D hhaha

In YOUR face man, vs. in your face.

tifft

2006-04-14T01:48:00.000+08:00

http://community.webshots.com/user/aihcharas

2006-04-10T19:21:00.000+08:00

cross country:
It's tough, real tough.
Ever watch a runner kick from behind and win?

Takes guts, a lot of guts.
Yeah, it's tough.

Watch a practice.
Runners collapse, stager,fall down, even cry.
It hurts that bad.
Yeah, Cross Country
it's tough.

But go watch a race.
Watch pain swell into pride.
Watch accomplishments ease the aches.
Watch foes walk away as friends.
Watch people become better people.

This is beauty,
true honest beauty.
And this is Cross Country.
Yeah, it's tough.

i retrieved this poem from last yr's natls when jing shared it with us :) it nvr fails to touch my heart each time i read it.

okayyy, this is IT man. down to our last 2 days. why is it happening so quickly? just not long ago, i was in a circle with the team, waiting for mr ng to come back with his carkey with the team, then playing Animal Game with the team and getting stared at by RJC with the team. and zoom, i'm going to run the biggest race of my year with the team, my team.

two days.

it just seems so surreal even though this number is flashed blatantly in front of my face. a saying: Time flies when you're having fun. how about when you're suffering? trainings are my most torturing times having to bear physcial yet mental struggles. be it the 60min long runs or the intervals of 8-10 times, once you step up to the starting line, your legs just keep pumping and pumping, bringing you round a circuit, till you're back again from where you've started. it's during these times, time passes really slowly. esp when you're into your 30thminute or 5th interval, whoa, sibei jialat. then why is it so that i can still clearly remember myself worrying out loud," oh no! 2 more months to natls! " to hoiyan? why do i only left two more days to natls?! (maybe torture to us is fun :) hmm...gosh then we must be perverts.)

Races on the track have only two things to do. They have to do with the gun and the finish line. Run like crazy when you hear one...and don't stop until you cross the other.

tifft

2006-04-06T18:11:00.000+08:00

HELLO CROSSIES.
(sorry i'm just really upset that its raining heavily and it stops 2 hours later, and i didnt get to go swimming. -.-)

i'm currently slacking, playing spider solitaire for at least an hour.. and getting sick of it

anyway, looking for a source of inspiration/motivation in running?!
1.you have it in your comp! - THE TRAINING LOG hahahhaa.
2.think of how you would wanna feel after natls has ended. do not give in to tiredness! (like the kenyans! hahaha)

for trg log, start from the very first sheet, (for sec ones, start from jan) haha and then see how you've been progressing, INSPIRE YOURSELF with your own timings. dont care what others did. its about YOU.

i'm pretty sure 99% of you guys have improved (that 1% who didnt is me. >.<")
hope you'll feel a greater urge to go faster! :D
take care :)
tricia (p.s. i have 50% chance of running with you guys this sat! but that's cos i'm really eager to run again even though my ankle's still swollen, but 95% of the swelling's gone down :D)

2006-04-05T20:26:00.000+08:00

someone left behind a badge: Are you always this stupid or are you making an extra effort today?

... =.= i rmb seeing it on someone's bag and reading it a thousand times before but i cant seem to rmb who's badge it belongs to. if it's yours, pls claim it from me. and , i cant really be bothered to go ard asking 'do you have a badge that says 'are you always this stupid......'?'. that will be too unsophisticated of me.

anyway, as dan kept emphasizing, it's time to go beyond what we can for the remaining (2 or so? =( ) trgs.

7 more days.

tifft

mgsXcountry 2005

2006-04-04T21:44:00.000+08:00

hey all.

two reminders!

CrossCountry worship!- 6.45 at fitness room. (led by yi hui and sarah)
please try to come down on time. it's a great time to commit everything to God.

Sports carnival briefing- 2.05 for floorball people and 2.15 for volleyball. bamboo courtyard.

also, there'll be cross worship next wed at 6.45 same place and after nationals itself we'll be having dinner together and thanksgiving woship. :D

1 week and 1 day.
are you ready?

danielle.

2006-04-02T19:12:00.000+08:00

my apologies for not giving correct info

Bdiv:
Mun Weilin
Tricia Chong
Teo Yihui
Lee Hoi Yan
Tiffany Tan
Sheryl Teo
Danielle Sim
Raina Lee

Cdiv:
Charissa Ong
Grace Lee MY
Crystal Fung
Rachel Ng
Alexandria Wong
Merrilyn Chew
Janell Tan
Laura Peh

let's go mg

2006-04-02T19:06:00.000+08:00

10 days.
need i say more?

2006-03-30T19:09:00.000+08:00

i guess today's training is a good lesson learnt that in a team, every person counts ay? anything can happen anytime before nationals so all 16 have to be prepared to take over shld one falls.

tifft

2006-03-26T19:48:00.000+08:00

"He's slashing arm action, hunched shoulders and tortured facial expressions, together with his experimental use of mid-race surges, made him a mystical presence with seemingly transcendent powers. He said,"I already know how to run slow. I want to learn how to run fast." Asked about his thrashing running style, he said, "I am not talented enough to run and smile at the same time." "

Found an article from a web and thought of sharing an extract with you guys. the runner's Zatopek by the way. whoever he is. but he shld be very well known to be put on the web. i have no idea why i'm putting this paragraph for you guys to read but...doesn't it sound very inspiring anyhow? it does to me.

tifft

2006-03-25T12:22:00.000+08:00

the strength of your team is as strong as your weakest member.
remember: encouragement is essential.

2006-03-24T20:52:00.000+08:00

hey! did you guys watch the commonwealth games?!

DID YOU SEE HOW THE RUNNERS RAN?!

their strides were HUGE, their pace was SUPER FAST and esp some of them, you can see they dont look tired even when they've seemed to have reached their max and yet they still continue to go faster!

well let me tell you, it wasnt till the next day when i thought how it related to what mr q had once said before.
they are so used to keep on going even when they're tired! they do not give in to tiredness!
isn't that really WHOA! ? :D hahahaha. afterall, champions are well respected (unless they cheated >=() besides, they're many years older than us all so it doesnt mean you dont have the potential to be a champ eventhough training may seem to be really tiring/energy-draining. but if training isn't supposed to be like that, then what's the use of training?

ok haha. fine. i'm not allowed to run until blahblahblah cos the swelling has become BIGGER. -.- its just pure torture not being able to run esp at a time like this. so you better learn from my mistake or else i'll kill you if i see anymore bai-kahs.
(anyway, do take note of the entry below from capt tifft.)
tricia

2006-03-23T22:09:00.000+08:00

and so the releasing of our representatives for MGX has been announced today.

B div:
Mun Weilin
Tricia Chong
Teo Yihui
Lee Hoi Yan
Tiffany Tan
Sheryl Teo
Danielle Sim

C div:
Charissa Ong
Grace Lee MY
Rachel Ng
Alexandria Wong
Merrilyn Chew
Janell Tan
Laura Peh

unexpected, unfair, unbeatable(=p)...whatever it is, Team, send your well wishes to the 16 chosen ones. the 23 others, don't slacken just because you know you're not in. as the trainings intensify for the 16, go for it as well! the team doesn't comprise of 16 but 39 people.

congratulations all 15 of you people. we've came so far. 20 days. all the way MG!

sec4s: come on last year man! probably the last year,too, we'd 8 will ever run as a team since we'd be splitting up next year :(

tifft. ok so i'm biased to the seniors. but seniors shld be given priority and hey they are my age man. lucky girls.

2006-03-23T21:27:00.000+08:00

hello crossies, after training today i felt like a really lousy senior.
in my emails i've been telling you all to be careful, and then, i fall down again on the SAME foot. and now my ankle looks really fat again. X_X

also, i remember after i fell, when i walked back i was telling some of you not to walk during the workout. i felt realllyyyy guilty.

so anyway just thought i should say sorry. >.<"

oh yeah, if you're not in the team, FRET NOT, do not despair! its not the end of the world. :D you still have your 2.4 to work towards, set a goal, AND WORK TOWARDS IT! x)
you'll be surprised at the achievement you have made. :D
tricia

2006-03-19T16:05:00.000+08:00

dear mg crossies :)

i'd like to congratulate all of you for your performance on friday :D i'm really proud and not sure how many of you got what you aimed for, if you did, well done! and if you didn't, don't be too discouraged because its not the end.keep trying. never lose hope.

i wonder how you guys are feeling with nationals round the corner. all i can say is you all have made it THIS far, and nats in like what..about 3 and a half weeks away. so this is where you press on and strive for the goal..this is where you say what is 3 and a half weeks compared to the many many many months of trg that i've put in. this is where you support each other and push through the pain together as a team. if you don't, everything done before would be useless.
what doesn't break you only makes you stronger.

look to the heavens for strength :) just a lil' bit more, common i know you can do it.

much love, rach

2006-03-17T23:21:00.000+08:00

what can i say...

well done girls.

the results of the race speaks for itself. i'm prouda ya guys.
but hey, dont get too happy yet... nats is still..less than one month away. okay, not still. it is less than one month away. keep training hard. keep staying well. we have the potential yeah?

i'm happy. wahaa.

but for those who didnt hit what they were aiming for.. no worries.. it aint nats.. so you still have another chance.. i think we're going for one last race before nats.. (i think.) so continue pushing yourself.

if you've yet to start pushing... its a bit late. but hey, better late then never.

God's good!
well done mg!

danielle. :)

2006-03-17T11:33:00.004+08:00

hello! i havent ran since last thurs, its quite nerve-wrecking considering i come back running a race just after 1 week of resting my ankle. -.-" i've never experienced having a sprained ankle so i'm being really paranoid and turf city's got such a hard ground! :S but i'm really eager to run again. xD
I BET YOU RUNNERS MUST BE NERVOUS TOO! (haha. -.-")

anyway,
when you slow down in a run,
you make the run easier for your competitor.
Is that what you want?

when you slow down in a run,
you feel more comfortable, the run becomes easier to handle,
what are the chances of success?

oh no. there's something wrong with my beloved dog. okok byebye!
tricia

2006-03-14T22:11:00.000+08:00

28 more days--> according the grace (i counted 29!!), 11 more trainings. how are we looking at it?

great run today man. to give a brief summary of my run today, i ran first 5 sets. 6th set stopped(physical prob). during e 2.05 min, i heard so many words of encouragement...i dont know what got to me i ran the 7th and 8th set. i guess what hit me most was when somebody KEPT REPEATING," come on! finish e trg. finish the training!" i immediately thought of that national runner who ran back into the stadium with bloody legs and a fatigue body a few hrs after the group. thereafter, the 'my country sent me to finish, not start, the race' stuck in my mind.

during 7th set, this junior who was jogging said," ___(didnt get processed into thy brain) FOR GOD!" whoaaaa. so inspired :) 8th set, i was just thinking abt the "FOR GOD" phrase. it sounds just like forgot. the pun! the pun! " FOR GOD" ---> have you forgotten we're running FOR GOD?
ok nvm

tifft

2006-03-11T22:44:00.000+08:00

hello team

so i wanted a cross gathering and asked you guys when a good day will be. but no conclusion!! so dont blame me =D anyway just wanna comment, you guys are improving man!! towards the 'disciplinedqueklife'. whoa i felt so accomplished when your reasons for objecting a particular day for gathering were like: got training the next day! siao ah walao after trg?!?! after trg must rest know! and WHAT!!?! before trg!??!?!?!? (good enough a reason)

hahaha you guys are a riot. or maybe cos i'm high now. i rmb being quite pissed when you guys kept objecting whatever suggestions were raised ._. or maybe cos i was doing strengthening(stupid sit ups). hmm...

on to running stuff; DID YOU KNOW
that when you're running fast, it doesn't neccesarily mean you're exerting more?

yes that's true! running fast means opening up your strides and pumping your hands with the flow. fast&relax. that's the way to run! whooooo. only when you're running upslope then do you exert and PUSH! fast and relax. fast and relax! next week's turf run..mostly straight ground. so rmb!! fast and relax. only start real pushing at the last stretch(and slope lah. whatever). hahaha i think i will go turf early to climb up the stairs to the top floor again =D then again, it's tiring. hahahaha turf city!!!!! wo de bao bei!!!!!

tifft

2006-03-04T21:23:00.000+08:00

hello team :) so proud of all of you guys!! great run!

tiff

2006-02-17T22:39:00.000+08:00

A reminder for ordinary people: An athlete is a special beast, she is like you and me, and then she is not, a creature of the most exquisite suffering.

referring to dan's earlier post, yes both of us are preetttyyyy excited about the race tomorrow but; DAN. you excited abt the green people or the green grass? :) hahahaha.kidding dont think i got you there =P anyway, some of my thoughts for the team..you will never fathom the success you hold, for the team, in your hands. but go for it anyway crossies, go for it.

You run not for yourself but for the future of 20

tiff

2006-02-16T20:55:00.000+08:00

greetings my fellow crossies!

our first race of the year is this saturday!
when mr quek asked if we were excited i saw some hands shooting up. :) i liked that. i was talking on the phone to tiff just a while ago... we're totally bubbling over with excitement. are you?

nats is just... less than 2 months away if you guys realise. (and for those who've been living under a rock its on 12th april.) and i think we have the ability to do well. very well.

when mr quek talked to us abt taking precautions abt falling sick, he said that he can see people putting effort in that.
i felt so proud. we've come quite a long way dontcha think? from the time where we couldnt be bothered and made mr quek so mad at us...
from the time where we complained about everything and anything...
well the point is that i see vast improvements in this team. in our team.
our team.

so people, in less than 2 months, what we train for... for... the longest time will be over. so let's start getting excited. its not that far from now. in just a bit youll find yourself standing on that starting line at turf city. ready to run that race. you get flashbacks of training. do you feel prepared? or do u regret and wish you trained with more effort?

thats the question youll have to anwer for yourselves.

or perhaps you dont run for nats.
BUT in one year's time when you look back at what you've achieved in cross country, do you want to see that major improvement in your timings and know that cross country has made you stronger? or do you think cross country was just a cca? cos if its the latter then i have nothing to say.

lets give our all. at training. at races.
lets spur one another on!
for CHRIST. with CHRIST.
FOR-our purpose and motivation.
WITH- our source of strength.

danielle. :)

2006-02-08T19:07:00.000+08:00

helo crossies,
natls in abt less than 10weeks i think every one should know by now.and those who lost hope in running for natls.well always know that like even if you dont run for natls this year at least you still have the experience of team training so dont slack and say that like i dont think i'm going to make it to the team so i dont run fast and dont need to improve.
yea so dont give up. -grace(sec2,k.s)

2006-02-06T22:12:00.000+08:00

HELLO HEELLOOOO. Remember me?!!! You had better mann. At least the Sec 2s and older should. HELLO SEC 1S!! I'm er, down there *points to the part which says the alumni * Yesyes, I'm the "Jen" listed there. Hehehe.

Hokay so what's been up eh? Been dutifully reading the crossie blog(as always) and I realised that something is amiss here. Something is lacking in this team. So much turmoilll. Haiyoo. World peace!! Kidding kidding. Okay see lah. I'm high, most of you would know that I am most of the time anyway, so I must simmer down. Omg. I sound like some sorta soup thing.

Yeah so anyway why like that oneee? Read Tiff's entry and it looks like we're lacking a bit of confidence eh? Come on teammates, don't doubt yourselves just because you think the rest of the world is running a heck of a lot faster than you. Don't doubt your TEAM just because it's not a perfect season or a perfect environment. It's not a movie yeahh, hollywood sets all these images of "perfect" situations but in Life, there are no such things all right? I mean you're not always gonna get along, and you're not always gonna agree on everything but just bear in mind that these people, whether you like it or not, are your teammates. And if you're willing to give up that shot at gold just because you don't want to trust/believe in/cooperate with each other, then I say yeah, go ahead and doubt yourselves.

Go on, doubt.

I can guarantee you that it's not going to get you any closer to that gold or that kind of feeling of belonging in cross. Please please people, I'm begging you. Please. You have to get rid of this mentality and well, narrow your thoughts. You have to concentrate. Concentrate on working towards your goals as a team. Believe that all you're going through now, all the pain you feel after training, all the agony that reeks from your very bones after a timetrial- is worth it. That it's doing something for you. I can stand before you and prove that it works. Honest. I have living testimonies man. Remember dear ole Nukie?(Sec3s and 4s I expect you to explain to your juniors ahh) Perfect example.

I know it's hard on you guys. With school and training and everything else to balance out...I know it's difficult. Sometimes you just wonder whether you're actually gonna get as much out of all this as you put in. But take heart, dear friends, if you won't accept scientific truth and principle then just trust me; you will get something at the end of this all. If not in the form of medals and trophies then in the form of lifelong friends and a lasting resilience to all of Life's shortcomings. Those things last longer than any gold-plated cup or medal. Those things won't collect any dust. Years later when you look back on your days in MG X-CTRY, you might not remember the agony of speek work, or the dull drag of long runs. As it is for me now, I don't remember the feel of the sun's scorching rays on my back during track work, or the bursting of my lungs. What I do remember though is the way that the whole team would unite with a common mindset, for a common cause, and work towards a common goal just because we believed it was possible.

That's the key factor, dear teammates- BELIEF. And not just belief but FAITH(I could go on and on about "faith" and "belief" because I had to do my Theory of Knowledge reflections on it, but I shan't). FAITH that all that you're going through now, the people beside you, and the person you're becoming is good enough. Have faith that all these things are going to be sufficient to carry you through. Keep this faith close to your heart and RUN.

Don't run just for that medal or just because you want to beat somebody else; Run because you know, deep down in your heart, that it is possible. Don't run because you think you're the only one who can help this team along; Run because you believe that this team has what it takes to win.

Train with dedication, Live with integrity and Run with faith.

Come on MG. You can do this, you know you can....I know you can. It happens to every batch of crossies. We get down and out and we lose focus. What's important now is that you recognise that you've gotta get yourself, and YOUR team back on track. Keep working towards that goal. Rally together! No one is going to do it if you don't. Turn up those downcast eyes and look to the Lord for strength. Come on, plastered on most of your backs are two very very important words "FOR. CHRIST" You know where your strength comes from, and you know where the glory goes. You're all united under one banner, you all don the same colours, you all slug it out on the track/route day in and day out. BELIEVE that you've got what it takes, BELIEVE your team has what it takes, BELIEVE IT'S POSSIBLE.

On the fateful day of Nationals I'll be standing there, somewhere in the crowd watching you, my dearest juniors, keep the MG X-CTRY spirit alive. And while watching you all come back with medals and positions would bring immense elation, watching you run with faith and belief in yourselves and your teammates would bring an inexplicable joy to my heart. Because then, and only then, would I truly know that somehow, in one way or another, you've managed to succeed where I have failed time and time again. Nothing, could make me prouder (:

-jen, mgXie '02-'05

2006-01-30T15:19:00.000+08:00

hello team. for those who didnt go for trg today, let me fill you in since i'm having a headache now and probably wldnt be able to concentrate if i did math. (ok i better do this fast if not my blood vessels are gonna burst if i've to repeat the training log for the 50th time)

davelle, sec3 grace, danielle, hoiyan, tricia and i went for trg today. it was 6 of us vs the ('serious people') rjc team minus 1girl(cos she wasnt feeling well the night before)

raffles junior college is huge, green and white. we started training a little late. did 20min drills on grass. the claw thing was included and when we did it the first round, mg6x was quite horrified. haahaha. accompanied with all the gasps; "what the. how to do!?". then we had "rj stridings" *4--> stride for abt 30-50m, stroll back to the starting line

after that, davelle, sec3 grace did 10 *400m

hoiyan, tricia, danielle, i (&2 other rj girls) did 8 * 500m, 100s pace.

haahha :) i'm REALLY happy we managed to finish the workout! at the first 250m, i was thinking of giving up already. i felt like dyingggg. then positive mind set sets in. it's like 1.40 * 8! that's like almost 10mins only! ok lah just whack. (yes i know. it's actually 2.05 *8 = 16.40 min of running) hahaha my brain goes super off when i run.

last 15min, we did warm up-cum-tour ard the sch. (dan, hoiyan and i got ticked off by this fierce rj for 'not jogging' like a true runner =x)

according to danielle and hoiyan, both are very inspired to go RJ after the tour. as for me; i was intimidated. there seemed to be this evil aura.... hmmm maybe there's a monster under the taps. gee i dont know what's with me :( the building scares me.

2006-01-21T23:03:00.000+08:00

hello (by the request of YET ANOTHER junior:) here goes)

hello 'sec 2 crossie', just to let you know, if we bunch of sec4s can cope both with training and studies, so can you. most of us have a lot of other commitments...actually all of us :) [eg. tricia has to do her weekly shopping. i need to have my daily nap + update this #*@#& blog regularly :) joy and hoiyan and most prob wan has their social activities to attend to etc etc] so (i'm going off course) ya lah.if we can, so can you! hahah. and cross is not meant to be stressed man! dont you find it such a joy to push yourself to your limits and to get sooo beautifully exhausted after that. then you can nicely slump into sbs(transit for my case)'s seats and stone. aaah bliss. but gone are those days for me; only for me AH. cos you guys are still healthy, uninjured and going strong. so keep it up. really really.3mths isnt a lot.

and i dont know what to say abt those who 'cant sprint'. cos i feel i cant either haha. but who cares man. just chiong and as long as you like your sprinting, good!

ok. i wanted to complain but i guess it wldnt be appropriate. so good night!

(tifft)

2006-01-09T23:27:00.000+08:00

(for the sake of dear gramma grace i'll be nice and play along)

OH MY GOODNESS! guys! can you believe it???? it's 3 mths and 3 more days to NATIONALSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. oh myyyyy. during the hols, when i was going ard telling people it was in 5mths, they =.= DONT TALK ABT IT! me. i was so hurt. natls06 isn't a taboo topic to talk abt :( anyway OH MAAAAN it's approaching!

ok DONE. grace is mad lah. she even wants to countdown; now. she claimed she counted down to psle from 200+++++ days. she's crazy. senile already. and she even shouted across the toilets just to hurry me to wash my leg. ?!?! siao za boh. ca si lang.personal hygiene OK. hahahaha!
i'm tired good night

tifft

2006-01-03T22:09:00.000+08:00

Faith sees the invisible,
Believes in the unbelievable,
Does the impossible.

have faith in self, in the team, ( and your coach =] ), in all you do; and God.
all the best for 2006

tifft

2005-12-30T23:10:00.000+08:00

who's game to go out for dinner with the team on last day of hols? it's to commemorate (uhm) the official start-ation of season 06. yes that. i shall pick a place since the team wldnt be able to decide anyway. i wldnt mind treating the team :) (if jing, charissa, beth and yoon wouldn't mind me spending their money) ok shall discuss tmr (sound familiar? =P)

-tifft

2005-12-20T13:35:00.003+08:00

hey team. if you've read my blog, you'd know that God 'showed me a vision'.since i havent really the chance to talk to you guys, i'll just do it here. anyway a blog is to talk to the team right? bear with me :)

if you've not heard the story, God is prob trying to say something to you. if you're hearing it for a 2nd time, God IS trying to say something to you.

Have you heard abt the mountain climber story? he was trekking and still was when night fell. it was when he realised he was lost. not wanting to stay still and get frozen to death, he continued walking, looking for a lodge or anybody or..just anything. walking as cautiously as he could, he still missed his footing and fell. thinking it was the end of him, he caught a branch. "Oh G**!" he exclaimed, dangling like a hopeless child. "Yes my child?" God replied. "I'm stuck! HELP!" "Let go of the branch and I'll be down there to catch you." " What the @*#(@. But God...God?..." Thinking that he was better off holding on to his dear life with the branch, he decided not to let go.

Next day, some other trekkers reported a dead man dangling from a branch, 2m above the ground.

ok the words arent exact but i'm sure i grasp the concept of the story? trying to decipher what God was trying to tell me, i think He is trying to tell the team;

1. though our goal next yr may seem blur and uncertain,
2. have faith.

i did not notice any team members feeling weary or whatsoever and i think God is trying to tell me that some of you guys are afraid. you are having doubts abt performing for natls. you are even having doubts you'll make it to the team or that mgx wld not even be good enough. but hey, God has already told me that as long as we have faith in Him, approach each trg as it is running for him and do our best, we WILL make it. we are a team that does every for Christ.

-tifft
(sorry i'm rushing for time so if my interpretation is still kinda unclear and you really wanna know exactly what God said, ask me next time. the idea is there but not totally in detail. really sorry ! :))

2005-12-20T13:35:00.002+08:00

2005-12-13T16:29:00.000+08:00

HELLO! if any of you get lost/have difficulty reaching anchorage. you can give me a call? i stay around the area, i think most people are taking buses to queensway/ikea there. there's 3 different bus stops.

one just outside anchorpoint: 33, 64, 195

another next to ikea towards bukit merah: 14, 196, 197, 198, 855, 153, 123, 961, 147

and the one next to queensway opp alexandra hospital: 33, 195, 14, 197, 51, 61, 93, 100, 505

and another bus stop at the mrt (10min walk from there): 51, 145, 195, 186, 970, 111

*coloured ones are those repeated

but i think you guys arent likely to get lost lah. hahah this is just in case only.=X

if you havent written in the book, bring a/a few pens for writing on black paper ok! (try to fill it in before he comes!)

-tricia

2005-12-12T22:16:00.000+08:00

pandan reservoir was HOT.

i'm excited for this wed! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D i hope we can have REAL CROSS FUN 1 hr before we get down to serious business =)

keep trg dudes! and i think what mr quek said was really true. cross country is an endurance sport. so ENDURE and run your ass off! :)

-tifft

2005-11-30T00:03:00.000+08:00

was looking through the trg attendance and hey, why does thursday's trg seem to be the hot favourite out of the 3 trg days? hahaha it's quite amusing. anyway this thurs's trg is clementi (ave6 - for those taking taxi) mgps 3pm.

which crossie rmbs 'i'm just a kid' song by simple plan? hahah just listened to it and it brought back happy memories :)
(i was bored)
-tifft

2005-11-27T21:38:00.000+08:00

hey crossies :) how's trg! i find it quite difficult to talk to you guys as a team. because he*'ll probably think i'm wasting time. gahh. i'm bored(omitting the fact i've technically 6 lit qns and tons of chinese hw and i've not started on revision). heh five of us arent going for trg on sat. sad . nvm we'll try to come back strong after! okkk i'm bored :):)

tifft

crossie worship :)

2005-11-07T22:00:00.000+08:00

hmm. about the previous post..i was wondering how secret is it that it's even posted on the cross blog.
but anyway, i've come to post about something else!
remember the mornings we use to come early for crossie worship?

well,no more blurry eyed mornings, but crossie worship is gonna resume!

thursdays after training at macritchie.

"Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing" hebrews 10:25a

so do come for crossie worship and fellowship. :)

ps, if you'll like to plan songs or play guitar, or help. talk to me or tiff. we'll be glad to give u sth to do. heh.

cya on thurs.
dan.

2005-11-05T13:09:00.000+08:00

HI. this is to ALL CROSSIES. including those who havent been coming for training!
anw this is about the scrap book for mr ng. every single page is BLACK and each crossie is entitled to one page though some crossies have been missed out (each page has a crossie's name on it - done by sec 4s)

okok anyway, instead of having one person to bring it home every trg, to SAVE TIME, could you guys like do a draft note for him or blah then bring whatever pens/markers and then everyone designs it/fills it up during the next trg or the following one. RMB WE HAVE TILL DEC. so ya we must hurry fill it up!! (we must do it SECRETLY. cant let mr ng see ah!)
hmm. the paper's black ok, (23cm by 23cm) so whatever markers/pens you're using must be able to be seen on black paper! :D

yep thats about it! :) take care Xies.

- tricia

2005-11-04T12:24:00.000+08:00

hey guys PLEASE wear your blue and yellow jersey(grace1s says it's a jersey) tmr for trg. mr ng wants some uniform-ity.

subsequently, we're gonna wear that every sat.

thanks, tifft

2005-10-30T23:04:00.000+08:00

so i think news has been circulating around the team huh. about people wanting to quit..going to quit..thinking of quitting etc. fine if you want to quit; i'm not stopping you because i'm very sure you must have very private and valid reasons for wanting to stop seeing us.

i have NO idea if you've told mr ng (AND MR QUEK) about it. if you have, good. but i think you guys shld show your captain(S) minimal respect? like telling us you're gonna stop coming for trg. i dont want to hear it from other people. i want to hear it straight from you. communicating now is so simple. through a simple phonecall, email, msn...dude, that's just to name a few!

i am sad that you are leaving but more so HURT EXASPERATED... that you did not even bother to tell me. dont you find it very irresponsible of you?

i'm blogging this not to humiliate you guys but i dont even know who you are. i dont even know who to email this to.

and if you're not interested in trg and making it a point to come, why not just follow the footsteps of those i mentioned earlier?

you know what, to all the people that fall into both the categories, to me, you owe the whole team an apology.

tifft

2005-10-21T17:37:00.000+08:00

hey CROSSIES :)
how's everyone doing? i haven't seen any of you for the loonnnggggeeeesssssstttt time man. and boy am i horribly unfit. haha. we sec 4s miss yall like crazy.
hope everyone's results are okay. heh. God bless yall :D

love, rach

"but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength, they will soar on wings like eagles, they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint"

2005-10-12T20:55:00.000+08:00

SORRY for the SUPER late information;

trg this thurs is confirmed.1530, macritchie. you guys are supposed to get the msg anyway cos i've sent an sms down the relay system..unless the person before you irresponsible nvr pass down lah. haha =P see you guys tmr

tifft

2005-10-10T22:34:00.000+08:00

HEY GUYS! PLEASE KEEP YOUR THURSDAY(13/10) AFTERNOON(1530) FREE. there MIGHT be training at macritchie. mr quek would like us to train if mr ng agrees. and as usual, mr ng's phone is 'lagging'. sorry for the delay. will get back to you guys ASAP.

2005-09-23T23:37:00.000+08:00

Lord, grant me the right attitude towards my examination,
That even when I study,
I want to glorify your name.

Give me the strength that i may press on,
Perseverance that I may endure,
Good health that i amy study effectively.
Help me to be single minded when I study,
Remove all other thoughts, distractions and anxieties.
Give me the power to concentrate,
the abiblity to understand and to remember.
Show me the way to study intelligently,
To know what is important and what is not.
Provide me Lord with quality time in my studies,
Remove all tension and fears within me.
Fill me with Thy confidence,
teach me to draw strength from you each day.
Let me learn to trust You in such times.

In the examination hall, be with me Lord.
Grant me the clarity and sharpness of thoughts
Let me not get distracted by things around me.
Give me concentration and calmness Lord.
Help me to gather the thoughts of what I've learnt.
Grant me discipline to space out time equally for all questions.
Most of all, help me to complete the question on time.

Despite examination Lord,
continue to grant me quality time with You.
Let me not neglect You
Give me a balance diet between my studies and my services to You
I just want to commit the whole examination into Your hands,
Knowing that you are a God who cares and answers prayers.
Thank You,
In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and Saviour,
Amen.

wanna share this with you guys. thought this little prayer might change your perspective of/on (i dont know which is right) exams :) treat exams as a way of serving God or as a mini marathon with tracks and terrains of words. all the best! oh ya. DO YOUR SELF RUNS
tiff

a coupla stuff

2005-09-08T21:48:00.000+08:00

hey all. my first post here.hee.
okay, first. please pass $5 to me
for fruits and sec4 farewell and all excess will go to cross fund(which is very poor).
i will not be going this saturday so pass to me on monday.
second, chrisitine found a nike bottle, will the owner please look for her to get it back.
third, please bring your own water. sufficient water.
that's all. thanks.

oh,and did anyone find my blue tumbler is says "dan".
danielle.

2005-08-30T17:27:00.000+08:00

Heyy! Do you guys want to go to SENTOSA after training this coming Sat (3rd Sep) then go Tiff's house cos it's pretty near by. Erm, I don't think many of you are gonna read this though so those who do, could you're tell the rest, but it's up to you if you want to go. Ohh, bring change of clothes and everything.! x) Haha, ok, take care, train hard!

yoon

2005-08-25T20:21:00.000+08:00

haiyoh. i shld be the cautious one right. lol. i dont think anyone wld actually make the effort to stalk me anyway. but i've sent it as an email to the whole team lah. i didnt want to do this in the first place cos there're many pple who's email are super weird and therefore doesnt even exist in the first place which results in pple missing out info.

-grace lee(sec 1 olson)
-julia ann lee
-denise foo

grace lee(blackmore sec1), do me a huge favour and tell those three pple. thanks.

hope the email is clear enough. i suggest that you pple meet somewhere before coming over so if you get lost it's in a grp(and i'll get lesser calls)

ah. anyhow, nice run today guys

tifft

2005-08-21T20:33:00.000+08:00

HELLO (x haha so how are you all? im just taking a break so decided to come by xD haha. hmm this blog must be more ALIVE! or else it may become dormant and then soon become extinct one day... just like a volcano. hahah okay i think too much geog. haha okay la i shall not talk anymore rubbish. harhars. ((x take care and train hard!

winners never quit. quitters never win.

___*humpf
`jing

21.1 anyone?

2005-08-13T19:49:00.000+08:00

HELLO! :) :)
anyone up for the half marathon?
i know i'm crazy, but i wanna run the 21 km standard chartered!

- charissa

2005-08-11T20:38:00.000+08:00

hello crossies (ahahahhaha)

so anyway, those interested in knowing more abt the standard chartered marathon i was talking abt this afternoon, here's the website:
http://www.singaporemarathon.com/2005/index.asp

yes yes, do look it up

oh yeah anybody wanna go for Love MGS? 19th aug friday at sch

tifft

:D

2005-08-07T22:38:00.000+08:00

ahahhahahahhha...jing, you made me laugh out loud in front of the com. My sincere apologies..ahhaha..should have written the whole word: macritchie instead : )

soo yes....i'm really glad that a few of us (sec 4s) could join you all at trg. it felt good to ache again..haha. honestly, i'm aching like crazy now coz of the lunges but it feels really good. i know trg is like 'whoa' now and its gonna get tougher but you guys are gonna be really strong. just keep at it. keep supporting one another yea : )

mg cross-county all the wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

much love, your aching ex-capt.

2005-08-07T18:49:00.000+08:00

HELLO. (x haha i wanted to go for trg on sat to visit. then the message was passed round that trg was 8 am at mac. so i went to mac donalds at 8 sharp but no one was there! )= wait and wait still no one. so i left. hahah! anyways how is trg so far? i MISS you guys!!

__humpf*
`jing

2005-08-04T23:36:00.000+08:00

training this sat (6/8)

will be at MACRITCHIE RESERVOIR at EIGHT AM.
(stupid northern route aaah. heh)
please be punctual

sec4farewell is on the 3rd of sept. other details will be confirmed later

Spread the word

tifft

2005-07-30T19:50:00.000+08:00

hello! tricia here.. must add some colour to this blog. :D okok. just wanna thank you all [helpers + other ICs and MENTORS :D] for your help today at sports carnival eventhough some of you werent very willing but still came and helped out. THANK YOUUUUUUUU. hope you had fun. :)

2005-07-29T22:32:00.000+08:00

hey crossies. due to some contrains and standards from the moe (stupid prelim o's), sec4farewell will be postponed.

it'll be almost immediately after sec4's prelims. then we'll send them off nicely to their intensive mugging for 2mths before their finale.

once yoon has settled on a nice day, i'll inform you guys again.

tifft

OOPS

2005-07-25T21:03:00.000+08:00

sorry sec4s! there's a change in time and venue for sec4farewell

time 1730
place tifft's house - No. 3 Bukit Theresa(im not sure abt the spelling) Close

nearest mrt is outram or harbourfront. but harbourfront is easier. can take buses 61, 166, 124, 143. it's a kampong bahru area.

i think we'll finalise things more when it approaches.

tifft

2005-07-24T20:50:00.000+08:00

hey guys :) esp the sec4s. did you really buy the rumours that have been passing around? abt you guys being neglected while we the nice juniors abort the impt event of a sec4farewell.

haha well fret no longer! lol

date: 8th august
time: straight after sch
venue: hoiyan's house, sunset way

i know you guys will just be starting your prelims soon and shld have just ended your prelim pracs but there's no other day. besides, it's only ONE day :) and since sch is a 1/2 day, we have more time to bond! x) and and and. there'll be TWO days free for you guys to study so 8th aug shld be a good day ! yay.

so anyway. PLS contact me in some way or another, via msn,hp,fax(=/),email etc. and tell me whether you can come or not. asap.

thanks

tifft

2005-07-15T22:42:00.000+08:00

hello everyone! yay this blog is alive! ((x haha. anyways how is training so far? wait. there has been training rite? haha. i have lost touch! i mean i still can feel lah. hahah. okay nevermind my crap. so anyways take care ya!

i miss you guys. )=

__humpf*
`jing