Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Massive Updates!!
35th National Taekwondo Championships
Female Senior Brown Belt Fly Bronze
yup tts wad i've got...
bt i bi-bout (default bronze) haha!
lost 5-0 (:
my opponent is the Gold medalist so,
i lost to a Gold Medalist sia... haha!
yes tournament is finally over...
relieved (:
though i've lost bt i've gain alot alot from dis tournament...
detailsss now.....
initially...
when i 1st know i bi-bout, i was so upset cuz it wuld means tt if i lost, i'll still haf to go up to receive my not-so-well-deserved bronze medal... n i dun like tt feeling...
however, i dun think i can win...
sir and my three seniors...
these 4 ppl haf been training mi and training wif mi this past mth and im glad for them...
mi: sir i wan join nationals (:
sir: *stare @ mi* u sure u wan join?
hanwei: u shudnt join cuz u're not ready
weiting n regina: *stares*
mi: ya i wan try (:
sir: ok u wan join muz train ok... trainin v tough one u noe?
mi: i know tough haha...
and so, we began...
training...
mon, fri, sat physical hell...
ran ard the neighbourhood den kick n kick n kick n wads not...
(tue train @ sch)
one fri, i literately ran til i hyperventilated n cried...
hanwei: fuck u! u're not strong enough... breath! dun pant! u're WEAK! i wont pity u juz cuz u cry... slowly breath out! deep slow breath...
yup tts wad he said/scolded...
though he didnt sound nice @ all, bt i feel tt he's supportin mi in his very own words...
tts how my senior talk (:
juz the fri before my tournament, i cried again...
dis time out of frustration...
the seniors wan mi do light contact and wan mi b fast...
bt i cant!
i cant kick lightly and quickly...
quickly wuld mean kicking hard n i dowan injure them juz before tournament...
hanwei scolded as usual... den they told mi to wash up n take a break..
regina: aiya dun cry liao la... my 1st tournament was also like shit... dun gif urself so much stress... sir oso nv expect alot fm u... not like mi n hanwei, sir expect us to gt a gold/silver... u dun so stress... its alright one... juz go n haf fun!
hanwei: ya haf fun can liao!
regina has grown a heart (quoted fm regina herself) (:
she used to b so fierce... haha!
weiting has oso always been there, helpin us carry stuffs and training alongside us (:
sir... fell sick the 1st sat we train...
he made all of us wear windbreaker and lent his to a senior...
the v nx day, he fell sick... i even had to help him take class the following mon...
he has given mi alot (:
the best sir ever (:
weiliang...
this is the guy tt coach mi for my tournament...
asked him to coach the others too cuz (disappointing guy) disappointed us as usual by nt comin down...
he has been very supportive all this while... (:
one of the 1st person i'll approach when i've met wif any prob regardin this tournament...
nyptkd commitee...
yes the whole commitee came down to support us all (:
all the screaming n shouting rocks (:
thx cat, alex, wenxin, huiying, joe, sandy...
and all those who came down... (:
tim...
my dar... the bestest bf ever (:
always alongside mi whenever i've any prob...
i love u (:
mummy...
she has always been worry abt mi n my knee...
n i know her heart aches when she c her precious getting wacked n injured...
bt still, she is there for mi always...
mummy i love u (:
the event...
sir called to inform tt he wont b free to come down and assures mi regina will b there to help mi and wishes mi luck (: (so much better den the disappointing guy who culdnt even b bothered)
not sure if (disappointing guy) is comin cuz he didnt even reply my sms, i gt tim to contact him...
he say he not comin wtf... ask mi find weiliang coach...
fine... weiliang says he'll help...
tim, leslie, zq n joreen came by my hse to collect the paddings n stuffs before we head to yishun sports hall...
the others joined us there...
sir called mi quite a few times to make sure things are alright for mi haha...
regina n hanwei came down specially for mi... (:
they left right aft my match aftwards haha...
leslie's match was our 1st match... weiliang as coach went up wif him to report...
den realised our headgearS all cannot use cuz gt no logo wtf...
to think (the-irresponsible-one) nv tel us... he IS supposed to noe...
borrowed headgears for the day...
leslie lost...
den joreen lost...
soon it was my turn...
my coach n mi...
as i change n warm up, i felt fine wif weiliang coachin mi...
soon, my bout was called... we walk up to registration and reported...
panic build up in mi... chatting wif weiliang n juz talkin crap had mi calm down alot alot...
everytime i start to panic, weiliang will b there talkin to mi...
he held all my stuffs for mi like a gd coach will...
he was reali my onli source of comfort and support when all my frens n family are all the way over the other side of the sports hall... (and i dun haf my hp wif mi!! )
met my opponent... chat abit...
she's in nus yr 3 alrdy...
2yrs ago when im not even in tkd, she's alrdy a brown belt... *faints*!!
i knew i was a goner... bt weiliang still encouraged mi all the way...
i realised hw impt havin the right coach was...
learnt...
during my fight, my friends n family were all watchin...
honestly speakin, in tt short 5mins, i've learnt alot alot alot...
i learnt tt,
juz hearin ur frens cheerin for u n shoutin ur name out loud, motivates u like hell n makes u hold on... (no the shouts arent distracting (: )
mouth guard wont drop out cuz u'll b biting it hard for ur dear life...
pain is almost non-existence...
every second counts...
its nothing like any training...
the experience is nth like anything i've heard...
i nid more warm up mentally...
juz kickin lidat for warm up is nt enough for mi...
my stamina n endurance is there for tournament alrdy...
i nid to brush up on my techniques n power...
nw i noe wad n how i nid to train...
prize giving...
the grp of us gers all sat tgt... gold, silver n bronze...
n did wad gers do best... chat! haha...
except the silver medalist for my category...
she sit way behind us like a loner... i tried talkin to her bt she like so cold...
den my gold medalist told mi she won tt ger by luck...
cuz tt ger's fm Sports Team and usually they gt gold...
nw she lost and like so bua song...
wad happen to sportsmanship man?
everybody else are v friendly... (:
the second day...
regina n hanwei fightin...
nyp side dennis n zhanquan fighting...
weiliang fightin for his own club...
the night before i ask tim,
mi: tmr who coachin them? (the disappointing guy) comin ar?
tim: shud b ba... dennis say he will come de...
mi: headgear hw?
tim: dennis say (disappointing guy) will help us borrow so dun nid worry...
mi thinks: (he better come tmr)
i went church in the morn...
receive sms fm tim say (disappointing guy) nt comin down liao...
he has ask dis other coach guy to take care of us...
bt come on man... tt fellow gt his own fighters to take care of oso wad...
no doubt tt guy is gd... he coach our fighters whenever he can n coaches well...
bt still... zhanquan lost 2nd match...
dennis made it to finals n lost the last match... so its a silver!
bt it still sux when our coach are nt ard...
when watchin zq's match, dennis felt so gan choing tt his heart pounded like mad...
i felt his pulse... pounding pulse...
when he report, he went alone...
headgear oso goto borrow himself... n he even went up without pail, spray, towel n bottle... (stuffs which weiliang carried for mi) den he anxiously ran back to us to take...
when watchin dennis's match, i realise his coach is diff...
tt coach coaching his own fighter in another court...
den i turn behind n asked zq,
mi: y (tt disppointing guy) not here?
zq: *weak smile* *shurg shoulder* *shakes head*
the look on his face spells utter disappointment...
i've ask joreen before who is coachin her, she say (disappointing guy) ba...
i say i've ask weiliang coach mi... she say she feel more comfy wif (disappointing guy)...
in the end oso weiliang coach her...
HE sux... big time!
hanwei coached regina as usual and she put up wad seems like a great fight to mi...
her knee hurts and she still manage to fight lidat... impressive...
hanwei won his 1st match... den lost 2nd... gt bronze...
his 2nd match was against dis coach of nus... much taller den hanwei...
bt hanwei still manage to score... (:
my injuries...
somehow her kicks all landed on my arm... below deltoid muscle (where u gt ur injections) there...
so nw, i have big big bruises on both my arm at the same area...
n its swollen... bt nt v pain... (:
(i've bigger biceps for nw haha! )
bt the bruises damn ugly...
her head kicks all landed on my jaw... left n right...
it hurts... bt still alright...
sat night while eatin i culd hardly open my jaws wide n so was eatin small small mouth n eat so slow haha! n it hurts when i chew my food... it even hurts when brushin my teeth... it hurts on sun too and was better on mon... today's much much better alrdy (:
lastly...
its a great tournament for mi overall...
ppl, dun ask hw it feels to b in a tournament...
go experience it for urself...
everybody's experiences are unique...
go haf urs (:
ntu-open championship 09, here i come (:Labels: end.
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