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Tuesday, May 01, 2007

I have just published the first day of MKE. I'm just playing safe as the previous update did not manage to get posted, so once bitten twice shy.

Second day, woke up, freshen up, blah blah blah went to SSTC blah blah blah... Got a last minute instruction to go down kayak with some girl as her partner reported sick due. Due to the ULTRA DUSTY MPH, some cadets got rashes, CLTs were not spared either. But the cadet whom reported sick for rashes HAD A REALLY SERIOUS CASE. It might be my eyes that were playing tricks but her whole arm was red and full of rashes.

So the girl which I partnered turned out to be Nita, partnered her before during one of the preparation trainings. So there I went kayaking~.

Did not talked much, jsut row row row and more rowing. I did some stunts along the way:

Me: Nita right?
Nita: Yes sir
Me: Erm, can you count and tell me which position are we at now?
Nita: *count* 17 sir.
Me: Okok, tell me when we reached top 10.
Nita: Yes sir.

Then came the white sea gull with Lt Huang, Jing Kai and Jason on board. Lt Huang asked me to be at least top 10 or better first. And so.... :

Nita: Sir, I think we ahve reached top 10.
Me: Hey, Nita have you ever been first?
Nita: No sir.
Me: Want to have the feeling of being first?
Nita: Err... Yes sir.
Me: Ok, stop paddling and put ur paddle
Nita: *stops paddling*

And then I SPRINTED! WOOO!!!!!!! Didn't sprint like that for a very long time. From the tenth kayak, we reached the third kayak, and I erm... got tired... HEY I'M HUMAN OK! We SLOWLY kayaked our way up to the first. As promised, I got the first place before reaching punggol. Talked crap with the cadets at the front.

Reached punggol, the first raft up point, talked crap while waiting, they rafted up, and I was shouting at them to hold on tight to the kayaks beside them. At that moment, someone said something:

Guy: Who the hell that guy think he is? Shout here shout there.
Me: *overheard* WHO AM I? You go ask the guy in the single in front of you. *points at Irwin (another CLT)*
Guy: *thinks* Sorry Sir.
Me: *WAHAHAHA! I RULES XD*

After the last kayak arrived, we broke raft and continued the remaining one third journey to Pasir Ris. We (me and Nita) did not rushed to be the first unlike the rest, who stupidly wasted their energy sprinting and knocking against each other. We slowly paddled our way to the extreme left of the expedition and after those at the front got tired, it was time to over take! Sprinted to the front. Reached Pasir Ris beach, did whatever that need to be done.

On the return trip, I was acting coxswain. Took a single and paddled all the way back to Sembawang. I WAS SO FREAKING PROUD MAN! Was not training for so long and I managed to "tahan" till sembawang. There were points of time where I really wanted to give up, as was really really mentally torturing. No one to talk to, nothing to entertain, etc.

When the expedition was somewhere around Selatar island, there was a sudden strong gale (wind). The kayaks that were struggling at the back were blown near the beach. To the extend that the assualt boats need to tow them out. It was total chaos. Everyone was trying their best in spite of their fatigue. But they were just to tired to compete against the wind.

At that moment, something stupid happened. I stopped and fell asleep (o.0"). It may sound stupid but it really happened. I'm not sure why myself, but clarence's whailer came to wake me up. Continued, pressing on, struggling against the what seems to be frutile effort. Fatigue, hunger, the cold, sore arching arms, it all came at once.

Miraculously, I made it back to sembawang. But before that, I lead a group of 5 kayaks back. I kept pushing them alhtough I was tired myself. FINALLY REACHED SSTC!

While the cadets beached up, the group of coxswain and actings gathered around sharing sweets and water. That very moment, I finally gotten the answer to why I became a CLT. Silly it may seem, but somehow, I can't seem to explain the answer. I can just feel it.

Looking at the smiling faces of the CLTs even they were tired themselves, crapping. It made it seems all worth while after all (^^).

Signing Off
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3(t)E
johnny

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