PRAWN, MARS, TING AND OBAMA ROCKIN' THE SEVEN SEAS

Saturday, March 21, 2009

the happening stories

GOSH I HAD SO MUCH FUN TODAY :DDDDD

Haha, today was the last day of the National Youths Championship. Frankly speaking when I woke up I was like half deciding whether I should go or not, then decided to go. Then when changing my clothes I was still thinking about my decision. I was so tired! Haha.

Okay, took the bus to parkway, closed my eyes and relaxed. Then went to BK with Andria, Jelene, Mars and ML. HAHA. I tell you it's like so funny (: 'Cause we gossiped about some Flex and Jump person :D Gee, I still can't believe the fact. HAHA. Okay as usual I cannot finish my breakfast, some burger thing, wrapped it and head to NSC where my stomach starts to feel weird and while the rest rig up I was at the toilet. LOL.

Then I signed in. I wasn't expecting myself to sail la. I don't even think Tony gonna let me sail 'cause yesterday the wind was like quite strong and I just recovered and most prolly he think's I'm not up to it. Oh well. Then my tummy also weird weird one. Churning a lot >< style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">So half of me wanna sail and half of me don't wanna sail.

And so I rigged up my boat. HAHA. Okay, the rest helped me. Then we went back to the canteen and looked at things, look at the sea, look at guys, I dunno la, hahaha. ML and I went out to walk walk with Mad to find Savannah over at noss area. We changed and pulled out boats out to the beach and I grew really nervous..

Mad and I went to find Mrs Taufiq and toddler Ralph xD at noss area. I told Mrs Taufiq I was really scared and she told me it's okay if I don't go out, I can always change my mind. Then aiya, I dunno la. She told me if I cannot take it out there I can always retire. Aunty Joe also said if strong wind out there, depower my sail and don't push myself too hard. Mrs Taufiq gave me an oatbar and I nibbled some 'cause after that it's Bravo course launching time!

Headed back to where our boats are and Hanis' mum was there (: I told her I sail one race then retire la. She told me don't decide it yet until I really cannot take it and come back. She went to the VS sailors area which was just diagionally behind TKGS area and told her son and his friends that she's talking to her daughters (us) because she didn't have any daughters and have two sons.
AWW (: So sweet! AHHH. SHE'S NICE (:

Then we were like saying some optimists havent even launch, like they protesting like that. I sat down and look at the sea. I started to cry. Like ohmygosh I'm having a nervous breakdown. My hands were trembling. Okay after that I stopped and after a short time, goes down the AP flag for Alpha course.

We straight away got up, wear our lifejackets, get everything ready. Gloves, caps etc. and launched. I was the last one to launch among the tkgians. Actually suppose to launch with Jelene and Mars then they pangsehed me and sailed off and I have to get up my own and all that and sailed behind Cedric and Hanis >< style="font-weight: bold;">really really far from NSC, further than the Keta Buoy but there was shitty wind.

Then I stopped my boat and ML sailed to me. Then guess what, I started to cry again. I was like literally nervous until that state. I predicted on shore that when I cross the finishing line I sure cry one. Then yeah, she told me if I cannot tahan I go back. Hmm. Waited for the lasers and the rest of the bytes to come and then the race can begin. Laser first followed by gold fleet byte and silver. Then my lung starts to pain..

Sailed to Tony and I heard him say start and pin end and go left, centre, left, centre yeah. 'Cause the current is strong, will push you down. Waited for the silver fleet to start and 'porhh' goes the honk, class flag up. Then duh, I sailed towards the pin end, Then got two honks, I tacked and look, oh AP flag - postponement. Then okay la, sail sail around the starting line. Then 'porh' goes down the AP flag, up the class flag, I timed my watch.

About reaching one minute, I make sure I below the starting line later like last time get BFD. Ohwell, Okay then sailed towards the pin end. Mars was the furthest towards the pin end, followed by this MF guy sailor whom I think should be in gold fleet and then me :D 5 seconds countdown, I sheet in, and point and go. I don't feel any adrenaline rush, I was half awake mah. LOL. And the wind was light.

Most of the other sailors crammed at the Oldie boat. Two bad situations they will get.
1. Current will push them down
2. Will not get clear wind.

:D And I have like good wind 'cause no one blocking my wind (: Okay going upwind I cannot remember much. Just remembered blocking someone's sail :P HAHA. I'm like a bit below average? when rounding mark one. Going downwind - gate. I was sailing in the middle, undecided. Till I saw Mars. Eh actually I was in front of her then I dunno why we two suddenly stick together and we sailed downwind. The wind was like.. Actually there wasn't any wind. WAHHH. We were like drifting LOL. I decided to round the pin end mark, well round starboard mark doesn't mean it's good, and besides, little boats round the pin mark - clear wind so I round the pin mark and sailed upwind :D

Hmm going upwind. Sometimes got wind, sometimes no wind. When there's wind I hiked out then suddenly no wind so I slided my butt in. Wah hot, friction. Then got wind I slided my butt out, wah hot hot hot. HAHA. Now my butt a bit pain luh. HAHA. I saw that I drifted off the gate like quite a lot, turned back and saw many boats far far behind me.They jialat liao. Goners!

They shortened the course at mark 1. Eunice got first! Yay for her (: I was about to cross the finishing line but was short by just a few metres off. Then I tacked, there wasn't much wind. I look at the powerboat people they look at me. LOL. Then I finally crossed the finishing line.

I lost to Nicholas -.- by two positions in that race. I thought I could actually win him -.-

During the race I found out that my bottle cap came off. Therefore all the water spilled out and I have no water. Die sia, no water and I didnt even get a chance to drink any when I'm out. Shawn, Roy's brother, along with one TK guy in his powerboat, came and threw a bottle of water to me. It fell into the water. They went to pick it up and threw it back again to me.

AHH MY ANGELS! :DDDD
Shouting to them, 'Thank you so much! How you know I dont have water? My bottle cap came off and all my water spilled out!'

Maybe 'cause I have the sian-I-need-water-w/o-water-I-can-die face xD hahahaha. There wasn't any wind, we were slacking a little before the Oldie boat honk and put up the AP flag. People were cheering and so am I xD Suddenly there was wind and it's getting stronger - storm is coming. I was still half awake. HAHA. I was following Jelene. Going downwind to the NSRCC area, I wasn't scared. Half awake :D HAHA. Then I was like, gosh storm is coming I hope they cancel the race and we all go back.

The wind was TERRIBLE I tell you. I was literally depowering my sail - tighten outhaul, tighten downhaul.. I bet it's like around 15+ knots and there were a gazillion white caps. The sky was dark. Everything was dark. Then people capsized. I was with ML then I dunno what happen, I CAPSIZED =.= But thank goodness I'm able to get up. I was kinda glad, Tony wasn't there to shout at me. HA! Training will be like, "get up fast! fast! fast!". Like shhh! I'm getting up la. Be patient!

I was letting my sail flap flap flap then I banged into Zachary, who told me to point. I told him, 'aiya I dont wanna sail leh'. He told me to retire. Lol. Okay I was like letting my sail flap flap flap and looking at my watch 3.15pm (: Then I sail around a bit, the oldie boat honked. I scared have to sail in this Cat1 environment. CRAZY AH!

Ohoh then Mad got gastric out at sea. She needs food so she shouted to me, "EH, CAN GIVE ME FOOD?". Then she realised it wasn't me but Cedric! HAHA. And even funnier he gave Mad food! HAHA.

They honked for the lasers to start. I was a bit blur, still half awake. LOL. Then I saw quite a number of silver fleet boats like sailing back to shore. I sailed upwards and saw this powerboat with a man and he shouted to me,

"SILVER FLEET! GO BACK TO SHORE!"

I was relieved :D SO RELIEVED. I knew I confirm cannot handle this kinda wind if we were to race. ML shouted to me about what it is about and I shouted to her the same words which the man shouted to me :D YAHAAA so happy.

On the way back I sailed near to this girl, sail number 429 - KC sailor.

Me: Wah so glad we get to go back leh!
Her: Yalor, this kind of wind crazy arh! Silver fleet cannot handle one!
Me: Yah! You know I wasn't actually supposed to come out and race today.
Her: Then you shouldn't have come out (saying that I could have stayed safe at shore rather than race this kind of storm situation)
Me: Haha, it's okay la, the race I did quite well I think. Whoa, this wind hectic sia, I bet the LAST person in Gold fleet sure jialat one (purposely said that)

I took my own sweet time to go back to shore. I DIDN'T CAPSIZE HA!

Then yeah, quite scary still, with all the lightning and thunder. I got off my boat and got my trolley, then Hanis' dad came to help me pull my boat! :) He must have known I have cough and all those shit to come and lend me a hand (: I was really thankful. He asked me how was it and yeah, said a bit. HIS SON IS STILL OUT AT SEA >< style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"> a bit worried la, I mean lung pain, then sail in Cat 1 condition. It's never easy.

And thank goodness they all came back safe and sound. Phew.

Took my medicine >< KAAPUI YUCKS they suck. So bitter.

I really enjoyed the one and only race I sailed in for the Youth Nationals. It really end my week well.

I saw a rainbow when I got home :DD

There's always a rainbow at the end of every storm;
just like today;
just like the whole week.

♥ Meatball ! :D @ 10:25 PM