yesterday was one hell of a tiring day. and here is a concise narration.
yesterday started out with training. running to the third bridge. it was a good run. until half way, i started to get stitch in my right abdomen. my stride got smaller and smaller. i really wanted to give up there and then. lucking my senior zi jun was there behind me and kept pushing me. even by pushing me with his hand. thanks man! really appreciated that.
the rowing sets felt great. it seemed that the morale and the attitude straightened up after the trip. one exciting incident was that in one set, after the row, everyone simply laxed due to the maximum effort. the boat rocked uncontrollably and water started gushing in. the boat was actually sinking. i was in shock because i slipped off my seat and my right knee hit the seat in front of me. stunned, i did not know what to do, except use my hands to fruitless try to bail the water out. haha! then i simply jumped off the boat. luckily the boat did not sink, and the ntu team came along and rescued us by lending us their two bailers. we brought down only one. lucky for our "enemies", we were saved. haha!
after training, i went for my first part time job ever in my entire life, the banqueting at conrad. fortunately or unfortunately, the function was not their banquet, but a party at a club called DXO at the esplanade. i was quite shocked cos i did not really expect that. lets just say it was quite a very long day with a few surprises along the way. i got scolded a few times because i lapsed as the "model" conrad waiter there and then. those were quite embarassing times. other than that, i made quite a few friends among the waiters and waitresses. i got to see a lot of rich people shamelessly flaunting their wealth. i saw a few female escorts who were there to "lighten" up the atmosphere. relax. it was not sleezy or anything. it was quite the high class, professional party for executives. i was quite amazed how tall and erm, sexy(?) they can be. they were oozing with sex appeal. of course, that was their job, so who could blame them right? they were in fact quite the interesting sight.
anyway, i was assigned a job, but in the end i did not carry that out. i was transferred from one area to another as the situation deemed fit by the managers. i ended up working in the open air area clearing plates and serving alcohol, while gm was downstairs having nothing to do but get phone numbers of other girls. a new friend, zhiyong called it my "fire of initiation." it felt like the fire of hell really. it was a really tiring day. i did not sit since 530 in the evening save for a ten minute break (which i believe was rare) until 2 in the morning when we got back and finished unpacking all the equipment. i only mangaged to get home at 3, slept at 330 in the morning, and had to wake up 4 hours later to go for training in the day.
it was quite the exciting day for me. i still have plently more to come. ah well.
okay, time to bathe and sleep again. good night peepz!
ciao!
yesterday started out with training. running to the third bridge. it was a good run. until half way, i started to get stitch in my right abdomen. my stride got smaller and smaller. i really wanted to give up there and then. lucking my senior zi jun was there behind me and kept pushing me. even by pushing me with his hand. thanks man! really appreciated that.
the rowing sets felt great. it seemed that the morale and the attitude straightened up after the trip. one exciting incident was that in one set, after the row, everyone simply laxed due to the maximum effort. the boat rocked uncontrollably and water started gushing in. the boat was actually sinking. i was in shock because i slipped off my seat and my right knee hit the seat in front of me. stunned, i did not know what to do, except use my hands to fruitless try to bail the water out. haha! then i simply jumped off the boat. luckily the boat did not sink, and the ntu team came along and rescued us by lending us their two bailers. we brought down only one. lucky for our "enemies", we were saved. haha!
after training, i went for my first part time job ever in my entire life, the banqueting at conrad. fortunately or unfortunately, the function was not their banquet, but a party at a club called DXO at the esplanade. i was quite shocked cos i did not really expect that. lets just say it was quite a very long day with a few surprises along the way. i got scolded a few times because i lapsed as the "model" conrad waiter there and then. those were quite embarassing times. other than that, i made quite a few friends among the waiters and waitresses. i got to see a lot of rich people shamelessly flaunting their wealth. i saw a few female escorts who were there to "lighten" up the atmosphere. relax. it was not sleezy or anything. it was quite the high class, professional party for executives. i was quite amazed how tall and erm, sexy(?) they can be. they were oozing with sex appeal. of course, that was their job, so who could blame them right? they were in fact quite the interesting sight.
anyway, i was assigned a job, but in the end i did not carry that out. i was transferred from one area to another as the situation deemed fit by the managers. i ended up working in the open air area clearing plates and serving alcohol, while gm was downstairs having nothing to do but get phone numbers of other girls. a new friend, zhiyong called it my "fire of initiation." it felt like the fire of hell really. it was a really tiring day. i did not sit since 530 in the evening save for a ten minute break (which i believe was rare) until 2 in the morning when we got back and finished unpacking all the equipment. i only mangaged to get home at 3, slept at 330 in the morning, and had to wake up 4 hours later to go for training in the day.
it was quite the exciting day for me. i still have plently more to come. ah well.
okay, time to bathe and sleep again. good night peepz!
ciao!
hey!!
i guess the penang trip did everyone some good. certainly an eye-opening experience.. not forgetting the stronger bonds thus formed from being with each other 24 hours a day for that period!
haha. i believe you've too learnt more abt the team, both in terms of physical and mental strength and personality. shan't actually elaborate but the trip's reinforced what i thought of some people.. =)
anyway, certainly hope that the team spirit lasts us through. teamNUS. always.
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