i finally learnt about the significance of the 'fish' symbol after an randomly flipping thru a random library book:

the fish comprised a rebus, a riddle composed of sympols suggesting the
sound of the words they represent, the greek word for fish, ichthus, provided
the initials for the formula "Jesus Christ son of God, Saviour" the rebus of 2
curved, intersecting lines created a means by which two christians could
secretly identify each other. One would trace a curve in the dirt. The other, if
a christian, would respond to create the sign of the fish.

i should come to the library more often. helps further my mugging plans :)
anyways, WE HAD WATER TRNG YESTERDAY! lol. it's like a luxury good or something.. so i made the most of it while i can! :) like when i was dying after the 6th k, i told myself, com'on u only have 6k left to row for th whole week, so keep going! haha. so proud of myself. i loved the conditions yesterday. it was hell rowing towards the 1k mark but on the way back the winds blowing in ur face and u feel like u're going really fast so it bcomes motivation to go even faster :) and u really understand how ur paddle can 'catch' better when u dig it in further in this kinda conditions.

i realise that i like it alot better when i can actually feel like i'm pulling something with my paddle. i dun like rowing when the water is too 'soft', i like it when it's got more resistance, so that when u're pulling u paddle thru it u feel like u're ripping a piece of cloth apart :)

it was really really good. just what i needed after such a stressful week. even better than a haircut :D

and mr k_h was very encouraging :)

oh yah, how a single-craft rower can entertain herself during trng: if the water is choppy, play this game called "catch the next wave" (damn creative i know :P). basically, for each stroke reach ur paddle further so that u can catch the approaching wave's crest. kept me entertained for a loooong time :D

.. and i saw some sji guy rowing Gideon yesterday!! rahhh. so near yet soo farrr. i shoulda burst over and hijack him. i really did contemplate doing that. not like a pirate-y hijack but yknow ask that sji guy nicely if i can swap boats with him, but i resisted, and it became another entertaining game: "Catch Gideon if You Can". X) oh well, at least Gideon was green with jealousy to see me zoom past in Gideon Jnr..
yep, i've decided, RJC03 is now called Gideon Jnr. it's pretty nice to row in tho my knees aren't as high when i sit down and i dun get as much kick but it's got lotsa motivational msgs inside. like the LIVE TO EAT, EAT MY WASH and ps's

T1 500m
12/07/06 2nd :)
14/05/06 1st XD

i wanna be able to do sth like that too in less than a yr's time, only then will i allow mself to record my nwkc06 results and hopefully inspire some other junior.. :)
go to, then; your considerate stone.
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