ok, just finished changing the dressing. doesn't hurt as much as it looks, but still bleeding a bit, probably overstretched it while attempting C strokes.

just woke up at 11pm btw, going to sleep now, faster recover!

please take a seat

didn't paddle today. woke up in the morning and my butt was mega inflamed. still, had to go down to open shed and all.

the last time this happened (during ACC in sept 09, interesting how it acts up when everyone's gone away for the impt overseas stuff), GP just gave some antibiotics. and soon after it was 'winter trg' so it sort of toned down itself.

and today, by the time i lasted thru morning assembly, was running a fever, felt damn uncomfortable. Desperate times call for desperate measures, to cut a long story short, i barged down to the national skin centre and had some minor surgery.

i realise how hard it is to find definitive diagnosis of medical conditions or at least just some good information online. But whatever it is, the procedure involved lots of local anaesthetic, a blade, and 9 stitches.

for the record i won't be racing NCC this weekend, neither did i race women's open. It is disgusting and pathetic (step no. 1, be open about your feelings), but what the heck, i will live through this and come back stronger. I can live with that- she who learns to run, lives to fight another day. I probably didn't know it then, but it turns out all my life i've been waiting for canoeing to happen.

So 2010 is turning out to be a pure training year. anw rmb the last time they left for ACC, i improved my 11k run times from 1:06 to sub 1. so yes, i can do this.

tmr i will start my secret training. no paddling, no cycling, no swimming, this is gonna be interesting.

don't let what you can't stop you from doing what you can.

What if you believe?

3 weeks w/o an update!

so here's what's been happening

exams ended, start of 4 month vacation, back at rj relief teaching pe (: 31st may-3rd june headed for ccal camp at bintan for the the 4th time! (should have been 5th but last yr's was cancelled due to h1n1) ah, and role upgrade, from j1 participant, to j2 helper, to j3 helper + logs and now tchr facil! exciting!

but before that, will be racing in the national open on 29th and 30th may. all k1 events including 10k, and all k4 events. nothing to lose.

which brings me to that topic. have told Coach i will train on my own until i get decent technique. 2 weeks ago was a really low state, technique was so crappy i felt i was giving the nat team a bad name. so yea, i won't go back until i'm fast. really fast. and i know in my heart when that would be (:

on another note, the j1s have chosen their captains and exco. a bright future ahead.

today was ccal camp trg session, was interesting; for now, shall just put it on record that i'm really thankful for everything.

What if you believe?