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28/03/2005
i did not even turn up for the Singapore biathlon. it was a last minute turn around in deciding not to go. i felt unprepared for the race as i had been working in the last 2 weeks leading up to the biathlon and did not train in the pool or on the track. I'll be sure to train properly before i decide to actually go for it next time.

Well, i still managed to injure my left ankle playing soccer the same afternoon. Going in for the last tackle of the game as my calves were tightening badly, i didn't get a clean touch of the ball n got off the tackle pretty akwardly. Now, it's a little limp for me n i'm in the hope tt i'll be able to recover fast so as to get down to some running so tt i wouldn't be so dog tired when the real 'fun' starts next week.

i just ended work yesterday and it was poignant for me. all these guys at work, older than me, having seen more things that i have, have shared such wonderful experiences with me. Their wealth of experience n their journey tru life will help me as i go tru these moments firsthand. To the security guards, the cafeteria staff, the gift shop lady, the arcade counter lady, the gym instructors, the maintenence crew and of course, MY LIFEGUARD COLLEAGUES, it has been swell being there,part of the chevrons' family for the past three n a half months.

I have left the place having made 3 months plus part-timed salary. More importantly, i have met 2 great full-time lifeguards in Tan and Nizam, a jolly fellow in my fellow part-timer We Yong, who btw has been part-timing longer than i have, i have done three months, he's done three years and my chain-smoking and eccentric pool supervisor n head honcho of the swimming lessons at the free form chevrons pool, boasting depths of up to 1.5m. This time there has helped me settle down as a lifeguard, gain the necessary composure needed for the job and the ability to be alert for long periods.

wizzing away on 10:10 AM

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