damien rocks lar

2010-05-08T02:51:00.000-07:00

Alright guys, that will be the dates where the rehersals for the YOG will be.
Timing will be confirmed at a later date.
Everyone in the team is required to participate in this, so no excuse for not going okay?
Cheers!

2010-04-27T07:37:00.000-07:00

5 more weeks to NCC.
Train hard guys! We won't be having any team outing this saturday. Nevertheless, we will have a team lunch!(:
So any suggestions? Leave a comment, not the tagboard, yeah?(:
Anyway a well fight guys for the PA Paddles, we will be back for NCC.(:

2010-04-23T03:58:00.001-07:00

Alright guys, this is it. 1 more day to PA paddle championship. We have come so far, trained so hard, just for tomorrow's race. There is no backing out route for us right now, tomorrow, 24th April 2010, We NYP SPRINT KAYAKING TEAM are going to give our 200% to our race, no lesser than that.
Just like your previous marathon race, keep your mental strong and be mentally prepared for the race. Don't bother about who's going to be in your heats or whatsoever. Concentrate in your own race. Have faith in yourself, be confident. Having the confidence already help you win half the battle.
Going for the race is an experience, and opportunity for us to expose to sprint race, for those who have raced in sprints competition before, it is just another extra experience for you. For most of us, it'd be our first sprint race since we joined the team. We are "nobody" in the kayaking world YET, we have nothing to lose. Never give up till you crossed the finishing line. Winning is just an bonus. What is more important is the experience we are going to have. So don't worry so much about the outcome, focus on the race only. Just give it all you've got.(:
If you give all your best to the race, you have already formed a champion in yourself.(:

2010-01-21T08:09:00.000-08:00

hello guys!
as you all know, we'll be heading down to sentosa this saturday for our team outing.
*three cheers for that! *
anyways, in order to prevent ourselves from going hungry and start eating sand from the beach, we shall be having potluck. everyone must bring some food or drink to feed your hungry teammates. please comment on the comment box what you will be bringing.

ONE MORE THING!
response on the activity is still pretty low.
please please please try to get more of your teammates to go down so that NYP SPRINT KAYAK TEAM can rock the beach and make great waves!

LASTLY,
GREAT JOB FOR THE MARATHON!

(:

2010-01-19T07:25:00.000-08:00

HELLO TEAM,
We would be taking a break from training on this saturday. So training is cancelled. However, the long awaited sentosa outing would be on this saturday. This is compulsory for all juniors and seniors. Its's time for us to get closer together. For seniors, pls do make yourself available especially those who i have never seen for dino years..:):) please comment on whether are you available this saturday. For junior guys, it is advisable that this week you hit out at the gym to pump that muscles out for this sentosa outing:) You guys know wad i mean!:) hahaha! Details would be up again once we received the confirm number of people who are going.

In the mean time, have fun studying:)

~Flamboyant marcus.k~

Thank You

2010-01-07T04:13:00.000-08:00

hey guys. this is how the jersey looks like. just that instead of the black base, its red base with the white stripes. the font will be in white.
the chinese words 划手 will be in front on the other side of the logo and the back will write
NYP
SPRINT KAYAK TEAM.
try to imagine alright!

each jersey is $14.
please pay the money to jingting latest by wednesday (13 jan).
thank you very much!

rest well and see you guys on saturday! (:

2010-01-06T04:54:00.000-08:00

hey guys. please comment only in the comment box your jersey sizes and your name asap. try to do it by tonight. please spread the message to the rest of your teammates who are not down for training today as well.

sorry guys! the jersey we're getting is from fbt. so the sizes are S, M , L and XL. men's cutting.

this is urgent. please try to get things done asap.
thank you very much! (:

2009-12-31T01:27:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year Guys !

2009-12-15T20:30:00.000-08:00

RECRUITMENT

Alright guys, its confirmed. this thursday and friday the recruitment will be from 12pm till 5pm.

Btw thanks alwyn for the ideas :D Any other wonderful ideas will greatly be appreciated.

Come on come on, the more attractive our booth will be, the more girls we will attract !!

For those of you who end class early or better still, no class on those days, please meet me in the clubroom at 11am. I need some manpower to bring the chairs, tables, etc...

Anything else just contact me.

-your lovely cpt

2009-12-12T05:51:00.000-08:00

NYP Sprint Kayak Recruitment

Objective: To Recruit potential girls to join the team.

Time/ Place: Set up a booth on 17^th & 18^th of December in front of Macdonalds

Things needed:

· Tables, chairs

· Posters A4

· Fliers

· Recruitment form

· Speakers (Optional)

· Laptop

Focus on recruiting girls. Guys who want to join should be tall, decent build and preferably experienced. They will be coming for training by these dates;

Training Time for them:

· Monday 21^st 6pm – Land Training

· Wednesday 22^nd 11am - Sea training (Intro)

I would prefer girls to take charge of the booth on that day since we are focusing on recruiting girls. I will further update you guys about this.

2009-11-30T07:32:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone!

Long-awaited team dinner is finally here! Here are the few choices:

1) Marina Waraku
2) Sakura Orchard
3) Fish n Co Glasshouse

Please vote, NOW!

Comment box BELOW, not tagboard. Thanks

2009-11-20T04:36:00.000-08:00

Hey team,

Tomorrow (21st november) there will be no training for the juniors. Only to those who are participating in the river regatta race, you guys are to report at Bedok reservoir at 9am.

All seniors will be training at Bedok at 9am as well and i mean ALL. Please spread the word around. Thanks.

-luqman

2009-11-12T22:36:00.001-08:00

Hey team, please be at Bedok Reservoir at 9am sharp tomorrow morning (13th of Nov).

These are the people who are supposed to be down:

All Seniors
Lim Jun Hao
Alwyn Soh
Barnabas Cho
Matthew Tan
Neo Choon Yeong
Dean Kum
See Boon Hong
Kimberly Quek
Foo Jing Ting
Benson Lim

Seniors, please remember to bring your lifejackets and paddles down. For those who didnt bring yours back, we'll be sharing our life jackets and paddles.

Juniors, there will be no training tmr. training will resume on sunday at lower seletar at 815am.

NOTE TO ALL: THERE WILL BE NO TRAINING AT LOWER SELETAR TMR.

See you guys tomorrow!

-AX

2009-11-12T06:28:00.000-08:00

Good evening team.

RUKR was a good experience for most of us participated in the race. I guess no waves in Seletar can scare us anymore as compared to Ubin's. This year, our team did well by clinching 10 medals in total.

The results are:

T1 Junior Women
1st - Kimberly Quek

T1 Junior Men
3rd - Matthew Tan

T2 Junior Women
3rd - Sarah Lim & Xiu Hui

T2 Junior Men
3rd - Lim Jun Hao & Dean Kum

T2 Senior Men
3rd - Alwyn Soh & Joel

K1 Senior Women
1st - Foo Jing Ting
2nd - Siak Ai Sing

Congratulations to all especially our dear juniors who did well in their first race. Your efforts paid off when you recieved that very medal of yours. Well done!

To the other participants, do not be discouraged! I am sure you did your best and have no regrets. You guys are all winners by completing the distance! =)

There's a time for celebration but there are still a lot of races ahead for all of you. After your break, it's time to put this victory behind and start all over again. You win once, doesn't mean you will win forever. All of you still have to put in hardwork into every trainings in order to move up to another level.

Complacency will bring you nowhere.

For juniors, some of you will be proceeding to K boats for the upcoming race, Singapore Canoe Marathon which is on January. There's not much time left so grab hold of all the chances you can to train as we have limited boats in our team.

As for seniors, POL-ITE is only 2 weeks away. Time is running out so train hard during this period of time and give other schools a tough fight on that day itself. Please take good care of your health for these 2 weeks and have a healthy diet.

"We aim, we train, we win"

AX, Over and out.

2009-11-06T02:53:00.000-08:00

This sunday is your day guys. All the trainings, the hard work, the sweat, the pain and sacrifices that you guys have gone through. Dont let it all go down to the drain, as this sunday is your day guys !

Prove to the other teams that you've got what it takes to win this competition. Keep trying and trying and trying and never stop. Remember, perseverance is the key to success. Every single competitor will push as hard as you but only your mentality will determine your success on this race. Just whack !!

Saturday's training will be at PASIR RIS WATER VENTURE 9.15AM

On sunday, please be there by 7.15am ! Please bring along your water bags, snacks, caps or shades.

Lastly guys, All the best for your race. NYP KAYAKING YOOOSH !

2009-10-12T08:37:00.000-07:00

Hey guys this is the location of the chalet, time to meet is 3 pm but you can come slightly later .

Next thing, wednesday training is compulsory ,all those who are not coming do produce a really valid reason if not disciplinary action would be taken against absentees.

Thursday training is cancelllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! cheers!

hope you guys enjoy this coming chalet!!

and yea please do comment on what we can do at the chalet! and not just eating ehhh hahaha

2009-10-06T07:55:00.000-07:00

Hey guys,

A couple of things to tell you guys. First off, our team chalet. It will be on the 15th&16th of October which is next week ! It will be at Aloha Chiang and We will be having a pot-luck and bbq so i need you all to comment in the comment box here indicating what you all want to bring. Things such as drinks, snacks, marshmallows or anything. You also need to pay 15 dollars for the bbq and our team chalet, please pass the money to kelvin by this SATURDAY ! Please please please we don't want our team chalet to be hold up don't we?

Next thing is we have been invited over to Hafiz's house to hari raya ! It will be This saturday 10th october after training. Time to go will be confirmed again. Any questions can just ask me.

Last but not least, please give me back the forms that you guys owe me !

2009-09-22T05:17:00.000-07:00

Sorry guys i did not know that nike human race is that popular and the registration date ended so fast. Hence , tomorrow is our last chance to get to sign up for the marathon!

Due to the overwhelming response and numerous requests by the general public, Nike is opening up an additional 500 registration slots for The Human Race 10k Singapore, happening on October 24, 2009! Registration is exclusive at the Nike Flagship Store @ WISMA Atria on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 11am. First Come, First Serve policy.

Details:
+ Public registration via Nike Flagship Store @ WISMA Atria only
+ Registration starts at 11am
+ Limit to the first 500 walk-in customers on a first-come-first-serve basis
+ Each person can only register once for their own participation
+ Payment will be strictly online via credit card or NETS payment at designated terminals
+ No cash or counter payment is allowed
+ Bring valid identification
+ Terms and conditions apply

.

*Nike Reserves the right to amend, delete and/or change its terms and conditions without prior notice

2009-09-17T08:29:00.000-07:00

Urgent Update !

For seniors, as you all know our team jacket is coming. i need you all choose your size which is;

I need you all to only to measure your chest size in INCHES as it will be tailor made. The others is quite standard. Just wrap the measuring tape around your chest and see your size. Ask someone to do it for you if you cant do it by yourself.

Please put your size and your chest size in the comment box. I need this by this week ! So please spread the word around or else you will be given a default size. And for those who have not paid the jacket money, PLEASE DO SO !

2009-09-08T06:54:00.000-07:00

Please comment and state your name if you are interested.

Entry fee is only 20 dollar for all of us and it is only 10 km.

I would strongly suggest to make this into a team event provided if all of you can be present on the day as it is only 10 km and it will be treated as a training session. However, Please note this marathon is one week before round ubin.

. Participants are eligible to take part in the following categories:

-School Team Challenge Cat. A (Secondary + Junior Colleges + ITE + Polytechnic) - for participants who are still students on the race day.

-School Team Challenge Cat. B (Universities) - for participants who are still students on the race day.

-Men's & Women's Under 25 - for participants age 25 years and below on the race day.

-Men's & Women's Open category - all participants are eligible for the race.

For more details/forms please contact Kelvin- Vaedonz@hotmail.com

Date: 24 Oct 2009(saturday)
Race Duration: 7.30am – 11am
Venue: Singapore’s scenic route. Details to be announced soon.
Entry Fee: S$20 (24 years old & below)
S$35 (25 years old & above)

And here’s some encouragement for those running in the Nike+ Human Race 10km:

All runners get a Nike race t-shirt with a pre-printed number bib.
Every Nike+ Human Race 10km finisher will receive a special finisher’s bracelet.
Look forward to an exclusive music concert featuring Thaitanium (Thailand), Composition B (Singapore), Estranged (Malaysia) and more from the region after the race.
Starting 10 Sept 2009, the 1st 1000 who buy the Nike+ SportBand 2.0 will get to register for FREE for the Nike+ Human Race 10km.

2009-08-31T07:29:00.000-07:00

Hey guys. This is an update concerning only the seniors. I must apologize to marcus for delaying this stuff. Soo sorry man ! So seniors, here's what i want you guys to do. Below are the designs that have been put up to vote for our team jacket this year. I want you guys to vote which one do you guys like by putting the number of the design in the comment box.

You can click the pictures for full view.

910

1112

1314

1516

1718

1920

2122

So just put your name and the number of your design ONLY in the comment box.

For juniors ONE MAJOR THING TO TAKE NOTE.

Please send me back the forms to me ASAP ! I NEED THEM !

thanks :)

2009-08-14T03:55:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow trainings will be as usual 8.15am. To all the juniors, our T boats have arrived and i can assure you that from now on, no one is going to take the S boats anymore. As there will be a Jurong Island Dragonboat race tomorrow, please listen to my instructions tomorrow on where to launch our boats and where to gather.

I will be assigning who to use what boats. We need to be fast to launch as there will be a lot of people at the reservoir tomorrow.

No one is allowed to go in the red buoys area as we are prohibited to enter due to the race. As such, we will be training around the yellow buoys.

Please bring along your indemnity forms tomorrow, i need it asap. Other than that please be punctual. See you guys !

2009-08-11T04:07:00.000-07:00

We will be trasnporting T-boats from bedok reservoir to seletar reservoir tomorrow(12/8/2009). As such, i need people to be at bedok reservoir at 2. Please i need your full cooperation for this especially the juniors. For those of you who dont have classes or end early, please be at bedok reservoir at 2pm. Transport will be coming at 2.30. We will be transporting 5 T1 and 2 T2.

Those of you who are coming please comment on the comment box ! I need reply asap !

2009-07-28T02:02:00.000-07:00

Aloha Team!

National Women Canoe Championship has finally come to an end. I would like to congratulate all the ladies that took part in this race for doing such a great job!

Results

K4 – 1000m (GOLD)

Foo Jing Ting
Sherlyna Poh
Siak Ai Sing
Evangeline Liew

K2 – 1000m (BRONZE)

Melissa Khah
Joyce Ho Nuo

K4 – 500m (GOLD)

Foo Jing Ting
Sherlyna Poh
Melissa Khah
Joyce Ho Nuo

K4 – 200m (SILVER)

Foo Jing Ting
Siak Ai Sing
Joyce Ho Nuo
Evangeline Liew

K2 – 200m (SILVER)

Foo Jing Ting
Siak Ai Sing

You girls really did the team proud and have shown vast improvements within this one month of training. I hope this will really be a moral booster for all of you.

Competition aside.

All of your examinations are coming up soon; please study hard! I trust that all of you will do your own self-training within this period of time. Set aside an hour or so for some running or static at home, at least 2 days a week. It’s important you keep your fitness there because when your examinations ended, it’ll soon be POL-ITE.

There’ll be a team BBQ session after your exams. Look forward to it because I believe it’ll be fun! =)

I’ll see you people soon!

Ai Xing
Over ‘n’ Out

2009-07-23T08:23:00.000-07:00

Hey guys. Our girls will be going for their National Womens Canoeing Championships this saturday and sunday and it will be compulsory for all of us to come down and support them. I mean it. We cant be sitting ducks at home or not doing anything to support them. We as a team should support one another, our strength is built purely on this !

The other thing is that just because we are supporting them, dosent mean we cant train right?

So we have decided some plans for this weekends.

Saturday trainings will be at 7.15 AM and it will be optional for you guys. I highly encourage for all of you to come down as we need to train. We will end training around 8.30-8.45. So please be at seletar at by 7.15 ! We will start training straight away.

For those of you who cant come down, please be at macritchie reservoir by 8.15AM. This is compulsory, NOT OPTIONAL. Help out our girls to carry their boats and everything. Dont let them do all the work, they are racing. Help them out as much as you can.

So, let me break down again the plan;

Saturday

Time: 7.15 am

Venue: Seletar reservoir

Ending time: 8.15-8.30

***peeps who dnt train, report at macrithie at 8.15am

If there are any last min changes, i will let you guys know.

To all our girls who are taking part in NWCC, push hard all the way ! Do not ever give up, do not ever let your mates down. All the sweat, the pain, the suffering that you all have gone through. This is the day that you all have been training for ! Let it all out ! Show your opponents that you guys are their worst nightmares. You can do it !

NYP KAYAKING ! YOOOOSHH !

2009-07-08T22:30:00.001-07:00

Hello team,

Thursday land training will be cancelled from now on. Meanwhile, study hard for the exams people! :)

2009-06-27T22:48:00.000-07:00

Good afternoon people!

Training details for this coming week

Date: 29th June '09
Venue: Yio Chu Kang Stadium (The one beside NYP)
Time: 0530pm

Please pass it around and be present! Thanks a lot! :)

-Ai Xing

2009-06-26T05:20:00.000-07:00

Hello team, it’s a 3 pages long post! So, take your time to read.

Team dinner is on this coming Saturday(27th June ’09). Please meet at Somerset Control Station @ 0630pm. Sakura Buffet, again. Latecomers will have to treat the rest of the team. (Kidding) =D

_______________

ATTENTION #1:

It’s been a long time since I saw the whole senior team training together already. For this coming Monday, it’s COMPULSORY for ALL seniors to be down for training. There’s no reason you guys should miss this training since it’s the extended break.

So this coming Monday (29th June 2009) @ 6pm will be having land training. I really hope to see every one of you. Venue to be confirmed again but most probably it’ll be at Yishun Stadium because we can’t use the school for gym that week due to H1N1.

From now on, if anyone of you can’t make it for training. Please inform your captains/vice-captains. When comes to attendance, I noticed that you guys are coming as and when you like. This shouldn’t be the attitude from all of you since you guys are seniors now. This is not a recreational sport club where you come whenever you feel like it. We’re still a school team. Please respect the team by turning up for training regularly.

Set a good example for your juniors. You guys are the ones that they look up to. This applies to all.

I expect all seniors to turn up for compulsory land & sea trainings from now on unless you’ve a valid reason.

_________________

ATTENTION #2:

For those that are not competing until POL-ITE, I think it’s time we focus more on our juniors now. I know all of you want to take this period to train more and improve but sometimes we’ve to sacrifice our training for the greater good. If you want your juniors to be as good, we’ve to give them more attention and guide them during this period while there’s still time.

As seniors of NYP Sprint Kayak Team, they’re our responsibility. Guide them well cause they’re our future. I believe they'll do us proud real soon.

_________________

ATTENTION #3:

I know I’ve been congratulating those who won during SIWF and NCC. I’ll just congratulate all of you here again.

WELL DONE!

All of you have trained hard and done our team proud. And, congratulations BENJAMIN for completing & winning in his 1st C1 race in NYP Sprint Kayak history! (If I’m not wrong)
And also Sherlyna for doing well in her 1st K1 race! They deserve a round of applause! *Claps in circles*

Anyways, keep it up guys!

Oh and, thanks Hafiz & Jingting for being a good team manager!

Here are the results for National Canoe Championship:

Womens

K1 10km – Jingting, 2nd Finals
K1 1000m – Joyce, 2nd Finals
K1 500m – Joyce, 4th Finals
K1 200m – Ai Xing, 3rd Finals

Mens

K1 10km – Wei Yi, 8th Finals
K1 1000m – Jun Wei, 4th, Semi finals
K1 200m – Alfred, 5th, Semi Finals
K2 500m – En Kai/Marcus, 1st, Heats (DQ – Weights dropped out from boat)
K2 200m – En Kai/Marcus, 6th, Finals

Results for Singapore International Water Fest:

Mens K1, 500m

• Jun Wei, 1st
• Nathan, 3rd
• Luqman, 5th

Mens K2, 500m

• Jun Wei/Nathan, 2nd
• Wei Yi/Yee Keng, 3rd
• Yong Kun/Kelvin, 4th

Mens C1, 500m

• Benjamin, 3rd

Womens K1, 500m

• Sherlyna, 3rd
• Melissa, 4th

Womens K2, 500m

• Rainie/Evangeline, 3rd
• Joanna/Huey Yen, 4th

This is for all of you to reflect on your own performance whether you’ve achieved the results you wanted and set a new goal for yourself.

For those who did not get the results you wanted, do not be discouraged! All the more you guys must pick yourselves up again and train harder. The real winners are those who never say quit even after you’ve faced some obstacles. Take it as a stepping stone and strive harder!

Quoting from Adam Van Koeverden:
“There are more to come - because nothing helps me appreciate victory, more than failure”

And I agree with it.

This is for those who’ve done well:

There will always be better paddlers outside. Winning doesn't mean you can be complacent. You have to put in more effort into trainings and push yourself to the next level. It's not about how many medals you can win, but the improvements you've seen in yourself, the sense of satisfaction that nothing can make it up for. Always aim for something better after every race and beat it.

Focus on improving your technique like kicking & twisting, stronger long hard pulls, improving on your stamina when rowing, physical fitness. There are always things to improve upon because nobody's perfect.

________________

ATTENTION #4:

Okay, I know this post is super uber duper long but please bear with me.

There’s only 5 more months left to POL-ITE. It’s time for some serious training. As much as I hope all of you will train hard but in the meantime, please take care of yourselves during trainings too! I really do not want to see anyone of you getting injured before POL-ITE.

The journey may be tough but no pain, no gain right? Be positive, encourage your teammates and stick together. We’ll definitely make it.

I’ll leave you guys with something Damien(Btw, we miss you) wrote in the past blog entries:

We humans are creatures of habit. We do pretty much the same things every day, because it is comfortable to stay within our "comfort zone." It is comfortable to remain essentially unchallenged on a day to day basis, mindlessly performing the same tasks.
Dare to question the reasons for your actions. Identify those things that are truly important to you. Challenge yourself. Do something different. Interrupt your thought patterns. Think.
The infinite power that lies within you, is ... you.

Change begins today. Change your mental outlook, engaging in "possibility thinking." Change your body. Take action. Change your life.

YES YOU CAN! Continue pushing yourself. Next time you feel your body aching while paddling JUST KEEP ON GOING. It means that you are getting stronger and better the next time you paddle. The longer you endure the pain, the better you'll be. Never stop and give in to comfort because it only makes you a loser wallowing in self-disbelief. If you tell yourself you can do it, nobody will tell u otherwise and you'll find it hard to tell yourself otherwise. Give it a shot. Aim for a goal. POL-ITE? Yes lets all race for something at the POL-ITE!! :)

So ya, that’s about it! Hope you guys enjoyed reading.

With plenty of love from ME,
Ai Xing

2009-06-21T06:35:00.000-07:00

HELLO TEAM! URGENT MATTER!

This Saturday we'll be having TEAM DINNER over at Sakura Orchard! Please tag at the COMMENT BOX if you're coming by tomorrow! Many thanks!

And those wanna watch movie after training on Saturday, please comment also!

Comment in this format ONLY :

Name:
Movie: Yes/No (Choose 1)
Dinner: Yes/No (Choose 1)

2009-06-15T01:57:00.000-07:00

Hello team,

5 more days to the National Canoe Championship,
6 more days to Singapore International Water Fest.

Be it NCC or SIWF, both races are equally important.

To those hardcore paddlers (You know who you are), please cut down on your training for this week in order to perform well on Saturday.

For those having FYP & attachment, please try to do more running/air paddling on your own.

Before all of you sleep every night, visualize the race course, the process of you paddling/competing. Your tactics, your techniques, what you normally do during your trainings. Mental preparation for the race is VERY important. You wouldn’t want to go there unprepared and freaked. So, visualize.

Always remember, your biggest competitor is you. Don’t worry about who is in your race and just enjoy the process. That’s why we’re in this sport right? We love what we are doing.

Do not be afraid to bring out the champion in you.
Be aggressive, fight for what you really WANT.

“Winning isn’t everything, but the WILL to win is”

Regards,
Ai Xing

2009-06-14T06:58:00.001-07:00

Hey guys, the training schedule for this 2 weeks are as follows;

Monday: 6pm land training

Tuesday: 9am sea training

Wednesday: 3.30pm sea training

Thursday: 9am sea training, 6pm, land training

Saturday: 8am sea training

Sunday: 8am sea training

The juniors will be coming down early at 5pm for monday land training. For those who are able to come down early, please help in training them. We need all the help we can get. We are a team, our juniors is our responsibility.

2009-06-11T21:42:00.000-07:00

Hey guys

I need full cooperation from you all. As you all know we are ordering the jackets and your names will be put on the jacket itself. I need you all to comment in the comment box, what you want your names to be and i also want your sizes. Do it in this format ;

Name:*Your real name*

Nick: *Your nickname that will be put on the jacket*

Size: *S,M,L, etc..*

I need you guys to reply to this ASAP !!!!! if you dont then you guys wont be getting them. Cool?

2009-06-03T08:08:00.001-07:00

Hello team, please bring 10 dollars by this coming Saturday to pay for the "Red Kanoe Sports" Tee. Thank you very much.

With lots of love,
Aixing

2009-06-02T07:38:00.000-07:00

HEY GUYS the team jacket are here i need you guys to vote in the comment box which one do you prefer .

so yea tell me which one do you prefer as there is so many choices so do not tell me that you like non of the above..

Is 48 dollar for the jacket is so expensive because the school didn't want to sponsor us this year due to the "economic crisis" they say. However, we student still pay the same amount of school fee. Can i ask for a school fee refund? haha

The jacket is made of god-like material which is like very comfy when you wear it.

a picture speaks a thousand word so i will let the picture do the talking

Here are the photos

And a pdf file please ask me to send you thorugh msn hehe

I AM NOT KELVIN

2009-05-26T05:39:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, I've posted the names of who is going to which event below;

Alright guys. I need your full cooperation for this. I will need you Full name, IC No, D.O.B and admin No. Please comment in the comment box(NOT THE CHATBOX) in this manner;

Name:
IC No:
Admin No:
D.O.B:

Please guys, i need this asap. If you guys dont give then you all wont be racing. Please dont say anything else other than the thing i asked in the comment box. Any questions just ask at the chatbox. OK ? :D

2009-05-24T02:10:00.000-07:00

Hey guys..

I need you all to do something. We will be having an award for "the most valuable member" and "the most inspirational member" of the team. I need you all to vote in your minds first who will be the 2 members. I will be asking you all tomorrow personally..So please think in your minds carefully. OK ? :D

2009-05-16T05:57:00.000-07:00

Just to recap what I've said during debrief just now.

All year 2s are to attend all compulsory land trainings on every Monday and Thursday. Now all the year 3s are either out for attachments or final year projects, we're short-handed when comes to handling the juniors so please come for all trainings to help out.

Only if you've a test/deadline for project to meet, you're excused from training but please inform your captains or vice-captains about it.

Regards,
Aixing

2009-05-11T07:50:00.000-07:00

Hullo Team,

Coach is taking orders for the "Life's Short, Paddle Hard" Dry Fit T-Shirt. One shirt will cost around 10 bucks and it will be in red colour with white words.

Those who are interested in buying. Please tag at the comment box below with your size. I'll consolidate the orders latest by Wednesday. Please pass around to your team mates and let them know. Thank you.

-Ai Xing

2009-05-04T19:36:00.001-07:00

Hullo fellow canoeists.

After all the fun, it's time to focus on our trainings now.

Here are the training days for this semester :

Monday - Land training, 6pm
Tuesday - Sea training, 715am & Land training, 6pm (Optional)
Wednesday - Sea training, 330pm
Thursday - Sea training, 715am & Land training, 6pm (Optional)
Friday - Rest day, compulsory!
Saturday - Sea training, 0815am
Sunday - Sea training, 0815am

For the girls, we'll be meeting on Thursday, 6pm for gymming session. Please make it down if you can. If any of you can't make it down, please inform either Joyce or me. Thanks =)

Now we're back to doing long distance, it'll not be as fun as sprint sets but the foundation is still very important. So during this period of time, make sure you correct your strokes and try to get a good technique in paddling.

With good technique, physical fitness and determination, you'll fly! =)

Attention to all late comers!

For those who are late for the first time, you'll have to do 200 push ups and add another 50 push ups if you're late again. The number of push ups will just keep accumulating so if you do not want to be punished, you know what to do =)

All push ups must be done on the training day itself. There'll be no bargaining.

And lastly, I've put up a tagboard at the side and our "Pending team picture" is finally up! =)

-Ai Xing

2009-04-29T08:21:00.001-07:00

Sorry for the late updates. Here are the things to bring for the potluck! =)

Anyways, we will be meeting at 0930 @ Harbour Front Control Station tomorrow morning. Please be punctual, thanks.We'll be going over to Giant to buy the drinks first before heading down to Sentosa. Please pass around the message. Thanks!

Joanna, Rainie, Melissa : Sausage Cocktails and Pineapple Cut Fruit.

En Kai : 1.5 Litres of Pokka Teas, 6 Bottles

Weiyi : Bee Hoon

Samantha : Mini Oreo, Nougat Bar, Lays, Pound Chocolate and Blueberry Cake

Kelvin : French Toast

Joyce : Egg Mayo Sandwiches

Huey Yen : Utensils, Trash Bag, UNO, Poker Cards

Marcus : 1.5 Litres Drinks and Paper Cups/Forks/Spoons

Ben & Jocelyn : Jelly

Benson : 1.5 Litres Drink, 3 Bottles.

Jelly & Liling : Potato Chips

Luqman : Tissue Papers

2009-04-29T01:04:00.000-07:00

Hey team!

Instead of putting up a list of things to cook/bring for the sentosa trip on Saturday, I think it'll be easier if all of you tag what you wanna bring.

Please leave a comment with the following format :

Name(s) :
Item :

To avoid any confusions, please DO NOT spam nonsense in the comment box. *Hinting Kelvin*

Please pass the message around and tag latest by Thursday, 3pm (30th Apr). After that I'll consolidate it into a list and post it up on Thursday night.

Sorry for any incovenience caused.

-Ai Xing

2009-04-27T08:34:00.000-07:00

Hey team!

I have to confirm who is going for this coming thursday's outing at night. The place is within walking distance from cityhall and it'll cost around 20++, depends on the what you order.

It's a team night out =)

Please tag your name on the comment board if you're going latest by Tuesday night. Thanks!

- Aixing

2009-04-21T06:32:00.000-07:00

Hey guys,

Training will be at 7.15am tomorrow. Please bring along your shoes and extra shorts as well because we will be going for club crawl afterwards. Meeting for club crawl is 10.15 at club room. Jersey's will be distributed tomorrow and those who have not paid for the jersey's, PLEASE PAY UP.

Attire : Red Jersey
Training time: 7.15am
club crawl Meeting time: 10.15am club room

- Luqman

2009-04-21T00:08:00.001-07:00

Are all of you aching from yesterday's gym training? I am.

PA Paddles Championship is in 4 days time. During these 4 days, I hope that all of you can rest and eat well. Most importantly, please take care of your health. The weather is very hot nowadays so make sure all of you hydrate yourself.

Before you go to sleep every night, visualize yourself in the race course. Imagine what kind of results you want to get on the race day itself. Mental preparation is very important. Do not put any pressure on yourself and do whatever you can. Put in your 100% during the race and do not ever look back and regret.

I've seen all of you trained very hard during the holidays and I believe that you guys/girls can do this. Do not be afraid to bring out the champion in you. Let your aggressiveness and the desire to win show.

-Ai Xing

2009-04-19T11:01:00.000-07:00

Hey Guys,

I have the race lanes for our upcoming PA competition. Ive edited it to become user friendly or something like that :P Please click Here to download. And dont forget to bring 7.50 for our jersey. Thanks :D

- Luqman

2009-04-19T08:05:00.000-07:00

Hello team! Please remember to bring all of your medals by tomorrow's training and pass $7.50 to Kelvin for the team jersey! Thank you.

2009-03-26T08:55:00.001-07:00

Training will start at 0815 this coming Saturday(28th Mar) because we're going down to support our team mates that are participating in MR500.

2009-03-13T04:17:00.000-07:00

Bonjour team,guess what?

It's about time that all of you should take a break from trainings, FYP, attachments and have fun!

Look forward to the Annual Chalet 2009!!
The dates will be 3rd, 4th, 5th of April.

1) Before that, our beloved Year 1s going Year 2(Aww, they're growing up) need to know who is coming for the 1st night of the chalet because they are catering food.

Please comment using the following format : NAME : 1ST NIGHT/STAYOVER

2) SENIORS please comment if you're are coming for the BBQ

Please comment using the following format : NAME : BBQ

3) IF YOU'RE COMING FOR BOTH (1) AND (2)

Please comment : NAME : (1) and (2)

I apologize if it's kinda confusing! But I think you guys can still understand.

For the whole chalet, each will pay $25 for SENIORS, $30 for JUNIORS.

Please tag ASAP (AS SOON AS POSSIBLE) and pass this message around the team NOW!

2009-03-08T06:20:00.000-07:00

ATTENTION!

The interview on this coming Monday (9th Mar) will be CANCELLED due to the number of seniors who cannot make it due to FYP/Attachment. Training will go on as per normal, I expect everyone to be there.

The date for the interview will be released once we manage to find a proper day to do it.

Juniors, please pass to this message to your team mates.

-Junwei.

2009-03-01T05:52:00.000-08:00

Here's the holiday training schedule :

Monday - 6pm, Land training, compulsory

Tuesday - Thursday - 9:15am, Sea training

Tuesday - Thursday - 5pm, Optional Land Training. (Contact Junwei)

Second sea training session in the afternoon is negotiable.
Please contact Junwei/Joanna.

Saturday & Sunday sea training as per normal, 9:15am.

Now that exams are over now, it's time to get your heads in the game. Time to train harder than before, make up for the time we've lost during the exam period.

Please note:

There'll be an interview on the 9th March '09 (Monday) for the next batch of committee.
Chalet will be on the 3rd, 4th, 5th of April.

Cheers!

2009-02-09T09:17:00.000-08:00

Hello boys and girls, we need to vote for the dates of the chalet.

Tentatively, we've chosen the

1) 13th, 14th, 15th of March
2) 20th, 21st, 22nd of March (Btw, 22nd is Marcus's Bday)
3) 27th, 28th, 29th of March

It's all on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the sake of the seniors that have attachment/FYPJ. I hope all the seniors & juniors will be able to come for the chalet.

We can't have it on the first week of March because we won't have time for the interviews. So, please understand.

Comments Asap! Thanks! =)

2009-01-30T00:03:00.001-08:00

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR TEAM!

This coming Saturday, we will be going to coach's house for gathering. Please meet at 12pm, Tampines control station. There will not be any training tomorrow morning.

See you guys tomorrow!

2009-01-09T04:33:00.000-08:00

UPDATES ABOUT BOAT TRANSPORTATION.

Tomorrow we will be transporting our boats at 8:30am at seletar reservoir. I'm expecting half of you guys to come down and help out. Those who are coming down tomorrow, please message me by Friday. For those not transporting, meet Enkai at Kallang MRT at 9:15am. Seniors, please come down as well.

-Junwei.

2009-01-08T02:30:00.000-08:00

Hello Jello Beloved Team,

Please pay 1 dollar each on Saturday for the wavebreaker, tape money, food and drinks for the upcoming National Canoe Marathon.

3 more days to National Canoe Marathon.

No matter what happens during the race, just tell yourself to finish the race and you ARE already a winner. Carbo-loading is very important so please eat as much as you can these few days and drink lots of water.

Visualise yourself rowing past others, the adrenaline rush. Determination and endurance is the key. Do not be afraid of others and bring out the champion in you.

Believe in yourself, believe in your partner, believe in the team.

Lets win this together, alright team?

One last thing, optional sea training will start at 9am sharp.

2009-01-07T05:38:00.000-08:00

Hey team,

Transportation of boats will be on Saturday @ 0830 at Seletar reservoir. Do not be late. There will be optional training on Thursday and Friday.

Contact Enkai for Thursday's training and AiXing for Friday's training.

Meanwhile, eat more and rest well =)

2008-12-27T04:00:00.000-08:00

BBQ on New Year's Eve @ JingTing's House.

There'll be a BBQ session over at Jingting's house on the 31st of December. For those coming down, you'll need to pay for the food but not sure of the amount yet. It'll be a team BBQ so try to make it down if you can.

Please tag on the board if you guys can make it down. Latest by(28th Dec).

-AiXing

2008-12-23T05:42:00.000-08:00

Optional sea training at 9:15am on Christmas eve.

Marathon is near, so make the best out what the time u have. Everyone racing gets the same amount of time to train, what matters is HOW you use that time. So please make it down if you can.

Merry Christmas team!

2008-12-21T06:52:00.000-08:00

hey guys and girls!
the xmas party will be on tmr at 530pm in school. remember to bring food for the potluck and your presents for the gift exchange.
ee you guys tmr at training ! be there at 9!

2008-12-16T08:26:00.000-08:00

Please! hand in form asap...latest by wednesday to marcus.
I repeat, without the form will mean not entry to the camp itself.
Thank you for your co-operation.

Things to bring:
T-shirts 4x
Shorts 4x
Track pants optional
undergarment 4x
jacket/wind breaker optional
Socks 3x
Slippers 1x
running shoe 1x
toiletries
towel
sleeping bag
pen
torch light
=) for more details please visit marcus personally for a copy of the to-bring-list.

2008-12-16T07:27:00.000-08:00

Water sports Club Camp.

Hey guys, please meet at Block E, level 3 on Thursday @10am sharp wearing the red jersey. See you guys soon! Remember to pack your bags =)

2008-12-14T07:33:00.000-08:00

HEY TEAM,

Training will start at 9:15am tomorrow morning (15 Dec '08). Please be punctual! =)

See you there!

2008-12-12T23:19:00.000-08:00

Please find marcus for your idemnity form for watersports club camp. Fill in the form and pass it to Ai Xing or me. It is important so people who do not fill it in and pass it to us will not be able to go to the camp. Also take a check list from marcus on what to bring for the camp.

2008-12-11T06:53:00.000-08:00

hey team, those who have not paid $2 to Jocelyn for our Dec's bday's kids. pleasae do it so by this coming sat! thanks so much for your kindly consideration. :)

2008-12-05T06:51:00.000-08:00

Those who have not received confirmation slip please try asking info@singaporemarathon.com. The contact us number is +65 6248 6033 which is too late as it only works on weekdays. Those who did not receive confirmation is due to error in your filling up of form. Your handwriting might be too ugly or the person who read it read it wrongly. If no choice head down to expo tml, seek help. I am sorry i have post this late. But that time i asked all of you have confirmation slip anot you all did not reply me during the debrief. I assume you all had yours.

All the best in trying to get your race pack...Anyway race pack collection ends 5pm tml. Expo hall 5 do not be there too late!!

Tml people will be meeting to go expo after training. Meet with them. People whom wants to stayover night reach school at 7pm onwards block e level 3. 10km runners not recommended to come cause your race flag off time 7.30. We wake you all up by 3.45am so please dun blame us if too early.

2008-12-04T04:23:00.000-08:00

Standard Chartered Marathon.

Hey team, we have to collect our race packs for the marathon latest by this coming Saturday(6/12). We'll all collect on this Saturday after our training in the afternoon. For those who can make it, please tag on the board. It's best that all of those running for the marathon collect it together.

Have a nice day.

2008-12-03T19:46:00.000-08:00

Bonjour team,guess what?

It's about time that all of you should take a break from trainings, FYP, attachments and have fun!

Look forward to the Annual Chalet 2009!!

1) Before that, our beloved Year 1s going Year 2(Aww, they're growing up) need to know who is coming for the 1st night of the chalet because they are catering food.

Please comment using the following format : NAME : 1ST NIGHT/STAYOVER

2) They also need to know how many SENIORS are coming for the BBQ including Damien, Jon, Alvin, Jing

Please comment using the following format : SENIOR'S NAME : BBQ

3) IF YOU'RE COMING FOR BOTH (1) AND (2)

Please comment : NAME : (1) and (2)

I apologize if it's kinda confusing! But I think you guys can still understand.

For the whole chalet, each will pay $25 for SENIORS, $30 for JUNIORS.

Please tag ASAP (AS SOON AS POSSIBLE) and pass this message around the team NOW!

-AIXING the Metal Mouth (Not funny)

2008-12-02T08:22:00.000-08:00

Hey team, we'll be washing boats on Wednesday's training @ 330pm. Please make it down if you can. See you there!

2008-11-29T06:32:00.000-08:00

To our dearest teammates here! We will be having a team dinner at tomorrow evening, 6pm. I've contacted the Shokudo Japanese Pasta & Pizza at City Link Mall for a reservation first. However I realised they have another outlet which IS MARCHE type that roughly cost around $15-$25/person. Go check it out this outlet website (http://shokudoconcepts.com.sg/bazaar/home.html) for more details and please leave a comment whether you prefer the MARCHE type or just the normal pasta and pizza type just like Pastamania that cost around $13-$15 inclusive GST -> (http://shokudoconcepts.com.sg/pasta/home.html). So that, on tomorrow morning I can call up the both restuarants and double confirm of my final decision booking. Thanks for you guys kindly understanding. Remember, try to comment asap when you've seen this post! And to add on too, whoever can make it or wanna meet up early in the afternoon to catch a movie together, also please leave your name n state that you can catch a movie too. The best timing to catch is at 1-3pm and after that will be just nice for a dinner together. Okay team, start comment now! :)

-Wild Child (Romance / Comedy)Orchard Cathay Showtimes: 1:15am 3:20am 11:00am 1:00pm 3:00pm 3:10pm (*note, this timing is today's one. but it'll still be around this timing.)
-Four Christmases (Comedy) Orchard Cathay Showtimes: 1:00am 1:20am 3:00am 11:00am 1:00pm 3:00pm. Cathay The Cathay Cineplex Showtimes: 1:55am 11:20am 1:30pm 2:10pm 3:30pm 4:00pm. Marina Golden Village Showtimes: 12:10pm 2:15pm. Eng Wah Suntec Showtimes: 11:45am 1:30pm 3:20pm.
-Quarantine (Drama / Horror) Cathay Orchard Showtimes: 11:10am 1:10pm 3:10pm. Eng Wah Suntec Showtimes: 11:20am 1:10pm. Golden Village Marina Showtimes: 2:20pm.

-joanna

2008-11-27T05:42:00.000-08:00

First thing first, tomorrow those coming to help in transporting boats over to MacRitchie Reservoir, please be at seletar @ 7.45am sharp.

This coming Saturday will be the most important race for our team, POL-ITE. We've all committed ourselves into training hard and this is the time to show others what we've got. Before you go to sleep, visualise you(and your partner) racing down the lanes of MacRitchie. Think about your race plan, focusing on yourself and not your competitors.

Most importantly, do not panic on that day itself and just treat it like another training and give it your best shot.

For juniors, this is will be your very first race. If you have any questions on that day itself, please approach the seniors =)

Dress Code
Juniors : Red training jersey
Seniors : Red printed jersey.

On the race day itself, please reach MacRitchie Reservoir at 7.15am sharp. DO NOT be late. For those not racing for 1000m, you guys should all make it down in the morning to support your team mates that are racing. There'll be a team talk in the morning, followed by warm-ups. Please be there.

At the end of the day, it's not the results that matter the most.

You can't decide how the race finishes, but you can always decide how you end the race. Just go down and give it your best, come up with no regrets. Thats all we can ask for.

Probably most of you have watched this but it's very motivating still.

Drink more water, eat well, rest early.

NYP KAYAKING, WE CAN DO THIS!
"When your body fails, your mind takes over"

Your captain,
Junwei.

2008-11-11T21:33:00.006-08:00

Firstly, let us congratulate the prize winner of Round Ubin 2008, and for those that did not win, do not be discouraged. Lets work even harder for your next race.

Jing Ting: 2nd
Sherlyna & Maria: 2nd
Benson & Lukman: 5th

Alright guys and girls, its just 2 more weeks left for our big day, POL-ITE! just endure the intensive training and I can promise you that all these are worth it. Lets whack it all out alright, team?

Lastly, please take care of your health, drink lots of water and have ample amount of rest.

2008-11-02T06:43:00.000-08:00

Hey team, please bring along the

$6.50 for the training kit (those who ordered)
$7.50 for the printed jersey (seniors)
$10 for the watersports club camp

by TOMORROW.

-Junwei

2008-10-17T06:46:00.001-07:00

Hey team,

Its going to be a good tough training tomoro, 6x1000 so remember to drink lots of WATER tonight and bring your bottles tomoro : )

-junwei

2008-10-14T07:41:00.000-07:00

Hey team,

Over the last week, I’ve noticed that a lot of you seem pretty worn out (physically and emotionally) after all the intense training during the holidays, and that a lot of us are on the verge of overtraining or are already overtraining. I believe that all of us deserve one day of rest so that we can let our bodies and minds recover from all that we’ve put ourselves through.

Remember that our target right now is the inter-poly race which is in 7 weeks time, I don’t want any of us to get injured or get burnt out during this period.

WHICH IS WHY…. Training on this Wednesday, tomorrow, the 15th of October, will be cancelled.

COMPULSORILY CANCELLED

So… all of you.. take this one day of break, let yourselves recover and then you can come back on Saturday to continue chasing our medal dreams.

Seriously, its cancelled, this is not a drill.

-Junwei

2008-10-12T06:44:00.001-07:00

Hey team!!!

Good news, the intensive training during the holidays finally ended! I’m glad that all of us survived through it. Through the last six weeks, I can see that each and every one of us really pushed and finished the entire training no matter how terrible it feels sometimes. Even coach has seen the tremendous improvements in all of us. All this hard work, all this sweat and all those early mornings have been worth it! Keep it up! I’m proud of you guys(and girls)!

Tomorrow will be the start of a brand new semester. Isn’t that sad that we can’t see each other that often anymore? Like Daniel always say, it’s our team unity that scares people, its our team spirit that drives us ever higher. We stay strong together and rise up together. So even though we don’t train everyday when school starts we can definitely make the time to eat together or go out as a team right?

When the school term starts it doesn’t mean that training is put on hold, as u guys know, we have 7 more weeks till our IVP, there still a long way to go, a lot to do, a lot more suffering to do (evil grin) I hope that all of us can make it down for training as much as possible alright? For those who have night classes, even though u can join us for trainings, make sure u make the extra effort to keep up with the team. It doesn’t take much time to hit the gym or run alone or with a small group, get things done and get back to your studies. Remember people, every little bit of effort we put in pays off.

Oh, and study people, study. Studies should be your priority at this period of time for all of us, (kayaking should come in as a close second). When you’re in class, BE in class, don’t go around kayaking in your head. I don’t want any of you to mess up and your grades and have to leave the team because of worried parents.

Last of all people, lets continue to train hard and move together as a team! No matter what happens, we’ll go together all the happy times and hard time together and kick ass as a team!

NYP KAYAKING~ YOSH!!

-Junwei

2008-10-10T06:56:00.001-07:00

Spotted: A BIG MESS in NYP SHED

Please Keep the shed clean and tidy even the table.

1) It is ok to bring food or drinks BUT please throw once consumed- The tin of biscuit was left open and not thrown. Furthermore ants were crawling into the tin. Let’s not make this a breeding ground for any insects.

2) 1 bottle of Fruit juice was not thrown away.

3) Please throw Used tissue and Newspaper

4) If you want to leave your bottle or water bag Please place it neatly in an organize manner

You know who you are for leaving those mess and rubbish.

As we always say: “WE ARE A TEAM” so please do your part by not littering or creating any mess. Treat the shed like your home (minus the maid) Thanks For your cooperation.

Nathan

2008-10-04T07:13:00.001-07:00

Hey team!

The long-awaited gathering for both senior & junior is here! There'll be house warming @ JingTing's House on the 11th of October, Saturday. I hope all of you can make it down. For those coming down, please tag on the tagboard as our beloved JingTing need to roughly know who many of us are going.

Lets enjoy before a whole new semester starts!

2008-10-03T04:55:00.000-07:00

Sea Training on 4th of October will start at 2pm. Be Punctual.

2008-09-30T20:57:00.000-07:00

Hey seniors, because we didnt have sea training on wednesday (1st Oct), training on thursday will be sea training instead of land gym training. Spread the word to the rest of the teammates.

And also, please give Liling 4 dollars for the birthday cake and the transportation of NP's boat by tomorrow.

Have a happy Hari Raya Puasa, people. :)

-Jun Wei

2008-09-17T07:02:00.001-07:00

Thursday afternoon rowing session will start at 3.45pm, please be on time. And on this coming Friday morning (19th Sep) @ 10am, I need you guys to come down to seletar to wash the boats. Those coming down, please state your name on the tagboard. Thank you.

-En Kai

2008-09-05T07:34:00.000-07:00

NEW TRAINING SCHEDULE UP

Monday – Gym training (6 -9 pm) COMPULSORY

Tuesday – Sea training; two sessions (9.15 – 12 am) and (3.30 – 6 pm)
ONE TRAINING COMPULSORY

Wednesday – Sea training (9.15 – 12 am) COMPULSORY - AND -
Sea training (3.30-6 pm) OPTIONAL

Thursday - Gym training(10am - 12.30pm) COMPULSORY - AND -
Sea training (3.30 - 6pm) OPTIONAL

Friday – Rest day OPTIONAL

Saturday – Sea training (9.15 – 1pm) COMPULSORY

Sunday – Sea training (9.15 – 1pm) OPTIONAL

Please take note of the new training schedule(the ones in bold). train hard, rest well and give it your all for the time trials tomorrow.

-Junwei

2008-08-30T08:34:00.000-07:00

HEY SENIORS!

This is it. The holidays. The time we’ve all been waiting for. We’ve all been here before, just a year ago. We came together, as a team, trained hard all through the holidays. How many of u have forgotten the gruelling hours we spent rowing, day after day? How many of u can forget the way we pushed ourselves during trainings? How many of u can forget how our team bonded and grew stronger through this holiday? How many of u can forget how we aimed towards our goal at that time, the IVP?

U know what else i don’t think any of us forgot? The way it felt when we stood together with all our medals, knowing that we did this together, and that our hard work, our sweat, blood and tears had paid off.

Its that time of the year again.

Lets make the best of it, shall we?

This is the training schedule for the holidays:

Monday – Gym training (6 -9 pm) COMPULSORY
Tuesday – Sea training; two sessions (9.15 – 12 am) and (3.30 – 6 pm) ONE TRAINING COMPULSORY
Wednesday – Sea training (9.15 – 12 am) COMPULSORY - AND - Gym training (6-9 pm) OPTIONAL
Thursday - Sea training; two sessions (9.15 – 12 am) and (3.30 – 6 pm) ONE TRAINING COMPULSORY
Friday – Rest day OPTIONAL
Saturday – Sea training (9.15 – 1pm) COMPULSORY
Sunday – Sea training (9.15 – 1pm) OPTIONAL

-Junwei

2008-08-28T05:25:00.000-07:00

Take Note Seniors!

Dear teammates, I believe everyone has received my sms about the change of venue and date. I'm apologized for the last minute changes. Anyways, just let us look forward to our TEAM GATHERING ONCE AGAIN! We will have fun and enjoy ourselves at there to the fullest this time.

Meeting point & time: 5:30pm sharp at Yio Chu Kang Mrt Station.
Dress Code: Smart Casual (eg. Guys: Tee shirt & jean, Girls: Tee shirt & jean/skirt. )

SEE YOU THERE!

=)

-joanna

2008-08-23T08:12:00.000-07:00

The Final Team Gathering

Hey team, some of us were suggesting to have either a Sakura lunch/dinner buffet on the sat, 30th Aug as our one last team gathering with the two HANDSOME HUNKS- Damien and Jonathan before they leave for their service for our nation! So PLEASE VOTE whether your guys prefer LUNCH or DINNER and also WHO can make it. Leave your NAME and your choice of DINING TIME before Tues as I need to make a reservation on before hand.

ALSO, coach is inviting all of us over to his house for a team gathering before the two hunks leave.. so hope all of you will be able to make it. The date will be confirmed again, it should be at the first week of Sept. What do you guys think? Please comment on the comment box for your say. THANKS!

Take Note: Is only for SENIORS.

-joanna

2008-08-18T10:59:00.000-07:00

Seniors, some of us are celebrating EnKai's 18th birthday on this coming Thursday evening with some juniors. It's only dinner I guess so if you guys can make it please comment.

2008-08-15T05:49:00.000-07:00

Guys, this is a video about our team in PO-LITE 2007 and some other events. I think it's rather motivating and it really made me think about how our team has grown. I know all of us are having examinations now, but I hope after exams all of us will train hard together as one and achieve our common goal:)

Meanwhile, enjoy the video and study hard for your exams team.

-AiXing

2008-08-13T08:35:00.000-07:00

Seniors, there will be training on this coming Saturday at Lower Seletar. Please report at 9.15am sharp with your running shoes. There will be DB races going on too. See you guys soon. Meanwhile, study hard for your exams.

-Junwei

2008-08-04T04:09:00.000-07:00

ATTENTION ALL FELLOW KAYAKERS!!!

The long awaited gathering has arrived! So far, I have checked various buffet restaurants around town and................................. I found a really cheap yet delicious buffet restaurant --- YUKI YAKI.
I've been there once and i feel that the environment's really cosy for large gatherings. Actually we are given a choice of either having steamboat or non-steamboat for this buffet.

Foodwise, they have variety of buffet dishes like for example, sushi, fruits, ice cream, mini cakes, seoulgarden-style meat choices(already marinated), western pasta, salads , cakes, ETC! As for steamboat soup, there's 2 soup base choices: Chicken soup & Tom Yam Soup.

Not forgetting their very own unique ice cream DIY on their "cold plate", making ice cream from it's liquid form to the solid form.

Price is around 20 bucks per head. For those who's unsure of how much to bring with you, at least 25 bucks would be sufficient.

For more details, visit the following URL: http://www.yebber.com/review/yuki-yaki-marina-square/

These are the details i've collected so far. I hope all of you guys are satisfied with it and come to an agreement ASAP. :)
If all's okay with this idea, please tag on the comment board so that i have an idea of who IS turning up and who ISN'T. Please do it as soon as possible. Thanks!

If there's any doubts or matters that needs to be clarified with, call me!

P.S: I've called up YUKI YAKI and they mentioned that they don't take reservations for FRIDAY, SATURDAY and SUNDAY due to the large crowds. So, they suggest that we should all turn up before 5pm(if we wanna have dinner buffet). Dinner buffet is from 6pm-10.30pm.

Warmest Regards,
Joanna

2008-07-17T20:02:00.000-07:00

Dress Code
Saturday : Green Jersey
Sunday : Red Jersey

Team,
Live daringly, boldly, fearlessly. Taste the relish to be found in competition - in having put forth the best within you.

2008-07-12T07:29:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures to motivate those taking part in the coming National Canoeing Championship.

Ax & Jingting!
Damien&Jonathan/Nathan&Ben!
Maybe we should dye our hair like the second guy,
so we can win. kidding, back to topic.
victory!

Enkai/Alfred/Yirui!

Cross the finishing line with no regrets.

NCC is going to be a tough competition but all of us have trained very hard for it. This is our chance to show others what our team is made of. From this week onwards, every night before you sleep, visualize youself rowing past others, that adrenaline rush. Rowing with confidence, power and strong determination.

We've trained hard and progress together as one. We've grown from zero to what we are today, and we can be even stronger. Lets show others we can achieve. Winning is about how much you want it.

"When a person trains once, nothing happens. When a person forces himself to do a thing a hundred or a thousand times, then he certainly has developed in more ways than physical. Is it raining? That doesn't matter. Am I tired? That doesn't matter, either. Then willpower will be no problem."

"To boast of a performance which I cannot beat is merely stupid vanity. And if I can beat it that means there is nothing special about it. What has passed is already finished with. What I find more interesting is what is
still to come."

Do not be afraid to let out the champion in you.
Team, BRING OUT THE BEST IN YOU!

-AiXing
p.s Daniel gave me the permission to blog!

2008-06-10T04:48:00.000-07:00

Team, we're gone through monstrous land trainings and body breaking sea trainings together for 1 to 3 years already. No matter how tough trainings are, it'll only torture and last for that few hours, but the payoff such as winning medals together with the team last us for a lifetime and it'll be etched on our memories every single day.

Nonetheless, nothing worthwhile such as winning medals is never easy. Behind that few minutes of sprinting on the water are days and months of hard work and preparation.And for now, lets all train hard towards our common goal:Pol-ite Men's and Women's Championship 2008 which is around September or November. It's a comfortable 3 months for us to mould ourselves into tiptop physical conditions and strong rowers, therefore waste no time and push on.

All of you are trying to improve everything, your stamina, your mentality, your techniques.After a while(lets say 1 month before the competition), it's like a diamond, you start to polish it up and it all becomes much more smooth.You know really what you're better at, where you're not so good.So that makes it much more easy to work on. All of you have to try to keep our heads up and have a good team around you, who supports you and motivates you day and night without fail.

Everytime before starting training, screw these mentalities inside yourself:

Preparations begin with mental toughness.

I am the master, my body is the pupil.

No weaknessess.Just opportunities to improve.

There will come a day when I can no longer improve but that day is not today.

Every Challenge is an opportunity for me to rise one day.

And if it takes 100 practice sprints to perfect one competition sprint, it's all worth it. The results you see in Pol-ite Championship 08 are definitely worth the pain today. Heads up and row with confidence and bring our that aggressive side of you. Everyday I ask 'could I be better?' And the answer is always 'yes'

Nothing out of the ordinary, everday we'll continue training together as one, go through shit as one, and we'll earn glory at the end of the day as one.

-daniel

2008-06-05T08:00:00.000-07:00

alright guys, saturdays going to be the NWC so of course we'll all be going down to support them with all our voices!!!

be at macritchie reservoir at 7.45am. dont be late. dress code: green jersey. Come wearing your running shoes and bring your slippers. (hehe)

the juniors will be joining us at 9am, so if u see them, get them to join us.

other than that, good luck to all the girls racing on that day, remember to sleep well, eat right, and be mentally prepared. the team is behind you every step of the way!

oh yeah, those training in the morning at seletar try to make it down to macritchie before 1pm. and bring the.. mat.. yup..

NYP KAYAKING~~YOSHHH!!

2008-05-12T08:25:00.000-07:00

hey guys all thoe amongst u who want to have a locker in the gym toilet leave your names in the comment board.

-junwei

2008-05-10T22:22:00.000-07:00

hey guys im booking all of your for a SENTOSA trip on either the 18th(sunday) or 19th(monday) of may for vesak day celebrations! on the 18th, we cant train because there is a race event going on at seletar. post in the comment box which day u guys prefer etc etc.. alright? (I WANT TO SEE REPLIES DAMNIT!)

-ps: check your mailboxes
Junwei

2008-05-04T01:00:00.001-07:00

Hello, all student leaders! Be inspired and motivated by the founder and president of 77th Street, Ms Elim Chew in an engaging dialogue session.

Date: 7 May 2008 (Wednesday)

Venue: Theatre for the Arts

Time: 4.30pm (Refreshment provided)

Attire: Smart casual (Club T-shirt, if possible)

Theme of speech: The Power in Your Hands

1 CCA point will be given to individuals who attend. Students' Union would like to invite student leaders from all clubs to attend this inspirational talk. Please send 5 representatives from your club. Do confirm your club attendance with me @9883 8223 by 5 May (Monday). Collect your tickets at the Students' Union office at Blk E, level 3, E306 on the actual day from 11am onwards. For more information, do contact me or Matthew @9630 7504.

Alternatively, you can attend our Students' Union booth to get your tickets. The details of the booth are as follows:

Date: 2, 5 and 6 May 2008 (Friday, Monday and Tuesday)

Time: 11am - 3pm

Venue: Outside fast food canteen

Hope to hear from you soon!

Siti Hajar Amir

9883 8223

Social Secretary

15th Executive Committee

Students' Union

yup, read, and tell me if you're interested in going.

2008-05-03T23:38:00.000-07:00

hey seniors, remember that theres training tomoro at 6pm, try to be there by 5.30 so i can do a final briefing before training starts.
also, remember that we have another land training on thurdays at 6.15, at the stadium, WITH RUNNING SHOES *muahahahahaha*

-junwei
PS: CHECK YOUR EMAIL BOXES.

2008-04-29T08:40:00.000-07:00

hey guys, we're arranging a team outing on labour day. the plan is to have dinner together and watch IRON MAN! ok the plan is to watch it in the evening, after dinner... location and time not confirmed, i just need to know how many people are going b4 i can book the tickets.
and guys.. we havent actually gone out to celebrate our PA medals, so i think we should all try to make it.. can u guys remember when our last real team outing was?

tell me whether you're going to be there in the comments box.

-cheers, junwei

2008-04-27T06:13:00.000-07:00

Hey kayaking team!
alright, as you guys know, tomoro, monday the 28th of april will be the first freshmen training.. so all of us have to work together to make it a successful one for us, and an enjoyable one for the juniors!
So basically, this is the "training programme" for the freshmen tomoro...
..and...if its possible, try to make it to the clubroom as early as possible, so we can do some minor planning before the juniors get here. if u can manage it, be at the clubroom at 5pm.

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Starts at 6:30 due to slowness in juniors
To be conducted together:
Introduction to Warm up (10mins)
4 rounds around stadium (15mins)
Water Break (10mins)
Guys: 3 x 6 pull ups
Girls: 3 x 8 incline pull ups (45mins)

Water breaks (10mins)
Spilt into 8 different groups (A well mixture of girls and guys within a group)
Each group will be attached with at least 2 seniors.

1st game: Icebreakers
Consists of wacko, memory games of names. (10 mins) (All teams playing together) [Choose your own venue]
Newspaper

Activities are to be rotated! Water break accordingly to your group’s status.

2nd game: Telematch between 5 groups. (20 mins) (2groups at once) [Semi circle]
The 1st person will have to run to the stick, turn using the stick for 5 times den run to the bucket filled with water. Using the water to hold on to the cups with holes, fill the cup with water then run to the water bottles, pour the water into the water bottle.

After the whole group finished, we compare the water levels between all the teams. The one with the highest water level in the bottle wins.
2 empty bottles, plastic cups and 2 pails of water

3rd game: Pull the tail game. (15 mins) (2groups at once)[Semi circle]

After 2sets of 15push ups and 30 sit ups (Do it after the last station on the spot itself)

we end it with debrief.
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you guys MIGHT want to print that out... so at least u know what's going on, and not be as lost as the juniors.

okay if u guys dont already know, the seniors will continue training during the juniors waterbreak. this is to ensure that our standards dont drop. also, i urge all of you to find time to do self training, find maybe an hour during the day to run or gym.

as u guys know, the first training is important for the freshmen, it could determine whether they stay or leave, so as seniors, we have to show them our discipline, our physical prowess, and of course, our TEAM SPIRIT!

Lets make it a good orientation, TOGETHER, as the NYP KAYAKING TEAM, ALRIGHT!!

(OH, and the dress code is the GREEN JERSEY. for EVERYONE.)

-Junwei

2008-04-20T07:40:00.000-07:00

Guys!!!Months of hardcore training just for these 2 days of PA Paddles Championship 2008 is all worth it isn't it!!Everyone did their best and came up with no regrets!!Although some of us came back smiling, while others rowed back with a really sad expression on them, I just wanna say that we did pretty well as a team.

For those who won something, it's good to be happy about it, but always remember, COMPLACENY KILLS THE SPIRIT.Never ever think you're really good when you win something cause it can also mean that your competitors are not strong enough, therefore allowing you to win.At the same time continue pushing yourself and challenge yourself, always aiming for greater heights.

For those who didn't win anything, treat it as a wake up call.As you can see that there are stronger rowers out there,and therefore you really need to put in extra effort to be even stronger than them and beat them the next time you see them.Don't give up on yourself.There are many races and you can always train hard and make sure you do well for the next race.Keep trying and never give up.Remember their names and tell yourself you'll win them the next time!

And these 2 days I can really see the team spirit within us.I have been observing everyone since Saturday.Everyone just did what they can for the team.For Benjamin, without his help in video taking, we would never be able to look at how we row and how we can improvise ourselves.Jocelyn and Huey Yen for helping with the admin stuff, rushing here and there just to help us with the registration and taking down of the timings.And LiLing who keeps helping with the launching of the boats.And everyone in team who helped out in whatever way they can.That's what everyone should be doing for the team.It's always for the team, guys.No amount of help is too little for the team.

Each and everyone of us now is important to the team no matter you're in the committee or not, cause we all belong to this big family.It's only with each and everyone of you that we can row together as a team and compete as a team.For now lets all continue training hard together, sweat and go through shit training side by side.And get better and better after every training!Slowly people are starting to be aware of nyp kayaking team, so lets keep it up guys!!!We'll go through it together!!
AS A TEAM CALLED NYP KAYAKING TEAM!!

-daniel

2008-04-04T04:36:00.000-07:00

hey guys. please remember to print the form B from the water-venture site for the PA Paddles Championships. In case you cannot find the page, i have inserted the link here. http://www.water-venture.org.sg/1204436529131.html. Make sure you fill up the form and bring it for training tmr (05 apr 08). See you guys!

2008-03-30T06:47:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to En Kai for winning a gold medal back for us in 500m C finals!!!!I believe the team is very proud of him!!So everyone please leave a comment and congratulate En Kai for his awesome achievement in his first K1 sprint race!!!He clocked a personal best of 2.02 min!!!Therefore guys, as you can see!With determination, comes glory!Girls train hard for your National Women!!