it's a beautiful day

today we broke a 12-year record!

yes you guessed it.
listen up people : HARIMAU WON THE SWIMMING GALA 2007!!!!!!!
you know why? it's all because of our amazing swimmers, who were so dedicated. i adore them ALL 101%.
in dsara, we have primary swimmers who are SO dedicated and committed. really. they were... well it's indescribable.*sends a hug* their parents can be a bit scary and a bit protective, but they are the ones who really well, push the swimmers to do their best.
and we have some really good secondary boys swimmers *sends a hug to all, watches justin koh run away like he did today XD*
and our f5s - mx, pl (yeong shin too). i can't thank them enough. finally, these ppl joined the gala. great cos they were good. and dependable. perfect. *sends hug*
mel. she helped me look for the swimmers all the time... *squishes mel**ahhh that felt good**XD*
edmund... you know what, he was really responsible. i was so impressed i started slacking. =)
and cheras, oh gosh. they were really really good. the captains? they were the ones who made edmund and i do work. isabelle? did more than three times as much work than i ever did during my tenure as an assistant swimming captain (oh wait, what did i do? zero! well basically she did 50+% of the total work needed by both campuses - maybe even more). the swimmers? hah. want me to begin? nah, i wouldnt be able to stop. fab, to cut it short.


okay *takes a deep breath* i know just what my sister would say : "goody goody gumdrop, it wasn't me it was you! "

well. it wasnt me. i swam exactly 2 events, and we lost those. but i wouldn't change anything for the world. it was the swimmers. entirely you guys. *applauds* you guys rock.

so, on the unlikely chance that there are any Harimau swimmers out there reading this, you were great! we did it, all because of you!

and the teachers were really fantastic too. mr wong, mr ashwin, and mr lowrence, and any other teacher i might've missed out. really helpful with arranging the swimmers. =)
and sheng and andrew and every single other supporter who came. we did it!


anyway. this is the long dreary part of my blog which makes ppl drop to sleep. but i want to blog about it anyway. while i remember. you dont have to read it.

okay. day started at 4.50am, when i woke up late. dashed around the house, finally get things together, rush around, pick nic ng up, pick kah chuen up, rush to cheras. reach cheras at 5.55 am, school is still dark. wait in the canteen.
sometime past 6 - tania (with bryan/farah) comes, move swimmers to a secluded area for attendance thingy. i stayed to direct swimmers to new spot. terrorise a few ppl on the way, help some out. whoops. heh. do stretching, etc. get students into the pool for warmup.
i didnt warm up, i was getting ishika warmed up. she was so so so terrified she started crying. i didnt know what to do. i suck with kids. but she was amazingly easy to take care of. i expected little kids to be louder. and stubborn. and she did get warmed up!
next up! reporting to the marshall room etc. think : chaotic. chaotic. chaotic.
i dont remember much really, its like a big blur. oh no, this 16-year old is getting OLD and forgetful!
basically it went along like this - cheer cheer cheer. look for people. keep the swimmers from running around. look for more swimmers. stress out. cheer more. stress out. go keep swimmers waiting where they ought to be. stress out. look for swimmers. look for swimming caps. offer chocolates. talk to them a bit and let them take out their boredom on my back. (you know what, i've got my back scribbled on - i dont know what henri/siewpun/odette wrote; and my arm has ian's tiger and "HARIMAU" running down it. it's in permanent red marker.) nag them. find swimmers. arrange the relay, primaries. freak out. find swimmers. frantic. (out of a relay of 8 ppl + 1 sub, there were two of use there. TWO.) freak out. freak out. freak out. event called. enter. freak out. event out. next event. run. stress out. run to block. swim. run out. cheer. lose voice. cheer. points counted. shriek. OMG OMG OMG OMG we won! giggle. shriek. high. keep quiet. calling capts to the podium. run run run! results announced, WE WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so yes.

in the words of elle woods - we did it!