lousy

The fan in the room broke down. So my brother bought a new one which is much more powerful. The first night it is in operation, I fell sick. Now I am down with a cold.

Conducted my first training for the boys after they had another 2 weeks break. They are definitely not there yet. I doubt they will be able to reach the minimum standard before the competition starts. For sure it does not sound well when I have half the team wanting to fall out from training within the first 45 minutes today.

Received my results a few days back. I guess there can be only on word to describe it. BAD. I did a short AAR with myself to find out what went wrong. Only hope that I will not commit the same mistakes again.

Talking to a friend over msn. Or should I say trying to. Somehow there no longer seems to be anything for us to talk about.

I am lousy.

King Kong vs Narnia

I watched both shows this week. Both were like the blockbuster kind of shows that movie goers will watch this christmas season. And both did have some snow to complement this Singapore chirstmas in which we do not get to see snow. Anyway, here are two alternative views I gathered about the two shows.

Narnia: Basically its a combination of stories from alice in wonderland, lion king, lord of the rings and santa claus made an appearance too. Appearently there was some connotation to Jesus cruxification as well. The main characters entered another land through a wardrobe(alice in wonderland), ended up finding a lion (lion king), fought a war along and against some non-human creatures(lord of the rings). Santa appeared somewhere in the midst of the story to give the main characters to present which they will use. There was also a part in which the lion sacrificed himself by allowing himself to be humiliated and killed.

King Kong: It is a story about a sentimental child who got hold of a pet and fought hard to keep and protect the pet. Full stop. Simple enough?

In order for King Kong to re-appear on the big screen again, maybe someone can consider using King Kong instead of the lion when they film the next Narnia show?

Losing and winning

I was playing pool with wl the other day. Have not been winning many games against him. In fact I was commenting I was like Peter Crouch went he was undergoing his goal drought: just cannot get the final touch in. But it did not really matter to me. Somehow the feeling is very different from when I started out playing pool a few years back. Then, it would be a case of trying to understand why I lost, observing how others play, more careful planning of placement of balls etc. But now, it is really "it's just a game".

I'm really past the stage now. So u will only see a half reluctant Wrath diving for balls when he tried to receive as his knees will probably give way as soon as it contacts the ground hard enough, a totally reluctant Wrath when he tries to spike as his back will complain after one or 2 hits or a totally not bothered Wrath when friends ask him to go work out when there is no more motivation for him to train hard any longer. He is now a has been.

Jq passed a set of vcd to me today. I was the one who recommended he buy it. It's a japanese show which revolves around a volleyball player. How can I not watch a volleyball show right? He commented that after watching the show he felt motivated to train and we should feel the same too. Will I? Maybe the Wrath of yesteryear. Or yesteryesteryear. Or yesteryesteryesteryear...

water

Today's topic for discussion is water. Before we go into anything, I have to admit I'm scared of/hate water. I just cannot learn how to swim. Somehow I managed to get through my national service without learning to swim also, thanks to SARS and some clashes with my PC. Ok, but that's not today's main points.

1. Water is important as it hydrates your body. Please always drink more water than what you think your body needs. My total water intake for today reads: 1 packet of Milo, 2 500ml bottles of hundred plus, 1 500ml bottle of plain water, some sips from the water cooler and the tap which should amount up to >500ml, 1 bowl of chendol and several glasses of chinese tea. So you must see the point about drinking lots of water, as I managed to go through a day under the scorching sun only ending up with abit of sore throat frm scolding the kids.

2. Water is important because it cleans your body. Or at least its the more common way of cleaning your body. Of course we got other ways of cleaning your body, for example an army way will be to do powder bath, which involves pouring powder over your naked body to keep your body cool and dry. But still more people will prefer bathing with water.

3. Another important use of water is that it is used extensively in cooking. It is not easy to get a decent meal without water. You need it to wash ur ingredients for a start. You need it to cook rice. You need it to be added to the soup. You need it for practically anything.

Actually the list goes on and on. Eg generate power and maintaining Earth's global temperature. But this is the most important point about water: 水能载舟也能煮粥!!!