DAY 8

thursday was the most fun day after the Ironman race day.yeps.we went for training in early morning at ard 820am.so,we woke up and went for breakfast at 7am.had a sumptious meal and went back to the cabin for a short rest b4 proceeding to the grass patch outside the hall for core strength.then,we went on a 'fruit tour' with this male guide.we took uncle ron's coach for a 10min ride to the fruit orchard b4 being greeted and warmly welcomed by the 'fruit guide'.we went aboard this tram which was driven by the guide.he explained to us abt the types of oranges etc.he also brought us to a small warehouse where fruits such as apricots,oranges,peaches were sold.i didn't buy any la.there were also nougats sold but they were $3.50 more expensive than those sold at the souvenir shop we went on DAY 6.aft that,we took the coach and went back to the farm for a 5km+ run.then,we had lunch and proceeded to the lancelin sandboarding area.i became a stuntwoman(by mrlee)cuz of that incident.ok,it went like this.the joker lirui slid down first.i,being oblivious to him still at the bottom,slid down b4 he could get up and run off.so,when i was reaching the bottom,i shouted out to him cuz i would crash into him if he stayed put there.the joker,i think he was shocked,didn't run away but instead he opened his legs lar!i slid past through thus the crash was avoided.i laughed super loudly although i knew that sand was rushing into my mouth.the ppl above us laughed too and mrlee gave the thumbs up sign.when i went up,with super much difficulty,peishi came to me and started laughing.wakao.nvm.i had a super fun time sandboarding.aft that,we went to the southern cross cosmo centre where we looked at stars and planets through telescopes.we had dinner at the centre and then went on to a room where we watched a video on mars.the so called 'teacher' is a guy who was very strict about us touching the telescopes lor.yeah,aft that we went back to ogfr where coach carter was screened at the hall at 12am.B1 wanted to watch so i pei her to go watch.budden we both kinda dozed off at the hall and i suggested to go back to zzzz.

DAY 9(LAST DAY)

this entry would be a short one la ok.

woke up and went for breakfast.aft that we loaded our luggage onto the coach and went to the choc factory to look at chocs and buy chocs.went to freemantle where we had fish and hot chips!it was super delicious but i din manage to finish it.went to freemantle shopping area to shop again.i bought a blouse and a pair of 3-quarts before going back to the bus.went to another shopping area but din buy anything though.at ard 8pm,we went back onboard the bus to proceed to the airport.waited for a super long time b4 checking in.den,we went to red rooster! for dinner cum supper b4 going to the departure hall.blah blah blah,went onboard the plane and slept throughout the journey.oh yes.B1 spilled her coke twice on the plane.hehe.kk.back in singapore aft a 6 hr flight!tada!here i am!

through the 9-days-8-nights trip in perth,i've learnt to be independent and understanding as i was staying wif frens and not family.i've learnt to be accomodating in times of need and i've understood the importance of punctuality not only for trainings,but for other meetings,gatherings or whatsoever.i also realized that i'm a good luggage-packer cuz my luggage was packed nicely b4 and aft the trip.*giggles*.

in all:I'M PROUD OF MYSELF.

DAY 7

ok.today was wednesday.we had training in the morning.so mrtan led the run-from the park all the way back to the hotel.he brought us to this super long flight of staircase(think 202 steps?)la.so,clearly that we had to make our way up right?B1(EMILY MARIE)and i held hands and went up tgt cuz i was really too weary and sian diao.yep!after that,we saw a b-e-a-utiful scenery at the so called 'summit'.then we made our way back to Commodore Hotel.chrislyn me emily and a few others went for breakfast first cuz we were really too famished.moreover,i didn't plan to bathe at the hotel cuz i didn't really sweat much.the breakfast was,as usual,delicious.i had noodles,which was unusually tasteless,orange juice and some other stuffs.after that,i went up the the room wif chrislyn to pack our luggage and stuffs.saw janice taking her luggage down and going for breakfast too.chrislyn went to bathe la,cuz she's a CLEAN girl.hahaha.den i went to B1's room to do SOMETHING la right.hahaha.yeah,aft that,we checked out at 8am and took the coach to the worm shed.it was a 1 hr plus plus ride i think.i slept soundly in the bus,only to be woken by chrislyn tay.the worm shed,a place where worms were bred and kept,was not counted as an interesting place for me.i didn't really enjoy it there cuz i was too bored.took some pictures of the powerpoint slideshow anyway.after the worm shed,we went on to the Orchard Glory Farm Resort(abbr. ogfr la.for convenience).i think we didn't go anywhere aft the worm shed.don't rmb much...ok.at ogfr,we went for our sumptious lunch,followed by a tour by the owner of the resort.he is a singaporean la.top lawyer i think.oh yes,i stayed in cabin 10 wif B1,esther,chihua,yi en and desmy.we were a fun grp!haha.the tour was okay la huh.fed animals and stuffs lor.aft that was TRAINING.yes.again.but didn't do much la,just 4 sets of hillwork,that's all.after that,we went back to the cabin to take a super short rest b4 proceeding to the hall for barbecue dinner.it was the best dinner i had in perth i tell u.super nice!esp the beef steak!hehe.then we had some games to bond the team tgt,one of them is CHARADES.omg,the thought of it just makes my laugh.*giggles*.anyway,mrlee came to the hall to talk to us abt goal setting for 2006,stuffs like increasing mileage and stuffs.said our bdiv team for next year would be a strong one.blah blah blah.actually intended to watch madagascar,budden too late liao.so didn't watch.instead,we went back to sleep cuz everyone was dead beat...yeah,so went back to kun(hokkien.haha)lor.

DAY 8

next time perhaps.sorry ningxin.hehe.

DAY 5

right.as fast as we arrived,we had come to DAY 5 where it would be our last day at geographe camp,busselton.it was a monday,i remembered.we had the privelege of waking up later than usual today cuz we were dead beat on DAY 4 where we helped out in the Ironman race literally for almost half of the day.so,we woke up,washed up,get changed and then went to the hall to assemble.i remembered i wore a top with pink and white stripes running horizontally,with a pair of bright pink pants.peishi called me a strawberry lar.walaoz.then,when we got to the hall,mrtan briefed us on the day's programme,after which we set of to busselton shopping area.we went to the underwater observatory which was at the end of the 2km jetty.$11.50 aussie per person(14 and under).so the 9 sec 2 girls went for the 12.25pm tour for which we were 1 or 2 mins late.anyway,there was a tour guide who brought us around the little place underwater.there were also a few windows through which we could see underwater stuffs.i felt quite bored inside cuz there weren't much things to be seen.maybe i'm not an underwater lover or whatsoever,but i really didn't enjoy the place,much less the tour.ah whatever.like what leena said,take it that i'm donating to the renovation of the busselton jetty or sth like that.OKAY.aft that,we went to town there to shop.we didn't really shopped,cuz there wasn't much time left.hurriedly,jancie chrislyn and i went to the supermarket to buy our pizza for dinner.after that,everyone met up and went back to camp for training.we ran abt 10km for this training.the return run was quite fast,i must say.led by suling and chihua,i almost couldn't catch up,but still i managed to kept the pace.i was happy that i'm able to do that.mayb i was inspired by the Ironman race.after training,we bathed and went for dinner at the hall.again,debrief followed next before everyone turned in for the night. (GOD,THIS ENTRY IS UBER LONG)

DAY 6

we moved out of camp geographe,busselton today.i took pictures of the place(of cuz wif me inside)so that i would remember i had actually been to this place before.we woke up quite early to go for core strength training and drils.after which we went for breakfast.i had cereal wif janice and chrislyn.we koped from lirui and emily's groups lar,cuz we didn't prepare our breakfast for today.thanks lirui and emily and groups!haha.after breakfast,we went for area-cleaning at the kitchen,bunks and toilets.so,we quickly packed our luggage so that emily karen and jo could clean TRANBY(name of cabin) cabin.ya,after everything was done,and i supposed the teachers and caretaker were satisfied,the team hopped onto the bus and we headed to Commodore Hotel to stay for the night.before that,we went to King's Park where we could look at plants and trees.my tour guide,vicky,was an old and friendly woman who didn't mind our laughter and noise at all.haha.i felt a tinge of paiseh-ism la.anyway,after King's Park,we went to harbour town to shop!i was damn happy today cuz i bought many many stuffs for my family and myself.although i spent quite a lot,i still felt happy cuz the stuffs were definitely worth buying.janice and i went to nike factory outlet and converse outlet too.we didn't buy anything in nike cuz the stuffs there were too ex.i bought stuffs in converse.janice bought a $25 aussie jacket in converse too.it was so damn cheap lar.hehe.after that,we went down to billabong shop and just jeans shop.there was this jacket which had a signboard above it stating "2 for $20".i liked it very much and so got emily to share wif me the price.coincidentally,she also wanted the jacket but could not find anyone to share it wif her.so in the end,we bought 2 identical jackets,one for each of us.wheee!blah blah blah,went to chi restaurant to eat where the food was damn nice.nicer than those served in the restaurant where we dined on DAY 1.went back to hotel and had debrief before going to bed.

(THIS ENTRY IS DAMN LONG,HAHA)

DAY 3

DAY 4

DAY 4 was the highlight of the trip.the ironman race was gonna be held in busselton,Western Australia (abbr. WA).[for those who dunno what's the Ironman race,it consist of a siao 3.8km swim,a mad 180.2km bike and a ultra crazy 42.2km marathon].rv athletes hence were gonna be volunteers in the race,like helping to put the bikes back,passing of water, HIGH 5!,COLA!,banana and cookies to the competitors.i was hoping against hope to c eulee lar.finally,when i was doing my duty at the stand,i saw coach running the marathon.it was huishan,i think,who realised that the guy running past her was mrlee.she shouted out to us and we were like "mrlee jiayou!go mrlee!".haha...the sun was damn hot.the weather in busselton was damn extreme lar.morning was so cold that i had to wear 3 layers.afternoon was so hot that i had to wear only 1 shirt.i even folded up my "mainland" track pants right up to my knees.despite everything i did to keep myself cool,i still felt freaking hot.anyway,we waited for mrlee at the finishing line.we started to get worried when he had not come back at 12 hrs.patiently,we waited until 12hrs and 29mins before we got to see him running back.i felt super relieved when i saw him.i took my camera out and took a pic of him running towards the finishing line.rv athletes cheered like crazy too!haha...after that,we went back to camp for rest and dinner.janice chrislyn and i bought kebab to eat.HAHA.KEBAB makes me laugh.anyway,we had a debrief again and went off to bed at ard 10 plus.DAY 4 rocked most.

DAY 1

alright.we arrived in perth at 2 plus in the afternoon.the team went to lake monger to take some pictures with the breathtaking scenery.it's really breathtaking,dun say i use the wrong word.yeah,den went to Commodore Hotel to check in before having dinner at a chinese restaurant down the street.the food there was quite OKAY lar,but my maid's food tastes much better :) after that,we went back to the hotel to wash up and stuffs before going for a debriefing by mrtan and mrteo downstairs.know what?we had training at 620am the next morning.

DAY 2

i couldn't sleep well the previous night,cuz i missed my mama too much liao.yeah,everyone starts calling me a mummy's girl when they heard about this.so i woke up at 530am to brush teeth and wash up before going to the lobby to assemble for training.we went to run at a park near the river.it was damn cold although i wore track pants and unicorn shirt.however,after running for about 15mins or so,i felt quite warm.we ran about 5km,if i'm not wrong.yeah,after that we went back to the hotel to bathe before going to the diner downstairs to have our breakfast.we checked out and took a 3 hours ride on the coach to busselton,geographe campsite.we bought food and cooked.chrislyn and i made marcoronie with corn soup.it was delicious!haha.that settled as lunch.we had a second round of training at 4pm with mrlee in the evening.we ran 5km again.so we did about 10km in a day!i know that's not as impressive as those in Sports School doing more than 10km a day,but still,i felt proud of myself.aiyah,but crap.sometimes long run also do about 10km what.i'm mad.yes yes yes,we cooked dinner and had a debrief again before going off to bed.

DAY 3

i'll blog about it in the next entry.