Team Republic

just for laughs!

2011-10-13T01:32:00.003+08:00

the end of the video says this: 'CHEERS to all of us as a family and may we have many more joyous moments to come! (the very next video might just have your unglam picture in it haha!)'

SP BIATHLON 2011

2011-08-17T22:26:00.007+08:00

On a bright Saturday morning (only because it was so blasting hot) on the 6th of August 2011 we spent the morning at Singapore Poly for the SP Biathlon.

This was the first biathlon for many of us and we naturally went for the beginner route: 250m Swim, 2km run. Sounds like a piece of cake, doesn't it? NOT(well for me anyways). Other brave contestants such as Issac, Jin and Cass took the slightly longer route of 450m swim and 3.3km route while the BRAVEST OF THE BRAVEST( and the most hiong of all) UNCLE XQ & SAM took the longest route of 750m Swim and 6.3km run.

However, while we all met at 8.05am at the DOVER MRT STATION, majority of our events would only begin in the late morning/afternoon but NO WORRIES:) we took lots of pictures :D enjoy:)

Jo helping Jeff out, so sweet:)

Jeff and Sean showing their love for each other:)

UNCLE XQ & SAM, before their event.

Everyone before their event...

... and everyone after. (GROUP SHOT)

Lastly, Cass and Jin were 1st and 3rd respectively for their category and Hui Hiang came in 1st for her category as well. CONGRATS u guys:)

All in all, it was a great experience and I've learnt that as little as 2km sounds (lesser than the usual 2.4) it ain't no joke to run after swimming. Phew, gotta train up for whatever comes!

Friendlies by the pool

2011-08-02T13:30:00.007+08:00

Jeff the model

Stacia and Yu ting

Xing Quan towing the manikin.

Jo getting ready for her event:)

Ready, Set, GO!

Rope throw:)

RP/ NTU/ SIM/NP

Saturday's training was different than usual, we were in school to have a round of friendlies with NTU, SIM & NP. This was specially put up to allow the Year 1s to gain exposure and tips as well as to learn what it's like to take part in a competition.

This was a learning experience for all the Year 1s and it also gave us a chance to bond with the Yr2s more:) We learnt and we had fun under the sun:) Hopefully we will have more of these friendlies so that we can learn more as well as meet more new people:D

SP biathlon 2011.

2011-07-20T22:19:00.001+08:00

Categories
-Men Individual 250m Swim (5laps), 2.0KM Run $5/pax

-Female Individual 250m Swim (5laps), 2.0KM Run $5/pax

-Men Individual 450m Swim (9laps), 3.3KM Run $5/pax

-Female Individual 450m Swim (9laps), 3.3KM Run $5/pax

-Men Individual 750m Swim (15laps), 6.3KM Run $5/pax

-Female Individual 750m Swim (15laps), 6.3KM Run $5/pax

HANDOVERRRRRRRRR (:

2011-07-12T19:57:00.002+08:00

AY 11/12

CAPTAIN - HAZWAN
VICE CAPTAIN - SEAN
HEAD OF TRAINING - JOSEPH
FACEBOOK IC - KURT
BLOG IC - CLARISSA
IG PHOTOGRAPHER - NICOLE
LOGISTICS - DARIUS

Hey guys,

Those people up there are in the new committee. Support them in every way ya !

To the committee of AY 10/11, really enjoyed working with you guys. Thanks for making the term so fun (:

Hui Hiang

the adventures of BO & BI.

2011-06-26T15:39:00.002+08:00

nus invitationals 2011.

2011-06-23T00:58:00.007+08:00

hazwan prepping himself up.

have you guys met your newest and youngest addition to the team :)

coach conducting a debrief session.

i guess joseph was having a moment to himself. haha.

sean towing the manikin.

and our flag always fly high.

jonny's 'kanchiong' face.

marvin and longfei.

cassandra and myself.

team republic lifesaving 2011.

this welcomed the juniors to the competitive side of lifesaving as a sport. i hope that after watching us all compete, you guys are more motivated to train harder and create a piece of history with the team.

it's never easy to build up a team. it's never easy to keep people with us and it's definitely not easy to bring home medals all the time. but that's really besides the point. we want more than just medals. we want a team that's not just strong physically but mentally as well. that's what being a lifesaver is about. you can't just be fit and expect to save someone. you need strategies as well, you need to be able to think and react on the spot.

i guess what i am also trying to say is that this is our 2nd home, we are a team and we should all learn to be in harmony. the occasional sibling squabbles and disputes are all right but at the end of the day we should all come home and give each other a hug and be there for each other. we stay together, we aren't in this alone. lifesaving is not an individual sport but a team sport. you'll see that at the end of the day you'll need to look out for one another. everyone's an equal in the team and there really isn't a thing such as who's better that who.

there'll be many upcoming events that we can all take part together and i do hope that we can all take this chances to bond better :) nationals are coming up to so let's train hard together as well. we'll have plenty of fun along the way no doubt!

This marks the 100th post.

2011-05-30T14:58:00.004+08:00

I'd like to thank those who've came down to support us even though you could have slept in or attend to any other thing. (doesn't matter if you came late or miss out, you came down and that's what matters); Thank you for taking the time to come all the way to NUS to watch us and to support us :) For those who competed, GOOD JOB AND CONGRATS :) You all did well !! We made it through together and as one, love you team ♥

And for those who competed for the first time: If any of you are feeling upset because of your timing/position/DQ, don't be because each and every one of you did good. So take it as an experience and do better in the next. Train hard and you'll see results, I'm sure all of you can do it. Have faith and never give up :)

We'll come back stronger the next time, together :)
-Cass

coach's wedding.

2011-05-23T14:16:00.011+08:00

congratulations to the both of you. we are all really happy and excited and wish the both of you the very best and have an awesome life ahead from now on.

from us to the both of you. obviously the fairer bear is shirui and the darker one is you, coach. if you noticed, we even made your bear have a slight belly. haha!

and so the day finally arrived. we've never seen coach all dressed and made up looking so handsome and happy. he couldn't stop smiling alongside his beautiful bride. they were clearly very in love and so meant to be.

the groom and bride's very first appearance as husband and wife!

mr and mrs tan in their second outfit!

the girls.

the guys.

no bare feet, slippers/sandals or fins that night!

now we are finally complete as a family :)

xoxo.

yayy!! finally a video!!!

2011-04-15T01:12:00.005+08:00

hey guys! i have been meaning for us to do something like that and i am happy to announce that i've finally had time to play around and create something short for everyone to enjoy! have fun with it and laugh it off :) not everyone's faces is in it but fret not! your turn will come soon! haha. the next one will get better!

xoxo.

Updatess (:

2011-03-25T15:00:00.006+08:00

Hey guys, It's been a really long time since we last updated the blog, hope you guys are still coming here to see if there are any updates (: Anyway, over these past few months since the last update, there are many events that were going on and we participated in some. December Babies Birthday, RP Splash, Singapore Biathlon, NTU Mass Swim, Youth Life Saving 2011, Peggy's 21st. To keep you all updated, RP will be having an international invitational competition which is held in Penang. We encourage all to go because we can take this opportunity to bond as a team and also to gain some overseas competition experience. Date / Day of Event: 16th July / Saturday Time: 7am - 5pm (We are planning to go up the day before) Venue: Swimming Complex, University Science Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Azian Shah, Batu Uban, Penang The estimated cost for everyone would be about $200, but for current students, we have 50% subsidise, so we only have to pay $100. As for alumnus, the school would not be able to subsidise :/ But we would like you guys to still join us if you are able to make it (: Okay, so the not so important parts are settled, here comes the important part. I need your answer on whether you want to go or not by 1st April (crucial date as we need to rush the proposal) ! If you are keen on going, please text me your answer thanks ! (: Hui Hiang

A Job Well Done (:

2010-11-01T19:07:00.002+08:00

HI GUYS !

The competition season is OVER ! :D
We ended on a high note, sooooooo GOOD JOB EVERYONE !
On a side note, please rest well for this whole week. We'll be back in action next week, 8th Novemember, Monday.

Results for Day 1

MEN
1500m Freestyle: Yewfai - 8th
200m Breaststroke: Joseph - 7th, Isaac - 10th
200m IM: Wai Yip - 2nd, Jonger - 13th
100m Freestyle: Jonger - 14th
100m Butterfly: Yewfai - 11th
100m Breaststroke: Joseph - 9th, Isaac - 11th
100m Backstroke: Wai Yip - 3rd
400m Freestyle Relay: Wai Yip, Yewfai, Jonger, Joseph - 6th
400m Medley Relay: Wai Yip, Yewfai, Jonger, Joseph - 6th

WOMEN
200m Breaststroke: Rachelle - 6th
200m IM: Cass - 1st (MR), Valerie - 6th
800m Freestyle: Valerie - 1st
100m Freestyle: Valerie - 5th, Hui Hiang - 9th
100m Butterfly: Hui Hiang - 3rd
100m Breaststroke: Rachelle - 8th, Agnes - 14th
100m Backstroke: Cass - 2nd
400m Freestyle Relay: Cass, Valerie, Rachelle, Hui Hiang - 3rd
400m Medley Relay: Cass, Valerie, Rachelle, Hui Hiang - 3rd

Results for Day 2

Men
200m Freestyle: Gabriel - 8th
400m Feestyle: Isaac - 11th
50m Butterfly: Gabriel - 10th, Yewfai - 15th
50m Breaststroke: Joseph - 7th, Wei-En - 14th
50m Backstroke: Wai Yip - 1st (MR), Isaac - 14th
50m Freestyle: Wai Yip - 6th, Jonger - 17th

WOMEN
200m Freestyle: Valerie - 4th, Hui Hiang 5th
50m Butterfly: Cass - 1st (MR), Hui Hiang - 9th
50m Breaststroke: Rachelle - 10th
50m Backstroke: Cass - 3rd
50m Freestyle: Rachelle - 6th, Evelyn - 15th
200m Medley Relay: Cass, Rachelle, Valerie, Hui Hiang - 5th
200m Freestyle Relay: Cass, Rachelle, Valerie, Hui Hiang - 5th

POL-ITE

2010-10-03T10:27:00.001+08:00

Great job everybody ! & those who took time out/sacrificed your sleep to come down to support, thank you very much :)

Next up, IVP. Rest well and train hard :)

-Cass

Results for Nationals

2010-09-22T12:21:00.008+08:00

Open Waters Results

GUYS
Taplin - Surf: Yikai, Swim: Long Fei, Kayak: Yong Kai, Run: Isaac (8th)
Board Rescue - Yong Kai, Yikai (8th)
Ironman - Isaac (Finals)
Beach Sprint - Yikai, Yong Kai, Jonathan, Isaac (Semi-finals)
Beach Flag - Isaac (Round 1), Yikai (Round 4)

GIRLS
Taplin - Surf: Hui Hiang, Swim: Cass, Kayak: Rachelle, Run: Evelyn (3rd)
Rescue Tube - Swimmer: Rachelle, Rescuer: Cass, Land Rescuer: Agnes, Hui Hiang (2nd)
Ironwoman - Rachelle (5th), Jin (3rd)
Board Race - Hui Hiang (5th)
Board Rescue - Rachelle, Hui Hiang (5th)
Beach Flag - Evelyn (Round 1), Cass (Round 3)

Still Water Results

GUYS
200m Obstacle Swim Race (Individual) - Wai Yip (3rd)

GIRLS
200m Obstacle Swim Race (Individual) - Cass (3rd)
4x50m Obstacle Swim Race (Relay) - Cass, Rachelle, Shaikha, Hui Hiang (2nd)
100m Rescue Medley (Individual) - Rachelle (3rd)
12m Rope Throw - Shaikha, Evelyn (3rd)
4x25m Manikin Carry (Relay) - Cass, Rachelle, Agnes, Hui Hiang (3rd)
4x50m Medley (Relay) - Cass, Rachelle, Shaikha, Hui Hiang (3rd)
200m Super Lifesaver (Individual) - Hui Hiang (3rd)
100m Manikin Carry With Torpedo Tube and Fins (Individual) - Cass (2nd)

Overall Results - Girls (5th)

To end this season on a high note, EVERYONE DID GREAT ! (:

The Lifesaving Season is over, but the Swimming Season is just starting, so being under the same IG, please come down to support those who are swimming.

Event: Invitational POL-ITE
Venue: Singapore Polytechnic Swimming Pool
Date / Day: 2nd October, Saturday
Time: Event Starts at 9am, Warm up at 8am

Cheers,
Hui Hiang (:

Awesome competition, awesome people.

2010-09-19T23:37:00.001+08:00

A short post.

First of all, GOOD JOB EVERYONE. Each and every one of you. You guys did great and did not give up even if you could have, even if every part of your body or whatever was telling you to. It was obvious that no matter how tired, no matter how many events you guys have (back to back) you continued on and gave your best. and that's what matters in the end :)

The teamwork was fantastic as well ! Thank you everybody for these awesome two days and for the encouragement + cheering that were given throughout. We all needed it.

Also, A VERY BIG THANK YOU TO JOSEPH who has lost his voice by shouting/cheering. Do drink more water and I hope you recover soon. And of course, not forgetting, the food/water bring-ers (no such thing but whatever) ! We had such awesome food to fill our stomach during lunch and adequate water to hydrate so thank you for taking the time to buy them/prepare them, much appreciated !!

Have a good night and see y'all soon !

-Cass

BEST OF LUCK !

2010-09-13T17:08:00.003+08:00

HELLOOOOOOOOO

I know the blog haven't been updated for a really long time, so here's a post.

This weekend, 18th and 19th September, we have our annual National Open Waters at Sentosa. I suppose all of us are like super kanjiong now, especially for the majority of us, who are first-timers for this event.

I wish all the competitiors well, and do your best. No matter the results, just remember that if you have put in your best, any results attained, is a good result (:

Anyway, just a little encouragement: You're not a machine. You're a human being. You're not always going to produce product. Losses are important too. The peaks aren't as high if you're always on top of them. You need the valleys too. And from there, you build yourself up again. (Only With Passion - Katarina Witt)

Cheers,
Hui Hiang (:

2010-08-15T23:06:00.002+08:00

Hi everyone !

For those who actually do read this blog, I just want to let you all know again who the new committe, 10/11, consist of.

Captain: Rachelle
Vice-Captain: Jonathan
Head-Of-Training: Hui Hiang
Treasurer: Agnes
Logistic and Publicity: Winnie

Please show your support for all of them, especially for Rachelle, Jonathan, Agnes and Winnie. Make their jobs easier by co-operating with them yea ? (:

Also, on behalf of the new committee, I would like to thank the committee of 09/10, Shaikha, Junhao and Cass, for their help and commitment in the past year.

Many thanks also to Jeremy (Coach), Jeremy Wu and Gary Su for your constant support, and many tough trainings to make us stronger, discipline and more resilient. (:

Cheers,
Hui Hiang :D

'you got it all, believe it'

2010-08-04T13:43:00.005+08:00

hi all,

it really touches me so much to know and be able to feel your care and support during the past sunday's still water competition. i may have been competing against team rp but i was really glad that i had all your backs when i hit rock bottom. i didnt need to ask at all but like a natural instinct, i had you guys lending me shoulders for me to cry on and pats on the back and words of comfort and encouragement. i cant explain how happy i am to you guys that im so thankful for the support and never giving up on me though i was representing a different team.

i was never wrong to not give up on team rp, it was worth the fight to build us up and it will never be unworthy at all for all that we have gone through and will go through.

thank you team :)

National Still Water '10 - Kallang Basin (:

2010-08-01T21:16:00.004+08:00

Hi all,

Good job everyone on this year's still water nationals ! I know that everyone has done their best and cheer their lungs and heart out for each and every teammate (: Timings do not matter, as long as you know that you did your best, that is what counts !

National Open Water is coming up in September, so this is another part of Nationals to look forward to, so we shall all work hard together to achieve more !

Special thanks to Jeremy (coach), Jeremy Wu (IG advisor) and Gary Su (IG advisor), for the support and encouragement over this period of time. Also, thank you Michelle, Joseph and Jeffrey for coming down to support us through the whole meet.

Results:

Women 200m Obstacle Swim Race (Individual)
Cass: Bronze

Women 4x50m Obstacle Swim Race (Relay)
Cass, Rachelle, Shaikha, Hui Hiang: Bronze

Women 100m Rescue Medley (Individual)
Rachelle: Bronze

Women 12m Rope Throw
Shaikha (Rescuer), Evelyn (Victim): Bronze

Women 4x25m Manikin Carry (Relay)
Cass, Rachelle, Agnes, Hui Hiang: Bronze

Women 4x50m Medley (Relay)
Cass, Rachelle, Shaikha, Hui Hiang: Bronze

Women 200m Super Lifesaver (Individual)
Hui Hiang: Bronze

Women 100m Manikin Carry With Torpedo Tube and Fins
Cass: Silver

Men 200m Obstacle Swim Race (Individual)
Wai Yip: Bronze

Quote by Cass: Never A Failure, Always A Lesson.

Hui Hiang

Never a failure, always a lesson.

2010-08-01T21:05:00.004+08:00

Hey everyone, well done for still water nationals !!! doesn't matter the timings or placings, you guys already did your best and it's good enough (: There's still open waters later, in september, so let's all train hard for it and give it our all :)

A big thank you to those who came down to support !

-Cass

SP biathlon 2010!

2010-07-02T12:19:00.004+08:00

date -
17 JULY
venue -
SP SWIMMING COMPLEX

pricing -
MEN $5
WOMEN $5
RELAYS $10 (MEN, WOMEN, MIXED)

distance -
MEN AND WOMEN
(A) 450M SWIM, 3.8KM RUN
(B) 750M SWIM, 7.3KM RUN

RELAYS
(A) 750M SWIM, 7.3KM RUN

who's interested? leave a tag and i can pass the forms to you guys and we can then submit together!

xoxoJIN

"Voting" results for Logo

2010-07-01T20:45:00.002+08:00

Hey guys !

Thanks for "voting" for the RP LS Logo design. The final vote is for Design 2.

VOTE NOW ! (:

2010-06-21T14:18:00.002+08:00

Hey guys,

The designs are there to vote, please vote because the closing date is by the 30th of JUNE !

History behind the designs: Maori people consider the dolphin a symbol of joy of living and friendship, that also brings protection onto the sea, and the anchor too, unequivocally related to the sea, represents security and stability against outer difficulties.

Designs are brought to you by: Agnes

Voting for RPLS logo

2010-06-21T14:07:00.000+08:00

Design 1

Voting for RPLS logo

2010-06-21T14:06:00.000+08:00

Design 2

Voting for RPLS logo

2010-06-21T13:55:00.007+08:00

Design 3

NUS Invitational '10

2010-06-20T18:48:00.008+08:00

Hey guys,

For those interested in the medal haul:
2 Gold, 5 Silver, 4 Bronze

Women 200m Obstacle Swim Race (Individual)
Cass: Bronze

Women 4x50m Obstacle Swim Race (Relay)
Cass, Rachelle, Shaikha, Hui Hiang: Silver

Men 4x50m Obstacle Swim Race (Relay)
Dharshy, Yew Fai, Isaac, Wai Yip: Bronze

Women 50m Manikin Carry (Individual)
Hui Hiang: Bronze

Women 4x25m Manikin Carry (Relay)
Cass, Rachelle, Agnes, Hui Hiang: Silver

Women 12m Rope Throw
Jin (Rescuer), Christina (Victim): Gold
Shaikha (Rescuer), Evelyn (Victim): Silver

Women 100m Rescue Medley (Individual)
Rachelle: Silver

Women 4x50m Medley (Relay)
Cass, Rachelle, Shaikha, Hui Hiang: Bronze

Women 200m Super Lifesaver (Individual)
Hui Hiang: Silver

Women 100m Manikin Carry With Torpedo Tube and Fins (Individual)
Cass: Gold

Everyone, GREAT job in this year's NUS Invitational !

As for those who did not do well in some of your events, don't be sad or discouraged, as this is just the beginning of the competition !

There is still the Nationals to come in the later part of this year, which we shall aim to do better in our events than what we did in NUS. It means that we'll have to train harder for it ;)

Believe in yourself and NEVER let others sway you off by what they say or do.
Never ever forget that your team will always be there to share your pain and joy ! :D

Failure is part of success, we will all have to learn in our life :)

Cheers,
Hui Hiang (with many contributions from Marvin)

3days2nights worth of FUN&CRAZINESS ! (:

2010-06-13T15:34:00.045+08:00

Hi Guys !
As you all know, NUS Invitational is coming up (19th June, Saturday), sooooooo you guys should know what to do yea ;)

if not, here's a tip, keep that day free and join us at NUS Pool :D
Those joining us, we'll be at the pool at 9am. However, the event only starts at 10am.

Anyway, on a much lighter note, here are some of the pictures that Marvin has soooo KINDLY taken for us during the 3days2nights IG Camp, ENJOY.... (:

Game: Initiative Test !

Relay !

Tug-of-War !

Jon's tired face

LUNCH ! (:

After lunch expressions ..

The Trust Game (:

Sean and Joseph

Nesh and Greyson

Azam and Hazwan

Michelle and Amanda

Liz and Rachelle

Rendall and Cass

Marvin's thoughts on being Spiderman !

To Sentosa !

Their favourite pasttime :P

Aftermath of Sentosa

Rewards for a hard day's play (:

Camp Group Photo

Team 1

Team 2

Team 3

Team 4

Holiday Trainings ! (:

2010-05-31T14:20:00.003+08:00

Hey,

To all that visit this blog, please note that the holiday training timing is as follow:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday : 10am - whenever we are done.

IG Sports Camp : 1st - 3rd June (in school ! )
* MEET AT THE POOL NOT THE BADMINTON HALL. BE THERE AT 9 AM SHARP !

Saturday Beach Training : 9am - about 12pm
Meet at Harbourfront MRT at 8.30sm. Be there early, because we won't wait for late-comers.

Just a little something.

2010-05-16T21:41:00.006+08:00

No matter how tough training is, or how much you wanna give up, don't quit :)

It'll all be worth it in the end.

Updates ! (:

2010-05-11T09:00:00.013+08:00

Here are some events which took place in Life Saving, over the past few months.

Pictures here, can be found in Facebook.

For the full album, LOOK FOR THEM IN FACEBOOK ! :D

Cheers,

Hui (:

spanks you plenty people!

2010-04-15T16:02:00.014+08:00

hello my love ones. this entry is to specially thank each and everyone of you for making my 21st birthday a blast.

i must say that i really am truly touched and i do appreciate all your efforts for throwing me a surprise birthday party. i've never had a birthday party before, not to mention even a surprise one but you guys made me so happy on the 4th of april 2010.

my 21st with you guys was awesome. me being me, i loved all the surprises, the decorations, the cake, the games and basically everything that all of you put together for me. in short, i felt in the lime light, centre stage and obviously like queen. haha! love it all!!!

anyway, the point is that i just want you guys to know that i am so thankful to have team mates like each and everyone of you. though i have graduated and havent known the juniors for very long, but im so happy that we bonded and all of you still made the effort to want to celebrate my big 21st with me :)

thank you so much for making my 21st so special my dear team. this day i shall remember for the rest of my life!

xoxoME.

Outing @ Alps Cafe

2010-02-23T16:17:00.009+08:00

Hello lifesavers! Fancy some good food, alcohol, chillax & whine down sessions and more social hangouts? Here's one for YOUUUUUU this term break!!!!

@ Alps Cafe is a 12 Degree Celsius Bar and most cooling dining x'perience one can have!

(as stated in their website: http://www.alpscafe-sg.com/)

SOOO... this fun social gathering is organized just for you to enjoy the night away after the tough few months of schooling/working/training/schooling & working & training/etc.

Start Time: Thurs, March 11 2010

End Time: Fri, March 12 2010

Time: 8pm till dawn!

Location: Parklane.
38 Prinsep Street( opposite Paradiz Centre)
Singapore, Singapore, 18866

Phone:63339068

Opening Hours
Mon:5:00 pm - 1:00 am
Tues - Thurs:12:00 pm - 1:00 am
Fri:12:00 pm - 3:00 am
Sat:6:00 pm - 3:00 am
Sun:6:00 pm - 1:00 am

Meet at Dhoby Ghaut MRT station at 8pm before we all head to Alps Cafe together!

RSVP this event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=321719158276&ref=mf

2010-02-23T16:02:00.004+08:00

Please note that trainings will resume this holiday from Feb to April 2010!!!!

On every.....
Mon, Wed, Fri - 5.30pm - 8pm

Sat beach training at Palawan Sentosa- 8.30am

Prior to monday and friday's trainings, there will be a GYM SESSION at 4pm sharp! held by coach himself so do come down for that too!

For gym sessions, please bring along an extra towel and put on your appropriate sports gears.

Okay have a good splashing holiday everyone!! GOOD BYEEEEE =)))

-elizabeth

RP Splash 10'

2010-01-25T13:23:00.020+08:00

The RP Splash event was a success and everyone had enjoyed themselves. Hopefully another successful splash down will be organized again next year with even more enthusiastic participants, YEEEEAAAAHHHHH!!!

Our MC Rachelle is busy interviewing everyone

The Water Polo guys at their game booth

When the pool slowly becomes dry of swimmers........ The animals came and invade RP's pool....

That's what I call fun and relaxation by the pool! :D

Aww.... Hi there! Andy and isaac! :)

Alright that's all folks!

School reopens

2010-01-04T00:50:00.004+08:00

Hey Republicans, today is the first day of school. Do recharge and buck up yourselves for the next few more weeks before the next term break hits you once again!! Wooo can't wait already ;D Study hard people! All the best for the UTs!

LS BBQ

2009-12-21T00:01:00.014+08:00

Enjoy the pictures from our BBQ session at HH's condo! :D

~~~~~

Happy holidays everyone!

happy birthday coach~

2009-12-12T08:13:00.004+08:00

Yesterday during training, the lifesavers threw a birthday bash for Jeremy. We also handed him over the collage of OUR photographs, nicely framed up. Hope you love it Jeremy! Thanks for being so nice and patient always. We <3 you deep deep deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep!

~ all of us

RP Bialathalon

2009-11-23T14:04:00.035+08:00

Excellent job to everyone in completion of the race. Here are the pictures to let all remember the good times on that fateful day! Meanwhile, hope u guys enjoy the long weekend ahead because next training starts on Monday :)))

Warning: Heavy images load ahead

Solo/group pictures.

OKAY, to spice up this post, let me add this.....

...

Jin helpfully developed a photograph of U5 and sticked it to a pillar @ the sports complex. There's a website and his hp number written on it, but the focus is on his face.

Here it goes... responses from the people who looked at this photograph.

Pictures do speak a thousand words.
It looks pretty much like a storyboard am I right?
There's more to come....
Everyone was so obviously besotted with his photo till they want it on them!

Ok actually they were just amused by it. Cause no one else except Jin would do such a thing. So naturally it became an object of interest among us.

After the event.. Back in the Lifeguard room

^o^

Dharshy is a lucky sri lankan man who gets to celebrate his 22nd birthday with his fellow lifesavers and of course, his darling SHAIKHA! hah :D

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DHARSHY! May you be able to swim even faster as u become another year older@@@@@@@ :)))

Prize Presentation!

Yup, that's ALOMST all folks!

To end the day off..... We were requested to become models for Mountain Dew drink!!!! But whether the drink will sell even better after this....... I'm not too sure. Ha!(x10) :P

YUM SENGGG~

As we leave the school.......... we stumbled upon boat quay. ^

LIZZZZZ signing off ^

IVP COMPETITION PHOTOS

2009-11-08T01:30:00.007+08:00

Hey here are more of the IVP competition photos! i decided to use a slide show and combine the images together so this page won't look so long! alrighty enjoy! :D

credits: http://www.profilepimp.com/generators/slideshow-generator-2.php

-Elizabeth

2009-11-02T13:55:00.027+08:00

(There's way more photos but since it takes so damn long just to upload & edit, I giveeee up ! If you guys wanna add more, just do it :D)

Up close and personal (HAHA) :

Jonger

Jin

Dharsh

Chris

Li Ning

Elizabeth

Syed

Julien

Junhao

Jon

Gary

Cass

Andy

Yewfai

Vibrant

Huihiang

Kasmi

Felice

Groups :

Team :

Jumpshots :

Last but not least, good job everyone !!! (:
And thanks to those who came down to support.

Cheers !

-cass

Plus plus

2009-10-28T13:49:00.006+08:00

Hi peeps! I've just added an Occasions/Events/Activities! column(at the bottom). Its specially for old and upcoming events to be stored there as links. So next time, you will be able to track back the events without searching up and down, in and out of the monthly archives. *wink wink ;)*

So... before I end this post, I wanna wish all the IVP competitors all the very very very best this Saturday! Have a good rest/ good diet/ good amount of water before the comp..... :)) We'll be around to support u guys at SSS! =D

Liz

When all that matters is this;

2009-10-20T13:55:00.001+08:00

WATERPOLO POLITE.

2009-10-20T13:00:00.006+08:00

in the 'polo boys' drama series on channel 5 (airing now), we see the hunky bodies of the polo players shooting some balls. sure, they seem like they can play so awesomely well but we all know that it's just a show and it can't be all that nice. so dear fan lovers, if you wanna catch some real action of real polo boys, please make yourself available this week because the waterpolo polite game starts from today (20/10) till this friday (23/10) at temasek poly. so decide for yourself people, which game is worth watching - drooling to the drama series on tv or catching the real deal live in action where you can see for yourself the hald naked boys playing dirty. haha!

anyway, i know the whole idea of watching the game sounds damn juicy and so i wanted to give you guys a sneak preview. i managed to dig out our past photos of rp's polo boys matches so here goes: (sorry it isn't all that appealing, since it's just our boys in which we have seen so often already.)

arrww..this was our dear darsi a year ago.

on a side note, im sorry for those who didnt get to see the cuter boys who have already graduated. LOL. we'll be heading down this wed to support our boys so for those who are interested, we'll see you there :)

xoxo

Ubin.

2009-10-07T16:46:00.001+08:00

Eh hello people ! I'm here to upload some ubin photos. (kind enough not to upload other unglammmmm ones, some taken by bakas :P) hahahaha.

Enjoy...

Jumpshot # 1

Pillow fight ?

Ouch, massage ?!

Playing cards in the wee hours !

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ISAAC ! :D

Cool shot yo.

Wanderers ? No place to go ? hahahahaha joking

Sehhh

S-i-x-t-e-e-n

Jumpshot #2

Mahjongggggg

Hmmm ? ;)

Lifesaving Team FTW ♥

-cass

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

2009-10-02T01:22:00.007+08:00

dear longfei and rachelle today is both your special day,happy birthday to you.

happy birthday to you.

happy 21st birthday to feifei and 17th birthday to rachelle,

happy birthday to the both of you!

Stuffs about TWITS

2009-09-23T23:40:00.019+08:00

While we were eating our late dinner at cwp today after training, Jin told me to post the blog about TWITS into this site. Just in case you don't know what is a Twit - it means liittle gerr gerrz orbb age 12 tuhh 16 or ahh liianx hu typpes lykk diish lorrx. & their behavior, they way they talk, the ah bengs they date, etc.
Actually the whole story about twits rooted from this blog's password la. Hahaha. Cass was laughing at Jin throughout the night on creating what-a-lame-but-funny password for this blog. Indeed its a cute laaa.

So here's the link to know more about the story of twiitz - HTTP://MUSEUM-OF-TWITS.BLOGSPOT.COM

The blog is made and created by 3 twit discriminators themselves. xiia0camryy, Pring and faggotry. Of course the names are not real. They have the Hall Of Shame, Twitionary, which Twit are you(OMG NOW YOU CAN NOTIFY IF YOU ARE A TWIT YOURSELF :p) sections. Very interesting and their works are something you'd never imagine of.

If you're one of the twit discriminators like myself then you DIE DIE SHOULD read this twiit blog created by them twit haters/teasers. If you're a twit yourself... then I suggest you better don't click on the link, unless you're one who can take jokes very well man.

I remember I'd used to visit this site everyday when I was 14 to check on their updates about twits. Because it is such an entertaining site to visit, how can I miss out any post they published? I was one of their loyal readers back then... Then they stopped blogging and closed down the blog for a year plus? :( That was the end of my laughing moments at the twits, but fret not, cos the new shit has revived!!!! :D

A screen shot of the page.

They pint point at boys too!

Ha! After seeing this, you all should be careful of what kind of pictures you've posted online either of yourself or your friends,bf,gf, CAUSE they will haunt for your twitish pictures and post it on THEIR BLOG and write about it.

CHECK IT OUT YO! VERY RECOMMENDED IF YOU'D LIKE SOME ENTERTAINMENT. Love them or hate them, your choice.

I've also link the twit site at the side of this page. So you can click on the side bar to view too.

Have fun reading the museum of twit's blog okay? Don't laugh until you choke or vomit out your dinner or supper or whateverrr XD joking!

EELIZABETHH

Just something random,

2009-09-19T00:11:00.008+08:00

So anyway, I sorta spat tau hui on Jin today hahahahhaha ! (Thats for laughing at me when she heard that my phone took a mini bath in pork rib soup *not soya sauce and saw it leaking pork rib soup !) Ok nah I was joking. It was unintentional (:

So yeah, this is what happens :

I asked her about the blog stuff la and she told me ______ (cannot say it out here, for obvious reasons) but you can just ask her about it. So I just laughed into her face cause I thought it was funny what. But apparently, she doesn't think so pfft. And she said I was the only one who laughed so ok fine I continued eating my tang yuan with tau hui. + I managed to contain my laughter so all was well until I made a big fat mistake by looking up at her again. > I started laughing again, partly cause of her UNIQUE (know whats the other definition for unique ? ;D) face and yeah that ; _____ so hahaha um yeah you get the picture (lucky I tried to contain my laughter or else she wouldnt be too happy about the outcome, oh scrap that she wouldn't be happy AT ALL hahahahahahha tau hui face) but its ok if you don't, the details I wont say here.

Aiya anyway the point is, just laugh at her ok ??
Jin I know you will still love me deep deep (:

& See you guys at trng on monday !! (if there is)

-cass

NUS Splash Down 09

2009-09-15T12:59:00.018+08:00

NUS Splash Down for this year has came to and end on 12/9/09. The event was definitely a blast; making new friends, meeting old friends, swimming with a goal in mind to reach 100 laps, receiving more than enough sunburns for ourselves, swimming more than over 2000 laps altogether!!!

Most of us did it! To be able to swim up to 100 laps(5000m) was much more than just being physically fit, it was also a critical test of the mind. There were a few factors to kill while on the mission. The sun was a draining enemy to me. I got dehydrated in the water. Contradicting but true. While others said it was 'boring' to swim 100 laps aimlessly and gave up halfway? Well... the lists goes on...

Yet again, there were also the very mighty ones who completed the Swimathon with minimum effort lah. They're the Gods............ and the rest are the.............. Gods-to-be... :D

......and the best part after the mass swim? Getting awesome voluptuous goodie bags with more than enough gifts which we initially would have gotten with our no of lap points. Lots of snack packs, Mens Health Magazine, Coupons for Fabulous Tan, Facial bottle, Foot notepad, Splash Down Tee, etc...

Definitely a very fruitful and enriching new experience for 1st timers like the year 1s and 2s(some). Whereas for the seniors, its another familiar challenge and excitement to pursue under the sun and under the water :D

Personally, I'd be looking forward to more Splash Downs in the years to come!!! :DDD

I got most of the photos from Young Lifesavers.. Thanks to him for the pics :)

The MC for the day

The Goodie Bag

Still having the energy to take group photos after a loooongggg swim. Rock on!

EELIZABETHH

MUST WATCH BECAUSE I AM ON TV.

2009-09-11T07:49:00.005+08:00

tonight (11/9/2009) at 10PM, catch sports @ SG featuring lifesaving and and at the same time, you guys can see my face.

watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch watch MUST WATCH!

haha. -jin

have you heard?

2009-09-04T23:14:00.003+08:00

cassandra, the dodo bird of the team was having lunch with some of us today when she 'somehow' dropped her handphone into soya sauce. seriously, i think that only the lamest things happen to her. LOL.

cass, if you see this, i know you will be piss mad at me but think of all the great memories we share and you will forgive me. heehee!

anyways, the hols are here and i know some of you guys are heading overseas. i'm so envious and i wish you guys could take me along too!! nevertheless, have tons of fun as this is a well-deserved break for you guys :) however, while on holiday, please dont forget us all who are exposing ourselves to skin cancer while training almost three times a week in the late morning for swimming IVP. haa! erm...gifts for everyone is most welcomed <3

xoxoJIN

Outing for tomorrow

2009-09-02T23:35:00.001+08:00

Hello hello ok this is so last minute.. EVERYONE lets meet at 2.30PM at the fountain outside takashimaya tomorrow.. contact each other and stay in touch...

Rest well peeps!! For today we have swam so many laps... :))

Time waits for no man

2009-09-01T19:43:00.004+08:00

Hey hey hey RP lifesaverz! :D

I just got back from Causeway Point with the 5 other lifesavers.. Its funny how we all managed to meet at the same place(and almost at the same time) without prior notice on where we all should meet each other. We just simply found each other outside 7-eleven at CWP, without contacting each other!? LOL.

Anyway 2 of us went to watch UP while the 4 others watched The Last House on the Left.
Well... the 6 of us watched 2 different movies.. Why didn't we just watched 1 movie together you may ask? Ask Cassandra when you see her ok!! hahahaha.. But cass we don't blame you... :) The ticket woman was just being annoying man!

Still, UP was a cute, funny and very very touching show too! Although its a bit unrealistic how a single old man could carry his big floating wooden house on a rope all by himself.
Actually I even teared a LIL watching the show.. Cannot cry too much, very embarrassing if people sees.. i cry over minor sensational stuffs... melodramatic i know.. XD

So later on.... Long Fei, Jin and Yong Kai went back to RP first, while Cass, Andy and myself went to the library to borrow some books. We used Andy's card to borrow the books simply because Cass and myself lost our library cards and our Ez-Link cards cannot be used due to some reasons.. I was upset when I couldn't borrow my book on Van Gogh and only had to settle with a Seventeen Mag after all the rummaging on Art Books... :(

Nevertheless, I had a great day with you guys even though it was short. :D

K, BIG NEWS TAKE NOTE!!!!!!

On Thursday we're organizing a movie cum shopping outing in town. Do come if you want, EVERYONE IS INVITED!!! G Force will be the movie we're planning to watch. I'm thinking we all should preen ourselves very nicely and parade the town on thurs. Since the holidays is here, we should have more time to gussy up our appearances yeah!! :DDD

Andy said there will be a mass conversation on MSN before thurs to talk about this outing. So.... more details will be revealed in the con :))) You can also comment at the end of this post if you have any queries dying to come out from your mouth..

Here's the movie trailer ladies and gents...

P.S: I cannot upload any pictures into blogger. Something wrong with this website.

EELIZABETHH signing out~

A great simple day out

2009-08-28T23:52:00.001+08:00

Hey there! Shout-out to all members of the planet earth! TGIF!!! TGIF!!!!!! May you all have a blessed and happy weekend ahead after all the previous tough weeks you've worked so hard for :) Major UTs, lifesaving competitions, dragging up your heavy bottoms for school and work and play, stressing your brains out to fork out money to pay your bills, etc...

We fellow RP lifesavers had our training as early as 10.30am today in the RP pool and Coach also came down to train with us as usual. Rope throw, swimming, diving, posing for photos in the pool, LS 123, and even a few games of water polo by the 'hunks' in our IG :). Well....... all went well except that we started training at 11 instead of the agreed time 10.30. LOL can't be helped.. Some of us were really shagged the day before yo!

All of us were freaking hungry after our training because many of us didn't have breakfast! Busy people to busy to have breakfast man...

We cabbed down to Jurong West and ate buffet at "Ri Ben Cun". (See, we don't even bother to take the public transport cos 1) too hungry 2) lazy.) If you're a non-chinese or a chinese who don't know hanyupinyin.. The 3 alien-look-alike words are actually the name of the Japanese restaurant.

That place was awesome! Good food, patient waiters and waitresses, lots of varieties of jap food for you to choose from.... Almost everything you would source for in a typical jap eating place. We gobbled down the food speedily at the beginning like there's no tomorrow.... and naturally slowed down our consumptions later on because our stomachs were starting to bulge up... got full. Being normal, well functioning human beings, we ate till we were drowsy and unable to get our arses up to leave the restaurant when we're done..... aww... ;)

So after everything ended, it was about 5 to 6 in the evening already. We spent the whole afternoon in the restaurant eating like one group of hungry ghosts. The receipt printed out was a darn long list of all our foods, everything cost $200+ in total. But its a buffet yeahhh so its worth it. Ha!

Shall end my long post here. Pictures for today, if any of you have, just upload it here or send it to me and I'll upload it. Thanks y'all!!

~ yours truly, EELIZABETHH :)

you're worth it.

2009-08-04T12:06:00.007+08:00

dear all,

congratulations to the winners and well done team republic.

i'd like to say how proud i am of everyone during the still-water competition.

we made no fuss and we were no eyesore.

we took things in our stride and we gave it all we could.

we had plenty of setbacks but we carried on.

now, someone told me this: "you have it in you and you don't need a piece of metal to prove that."

the same goes out to everyone else. it is a tough fight but with each other, we'll make it through with awesome memories to keep.

train hard for open-waters and let's keep the faith.

xoxoJIN

Results for NUS Invitationals '09

2009-07-05T22:06:00.025+08:00

Hello peeps!
The results are out from the oven for the NUS Invitationals'09. We are ranked 2nd out of the 5 Polys, with a overall score of 56 points. And we are ranked 6th place all of the total 15 teams which participated. Great Job!

Attached is the link for the results for each of the events.

http://www.nuslifesaving.com/wp-content/uploads/inviresults09.pdf

A big round of applause for all of us. The competitiors and the supporters.
A big thank you to the supporters who came down to support us, which are the year 1 and 2s and not forgetting all the Jeremys.. be it Big, Medium or Small! Hahaha..
For the competitiors, good job well done for everyone in this competition.
All our trainings and hard work are paid off. We managed to get the medals that we have always dreamed of. All the best for the upcoming Nationals for both open and still water.
Hope that all of us will continue to do our best and maintain the ranking. Its gonna be a tough fight again and we are not its not gonna be easy.
So lets all JIA YOU for the last race and make ourselves proud and Lets Make History!
All of us may be nervous and scare, but always remember to calm ourselves down and SMILE! =D

Last but not least, this is the link to the photos taken during the NUS Invitationals '09
http://rplifeguard.myphotoalbum.com/albums.php

Good Luck and ALL THE BEST PEOPLE! (:

Cheers,

Wei Si

2009-06-25T23:05:00.014+08:00

aloha peeps!

so the swim wears has been bought and worn and the shirts have been freshly printed. the trainings have been done and the routine of whining and complaining, we have gone through.

it's a day to NUS invitationals and my fellow team mates (be it whether or not you are competing) we have been fighting a war and on saturday we will see the end results. a gruesome war it has been and i must say that all that swimming and eating (ahem!) and fighting to not get swine flu hasn't been easy. nevertheless, we have seen improvements. our taste buds for food have been pushed up another level to 'buffet style' and of course our timings have been slashed like as though we owed the loan sharks money and they were killing us with their parangs. oh yea...we have also mastered the saying of 'one for all and all for one'whereby when one person falls sick, it slowly passes on to everyone else. ahh!! all these blissful moments we have had as a team, who can forget? haha!

so ladies and gentlemen, girls and boys, uncles and aunties, all i am trying to say is that having been through so much together for so many months just for the upcoming competitions, we know we have reached a different level all together. to the year 1s and freshies, welcome to the 'cool club' where we make your every dreams come through and to the year 2s, congrats to some whom have just passed their BM test (to the rest, all the best and keep it up!). as for the year 3s and the graduates/ super uber graduates, i think im tired of seeing your faces (just kidding la!) so often but still, i can't live without all of you.

no matter how hard it may be these coming competitions, let us just give it our best shots and stay focus throughout. i got your back and you got mine, so together we shall soar to greater heights hand in hand <3

feast your eyes now on some random pictures:

err...longfei, notice that i purposely upload our fyp and grad photo? haha. see i treat you so nice lor so you must be nice to me and not make fun of my slower timing as compared to yours. hurr!

xoxoJIN

Don't Quit Poem

2009-06-23T10:52:00.015+08:00

Hello to all..
I know all of us are stressed and pressured by the upcoming competitions..
be it NUS or the Nationals..
I hope everyone will be able to do their very best and give it all you've got!
Just a short poem for everyone to remind yourself
DON'T QUIT AND NEVER GIVE UP!
Persevere on and unleash your true potential!
All the best people! (:

Don't Quit Poem
When things go wrong as they sometimes will
When the road trudging seems all up hill
When funds are low and the debts are high
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must... but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns
As every one of us sometimes learn.
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow
You may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victor's cup,
And he learned too late when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out -
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far :
So stick to the fight when ur're hardest hit -
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.

- Wei Si-

Suits/Trunks and Shirts for 2009!!!

2009-06-08T15:19:00.001+08:00

aloha!

as promised, here are the designs and pricings for our suits/trunks and shirt for the upcoming competitions:

TYR Printed Repellant Swimwear

TYR Solid Repellant Swimwear

and lastly, here are the ahem! pricings:

TYR Printed Repellant and Shirt (1 set) - $100 for females and $70 for males

TYR Solid Repellant and SHirt (1set) - $75 for females and $55 for males

now, do note that our first choice would be the TYR Printed Repellant design but as some of you might find it unaffordable and too expensive, we were given another design (TYR Solid Repellant) as advised from TYR. But then think about it guys, it could be more worth it to just top up more cash and we all get better suits/trunks that could perhaps enhance our performance too.......?

please check through your sizes again and revert back to Marvin asap! so that he can send me the final sizings. Time is tight guys! please please co-operate!!!!

xoxoJIN

SP's Biathlon.

2009-06-08T13:55:00.006+08:00

Hi guys!

On the morning of the 4th of July, SP will be holding a biathlon.

For those who are new to what biathlons are all about, it basically requires one person to run and swim OR if you choose to team up, one person would then run and the other would swim. sounds good? haha :)

Anyway, here are some of the details:

If you are unable to read it clearly, this is what it says ->

We would be under the category of Women's/Men's Opens OR Relay/Couples Challenge Opens.

Women's/Men's Opens (Individual) and Relay Challenge Opens (Team)

Cost - $10 and $16 respectively

Distance - Swim 1050m (21 laps) and run 7.6km

Rules - For the Relay Challenge Opens, participants must be of the same gender, hence, one will swim and one will run.

Couples Challenge Opens (Team)

Cost - $16

Distance - Swim 750m (15 laps) and run 3.8km

Rules - Participants must be of different gender and both will run and swim together.

Do revert back to me asap at jinzhuang@gmail.com if you are interested or not and I will send you the registeration forms. Thanks!

xoxoJIN

Trials for Life Saving

2009-05-05T09:56:00.006+08:00

Hi. I know some of your do not know when and where is the trials are held at.
The trials for lifesaving will be held on:
Date: 25th may 09 (Monday)
Time : 5.30pm
Location: Sports Complex
Attire: Guys - Swimming trunks, Girls - Swim Suit
*No bikinis and shorts are allowed.
All students who registered or sign up for this ig, please come down for trials if your interested to join. No matter if you have the certificates or none, you will still need to be down for the trials.
Thanks! Cya all there! (:

-Wei Si-

SLA Fiesta Part II

2009-04-25T23:37:00.017+08:00

Hello!

The previous post was about the posters..

which the 2nd and 3rd piece will be chosen to be printed..

the flyer has been done up.

So this will be how the flyer looks like..

it will be in black and white...

save cost in printing.. HAHA..

Thanks Chris, Yong Kai & Long Fei for helping to print! (:

~Wei Si~

~SLA Fiesta~

2009-04-23T23:04:00.007+08:00

Hello ppl!
I'm here to promote to SLA Fiesta which is coming your way next week!
It will be held from 28 to 30 April 09.
Time at 12-2pm and 4.30-6pm.
Our booth is located at Agora Hall 2, Booth 12.
So please come down and have a look and also please HELP OUT! (:
Much appreciated!

Cheers! Wei Si (:

*pss: what do u'all think abt the posters.. (:

class of 2009 graduation ceremony; 7th april.

2009-04-10T01:44:00.005+08:00

2007/2008's captain and vice-captain.

so chio right! longfei and i could not have look more professional than ever man! anyway to all of you reading this, happy waiting for your turn to come. hahahaha! oh and by the way, SHL's hood colour (GOLD), will always always look the most awesome possum!!!

xoxoJIN

SwimFest part II

2009-02-23T14:34:00.016+08:00

greetings everybody.

guess all of you all must be having whole lots of great time during the holidays. but yet, dont neglect trainings. it's still on on monday and thursday. CALLING EVERBODY to come down for training OK.?

teeheee ohwells, on Friday night as what jin had mentioned in the earlier post, Me , Jin, Longfei, Peggy and Johann. We all had participated in NTU's annual swimfeast event. It was an eye opener as you are able to see how the POWERFUL swimmers flew in the pool. The 5 of us had see it with our own eyes . And it was indeed a great experience =)

Don't bother what JIN had said about the numbers of laps that we had swam. SHE IS EXAGGERATING. 956 laps leh. it is possible lah . but then , even the champion also didnt reach up to 800 la. teeheee. the highest was 786 laps, and it was the NTU's swimming team. Second was Water Sapiens of 760 laps and third was 748 which was from NUS lifesving team. As for us we swam 489 laps in total. it was relatively a great achievement for us though. teehee.

enough of saying. let the pictures do the talking . =)

this guy was shaking peggy's hand and was saying " thank you so much for your support!!hope you guys enjoyed yourself and hope you come again next year"

US : the only picture

Jin and Peggy

everybody was so happy when it was dawn

the last 2.20 mins

the last 2.35 mins

the 88's

seriously i didnt know jin was taking this shot..

johann's turn back

feifei's turn back

jin expecting me to kiss her
TAN KU KU

Jin, Chris, Peggy.

Look Peggy finally calmly taking photos =)

feifei, johann, jin, chris

peggy's catching her breathe to go on =)

counting down for the last 5hrs 45min 10secs

this picture damn cool lah, can you imagine BANANAs went OUT OF STOCK ?

Jin

we were in lane 6A

that's me chris

Johann talking to Mou mou ren

Peggy's Pose

the toad face JIN

jin showing her big Ass

love chris

ntu's swimfest 2009; sundown swimathon!

2009-02-21T22:01:00.002+08:00

aloha all, news alert!!!

team rp lifesaving had managed to swim a total of 956 laps for the sundown swimathon which started last night at 10pm and ended this morning at 7am!

the team of 5 consisted of longfei, christina, johann, peggy and myself (jin).

it was truly an awesome experience and i do urge more to join in next year. more updates when chirs actually upload the pictures!

xoxo.

rp lifesaving's next top model.

2009-01-10T10:56:00.004+08:00

hi guys, the past year saw us going through many activities and we've tons of photos to shown, both glam and totally unglam. haha. i was looking through some of our photos and then i thought why not we have a vote? so here we have, photos on two occasions. (1)rp splash and (2)birthday celebrations. PLUS, we have one special voting poll for most photogenic/ look-alike couple for year 2008. happy laughing and making your choices. (please note, there will be NO PRIZES given to winners)

(1)rp splash
here we have gary and shuci. please vote for the MOST UNGLAMOROUS person.

gary:

shuci:

(2)birthday celebrations

here we have gary, rachel and johann. please vote for the BEST LOOKING canidate, taking into consideration the birthday cakes.

johann:

rachel:gary:

last but not least, we have the voting poll for the MOST PHOTOGENIC/ LOOK-ALIKE couple of year 2008.

chris and james:

corliss and her boyfriend (sorry, i cant recall his name):

voting closes on the 23rd of january 2009 at 2350 hours.

xoxo :)

happy 2009 :)

2009-01-01T22:58:00.002+08:00

it's a new year, a new beginning.
whatever that we hadn't done right or didn't get the chance to fulfill last year, let's do it this year.
all negative mentalities or accumulated habits that we have picked up over the past year, let's put it all aside.
2009 shall be a good year for team rp.
with trust, hardwork, determination and the willingness to learn and stay focus, we will go far.
cheers to a new year homies.
see ya'll back at training on monday, 5th january 2009 :)

xoxo

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY.

2008-12-25T16:20:00.002+08:00

this blog have been so dead. what's wrong with everybody ?
are you guys disappeared through the air?
or are you guys super in a holiday mood , that ends up to be very lazy to blog?

teehee.
people, MERRY CHRISTMAS.
on these very day of christmas, i wanna wish you all , a joyous christmas day and have fun ok! And wishing you guys all the best for the new year to come . And also hoping that we would be able to strive for the coming 2009!
teeheee

anyway something for you guys to note, we would be having a coach who would be coaching us for lifesaving and swimming, so i'm begging you all to come down for training pleaseeeeeeee.

PS: SPECIALLY FOR WANG YI KAI.
TOMORROW IS YOUR BIRTHDAY, I WISH YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. AND ALL THE BEST IN WHATEVER YOU ARE DOING OK. AND GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOU ARE IN SISPEC, DO YOUR BEST OVER THERE. TEEHEE. HAPPY 20TH. WELCOME THE DIGIT 2 WORLD. hahahaha. HAPPY BIRHTDAY BUDDY!

RESUMING of TRAININGS!

2008-12-16T01:10:00.004+08:00

hey homies, if you guys haven't heard, jeremy is now officially our coach :). thus, trainings are to resume asap!!! no more reasons to slack and bum around now. we have a coach!!!

here's the deal peeps. training days for this holidays are the same, mondays and thursdays for pool trainings and saturdays for beach trainings. however, we'll be having morning trainings at 11am for pool trainings and as for the beach trainings, timing is to be confirmed.

please sms me if you are attending training this coming thursday (18/12/08) asap so that i can revert back to jeremy. cheers!

xoxoJIN

shouting out real loud.

2008-11-17T09:19:00.005+08:00

dear homies, i've got a few issues to address here (perhaps on behalf of a few others as well) and i hope you guys could spend a few minutes just reading through and giving it some thoughts.

here goes, issue number:
(1)slippers!
(2)trainings!
(3)magical disappearance...erm yea.

(1)slippers.
to many, this is a 'must have' in their closet/ shoe rack. similarly for me, slippers are like the world to me. it's like a bloodly hell fashion statement and without it, i will die. (seriously if you knew me, i don't take fashion all that seriously so when i say it's fashion statement, i mean business) slippers are essential in my daily life and they make up my physical and mental well being. hence, in conclusion, i love slippers (havianas to be exact) and i cannot/ do not want to/ will not live without them.

ok, i know whatever i just wrote in the first paragraph was pretty much crap but yes, gary if you are reading this, i love slippers and you know it. but the point is, school rules are boundaries that keep us, this generation of modern day kids sane, what with all that mtv and magazines flashing celebs with clothes costing more with little farbic and shoes that have morph into nothing that looks like a shoe or slipper. but really, it's all about keeping up to date with what's in at the moment isn't it..well, at least for some. people like us, sports people, we are insane in our own ways. like wise, we have the same amount of rubbish from celebraties and what not but we worship fashion in a different sense. comfort and labels are in our dictionary, but attitude like anyone else plays the biggest role. thus, we have the great idea of donning slippers to school. we think, 'hey we are swimmers, we get wet, so isn't that a sane enough reason to wear slippers?'. now, i totally agree with that but like i've said, school rules are like barriers ro keep us crazy people from going too far out and drowning.

anyway, the point is, as much as we are young and we just wanna have fun, there are certain things in tact that are for us to follow, to guide us along our pathway in life. so why not take this free guide? i don't love it all the time and i bet you don't too, but like that nike advertisement xxx years ago, 'always look on the bright side of life...', let's hold hands and just ditch slippers for the three years that we are in rp. we could all go shopping and buy new shoes. no money? we'll stand outside the gates on sentosa and beg for money then. (lol. i'm just joking la!) it's only three years darlings. yes, it'll be over soon. (i swear it seems just like yesterday that i was a noob.) so let's tahan and make a new fashion statment with our new shoes. after school hours we can then show off our stinking feet donning slippers. we could have a weekly 'who has the best slippers?' contest at every other sentosa training.

(2)trainings.
as you all know (unless you haven't been checking your emails!), we're resuming training today, yes today, monday, same time and same place. (duhh!) we've all slowly become unfit and surely, if there is a rescue to be done, we'd all die of exhaustion or even worst, die before we reach our victim. therefore, there is much work to be done. lets all come back for regular tonning and gossip sessions like before..shall we not?

(3)magical disappearance.
i never knew lifesavers were that great in magic, not at all. mathew was perhaps our closest to what we could have called a magician and now that he has left us, we don't have magical moments anymore. so, wake up people! stop living in lala land. if you've become to light and have floated up to cloud nine, please, dear friends, be nice and use needles to poke them back down to planet earth. otherwise, for those who have secretly morphed into sleeping beauty or snow white, get your prince and princesses to come kiss you awake, if not, i'll do it personally.

the point is, ever since lifesaving season has ended, it seems that winter has come for us and we've all hibernated faster than our laptops can. i don't exactly see everyone in school or at lunch or even online. has everyone secretly joined dragonboat and become so muscular that i can't recongnise ya'll for nuts? or perhaps, some have decided to cross out sports in their life and joined the dance igs in rp? well, i'll be sure to check out trcc soon cos i miss you guys and i'd do anything to catch a glimpse of your faces.

see all of you at training today, hopefully. it's depressing enough that no one replies my smses no more and plans have to be cancelled. (you know what i mean)

xoxoJIN

whats wrong ?

2008-11-13T15:34:00.002+08:00

is everybody disappearing in the air ?

i feel that now, or currently. everybody is not as bonded as compared to the past.
ever since, we've been baned from swimming at the complex. everybody is going through their own lives .

Some of the people in team have been putting effort for the team to doing bonding session , and the others don't seem to be interested ?

PEOPLE, we are in a team. we got to go through this together.

We've came so far, but yet you all wanna throw everything in the lurch?
it's kinda of disappointing you know , to see us being like that..
can we have some improvements?

chris

junior training at kallang basin swimming complex.

2008-11-04T23:42:00.008+08:00

hi all, have you guys die? no news, not much of sound from all of you recently. haha. please do inform me if you are secretly planning a super happening party and is planning not to invite me. i can then prepare to act real loser like and curl up and cry in the corner. :(

anyways, during the one (and very pathetic) week break, the juniors and I had our LS 1, 2 and 3 training at Kallang Basin since we had been bann from the school pool for wearing slippers. (aiyaaa....) it was pretty much coach jeremy's first time meeting them and assessing them for LS 1, 2 and 3 as well.

At first the juniors did give me and jeremy a bit of a shock of our lives when asked to perform the very first rescue. BUT, thankfully they woke up from lala land and did the rest of the rescues quite right. (heng ar! if not i sure fail also.)

point is, with the juniors around, (especially becky) we must be patient and understand that time is never ending to them and everything around is always worth capturing on camera. so here goes, pictures!

for the benefit of new viewers to our blog, introducing the juniors! (from left to right) elly, cassandra, rebecca, felicia, me, syed, zahra and of course jeremy.
behind the scenes: now i know why they always take so long in the bathroom.
jeremy's car is so awesome cos' it could fit all our bags and us too.
the upcoming pictures were all taken in jeremy's awesome car. haha. amazing you'll see...
we attempted to take a group picture of all of us in the back seat. attempt number ONE.
attempt number TWO.
attempt number THREE. ok la...there were more attempts but i cheat can. i wanna make us look like pro cam-whorers. hee!
now this is rebecca. at least to me, she looks like paddington bear. not only does she cuts up her pancakes neatly and eats them in order from left to right, she finds it important to take a picture of almost everything around her where ever she goes too. one more thing, i know her favourite alphabet :) (inside joke la)
training was suppose to start at 11am but got dragged on to about 12pm...(you guys all know why ar! please buck up!) and by the time everything ended, it was about 3pm. showered and all and we headed down to toa payoh (not to mentioned, all smashed in jeremy's awesome car) to have subway (eat fresh!). There after, only becky, cass and me knows what happened. HEEHEE :D

anyway, i miss trainings at all of you. so far, the only team that is see are the juniors most of the time. (not that i'm getting bored but...) I think it's time we gear up again and burn away all the fats that we have accumulated since we became stagnant for abit. What more, the little 'angels' (juniors) have mentioned that they wanted more bonding sessions with the seniors. so yea, let's become one big family once again.

xoxoJIN

CHIAM's birthday partehhh

2008-10-24T15:12:00.007+08:00

hello, everybody. just in case you all didn't know. OUR BELOVED teammate chiam. AKA rachel will be holding her 21st birthday party at east coast on 8 november. so do keep yourself free . she said " i really really hope to see you guys there , so as to celebrate my old birthday!" HAHAHAAA.

so those who are going, i need you guys to tell me who are the ones. so as to make necessary preparations ok. if there's any details you need. just call me or jin.

it's rachel's birthday, i'd hope that you guys would be able to go to celebrate this joyous occasion with her . =)

also, ur advisors, GARY, YIHUI AND SUPER BIG JEREMY , you guys too are invited. teeeeheeeee.

love ,
chris