Wanderlust

Happy February bloggies! So the first month of the year is buh-bye! I hope that most, if not all, of your resolutions for 2016 are holding up well so far.

Mine's going pretty good (except for the 'Learn' part... meh); I'm still staying positive, I've gained a bit of weight but that's OK, found a few more books to read, and I'm writing more every week! I've been checking out HitRecord.org and it's been giving me a lot of ideas to write. If you're a creative person and/or enjoy the arts in any way, be it music, theatre, screenwriting, poetry, graphic design, illustration, film, or photography etc., do have a look to see if it interests you.

And oooh, my solo trip starts tomorrow morning! Lol, I think I'm gonna be way too excited to fall asleep tonight, which is just as well cuz my flight is at 7AM, and I'll be going to Chiang Mai! It's supposed to be a trip alone, but hmm... I've already befriended someone who lives there; we met online. I wonder if that still counts, since we'll be meeting up at one point or another. Ha.

It's gonna be so much fun! I've (sorta) got an itinerary planned out, with lots of room to explore the city and some parts of the outskirts as well.

(Pic from: executivenomad.com)

I'll be back just in time for the CNY reunion with my family, which may be cutting a bit close. But heh, it'll be okay cuz I've got the world on a string! ;)

I love you all!

THE Weekend

It was no ordinary weekend. It was THE best weekend of 2013. And it has come and gone too quickly; and I miss every single minute of it.

Though we were trashed by many of the other teams, our team spirit never once faltered as we cheered each other on regardless of the race results.

To be fair, we were up against some of the strongest teams in the region: Brunei's national team, Thailand's national junior team, the Royal Malaysian Navy, the Royal Malaysian police force, and several prominent teams from Singapore.

Still, we never gave up and we were constantly challenging ourselves to race against our own best timing to set new team records. Though we lost many of the races, we managed to progress to the semi-finals and finals for a few of the categories, and even bagged first place in one of the repechage heats!

It was a very exciting weekend and we were not at all disheartened that we left empty handed. In fact, we left with invaluable experiences and memories spent with the team.

It has been a privilege paddling with the team and being a part of the family! Had such an awesome time and race in Penang, that marks the end of the year's season. I'm gonna miss the team while we take a short break before our training commences again.

Until next year...... x