Vroom Vroom No More

Hi guys,

It is my deepest regret to inform you that the lifeguard duties for F1 is called off. This is due to repeated unanswered phone calls and unreplied emails to the GP co-ordinating side. Hence I could not obtain any details other than he need six lifeguards at any one time and the time. Tried very hard to contact him and despite his promise of getting back to me in 0.5 hour time on two seperate occsasions (when i do finally got through to him), he simply did not do so. I email him to give him a deadline of 3pm today, 24th Sept to give me a reply and provide the details if not I could not guarantee the provision of lifeguards. Guess he took the easy way out and say,

"due to the late stage, it is hard to properly integrate the lifeguard component into the overall spectator emergency response plan is not going to result in the provision of a meaningful service and we don't want to put you or your colleagues in that position."

Which of course is a load of crap since we have been trying to contact him since the end of August.However I still wish to apologize for this as it is so near the weekend and many might have called off other events to participate in this. I have expressed my greatest disappointment at the professionalism on that guy side.

Hope you guys understand the situation.

TM

ps. There is training on Friday as usual since there is no more duties. See you guys at the pool. (From Mr Sim)

work work work

are u guys stressed out from all the mugging during recess week???
so were we....


CTM, ML, NT

Singapore Grand Prix Lifeguard Duties F1

Yo can i just have the last call of volunteers for F1. I have tentatively 16 names. i think need abt 2 more. so that we can rotate among two shifts of six hour per day. The following names are those who told me before they wan do (if i rem correctly) pardon me if i missed out some names.

1. TM
2. Nick
3. Crystal
4. Nicky
5. Meiling
6. Fujie
7. Sooknee
8. Eliz
9. Puay Yong
10. Yang Jun
11. Junsong
12. Kok Leong
13. Nicole
14. Rong ming
15. Wilfred
16. Jeremy

Those who not in the list and told me before they wan do duty one pls sound off. and those in the list but cant do at all or certain dates also sound off. pls email me at chongtm84@hotmail.com with the title: "Singapore Grand Prix Lifeguard Duties F1" this is easy for me to check back. Will try to arrange a nice arrangement. By this TUES lastest k.

*Those in the list: if u know who dun visit the blog often and name is in the list pls ask them on my behalf.

Thanks

TM

p.s. Due to the reluctance and inefficiency on GP side to confirm the details despite repeated mails and call, i have to tell you all and be prepared that we might be not involved ya. wont wan to go into duties when we are not sure of the scope and clauses. We have to protect ourselves too if really anything do happen.

Monday Karaoke!!!

Probably 11am-2pm.
Crystal is still checking for another location to do it after 4pm.
So time has to be confirmed.
The more join, the more fun.

hello!

change of plans. Go karting gonna be on next sunday (After study break) so that the working people can go.

but i still wanna go out of singapore this study break! so anyone keen to just pop by m'sia this coming tuesday for movie, SEAFOOD dinner and just abit of shopping??

and johanna suggested a karaoke session this monday noon. anyone keen?

rsvp on the tagboard ya? thanks!



kiatju

help

Hey I need some help for the mass swim:

1. Emcee for the mass swim.
2. Need someone to buy ice and transport to SRC Pool on that day (CokeZero require us to serve their items chilled)
3. Ice box (I think yaowen & crystal have please bring!)

a couple of picts from just now!

and you thought that the hungry ghost festival was over.......

old birds, new birds, all the birds....

:)

Still Waters 2008

Still Water National Pics from Meiling's Camera

http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~caixu/SW-Meiling.zip
(will delete the file by this week)

Hello!!

Go-karts anyone??? :)

the date's set tentatively on tuesday. Or will you all prefer over the weekends?

the go kart circuit is at Permas Jaya (According to sheng ye) and we'll take the bus/cab there from JB.

i found their address online

Lot.681, Jalan Permas Jaya, Permas Jaya, 81750 Johor Bahru
Phone Number: +607-386 8512
Fax Number: +607-386 8510
Email: louis@permasgokart.com
Website: www.permasgokart.com

prices can be found here >>http://www.permasgokart.com/rental.htm

and after the karting we can go n watch cheap movies, massages and manicures! sounds good eh?


it will be so exciting!!!wahahah!

kiatju

HELLO!!!

we need 30 volunteers for this sat. event is SPLASHDOWN!!! haha

Volunteer Description
1) Volunteers as "Lap I/Cs" to distribute rubber bands at the lanes for swimmers. as each swimmer touched the wall, a rubber band is to be handed to the swimmer as proof the swimmer has swam 2 laps.
2) Volunteers as "Event Judges" to ensure that all swimmers in the compeitive lanes follow the Rules and Regulations.
3) Volunteers as "Count I/Cs" to count rubber bands for swimmers who wish to turn in their rubber bands after leaving the pool.
4) Volunteers as "Ushers" to ensure swimmers leaving swimming area head to the counters
5) any other miscellanous directions given by organising committee

please contact JunSong @ 96222492. get your frens to help! there's free t-shirt, goodie bag and 1 CCA point. let me know ASAP!

please visit www.splashdown08.com for event details.

cheers
junsong

teamNUS Nite

It is time again to celebrate our achievements for the past year. We have witnessed many glorious moments when you or your team mates have brought much pride and honour to the University. In recognition of these achievements, we have awarded numerous outstanding athletes. Please refer to the following website for the list of these award recipients: http://www.nus.edu.sg/osa/sports/teamnus/awards.htm

During teamNUS Nite, we hope to relive those moments and share them with the rest of the teamNUS members. As such, you are cordially invited to join in the celebrations which will be held at University Cultural Centre (UCC) Hall, on Saturday, 11 Oct 07. The Guest-of-Honor is the NUS President, Prof Shih Choon Fong.

Other details are as follows:

Time: 4.15pm sharp. Please highlight to your Sports Officer if you or your team mates require excuse letters to attend this ceremony.
Dress Code: Men - Shirt & Tie; Ladies – Appropriate Equivalent

All are invited to a buffet dinner reception after the ceremony at the UCC Foyer

Thank you.

IFG

just in case anyone didn't get the message, those with individual lifesaving events for ifg, be there by 10.30am.

for those participating only in the line throw, be there by 4.00pm.

meanwhile, scroll to the few articles below to have a look at what nus lifesaving is all about.

Lifeguards Needed! Singapore Grand Prix 2008

Information

Venue: Marina Bay

Date: 26th - 28th Sept

Time: 12pm - 12am (total 12 hours but maybe have shift of 6 hours)

Number of Lifeguards: Six at any time. SO means need many many lifeguards.

Program: http://www.singaporegp.sg/yourguide/index.php#attherace

I'm unable to get a response from the GP side, he is so very slow in replying. Hence many details are not yet iron out. So tentatively do not know we will be paid or what. Just inform you guys for a possible role in First F1 night race in Singapore.

tm

Go-karts & Ballet

YO! anyone keen?

and how about go-karting at JB?



:)

AGM cum Moon Cake Festival!

AGM lo..... Next wed, 17th Sept, 7.30pm, SRC conference room will be the AGM. Attendence is compulsory for all members! We will be selecting for:

Chairperson
Vice-Chairperson
Secretary
Treasurer
Publicity Cell
Logistic Cell
Training Co-ordinators
A new post: web adminstrator might be needed to man the website.

Those interested in these positions pls inform me. :)

And being in the festive mood, pls bring along lanterns and mooncakes and food for the festival of full moon! See ya.

man

SCANDAL TIME

yinren caught flirting with THREE girls!!! who would have thought the gentle giant was the most hum sup of us all!!


this picture says it all. eating fruits after a run? nice one lahz...

Still Waters 2008

For those who want the pictures from Still Waters...

please click this link:
http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~caixu/buffet.zip (Crysta's Camera)
http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~caixu/group.zip (Jon's Camera, the group pic that were previous omited)

(zip file will be removed in by the end of this week cause it's taking quite a lot on my server space)

080908

More Reflections...

Dear team...

It has been a great competition, and I figured it'd be good of me to write something here. Even vulgar junsong wrote something sentimental. haha.

I've never been one who's in it for competitions, medals and glory. To me, these are temporal. They still are. But I decided to take the chance at it. Why not? Nothing to lose, just some skin here and there, and blood, most of it lost through doing sean kong. I gained a medal, which if you ask me, doesn't really mean much to me, but I speak for myself. Sure, it felt good to win, but that good feeling, lasted about 10 minutes. In this competition, I gained something more prized than a bronze medal. I gained insight, insight to the hearts of people, the hearts of team mates, and it is in these hearts that lies the most prized possessions...I apologize that I don't have the sincerity enough to write something personal for everyone, but I'll name a few of them, one by one.

Wong Fu Jie
Fellow member of team A. You're usually a bastard who's very stingy on words of kindness. Yet, competition brings out a completely different person in you. Your words of encouragement touched many, whether you know it or not. I remember how you blamed yourself for not doing better, for holland-ing in the rescue tube rescue event. 20 years from now if there is anything I remember about you, it would probably be that scene just after the race where you were scolding yourself. It shows not how much the race meant to you as an individual. It showed instead, how much we meant to you, that to disappoint us would be your cardinal sin. That, was a gold medal moment, to know where we were in your heart, and that is the medal I will remember for a long time to come.

Ng Aik Thong
Let's face it, you have a pride issue. We all knew what happened in Johana land. But that's not the point. Behind that champion of an ironman lies a soft hearted care bear. It really meant something to me that you, one heck of a cocky champion, cared enough to ask me about my injured knee. You know, that care bear is who we really want to know, who we really want to remember, and who we really want you to be. That you can find the humility within you to lay aside the champion, and find it within you to show that you genuinely care. And I know you can always find it within you, because you have shown it to me.

Johana Kramme
Our german ambassador. Frankly, I don't hang out much with you, nor do I know you very well. But I thought I'd just take the opportunity to say, thanks for choosing to be a part of this team. My hope is that you have found in ULC a place that you can call family, a home in Singapore, and a safe place you know you can always come back to. I hope the photo that Crystal made for you, will last longer than any medal you could have possibly won. Trust me on this, if any of us are going to Germany, we are sure to leech on your services. haha

Nicky Ng
You are walking happiness, infecting people with your joy and laughter. It is hard to feel down with you around. That day, I saw happiness cry, and it broke my heart. You told me it was not always about winning, it was about the people you're with, the ones who're in it together with you. It scared me for a moment, to think that happiness would be lost because of a fourth placing. It sure sucks to come so close to getting a medal, but hey, it does not change who you are in our eyes. When you gave it your all, when you swam faster than any of us have seen you do it before, you already are a winner in our eyes.

Captains Crystal and Nick
Thanks for the effort going into the photo, even though one of you is really busy at school, while the other is acting busy, haha. It may not be the best piece of art, but I believe it was the best that came from your hearts. That itself, makes the art priceless.

Unsung and unsunk heroes, Sean Kong Party
Without which, this event would not have been possible. The competitors would not have had peace of mind. This competition can go on without sufficient competitors, but it cannot go on without you. Your role is the least glorious, but the most critical, and we want to recognize that. You are the pillar of the competition, the one on whom all competitors have to rely on. You are not commandos, who's motto is "For honour and glory", but you are remarkable guardsmen, "Ready to strike".

Mr. Sim
An epic story of 10 arrows. Last friday at work, I was asked "What do you think defines a coach?" I thought for a while. I thought about you, and came up with a definition. "Someone who can see the potential in his people, and lead them to fulfill their potential". A coach motivates his people, but he cannot motivate them unless he inspires them. Your passion has been an inspiration. It is because there is a target, that there can be the strength of many arrows on one target board. Over the seasons, many arrows have hit the target, and many have fallen, but the one thing that stands firm over the years is not the arrows, it has been the target. Thanks for being my coach.

Saving the best for last...
This chapter in my life would never have been written, if not for the lazy bum who's growing fat in Shanghai right now. He had nothing to do with this years competition, but everything to do with my being a part of this year's competition. Without him, I would never have known ULC, or any of the persons above. Thank you Mr Chua Kar Meng, not just for ULC, but also for the past 11 years.

I regret that I am unable to list everyone here. But as time passes, and as memory refreshes, I do hope to be able to add more names to this list.

and i hope no one is offended in this radically bold and honest expression of what i think and feel...

IFG - Lifesaving

People,

nationals are over, and well done. the effort you have put into your training over the year has not been wasted. let's see if we can keep that up next year, and as kjs says, keep the team spirit strong. that means, PLEASE CONTINUE TO COME DOWN FOR TRAINING.

anyway, IFG is this saturday. there are 4 events. 100m carry with fins, 100m manikin tow with tube and fins, 4 x 25m manikin relay, and 4 x 10m line throw. those who would like to participate, please inform me asap. tok_ws@hotmail.com or 97441613.

lifesaving - never a dull moment

#1

REflections on a successful NAtionals

this is my first nationals, and i wanna post my reflections here!!

many a times during relay races, i've wanted to give in to the shagness, but juz the thought of my previous relay-mates having given their all, even past the stage of physical and mental numbness, juz spurred me on; the fright of being the only one to not give his all, his 100% to cause the team to perform badly, gave me the willpower to move my stiff muscles.

and so it is here, at 22 years old, after almost 15 years of competitions in all sorts of sports at all sorts of levels, did i realise the true meaning of team spirit. it's about everyone giving his best, for his teammates and friends. all throughout this competition, i've seen the act of giving your all and sacrificing that last ounce of energy to give your teammate an extra 10 seconds lead all around teamNUS, and that really warmed my heart.

no doubt out team spirit and confidence in each other has given us that extra strength and spirit to win some medals we din expect to win, especially for the guy's team B. and this is also my first time i've seen the team cheer for the individual competitor, for the person, not only the school.

in summary, i wish to say this nationals has really shown me the true meaning of team spirit and most importantly, friendship.

WOOO-HAAAA ULC!!

CHeers
Jun Song

Posters

Hey, would anyone like to help to post the finalised a3 posters for splashdown'08 around your faculty. Just 5 posters per person, I have about 80+ to distribute.

Please meet me at 11am at central forum tmr. Please inform me if you want to help but unable to meet at the time tmr.

Places I need to paste.
Arts
Engineering
Central Forum/Library
Science
YIH
Business (i know nobody is from business but will anyone volunteer these paste here?)

-nicole

nationals

thank you for all the fun...

from 上海

hello guys!!

i'm sitting here in a cafe writing a report now, and I know you all are sweating it out under the sentosa sun!

WISH YOU ALL THE BEST!! And most important of all is that you all had fun!!

teamNUS Lifesaving, 加油！

Open Water!!!!

Good Luck for tml!!!! Whoosh....

一个灵魂!

GO GO GO!!!!

Unglam Unglam!!!

Pls have your meal before you proceed. The following scence might be disturbing..

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Please pass this to at least five ppl or bad luck will follow you!!!!!

Sean Kong - ing

Dear potential SKP,

i think there is still training on friday (judging from the tone of mr sim's email)
instead, Mr sim requires some ppl to Sean Kong (SK) from 1700 - 1900hrs.
in fact, he will be in school whole day to do open water stuff. if anyone has free periods and would rather NOT be mugging, can look for him.


on a side note, there is a Wall.E outing on tuesday evening, most proby 7ish at VIVOCITY or CINE. so far we have: NT, NN, CTM, JRM, KJS, Kiat ju, kok leong, stanley, yvonne... pending: Mr Sim + family, TYR, nicole... due to the large number of ppl watching, i will most probarbly be booking tickets. tell me if u are going ah.

*those who have not collected ur teamNUS track top + tshirt, pls collect on friday. = must do Sean Kong to get it.. HAHAHHAHAHAHA

Nick

Still water pictures

For those who want the pictures from Crystal's Jon's Camera...

please click this link:
http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~caixu/SLSS_StillWaters_Crystal.zip
(zip file will be removed in by the end of this week cause it's taking quite a lot on my server space)

Post-Competition Euphoria

Woo Hoo...

Looks like everyone had lotsa lotsa of fun yesterday!
Me too!... 1st time doing SK too... haha... bear with my blur-ness k...never do before mah...
I promise I will be a better SKP this coming Sat and Sun!

Well Done ULC, and I am sure with our team spirit shown yesterday, we will do even better as a team this weekend.....!

Cheers
NPY