Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Year End Report for 2010

January
Trgs
Trainings as usual on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays for varsity, Lifesaving 1,2,3 and BM classes.

Participated in NTU Sundown Swimathlon on 29 Jan.
3 teams were there to support NTU event.

February
CNY
Gatherings at my little cave with ‘scoop up’, food and ‘press age money’ packet.


Kaypoh stuff

One ‘kaypoh’ (Mr. Jin) spotted one of our guys at the central library forum with a girl, don’t know whether they are ‘chit chatting’ or ‘studying’, came to know that the girl was actually the guy’s boss’s daughter, he need to keep her accompanied as his boss is Genghis Khan, well, so he is Guo Jin.


ULC Games Day
Games Day, an annual event for all our members from LS 1- 3, BM class to new and old seniors on 22 Feb.


PY designed some ULC T – shirts….

March
Bean stalk
WFJ thinking of changing his name to Jack, gave some beans from Tai Chung for some to plant and grow, hoping to go up to the giant’s house for the golden eggs, the plant grows quite fast but withered….
Bronze Cross
BC test is targeted in March but need to be postponed as no examiner is available.

Going overseas
Started some Chinese writing session for you all in prepare for the trip to Ah Mei Land, many tried but only a few do well….

I am one year older…

April
BM Class and Exam
17 New BM people were born….. They cleared the hurdles and went thru the test and they can do what most of you can do now…
Very near to exam and finally the monster appeared.... but many still turned up for trainings…amazing, that teamNUS….. a group of many hands but of 1 mind, working together for success.

May
Exam
Exam still on but the monster was smeared and sheared into bits and pieces……
Training – pressed on with low volume high intensity for upcoming NUS Invitational in June.

June
NUS Invitational Lifesaving C’ships We have done another wonderful mission for Lifesaving in Singapore by organizing NUS Invitational for the 11 times.
This year c’ships consists of division A and B, with the aim of grooming more champions, indeed new champions were emerged as a result for the move.
A & B Division Men and Women champions cannot participate in next year and following championships in B division for continous 5 years as to give way for new lifesaving competitors to emerge as champions.
Special thanks to the organizing committee, headed by SJ, NT and TYR and also the important SKPing people.


Universities Lifesaving Overseas exchange program
We went off for our Universities Lifesaving exchange programs to Ah Mei land by the Jetstar kite, experienced delay but kept cool….
Met many wonderful Lifesaving friends there, learn new lifesaving skills that will last for lifetime.
Thanks to our friends from Tai Da, Zeng Li Universities and CTWLSA from Taipei to Tainan for their warm hospitality, the memories, skills and friendships that we gained will last forever; hope that they will visit us in the near future. Glad that we make the extra efforts for the past few months to do all round trainings and be strong and fit for the tedious challenge for going thru the rapids in swift water rescue, white water rafting and abseiling.
July
Returns from Ah Mei land, PYJ put up videos that he captured during the trips
1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-U-5Z8xj0w
2) XXXXX
3) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb9Y10KcM0Q&feature=related
4) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN7IssIdsMo&feature=related

Trainings as usual, at the same time NUS Splashdown organizing work continues….

August
National C’ships
We participated in the 33rd National Lifesaving Championships, our competition team did quite well for the still water, special thanks to the SKPing team that keep the competition going smoothly throughout the day despite the heavy rain.
BC – finally after the long waits, concluded with all passing the test.

September
AGM on 6 Sep
Thank to the outgoing committee lead by HSJ and PY and welcome the new committee lead by KCL and BMW.
PY put up a wonderful ULC video with her presentation about how we have grown over the years.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlAPk0G7wiE&feature=related

National C’ships
We participated in the ‘return leg’ of the 33rd National Lifesaving C’ships for Open water, our team did well especially the girls with stunning performance that help us to triumphed for 17 times since 1988.
What most heart throbbing is the SKPing team that make the event a successful ones,
SKPing team members are those without and with events that help to put all bits and pieces together for the occasion.
Also to take note that PY put up a video for the 2010 Lifesaving sports for NUS Invitational and National C’ships. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbMBCbBRVaE&feature=related

NUS Splashdown
Held at our holy water, the event concluded with high note and was another wonderful event hosted/organized by us.

October
Beach Intro
We introduced open water to our newbie and we also invited 1 new lifesaving team from SIM to join us.
All newbie were introduced to rescue and competitive open water events by our hardworking old birds.

NUS Sports Award
Our efforts have been recognized and appreciated by University; our Men and Women teams were awarded the Merit Award.

World Rescue 2010
2 of our Lifesaving guys represented Singapore for the World Lifesaving C’ships in Egypt.
Together we set off for Alexandria from 2 to 12 Oct 2010.

Dim Sum
We went for dim sum on Deepavali at Red Star… another food gathering.

November
Exam
Preparing and get ready to deal with the monster but trainings still on for many.

December
Big Horse Land where the NE monsoon blew
We were ON for the 6 meals a day trips.
Different from previous year, we travelled by a long rectangular box on wheels, although journey is a bit longer… we enjoy bigger seats, very very cold comfort in the wheel box that brought us there.
Experienced what people always says, don’t predict the weather “ it might look calm now but it rocks later”…. That what happen on Friday and Saturday.
We enjoyed the surf, rode every wave that we could either with body, kickboards or surfboards and landing on soft sand, also performed many types of open water rescue drills.
All other fun activities like jet skiing, kayaking, jumps – (low; high; flips), hunting for firefly, letting off fireworks and of course the big meals that we can stomach.




Christmas Gathering
Another wonderful gathering organized by KCL and gang with almost full house attendance.
Always got this problem of oversupply of food.
Reason: Everyone seems to be worried about not enough food for someone and everyone……

CKM put up a new video for ULC for year 2010.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxKq7Ctg9iY


Sadden by the news that 4 people were drowned and 1 still missing when their boat capsized and sank at Mersing.

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Some of you who are reading this mail may not understand what stuff I have written, that because you are not with us…. So come join us, if you have BM or presently taking LS 1, 2, 3 and BM and most important that you must not be stingy (一毛不拔)and willing to give and help out in our team ( not just competing ).

Well, thank to all our Lifesaving people who gave your valuable time, efforts, passions and love for the Lifesaving in NUS and Singapore.
With you people around, Lifesaving will definitely grow and glow.

So, next time, next year.

Another year, another time that make me…. older.

Shen Lau Shi
Posted by nuslifesaving at 5:52 PM

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