As most of the guys are clearing their leave on year ends (while some have already ORD-ed MUAHAHAHA) and the girls are having their dec holidays, we're planning a team taiwan trip! As it is a TEAM trip, i hope most ppl can go and we can all have fun together! (:
Just like everything in life, it's good to plan early! thus im planning like NOW so as to get everyone prepared! The tentative departure date is 15 Dec 2010 and we'll probably be taking Jetstar Asia (is there anything else cheaper? this is a budget trip so if it's going to help save costs please raise it up!)
Okay after some little research i've found a few must-go places in taiwan! namely Shilin night market, National palace museum, and Kenting national park! Any must go places you've heard from your friends or from your personal experiences please share with us!
Okay now for some polls! Please answer them truthfully!
Okay thats about it for now! If there are more questions to ask i'll post them here again!
Once again i hope all of you can come!
Warmest Regards, The Conducting Officer of this trip!
Updates on the 3rd Batch, 2007/2008's NS's postings! As the title suggests, bars and stripes, their accomplishments are notably glorious for us to be proud of!
OCS: Ceyong Jack Nicholas Tzetian (Best PT) Kiatyao Guangjie
this space is dead. hahaha i wonder who even comes back here mannnn! the rest of the team are somewhere in bedok reservoir cheering or racing their hearts out during mr500.
GO SA!!
this is such a pointless entry. YAWN.
paddled.(: 11:59 AM
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Singapore Canoe Marathon 2009
Burst! Draft! Grit! Power Up! Portage! Compose!
... But can your butt stand the turmoil?
Well well well. As much as the motivation could falsify one into believing that the marathon route this year is still the same distance upon seeing the new route, GOOGLE EARTH reveals all! Ok the route for this year's race was shortened a little but racers has to go more rounds. For eg. in senior men, previously it was 5 rounds, 4 portages. Now, it's 8 rounds and 7 portages. Wooohooo, 7 portages is daunting enough, not to mention 8 rounds. Hahah.
Ok so please take a look:
Biao first went to measure and he raised that it was looong. And so, I followed as closely to the diagram as possible and here it is. The 1st round is already freakin' 6.6km!
(Oh yes and on the bottom left, you can check out my convo with him)
2 rounds, 13.47km. 0_0
4 rounds and freakin 26km! OH MY GOSH. Senior men, 52km! Bleah, no joke man!
(All the senior rowers will freakin' have baboon butts and have their nuts roll off. tssssk)
Hmmm OK OK, so maybe, maaaaybe, There would be a shorter turning before the barrage, so here it is:
But still, it's only a 300m difference? One round is still 6.3km..
And for the Novice category rowers, 3 rounds, 17.54km. Mmmhmm interesting.
Let's see if there'd be changes come the team manager's briefing this Thursday. Heh, but whatever it is, one thing i'm sure about this race.
Guess it's a great time for everyone to meet up and chill out just before we enter another hectic year of 2009 ahead of us! (Ok maybe except those who get slacker posts for NS, but everyone's aiming for OCS isn it. hurhur)
And before each of us all get busy with our own stuff and see each other less often :(
Date: 29th December 2008, Monday
Time: 6 to 10pm (you're welcomed to come early or stay longer of course)
Venue: Bukit Regency - Function room, Poolside.
Address: Blk 3 Upper Bukit Timah View #04-04 (Eugene's house)
Most importantly,
HOW TO GO?Whew, here goes:
It's the estate in the centre of the pic. Btw, the estate across the road is where the Giant damien lives. hurhur
Basically, nearest MRTs are:
1) Clementi
2) Bukit Batok
1-- Clementi
From Clementi, take 184 at the bus stop on the opposite side of the interchange (which is a construction site now), where the HDB buildings are. 20 minutes ride
2-- Bukit Batok
From Bukit Batok, take 852 from the interchange. 10 minutes ride.
Direct buses:
67, 75, 170, 171, 173, 184, 852, 961
Not-so-direct-buses: (meaning you either gotta walk a little, approx. 600m or you gotta change to another bus)
985, 970, 61, 66, 52, 151, 154, 157, 174, 74
985 goes to school so if you live around school area or have any convenient buses from school, take it (: It's a 600m walk from my house to bus stop btw.
From/To the east:
1) One bus route - 66 to bedok, 67 to tampines: freakin imba long 1.5 hour journey. (faster at night, maybe an hour)
2) Two bus route - 985 to school area> 23 to tampines: 1 hour journey (dependant on bus arrival times, bus travels much faster at night tho. Both buses go by the expressway)
From/To central area:
1) Serangoon people - 985 to PIE (CJC), then 156 or 105 to serangoon
2) Hougang people - 74 to Bukit Timah, then change to 67,171,170,961,852
3) Toa Payoh people - 157. (gotta walk the 600m from bus stop to place)
4) Bishan, Thomson area - 52 [route is quite complicated, for those taking this bus, please meet up with ChenYang or just call me direct]
From/To west:
1) Clementi - 184
2) Jurong west - 157,174
WHEW. Just call me if you need directions. Blaaah.
Be primed for exciting fun and games planned by NELSON! Hahaha and of cos nice food too (I hope)
There'd be beehoon, chicken soup, pizza, macaroni salad, roast chicken and .... err i dunno.
Yes street soccer, tennis, squash, swim, ping pong, whatever you like. Just play (:
Seniors are going to ah gua's house aft the thing ends to stayover, i think anyone's invited, so juniors can go too yea. Hmm it's usu mahjong mahjong mahjong there.
People attending!:
nelson ceyong nic risheng chenyang kiatyao clar chris qianwen
