IPPT Season 2008/09

STATION	SCORE	GRADE	POINTS
Sit Up	40	A	5
Broad Jump	243cm	A	5
Chin Up	10	B	4
Shuttle Run	9.5 s	A	5
2.4km	16:32 min	F	0

Total: 19
Result: FAIL

Haiz... What a way to start the new season :(
Did this on the most recent saturday, but didn't find the heart and time to blog it down till now.

IPPT 3

STATION	SCORE	GRADE	POINTS
Sit Up	40	A	5
Broad Jump	243cm	A	5
Chin Up	8	C	3
Shuttle Run	9.6 s	A	5
2.4km	11:43 min	D	2

Total: 20
Result: PASS

Finally, I passed my IPPT. It's a miracle, I tell you. Try shaving off more than a minute off your 2.4km run timing in less than 2wks. It's still quite hard to believe.

(No, I didn't get the order of appreciation wrong. I just wanna start from the bottom up) Lastly, I'd like to believe that this pass is due to the amount of work out I've done with my muscles. Aside from the relentless IPPT attempts, I've also squeezed in bowling training, more bowling games, and lots of pool. Not to mention badminton ;p I'd like to think those helped, yeah...

Secondly, I'd like to thank my AIR SALONPAS. Thanks to this amazing "external pain relieving spray", I've recovered from muscle aches in double quick time, and also managed to perform through the pain barrier. Lemme put it this way.. I didn't stop running coz my leg muscles were still soaking up the "burning sensation" of SALONPAS. ditto with my chin-ups, despite my right arm aching like hell from bowling training haha.

Firstly, and most importantly, I'd like to thank God. I kinda asked God to help me, be there for me, to allow me to glorify his name, and He delivered. Our ever-faithful God delivered. Halleluja! Be it my imagination or spiritual intervention, I pleaded with God during my 2.4 to give me strength and resolution to run the race, and finish the race. And He did. I remember seeing (or picturing, if you believe this to be a figment of my imagination) Jesus's outstretched hand, nail and all, reaching out to me, pulling me along the 5th lap (we have to run 6 laps), beckoning me to run the race, and finish strongly. Let this be my testament to God's grace. That though I may not be a good servant of His, He has never lost faith in me. Amen. I remember, before my sit-up (the last of my static stations), I said a quick prayer. I looked up through the window, and I saw the most beautiful sight in a long while. The sun, with its sunset orange hue, rays shining through the clouds, a portrait of hope and warmth, a snapshot of the beauty God has gifted to us. That, truly, lifted me. God lives, not just in heaven, but here as well. They say He's omnipresent. I say He lives in each and every one of us (Christians). I'm not being discriminant. I'm just being honest. I refuse to slander any existing religion, but I stand by what I say for it is THE TRUTH. And the truth shall reign.

F I N.

IPPT 2

Here's a quick update of saturday's IPPT attempt.

STATION	SCORE	GRADE	POINTS
Sit Up	37	B	4
Broad Jump	225cm	C	3
Chin Up	8	C	3
Shuttle Run	9.7 s	A	5
2.4km	12:51 min	E	1

Total: 16 points
But... I still fail. DAMMIT.

Onto other news, I found myself at a Hush Puppies warehouse sale shortly after my IPPT. it was at Bt Batok. Cool shyt. They had alot of stuff goin for REAL cheap. got myself some underwear, socks, and 2 cool shirts ;) well, they're the same design, just different color. bah. ;p

IPPT today

As the title implies, here's my IPPT results:

STATION	SCORE	GRADE	POINTS
Sit Up	35	C	3
Broad Jump	230cm	C	3
Chin Up	6	D	2
Shuttle Run	9.5 s	A	5
2.4km	12:45 min	E	1

Total: 14 points
Result: FAIL.

I need at least a D for all stations and a total of at least 12 points to pass. D for 2.4km is 11:41-12:20 min. I missed by 25seconds. DANG...

I did the IPPT @ Maju camp. They've switched to electronic score recording.. then again i think the whole army has made the switch. Ah well, I'll be back again soon with more updates on my progress. I refuse to accept failure! RAWR!!!

p.s. here's a recap of last year's attempt.. "it's that time of the year..."

it's that time of the year...

it's that time of the year!
yup folks, it's time for me to beat the race against the clock! to pass my IPPT b4 my birthday; to hopefully get a gold; to run faster for 2.4km.
today's results:
Sit-up. 40. 5pts.
S.B.J. 243cm. 5pts.
Chin Up. 8. 3pts.
4x10m. 9.9s. 5pts.
2.4km. Fallout.
heh. yeah i fell out after the 5th lap. was walking for most of the 5th lap, n probably half of 4th lap too! can't seem to keep the pace after the 1km mark.. i need training. i wanna blame it on the numbness i felt in my arms after doin pull ups (just before the 2.4km run) but i think i only have my lack of fitness to blame ultimately. could feel stitches creeping in barely after finishing the 1st lap.. (fyi, did my IPPT at Khatib, so 2.4km was conducted on a running track. it's been ages since i ran on one.)

mood swings? oh right. mood swings. nothing much. just constantly tired, with bursts of hyper-activity. usually cheerful, mostly irritable, sometimes moody, occasionally angry, and rarely down (gloomy).
i do feel like being alone though. but i don't wanna at the same time. so many things to do. no one to do them with, no time to do them, no will to do them. i feel on a different wavelength from everyone. weird. heh.

i hate crowds. mayb it's coz of the physical constraint. mayb it's coz i'm mildly claustrophobic. maybe it's coz i hate the stench. maybe it's coz i tend to initiate hyperventilate1.01 whenever my personal space is being constricted.
or maybe i'm juz a very proud egoistical person. (huh? what does pride got to do with this?) well, i dislike the insignificance of being in a crowd. alone, in wide open spaces, the focus is inward; the focus is me. despite my self-hate, i'm probably quite a narcist. that explains my super ego at things that i do relatively well at (with respect to my other skills or other people). i'm a disgusting character, so you should all go away. yeah. stay away =p haha. :)

newayz after IPPT, stoned on uber long train ride home. i took a long detour n juz stoned.. listening to my mp3s.. drifting away. i think that sums up my life. a drifter. bum. stoner. well, not as well as ben does it. he's the pro of stoning ha. i like to share too much =,='" i'm home now, n i shd b getting some work done. that's all for now. tata.

==EnD==

The two things that you should never waste time on.
1) Feeling sorry for yourself. It gets you nowhere.
2) Unreciprocated grudge. Worse than unreciprocated love, this is an emotion that'll eat you up from inside. Hate and anger is the worst possible combination, and in this you find both. It's pointless because most of the time, there's no logical explanation for such a feeling, and you'll rarely find a rational excuse to continue bearing that grudge. (The target of your grudge will go "huh? he hates me?". Chew on that)

Love
Ambrose
Self-declared Guru in need of help

Champions League Fever

Today, I called in "sick". missed most of my school day coz i feel i need my sleep =p
stayed up and caught most of the champion's league action last night, and will do so later tonight =)
Man Utd's playing tonight! woo hoo!! i won't do this often tho.. as in, the calling in sick part =p but I'm definitely ALL for watching Champion's League ^_^
Got an IPPT at Khatib Camp tmw. Didn't train. Will use tmw as a gauge.
Thanks Meisi for agreeing to lend me your soci tutorial notes :) will cya tmw ^^ meh... u dun have my blog do u? u won't read this newayz ><'"