just ended my 1st boulder comp for 2010 last night. BOULDERMANIA. organised by NTU.i got 1st.and yes, it is my first time coming in first.haha.tongue twister. This win came as a huge surprise for me because i hadnt been training much.just did a fair bit of climbing before the comp and with strength that God gave me.my finger joints were hurting too much for me to train hard. and miraculously, my joints nvr hurt 1 bit during the whole comp!PRAISE THE LORD!=) it only started to feel uncomfortable after all the climbs.
managed to flash all 4 routes on a horribly shaky 4 sided wall.first route was a warmer up.the tiles were awfully smooth with chalk, if i didnt commit enough, i would prob fall off. the last route almost killed me.i jumped for the last tile but realised it was a horrible pinch. thank god i saw my foothold in time to end the route. had to go for super finals because 3 of us tied for 1st place. i won by 1 point from the super finals route.haha.the other tiles were "unholdable". really grateful to all the people that stayed all the way to cheer all the participants. it was a long day.
and congrats to Jansen for coming in 2nd place for his open men catagory!so proud of you!=) u wowed everyone with the mono hold to the ending tile.haha.OUCH!
and to marisa,bert and chuan ming too!for winning their respective catagories as well.
ran some errands today!brought elliot for nail clipping and toothbrushing!haha.groomer said he was very obedient.thankful for such a sweet dog who is always ready for a snack and a bark. and a big thankyou to jansen for kindly lending me his car to run that errand.=)love u!
gona start training for a muay thai comp coming up on 5th feb. think its gona be intense coz i have been missing out on all the dec holiday training that was going on. im dead.wish me luck 2ml.if i can even crawl back to my bed.i will be thankful=)
I NEED TO START SAVING MONEY!pls remind me.
next up!i am really thankful!!=)received a bonus from Climb Asia, $100 gift voucher for my work assignments in 2009!i was really surprised. and at a very apt timing too.i had reserved a pair of La Sportiva Slingshot trail shoes a few weeks ago, wanted it pretty badly coz i didnt have proper trekking shoes. my crocs failed me in INDIA, kept stepping into thorns. i didnt buy it that time coz no money.was saving up for it. and TODAY!i had the voucher!so not only was my shoe free, i managed to buy a few other items too=)yay!sooo happy!hope the shoe works well on any terrain!=)