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Went back to school today. I felt a lot better. On hindsight, I should've stayed at home. Or rather, I shouldn't have taken my Napfa test. Staying at home would mean that I would've missed the Maths test.
My body's aching a lot right now. Aargh. Feeling really uncomfortable. And my cough has returned with a vengeance. Dammit. I thought I was all better already. It's all my own fault, actually. I really shouldn't have taken Napfa. Over-exerted myself. Now my body's feeling the repercussions. I can't say I totally regret my decision to take Napfa today though. Why? Well, lemme put it this way: Twenty-Three points. NOT COUNTING 2.4 yet. Oh, yeah.
Each class had to do the stations in the assigned order. We got pullups first. I was a little nervous. I knew I could probably get the 5 pullups I needed to get the minimum required for C, but cos I was sick and all, I got a bit worried. And then some of my classmates did six, seven, and even nine (!) when all along they only managed to do much less during the practice sessions for PE. When it got to my turn, I was determined to do my best. And I think I did. Seven. I was hanging midway for a long while trying to go for 8, but arms just didn't cooperate. Oh well. I got B for pullups! Wasn't expecting that.
Next was shuttle run. Had to go down from the hall to the basketball courts for that. I never really had a problem with shuttle run. Oh, besides my inconsistency. I can sometimes run 11.2s, and sometimes run 9.9. See the huge difference? Human reaction time aside, I think it all boils down to technique, and not so much speed. The crucial points are when you stop and change direction. People tend to lag at that part. Lol, I sound like a pro or something. Well, I did get 9.8s... I started coughing quite a bit after the running. But I just shrugged the 'minor distraction' off. Oh, and 9.8s is A, btw.
Next was situps. I was really looking forward to this one. I always get A for it. I thought maybe six months after quitting softball, my fitness would be compromised. I thought wrong after all. I actually managed to do 43 with 20 seconds to spare! It's still quite unbelievable, really. I did 43 ( the minimum for A), and then I heard the teacher saying, "20 seconds left". I was so excited I didn't just stop at 43. I did another 10 slowly. It was really funny- I still remember my friend who was holding my legs asking me to stop, and I gave him this maniacal grin (or at least I thought I did- how was I to know without a mirror?), and continued to do some more. So fun. 53! A, obviously.
The last two were the make-or-break stations for me. Standing broad jump and Sit and reach. I was always very inconsistent for SBJ, even more so than with shuttle run. I can jump from 190 to 24-plus! That's how inconsistent I can get, man. And, hohoho, sit and reach. My least favourite station. Let's just say my flexibility sucks. We went for SBJ first. Like shuttle run, SBJ is really about technique too. Of course, some kind of leg strength is needed. But it's really how you jump, not how powerful your legs are. That's just my two-cents' worth anyway. We were all given two tried each. I jumped 241 in the first try. Needed 245 for A. I was quite contented with a B for SBJ, but something was pushing me on. I needed to get A. I wanted to get A. I remember looking at the 245cm mark, and jumping as hard as I could. And when I landed, I realised my the back of my feet (or shoes, actually) were past the 245cm mark (the teacher recorded it as 245cm though)! Oh yeah! I got A for SBJ!
Then came the dreaded sit-and-reach. I was just hoping for at least a C. The requirements for C, B and A were 40, 44 and 47 respectively. I did some last minute stretching, but I guess it didn't really help much. Got 45cm. B. Oh well. Maybe I should do regular stretching at home.
I'm on my way to a personal best of 28/30 (I think, not sure about pri sch) for Napfa! Provided I get better by next Friday and run under 10.31 for 2.4, that is. Yup, I'm expecting to get A for 2.4. I should be able to do it. I'll almost definitely continue my gold-every-year streak! Yeah! Ok, I shouldn't "count my chickens before they're hatched". Still... it's almost certain. I hope. Howabout 30 for next year? LOL. It's not impossible... but that still quite some time away. haha.
It was probably the adrenaline rush from Napfa that kept me going. I was quite happy throughout the day. Maths lecture test dampened my spirits a little though. I didn't know how to do one entire part of a question. I knew my tutor had gone through that exact same kind of question before, but I didn't read through that tutorial. I was feeling very guilty for not studying enough during the test. I didn't really prepare for the test at all, actually. Just read through the notes. Serves me right.
Choir was fun, but tiring. Like I said, my cough returned with a vengeance. I was coughing a lot throughout sectionals. It didn't help that I was the one teaching the song either. (J1s by ourselves. We're learning these 4 songs for SYF recording). I guess the songs are quite hard and weird, especially when we're singing the harmonising parts of familiar songs, but I can't help wondering how we'll fare when the seniors leave us in June. Can we continue the rioHC standard? Aahhh...
Oh, just before practise we had a visit by the SAF choir. I was quite surprised to see only FIVE people. And all the while I was thinking they had like maybe forty-something people. But they're really good. One of them gave us an "intro" to beatboxing. He's damn pro! He pulled of all the weird sound effects really well. Like Usher's Yeah! And omg- singing and doing vocal percussion SIMULTANEOUSLY! The rest were really good too. All of them. Kinda inspires me to sing better, and louder. Their bass was really loud. And good. Apparently if you join the SAF choir, you don't have to go for army! The 3 month BMT is still compulsory though. But hm... it seemed quite tempting for a while. But I think I wanna go through the real NS. I could using the training. NS isn't that far away anymore. Just under two years left! Oh man. This sounds cliche, but I gotta say it- time does fly.
Whooo this is one long post.
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4/21/2006 09:53:00 pm
