im sitting here nursing sprained ankle, again.
just one more day to HK and its just a feeling of disappointment here.
sadness aside, ive got to accept this right.
maybe climbing trips and i arent meant to be this holiday. :p
oh well..

anyways, back to my posts on the things that made my 2011.. haha.

#6: The North Face Boulderactive 2011 @ Marina Square
The event of the year. enuff said. haha.
this comp, i was starting to feel i had it close to podium finishes.
from numerous mistakes, i cut down to a few.
i remember sitting one aside anxiously counting the attempts, tops and bonuses of the other clibmbers to measure up my chance in getting the finals. haha
but it was a good event by fel and jack. :)

#7: discovering mango grass jelly drink at ABC market.
WIN. hands down.
$2 worth ofsunshine goodness. haha.

#5: travelling to school instead of staying in hall.

so this being my last sem and due to financial constraints, i left dearest ost alone and moved out of OKR. aww... i'll always miss the convenience ofgoing back to room after trng, or snuggling into my purple covers when it pours crazily in nus. or the random food throwing session into the birthday dude's room. or the late night movie shows we watch on bigscreen in the guys rooms. even the little hthts we have in the room. haha. staying in a double room is the next best thing that happens in nus other than joining climbing. hahha.

anyways, there are times when i totally loathe standing in crowded spaces. so tired, no seat, just dying right there. plus holding on to those white hand holds in the train somehow kills my fingers. maybe i overgrip. lol. plus the need to wake up earlier. urgh.
but somehow, all these small things kinda fade away... i like the times when im just plugged in, stoning or reading my book and keeping to myself. this small part of silence on the train, being in my own world - i like. more time to reflect, talk to God and just be alone. :)

going to school from the east to west is not always as bad as it seems.

#4: studied sociology of deviance in my last sem of school

this is probably the best? module ive taken. or one that i really like, other than psych stats. lol.
really opened my eyes and helped me understand the people and society around me. gave me additional insights as to how things came to be and what influences and moulds the society to be what it is.

really cool mod, with a cool, old-school prof who uses the OHP. hahaha.
didnt get an A for it. but i think i got a B+? haha.
makes me wanna go into behavioral and conduct studies and do research.. but alas no honours. :p oh well..

#3 coming back strong after an injury

people always say that you'll come back strong after an injury. its hard to even imagine what this is like, especially during the phase where you're injured. but when you look back, somehow it really seems like it does make you stronger; or maybe the outcome is not as bad as you thought it would be.

i remember spraining my thumb during my first IVP match this year. the crucial one against NTU, which we lost in the end.. :p the subsequent games, taped it. but it was still bad. and when i climbed, i couldnt pinch and hold jugs. and then, gravical came up, and i competed with that sprained thumb. i made it to the finals despite the injury. and qualified 5th. i wouldnt bame my sprained thumb for a non-podium finish (i hadnt reach that mark yet anyways). but i was truly thankful for the finals. so yea.. this is on injury i'd remember that sort of proved that i can come out of an injury doing fine and dandy. haha. and i did come back strong, winning 2nd for pumpfest and rockmaster subsequently. haha

the next climbing session, i sprained my ankle 1 X big one. sigh. haha.

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so right now, as i nurse my pulled hamstring again. but different area.. i try not to think abt missing out on climbing, feeling the guilt of not training and just.. rest. haha.

#2 last IVP season, perhaps the last school netball game i'll play.

this year, IVP didnt seem as awesome as the first time i played.
maybe coz half my mind was in climbing and managing the climbing team.
but still... i enjoyed the trngs and the little team talks and gossips. haha.
and am forever grateful to ms chng who always kept me in mind and put me down to play as the main team.
she gave me the confidence in knowing that i still have what it takes to play competitive.
we got 4th in the end.. :p disappointing lost. so maybe i wouldnt say that this season made my 2011..
(i was disappointed when no one came by RP to watch me play despite the "jio" on blogs and facebook. awww.. it was something that i was proud to be part of and sort of wanted people to recognise my efforts. but.. oh well. haha. its over!)
but its definitely something i'll remember and miss dearly in time to come.

its the first of december!
thought i'd do something different and list 31 things that made my 2011 before 2011 is over. haha.
maybe i'll try to do it as chronological as i can too. so that it flows nice and easy.
plus add some pictures to make it colourful :)

now then, the start of the year always heralds a boulder season,
so what better way to start to then start with:

#1 gravical OW finals
it made my year because: i had really nice photos of it! lol.
it was the beginning of my hopefully permanent "entrance" into open woman finals. haha.
it used to be a dream to be in the finals.
and when im hitting this target every comp, i know im there!
ok, competitive streak aside..haha. tsk. endless leh!