Missing those days

Missing the days where I will align my 5mm circular sight onto the multi-coloured target and force my both arms into outward extension moment, against the inwards compressing force and wait for the ever-familiar click sound, followed by a smooth motion of release of my right fingers and my bow swing downwards with my eyes tracking the trajectory of the arrow onto the target board...

But then, those days are gone...

Broke it!!

I finally broke the 315 barrier. Such a long long time since i actually broke that barrier
Next up...the barrier that I have never broken before.

Rahh!!

Rahh!! Unable to execute my shots properly when so many thoughts going on in the head, and I'm too tired to focus and get rid of those thoughts. So ended up seeing my arrows anyhow fly. =.=

After all, it's like the last time I will be shooting with my bow liaos. Kinda unwilling to part with it for about 8 weeks, but can't be helped.

IAC over...

Poof....IAC 2011 is over liaows....errm...i'm too tired and kinda lazy to repost what happened in this competition, as what happened this competition is roughly similar to what happened in another competition last year...link as follows. The only difference is the archery from the different school i'm competing against and the distance that I'm shooting for individual knockout is twice longer (60 meters) than the POL-ITE 2010 competition (30 meters). Thats all

http://precisionandaccuracy.blogspot.com/2010/10/pol-ite-2010.html

Another competition over...

Yesterday, I was at Tampines West open archery competition.

Well, in the ranking event, I broke my personal best record of 30m 80cm face. Rather happy with it. And not only that, I came in 1st in ranking. 1 more gold medal added into my collection...yeah!!!

Well, in the individual knock-out i kinda performed poorly. So nervous, can't even shoot properly. Almost lost at top 32 elimation round. Well, made it through but lost at the top 8 a.k.a quarter finals round. No strength to pull bow at that point liaos...

Well, humans are greedy, wanting more and more medals. God has already blessed me with a ranking gold medal liaos. So rather happy with it already.

Now, gotta concentrate on study. Perhaps wont be able to shoot for close to 2 weeks due to the loads of upcoming tests and exams. After that, will then continue to train myself.

Last friday I was over-exhausted, so I went home instead of going bible study (1st time i ever did that). My head was literially spinning when I walked out of school. So, I listen to the message that I missed when I went for kim's concert a few weeks ago. It was a timely message. The speaker, Andrew Gias, said this

"If we get wrongly devoted to any thing on this earth, we are getting involved with demonic activity/demonic worship. "

I realised that at times, I did place other things above God. Gotta kick those thngs that I'm wrongly devoted to and go back to God. Hobby and interest will only remain at a hobby and interest level. Must not go above that.

Killing field

Proceeding to the killing fields in approx 7 hours time. Perhaps, this is really gonna be my last time shooting standard class. hahaa.

why still heStitaTe?

Why do I still hestitate in executing the shot?
Everytime I draw and aim, why to I still hestitate to extend my shoulder backwards and click the arrow?

Is it cuz of the lack of strength?
Or is it due to target panick?

Gotta just draw, aim, extend, click and release SMOOTHLY!!!

Friday!!!!

Friday has arrived!!! After 1 whole week of school, it's always awesome to know that the busy week is coming to an end (at long last). This has been a terrible week for my poor immune system. At first, bacterial infection in the nose, then sore throat...Well, Thank God that it's more or less over already. :)

School has been tough. I have hmmm....Medical Microbiology assigment coming up, music presentation draft and then tests to prepare for. And many many more.

And then, the new archery limbs which pull weight is 38pounds is SO SO SO tough!!! I cant even last long with that and now my right neck and right shoulder is so strained and stiff after the shooting yesterday. How am I going to make it for the competiton in feb and march?

Stop thinking liaos.

I shall just stop thinking about that liaos...whether it really happened ornot, life just goes on.

Hmmm...

Hmm....i dun really feel like blogging on what happened exactly during the year end retreat in december 2010. Other than the fact that I have lost weight due to several reasons. So...all i have to say is that after today's shooting, i have to train more..and i dun really enjoy shooting with faulty equipments, though. But then, strength and endurance is needed, thus i went to shoot in the morning...

it stills affect me...

Shoulder more or less recovered already. However, still affected due to the lost strength and endurance...I can't last as long as how much I'm able to last before injury...it will take lots of time to gain back the strength...

i want to shoot

I want to shoot
I want to shoot
I want to shoot
I want to shoot
I want to shoot
I want to shoot
I want to shoot....bleargh
and i am going to shoot tmr...
2 weeks of waiting is bad enuf already...can't stand it any longer. haha

POL-ITE 2010

Gosh...POL-ITE this year was nerve-wrecking, scary and exciting...

Saturday is the ranking round. Double 30 meters round of 122cm tgt face in 1st round then 80cm tgt face the 2nd round. My shooting on saturday was horrible and pathetic. Performed far worse than my training average. My ranking position position is 9th position and top 16 position would qualify me to the individual knock-out event....

Sunday is the team-elimination and individual elimation. Team elimination in the morning was terrible for me. I managed to shoot properly. But my team mates took longer to jump back and we lost to the opponent team in the 1st round and was knocked out....sad sad...lol

Then in the noon was individual elimination.

1st I faced with rank 8th of the ranking, from singapore poly. This time, i shot much better and scored a set point of 4-0 (4 points required to win) leading me to victory in 1/16 elimination

next, i met the 1st in ranking from Ngee Ann poly...horror of horrors...This was the most nerve-wrecking individual elimation I have ever shot in all of my competitions so far...he won the 1st set letting him lead 2-0. I managed to jump back and won him in next set 2-2. Then i won in another set bringing my score to 2-4. Next, we had a draw in a set bringing our scores to 3-5. In the final set, i managed to win bringing my score to 3-7 (6 required to win for 1/8 and above)

This brings me into the semi-finals. I met another Ngee Ann poly archer there...He is also very good and he won me a straight set of 6-0. Thus I was thrown back to the bronze medal match. In the bronze medal match, I met another Singapore Poly archer and I won him a score of 6-0. Thus winning the bronze medal in individual knock-out

I want to thank God above all for bringing me through this competition. All glory is to Him. By myself i would have been unable to make it. But through His help I was able to win a medal for the school...Thank God for everything.

Oh ya, School has already started this week but I do not need to go school today because there is no lesson today for the 1st week...yeah!!!

After camp

Super tired after the Archery camp from friday-saturday.
Initially did not intend to go for youth service on satuday after the camp, but somehow my footsteps are directed to the youth meeting. Although I was super tired, i still thank God

Planned to have a nap today, but the there is some malay wedding at the void deck....so so noisy...can't sleep. So I guess I just have to sleep early tonight...hahaa

Anyways, after the limb warping of my 34Ibs limbs, I have to buy new limbs soon (another hole in the pocket). I'm too sick and tired of going after high-end limbs that cost approx $600 and above. So might as well just settle for Sabestian Flute Carbon Limbs at approx $350 (still alot of $$ involved for me lor). Oh well... Apart from that, just using a 36Ibs limb borrowed from my friend during this period....

limbs spoil...

My limbs spoil le....warped...need to buy new limbs soon...
Sabestian Flute limbs or Samick Vision limbs??

History of defeat once again

History happened once again. I got knocked out of the Individual knock-out rounds in the 1st round. I can't even put up a challenge against that NUS archer....Oh well...can't be helped, since I'm out of practice and nervousness took over....

Tmr will the my last paper, plant cell technology. I gotta to well....after that, off for celebration

Another weekend gone

Another weekend has passed. And another week is to be coming. Things dosent seem to be that hectic now. Or am I starting to slack? well, the major hectic tests are over, and now just a few test here and there to finish, and then, I can actually say good bye to year 2 semester 1 already. Time flies. Once I pull through this 2 week, I will be able to have a 5 week break because of the YOG before having my final semestral exams.

Gotta do well in this final semestral exams. I still need to pull up my GPA

I want to train hard too. Regarding archery, I've been using my metal bow for almost 3 weeks already. In terms my firepower, speed the arrow leaves the bow, the accuracy, the ease in handling the bow, my metal bow vastly surpass the school wooden bow that I had been using. Within 2 weeks, I'm able to shoot about 3 rounds. However, last thursday, coach handed me a long stabliser, and it's muderous. My angle alignment was lost and my form crumbled under the weight of the stabliser. Well, in saturday training, I felt lot stronger. Must train hard too, but not to the extend that it overtakes my importance in study

And of course, walking in a right relationship with God is the most important thing of all. Way above studies and archery.

Was copying notes of the previous few weeks bible study notes from paper to note book. When i was copying, I felt that the time of the Lord's return is really near.

In king david's study, it's seen that God had already laid out a plan, and He has called us into his plan. Am I going to obey and walk in Him? Or am I going to turn back. May the Lord help us.

It's friday

It's friday...another week has passed. 2nd term is indeed more difficult than 1st term.

It has been quite long since I had blogged. Regarding, term tests result, shall not put them here...anyone who wishes to know the result, contact me personally.

As for archery, I had my NUS indoor competition last saturday and sunday. Won another gold medal and 1 bronze medal, thus bringing my archery medal counts to 4 gold 1 bronze. It will be my last competition shooting with my school wooden bow before changing to my personal metal bow next week (FINALLY!!!)

Once again, reminded that these medals in the world I achieve is nothing, and I have to continue to walk steadfastly with God.

Lots of testing and trials after the youth camp. Really hard, and can be making me feel down as well. Lord, may I learn to wait upon you. That as I wait upon you, I may rise up with wings as eagles

What a day~~~

What a eventful day....had my 3rd and most memorable competition of my archery CCA thus far. In this competition, it's the 1st competition that I managed to win a medal. And not only just a medal, but it's 3 gold medals in 3 shooting events, thus making me the best shooter in standard class so far. Well, was I happy, of cos i was happy with the achievement that I achieved. Plus lot's of other fun with the archery team mates today.

On the way back while listening to my MP3 player and walking home, since the player was on shuffle mode, the song "turn your eyes upon Jesus was played"

Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full into his wonderful face
And the things of earth will grow strangly dim,
In the light of his glory and grace

Then I felt the Lord talking to me: no matter how many gold medals you achieve in this world, they are all useless in my kingdom that is to come. They will all be so dim compared to the light that I shine forth. My son, remember to always turn your eyes upon me and not let the things of the earth affect you.

I thank God for the reminder to me, that He always love me. Though He has blessed me with good shooting results in the activity that I like, He is also reminding to always seek His kingdom and His righteousness 1st. That should always be the top focus of my life.

Ok, now I shall forget about whatever that I had achieved in archery this week. Next week, it will be the term test. I gotta do well in it as well. May God grant me the wisdom in my revision and in my test to anwser the question and peace during the papers

Once again, all glory be unto Him

hand injured

My hand got injured again....the third time after I joined archery....this time, it's the left hand that is injured, not the right hand....well, lesson to take note: please do longer warm-up after not exercising for about 1 week. Hope I will be able to recover ASAP, there are still lots of things to do in archery....