we're the afterburners
and we love mr ortega
don't mess with us

Sunday, April 30, 2006

Apologies!!!!

Hi all... This is Ms Sampan aka Ms J's manager for the concert... Sorry that the concert isn't able to be held on Sat due to my artist Ms Jeslyn the great having a FALL!~!~! Having a fall before a concert is very suay ok.. HAven'e reach the peak of a career already Fall liao.. super bu ji li la... Waste my effort helping her to publicise!!! Next time i will make sure she walk around with shoes with LOTS of Spikes to prevent her from slipping... the girls aren't able to turn up cos we were too busy looking after our poor Star!!!! so don't think we PON ok!!! but this gives the guys a better chance to INTERACT With Dear Otega right??? See how thoughful we are!!! =) I bet all you guys have a great time with Mr O!!! You all have have felt damn disappointed after waiting so long for the concert... Fear not... as an efficient MANAGER... I'll Keep you all inform of the New dates as soon as our poor Ms JEslyn recover from her fall... In the meantime... Don't spread that JESLYN THE GREAT HAS A GREAT FALL!!!!! (hahaa...)

To keep you all entertain for the time being... Here's some pic of a real SUPERSTAR!!!!




This is the BIG POSTER AT J8!!!!!
And the superhero is WANG LEE HOM!!!!
Everyone let's cheer =) !!!!

Leehom answering some Questions =)!!!








My camera very lousy so all the pics taken not very good... but hope you all like it anyway... And Ms JESLyn... Do learn from him ok =) !!!!

~Ms Sampan aka Weemin~

me WROTE AT 5:40 PM

Tea

Tea is just dirty water used to wash tea leaves.
imagine all the dust on the leaves when they are dried in the open. by the way, i dont drink tea or coffee.

Jasper

me WROTE AT 5:03 PM

Tea

Wow, i hav to say tt i feel absolutely honoured by the amt of research u hav done on my last name n i m totally impressed by the sudden keen interest tt u possess on the usual mundane utensils tt we use everyday, forks in particular. Anyway i was just thinking of repaying ur kindness with kindness, which xplains the existence of this entry.

Well, i wld like to only comment on the most basic definition of word 'tea', not some funny japanese anime. Tea is a product made by processing the leaves or buds of the tea bush Camellia sinensis. It is commonly consumed in the form of a beverage made by steeping the processed leaves in hot water for a few mins. Tea can refer both to the brew thus produced or to the material used to make it. The english word tea derives from the min nan dialect pronunciation te of the chinese word for tea. The flavour of the raw tea is developed by processes including oxidation, heating, drying n the addition of other herbs, spices, or fruit. Tea is a natural source of caffeine n theophylline. Tea is also diuretic.

The term herbal tea usually refers to infusions of fruit or herbs containing no actual tea, eg rosehip tea or chamomile tea. Alternative terms for this r tisane or herbal infusion, which lack the word tea. Tea is often referred to by one of its many slang names, including cuppa (short for cup of tea), cha (japanese for tea), n brew.

Cultivation
Tea is produced from leaves n leaf buds of Camellia sinensis, the tea plant. All tea varieties, such as green, oolong n black tea, r harvested from this species; they differ in processing.
In the wild, the tea tree may grow from 5 to 15 m, n sometimes even to 30 m. The wild distribution is in the foothills of the Himalayas, stretching from northeast India to southwest China. Cultivated tea shrubs r usually trimmed to below 2 m (six feet) to stimulate the growth of leaves n to ease plucking. Many insects, including the green leafhopper, mites, caterpillars, n termites, are natural enemies to tea plants.

Tea grows wild in subtropical monsoon climates with wet n hot summers n relatively cold n dry winters. Today, it is cultivated in tropical n subtropical regions. In tropical regions, the best conditions r at higher altitudes. Impt tea producing countries are India, China, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Iran, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Japan, Indonesia, Nepal, Australia, Argentina, n Kenya. (In the tea trade, Sri Lanka n Taiwan r still referred to by their former names of Ceylon n Formosa, respectively.)

Processing n classification
The 3 types of tea r distinguished by their processing. Leaves of Camellia sinensis, if not dried quickly after picking, soon begin to wilt n oxidise. This process resembles the malting of barley, in tt starch is converted into sugars; the leaves turn progressively darker, as chlorophyll breaks down n tannins r released. The nxt step in processing is to stop the oxidation process at a predetermined stage by removing the water from the leaves via heating.

The term fermentation was used to describe this process, n has stuck, even though no true fermentation happens (i.e. the process is not driven by microbes n produces no ethanol). Without careful moisture n temp control, fungi will grow on tea. The fungi will cause fermentation which will contaminate the tea with toxic n carcinogenic substances. In fact, when real fermentation happens, the tea must be discarded.

Tea is traditionally classified based on the degree or period of fermentation (oxidation) the leaves hav undergone: white tea, green tea, oolong, black/red tea, pu-erh, yellow tea, kukicha.

Blending n additives
Almost all teas in tea-bags n most other teas sold in England r blends. Blending may occur at the lvl of tea-planting area (eg, Assam), or teas from many areas may be blended. The aim of blending is a stable taste over different years, n a better price. More expensive, more tasty tea may cover the inferior taste of cheaper tea.

There r various teas which hav additives n/or different processing than "pure" varieties. Tea is able to easily receive any aroma, which may cause problems in processing, transportation or storage of tea, but can be also advantageously used to prepare scented teas.

Content of tea
- Caffeine: An average serving of tea contains only 1/2 to 1/3 of caffeine of the same serving size of coffee. One of the more confusing aspects of caffeine content is the fact that coffee contains less caffeine (1.5%) than tea (2.5% - 4.5%) when measured in its dry form.
- Polyphenols
- Essential oils

Tea origin
The cradle of the tea plant is in SE Asia. Spontaneous (wild) growth of the assamica variant is observed in area ranging from chinese province Yunnan to the northern part of Myanmar n Assam region of India. The variant sinensis grows naturally in eastern n southeastern regions of China. Recent studies n occurrence of hybrids of the 2 types in wider area extending over mentioned regions suggest the place of origin of tea is in an area consisting of the northern part of Myanmar n the Yunnan n Sichuan provinces of China.

Tea spreads to the world
As the Venetian explorer Marco Polo failed to mention tea in his travel records, it is conjectured tt the first Europeans to encounter tea were either Jesuits living in Beijing who attended the court of the last Ming Emperors; or Portuguese explorers visiting Japan in 1560. Russia discovered tea in 1618 after a Ming Emperor of China offered it as a gift to Czar Michael I.

Soon imported tea was introduced to Europe, where it quickly became popular among the wealthy in France n the Netherlands. English use of tea dates from about 1650 n is attributed to Catherine of Braganza (Portuguese princess n queen consort of Charles II of England).

The high demand for tea in Britain caused a huge trade deficit with China. The British set up tea plantations in colonial India to provide their own supply. They also tried to balance the trade deficit by selling opium to the Chinese, which later led to the First Opium War in 1838–1842.

The Boston Tea Party was an act of uprising in which Boston residents destroyed crates of British tea in 1773, in protest against British tea n taxation policy. Prior to the Boston Tea Party, residents of Britain's North American 13 colonies drank far more tea than coffee. In Britain, coffee was more popular. After the protests against the various taxes, Americans stopped drinking tea as an act of patriotism. Similarly, Britons slowed their consumption of coffee.

These days, contradicting tea economies do exist. Tea farmers in Japan, Taiwan n China often enjoy better incomes compared to farmers in black tea producing countries.

Tea culture
Tea is often drunk at social events, such as afternoon tea n the tea party. It may be drunk early in the day to heighten alertness; it contains theophylline n bound caffeine, although there r also decaffeinated teas.

There r tea ceremonies which hav arisen in different cultures, Japan's complex, formal n serene one being the most known. Other egs r the Korean tea ceremony or some traditional ways of brewing tea in Chinese tea culture.

Tea preparation (may differ countries to countries)
The best way to prepare tea is usually thought to be with loose tea placed either directly in a teapot or contained in a tea infuser, rather than a teabag. However, perfectly acceptable tea can be made with teabags. Some circumvent the teapot stage altogether n brew the tea directly in a cup or mug.

Historically in China, tea is divided into a number of infusions. The first infusion is immediately poured out to wash the tea, n then the second n further infusions are had. The third through fifth r nearly always considered the best infusions of tea, although different teas open up differently n may require more infusions of boiling water to bring them to life.

Typically, the best temp for brewing tea can be determined by its type. Teas tt hav little or no oxidation period, such as green or white tea, r best brewed at lower temps around 80 °C, while teas with longer oxidation peroids shld b brewed at higher temps around 100 °C.

Tea packaging
- tea bags
Tea leaves r packed into a small (usually paper) tea bag. It is easy n convenient, making tea bags popular for many people nowadays. However, bcos fannings n dust from modern tea processing r also included in most tea bags, it is commonly held among tea afficianados tt this method provides an inferior taste n exp. The paper used for the bag can also be tasted by many which can detract from the tea's flavour.

Additional reasons why bag tea is considered less well-flavoured include:
1) Dried tea loses its flavour quickly on exposure to air. Most bag teas contain leaves broken into small pieces; the great surface-area-to-volume ratio of the leaves in tea bags exposes them to more air, n therefore causes them to go stale faster. Loose tea leaves r likely to b in larger pieces, or to be entirely intact.
2) Breaking up the leaves for bags extracts flavoured oils.
3) Good loose-leaf teas tend to be vacuum packed.

- loose tea
The tea leaves r packaged loosely in a canister or other container. The portions must b individually measured by the consumer for use in a cup, mug or teapot. This allows greater flexibility, letting the consumer brew weaker or stronger tea as desired, but convenience is sacrificed. Strainers, "tea presses", filtered teapots n infusion bags r available commercially to avoid having to drink the floating loose leaves. A more traditional, yet perhaps more effective way around this problem is to use a three-piece lidded teacup, called a gaiwan. The lid of the gaiwan can be tilted to hold back the leaves while sipping the tea.

- compressed tea
A lot of tea is still compressed for storage n aging convenience. Commonly pu-erh tea is compressed n then drunk by loosening leaves off using a small knife. Compressed tea can b stored longer than loose leaf tea, almost indefinitely.

- tea sticks
1 of the more modern forms of tea consumption, an alternative to the tea bag, r Tea Sticks.
The 1st known tea sticks originated in Holland in the mid 1990's, where a company by the name of Venezia Trading produced a tea stick named Ticolino. Ticolino r dubbed as single serving tea sticks which use an infusing technology to brew the tea leaves inside, releasing the flavour n aroma.

Cup of tea

These pple seem to b enjoying their tea, dont they?

-focky, who prefers coffee

praseodym WROTE AT 9:39 AM

Focky

tea WROTE AT 12:43 AM

Paying for jeslyns concert? NO WAY!!

huh, still need to pay to attend miss jeslyns concert? Think we shld just forget abt going for it, not worth it at all. Anyway didnt know jeslyn can do stunts with water...muahahaha. Attached below is a pic of the spectacular moves tt jeslyn did (in slow motion):

Probably she needs more of these signs to help her along:

praseodym WROTE AT 12:00 AM

Saturday, April 29, 2006

u know what!!! i was luffin like mad in front of the com after i read tat entry of miss jeslyn the super star!!! espesh the part when she fell. DAMN funny. ohyea, born comedian eh ( my foot arh! )


ok sorry ppl the girls showed their unity and didnt turn up fer training tgt! betcha guys missed us =D


oh okay, i needa do sum serious business here! can u all please tynk of the events u all wana swim! and please sms mi the 4 choices of events ( in order of which one u wana join til the least interested ) ! MUST MUST SMS MI OKAY? i gotta submit the thing by dono when.. so the best is i get everything asap! so START RACKING UR BRAINS!!! my hp no. is 98236654 in case u guys don't know. no hp den CALL MI!!!!

`jin

me WROTE AT 11:02 PM

hi guys so how was training? i bet mr O up-ed the intensity when e girls arent there right?! muahaha!

i dint go training cause i woke up at 7 and realised i might be late. but still, i went to get ready to go. when i reached the lift, it was 7.15. obviously, knowing that i have to hurry if not i would be late, i was damn kan chiong. so, MORE HASTE LESS SPEED, i stepped on a puddle of water(due to the prior rain) and did a few backflips before i slipped and landed on my butt. (i knew i was made for gymnastics).. luckily noone saw:( STOP LAUGHING I KNOW YOU ALL ARE GIGGLING. STOP IT! i picked myself up swiftly and decided to head home cause that incident totally spoilt my mood.. STOP LAUGHING OK!

i reached home and sent an sms to jin immediately and of course, due to her attachment and immense love for me, she realised she wouldn't want to go since i wasnt going.. HAHA!(i knew da chang jin always held a torch for me). pat couldnt go due to some reason and miss sampan(my manager) of course dint go due to the same reason as jin's.. overcome with guilt and fats, i decided to go jogging and did weights at the gym downstairs.

So sorry folks i had to call off my concert! if you really want to hear me sing you can contact my manager weemin to make an appointment. (surcharge of $50) if you can get more than 10 pple to come with you, you can get a 20% discount plus tax rebate.

-jeslyn OUT!

me WROTE AT 8:49 PM

oh my son, what a derogatory remark!! OBVIOUSLY tt 'hunk' there is no bollywood star. Bollywood has not degraded to tt extent, i blieve. Btw does tt guy look like a bollywood star at all? NO. Look at tt mafia-like face n tt poor fashion sense...if he can b a bollywood star, anyone found in Little India can b a bollywood star (Note: racist implication not intended). Let me show u how REAL bollywood stars look like...

btw y didnt any of girls come for trg today? Or did they just quit swimming to join waterpolo? But we also didnt see any of them during the girls waterpolo trg. N what abt the first grand appearance of jeslyn the great as a performing singer? Did we just hav a new show called 'Runaway Singer'...

praseodym WROTE AT 2:28 PM

Friday, April 28, 2006

oh my tian...is tt pic is some bollywood star?!! cos he looks really...shall not comment...is the other person a guy or gal? if it's a gal...i think tt's scary...O.O

-ben-

me WROTE AT 9:46 PM

training is at 8am as usual tmr! sat's timing is kinda confirmed so don't need to ask mi already okay? if dere's changes i'll update u all k? (:

cya all tmr!!!

`jin

me WROTE AT 8:33 PM

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Tea's over-obssession with body shape?

Tea, may i enquire u abt all the photos of those mesomorphic people tt u hav put up on the blog? Is it part of ur obssession over ur own body shape? Ur crazy goal of becoming a Arnold Schwarzenegger or Sylvester Stallone seems to b going abit overboard. Do notice tt. It can go to the xtent of being unhealthy n illnesses may strike.

Do take care.

praseodym WROTE AT 11:23 PM

More update on upcoming concert

Hi all!!! =) To make the FIRST concert of MS JESLYN THE GREAT more appealing... we are throwing in some goodies... the most ENTHU/CRAZY fan gets to take a photograph with our very own SWIMMING SUPERSTAR ON THE SPOT!!!! (quality of photo nt very gd though.. haha) And YOu will get her autograph as well!!! The best part is You might even get a chance to go on stage with Jeslyn and sing a duet with her!!! What more can you ask for... be there early on Sat to grab the best seat and do bring your POMPOMs as well =)!!! Anyone interested to be the 'Mystery guest' for our Jeslyn concert??? If not.. we will be scouting for one ourselves =P

~Ms Sampan aka Weemin~

me WROTE AT 10:10 PM

NE SURVEY

So, i didn't go for gym.





Right?

Wrong.

I went at 2.30, after my NE Survey.

Now let me tell you, the government is hilarious. Or rather, both the gov, and i, am hilarious:

"Do you find it hard tolerating people from other races?"

a)No, blahblahblah
b)No, blahblahblah
c)No, because i'm a nice guy
d)Yes, blahblahblah
e)Yes, blahblahblah

i had about 4 Nice guy answers.

Next,

"Do you think NE lessons are any good?"

a) No, they're shit.
b) No, they're just spreading government propaganda
c) Yes, but i learnt nothing
d) Yes, blahblahblah
e) blahblahblah

Open ended

Why do you find it hard tolerating other races?
I don't. It is all a matter of intellect. Intelligence plays a very important role in determining who i can tolerate.

More waste time rubbish:
blahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblah

then go gym with Commander Chew (ZY). Later on saw xelA, the warrior prince.


Mr. maT xelA

"Where are the J2 girls (names i can't rmb)"



"They were here at 1.30"



"..."

me WROTE AT 9:03 PM

Haha, i didnt even go to sch today so didnt go for the gym-trg. Thought i told u tt i m unsure abt going? Anyway, well, regarding the double Js... 1 was probably practising her singing to come up with the perfect voice in preparation for her 1st official individual concert. Must forgive her, she must b xcitedly nervous abt her 1st-time performance in front of an xpected large turnout (well, whether her target for the large audience will b achieved is another matter). So it probably slipped her mind while she was working towards her dream, her goal.

The other 1 was probably taking refuge with 7 dwarfs in their forest home. Another scenario cld b tt she went into an everlasting slp after eating a poisoned apple, waiting for Prince Charming to find her in her glass coffin n awaken her with Love's 1st Kiss.

So did u guys do any gym-trg in the end? Or is it tt u both just went home after tt unpleasant incident?

praseodym WROTE AT 7:16 PM

Purely Fictitious Story

Hi all

there was talk going around that we would meet up for gym training. and below is a brief account of a purely fictitious figment of my imagination. (disclaimer: any resemblance to anyone or anything that happened in real life is purely coincidental)

the Double Js spread the news that they would go to the place where the most useless things were placed(these refer to weights, refer to jasper for more info on why weights are the most useless things in the world. PS if you see this jasper, post a blog entry on why weights are the most useless things.) to continue with the intensive training that Mr O has started. many responded with positive replies
according to reliable source of information, Mr T had been quoted as saying that he would turn up for gym training at 1 pm, apparently to lose weight to jio gals, ignoring the wise words of F.C.O.K. that Mr T wasnt fat.
and so the story starts and ends with our 2 young innocent apprentices, enthusiastic abt life and abt training, foolishly turning up in the most useless place and trying to communicate with everyone else, only to get the response from Mr T's voicemail:"sms me, i dont listen to voicemail". well wad can i say? "i dont sms pls listen to your voicemail?"

:(

Anonymous WROTE AT 3:58 PM

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Yes, Tea "Bottomless Pit" Zhi Hao?? Btw y wld u b worried abt ur body shape? Firstly i dont think u r even classified as fat. Fat? Sorry, u dont meet the requirements. Let me tell u now, u r neither obese nor plump, so pls dont suffer from anorexia or bolemia. Its very unhealthy to constantly harbour thoughts on that imperfection on ur part. Listen to me, no human being on this world is perfect. Well, tell me if u find 1, i wld like to meet him/her very much. Since no one is perfect, it follows that all great deeds have been accomplished out of imperfection. Yet they were accomplished, somehow, all the same. So dont worry, imperfect homo sapiens can still b successful. Einstein didnt come up with SR in the span of a day, it took him nearly 50 yrs. Furthermore, even the greatest genius in this world made mistakes. One of his more famous n biggest blunders was the inclusion of the cosmological constant. When Einstein introduced the cosmological constant in his theory of general relativity he did so cos he was guided by the paradigm of the day tt the universe was static (i.e. neither contracting nor expanding.) The cosmological constant provided a way of balancing the gravitational contraction caused by matter. It was latter discovered by Edwin Hubble tt other galaxies appear to be receding away from us, tt the universe was actually expanding. When Einstein heard n fully appreciated these observations, he declared tt the inclusion of the cosmological constant was his "biggest blunder." Ok, i shall not go on to talk abt the thoeries of relativity n their come-abts. My pt is, its the mentality n attitude tt counts when it comes to success, not ur superficial self, not ur body shape n not ur body size.

Moreover, i can see tt u r having regular exercises so its not tt easy for u to grow fat. So theres no need for u to go on a diet (if u r thinking of starting one). Going on a diet is painful, look at the blueberry pies, Boston cream pies, good old chocolate cakes and Danish pastries, Napoleons and strawberry shortcake à la mode...Imagine how much u will b missing n suffering if u r unable to eat all those.

If u r still not convinced, i can only assure u tt being fat is not something wrong. The qn of what is "too" fat perennially occupies our culture n often hurts n belittles those being scrutinized. However, i can firmly claim tt obesity is not a flaw, neither a weakness nor a sin. The damaging nature of fat discrimination in all its forms exists, n this is a greater threat to one's physical n mental health than any of the medical risks associated with being fat. Therefore, i hope tt u wont hold on to the belief tt u r fat cos seriously speaking, U R NOT!!

But just in case, this link here may help.

N oh ya, tea, i think tt ur ridiculous obssession of ur body size is not the only issue tt u hav to look into. Another prob tt i think u seriously hav is ur eyesight. How many times hav i heard u complaining abt straining ur eyes to look at the words on ur monitor? Hence, i hav kindly n generously provided some tips on protecting ur eyes n maintaining good eyesight:

Visit ur eye doc
- U should visit ur eye doctor for an eye exam at least once every 1 to 2 yrs to help maintain good eyesight. See ur ophthalmologist if u xperience eye infections or symptoms of disease like loss of or blurred vision, light flashes, eye pain, redness, itching, swelling n irritation around the eye or eyelid.

Practise disease prevention
- Disease of the eye is the number one cause of blindness. Most diseases tt cause blindness, like glaucoma n diabetes, can b treated or their progression slowed down with the proper diagnosis n management. While there is no cure for some eye conditions, there hav been major medical advances for age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, n cataracts. By visiting ur eye doctor on a regular basis, u can catch any eye problems in their early stage when they r easier to treat.

Protect ur eyes from the sun's harmful rays
- Constant xposure to ultraviolet light can damage ur eyes. Too much exposure increases pigmentation in the eye, causing a discoloration known as "brown" or "sunshine" cataracts. Some eye diseases, such as macular degeneration, hav been linked to UV exposure.

Other than these, there r also some other ways of maintaining a gd eyesight such as not straining ur eyes when using the computer, watching the tv or reading a bk, doing regular eye exercises, etc. Find out more from ur eye doctor.

Hope tt sooner or later, ur eyesight wld improve n u wont find it sucha chore to read this entry :)

-focky

praseodym WROTE AT 9:24 PM

No training!??!?!?!

woah. this is like raffles swim club without the 's'.

Lets go raffles wimmers.

i'm going to grow fat like that, especially since i eat 2 plates of food every meal.

all part of Oasis's conspiracy. make me fat then ask me go run triatholon with him.

Tea

Don't you think larger texts make easy reading?

me WROTE AT 9:04 PM

I wldnt b going for trg even if theres 1 tmr cos i hav srp every wed...just in case u pple qn my high ponning rate...yup

Btw, moving on to the main purpose of this entry, i was thinking of setting up a fan club for our Swimmer Superstar JESLYN THE GREAT. Join the Jeslyn Fan Club!! What r u guys waiting for, join instantaneously to show full support to our fellow swimmer who may b considering a career in the entertainment industry! Membership is free!! Join now to enjoy special offers available to members only!

Anyway jeslyn, i think u, as a budding fresh new star, shldnt b charging $ for ur 1st individual official performance. Well, at least not ur loyal fans. Otherwise, attendance may turn out to b nil n tt may b rather demoralising as it dents ur hopes of making it to the high lvl.

Join the Jeslyn fan club NOW!!!

-focky

praseodym WROTE AT 8:44 PM

hellO! DERE IS NO TRAINING TMR ONCE AGAIN!!! i feel tat every wed is like so slack den end up we've only ONE training a week!


so i've decided to go gym-ing with jeslyn ( Whu i noe confirm going with mi already lah ). so i hope whoever wana come, JUST COME AND GYM TOGETHER!!!


to those who wana come, let's meet 130pm outside the gym okay? cannot see anyone can call mi 9823 6654!


`jin

me WROTE AT 7:30 PM

Monday, April 24, 2006

Attention All!!!! I've a piece of good news for all the guys... Please come down early on Saturday.. Slightly before training cos our very own SWIMMING SUPERSTAR JESLYN THE GREAT will be holding her first ever mini Concert.. Do show your support =)!!! Can bring along your lightstick.. though you can't really see it in the day... You can request for any song you would like her to sing... But one of the song will definitely be 'Jia Ge Wo' By Alex Toh...(cos she say she will learn and perform for my sake.. SO HONOURED =) ) So be there early cos seats are limited!!! Cameras are welcomed to capture the very special moment of our very own SWIMMING SUPERSTAR!!!! See you there... ^_^

~Sampan aka Weemin~

me WROTE AT 8:04 PM

testing

me WROTE AT 7:46 PM

Testing

I hope dis works.... testing 123456....
Beer is bitter, I dun like.

kelvin WROTE AT 6:10 PM

okok, 2 best singers in afterburners r (drum rolls).... ALEX n WEEMIN!! We shall b looking forward to having them perform a few nice pieces for us. I give u pple my full support. Btw if either of u go n take part in any singing contest must tell me k. I will pon sch to go n cheer for u guys =)

-focky

praseodym WROTE AT 12:30 AM

Sunday, April 23, 2006

wee min is kbox queen. watch out man. she'll be the next superstar! ALL HAIL
outing after trng lar.. saturday.
-jeslyn:)))

me WROTE AT 9:24 PM

okay, i think we certainly need to postpone the outing! why not lidat! u all post on the blog which days u all free, etc lah! den make it easier fer mi to arrange! agreeable with all of u?

so those whu read tis entry please tynk of the days u'll be free! and jus blog the dates and days! haha..

`jin

me WROTE AT 9:05 PM

Outing? Make it after next week....

hi all

could we postpone the outing cos i am going to be a hyper mugger next week. attached below is my week 7 schedule:

mon - labour day (realli must labour)
tues- maths test
wed - physics test
thur- gp essay test
fri - bio SPA (i may be in the spa but i dont feel relaxed at all)

and so, if you all are going to organise an outing, i will probably stay at home and provide spiritual support onli.

chevres

Anonymous WROTE AT 2:44 AM

Saturday, April 22, 2006

Its Earth Day!!

Happy Earth Day!! We shall celebrate this special occasion to inspire awareness of n appreciation for the Earths ostensibly fragile environment. May there only b peaceful n cheerful Earth Days to come for our beautiful Spaceship Earth as it continues to spin n circle in frigid space with its warm n fragile cargo of animate life.



On a different note, talking abt the outing...Hmm, y must it b on sat? Nxt week has quite a long break as labour day is on 1 May which happens to fall on a mon. My suggestion is tt we go to jb on sat n hav fun there, probably do some overnight shopping n come back on sun. Wld tt b ok with most of u? Oh ya, the mention of a hol on mon may just encourage me to hav a fever on fri n i may b forced to stay at home to rest n recover =)

-focky

praseodym WROTE AT 11:20 PM

arghh! i so wana KILL MISS JESLYN WONG! she put up those so disgusting fotos of mi! grr!!!


okay anyway, whu's free nxt sat to go out fer team outing? like after training! mebbe go kbox and some other places! but i wana noe whu's free first. the best is everyone can make it!


so please tell mi k. thru tis blog or sth. thks (:


`jin

me WROTE AT 10:16 PM

Hi all!!!! Woah you guys flood the blog with all the napfa stuff!!! Hahaa... I hate Napfa for nuts la.... just hope to pass... so no need to redo haha =).. now i'm radiating heat again... stay in the water for 4 hours today!!!!! Never put sunblock somemore!!! there goes my whitening plan!!! Argh....
Oh... Everyone let's go kbox together!!! mm... when can you all make it?? saturday after training?? Let's pon polo training together gals =) !!!
Everyone must prepare to sing a song SOLO!!! Cannot siam ok.. Mr ALex will have the honour to sing us the first song since he CLAIMS that singing is 小儿科 to him... So we will be waiting to hear from you MR ALEX!!!

~ Sampan aka Weemin ~

me WROTE AT 4:13 PM

I just reached home n its already 2+ now. Hmm, dont know if i m able to wake up so early tmr n go for trg.

N dont worry junyang, i think i m even worse than u, just 5cm away from gold...
2.4 km run : 10.1min A
Shuttle run: 9.6 sec A
Sit and reach: 52cm A
Sit ups: 52 A
Chin ups: 10 A
Broad Jump: 225cm D!! (its 230cm for a C)

See, cant blame me for being short right. But i dont actually mind getting silver over gold since this yrs NAPFA is not used in the admission of NS.

-focky

praseodym WROTE AT 2:13 AM

NAPFA

No
Arm
Power?
Fail
Again.

The secret, according to Mr. Tea, who can do 10 chin ups, is in the mind. Its all mind power.

O: "What is your limiting factor?"
Jasper: "..."
Tea: "Tell him the limiting factor is x, where x tends towards zero."

lim
x->0

Proven.

Before the chin up session, please, just think about going in for the KILL. Or some other thing that gets you excited. I look at pull up bar get excited already. Feel the adrenaline plus the testosterone, then for short periods of time you get that bit of Extra you need for the elusive Gold.

But according to Zhao Ying, who taught us extreme biceps curls today, before you go to bed everyday, you must imagine yourself growing. The body will naturally grow while you're sleeping.

I told him to apply that to his studies. Maybe he'll get Straight As for his A Levels. Go ahead J2s, try already tell me if it works.

If it doesn't you aren't doing it right so don't blame me.

ZY does 25 pull ups or more.

if it works for his upper body it works for your brain too.

But then again, i think it doesn't work for zy's lower body.

Otherwise....

He would have bigger...

STRONGER....

LONGER....
































legs by now.

What were you thinking about, pervert?

He just wants a few cm more.

To his height la.


Mr. Tea

me WROTE AT 12:05 AM

Friday, April 21, 2006

Napfa

hi all

since so many ppl posted on napfa i thot a good idea to address my grievances here too.
i missed gold by 2 chin-ups!!!!
2.4 km run : 11.15min C
Shuttle run: 9.5 sec A
Sit and reach: 55cm A
Broad Jump: 251cm A
Sit ups: 46 A
Chin ups: 4 D!!!!!!!!

did 8 last year, but onli 4 this year,the teacher didnt let me try again. dont noe why we onli get one try for chin ups. can someone enlighten me....

chevres

Anonymous WROTE AT 11:32 PM

Had NAPFA today. what luck to get 'someone' as teacher for my class. First station, pull-ups. First person, me as my name starts with J.

At the pull up bars
Ortega (to whole class): For your information, swimmers need to do double digit pull ups to pass. Jasper (your first).

Huh? where did that come from?

When i did 5 and can do no more, he said "don't come down until you do 11".
Wow, i only did 2 last year and at the start of this year. 9 more in 4 months is quite out of reach.

Jasper

me WROTE AT 10:20 PM

i'm so HOT!

-da chang jin

me WROTE AT 7:41 PM

hi all!!

tmr's trng is as usual, 8am, ri pool.. dont be late yea!

-jeslyn the great

me WROTE AT 7:36 PM

Thursday, April 20, 2006

hey yo hey yo hey! i jus changed the template. isit okay? feel free to change okay?

i decided to make it not so dull coloured already!

oh well...

`jin

me WROTE AT 5:15 PM

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Cos writing essays can b quite fun sometimes, not always though. Most pple hav a wrong perception of writing essays. Say the word "essay" n some curl up like an Oregon slug encountering salt. They shrivel before this word, which so often conjures up the memory of boredom n failure. But this is not always true. Writing essays can b quite xciting sometimes, depending on several factors, such as the time n place where the essay is written, the type of essay being written, etc.


Essays dont hav to b boring. Essays can be playful; they can be as personal n provocative as poetry n stories; they can shake their fists n shout, "Injustice!" or shake us with laughter. As long as u've got an opinion, u can write an essay. N i blieve most pple hav an opinion. Therefore, we write essays with an attitude.


Writing an essay with an attitude is abt taking a position n backing it up. Its a sustained, rehearsed argument with a parent, friend or teacher, newscaster, magazine writer, advertiser, or the broader society. Bgin by asking urself: "What makes u angry? What gets on ur nerves, under ur skin? What makes u want to scream when u see a movie, a commercial, or the news? R there times when u wanna shake someone in the middle of a conversation? R there things abt sch tt u just cant stand?" After tt, with careful planning, u can also start writing an essay.


Shortly put, i just write for fun. So yup, i hope tt ans ur qn. LOL


-focky

praseodym WROTE AT 3:43 PM

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

hello! wah seh! chin yue, why u oways writing essay arh! haha. so informative. anyway ppl, THERE IS NO TRAINING TMR BECAUSE MR O CANT MAKE IT!

oh and yesh, we shud take a grp pic! and upload onto our bloggie! haha.

alriteee.. tis sat shud haf training! cya peeps on sat (:

`jin

me WROTE AT 7:51 PM

HaLo!! Woah woah woah... Another essay long entry abt sunblock!!!! U guys gt read or nt ;p???
Haahaa.. Ohh... we shld add some pic like pat says... so Let's take some pic tml!!! (if there's training in the 1st place... ) Those gt kamera do bring along... To jeslyn the great.. Muz spike your hair properly or later look like u gt an electric shock!!! Haha..
~ Sampan aka Weemin ~

me WROTE AT 7:20 PM

Yup, sunscreen is needed, especially for those pple who get sunburnt easily. Its better to get a gd sunscreen, preferably one with a high Sun Protection Factor (SPF), cos our skin is a very impt part of our body. The best sunscreens protect against both UVB (ultraviolet radiation with wavelength between 315-280 nm), which can cause sunburn, n UVA (380-315 nm), which damages the skin with more long-term effects, such as premature skin aging (UVA=Aging). Most sunscreens work by containing either an organic chemical compound tt absorbs ultraviolet light (such as oxybenzone) or an opaque material tt reflects light (such as titanium dioxide, zinc oxide), or a combination of both.


The principal ingredients in sunscreens r usually aromatic molecules conjugated with carbonyl groups. This general structure allows the molecule to absorb high-energy ultraviolet rays n release the energy as lower-energy rays, thereby preventing the skin-damaging ultraviolet rays from reaching the skin. So, upon exposure to UV light, most of the ingredients (with the notable exception of avobenzone) do not undergo significant chemical change, allowing these ingredients to retain the UV-absorbing potency without significant photo-degradation.


Now lets move to the application of sunscreen. Dosing for sunscreen can be calculated using the formula for body surface area n subsequently subtracting the area covered by clothing. The dose used in FDA sunscreen testing is 2 mg/cm2. From a sample calculation in a FDA monograph, if one assumes an "average" adult build of height 163 cm (may b different for quite alot of pple in our swim team) n weight 68 kg with a 82 cm waist, tt adult wearing a swimsuit covering the groin area should apply 29 grams (approximately 1 fluid ounce) evenly to the uncovered body area.


So yup, hope tt the info is useful when u start applying ur sunscreens. :p


-focky

praseodym WROTE AT 12:53 AM

Monday, April 17, 2006

Hihi!!! hAha.. i saw jin doing napfa today too... damn pro la.. people like me struggling until can die lorz... she do like wad 20 something?!?!?! Siao lorz.. but she's our champion JIN so it's quite expected... =) the post on sunburnt/tan also very pro can.. mmm... All of u muz rmb to bring SUNBLOCK!!! It's a good habit ok!!!! cos u want to get tan and not cao ta!!!
~Sampan aka Weemin~

me WROTE AT 9:35 PM

boo! i had napfa today. please do not listen to jeslyn the great! i DIDNT do inclined pull ups with ease lah! o_O

anyways, i think i havent gotten a GOLD for napfa before since secondary school! super lousy right?

bored. im having dinner now! and it's so late already lah! =(

okie dokie. i dono wad time is training on wed! shall update when i noe! (:


`jin

me WROTE AT 8:28 PM

hi all! i'm using the small font so the words are much clearer.. btw, i'm blogging cos i'm darn bored (though i'm supposed to be be studying for physics spa, which is tmr)! anyway, i wanna say that our very own champion JIN is so pro, she made inclined-pullups seem so easy to do! see you guys on wed!

happy belated Easter to all! GOD BLESS!

-jeslyn OUT!!!

me WROTE AT 7:17 PM

Sunday, April 16, 2006

Its Easter!!

Easter... time for colored eggs, egg hunts, jellybeans, sweet choco treats n waiting for Easter bunny! Watch the li'l Easter chicks and bunnies gamboling n playing as you revel in the spirit of Easter. Wish every1 an Easter blooming with peace n joy. Happy Easter Day!! Wheee....


-focky

praseodym WROTE AT 2:56 AM

Wah.... i am impressed

hi all

chin yue i am impressed by ur scientific journal on the skin. given me very insightful details. i am also impressed by the number of posts on the blog. i am also impressed by tea's apparent pwning of mr tay. impressed oso with the courage of ppl(i think i noe who) who pose as mr ortaga.

all in all, i am impressed....

chevres

Anonymous WROTE AT 1:23 AM

Saturday, April 15, 2006

Huh, r u sure u r sunburnt? Think tt u r just tanned (well, the line on ur forehead is just the difference btwn xposure to sunlight n less xposure to sunlight). Must understand tt being tanned n sunburnt r completely different things. Tanning is ur skin's response to UV light. It is a protective reaction to prevent further injury to ur skin from the sun. While sunburn is an acute cutaneous inflammatory reaction tt follows excessive exposure of the skin to ultraviolet radiation (UVR). N skin cancer is another matter altogether...


Furthermore, u dont get skin cancer tt easily. Firstly, whats skin cancer? Skin cancer is a disease in which cancer (malignant) cells r found in the outer layers of ur skin. Ur skin protects your body against heat, light, infection, n injury. It also stores water, fat, n vitamin D. The skin has two main layers n several kinds of cells. The top layer of skin is called the epidermis. It contains 3 kinds of cells: flat, scaly cells on the surface called squamous cells; round cells called basal cells; n cells called melanocytes, which give ur skin its color. There r several types of cancer tt start in the skin. The most common r basal cell cancer n squamous cell cancer.


N then theres melanoma. Melanoma is a disease of the skin in which cancer (malignant) cells r found in the cells tt color the skin (melanocytes). It is a more serious type of cancer than the more common skin cancers, basal cell cancer or squamous cell cancer, which begin in the basal or squamous cells of the epidermis.


Factors tt can cause skin cancer include sunburn, sunlight, heredity n environment. Sunburn n UV light can damage ur skin, n this damage can lead to skin cancer. Moreover, if theres a history of skin cancer in one's family, one is probably at a higher risk. Lastly, the lvl of UV light today is higher than it was 50 or 100 yrs ago. This is due to a reduction of ozone in the earth's atmosphere (the Ozone Hole). Ozone serves as a filter to screen out n reduce the amount of UV light that we r exposed to. With less atmospheric ozone, a higher lvl of UV light reaches the earth's surface. Other influencing factors include elevation, latitude, n cloud cover. UV light is stronger as elevation increases. The thinner atmosphere at higher altitudes cannot filter UV as effectively as it can at sea level. The rays of the sun r also strongest near the equator, as u might hav guessed. However, 1 factor tt actually reduces UV is cloud cover. Climates n micro-climates with regular cloud cover may have a 50% lower level of UV light. The actual amt is affected by the density of the clouds.


Shortly put, i blieve tt u r still not tt susceptible to any skin diseases, so dont worry too much (=


-focky

praseodym WROTE AT 11:14 PM

i feel so sun burnt!!! i tynk i hafta learn to apply sunblock or i may get skin cancer anytime but CHOY CHOY CHOY!!!

anyway today JESLYN SWAM THE MOST FLY! haha she's improving den can join IM already! wahahaa. i m sure she'll kill mi when she reads tis..

oh yah.. den noe waD? today den i realised TEA ZI HAO is running fer council!!! as tom cruise?! haha okay i tynk im q slow to realise tis lah.. budden today in the lift i saw the poster and i got a SHOCK! haha. alrite.. so.........................................


ALL J1 SWIMMERS PLEASE VOTE FER TEA! hahaha..


so bored lehhh..... anyway whu wrote the entry without signing off? haha.

me WROTE AT 10:03 PM

Friday, April 14, 2006

N ur pt is...? Btw is tt jasper? Pls write ur name after blogging...


-focky

praseodym WROTE AT 11:54 PM

Woodlands FC

As i'm typing, Woodlands FC is thrashing some nOOb FC at Juround Stadium. The score as yet is WWFC: ANFC 2:1

I turned off the tv, in full assurance that i've seen WWFC win. Swimming is just like watching WWFC playing a match. Stop watching when your team is winning. As such, i shall not go for training tmr, since i pwned mr. tay at swimming on wednesday. I'm assured of a win any other time. Just like Woodlands FC.

In swimming, just as in football, there is also an irritating ref, telling everyone what to do, and adding to the fun. He goes by the name of Blaik Pig's Leg. A direct translation into hokkien will get you the name of a world class swimming coach, who seems to think he's coaching a bunch of fighter jets that can turn on afterburner at will.

Tea: "After training at ACE for 5 months i'm still so slow, yet i still pay them $100 a month."
Chew: "Indeed. ACE is really ace."

I'm quitting ACE for BPL RIGHT NOW.

me WROTE AT 7:47 PM

Its Good Friday!!

praseodym WROTE AT 8:47 AM

GOOD MORNING! and it's a GOOD friday! hope you all enjoy tis fri (: haha cuz tmr dere'll be training ( or mebbe drowning jus like wad tea puts his ACE club as =D )


anyway im curious whu impersonated MR ORTEGA in the tagboard!!! OWN UP u!

oh and yeps, let's really kip tis enthu spirit up okay? though the RJ swimming team ( which includes the club swimmers) is kinda not enthu nor united and we dont rili noe em well, but let's not let tis happen to the afterburners k? we'll show em tat although our swimmin is not as fast as em, but our team spirit is everlasting and tat's the most impt thing !


oh yah.. blog already rmb to leave ur name k!

cheers!
`jin (:

me WROTE AT 8:26 AM

Thursday, April 13, 2006

praseodym WROTE AT 11:45 PM

Woah.... U guys damn enthu sia...
Just one day the number of entries shoot up by so many...
It's a good sign... Keep it up.. =)
But i still dunno the names of the j1 yet... not that i know the j2 very well too..
Haha... cos i always mix up wyn and kelvin .. they look so alike...
Next time must wear a BIG NAME TAG!!!! ok~!!

~ Sampan ~ The environmental friendly swimmer =)
aka Weemin... My legs are still aching from yesterday cramp!!!

me WROTE AT 9:40 PM

Came up with this new blog template. Hope tt u guys like it. Its still black n white (as usual), as it was done by my 'predecessors' (jin n jeslyn). Its not perfect though, so pls feel free to change/modify it.

-focky

praseodym WROTE AT 9:03 PM

hello all!

its my first time blogging! Oh yeah! monday's ultra long training made me a little sick, and the medicine is starting to take effect now. I'm starting to feel giddy, and this first laggy experience is pissing me off like a training at ACE drown club. Notice its ACE drown club, not ACE swim club, cos i go there kenna get pwned until i attain nirvana then drown.

seen my posters in the lift lately? I'm Tom Cruise yeah, vote for me. That got me a lot of abuse. Stupid GEPers came up with that poster. But it serves its purpose. Oh well.

me WROTE AT 7:13 PM

wah i got such a shock when i saw the no. of entries posted ysd! haha. im so glad u guys're enthu (:

kip tis spirit up okay? tis is the AFTERBURNERS' spirit! haha.

alrite yeps, i tynk if we haf such hiong trgs every wk, we'll surely own the pool by july. but tat's when we swim with the those small kids whu've swim lessons every sat ( haha okay not funny! )

OH ya, i wana thank all those whu rili came to my table tis morning to write the card! (:

me WROTE AT 6:07 PM

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

hello hello!
this blog template is kinda weird.
but its okay i guess
anyway today was quite fun la
except that polo didnt win...
but it really was an exciting game
dont u all agree?
-Wyn

me WROTE AT 10:09 PM

omg! what a great blog template to spell out what we feel after every training?! TIRED. (at least for me)

stupid template though.. couldnt find any cuter ones.. please go search for better ones when free okay afterburners?

peace OUT!

jeslyn

me WROTE AT 9:27 PM

Should have gone for the polo match. The only reason to go to school, practical, was turned into 2h of boring tutori-al-zzz zzz.
Anyway, we shall become rulers of the pool come July. It is only 2.5 months away. Use the time properly ;)

Jasper

me WROTE AT 9:12 PM

woohoo! cool blog! erm.. but jin.. the template abit boring:P

btw focky, i'm a catholic!

polo boys were cool eh..

jeslyn, OUT

me WROTE AT 8:11 PM

hello!!!

tis is a msg to whuever whu cums and read tis blog today! i tynk i oso msged u all already lah..

anyway yupp, CUM TO SKU TMR BY 715 latest can? find mi at the table near stall 1!

because, weemin and i bought a card fer the polo guys. as u all noe the result and u all surely noe how sad dey are.. so yeps.. i need u all to go write the card and i WAN to pass to em by TOMORROW!

so please please please cooperate with mi and cum early okay?

thks sooo much!!!

-jin (:

me WROTE AT 7:06 PM

Sunday, April 09, 2006

Yay! Happy Palm Sunday!! (especially to those catholics out there, dont know if there r any in our swim team) Hosanna!

-focky

praseodym WROTE AT 9:55 AM

Saturday, April 08, 2006

hi all

i think this is the second ever blog entry.

i thank everybody for making being so enthusiastic at the trining the other day. gave me a different perspective to swimmers. made me feel truly at home amongst a grp of swimmers for the first time. so i seru=iously thank you all for that exp.

hope you all keep up the spirit....

chevres

Anonymous WROTE AT 11:08 PM

Yay!!! cca blog finally out but i believe this is still the 'under construction' phase. But doesnt really matter. In the meantime, every1 is supposed to blog. Doesnt really matter who u r, where u come from, what u do. All r expected to blog. We shall make this blog a lively, fun-loving, pleasantly chaotic and interesting site.

(=
focky

me WROTE AT 11:01 PM

Friday, April 07, 2006

HELLO swimmers! haha alrite, tis is the first POST!

i haven found a suitable template yet so make do with tis ugly one kk?

and pls blog ppl! blog anithg oso can! don't let tis blog be a dead blog horr =x

alrite im going off already!

if u all blog pls write ur name at the end so we'll noe whu post.

`jin

me WROTE AT 8:59 PM

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