5 teams 5 event in the Sea,
Today we went to Tuas Naval Camp at 10 am for the compeition which actually started at 1.30 pm.There are 5 events and 5 departments are in it.The 6 of us,one sergeant,3 trainees(me fusheng and Ying lai),one PTI and 2 life guards, step into the rubber dinghy boat and start rolling.We have to get the momentum and the coordination correct inorder to bring the best out of us as most of us have not row the boat b4.3 people on each side and the only problem occured was that the boat will not go totally straight to the direction intended.The strength of one side is either stronger than the other or vice versa.So we planned to adopt the "Left Left Right Right" method to solve it.one person will see the shout.The left will row 2 times, then right and so on.Until when if the boat is turning left out of the lane ,the guy will shout "right right right" till then boat return to course, then continue the "Left Left Right Right".
Ok the actual compeition begins,1.50 pm.I took off my shirt as i going to be wet if i row and put on the life jacket. We row the rubber dinghy boat, and the method can't seems to work.We get 4th.The coordination is not there.From this expierence, i know that individual skills and effort alone can't win the game.You must need team work and coordination too.Well we are very disappinted from the results,of course.Some even try to put blame on someone.Well,maybe what they say is right.But to me, we win as a team, lose as a team.If we win, we will be hugging each other...shouting cheers etc.But if we lose, we might see cases of accusing the weaker individual.Is that the nature of mankind?or u call this pple "no sportsmanship?"
Anyway, Fusheng take the second event and get third.And during the last event, i was called in the last min. to be involved.The last event is 4 X 100 m canoe relay.i quickly hop into the canoe and row to my repective position.i am the last man and i screen through the 4 opposition team.....keep asking myself:"Can we Win?"
BEEP! The horn sounds..My second teammate is in the first position till when the lifeguard,Nowell,my third teammate take over and canoe 70m.The boat capsize.He try to get into the canoe, but failed repeatly as the current was too strong.so he swam and dragged the canoe for the rest of the 30 m to his finsihing line.He spent about 3mins.. and our position dropped to last.The other 2 teams capsized too, but recover within about at most 2 mins.I admire this determination to swim and drag the whole big canoe towards the rest of the 30 ms.Not so eassy leh. The current was damn strong.The 4th position contestant was just 2 meteres infront of me.I use all my might to canoe.My desire is to win at least the 4th position .I row as fast as i could.But it is not so eassy as the faster I row, the more i cannot control the canoe which had been shaking furiously. I have understood by then why Nowell and the other contestants capsized.I should not row the boat so fast blindly becoz of the large current.well anyway, i got 4th.
The rest of the teammates were disappointed.But we gave each of ourselves consolation and encouragement.Do better next time.This experience is very nice.when i got home around 5 pm, i found myself turning dark brown in color .hehehe must be the stupid hot sun again~