Cooling off after their race (it was a really warm day)

One of the things I like about Aussies....their work hard and play hard attitude.  That was one of the first thing i noticed about them when i first moved to Australia at a tender age of 16. 

They took their studies very seriously, sports was not just a chore but something they tried hard to excel in and of course when it came time to party....they really carved it up. 

Well it is no difference with this group of dragonboaters.  They trained really hard leading up to the race......they got up early for training before work, they turned up after work for even more training. 

Days leading up to the race, they stayed away from alcohol.....one of them even holed himself at home straight after work so that he wouldn't be tempted to have a beer.  For a Aussie...that is mighty effort.  hahaha.

The weekend of the race (and most were involved in multiple events), they were mindful of what they ate, ensuring that whatever they ate will digest in time for their race, they were even concerned about ingredients in the food because some stuff like onions take longer to digest. 

I am proud to say the mince chicken pasta and shepherds pie I brought over the weekend got inhaled in supersonic time.  *grin*  And i made like a turkey tray full of pasta or pie each day.

One of the boaters with a really sweeeeet camera just posted up pictures of the weeend, and they are honestly too nice not to share.  It shows not just the serious race side of the team, but also the fun and zany bits. 
 

It has been a crazy mad mad week but thank goodness it will all end by late Friday....with that in mind, I have been on my caffeine overload yet again.

The same colleague bumped into me at the lift lobby, saw my grin, and the first thing out of his mouth was “Ness….You be good now.” All I could do was giggle. 

I saw a friend walk into the lift, so I gave her a hug…my friend thought I was going through one of my caffeine high…and promptly ran out of the lift…poor guy walked up 2 flights of stairs to our floor.  My galfriend and I just laffed. 

But…but…I behaved!!

Ok back to work…sorry no time for TOTD today.

The mandatory team shot
 

A weekend of dragonboat races, sun, aussie aussie oi oi oi and beer.  We collected 2 Golds and 1 silver. Can I say we lost to the Singapore Dragonboat Team by less than a second!!  That is a pretty good effort.  Anyway I will let the pictures do the “talking”.

A bartender is just a pharmacist with a limited inventory.

Being the sentimental gal that I am…I brought one of my new name cards back home and left it on the dining table for Dad.  I wanted him to be the first to receive my new card.  

When I got up this morning for work, Dad was already out of the house but the name card was still on the table, which is very strange.  I picked it up….and man…what I read made me tear!

Dad had crossed out my new designation, and scribbled “best daughter a father could ask for”.

A hard-on does not count as personal growth.

What is invisable and smells like carrots?
Rabbit farts.

I ran across the road for my “one too many” coffees a couple of minutes again.  Well the caffeine kicked in faster than expected and I was being so silly…my colleague who was with me wanted to strangle me.  

I bet the people who were sharing our lift ride must have thought I was mad.  My colleagues has vowed never to share a lift with me when I have had too much coffee…hehehehe

Seriously try it! It's fun! Tell me how you go :)

Ming and I finally caught up for lunch and did our speed catch up.  Everytime we meet up, it is for a super quick catch up.  Either he has something he is rushing, or I have to get something done.  Today was no different.  Ming decreed that it was a quick lunch.

Time trials were a couple of weeks back for the dragonboat races taking place this weekend.  Everyone who wants to take part in the races have to do time trials… You have to paddle on the right for a specified distance, and then on the left.  They will note down your timings and then decide on which boat you will be placed in, whether you sit on the right or the left…and then depending on your weight how far front should you be placed.


I always stress when we start moving people from one boat to another .... why can't they do it where it isn't like deep?!

I thought I lost my baby yesterday and I really panicked!  I remember running into the house all pale faced and stressed…dad took one look at me and got all concerned while I ran around the house like a headless chicken.  He kept going “what’s wrong?! What has happened?!”

I couldn’t imagine spending a whole day without my baby.  It was just too painful to think about.  I seriously had trouble breathing!  What am I going on about?   

If you judge people, you have no time to love them.