Tuesday, July 8, 2008 
Yesterday was neither a good nor a bad day for me.
The good news is that the NYAA Gold Award Interview was not so scary as I imagine it to be. I arrived at the NYAA Council at 1415 hours, 15 minutes earlier from my actual interview time. It was a one-to-one interview and the questions were basically quite easy to answer. Throughout the whole interview, the interviewer that interviewed me gave me the perception as if I had already gotten the award! She first ask me which organization I was from and then at the end of the interview asked me to go home to upload and send her some photos so that she can use it to make a video. Then told me when the ceremony will be, how I should be able to take leave on the day from NS to attend the ceremony, explain to me about NYAA GAHA(Gold Award Holder Alumni) and so on. The GAHA is where all past NYAA Gold Award recipients meet up and continue doing what they like, helping the community! The interviewer ask me continue on to mentor my alma mater and encourage them to take up this NYAA Gold Award and I said I will!! Haha. Anyway I love my scout group for everything they have taught me and I hope to continue helping them as much as I could. Anyway the interview lasted about 20 mins and this are some of the questions:
1) Interviewer goes through the activities that I have done for this NYAA scheme.
2) Interviewer: How have you benefited from doing this NYAA?
3) Interviewer: Which is the hardest section you have done in this NYAA Scheme?
And the bad thing that happen to me yesterday is that my running sucks yesterday!! Never in my whole running life have I done so badly yesterday. Was supposed to do 6 sets of 1.6km round Telok Blangah Hill yesterday, but I didn't managed to complete it!! I only did 4 rounds and I was already so shag out. Haizz. It was like as if my whole body lag of energy or something. Anyway,
I vow that this will be my last time such a thing happen ever again!! Grrr...
Going to pack my bag for tomorrow soon. Going to miss everybody for this 3 weeks. Take care people. Your time will come soon so enjoy while you can! Haha..
Cheers
Ken
If you fail to plan,
You plan to fail!!
[11:33 PM]
Been busy these few days so didn't have the time to update my blog. So here is just a brief post on what I had been doing the last few days of my civilization life.
5/7/2008:
Had volunteered myself to help out in the packing of race kit pack for the OSIM Triathlon. We started packing at 1000 hours and finished at around 1630 hours approximately. By right I could have gone home immediately after the whole packing is done, but I just stayed on to wait for the dinner to arrive cause they had ordered lots of packed food and it would be a waste if they end up throwing away the food! Haha.
6/7/2008:
Went to catch the movie "Wanted" with my girlfriend. It would be our last outing before I enter army. The show is labeled as NC 16 cause it is so bloody!! Bullets flying through people's head and heart, it was a heart throbbing movie. After the movie, she went to my house to have dinner and she helped me clean up the hamsters cage which is so dirty after just 1 week. My water bills are confirm shooting up every month!! Talk about saving water. Haha. Sent her home after that.
++ Poster of the movie "Wanted"7/7/2008:
Had volunteered to do packing again for OSIM Triathlon at Grand Mecure Roxy Hotel, their official sponsor hotel for this year event. The packing started at 1600 hours, this time it was packing of goodie bags. We had to pack at least 4000 goodie bags which will be given to the participants when they collect their race kit, and at the speed we went, we easily completed the packing in 3 hours!! However, I was asked to stay back a bit later to do some packing and transporting of items and ended up going back at about 2200 hours. The sad thing is that we were not given any volunteer's T-shirt which were only meant for those helping out on the race day event itself. The good thing is that, I got a $20 allowance because I did "OT"!! Haha. Swee..
8/7/2008:
Which is today. Here I am now writing on this blog. 2 more days till I enter army. A new phase of life for all boys to become man as said by many. Just hope that I achieve my goal during my 1 year 10 months in there and learn or gain something new to become a better person in life. My goal in getting into OCS is not because the pay is good or to "show off" to others whom many dream of getting into OCS but never got in. My ambition is to go in there and learn to be a leader!
Anyway, will be going for my NYAA Gold Award Interview later!! So nervous and wondering what questions they will be asking me later. Wish me best of luck people!! Another event that could change my life in the future so I'll do my best inside that interview room later. Haha.
Countdown to NS: 2 more days!!
Cheers
Ken
If you fail to plan,
You plan to fail!!
* Will update you all on how the interview went soon!!
[9:51 AM]
Friday, July 4, 2008
I did something weird yesterday in which it has been a long time since I did that too. I trimmed my fringe yesterday on my own!! It has been some time since I last trimmed my own fringe on my own. Hate the feeling of keeping long hair. Want to cut also can't, have to wait till next Thursday to get back that cooling sensation in my head. Haha.
Anyway, yesterday training was interval training at Queenstown Stadium. We had to do 5 sets of 1.2km, meaning 3 rounds of 5 sets. We began our warm up by doing a slow jog and making our way from Mt Faber SAFRA to the stadium. The whole slow jog process took me about 30 mins to reach the stadium. Had a short rest and then we started our intervals. My timings are:
1st lap: 5:14.42 mins
2nd lap: 5:11.78 mins
3rd lap: 5:19.18 mins
4th lap: -
5th lap: 5:19.43 mins
Well, my speed isn't really there yet but I looking to improve it once I'm in the army. Suppose to be doing a negative timing but instead my timing gets positive each time except for the 2nd lap. By the time it was the 4th lap, I was already quite tired so instead I did a run, rest, run kind. Thankfully the weather was pretty cool yesterday when the run was conducted or else I would be struggling to do this interval training. My pacer wasn't there yesterday cause he was heading to Gold Coast to take part in the Gold Coast Marathon as well as having his holiday trip over there. Cool. Next time I may want to take part in all these overseas marathon too and bring my gf there for a holiday. Haha. Anyway hope that he enjoys his trip there and doesn't miss his pacer much! Haha. Won't be seeing him for quite some time.
Countdown to NS: 6 more days!!
Cheers
Ken
If you fail to plan,
You plan to fail!!
[9:26 AM]
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
I just received a letter from National Youth Achievement Award Council today asking me to book an appointment with them for the NYAA Gold Award Interview. Been looking forward to the day where I receive the award from the president himself! I'm pretty excited about this. Anyway back to the interview. Out of the many dates they provided me with, there were only 2 dates which I am able to make it. 7 or 8 July. However on the 7 July I got this volunteer event at 1600 hours and the interview starts at 1430 hours only, I decided to email them to fix the appointment on the 8 July which is just next week!! So nervous about the interview, wonder what they will ask me also. Prior going for the interview, I have to write a short essay on "How I have benefited from participating in the NYAA Scheme." I'm now in the midst of writing. Still thinking how to go about starting it. Shall get back to my essay. Hopefully all goes well for me!!
Cheers
Ken
If you fail to plan,
You plan to fail!!
[3:37 PM]
