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Friday, June 9

t.o.w. striking out

Thanks for the blues-lifting mondays, midweek emotional fodder wednesdays, let your hair down fridays and those lovely casual saturdays.

Damn it, 1.5 years is way too short.

Somehow I didnt think I would join a cca without any friends prior but I came into this banging head against wall, subconciously overcoming certain personal barriers I put up and now I leave it with great aquaintances and 14 amazing solid friends.


Thanks guys for making this 1.5 years so memorable and enjoyable. It was a definitely a great run. All the team renzha days, up to cheering out hearts out for the seniors during nationals 05 and then surviving the days of training without funds or a proper coach, photohunting, still training together in the holidays, our 1356 routine in term 2, training with the juniors, this time around bowling our hearts out in nationals 06 and all that coupled with the crab luncheons, ddr frenzies, summer blockbusters that we've caught together, chalets, mahjong - yes of course mahjong and laughing. If I'm to take anything away from all that, it had to be laughing. I think its more than safe to say that we transcend team spirit. Its hard to put in words and describe it to people, especially those who arent in it because I guess it just reaches out to people in different ways. And I'm glad we're more than a team because I'm proud of us. I'm not trying to make a statement of how tight we are by saying that we're the closest any team can get cos' thats just nonsense. You cant possibly know what others are going through when you don't go through the exact same thing and even then, people feel differently about the same things. But I know one thing is certain, I'm proud and glad to be a part of this family.

I guess the entire period-drawing would be a lot more enjoyable if I had bowled a lot better during nationals. Of course I think I deluded myself into thinking I was masters quality with the sudden hikes I had in my performance (especially with that 190 avg day). But I guess I improved from age group and I think I can most definitely say that the process was a whole lot fun too. From start to end, I thoroughly enjoyed the spirit of competition and even before that, training was fun all the way. Haha, and just for shameless bragging rights, at least I can say within hwachong, I won all 3 events - singles, doubles, quartet and also hwachong high game - 209! Haha. I wished I could have done better, bowled maybe a 10 pin higher average and maybe broke my pb for a bit but I guess after all that is said and done, given what I had and the horrible bout of food poisoning during nats, I guess I'm at peace with how I bowled and never will I look back at it and think about what could've been if this or that might have happened.

But anyway! Shoutouts for everyone whom have made this journey unforgettable. In no order of merit of course.

Shaojie! Captain to the team! Thanks for trying your best to lead us out of the very dark times we've had in our term. Also, thanks for being a great singles and doubles partner and for TINGing me everytime I was down. Hope I did the same! Anyway, thanks for being the person to always motivate me to improve and for teaching me my way around the lanes. Half the bowler that I am is all you! Thanks!

Janice! Lonely buddy! Haha. Thanks for being lonely together through these 1.5 years. You've been a great friend all this while and no matters what happens after this, we were friends, great friends at that and even if faith decreed it to be indeed one moment in time, I'd still be content knowing that we had some great times together. Hopefully we'll be lunching at Four Seasons, New York some time soon too!

Zhiyong! Ah yong! Haha. Hands down one of the reasons why I always enjoy my training sessions. Frankenstien always entertains and amuses me with his reactions on the lanes and his diva head twirl at the mahjong table and all the other funny stuff he says. Also thanks for the countless cab rides and for ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS smiling. Haha. We will strike, we will spare, we will win, KICKSOMEASS. =D

Kegan! Banana! Kee! K2! Haha. Always entertaining and amusing ourselves with the juuccey song whenever we can. Thanks for always being the friendly familiar bowler face at the class bench. And once again, I DONT DISCREDIT YOUR COMMITTMENT, I ASK WITH GREAT CONCERN. =D Wee!

Yanchen! Thanks for being another great familiar face around the left wing. It seriously calms me down knowing we are all trying to get past to the next training date. Its been a whole lot of fun bowling with you because you are always positive. And even when you arent doing well, you find a way to get past that and motivate others. Great respect for that. Also! Thanks for being part of the well-dressed bowlers list. We are lacking in numbers.

Youxin! If anyone was a familiar face, you'd be it. Thanks for all the lifts home and the discount OCC games. Haha. Also thanks for just being a great person to hang out with and for always keeping the energy up with your laughter. Keep the bowling tradition strong in 74! Go 74!

Joy! Thomson! Haha. Please don't move away to new ton one. I need more rides! Haha, thanks for all the entertaining conversations you have with your mum on the rides home especially the one with the petrol scarcity problem. Seriously, that trip had so much laughter in it I briefly considered if I would ever find anything funny again.

Well of course there is! We are family! I got my brothers and sisters with me! Yingcheng! I will always always remember the classic snapple line and just about everything else that you've said thats made me laugh over and over again just thinking about it alone. Thanks for being immensely supportive during nationals and I hope you have a great bowling term too! However, most of the fun that we've had was off the lanes and once again, thanks for being the entertainment muse for everyone. You are indispensible in my opinion. Rock on xiao di! Also, thanks for populating the well-dressed list! We are going to get the belts. =D

Wilson! Haha. Thanks for always smiling and being the bundle of joy that you always are. You and yingcheng seriously make a great pair. You seem to magically feed off each other. Match made in heaven. Please do cherish him. Haha. Now that you are captain, please step up and bring hwachong bowling to greater heights! Keep bowling well and bring the team together! Thanks for all the great times we've had in and out of bowling. =)

Sheena! Vappy! Lackey! Haha. Where do I begin. Thanks for being my bowling rock this 1.5 years. Through the renzha days, OBK - the experience of a lifetime, 1256 training routines, crystal jade meals, reading room sessions and a whole a lot of cabs later, I think we've made friends for life. And hopefully what we have transcends bowling and translates into fulfilling our american dream! Star spangled banner! I guess I really need to thank you for always being there whenever I was down and for always amusing me with your silly antics. I don't know whats going to happen now with the bowling closure but I definitely will see you in new york roommate. We're going to "friends" it up on our own!


More thanks to everyone! Good or bad, I guess its part of the experience you've given me. So thanks (again) to andrew, timmo, julian, nelson, yusin, shouheng, yongjun, hongming, weishan, nicole, melissa, shaojie, zhiyong, janice, sheena, yanchen, nicole, joy, yanchen, brian, yiling, youxin, aikling, michelle, valerie, kityeng, yuting, yuherng, yaoguang, wilson, yingcheng, zhaolong, sean, jonathan, weimin, ruizhou, guozhen, gary, jezrel, zhirui, cheehao, paul, yeow, miss tay, davids, pashmina and of course kalai's mum =)

Even though it was up and down, it was mostly up.
Even though there was laughter and anger, it was mostly laughter.
Even though there was fun and sorrow, it was mostly fun.
Even though there were times of doubt, you were always a constant.
And so even though its bye for now, it can never be the end,
No period

Thanks for a great run hwachong bowling!


Damn, arent we closed and huddled!
kenn thwacked an asshat munchkin' at 8:39 PM