twenty years it's breaking you down
the name is vanessa but everybody calls me van. estranged ex-NJCanoeist of 2004/05 K2-500m. I'm a WSO (FIGHTER) trainee and I'm doing my BA(Hons) English and Politics in the University of York. I like fast cars, literature, art and tulips. I cannot cook. When I was younger I wanted to be an astronaut. I am hopeless at math or anything remotely related to formulae. I detest parsley. I love the colour burgundy. My Macbook is my bestfriend and I've played with Macs since I was 15 so no, I didn't jump on the bandwagon. I have lofty dreams but I'm often afraid to chase them. I don't get angry I get disappointed. I intend to learn Spanish and German. Oh, and I think Liverpool kicksmajorass - I am not a fair-weathered fan. I think ambiguity is beautiful.


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sábado, mayo 06, 2006
Was reading Huiying's blog and here's an excerpt:

You know next to the basketball court in NJ, the next place where the most tempers flared and most heated arguments are exchanged, is probably the canoe polo pool in Big Splash. Let's not talk about the guys because they are always so hot-headed wherever they are(HAHA!). The canoe polo pool witnessed a lot of drama from us. Endless shoutings(from me, van and peishan), senseless whining(from those who got scolded) and mindless grumbling(from all of us). There is just so much action from everybody that it is impossible to let your guard down in the pool for a second!

I kind of miss the canoe polo games with the seniors. I don't know why. Maybe cause I miss their presence(some of them) and I miss going home with Joanne and Yihui. Hey, I really do alright. And I terribly miss canoe polo games with the girls!!!!! I miss chiteng being the super reliable goalie, peishan the irreplaceable pace-setter and van the speed boat. Hahas, there is really so much fun(and training!) during canoe polo. The more I think about it, the more I miss the game.

It was a waste that we didn't get to play in any competition in year 2. :( Somehow we couldn't. And we were just thinking it could be real fun if our girls team could take part. Yet we went through year 2 without much action from canoe polo. Aw, I would love to be on peishan's team for once! I never, ever got the chance/priviledge :( Haha peishan! we should go and play canoe polo someday. Rent the boats or something.

As I miss canoe polo, I thought that maybe the rest of the girls team wouldn't miss it as much. Haha and I thought one of the reason why they wouldn't miss the game as much is because of me. Dear girls, I hereby solemnly apologise for making your canoe polo training time unenjoyable because of my bad temper. :( thanks for putting up with me. Especially Shumin! Haha, sorry for always shouting at you man, I know I am so prone to that. Really a big, big sorry. Ha but I want to let you know that I really appreciate you for putting up with me.. (:

Well.. reading this really made me nostalgic. Seriously, looking at the things we've been through together as a team.. it's tough to pry all 12 of us apart. Even though we've all got different lives now, all gonna pursue disparate dreams and ambitions, deep down we all know that we're bound by an unspoken connection, an invisible silken thread of memories, held together by the knowledge that we were (and still are) part of an unforgettable TEAM.

So.. reading the entry posted by michy on our teamblog really crushed me. I hate to see what's happening to the junior team now, and how badly Mr Yong is being treated by the school. Whenever I read that entry, I feel like tearing. How badly they've been wronged by the Straits Times, how they were practically SABOTAGED BY OWN INTERNAL HIERARCHIES, how the B Div girls title was painfully wrenched from them not because they couldn't win it, but because certain INDIVIDUALS whom they thought they could trust turned against them. If there's one thing I hate most, it's betrayal. That FUCKING BASTARD betrayed the team, and that's final.

To juniors, if you're reading this, you guys will ALWAYS have our support. If you don't have the school's backing, you still have us. I love you all. Heart and Soul, jiayou.

Vanessa Lim 5:43 a. m.