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Fencing Malaysia Open 2007 @ KL

2007-03-28T15:09:00.000+08:00

It is been awhile I've updated at my blog. Just got back from KL this morning and was down with a flu and sore throat. Malaysia Open was the first overseas competition and also the first time for me winning a medal (team event, and yes, I did contribute in the winning). Alright let me recap what happen on those 5 days in KL.

Day 1 - 23/03/07 (Trip to KL!)

Met up with the rest of the fencers at Golden Mile Complex @ 1515, where there will be a coach to bring us to KL. I was totally quite bored and very quiet the whole time, because although I know them by their names but didn't know them quite well personally, except for David, Daniel, Farah. Oh well, what to do, the FS planned that Hugang will take the morning bus as he had an event the next day. Where else the rest will take the afternoon bus. Thankfully I got my PSP and mp3 to entertain me throughout the trip. About 2200hr plus, we've reach to hotel at KL.

The hotel, Hotel Grand Olympic, is located near Chinatown; it is 10 mins walk to there and about 20 mins walk to Time Square and also 3 mins walk to the fencing area. Good right? NO! The hotel is very BAD! Claim to be 3 stars hotel, it is actually a 2 stars hotel, the corridor door is so narrow. Meanwhile the bathroom; the shower and the toilet bowl is so close that david said "You can shit and bath at the same time" The room is hot despite the air con was set to very low temperate. Both the bed and pillow were very soft (thanks to that, my back were aching next day).

Anyway, after check in, went out have late dinner with the nat team @ Chinatown. As waiting for the food to arrive, all the sudden, an old black man (sorry can't tell what race he is) all the sudden tap me from behind and start to talking alot of crap to me, I was kinda of shock and start to stare at the nat guys, everyone too where like shock. Thankfully the guy left, the gals quickly asked me what did he say. I told them that that guy was drunken and I was totally don't understand what he was talking about. After awhile, a begger came to David Chan side and beg for money, almost of the guys told him not to as more will come to beg for more. Thus Chan ignore him. After a short culture shock, we have a quick supper and buy some stuff from a 24hrs store and head back to hotel to sleep.

Day 2 (Men's foil, Women's epee & Women's sabre)

Woke up about 8 plus, was shocked that Anthony (oh ya, my roommates are Hugang, Anthony and me) was still sleeping as his event start at 0830. But came to realise his event only start at 0930 when I inform him that he is going to be late. Thus leave him alone and went for my breakfast with David Chen and his gang. Breakfast nice. But the rest of the day was kinda of boring, and not to mention, the preside in one of the sabre pool were like.. goodness I can preside better than him! A person first to declare attack can become counterattack while the opponent who came late to declare attack, has her attack valid! Noelle was also in that pool too, she was very unhappy with the presiding. But somehow, her charm manage to charm the president, thus she won 4 out of 5 bouts.

Surprisingly Nelicia was over her usual perform, she beat one of the Thai top fencer and while many bouts too, Jia and Beng, if you are reading this, she is alot better than you gals, David will agree too. End of the day, Noelle got the 1st place, while Nelicia got 2nd place. Hugang got knock out on 1st DE round despite help and advice by PRCS/Nat foil coach and Anthony.

There was also a slight change in my plan at KL, suppose to return back to Singapore on Monday morning, was push back to Tuesday night. As David Chen told me that, they need a reserve for men's team sabre. Thankfully, my NS side agree to help me to extend my leave and Luan Luan also change the time of my departure. At last, I can fence both individual and team event!

Lunch time was totally SUCKS! I regret taking the rice as it totally dried. But was happy that manage to get out of competition area and "short" shopping with Josephine Yeo, Minqi and Joyee. The girls actually wanted to go 7-11 to buy some stuff, but Luan Luan insists that a guy must accompany them just in case. Thus I was happen to be at the scene, so didn't mind go with them.

The day ended with dinner at Outback somewhere near to Time Square with fencers, except for David Chen which not sure where he gone to and with who. And took cab back to the hotel early to rest.

Day 3 (Men's sabre, Women's foil, Men's epee)

I don't know why, but I woke up very early in the morning about 7 plus am. AND my event starts at 12pm! Thus I was rotting all the way to 11am and start to warm up. My pool consists of Joshua from ACJC, one Thai guy whom I've fenced before in last year FSI, one Chinese Malaysia and one Malay Malaysia. Suppose to have Iran team too, but last minute there wasn't any Iran team reporting for fencing, thus all were walk over. I've 3 won (included the walk over) and 2 lost, ya I lost to the Thai, it was 4-4!!! and I screwed up the last point arggh!!! I totally got thrash by the Chinese Malaysia because I totally got very confuse by his weird fencing style. But the best was the Malay Malaysia, Mark advise me to use counter attack on him, because he tend to attack. Yes, Mark advice worked, but somehow, when I hit his mask, I felt the vibrate on my sabre that indicate that I hit him, but the light didn't lit up at all, I was quite puzzel and quickly stop the game and test his mask again.

After he change the body wire, I decided to use my 2nd plan duck while parry on the head failed (because I notice his attack was very high and aim on the head). Ended up I used counter attack move on him, twice I retreat back and threat him by pointed my blade, he was very caution when he start to advance forward towards me, but he failed to notice that I'm was slashing him for counter attack. Another two were by luck; first he hit my leg while I lunge onto him; second he miss the attack, thus his blade was in the mid air, meanwhile I aim at his head, both were on light. The last point I can't rememder what happen, but eventually the score was 5-4 (I won). After end of the pool, Noelle walk over me and told me that I've beaten the top Malaysia fencer or former top fencer, I was like, no la, I think it is just luck. Got a by in top 64, and the first DE top 32 was fencing against Mat Lopez, I think he is the son of Jeff Lopez, boy he was quick and accurate; once I finished and missed my attack, he quickly finish with his counter attack move by slashing on my weapon hand. But I manage to gain control of the game by using coach method of slashing. Thus won him 15-8. Was expected to Bairong in 2nd DE; top 16. But was told that Bairong lost to a Malaysia fencer name Yu Peng Kean. I too met him and lost to him. Best part, David Chan met Yu Peng Kean in top 8 too, and was also been thrashed by him. And in semi, David Chen also met Yu Peng Kean and of course, David Chen also got thrash!!! Yu Peng Kean met four Singaporeans in the all 3 DE rounds and up seeded one by one. Meanwhile Mark met Walbert Mendoza, a Philippines fencer who was a SEA games champ in 2005, failed to get into final. Thus the final was Yu Peng Kean against Walbert Mendoza, knowing that Walbert is still one of the best (with his very good judgment of distance and lightening speed attack) and can win in the final. But the reason that, Yu Peng Kean won, most of the nat team believe that it was a fixed match, becaue Walbert was totally refraining his attack and that wasn't his style of fencing.

But anyway the day ended with dinner and shopping (round 2) at Chinatown with Hugang. He wanted to eat Hokkien Mee and decided to hunt for it.

I will have more updates soon I need to pack my room.. hahaa

Happy Chinese New Year!!

2007-02-19T21:48:00.000+08:00

Happy Piggy Chinese New Year guys!!! This year is a pig year meaning to say it is my YEAR!! (because I'm born in the year of pig). *erm* As a self declare president of all pigs of pigs united. I strongly advise everyone to stop eating pork for these 3 days. They are UNHEALTHY!!! Thanks you!

Ok, back to reality. Chinese New Year is kinda of boring for me, as no relatives visiting. That means no red packet to collect *sob sob* . But never mind at least I had the most enjoying part; the eve of the Lunar New Year. My gf went over my place for a lunch reunion dinner, then headed out to PS to meet Matt to collect my comics. Poor Matt must have been waiting for hours and he is alone (sorry dude). After collected the stuff, we walk around town, realize most of the shops were closed or soon to be close. Thus headed back to my gf's house for round 2 of reunion dinner.

I was quite surprise the different culture, despite that we both were CHINESE. For my side, we had steamboat as reunion, but her side, they had dumplings or wanton, and it is... VERY NICE!! Had 3 rounds of that man (feeling very guilty after eating too much of that). After that, head home for a countdown to Lunar New Year, before go to sleep.

Ok, I'm going to pack my rooms, its been 2 days I've make a huge mess in my room while doing my Gundam.

I keep forgetting this blog password!!!

2007-02-11T21:22:00.000+08:00

Crap, I keep forgetting this blog password. This is the tenth time I ask for help.

Annoyed

2006-11-02T21:07:00.000+08:00

I'm annoyed by people who keep asking me "what is that" whenever I send a link of a clip. Dude, can't you read? It is obviously a video clip that I want to share. Argh~

One year of service

2006-10-29T19:40:00.000+08:00

21st Oct was exactly a year of national service. Again, time proven itself that it can fly past very fast. From a blur recruit, then now soon to be a 3rd SGT. Throughout this one year of service, I've seen types of life and also understand more of myself, which lead to wonder, will I able to survive this a real cruel world once I've finish my studies? Again, only time will knows the answer.

So I've one more year to go, but things going to change soon, I may no longer in Singapore to continue to serve my NS, instead I will be going somewhere to serve for another 6 months and hopefully come back to disrupt. Hopefully all goes well.

Gas Gas Gas!!!

2006-10-16T21:27:00.000+08:00

Tomorrow I'm going into a smoke chamber, though I've watch these kinda of stuff in TV, but never ever tried it on the real life, guess it would be fun. Will update more tomorrow :)

Going

2006-10-15T21:24:00.000+08:00

It seems like the news likelihood I'm going off soon. Where I can't tell like this on public, only friends around me know where I'm going. After weeks of convincing why I can't go, it seems like all the reason I state isn't good enough. Except for one, but hopefully the higher level agrees the term that both the officer and I agree a upon. As for my dear, the period of time for me to be away is rather short. It is also a test of the power of love between one couple. Just see how it goes. (I know the former one fails when I'm only away for a month plus)

Finally~!!

2006-10-08T19:04:00.000+08:00

Finally!! I found my password to gain access to my blog~!!! haahaa.. :X

Something is coming real soon

2006-08-23T21:44:00.000+08:00

2 months and 3 weeks to go.. something unexpected is coming....

When will the little eagle fly?

2006-08-14T21:04:00.000+08:00

Watching the rest soar up in the air while sitting on the nest.
Watching them with full of envy while blaming himself for been useless.

Watching them soar up so high and dancing around the sky while wishing he was like them.

Despite practices after practices, but ended up fumble and tumble when the time comes.

Despite many encourages and tell him that he is good and capable, he think likewise.

Ended up demoralizing himself more for been useless.

But his heart and mind kept insist not to give up, as he watch the rest fly.

But only then asking himself, when will he start to fly like them?

Only he himself and God knows the answer.

Impulser

2006-08-05T19:02:00.000+08:00

I must not be impulsive, I must not be impulsive, I must not be impulsive, I must not be impulsive, I must not be impulsive, I must not be impulsive.. Ar crap..

I must not be impulsive x 1000.

Ok done

2006-07-16T20:19:00.000+08:00

I have to stop eating meat. No, I'm not on diet because some people said that I'm gaining weight. No, I don't think I'm fat. Its all from doctor's order. Well, its my pimples problem that is. The condition of the skin is getting bad to worse, thus I decided to change to another doctor to seek help. Thanks Jia anyway, but the price of that doctor consult.. gosh, its a bomb I must say. Anyway I will try for 2 months or so, to see how it goes...

Trouble

2006-07-02T12:36:00.000+08:00

Cool, I'm going to have trouble soon. Details will be updated soon, er...., when they find out.

Operation

2006-06-25T17:57:00.000+08:00

Alright, last thursday went for my final (hopefully) operation. The reason for this operation was to remove the screw (and no, its on the one on the brain) on the left knee, which recover from injury a year ago.

One thing I regretted, I should have ask them to put me to sleep instead of just numbing my left leg! The "wonderful" 15 mins (to two persons) painful process, without knowing or able to see what they were doing. The worse part of all was..... remove the screw from my bones; the doctor warn me "This is going to be the most painful process, so endure with it". He started immediately with that, it felt like a hammer was pounding onto my bones every turn.. I was screaming in pain, and of course swearing (grin).

Thankfully, the nightmare was over and once I left the hospital, they gave me a gift.... the screws that were in my leg..

FSI 06

2006-06-12T20:40:00.000+08:00

Another year for me for fencing international. This time, I feel even sucky than before. I felt that I was at the worse performance of all times. I didn't think of what I should be doing, didn't react fast, movment all seems to be like... epee (yucks). It took the entire FSI event for me to think what the heck I was in for.. Ya I know what on me, but need time to change.. argh.. have to change...

2006-05-29T20:52:00.000+08:00

I'll like to thanks few people who reminded me why I hated relationship. I will not mention who are they or what they had did,as it just keep flaring up every moment as I think. Thanks to them, somehow re-ignited me or anger inside me, reminding me how painful, fucked up it can be. And ya, I will try not to think of those anymore. Seriously no more.. Its all by myself now.

2006-05-28T21:59:00.000+08:00

I'm fucking pissed off of what they did last night. Fucking being tolerate for over fucking past weeks, and they keep pushing their fucking limits without knowing enough is FUCKING enough. Whats fucking wrong if I'm a crash with someone? Why the fuck you assume that I'm trying to get her go stead?

I'm already had enough fuck nonsense over relationship, and hell ya, sometimes I do feel lonely at times. WHY? Because the fuck up life I had is just too quiet. You must be wondering, why I have the strength to keep on fencing even when I'm in NS? Because I'm fucking trying my best to make myself BUSY WITH MY FUCK-UP LIFE and FORGET WHAT HAD HAPPEN!!!

I don't care or rather allow some teasing and stuff, because its a joke amoung friends. But bear fucking mind that, sometimes you make one false move that you actually make another fucking angry!

What happen last night was fucking irritating, initally type in chinese, ok fine I can tolerate; I'll try means and ways to find the way to get some translation for myself and hope that they can stop and change into english. But NO, they keep on typing in chinese which rather irritates me more. Whats worse, I DISLIKE, no wait should be FUCKING HATE, on something. I won't elaborate on that.. because it will add more rage on what I'M FEELING NOW!

This week, or tuesday, see how, if SOMEONE trying to BE FUNNY, I hope that he/she will enjoy what I've install for them.

Oh ya, I think relationship SUCKS!

Wait till time tell

2006-05-27T11:31:00.000+08:00

Its been a week after since my class got their posting. For me, I've posted back to where I was when I was on OJE. Glad that I don't have to worry too much about travel time and how to go for fencing training. Also glad that, its a new life for me and also time to change myself (hopefully).

But things really change once started work, once seems to be 24 peoples together, left 6, and now left 2, my friend and I. But hopefully I can stay there until I've finish my NS life, its not because I like the enviornment over there, just that I'm already comfortable with what I'm doing now. Well, time will tell, as it goes by. But most important is that, I've to change...

As for relationship, things really didn't go well. Ya, I do still have a crash on her, but really (I hope if you all read this, try to understand) I don't really see there is a relationship between her. I just can't explain it. But again, wait till time tell ba

Dear Ulcer

2006-05-14T19:00:00.000+08:00

Dear Ulcer

When will you stop bugging me? Its been a week since you have entre to my "house" ,aka tongue, you are such a pest since day one. Every bite I take, giving me a nasty pain until I've no mood to eat anything. Every words I speak, again giving a nasty pain until I talk like I've a very short tongue and problem pronoucing those words.

No matter what method I've try, you just refuse to go away. So do you want me to beg for you to leave my house? Or you want to chose the hard way? *Damn where is Mr Salty where I need him*

From your dearest
Joseph

Ok thats lame.. But I can't stand the pain~!!

Trouble

2006-05-12T11:00:00.000+08:00

Gosh! I'm so trouble now, since last thursday till now, everyone is teasing me ,in fact the whole sabre team. But couple of them knows what is happening. Bleh... this is so bad, I can't be a thief ><

Tired

2006-05-02T21:55:00.000+08:00

I'm soo tired now.. actually wanna to go jogging, but can't, my body is protesting that it has been overworked. Oh well, I hope tomorrow I can go jog in the camp.

Realise

2006-04-17T19:59:00.000+08:00

Realise how bad my attitude, no wonder why everyone are giving me a cold shoulder. I guess, I ask for it after all. But one suggest that I've to accept the consquences and move on. Ya, I will do that and of course I'll learn the mistake that I made.

Thank god that I actually make this mistake in NS instead of real life world. Or else I will by really in deep shit.

Enough

2006-04-13T21:33:00.000+08:00

Things getting bad for me over the past few months. I've enough with all the problems from my family, friends and my ex.

Curiosity really kills the cat for me, somehow I've found out the truth, it hurts alot and suffer over a week or so. Ya, I'm still sore over it still.

Oh well, I think that is the real ugly side of the world, where eventually there isn't anyone you can be trust.

Higher

2006-04-09T13:05:00.000+08:00

All I want now is get higher to where I am. Felt so useless and lousy at times, others has improve alot while I'm not. I'm ain't happy, need to re-think of what I should now.

Oh ya, I'm going for a minor opernation again to unscrew my left knee (ok, lame). Actually its just removing of a screw which left inside on my injured left knee. Hopefully I can recover on time for the upcoming competition. *pray*

Something to share, sometimes where you about to lose or give up, tell yourself this:

Not yet, its not yet over till its all over!

It something that I tell myself when I'm giving up

Two Faces

2006-04-04T22:19:00.000+08:00

Just realise something, people around me are just two faces. Claiming that I'm backstabbing them, well, let just say calling a black kettle black.

Oh ya, I'm back, but still yet to unpack everything so ya wil be very busy.

2006-02-25T20:45:00.000+08:00

Bleh! I'm so bored that I created another blog. And of course, expect:

1) Broken English (realise something my english is getting worse even though I've been reading lots of english book! Don't tell me that I've to start reading Primary school kids books!)
2) Crappy
3) Emotional?

Okay, lets see now *rubbing his hands*, infinite things have happen for the past few months since I've stop blogging.

I felt my life is now on a roll coaster, alot of ups and downs.

First was my relationship, ended up with a sad ending. Although friends around been cheering me up and telling me that there will a chance once I'm in Uni. But just can't get it out of my head. Oh well, time will heal one person soul. Or will it?

Second, my NS life, I've mixed feeling with that though, guys around me thinks that I too "on" or keen to do things right and outstanding. By the way, I didn't intend to be that, its just that I want to make myself busy and "enjoy" the NS life so that serving the army for 2 years can be fun. So many fun things in BMT which I gradually going to forget. And now I'm in OETI under 3 month course (going to end soon) and then OJA for another 2 months. Thats the reason why I want to have a blog. Its an alternative way to keep track of myself :p

For some who knows, my house is undergoing a major renovation soon, next week I'm moving to a temporary place to stay for a month. I hear from my mom that at that temporary house, we will not have:

1) washing machine
2) computer with internet connection

Ok, these two is enough nightmare for me, making it worse, have to endure through for a month plus. Oh well, time flies fast, so ya, ENDURE!!!

Ok what happen to fencing and my injure knee, as some may wonder? Well, I still going for training, perfomance wise... I still say so so, as finally I win a competition, but still can't get what I want. Mr Wong told me that I've to learn how to be calm. Haiz, I wonder how to be calm, I'm just a tense person by nature. As for my injure knee, its been a year already, but it is partially recover, one reason, I didn't bother to train and also, somehow the screw in my knee is sticking out of my skin once awhile its very irritating and also feel some mild pain. Well, shall wait till april to see the doctor again.

There are many things to say but somehow I can't express those in words. But I'll try when as I blog more often.

Bleh again! Have to sign off now, tomorrow I've 24hrs guard duty. My wonderful lazy sunday burnt -_- But at least better than staying at home alone doing nothing and start talking to loneliness

Why people start to fall in love in the first place
When in the process of relationship, couples will hurt one another
Ended with a scar in the heart and feeling sad, confuse and lonely
Is that call love after all?