good things happen when you least expect it

last weekend marked the end of a crazy week.

preparation for boulderactive. stayed over on tues night at velocity to guard the walls WITH MY LIFE. rained heavily and had to shift all the goodie bags and mattresses, etc. the rain drenched the area and most things were whipped around by the ferocity of the wind. jensen seah has a really crazy work rate. that's why he's jensen strong and i'm jansen khui.

boulderactive happened over the weekend. fri sat sun from early morning till late. i really learnt a lot from the event. tried my hand at emcee-ing. first time doing it in my life (well if you count em-ceeing in army for some event before as an attempt). made some boo boos initially. observed and scrutinised and learnt somemore. became a little more proficient towards the end. learnt from kiat the master. really need to think before you talk. and have different intonations. and not to use my normal voice because it sounds too shrill. and have to be in sync with the mood of the audience. toy and tease with them. revve them up at the right moments.

and i realised that i have this call-for-rain ability. say three times of 'despite the rain' and a gentle drizzle transforms into a raging thunderstorm.

packing up after the event was over is an art onto itself. the crazy organisation. the logistical headache.

the mad flurry of the competition season has began. 5 years in rockclimbing already. can be counted as a veteran. but yet there is still so much to learn. so many people to catch up to. i remember the first open competition i got thrown into. got spanked big time. 2nd from the back. after that i was so traumatised i went on a binge eating spree. well, i've gradually improved over the past 1 year. looks like learning to swim in the deeper end of pool has more dramatic results afterall. swim or die. i must say i didnt perform too badly. the gap which seemed so insurmoutable just a year ago has narrowed. must remember to not get too caught up in the frenzy of results chasing and just enjoy every experience. good experience or bad experience, it's an experience nevertheless.

philip told me that i'm up there already. praise coming from him is high praise indeed. a pat on my own back, for now. and then move on. there's more to come from me yet.

zhijian tells me that good things happen when you least expect it. in this i fully concur.