absolutum dominium

mona lent me her cd containing the july race pics, so i finally have the race pics with me. yay. anyway as i was going through them, i decided to take out and post those tt make me love what i love about my team.

so yeah. :) just to share, and just so i can have some things to look at when i'm away. and reminisce.

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1. first of all, there are the customary group pics.



above: the before-race group pic.



above: our post-race victory pic!



above: with ntu. the 'no-rivalry/this is what sportswomanship is about' team pic.



above: the full teamnus dragonboat pic with both us and the guys.

2. then there is the barang barang. the stuff tt helps us to win our races. heh heh heh. tradition lah.



above: our beloved paddles. with 'guo da long zhou' proudly emblazoned. :) and yes, the 'izzo' is mine. done in black marker.



above: the customary bak chang offering to qu yuan, god of the river. "we do our best, you do the rest."

3. the funny photos. the ones tt earn us all the 'crazy girls from nus' and the 'si geenas' moniker from everyone else.



above: like wendy and meiping scrambling to take a picture with the zheng he boat.



above: or the increasing number of tattooed girls in the team. heh.

4. last but not least, the things tt we do as a team tt set us apart from other teams. tt makes us special. tt makes us what we are.



above: watching races together.



above: and walking together.



above: the tradition of throwing the captain and vice-captain at the end of every race.



above: having a post-race meal feast of food tt *no one* can finish together.



above and below: the 'sitting in 1 row' tradition. from june race to july race. as long as it's the marina promenade underneath the benjamin sheares bridge. you will have us.





and most of all...





and...



sweat. blood. blisters. pain. laughter. tears. sorrow. anger. elation. passion. dedication. drive. rowing for each other.