Chapter 26: Counting Cars

oh hey ladies and gentlemen..

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hello all! I'm back with the latest chapter of my life; Counting Cars. 1st of all.. the reason why I chose this as the title is because it means that I'm waiting for the "next big thing" in my own life. implying the counting cars in the sense of letting time flies either fast or slow depending on how fast the next car arrives, either interesting or bad.

here I'm going to divide into parts again like Chapter 25. so here's Chapter 26......

Back in the Game

Foo Chow; I train badminton here

as I return home from national service, I decided that I should take a break for about a week. I needed that rest and to release myself from the tensions I had back at camp. don't get me wrong, I really love the experience at camp and no, tension is always around. the only things I did during those rest times were going online, blogging, texting my girlfriend, play video games, and meeting the family members other than having lots and lots of sleep.

and believe me, I couldn't stand the rest times! I needed to do something, something like work or more fun stuffs. and so, my dad and I arranged a meeting with the head coach of AST badminton club where I again became an active member and player. only this time I decided to go full-time, training everyday. at the end of March, I started my 1st week of training after nearly 10 months of leaving the club to go through SPM exams and national service. and I can tell you, the 1st week back to training gave me an idea that this was a lot worse than committing suicide! I get pains on like every muscle on my legs and arms. I barely survived 30 minutes of training! ugh.. it's one of the worst feelings ever.. now I thought national service was pampering the people there and not giving them a little taste of hardcore.

let's just say, for 3 weeks, it's been hell for me. but the difficulty gets a lot lesser everyday. maybe it's for the fact that I'm getting much more fitter than before. now I can go through training steadier and recover fast. with other improvements such as speed, reflex, and power. but still, I lack the strategy and consistency which I noticed for myself during games with friends at training. even the recent tournament I've played which is the Novice Badminton Championships 2011, I only managed to reach the 2nd round in the singles campaign going down in 3 games 19-21, 21-11, 13-21. I did not play my usual game.. at least that's what my dad say.

so far, I'm still resuming training with AST for the whole year.. with the hope of achieving much better results in future tournaments.

Hey Doc
on 15th March 2011, it was a historic day for my family. with all 3 members of the family (including me) who sat in the SPM exam achieved the overall best results (currently) with cousin Audrey taking home 5As 4Bs, me taking home 6As 4Bs, and cousin Luzud with the family record breaking of 9As 1B. each taking different paths to make the family proud.

A doctor and a business man working together. imagine me and Luzud like this O_o

Luzud is to take on the business world while I am to take on doctor specialising in radiology. honestly, I don't know what will my cousin Audrey take when she furthers her studies later. but I'm wishing all the best with her. the only thing is, now I'm caught up with badminton, so, my studies are delayed to January 2012 where I will either go A-Levels(Science) or Foundation in Science at my choice of college. now, I'm currently favouring Nirwana College as my college of choice. many of my friends are asking me to go to Taylor's. well, I'll take a look at that. which university I go after college remains unknown. for now, I need to focus on badminton.

Friendship Never Ends

we're the students of 5A '10, SM St Michael!

everybody will soon part ways to pursue for their future. however, as long as the friendship is still there, all the separate ways that was once chosen by each individual will soon meet at one end of the path. in that term, friends call it "reunion". recently(14 May 2011) my buddy Isaac Yee organised an outing for the students class 5A of 2010. it was an important event for me because I've not met them for weeks. the outing was a memorable one for me as we had barbeques, chattering all around, laughing a lot like it used to be in class. then we had fun on the beach, dip our legs into the calming waters of the beach. then wet each other and stuff. a couple had their own sweet time together too! hehe.

sleeping on each others' belly

women of the future

I really had fun until it ends in the afternoon and I have to follow my best friend Jason home. since it was raining at the time, Jason hang out at my house till the rain stops. though I don't know when did he left because I fell asleep while he was still at my house. hahaha.

everybody is changing. not physically much yet but in terms of maturity. may the friendship we have together will not end here and then we'll have another reunion and outing!

The End of Another Romance

me(left) and Audrey during national service

as everybody knows, I'm no longer together with girlfriend Audrey. nobody was at fault and it was also for the best. I don't want any distractions at the moment and I need that 100% focus in what I'm doing. either in badminton or studying. Audrey needs to do the same too. but I'm also hoping that she doesn't wait for me and not be afraid if she falls in love with another guy. I once heard a friend saying that "people change". so, don't wait for me okay? there's lots of others better than me. and I have "unfinished business" with myself.

that's all the current happenings in my life. overall, things are a bit more quiet now. more like I need to hibernate in bed. huh~!

okay la, that's Chapter 26 for you, Zackie OUT!

PHOTOS CREDIT TO: ~Annaliza Giluk~