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[Jul. 1st, 2009|11:54 pm] |
Diving, skiving, my thing (: Hahah alright not really my thing, but definitely one of the best times I've had
in the 16 years of my life.Well, first, haha I've never seen so many hot bods, ever
Bods, not really faces, but yeah BODS.
Some personal favourites, haha shared with J and E of course!
Wu Dongliang from China, gold medallist for the boys 3m springboard was inhumanly awesome
almost perfecting all his dives, and he has oneof the most beautiful bodies I've seen
Hahha (my mum agrees) Okay, but his voice is freaking high, and while I was admiring him from far as he walked closer
he tripped over the chair and I realised he's shorter than me by quite a bit.
So hahaa from far works fine (:
Alharbi Rashed from Kuwait, silver medallist for the boys 3m springboard
He is the cutesttttt thing ever, and one of great, great sportsmanship as well
He would initiate handshakes with officials from other countries despite
the language barrier he would never fail to initiate a courteous form of respect
and displayed great support for his team mate as well as divers from other countries
for a boy with such a small frame, he's larger than life in the diving arena
(And yes, I am aware that I look like a retard here)
Ospan Ali from Kazhakstan, he isn't the best diver around but he's pretty good as well
and has an eye candy worthy face, especially when he smiles (:
Liu Jiao from China, gold medallist for the girls platform event.
She's really awesome, her lines are super clean and sharp
and she even got a perfect score on one of her dives.
And she's really pretty and friendly in person.
I must say the crew is the best I've worked with.
I've only known them for awhile since rehearsals
but going through 2 days of competition with them has been a pleasure
and I've taken away so much just by watching them work.
Truly the most humble people of seen.
They're all there as willing volunteers, putting in their 101%
in every aspect they are put charge of. They might not have the most glamorous jobs,
mostly the toughest but essential ones that run in the background, whose services
the audience take for granted.
They aren't the most well educated people, but you've got to give it up to them
because personality wise they're in every way better, and undoubtedly happier
than any other person from an elite school or what-say-you
because at the end of the day, they're proud of who they are and what they have done
they're content with themselves and their abilities,
and they look at their mistakes, learn from them, and move on
they know they're not the best but they don't need to be,
because they're every imperfection is what makes them perfect.
To sum it all up, in my view, they're people so easy to love because they love themselves.
It's easy for me to believe in them, because they believe in themselves.
And if you ask me, you don't find personalities like these much anywhere else.
We work hard and we play hard (:
After the final day of competition ended,
we had the pool open to us to do whatever we want.
So we tried out all the diving boards and platforms
AND OH MY FREAK THE 10M PLATFORM IS LIKE *^@@#&*#
and yeah, because we are EVIDENTLY not divers,
we all landed PIAK on the water and whooooooo
our asses didn't take it very well.
But the thrill was all worthwhile.
Video should be up on fb sometime soon, when Jody loads it, I'll post it here.
To be honest I do have my insecurities about missing out on school and everything
but as yeah I do believe God has a reason for putting me where I am,
and I'm grateful for that because I know that I'm gaining in another less
conventional area, and even if others don't accept it it doesn't matter.
For one thing, I've placed my faith, my treasure with God in heaven where
no one can touch it. So yeah despite my greatest "competitor" none other
than my very self, I've come to learn that I can't win in every situation otherwise
I'd very well be God. So come what may, I know God's got it all worked out for me
and even if situations don't present themselves as favourable in my view
my unwavering faith tells me that God knows what he's doing and every path I take
is undoubtedly the best for me. I'll give my 5 loaves and 2 fishes of course,
one step at a time, I won't offer anything less but my human abilities only go so far, so
Jesus take the wheel.
These young sports competitors are an inspiration as well.
Apart from their unbelievable physical abilities
The amount of mental perseverance they possess is BAGUS
It's obvious that what they have doesn't come easy
and behind it involves years and years of continuous intensive training
and to think their aound my age and are achieving so much
it really spurs me on to pursue greater things in this breath of a life that I've got
Wow, that's one long post, probably the longest since I've had forthegerbera,
but I just had to post it cos I know that in the tumult of pressure to come
when I'm back in school, I'll have something to look back on that'll make me smile (:
FIBA tomorrow! (:
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