just as most of you were amusing yourselves in the gym in the wee hours monday morning, a stabbing pain woke me up in hall at 3am. i got out of bed and felt faint. i stumbled to the toilet and tried to make myself shit but i couldnt. my stomach convulsed in spasms. and by the time i made it back to my room again my legs were jelly, hands were cold, face was pale, and i was in cold sweat. Next thing i knew, alvin was driving me to the 24hr clinic in clementi, with rx and lipeng helping me along. (im sorry i woke u girls up and u had to get up sooo early the next morning!! thank you so much!) 1 injection, countless spasms and abdominal painkillers and $107 in medical bills later, i still dont know what that was all about. i think it was probably the teh tarik i had. the next morning, i was still in pain and having diarrheoa. so a warning to all u climbers, i know teh is like the most popular drink among us but be careful make sure its clean or else it could be potent!! =/
on a different note, its heartening to see all the juniors getting along so well and having fun! bonding is really impt in a team and although climbing is hardly a team sport, training is definitely a team experience! climbing is only fun when u have people around to climb with, constantly motivating and challenging you! i remembered getting abit 'sian' at times when i just started out climbing cos being confronted by all the routes, seeing pple flash them when u yourself can hardly even start them, can get a little demoralising. BUT remember that you're all merely beginners and if u dont try, you'll never get anywhere, be patient with your personal imporovement and sooner or later you'll see results! =) beginners learn and engram moves the fastest so give your body time to adapt, the more u climb, the more u'll recognise the moves and thats how climbers become increasingly addicted to the sport. Climb on! =)
eLieLi
