Friday, October 2



hey all! sorry for the delay. the last entry was really damn traumatising for me. had a tough time coping with those graphic images. only manage to pick up the courage to come back here today. and it didn't help that waynetta picked me when it was suppose to be a girl. freaky. anyway, here's 5 things about me:

1. i am colour-deficient. yes, that means i only see things in black, white and grey. ok maybe not la but who knows, some people out there may be like that. i'm only level 1 colour-deficient, meaning i can't differentiate red and green that well. and yes, in case you're wondering, i can drive. the funny thing is everytime i'm up on the wall struggling to figure out which tile to go for, and people shout to me "THE GREEN ONE!" or "THAT RED ONE!", haha...that doesn't quite help man. i'll be like "@#$% WHICH ONE?!" and next thing you know i'm too tired to hang on.

2. i love food and i enjoy steamboat the most. better if it's buffet steamboat. oh ya, and i'm a very soup person. think's it probably cos i'm canto. canto people love soup, especially those double-boiled ones. gotta have soup during meals man. i can speak cantonese too!

3. There was a point in my life when my dream ambition was to be president. yeah, no kidding. somehow the idea of having my portrait hung in the hall of every primary, secondary school and JC seemed very thrilling. i went to the extent of checking out the requirements to apply for presidency. something to work towards to. but well that was a few years back. now i'm more more realistic, i wanna be prime minister.

4. i did mostly feet related sports like soccer and track for the past many many years. thought it'd be fun to try out rockclimbing. turns out its not so much about arms but fingers too. and i realise i'm not very good at heel hook/toe hook/meat hook. i dont make as good a hooker as the confused boy below.

5. i had dengue fever when i was 14. pretty bad. was hospitalised for a week, perpetually puking, couldn't eat, was on drip, and i lost about 5kg. not a very desirable thing for a guy. but for girls, if you ever wanna lose weight you know what to do. go sleep in a drain or beside potted plants or something. it may just be your lucky day.

alrite, so that's all about me for now. next up - CRYSTAL YICK!



Saturday, September 26


Helllooo everyone, my name is waynetta! I am here to blog and omg, I love to blog!!!

Introducing myself, I am 20 and I LOVE to watch gossip girls.. LIKE OMG LAH GOSSSSIPPP GIIRRLLS, the guys are so hot rite!!!

Many of my friends, (say hello!)


PRETTY RITE!! =))

ask me why I join climbing. Of coz to see ULTRA SUPER HOT HUNKS climbing la, the super defined 6 pack abs, rockhard biceps, woooolala and the chairman HENGHONG is like SUPER CUTE la, XD! But my palms are like damn poor thing can, so rough now, have to rub moisturiser everyday lorh! =(

Talking about the climbing camp, like OMGZZZ lah, i totally went alone cannnn. Then first day i lugged my SUPER HUGE CAMP BAG there all ALONE! (Ya, super huge cze i need to put like super alot of stuff lah, like many choices of tops for variety, sunblock, hair stuff, face stuff, aiya all the stuff that’s like super duper essential lorrrrrxxx) can you all like imagine the terror i had, travelling to some unknown place all alone! I even stopped at the wrong bus stop can, then felt so sadddddd.

During the camp, I made FRIENDS AND MORE FRIENDS AND MORE MORE FRIENDS all the way! :D EH PLUS, the cute guy HENGHONG is my group LEH, so ZOMGGG! The games hor, fantastic like helllllxxxx leh, so fun that you don’t even care if your hair is like sticking all over the place, or like your clothes are like wet and feels like second skin. COOL RIGHTTTT.

Guys, I have to tell you all something, I actually have a split personality, this person always like to dress up as a guy, so scary laaaa, can imagine the terror I am going through now!!

OMGOMGOMG
(split personality takes over)


Wah, who's tt siao charbo above my post, crazy wan so bimbotic wth! Anw I'm Wayne hello! Everybody like got post pics of themselves so I cannot lose out, must post one nice one!

I know people first impression of me is like, wah this ahbeng from which gang wan, he in nus?? suere anot! But I am actually a very intellectual and friendly person.

A brief intro about myself, I love to climb(duh) and my new found passion is mugging. My hobby is climbing and more climbing, sometimes I also like to bio charbo (look at girls). Sometimes during warm-up or cool-down or any other times you see me staring into blank space, I am actually not dreaming, guys must look at my line of sight, cfm you all can see chio girls. Ok nuff said back to my new found passion.

Wayne signing out and next sherman!!!

Thursday, September 17



hello hello look how hardworking i am! (actually i dont know why my classmates were taking pics in lecture anyway) righto so i have to share 5 exciting things about myself now. thankyou randall.

1. i am deathly irrationally afraid of snails. they freak me out so much that the other day i took a huge detour up and down 2 flights of stairs just to avoid walking near one.

2. i'm immune to chickenpox. i've never had it and i didn't have to get vaccinated either! hopefully i'll stay immune

3. i might seem quite aloof and cynical at times but i have a weakness when it comes to soppy parts in movies. i cried like a baby watching shows like up, wall.e, lilo & stitch...even some sad emotional mtvs can make me weep. very malu but i just can't help it la haha

4. i don't eat/drink chin chow. for some reason i just really dont like the smell & taste

5. i....got into climbing quite serendipitously. at the time a rather large bunch of my classmates were all in the very-newly established VJ rockclimbing and one day i thought i'd just give it a try, which turned into going more regularly, which turned into me sticking around while people stopped climbing and moved on. and now i feel like i wouldnt know who i am (or what i'd do) if not for climbing. though i've climbed for awhile now sometimes i still feel so new to the sport, and sometimes i wonder what drives me and keeps me coming back for more.

hopefully i'll be able to find myself as a climber here (:

okay gotta go move on with life (took me ages to think of what to talk about, especially the last one) so i guess now i get to arrow...the golden-haired WAYNE! haha. seeya soon!

Tuesday, September 15

GOOD TO KNOW!!!!

hey guys, sorry for the interruption of the intro blog posts of the year 1s!haha.found this article interesting!!has some relevance for us climbers=)

Pineapple is high in manganese, a mineral that is critical to development of strong bones and connective tissue. A cup of fresh pineapple will give you nearly 75% of the recommended daily amount. It is particularly helpful to older adults, whose bones tend to become brittle with age.

Bromelain, a proteolytic enzyme, is the key to pineapple's value. Proteolytic means "breaks down protein", which is why pineapple is known to be a digestive aid. It helps the body digest proteins more efficiently.

Bromelain is also considered an effective anti-inflammatory(finally a cure for climber's inflammed joints?). Regular ingestion of at least one half cup of fresh pineapple daily is purported to relieve painful joints common to osteoarthritis. It produces mild pain relief. In Germany, bromelain is approved as a post-injury medication because it is thought to reduce inflammation and swelling.

Orange juice is a popular liquid for those suffering from a cold because it is high in Vitamin C. Fresh pineapple is not only high in this vitamin, but because of the bromelain, it has the ability to reduce mucous in the throat. If you have a cold with a productive cough, add pineapple to your diet. It is commonly used in Europe as a post-operative measure to cut mucous after certain sinus and throat operations. Those individuals who eat fresh pineapple daily report fewer sinus problems related to allergies. In and of itself, pineapple has a very low risk for allergies.

Pineapple is also known to discourage blood clot development. This makes it a valuable dietary addition for frequent fliers and others who m! ay be at risk for blood clots.

An old folk remedy for morning sickness is fresh pineapple juice. It really works! Fresh juice and some nuts first thing in the morning often make a difference. It's also good for a healthier mouth. The fresh juice discourages plaque growth
.

http://www.naturalnews.com/025746_pineapple_Bromelain_health.html

and yes, pls dont go ingest all the pineapples in the world after reading this!

MODERATION IS THE KEY WORD!=)


Sunday, September 13




Wah tio sabo. Hey guys, randall here. Sorry I took so long, I got abit caught up in work, didn't realise :X. Anyway, 5 things about me:

1) I enjoy good food almost just as much as I do climbing. Like CHEAP, good food. One of my favourite pasttimes was to go food hunting on weekends. And I'm not particularly picky about the kinds of food I eat. As long as its nice, I'll eat it (:.

2) I got into law quite by accident. I was actually supposed to study accountancy, but I appealed for a law/acc double. So I went down for the interview and the written test and everything. Then, at the end of it they were like, your results are not good enough for us to offer you a double, but we can offer you a single degree in law. Haha so I was thinking, after all that trouble, aiya, might as well. Hah, mistake man.

3) One of my other favourite pasttimes is actually sleeping. Optimistically, I would love to have at least 10 hours a day. My army friends found it pretty hilarious cause during lectures I would always be sitting in the front, and I would always be sleeping, like next to the lecturer :X.

4) I'm actually suffering from a chronic finger injury (way too much crimping). Its a cartilage overuse injury, and its actually pretty common. The middle joints of my middle and ring fingers are swollen, and I can't close my fingers fully. Sometimes, after a hard session, it also hurts to shake peoples' hands.

5) Lastly, well I used to, and am still, shit scared of high walling. Its not the falling that I don't like, its hitting the wall immediately after that I'm afraid of. Minus the wetness, I really really prefer deep water soloing to high wall climbing.

Okie dokie, that's all I can think of right now, time to go prepare for tomorrow's lectures. Damn no life can. Anyway, next up, NICOLE!

Thursday, September 10

NNKK's birthday surprise (not)

one dark (midnight) night outside some unsuspecting (not really) doorway of a 21 yr old:


we (okr gang) surprised mr angry in his small little dark corner room beside the toilet.
it wasnt that surprising coz yxiong saw bird flying down the stairs....
haha.
me and ely attemping to throw paper planes in, but it just landed smack on his printer.
lousy. :p

so this was his surprise gift, although jansen seems to enjoy it more:
-> winfred says its like tau-poking a rock. haha.

the assembling of various food stuff from our room...
includes 2 lost cookies, toilet paper PROBABLY stolen from toilet, biscuits, a bottle of greentea (in which i drank half) and a bottle of beer courtesy of bird.


to the eventual REAL birthday gift of a food hamper!! =) (y)


haha. alright.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY YIXIONG!

Saturday, September 5


credit goes to edwin and (and kai xuan) for the successful creation of my first post. its chloe here guys! and here goes the first thing about me... i have never blogged before, thats why i must acknowledge edwin's efforts, for he was the one who taught me how to blog. im really lousy with technology. you can say im afraid of high tech stuff, like iphones, blackberries and macbooks. i think i might just hang the system with a touch. this explains two things. one - it explains why im using an old school sony ericsson w310i and refuse to upgrade. two - it explains why firos (my bf) had to girlfriend-proof his digi cam.

the second thing about me. ive been climbing since 2006. that makes me three years old in this business. i joined climbing because i wanted to try a sport which was different from the rest, a sport which didnt involve running! i hated running, and i still do (so i understand why jia wei whines on mondays). let me tell you how it went at the climbing booth during the cca fair at tp back in 2006 (lala's probably heard this story before).

"er excuse me, can i ask you a question?"

"yes?"

"do you guys have to run alot during trainings?"

"oh, no la, abit only."

"okay :)"

and i signed up. and here i am now, stuck on this path of no return.

third. the funny thing was, i was in track and field back in primary school. i ran alot. but mostly i was into sprints. i liked running then. i guess i grew to old to run. before joining the track team, i was into gynastics. zhao xiu was a senior, and the coach made her impart her skills to me because she won in the previous year. i came back the next year with a trophy too:) i used to be able to walk around on a handstand, just like crystal now. and i used to be able to do splits >180 deg. oh well, i USED TO.

fourth. i had a great headstart when i was a novice climber, simply because i had muscle cells that hypertrophied faster than they should in a women's body. now ive got arms the size of yi xiong's - according to him (and eyes the size of clara's plus fingers the size of hotdogs). so i won a few comps here and there, and i even got myself the sportswoman of the year and all-rounder award when i graduated from tp. and then came my industrial attachment, which, suay-ly enough, took up most of my time and energy. so i stopped training. that was like a u-turn from the headstart i got, and it didnt stop there. i started working full time not long after, and things did not get better. but now im back in school. and im gona get back on my feet, or rather, on the wall.

last things about me in a nutshell. i was from dunman high school, graduated with 7 points, went to poly anw cus bio is cool(: ive got a memory retention period like that of a dory's in finding nemo. im super sensitive to the F-word, so dont use it no matter how sick a boulder route may be and im a lacto-ovo vegetarian (egg mayo sandwich at subway rocks!).

and im done with my list of five. now its your turn -RANDALL!

Friday, September 4



hi all, this is andy. i got arrowed by bertrand to do this.

i'm supposed to blog five things about me. okay firstly i'm not a really serious person, but i can look rather fierce sometimes. someone told me i look like a murderer sometimes. anyway i think that's damn cui for a first point so i'll start my first point in the next paragraph.

i'm from air pistol when i was in jc. i bet you guys probably thought i'm from canoeing or dragonboating but nah my cca only requires me to stand there for one hour forty five mins and shoot finish 60 lead pellets as accurately as possible. i think if i shoot anymore i'll go cockeye because my right eye's vision is deteriorating because i shoot focusing my right eye all the time. after doing such a passive individualistic sport for two years i've made up my mind to do sometime more dynamic and thus here i am. i tell myself die die not to join dragonboating because there are more meaningful ways i can use my body for besides doing a repetitive action all the time. i think rockclimbing requires strategising and overall body finnese. okay okay do i sound like i'm trying to sound politically correct cuz i'm not.

anyway the next thing about me is i like to sing. freaking love to sing. i went for the voices trial too but didnt make it. cui. anyway here who likes to karaoke one? those bathroom singers don't be shy. you can sms me we go karaoke one day. i know this place called ten dollar k which well, the name speak for itself.

okay next up, pt number 3. shag. i've never sustained an injury more serious than a sprain on the right ankle in primary two. do i sound like someone who spends his time infront of the conputer all the time heh. i hope that this characteristic of mine doesnt change after i join rockclimbing. rockclimbing is not that dangerous.... right?

4th, last time when i was young i'm super hyper and will climb almost everything fearlessly. skin peeling of my hand is nothing new as i have fell of monkey bars and slide down ropes from two storeys high before. the only thing i haven't climbed properly are rockwalls. i've climbed over barbed fences too. it was rather scary i must say, needa shift body weight properly and watch where i step. getting lacerated by those barbs aint a nice sight.

lastly, i suspect i have obsessive compulsive disorder. i can freaking eat duck rice every meal for an entire year when i was in primary six until i decided i've killed enough ducks. now i eat cai fan all the time, which is slightly better because you can vary the dishes. i listen to a song on loop for days too. the last song i did that to was supermassive blackhole. it's the kinda music that pumps me up. however don't be mistaken i'm actually the kind who likes slow ballads too. hey why am i starting pt number six.

okay i think i talked too much. here cones the sabo part. i think ill just sabo CHLOE. alright my work here is done time to memorise jap dialogues. oyasumi nasai! *somehow this blog entry doesn't seem very appropriate on the blog but here i go.

Thursday, August 13

"What it took to climb 5.12 (7a+)"


Copied wholesale from this site: http://blog.thaczuk.com/?p=124 . Very good read. And I believe EVERYONE and ANYONE (guys & girls) can do at least 7a's with some bit of strength, a little experience and but most IMPORTANTLY a POSITIVE mindset :)



What it took to climb 5.12 (7a+)




// August 11th, 2009 //

Four years ago while sipping scotch with Ben and Will, I commented half jokingly that I was never going to be a good sport climber. Will instantly shot back,




“Bullshit. You’ve never tried”.




I was completely dumbfounded. I looked at Ben and could see he was waiting for my reply.




“What?”, I questioned.




“You’ve never tried”, Will repeated.




He then launched into 4 star rant about how I had never devoted a summer to sport climbing, let alone climbed continuously throughout the year. Roughly ten minutes later, when Will’s berating finally ended, I shot a quick glance to Ben, who had an unknowing look on his face.




“You’re absolutely right”, I conceded. I had never tried.




Sure I went climbing regularly but I wasn’t really trying. I took the easy way out. I toproped whenever someone else was willing to lead. I climbed the same routes regularly. If I was leading and my knees where at a bolt I would take instead of going for it. Basically, I sucked at sport climbing because I deluded myself into thinking that I was trying, when really I was giving 50% most of the time.




This summer marks my fourth summer of focusing on sport climbing. Sometimes it seems ridiculous how much time I spend climbing routes thirty metres or less while living in a place with great alpine climbing. But I realized years ago that the best mixed climbers are good sport climbers. I’ve spent a little time in the ‘pine and I plan on taking my new rock climbing skills into the hills. It’s part of a plan.




So, although 5.12 isn’t very hard in the big picture, it’s still a worthy goal which many people have trouble attaining. Eric Horst still sells many copies of How to Climb 5.12. I read the book and yet my climbing languished for years. Here is what it took for me to break the barrier:







Go climbing




Are you climbing 3 days/week? Are you trying hard 3 days/week?




If not, don’t bother to read how to books on climbing, don’t worry about the latest supplement or what a world cup climber does for their training program.




You need to climb, consistently and regularly.




  • Realize that 5.12 isn’t hard




If you haven’t climbed 5.12 you are probably scoffing at this claim. If you have climbed 5.12, you are probably giving a knowing nod.




I first realized that 5.12 wasn’t hard in Spain. People in Europe routinely warm-up on 5.12. Many crags don’t have any easy routes and if they do, are not very good routes. As a result people warm-up on routes much harder than the routes most people on North America will ever send. If 5.12 is your warm-up and your project, you will learn to send it much faster (see below). Open your mind to the possibilities. This is most important to realize. Repeat after me: ”5.12 is not hard”.




  • Boulder




When you boulder you climb cruxes over and over. If you boulder regularly, when you come to the crux on a route you will have the strength, skill and confidence to send. Bouldering makes you stronger faster.








  • Always lead unless you are injured




Do not toprope.




Unless you are headpointing (if you don’t know what headpointing is, don’t toprope), you should be leading. Learn to hold on at all costs. Surprise yourself by climbing further than you thought you could.








  • Try climbing routes obviously too hard for you




If you want glacially slow progress, climb choss while trying to work up through the grades one letter at a time (it’s what I did for years). Instead, whatever grade you want to climb, try something much harder. When you go back to the easier route, you will be stronger and it will seem easier because you have perspective on something harder. Wash, rinse, repeat.



  • Climb tactically




If you are trying to send a route at your max, explore it the first time. Stick clip the first bolt if advisable to avoid a ground fall. Climb from bolt to bolt in order to work out the best sequence for you. Don’t get flash pumped early in your climbing session. Once you have memorized your sequence for the route, piece it together. When you are climbing at your limit, getting one hold higher is an achievement. Cherish it. Unlock the mystery of how your body needs to move on the rock.



  • Find mentors




I’ve been exceedingly lucky to have great climbing mentors. Until recently, it was a mystery to me why great climbers would let me climb with them. Ben recently revealed the secret: “You’re a good belayer”. Not exactly what I want to be known for but it goes to show that if you’re fun to hang out with and belay well, you’ll always have climbing partners.




Belaying aside, every climber I’ve ever met loves to see someone try hard. Find someone who climbs harder than you and then emulate them, giving all the effort you can.




William, thank you for pointing out that I hadn’t tried. I hadn’t. Oh, and Benjamin, thanks for letting me belay you all these years.



P.S: From personal exp, I always thought 7s were unreal up till last year. After 2yrs of climbing, I only sent my first 7 (Risenbaby) last year before Uni. But I knew it was definitely soft and also doubted my ability to do a solid good 7. But that changed during last year's year end trip to Malaysia.

Tried but failed to finish Keretapi 7a+ at Perlis. But the most important lesson I learnt during that one route that day was 'We can ONLY get it (the redpoint, get strong, get the move etc.) if we want it badly enough'. Despite that, I still wasn't sure of my ability to send 7s yet. Then came along young strong Winfred at Camp 5 after everyone left. Haha it was really inspiring to see someone who's younger and been climbing a shorter time than me onsighting 6c+'s there and projecting 7a - 7b stuff. That's when I believed it wasn't such an impossibility anymore and that belief carries forward to every route I do :) And that helped me improve quite alot these past year. Yup that's all enough of preaching and ah peh tales, moral of the story, don't be intimidated by hard stuff, you'll need to want something very badly to get it, and if Yi Xiong can do it so can you! 8a soon!

Thursday, August 6

Adobe After Effects



Made with Adobe After Effects : My New Toy

Wednesday, August 5

Gym Clean Up

Did not start off right when we were told that the jetspray was not available. Shock shock horror horror.

So we had to administer the tiles with our brand of hands-on TLC:




Throw a bunch of innovative climbers together along with a banner and you have an efficient way of getting heavy tiles down to the washing area:




We only had the jetspray in the late afternoon, say 4-ish 5pm? Which wasn't much good cos the sun was setting and our wash area ain't sunny anymore.

We had our makeshift mini not-that-effective-but-still-better-than-nothing jetspray at the spurting water source:




The process of cleaning the gym out involves a lot of messiness and haphazardness:




And the usual craziness of trying to sort out and dump the beyond-usage club climbing shoes:


2 odd hours into the gym clean up, Jiahua had a brilliant idea and went to tow a icebox and a Brian to Munchie Monkey to grab a lot of ice (our usual ice-stealing area is undergoing renovation) and dump drinks inside. Sports Club was nice enough to give us a carton of ice coffee as well (who could have missed us cleaning our arses off yesterday with all the mess in the corridors?):


Welfare was above average yesterday; we had people heading to macs or subway to get us lunch (not FOC, but still, a nice gesture from the runners):


Super clean and bare gym- swept and vacuum-ed the floor plus mopped it. Sucked up as much dust and chalk from every nook and cranny as well, inclusive of the back of the walls and the high-up corners:


As the tiles scream: "WASH ME!",


the walls are being wiped with equal TLC. Check out the slab smiley wall with our two smiley ladies:


Eventually, as time goes by, the tiles are ready to be put up the wall. Jenny ah as requested, the C4 tile is in the middle of the 38-degree wall:



Yours truely descends into Dusty Hell (AKA Behind The Sun-Moon Wall) to hammer in some tin nuts (quartermistress siying gave yours truely a hug later and ended up pretty white on her black singlet):


Finishing up:


We officially called a day at 7pm- but people were still screwing the tiles back onto the wall- so the most of the people who came on time started to Knock Out on the mattresses; the following picture illustrates a common sight. HH took the area in front of the flat wall, shu and yours truely KO-ed in the area in front of the lizard wall, and planet took the mattress stack in front of the 38degree wall.




From the ex-janitors' opinion, this is really the most seh gym-clean up ever (from reasons we had talked about privately uhhem). But all worth it for a clean gym, yes (rhetorical question don't need to answer hahaha)?

Okay awesome now the gym is ready for Open House and Team Trials! :)

Saturday, August 1

Things that Matter

You can do whatever you want with your life.. but dont waste it...coz theres always someone else that can live it better than you do



Disclaimer:
religious content unintended

Friday, July 31

eeeeee


two models, two perverts

Wednesday, July 29

we'll see freshies with funky hairdos



Haha just something random I found while re-organizing the photos in my com. Met my first nus climbing friend (who was and is very very friendly, heh.) during isolation. Realise that climbers really do have funky and cool hairdos be it girls or guys (inc me!) wahahaha. Yeah. Kind of a phase to see which suits the face best. I like doris & reg old hairstyles. Hols ending, school's starting. Be daring to lighten the load off your head! :D

Friday, July 24

Matriculation Fair 2009!








Live blogging right from the tables in NUS MPSH2 right now!

Any freshies reading this and have this burning passion to join climbing, don't be shy and head right down to the climbing booth on friday (that's today haha), monday 27th july, the following tuesday, and wednesday as well- just put your name and contact details down in the Excel worksheet and we will get back to you!

Today sees daryl, shu, hh and me setting up our wonderful makeshift booth and looking like total experts with daryl's homemade poi. You definitely can't miss those swinging balls of his.

And as I type, shaoting has joined us for the afternoon shift.

Okay that's all kthxbye


Thursday, July 23

We're back from krabi everyone! Are you starting to miss the sand, sun and water back in Tonsai already? Anyway, let me show you what 5 guys would do when they ain't able to resist the temptation of the waves back in Aonang. They strip and attempt to confront it with their shield of muscles.



And they seem to be enjoying themselves after being tekan-ed. I guess it's due to 'the seduction of nature'. Heng hong said something like, 'you'll never ever get this kind of wave in ECP.' and plopped in. Well true enough. I don't get such sightings often too. They were literally chasing waves after waves just to ride them! Too bad someone had to watch the belongings :p

Okay I have to admit I took it from afar so it didnt look as fun. But they were really quite hype about it! Enjoy the short clip :p



Sunday, July 19

Let's get out of boring Singapore.

What we've been missing out. At the Macau competition site that SMU went to. I'm envious.


Thanks to Zhijian for sharing with me and Audrey who took the pics there.


Sunday, June 28

feew-weet





George du Tarn

This place is extraodinary! Guess who i met on first day of climbing:



Thanks to Jay for this super photo :)


Wednesday, June 24

FOOD HUNT!=)

FOOD HUNT UPDATE!

time: 10pm Aljunied MRT
Venue: Geylang area

people confirmed attending:

jia hua
felicia
jansen
shaoting
regina
kenneth
bertrand
vincent
jia wei

drivers:
jia hua (stay in sengkang)
felicia (central- towards NEL line)
Kenneth ( east)

do contact the drivers if u need a lift home, we will work out who drops who off!!=)

we need more drivers if any of you can=)
and more people to join in!!=)

to confirm your attendance, pls sms Jia HUA at 92975450!we need to know whos coming to meet at the mrt=)

Monday, June 22

Beta for Krabi - The perspective of a poor hard climber residing in Tonsai

Hello hello after coming back from Krabi a blacker dude than before, I thought it would be helpful to give some beta for Krabi :) It's gonna be long so feel free to ignore it if it won't be applicable.


Currency exchange:
1SGD to approx. 23 Baht. Anything below 23 is asking to be tokked. I changed at Suntec's money changer at 23.2.


Getting there:
We took the SG - Phuket - Ao Nang - Tonsai route which will be different from the route everyone will be taking so I can't really help much :\

Drop at Ao Nang PIER to buy the tickets for the Longtail boat. All the boats now depart from here. The boats will take only a minimum of 8. Fewer than 8 you've got to either cover the cost for the empty spaces or take with other people. There seems to be more people wanting to go to Tonsai in the mornings around 10. At night it's pretty hard to find people to take together. A friend waited from 5 - 7pm when he came by himself and ended up taking the next morning. Tix cost 100 baht per person (buggers just cant stop raising the prices)


Accoms:
As a poor dude with little interest in Railay (due to prices and climbs), I stayed at Tonsai area for all 3 trips so I'm not sure about the rates for accoms at Railay. There's an imba 5 star resort that you might wanna stay if you own Temasek Holdings. If considering Tonsai for stay, I can give my opinions on some accoms that I stayed in.

Dream valley - By far my fav :) Stayed here for this trip w/o hotwater and aircon. The place is very clean and comfy. Although it's pretty chui to bathe in cold water esp on a rainy day but it's pretty cheap at 100B / night / person for a 3 man room. They also offer more atas rooms with aircon hot water.

Pasook - Concrete houses. Concrete flooring unpainted brick walls so the rooms is kindna gloomy. Rooms are partitioned by a wall with a gap at the top so can hear your neighbours making out or lao sai in the next room. Forgot the prices and not sure if they offer more atas rooms. The perks are that they offer GREAT food and the staff nice and friendly :) Do your laundry here! Most trusted. Banyan Tree laundry adds a wonderful shade of yellow to clothes. Great for Doris!

Andaman Nature - Currently closed for renovation. But if they're open, screw it. The wooden ones on stilts are totally chui. Manual flush system. Great drainage for the sink leading to your feet.

Tonsai Bay resort - Closest to the beach. Friend stayed here for 350 - 400 baht / room for 2. But the room is huge. Good flooring and pretty comfy with alot of space.


Climbs (muahaha):
I rarely climb at Railay but can share some of my limited knowledge on this area.

Easy climbing: Diamond Caves. The haven of 6's. Hardest is only a 6b+ i think. about 20 routes there. The concrete path is quite steep. After reaching the crag you start to wonder if the path is a 5a+. Climbs pretty much similar to each other.

Muay Thai 6b+ - Balls route. Quite fun. Perhaps a good project for girls.

Chicken Head 6c+ - Crux at first - second clip. Abit hard don't get rope burn. Jansen tried it and it looked really gd from a belayer's pt of view.

Short and Savage (Short and Stupid) 6b+ - 3 clip route. Damn easy if you got beta. Cheap thrill. Girls can spank this too. Opp. this route is another 3 clip route. Same grade but a bit harder and nicer.

Orientales (I think that's the name and grade) 6a+ - A very popular route. Good for sight seeing and build up of guts. There's another 30m 6 sth route near it which is gd and easy.

Quarkz - Never done it but seems to be the few reasons to visit Railay. Short and crimpy. 7b i think. Can check out Alvin spank this route on youtube :)

Sightseeing: Thaiwand Wall! Beautiful scenery at the top of any climb! Can see shades of blue and green of the ocean and overlook Tonsai and Railay. Trekking quite tiring and the paths is very dodgy and scary at certain parts.


Tonsai
Good climbing for girls: Tyrolean Walls offer VERY good technical climbing. Placebo 6c, Missing Snow 6b+, Loisl 6c+ (a bit hard), Lars and Lars 7a (maybe only 6c+). Placebo and MS are good projects for girls (not inc. of imba monstaaas aka Doris). Done all of them and must say I like them all.
Lion King 6c+ - Gd and very different climb. Be careful of falling.

Ok the grades look intimidating but there isn't much below this grade. And those that are below it along Tonsai beach are mostly pretty lame and overinflated. There's a sick 6b+ which involves holding monster jugs and scrambling into a cave and with your zaiest ex downturned Sportiva rock shoes walk along the cave to the anchor. Ain't that just sick? The Schlingels are still ok and not bad, I think.

Hard climbing: Won't mention the usual. The list on SCA is comprehensive and definitely recommended.

Sightseeing: Fire Wall :) just trek towards Melting Wall or Shadow Wall (cant remember which. Just walk along the path towards burnt offerings.) Can have a gd view of the whole of Tonsai.

Food (Tonsai):
Muesli with fruits and milk 40B - Beside freedom bar.
Muesli with yoghurt and alot of fruits 50B - Road side stall near pancake store
Banana Pancakes! 30B - Near minimart
Currys ask Jansen the spicy connoisseur
Fried rice - Mix and match the permutations and combinations of meat and restaurant.

Yup that's all I've got :) Pls spam suntan lotion and join the league of ah nehs.

Sunday, June 14

Touching Thai Ad



Being 4 mins long it makes u wonder do they watch ONLY ads on tv

Thursday, June 4

Watch, and learn.



This is Ivan German. He lost his leg in a motorbike accident some years ago. He did not let what others term a 'disability' stop him from climbing hard. Here, he is climbing a 7c+.

Hopefully, to those of you who think your height, span, short legs, short body, long legs, long body, puny biceps or big butt is the reason why you can't do some routes, you will wake up your idea after watching this. It is you who has to adapt to the route and not the other way round, so if you want to be someone who can finish routes every style, work on whatever you need to overcome what is hindering you. Or, of course, you can choose to walk away from the route and find one that you can flash easily simply because it's the easier option. Ivan German may have found this route to be less demanding, but hey, he's got a valid excuse.

So, short of sounding holier-than-thou, I say, let nothing stop you from climbing, whatever the reason.

Tuesday, June 2

For engineers-to-be, engineers and non-engineers alike.



Monday, June 1

Enjoy ...








Saturday, May 30

Educational Video. Please Watch.



There will be an infrared temperature reader installed at the gym door with effect from tomorrow. If your temperature exceed 37.4 deg Celsius, you will be taken to the swimming pool and dunked till your temperature drops to normal levels. No chalk allowed, only hand sanitizers.

Wednesday, May 27

Warning: please do not (aggresively, mine wasn't exactly aggresively but well..) swing open the door for the key may break! leaving a bunch of keys landing on the floor, one of them 'head'less.

It wasn't easy getting the head out i tell you. really.

keok and I tried the tape(to pull it out) and nail clipper( to kiap it out) way, but it didn't work! I ringed bert and heng hong, heard that they got it out once before so maybe they could offer some words of wisdom, like a method to take it out. But engineers work on the spot, can't really visualise the problem through the phone. Duh. So, we went to get Rahayu. She wanted to get the lock smith which would cost some mula. So matthew, who just came not long ago, tried to extract it.

With his semesters of lab, must be it I concluded! His sturdy, non shaking and delicate fingers got the key out like in a snap of the fingers, with a penknife and a nail clipper's blade. The enlightening tools to use, remember them, it may come in handy one fine day if such a thing happens again.

It is highlighted in the boldest colours for easy memory.

Sunday, May 24

Free Indian food! With Meat! $9.90+ only!

Ok la, it's not free. But it might as well be. It's not vegetarian like Annalakshmi, it has meat! It's a eat-all-you-can lunch buffet.

It's been blogged about before by some foodblogger.
http://www.camemberu.com/2009/05/zaika-s990-weekday-lunch-buffet.html

Why am I telling you guys about this? Maybe because the restaurant owner perpetually "looks depressed" according to Daffodil. I think given the food they serve, their business should be much better than it currently is. That time when Daffy and I went, the whole restaurant was empty save for the 2 of us.

I like the butter chicken, fish curry and the naans. They serve pretty nice tandoori chicken too. If you're someone who will die without meat, this lunch buffet is for you. The variety isn't that great, but I think every dish is executed pretty well. So go bring your boyfriends and girlfriends and whatever friends there. They play the Star Wars intro while you wait for your food. Der-der der-der-der-DER-der der-der-der-DER-der der-der-der-der.

It's called Zaika Restaurant at Race Course Road. Not too far from CA.

Wah lau, team blog become food blog.

Friday, May 15

Sickest Beat Boxing anyone would have ever heard.

Who needs to go to a club when you got this dude.




Thursday, May 14

Bet you never knew climbers could sing and dance this well=)



Check out the "NUS CLimbers's got talent"

and "So You Think You CAn Dance participants"=)

check out who the real singers are and who are those lip- sync-ing=)

and the really interesting performance that was totally unrehearsed=)

Tuesday, May 12

pay-as-you-wish indian food

FREE FOOD!!

Now that i've got your attention, who'd like to go for dinner at this indian place where u DON'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING (if u're evil enough not to..) you can pay any amount that u want to, and can order as much as you want, and i can personally vouch for how awesome the food is

Ok here's some datails:
-The place is called Annalakshmi

-Serves vegetarian dishes and pita bread, the mango lassi and different kinds of rice etc etc
(for those vege-haters, i hate vege and i still love thier stuff. can hardly tell it's vegetables)

-Location, ironically, its Indian food in the middle of Chinatown

-Mon-Thurs: alacarte dishes
Fri-Sun: buffet
either ways u can order as much as u wana for the alacarte anyway so its no difference
and i think there's actualy more options available if u order alacarte

-webbie: http://www.annalakshmi.com.sg/

I was thinking maybe to head over the week after pumpfest? we can have a 'poll' here to see if anyone's game and which day everyone prefers (: so do respond ok?
the food is well worth it, trust me


cheers
Kai

Wednesday, May 6

The Alvin Cai and Lee Peng Yang and Leong Chee Hong scholarship

For a deserving student: A fridge. I think its quite old but doesn't look that old. For free. Used to be alvins, then mine, now leon's.

Whoever wants it please drop leon a message. First come last served. lulz.

Friday, May 1

Happy Labor's Day :)

Nice song and idea, I like it very much.


Playing For Change Song Around The World "Stand By Me" from Concord Music Group on Vimeo.



Thursday, April 30

Amazing stuff



Wednesday, April 29

Eye of the Little Tigers



All the best for the remainding exams!!

Conquering the chimney!

Yi Xiong doing a kahirul-hafiz-ed end to this chimney!!

Watch out for his victory pose!!


Tuesday, April 28

Studying Sequence (20 moves .. 5C+)



Fast forwarded just for the camera ;)

"Sleep is the only cure to studying" (henghong,2009)

Sunday, April 26

SOOO glad the team girls aren't like this..

... maybe just.. :)



Let the girl at the end stare into your soul.


Saturday, April 25

Sunset Grill Outing

Hello all,

Yes i know this is way overdue and I promised to organise this outing last semester but I didnt get down to it eventually. For that I am sorry and I recommend the easy-peasy no-kick level 30 buffalo wings to you to make up for my dismal failure.

So the tentative date is 13/5/09, Wed at 7pm (date changed at the behest of Her Royal Highness) at Sunset Grill, it is by Seletar Airport. Got nice airplane runway view. Good place to make out. Erm i meant chill out. Something for us to look forward to while we slave through this ordeal that is the bane of all NUS students.

Prices are a bit steep - you can prepare to pay $25 plus but I assure you the food is good and the serving is large enough for a jansen ko to struggle to finish. If the food is not good then never mind. I'll make it up to you by picking up the tab for the level 30 buffalo wings on the condition that you FINISH the entire plate by yourself without water.

Do leave a comment here to let me know whether you want to go. I also need the drivers to kindly volunteer their cars so we can all meet up at either Buangkok MRT station or Jalan Kayu roundabout first and I'll guide you guys in. The road is dark and windy. Good for making out. Erm i meant chilling out again. Whats with the typos tonight man.

Let me know soon I will need to make reservations.

Friday, April 24

How to get a headstart on flashing Beauty and the Beast (a route in Krabi)

1) Find a pillar, preferably one of the white pillars in Arts canteen.

2) Take 2 big steps away and face the pillar.

3) Pretend the pillar is a stalactite and pretend that the space between you and the pillar is just air and that you are 15 ft above ground.

4) Psyche yourself.

5) Jump towards it as a gauge on whether you can make da move yo (and hug it for your dear life if desired, afterall, you are 15 ft above the ground).

6) Added realisticity- jump off from one of the Arts canteen black stools. Easier to imagine that you are 15 ft above the ground.

6) Make sure that your friends near you still acknowledge you.

Thursday, April 23

De-pump your Brain

Found this cool dude on Youtube that directs and creats his own video clips and short films... http://www.youtube.com/user/PatrickBoivin

here are some if his work enjoy =)








Spidey in library

Hello chummies. When I first saw the title, I thought some bored dude from our team was there. But NNNNNOOOOOOOooooOOOOOooOOOOOooOOoo!




Youtube spam

To further add on to the sudden spamming of the blog.

Comic relief

Some of you may have seen this video about the comments students wrote about this lecturer from NTU. Hilarious.




Climbing Junkies

Great training for campusing. Comprehensive and detailed.




Culturally Inclined

Acapella group performing a very nice mix of songs. Don't judge their outfit!




There is a pretty ghost in OKR

Scene: In bert's room after a ghostly sighting of a girl in blue at 11+pm.

HH: I think our block got a ghost leh... but... she's a pretty ghost.
Leon: Ya ghost good hor. She can help me do my exams.

Bert: Where's the girl in blue? -crans neck to look out of the window-
Leon: -points to a bewildered doris sitting on the bed and hugging her smelly pillow- There.

-bert's door starts opening and closing by itself-*

Dor: The ghost has entered!
Leon: -to the ghost- Come come do you want to sit on my lap?
Bert: Hurry shut the door, don't let her out.

*rainy and windy night

To add on to the randomness of it all and to quote leon:

Leon: My ma says that raisin bread tastes better if I stand up and eat it.

Wednesday, April 22

Thought Provocative

Interesting film that should be taken with a bucket of salt =D. Felt like a frog in a well after seeing some points that were brought up.

http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/

I DREAMED A DREAM

be touched~
as 100 million others that have watched it...



never judge a book by its cover...

original one by les miserables


and .. gl for exams


No money to Date your dream date during the school holidays?

Climb Asia need helpers on 4 may & 5 may (monday & tuesday).

10-5pm Tile attack on the 1st floor boulder gym.

Reshuffel of tiles & washing of tile. Help help...

Fruit of labour - $5/ per hour + $1 credit. Any takers? Cheers...

Plz email me @ irwan_16@hotmail.com / 97711531

Cheers.

im going for it=)because i end my exams on the 30 april!woohoo!

Tuesday, April 21

Dance videos






Monday, April 20

Never be late for lessons again

Learn from the mastaaa



Saturday, April 18

NUS Climbing Team By-elections 2009

It's the exams. Vent your frustrations. Tear out your hair. Vote in the by-elections.

1. Most cockster team member of the year.
2. Most emo team member of the year.
3. Team member with the most antics on the wall.
4. Horniest team member of the year. (Vote for Adrian!)
5. Best body of the year.
6. Most blur team member of the year.

Vote now! Or if you think of more awards, tell me and I will add in here.

Wednesday, April 15

Random Photo

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One fine training day, Teacher Regina Huang turned around and found out that her students were all listening to her in rapt attention, yet unaware that they were sitting in a rather coherent line as well.

Tuesday, April 14

yixiong will love this



no campus strength, no talk.

Sunday, April 12

US climbing pictures

Just thought I'd share some of the snapshots of my recent trip to US. Mostly extracts of the (fairly relaxed) climbing done, which covered Owen's River Gorge, Bishop (California) and Red Rocks Canyon (Las Vegas).

May you be inspired to run away and see the world when you 'grow up'.



Some insight on the two climbing styles

Found this an interesting read and like jensen said the blog needs to rise from the dead

From 8a.nu

The rational behind the static technique by the World Cup climbers.

When you go dynamic to the next hold you create a large amount of load, landing and grabbing the hold with your upper hand. When you instead take the next hold smooth and static, you enables for a millisecond rest plus the upper hand carefully positiones perfect directely.

The impact of the lower hand is less on a dynamic move compared to a static move where you have to lock-of. It might seem that the dynamic move is less fatigue but it is often the other way around. The dynamic move creates a lot of load on your forearm by landing meanwhile the static creates a lot of load on your biceps and shoulder muscles. The weakest link of the climber is often the forearm muscles so you should try to minimize the effort here.

In the end of a route, when you are tired, it is often impossible to climb static and lock-of meaning that you have to go dynamic. The WC climbers are often so programmed to only do static moves so you can often see them climbing static and controlled and suddenly they just fall off when the static chain is broken. The best climbers often climbs static in the beginning and then the last moves dynamic and are equally tired in the upper body, shoulders, triceps and biceps and the forearm muscles.

In bouldering, it is almost always just the forearm muscles that are finished.

Training

It is comparatively simple to perform a static move. The dynamic move is much more difficult to perform precise. Techniquewise you should put as much of your training on dynamic moves meanwhile your muscles training should be put on static moves.

However, in the beginning of your career you should focus on dynamic moves and get this technique in your backbone. Once you know this perfect you can go for muscles training. It is very difficult to do the opposite.

It should also been mentioned that once we are talking static moves we are mostly talking about knee-drop pull in moves which are so popular on competitions and also on limestone.

When the WC climbers lock-of and and grabs the next hold static, they make the upper hand rest for a milli second and there is low impact on the upper hand when grabbing the hold.

Sunday, April 5

Talk and climb

My favourite hippie climber, Dave Graham, trumps all you trash-talkers in what else? Trash-talking.
And perhaps we should have a training regime similar to the one they were trying at home.
And one-arm pullups are over-rated, as Dave proves.
I like this video. There's never a boring moment even though it's almost 10 minutes, unlike some which you just want to fast-forward.


Thursday, April 2

Sticky Body

No wonder he can stick so well.