My sister recently went to the fish farm to catch fish. The dealer there also gave them 2 gold fishes each. I really pity the fishes. They must be really fit... fitter than the fittest runner after all the swimming they do everyday :( Anyway, I am currently trying to see how the fihes sleep but am unable to do so :((

Today is a HOT Saturday. A 'great' day for going dragon boating. We assembled at the foyer of RGS and boarded the bus towards Singapore Water Sports Assosiation (near the national stadium) I was wearing my orientation T-Shirt and RGS shorts plus my old school shoes.

We got life jackets that were faded and old due to the constant usage. (not that we mind anyway) and a wooden rower.

We got down into the wobbly boat that got our heart pounding every time it tilted to one side. To make it scarier, our trainer actually made the boat rock. Aghhhh!!!

We were taught how to row the dragon boat PROPERLY. Thank God there were to capsize drills. In fact not ones did it flip over, despite the rocking :D The water was DIRTY. Yuck!! I wouldn't want to jump in there. --" However, we did remove our shoes. Later I tell you why. First things first. After practising the rowing, we were out in the open 'canal' At there end, they were building a dam. They were going to convert this place to a place with freshwater. It would be our water sports hub in time to come :D Different commands such as 'up', 'go', 'hold water' and 'back water' were given.

The trainer told us to sit on the dragon's boats edge. EVERYONE! and rock the boat. It went up and down, like a viking ride that you ride in theme parks, only scarier. Take out the height, add in no security measures and the deep green water below you. When it tilt, the entire boat like dipped into the water. So more and more water filled the boat, at the same time wetting our poor bums and shorts.

The fun part, which got us really wet, was the water fight between 4 boats. I was drenched from head to toe and soaked, with my hair with salt. :( But it wa fun to attack people. After rowing further out, we REMOVED our shoes and dipped them into the cooling water and rocked back and forth. IT WAS FUN. But I hope that we did not kill any fish. :( My shoes were rolling around the boat soaked in water as we rocked.

Dragonboat racing is all about teamwork and the syncronised strokes of the teamates make the boat glide. We had a race at the end. The forfeit was that the trainer of the last boat has to JUMP into the water. The trainers were going like 'don't need to be th first but don't be the last too.' Lol. Luckily we WEREN'T. I think we fared quie well, so our trainer did not need to jump. :D

That was the last and final part of our course. :( So sad. *cry* We took a group photo and left the area. I really could do with a bath. The sea water had a weird smell and my hair had salt. My old school shoes were also TOTALLY GONE!! Threw them away. Go and try dragon boating. I bet its fun!

<3
Elaine