The evaluation has finally been held today, and I felt slightly consoled that at least you guys did put in effort to prepare for it. However, just a gentle reminder on what we've mentioned, that improving of skills and training of stunts shouldn't be done only when an evaluation is called for. In fact, even without this evaluation, all the stunts done today should have been completed quite some time ago. These stunts should by right be on the least prioritised items on our list of stunts in lined for the team already.
Also, do remember to speak up and let the coaches/captains/seniors know whenever you want to learn/improve certain stunts, or ask for advices whenever you feel unsure about how to go about executing them. Asking/speaking up won't kill you, but not doing anything about it will make you stagnant. I'm sure everyone is tired and sick of trying out the same stunts for the Nth time ever since Nationals ended this year (or for some, ever since you joined Denvers :p).
Last but not least, some of you may not have found the feedback useful. But it's fine because they're just the honest opinions that we have been wanting to tell you all along, and this "evaluation" was merely an opportunity to let us really talk to you about them - we don't want to give silent treatment to this non/slow-progressing situation anymore. However, i sincerely hope that everyone got to take away some valuable pointers from this evaluation. Most importantly, don't wake up and forget everything you have learned today - I don't really wish to see everyone going back to square one after all the things we've said today!
It's time to transform all the words into real action :)
Good night all! <3> -weiwei-
__________Lead the way, all the way.
Happy Birthday. to all
Denvers. Growing. Strengthening
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Wednesday, June 9, 2010
chop chop kali pok
hi all! i'm in the midst of cleaning out my apartment right now and am currently feeling quite emo because it's my 2nd last day in oslo and it rained so i spent the whole day finishing up the food at home and watching south park/the office. my elephant nose is back and this erratic weather is taking a toll on me. how's the singapore weather lately? anyway, i am going on self-exile for the next 21 days and would be uncontactable ha ha. kidding. i'm actually going on my last trip and by the time i get my hands on my laptop, i would already be standing on singapore soil! i will be getting some souvenirs for you guys, so if there's anything you guys want, please text me at my sg line. if not, i'll just get food (as usual).
okay so in my last few days of being a norwegian, i've been getting in touch with nature...
this is the lake behind my house
you see those 4 guys in the boat? one of them's crazy. he was drinking vodka with milk. (?!?!?!?) and he asked us to marry him. old, hum sup norwegian
and of course watching my nhl playoffs. it was stanley cup finals the other day and i actually stayed up till 5am to watch it. but damn awesome and exciting!!! in the last 1 minute the goalie of one team fouled and there was an empty net omg. here are some snapshots of the match.
i have been watching cheer too!! our nationals routines for the past few years, skm and whats not. they never fail to give me goosebumps:) :) and the links that you all post on facebook as well. can't wait to wear my cheer shoes again. i hope they are not rotten by now.
anyway time really flies. it's been 6 months? and i feel quite sad to be leaving this place because i've already gotten so used to being away and all. this is a picture of my pillow and i but now i'm sleeping on a plain white pillow cos i have already kept my linen and pillow case in my luggage.
i guess i have said enough. you know i love denvers and that's most important right! stay politics free ah. till then, i'll be seeing you all!!!!! can someone tell me what time will training start on sat 3rd july? i'll be there. can we have team dinner please? i miss eating kfc, rojak, cheesefries and chicken rice on the mats.
oh and does anybody here happen to want an ipad or know people who want an ipad? i'm selling mine. it's brand new, 32gb. my mom got it from the states and i really have no use for it so selling it. let me know kk. thanks!
love you all xoxo.
__________Lead the way, all the way.
Monday, June 7, 2010
First milestone Evaluation!!
Sounds exciting?? yea! Do not be afraid of this and lose confidence looking at the aims, look at it as a driving force to spur you on to chiong and to bridge the gap btw you and the goals set. We shall have a KICKASS and unique skills video when we all get it, i can promise that :)
A message from our Vice Captain!
Remember the progressive goals that were set for us since April? I believe I've already mentioned it via email and verbally more than once, so you guys should be more or less be clear as to what you were have supposed to have achieved by now.
As such, the coaches have decided to hold an evaluation day for Denvers on this coming saturday, 12th june. [Attendance for this day will be compulsory, so please reflect if you are unable to attend. Only valid reasons will be entertained.]
Here is the brief breakdown of the skills to be assessed on that day :
Flyers : - Elevator Pop Twist - Heel Stretch Pop Twist
Bases : - Toss to Hands + Extension + Liberty
Pyramids : - Pitch up to 1-1-1 (All 3 layers, Bases, Mid-tiers and Top Flyers will all be assessed)
In light of the fact that some of you guys may need a longer time to attempt and perfect each particular area, we have decided to convert next week's weekday trainings into OTOT training sessions.
Please take note that neither the coaches nor the captain/vice captain will be in charge of your groupings/ stunt pairings. You will be given the liberty of selecting your own groups, so make sure that whoever you have in mind will be down for training that day. Bases/Flyers can be re-used for different grouping permutations, so its up to you guys to arrange as accordingly.
Bonus : The 5 coaches will be available for "rental" as well. (subject to their availabilty for trainings)
For those who've been to training often enough, you'll know that the coaches have lowered the skill level for evaluation considerably. As such, i would expect most or all of you to be able to hit these stunts with ease (:
For those who're still unsure of your abilities, its time to double up on your efforts and catch up with the ones ahead of you yeah? Show us how much effort you're willing to put in to improve yourself!
Cheers, Melvin
Start believing, well i know i have to also really believing does help.
-Wenjie
__________Lead the way, all the way.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
the drawing of our artistic wenjie
love, ash
__________Lead the way, all the way.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
hi denvers! i wonder if anyone still reads this blog but hiiiiiii from oslo! it's already 3rd june (sg time) and it's my 6th last day in norway! anyway, since i finally managed to log in and this is my debut post, i shall write a bit about the past 6 months :) so, i am officially done with school. i took my first (& last) paper on 31st and because my school is just a small city campus (looks like smu), our exam venue was not on campus. and guess what, i took my paper in an ice hockey rink! I KNOW RIGHT...how cool is that. ice hockey:D :D :D
so anyway, my typical day in oslo goes like this. if i have no class, i will wake up when i cannot sleep anymore then go bathe and wash up. for some reason, i think the water that is dispensed here is full of minerals or whatever. so much that my hair quality SUCKS! urgh anyway, after i bathe and wash up, i will boil the water. my breakfast is very standard. most of the time we eat bread, sometimes this wholemeal bread called kniepp and sometimes i will buy my favourite norwegian raisin buns (roisin bolle). once in a while i will wash the clothes and clean the apartment with antibacterial wipes but i seriously miss my maid lol. and since the washing machine and dryer is not in my block, i cannot just walk out of the house in tshirt and shorts because it's so crazy ass cold, i just hand wash my clothes like this...
we don't eat out here cos it's seriously expensive. so we will go grocery shopping and i will cook! my roomie says i am quite a picky eater so she lets me decide what i want to eat and i'll do the cooking. sometimes we'll have pasta, soup, fish (cos it's the cheapest meat here), salad, vegetables and sometimes we just eat junk food for dinner O.0 but most of the time i will cook my specialty ha ha ha actually i just chop carrots, onions, sausages, cabbage, mushrooms and just anyhow fry with eggs. anyway i am such a good cook now, let me show you some pictures.
anyway, winter here was pretty insane. the coldest we experienced was around -25 degrees and i had to wear 2 layers of socks, 2 pairs of gloves and around 4 layers beneath my outer coat. the days were short in winter, it'd only get bright around 10am and it gets dark by 3pm. so i basically hibernated everyday. when i got back to oslo beginning of april, the snow was all gone! and now that we're halfway through spring, the temperature can go up to around 22degrees on a nice, sunny day. the days are long too. it'd get dark only around 11+pm and by 4am, it'd be bright already. but you know me, i can sleep anywhere & everywhere, so i can still get my sleep. anyway, here are some pictures of norway in the winter and spring...
oh oh one big highlight: i watched an ice hockey match!!!! it's officially my favourite sport. ice hockey is the bomb.......... :D the players are really damn rough, they just knock other players and omg it's awesome. i love ice hockey (and ice hockey players). anyway, it so happened that the match we caught was their equivalent of EPL and during first break, this guy who works for the hockey team proposed to his girlfriend in the middle of the rink!!! OMG we were all like, and we thought we'd only see such things on tv...
norwegians are actually very into winter sports such as skiing, curling, ice-skating and etc. i didn't try any, except kick sledging. you know i'm the biggest scaredy cat on earth so when my friends finally convinced me to go down the slope, i screamed all the way... and i crashed into a damn big pile of snow that's taller than me, making a xinyi shape in the snow.
that's me before i crashed
anyway, my life has been quite simple. i spend my day trying to look for new things to watch online. i've been watching south park and the office. they are hilarious it's like O M G L O L kinda funny. and once in a while i watch the nhl (national hockey league) playoffs. i guess another highlight was my birthday. my roomie got the 2 other smu girls to come surprise me with a cake and 4 of us squeezed on the bed to countdown to my birthday. it was simple and sweet! we went out for dinner by the river :) oh and of course thank you denvers for all the well wishes on facebook :)
very unglam cos we were all in our pjs and ready to sleep.
anyway as you can see from the picture, our beds are next to each other. we don't have individual rooms, it's like a studio apartment. so, my roomie and i see each other 24/7. it's like we're married. when i wake up, she's right beside me. when i go to bed, she's right beside me. when i sit at my table, she's right behind me. i only don't see her when i'm in the toilet. but we're still damn close and can have htht every night. so yay :)
i met clar in amsterdam some time in april, i asked her to drop by denvers training once in a while and she said she will! i also met my sister last month and because of the volcanic ash, every part of the journey was treacherous! this one too dramatic, wait till i go back and tell you guys. but yeah, i guess i was quite lucky too cos i was there in portugal when benfica won the portuguese soccer champions league and spain when fc barcelona won la liga! i was exceptionally happy when barcelona won cos i used to be a fan!! & it was really chaotic, with roads closed and fireworks and all. quite scary though, when i went out to check out the celebrations after benfica won, it was majorly chaotic and i was just trying to take some photos and people kept jumping into my shots. this guy even dragged me by the neck, tried to do a little dance with me and i had to squirm my way out of his disgusting armpit. yes oh well, a trip full of drama. will tell you all when i get back :)
i managed to catch a bit of the barcelona match on tv and messi is god-like!
it's already one of our last days here so it's time for us to be packing and cleaning out our apartment. i'll be going on one last trip before heading back home. so, see you all at ppcc in exactly one month's time! i'll be standing on sg soil by 2nd july. love and miss you guys! i feel like training again except that i haven't been stretching at all... anyway, world cup is starting. can we organize outings to watch the matches????? i don't know if my mum subscribed to the football channel but if she did, my house will be open anytime! GO DENVERS! jiayou for training and gooooo portugal!
i'll be seeing you, xinyi
P.S. thank you meng heng for letting me use your account to blog! if not i would have never found a way to blog here. enjoy your trip!
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