Monday, November 5, 2007, 8:26 PM
IM OUT OF SUBARU CHALLENGE! yeap.. but got no choice. my both ankle decided to stop me from continuing the challenge although im feeling perfectly ok wif my mind and my heart. i thot i will stand a chance of winning the car when i was still very alert and fresh after my 4th break but it seem that my ankle cant take it. it was very disappointing for me as i knew that i can still hang on. wasted lar. i guess alot of pple in spore have seen me on tv liao. hahaa... looks like my popularity will go up abit. hehe.. below are the day to day of how i felt.
sat 1pm-7pm: it was the beginning of the challenge and i was so excited abt it after i managed to draw the correct ping pong ball. i was looking forward for the challenge as i reali wanted to break my personal record lor. it was a very hot afternoon on that day. the females have an advantage as all of them are under the shade lor while all the guys are under the hot sun. it was very terrible first 6hrs for me as i was quite dehydrated becoz i didn't consume alot of water before the start of the competition as i worried that i might have alot of urine lor but it turn out to be otherwise. my urine during my first break was very little. looks like all the urine hav been use to hydrate myself tats why it explain y my urine so little. hehee... during the break time, i have my gf with me as it was a family break and only 1 member of ur family or friend can allow into the area. i had my food quickly, drank lots of water, get the medic to massage my waist, wash up myself with water, urinating and have a quick kiss with my gf before heading back to my car and do some stretches. all this r done within 5mins. it was like madness lor. luckily i have experience before and have already planned out my tactics before the break.
sat 7pm-1am: it is the point where everybody looks very fresh. my gf was still there wif me. i kept chatting wif my neighbours to keep me goin. i was lucky to have this malay guy named SHAH to be next to me becoz both of us reali got each other goin and chat alot of things. hahaa.. the competitors falling out are goin at a very slow rate. i was praying that durin the nite time it would rain so that alot of pple can fall out. but it didnt happen. at ard 9plus, my neighbour,SHAH, got interview by the news and i saw myself in tv too. hahaa... it was a full shot lor. hahaha..first time man. i guess alot of pple who are watching the news can see me man. there were 2 interviews. 1 for 9.30 news and another for 10pm channel news asia. i was as usual very dehydrated and cant wait for the break to come. finally the break comes. i switch my tactics during the break to water as the main priority. i drank really alot of istonic drinks and plain water alot alot. it turn out to be useful in my later part of the challenge as i was feelin not so dehydrated later on.
sun 1am-7am: tis was the worst part of the challenge for me. becoz i thot tat was it. im goin to fall out soon becoz im feeling very tired and also abit thirsty as my mind keep telling me to fall out and go buy BIG GULP to drink at the nearby 7-11 store at outside takashimaya. but i started toking and disturbing my neighbour around me and was surprise to find out that time past so quickly and also i was very awake as well. hahaha... i was teaming up wif SHAH to disturb this guy beside him. we kept calling him gay becoz both of us reali brainwash him lor. he even admit that he abit gay after all our brainwashing. hehe.. he must be a goner liao but he was very sporty lor. we chat and tok whole nite long until the next break. by then the it was morning and i dun felt so tired or slpy anymore. the nite can be very boring and lonely if u are alone wif no one to tok to. i was lucky to have shah beside me man. as usual we tok cock alot n encourage each other. ;)
sun 7am-1pm: the breakfast was sux man. it was all sandwiches. i dun reali fancy it as i noe that bread can suck up alot of water consumption in my body. so as usual i whack the water alot alot. by the time i put my hand back on the car, i was feeling like goin to vomit out everything i had just now. i was focusing and concentrating to ensure that i dun vomit out. it took me around 10mins to control the situation. then im back to my old self tokin and disturbing this poor guy. hehe.. but that was when he started to become abit anti-social liao. he kept telling me and shah to stop disturbing him as he's trying to get some slp and also concentrating. he was closing his eyes n shaking 1 leg at a time continously. inside my heart i noe its a matter of time before he gets knock out. u cant just closed ur eyes standing under the hot sun. he already got disqualify from the challenge has he lifted his hand off the car to argue with the marshall who was having a friendly reminder to him that he's hand is slipping out of the car decal. instead of shifting his hand to a better position since the marshall told him, he lifted his hand and argue back. by then... he tried to put his hand back to the car and pretend nothing hav happen. it was too late. the female marshall went over to called the chief marshall and this guy was gone. me and shah prediction came true. tis guy was our entertainment lor becoz we kept disturbing him. haiz.. between tis time too i was also being interviewed by the radio guy who recorded my comments man. haha... i managed to heard it later in the afternoon. hehe.. cool man! soon... the weather was getting very very hot. i was burning like shit man. it was so hot man. cant wait for the break to come lor.
sun 1pm-7pm: during the break,i drank alot of water and also splash alot of water onto me to
keep myself cool down as it was getting hotter. i was looking ard trying to find whether got anyone i know come support me or not? sad lor... didn't managed to see anyone i noe. i was dancing to the music and also toking alot too. it was when i was very fresh looking and i ask myself whether can i go for the car. i looked ard and see some tired face and also the number of competitors are getting lesser and tat was when i told myself that im goin for the car. soon at ard 5plus my gf come liao n she was waitin for the family break. she was shock that i still managed to still hang on. i even saw her msg cheering me on the message board. i was so happy lor ;) tis was when the pple around the area were getting more and more. i felt good to be under the spotlight as those pple looking at us in the challenge. hehe.. during the break time, i as usual go have water first as i find it was the most impt thing. the dinner was delicious lor. fried rice, wif chicken and some meat thing. i only managed to eat abit onli as i noe i dun wan to get dehydrated.
sun 7pm-11pm: i was feeling very fresh n awake after the break. i felt very very good and told my gf tat i still can hang on as she was watching me from outside after the family break. tat was when i started to notice changes in my ankle. i thot i was my eyes tat were playing wif me. my both ankle started to look slight swollen. but when i touch it, there was pain. i thot it was becoz i squat too much tats why have such a problem. i just ignore it at first as i thot nothing serious lar. my partner, shah, wanted to give up as he was tempted to go home wif his wife and his youngest baby daughter. i stop him from doin that by placing my another hand on his and told me not to give up so easily. i told him how can he abandon me and left me alone down here. it was he who kept encourage me not to quit during the slpy nite time and he tink for a while and decided to stay on coz of my encouragement. soon...it was my turn tat gota bid farewell. i notice that my ankle was getting bigger and bigger and tat was when i noe something was not rite. i asked the doc advise and he told me tat was normal among competitors becoz of standing too long and the blood just flow down there. my both ankle was like pig trotter liao lor. then got tis compeititor told me tat he had this problem last year n had to give up becoz i grew bigger until he cant see his ankle. inside my heart and mind i was very upset becoz i was still feeling ok except for my ankle. i was so gutted lor. i dun wan to quit but ask myself whether can i still hang on or not. the painfulness was getting more and more painful. tat was when i told shah and some of my car-mates that i cant hang on anymore. tat was when shah started to tok to me and say whatever i said to him just now. but i replied him tat i reali want to stay but my ankle is giving way. i cant do anyting. i thot of letting go at 10.30pm mark but decided to hang in there abit longer at least hitting 34hrs mark. it was already my personal best and i was very happy lor. but still upset tat i cant continue longer. the last 30mins i was soaking the atmosphere n looking ard at pple outside faces. i tok to my car-mates for a while. tat was when the rain started to falls. and also i wan to disturb tis lookalike gay marshall who i disturb the previous nite. when he comes i broke the news to him and he was like shock. hahaa.. wat to do. got no choice mah. i standed under the heavy rain for a while until it reaches the 34hr mark. the last 2mins i was bidding farewell everyone ard me and wish them all the best of luck. it was just unlucky for me lar. i didnt even get a single warning ribbons lor. i was still clean but had to go off becoz of injury. i shoke the pple ard me hand. it was sad to leave lor although i know i still can hang in there. so the last 10sec i ask them to countdown for me. 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,0 and i let go my hand. everybody was wondering whats up wif the countdown n looking at my car direction. haiz.. i walked out proudly knowing tat it was becoz of my ankle that i give up. i wave goodbye to my car-mate and headed to the tent to have my goodie bag and also have a meal lor. my ankle now was swollen badly n i can hardly walk. the rain got heavier and it was cold. as i was abt the leave the tentage after eating my meal. there was another guy inside the tent wif me. he looks out of sort. i tried toking to him but he nv reply to me. he was like in dreamland. dun understand wat i was saying. i just stare at me and kept quiet like a pussycat. he told i was some kind of bad guy by giving me a very scare look. poor fellow.. his mind is gone liao. i have seem a few from my car too. i picked up my goodies bag n left the tent wif the weather raining very heavily. goodbye subaru challenge. and i headed for home.
it was a very good outing for me tis year subaru challenge wif me getting noe a few good guys on my car. the experience i gone through will help me in my life ahead. i will definitely be back next year if i get the chance. i just love the challenge n looking foward for next year's challenge. i wanna thanks that pple who have supported me. THANK YOU! end of the journey for me...
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