Getting to know TPKRT: Episode 9:

JOSHUA NG JUN XIAN

Okay now lets start with this guy.. JOSHUA NG JUN XIAN, height of 171cm, ?? kg... muahahaha. Weight is a sensitive issue to him... ask for his ezlink card and you'll know why...

HE originally came to our kayak racing team just cos i dragged him here. for the trails and the tryouts. He knew literally NUTS about kayaking. Learning from scratch one hot day at changi beachfront where i taught him what is and how to hold a paddle, this not-so-in-childhood prodigy has certainly come very far..

The absolute LAST to "graduate" from the sculling test in the T boat, he quickly learnt and improved his techniques and STRENGTH and progressed quickly , into the Junior K, before finally going onto the K boat.

Look at the shadow of his conciousness hovering behind him!!! near the sinful M... which tells u that he was eating.............................................and feeling guilty about it =P

Previously, he was a pessimistic guy -> "10km in hour is impossible!!!" lol... until his 2km time trail whacked 10.20, 10.35 and 10.45.... which under mathematical calculation gaurantees a definite 10km under 60 minutes going by his speed .. and he became alot more daring to try and do things. P.S. this timing placed him 3rd fastest in our team going by time trail timings.

You may have noticed his absence from the nelos... its because he has already been TADAA!!! promoted to K2 with kokwei.

ON ANOTHER , MORE PERSONAL NOTE,

lets list his personal accomplishments....

He can speak jap, french, english, chinese and god knows what else, and is currently picking up thai. He is a hiphop/bboy dancer, and he's a grade 5 certified pianist (kokwei and bryan still wanna kill me? )

He's a passive person.......

OOPS...

...until u touch those near his heart.. woooo... lol.... like ERHERM did that night on the tagboard. HOWEVER i managed to catch him doing this ==>

YES they TRIED to throw damien into the water..

Furthermore, he has regular beauty checkups to ensure his eyebrows are just the correct length, size and shape =) on our library's level 8 with our resident beauty expert arundhati neca. (*author's note. call to book 1 week in advance)

And was super shocked one night when me, damien and some of his friends went to his house, to surprise him, and didnt have to self dislocate his jaw... his jaw dropped =P LITERALLY.

AND AS USUAL, our SCANDELLOUS couples in the team ALWAYS gets caught =)

muahahaha... arun and joshua... MIZCOZY!!!

Okay. to end it all, the word for joshua is "DETERMINED". he would come down to train under the hot sun while having a fever from dengue raging on at 39 degrees, scaring me half to death cos he wouldn't let me tell coach or anyone -.-.... He is the one who would go home,dead ass tired after our land trainings, and still do more reps at home. He is someone, who when he sets his mind to do something, won't give up till he gets there....

SO JUNIORS. learn from him... SOME OF HIS POINTS. IF ANYONE dares to come down and train in the water with a fever 39 plus degrees i swear i'll KICK u go north pole sleep with penguins. Joshua is another person on the team who literally "FROM NOTHING BECOME SOMETHING". due to his hard work and zest to go forth. he started out just like the rest of you. but will you end up like him ? its all up to you guys.

- Dion (the starved one looking at an empty plate of char kuey teow on his table)

random quote from kokwei - If its not tough, DON"T call it training