Getting to know TPKRT [Season 2]

Episode 5: Randall Tan

(a.k.a the sinker. Randallman. Silver Surfer.. and *mfffttt* Brenden.)

Make way, its Randallman! And his costume is... flexible... 

It can be....

All sorts of.....

Funny costumes....

He can't help it. He ate the 'ZOMG FASHION SENSE!? fruit'.

Right. He's probably going to kill me for that. But at the very least i kept my promise not to put up the adventures of Center-parting man part 1 and part 2. 

In episode 3, we featured Kok Wei's journey from becoming bone thin to a TP Kayaker. Theres hope for those with small builds.

Today we will feature Randall Tan, the 3rd guardian of life (Har-har.) who kind of looked like this a while back. 

No, the picture is not photoshopped. Yes that is Randall, you can check his IC or license if you don't believe me. Provided he lets you take a look. And while you're at it, you can check out his Sentosa Islander Card =D

Anyway, Randall fits into the mold of the perfect weight loss success story by training himself into this:

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Randall is a really fun loving person, so much so that its pretty hard to take him seriously. However, with age must come wisdom, and oftentimes during training, you will see Randall enter into 'serious mode', a scary phase (if you know him normally) where he drops his entire kiddy facade and becomes this moderately dominating and determined person. 

And believe me when i tell you its pretty freaky. Its like a different person altogether. 

If you seen it once, its not too difficult to imagine, then, how he managed to train himself and change himself over the past year or so. Well, losing weight is one thing, but then his abs showed up, too, which makes the whole senior bunch. 

Ah, yes... If you're wondering why we tend to talk about abs a lot - its because of the nature of our sport. When you're rowing, ideally,  you are supposed to be using the power generated from the rotation of your core muscles and your trunk, essentially known as your twisting. NOT from your arms. (Keep that one thing in mind.)

In other words, if your abs don't show after training like this for so long, you're not doing it right. Yes, Ladies and gentlemen, Kayaking is the abs sport. So sign up today and receive a free....

I digress.

The second thing to note about Randall is that he does not like to sit around doing nothing. If there's something he can busy himself with, if it involves helping others, he'll likely accept the job, be it keeping lifevests or paddles. He'll keep them for you even though he's a senior. (But don't exploit him. I'll drown you.)

Due to a back injury sustained as a result of Round Ubin in 2008, he was not able to train and compete in our IVPs in November. However, he still bothered to come all the way down early in the morning to be our team manager, although he could have simply left it to the juniors. 

I don't see it as 'sai gang' (literally: shit work) I see it as his way of helping the team out in whatever way he can, because he was unable to row. 

As soon as his back recovered, though, he went back to training, and participated in his first sprint race this year - the MR500, in a K-2 with Bryan.

He came back a happy kid. As you can see. Its what I hope you will look like after your first races.

Well, Randall's the most jovial and friendly out of the seniors, I can attest to that. If he ever scolds you (which i don't forsee, but...), it will be because you deserved it. We are a sports team, not a secondary school class, and the less we have to focus on organization and discipline, the more we can get done.  Keep that in mind, kindly.

This time round, i posted some nicer looking pics of Randall, so i suppose he won't kill me.

But well, i just have so many pics of Randall! Because he makes such a good model!!

And some M-18 stuff too.

But oh, you guys aren't all 18 yet so i'll save the good stuff for when you grow up. :3

I think i hear Randall coming. Gotta run. Bye.

(Smells like team spirit!)