shot the NUS trials on saturday.. how was it.. the mentality part was fine.. it was the shooting.. i shot terribly.. at least i felt relaxed and that's all that mattered to me.. i shared the same board with Chee aun (i hope i got his name right) and samuel.. both new guys.. chee aun.. well.. i've seen him shoot before at ppcc.. expected him to perform well.. but apparently not.. and as for samuel.. he gave a rather bad first impression the first day i met him.. but as for now.. not bad a guy.. well.. it's just one day.. we'll see how it goes..

and so.. as always.. i sucked during the trials.. everything's gone wrong ever since i thought abt my equipment.. i guess i'm thinking too much.. i really am.. but then.. i've always believed that is the archer.. not the equipment that counts.. learnt fine microtuning of the plunger after several correct frustrating tries at walkback tuning.. my plunger was tuned and i stubbornly refused to accept that it was.. got guolong rather frustrated with me though.. ahahahha.. now i've learnt that fine microtuning of thick sizes of plats doesn't work i left fine microtuning to another time when i get my carbon arrows..

speaking of carbon arrows.. Navs..?? or ACCs..?? i don't know.. Navigators are value for money.. and of course they're much faster than ACCs.. but looking at myself right now.. i don't think i'm that cut out for navigators.. there's like a $100 difference between Navs and ACCs.. and people keep on saying.. "it's just $100.. why don't u just go for the better one..?? ".. well.. it's easy for them to say.. but saving $100 more means another month of gruelling saving.. already right now.. i'm like struggling to save up for my arrows.. and.. i really don't wanna fall to the infamous 1st fundamental law of archery.."It is not possible to have a complete set of arrows".. losing an arrow hurts.. i know.. watching my seniors' broken/PK-ed arrows always hurt.. a part of an investment is gone.. heart pain.. well.. i have until July to decide which arrows i intedn to buy.. right now.. ACCs are the best options for me..

i've always believed it's the person behind the equipment that matters the most..

on sunday.. it was humid and sweltering hot in the morning.. and by the time the club was opened and the field was set up.. storm clouds were looming all over us.. and i only shot one end.. and it poured.. there were 2 boards in the field.. soaking up the rain.. one set at 18m and the other at ard 10m for chinyan's plunger tuning.. and when the rain did finally stop.. i knew it would be hard for me to pull out my plats driven in by 40lbs out of a soaking wet board.. i really didn't want a repeat of the times i had at zhenghua training in the rain.. so i set up another one.. and so i shot.. and shot.. and shot.. and anger engulfed me.. i was expecting it.. and i decided to take it head on.. and it was a mistake.. i changed the atmosphere all around me.. i made it hard for others to shoot.. i'm sorry.. and so i ended my day on a sour note.. really a waste of training time.. i have to make most of the next 2 trainings..