Monday, May 28, 2007;

Saturday night was spent at fort canning park on the grass below a nice night sky watching "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Shakespeare in the park as they call it. Pretty innovative idea i must say. Had a ball of a time there. Hard not to when you're in pretty awesome company, with your conversation topics ranging from 'tree trunks' to sweet smelling smells. Add to that some interesting, or rather, amusing sights and its a night filled with bags of laughter and joy. And yes, dried cranberries are really good, and im still not a cheese person.

Shakespeare aside, the holidays are here. School's been winding down to a nice close since the start of the SISC week though make-up lessons are aplenty in the first week. But hey, its still the holidays after all!

Hockey now feels rather much different that what it used to be like. Its really a whole world of difference if you're planning/overseeing training or if you're just training. Been reviving a lot of old drills learnt during my SJI days and modifying some of the more recent drills. It aint easy to crack your brains to think of innovative drills, but its nice to see the guys responding well and making improvements. There's still a lot of work to be done in the many different arenas of The Hockey Team as we move on, and i must say, im pretty excited at what is to come.

Justin
Buckling down

9:02 PM

Monday, May 21, 2007;

It's that point of the year again, when the old team goes and the training for the new team begins. Its extremely encouraging to be given the mandate to lead the next team from the team in which I played with this year.

Its a daunting task, no doubt, but the examples of those who have walked before me have shown me each in their own different way the path that they had taken. With the baton in hand, there is a path for the next team, the team of 2008, to forge ahead.

What really impressed me throughout the course of Tuck Wen's captaincy was the sheer determination and discipline of the team. Its still something that leaves me in awe when thoughts of that team surface in my mind. That team has got to be one of the most self-motivated and discplined team i've seen in my hockey days. This spirit shall not be lost with the team of 2008.

We see the faint beacon in the distance. And the journey has just begun.

Justin,
Starting over

5:54 PM

Saturday, May 05, 2007;

5:01 PM