Saturday, 18 November 2006
Windsurfing filled my day with joy but also tiredness. I woke up at about seven in the morning to go to the National Sailing Centre, which is located at East Coast Park. My father sent me there and I was the first to arrive. At about eight thirty, almost all the students were here except for Han kiat and Kok Meng, who were the instructors as well. They came shortly at about nine and we finished rigging up the sails by the time they came.
The whole morning was spent on revising the tacks and gybes with the students. The Dunearn Secondary School boys were fast learners and they had no problem with it. We later had a mini race just before lunch and I came in first by a big margin. However, I was the instructor so no credits should be given to me. I think that my students did pretty well in the race because they did not give up despite the fact that they keep capsizing or were far behind the leader.
Lunch was the time to spend money as the food at National Sailing Centre is very expensive and the portion is rather small. I ate beef hor fun like last week and we continued windsurfing after that. Bryce treated me a bottle of drink which was really kind of him but he wanted my father to send him to the train station that’s why.
Windsurfed for about another three hours and I got my energy totally drained. The wind was so fantastic that I could hike out so much and speed through the water like a power boat. The wind was strong that I suffered blisters on my hand too. However, I think it was worth it and I hope to be able to teach again soon in December when there are new students.
All the Dunearn Secondary School boys passed, while the rest failed. We did not want to fail the other students but we had certain standards to maintain, so no offence to the students. Overall, I think everyone did well and I hope to see my students again soon.