Friday, 5th of January 2007

Swim + Bowl

Today ivan asked me whether want to join him go swim -_-". Recently so busy with gf, finally now got time to go swim. So better don't waste this chance of swimming together. So i quickly rush home, change then off i go.

Today we have quite a fun swim together, because we saw Quack also. He is getting faster and faster -_-". He is doing 60 laps of freestyle daily, power right? No wonder he improved so much. No chance for us to swim at his that type of speed for 60 laps. So we decide to disturb his pace of swimming.

How?
It's easy, we just need to swim 2 laps with him then rest 2 laps.
When he is back from the 2 laps, which we are resting.
We will start together, 1st lap side by side.
2nd lap speed up as fast as possible.


Why by doing that will affect him?
As a regular swimmer, last time while i am doing my distance swim.
Whenever i came across swimmer, who swim overtake me.
I will speed up naturally, trying not to let them overtake me.

After we swam around 5 sets of 2 laps with him. He fainlly stopped and told us:
Haiz, i lost count already. But it is fun swimming with us by the side.

Real challenging =)

Then we decided to rest for awhile first, as Mr Quack try to complete his last 20 laps. After he completed his distance, he ask us to swim sprinting with him. So that he will know how fast is he. But he use me as a timer -_-", he tell me that i must swim with my true speed.
"Cannot put water!"

... Put my true speed in?
That must be crazy -_-
Just 1 lap of true speed in = K.O "Knock Out"

We did 3 strokes of 50m "1 Lap"
Freestyle
Breaststroke
Butterfly

Concluding the results:
1st Freestyle - I am 1st, Quack 2nd & Ivan 3rd
2nd Breaststroke - I am 1st, Quack 2nd & Ivan 3rd (But Ivan lost alittle bit only)
3rd Butterfly - Quack 1st, I am 2nd & Ivan last again (Keke i win Ivan, phew)

Seeing the result, i really know the outcome if i have a gf =P
I also didn't expect, Quack Butterfly is so fast. IMPRESSIVE MAN

Why we stop at 3 strokes only?
Because both of my my legs are cramp.

So we ended here

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After our swim we head home in different directions.
Quack went to take MRT.
Ivan & I walk towards Tiong Bahru Plaza.
Then Ivan will be taking bus at there
& I will be walking home from there.

While we are walking, we chit chated about he and his gf. From there, then I found out that they just know each other 1 month ++ from one of his customer. She is 25 yrs old, they started like that <-- ??? I don't get the last part what he mean -_-""

While chatting Ivan raised the topic of bowling, & he told me that he recently just bowled 92 points. He asked me how to bowl better, so i started to demonstrate the posture for bowling. When we are going to reach his bus-stop. He suddenly felt like playing bowling, so he suggested we go and play now. But we will need to get socks for ourself. So he go home with me to get socks, then we head for Mount Faber Safra.

At around 10.20pm we reached the alley. Wao, all lanes are being in use. So we left our name on the waiting list, 4th on list ...

We Wait ___ Waited ___ Waited ___ Waited ___ & Waited...

Finally, it is our turned. We waited for around 1hr & 15mins.

We started our game, and managed to bowled 2 games each. Then the time is already around 12.15am. Ivan need to take a "short break" to make a call, "Report to gf =P".

Wahaha !!!

So during his absent, i order a basket of fries to calm my coldness.
"If you ever bring a girl you like / love to this bowling alley, try to bring a jacket specially for her. She sure will need it =)"

Concluding how i felt about the way i see Ivan bowl -
The way he walk is not natural enough.
The swing is not there.
The power of the ball is not there also.
The way he releases the ball is very weird.
From all the points listed above, i concluded.
He seems to be like those people who seldom come to bowling alley.
Should be bowling once or twice or even none per year.

When the time is going to reach 1am, he finally return. Yawnz, i almost finished up the whole fries. Then we carry on with our game, we each did another 3 games. I have enough Because my last 2 games i did rather well, having the score of 155 & 139. As for the 1st 3 game =P, dont remember le. I know all of it is over 92, need to hit Ivan high score. Then Ivan suggested that we play 1 game more, seeing his urge and interested to carry on playing. So i suggest to him that he play my that part. I just stand and watch him, correcting his movement.

List of Things i told him -

(1) Try to walk just 4 steps before you release the ball.
"Almost all bowler have this in mind, Standard for bowling"
(2) Try to bent down before release the ball.
"The ball will go more smoothly"
(3) Try not to bent his elbow, during his swing & release.
"Better controling of the ball"
(4) Try to have a standard starting point whenever he do his first throw.
"Will manage to hit something at his every first throw"
(5) Try to release the ball at the right way.
"Won't injure himself"
(6) Try to remember his ending point.
"So he will know where to stand, and where will the ball be hitting"
(7) Try to end with his left leg in the front.
"If he have his right leg in the front, it will be obstructing his right arm swing"
*(8) While he is swinging the ball with his right arm, try to raise his left arm.
"After doing this, he finally manage to make his ball go the straight way"

After some correction and tips from me, he finally manage to hit something during his every time 1st throw. I am very impress with myself, because i had never taught someone until such a sucess and improvement. Now he just need to work more on his 2nd throw and then on how to get a strike, I believe he will be getting 100+ every game le.

We left the place @ around 3.15am and he offer me a ride home.
So kind of him, his gf really had found herself a good man.

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