without giving too much away, change is coming to Team OneStroke.
however, before the changes are made known to the rest of the world... here are seven things that i love about our team (and you are missing out on...) anyway, it's seven cos it's my favourite number!
1. family: every team claims how close they are to each other but i think there is nothing like the ties we have within the team. it's always interesting to see teammates progress from being single to getting hitched then married and finally having children. of course, not every relationship is a fairytale but i'm glad that we have our fair share of 'happily ever afters' as well.
2. we work hard: well, at least to the best of our abilities... given the diverse composition of the team, i salute how everyone really tries. whether it's in their daily gym work or the weekend water trainings. every other week, we would hear of someone having to leave training early or rush off the moment the clock strikes 12pm. is it easy to be absent from training or call in sick? you bet it is but we don't. we try our best.
3. we play harder: i remember the occasions when the team hits the clubs, it's like a full mobilisation. beyond the partying, the team trip to universal studios, organising our own version of 'running man', cable skiing in batam... the team never fails to bring something fun to our otherwise hectic (and mundane) schedules.
4. the team name: what's not to love about OneStroke? oh the nuances kills. haha! but every mention of the name reminds me of our first coach and our humble beginnings. we are OneStroke because we are taught how to paddle with one stroke and 'don't anyhow go and change my stroke!' i'm sure the more *ahem* senior *ahem* people will remember this line.
5. merchandise: what can i say? our apparel speaks for itself... haha.
6. my management team: i always say this... we may not be the best management team around but we sure work our butts off. i know that i am a strong personality (aka hbic) but each day, i'm thankful that i have the support of my coach and captains (past and present!) without fail, they deliver!
last but not least,
7. our online 'presence': it's always fun to see facebook status updates, tweets, instagram posts about the team. i mean, try to beat us at #hashtags
well, in just a few hours, life in the team is going to get interesting. where it would take us, i don't really know but one thing is certain: i'm glad that i'm a part of it.
~boss~
so technology (actually it's called whatsapp) allows for all the men, boys, guys, males to be in a single chat... here's a glimpse at their conversation (by the way, all names are withheld to protect the annoying and downright ugly):
6.18pm: ZOLEKWNSNSKDICKDS
6.20pm: Must be alien's language
6.21pm: Unless you speak sh*t like him, you won't understand
6.24pm: Shut up la / You and your face are 70kg
6.28pm: Can you be a bit more creative? / Come on man put in more effort into this
6.28pm: if I use myself as a benchmark all of you are fat #justsaying
6.29pm: Hahaha / (name) DOTA 29?
[writer's note: i know right!!! random much!]
[writer's note: and the battle begins...]
6.35pm: You are so fat even Dora can't explore you
6.36pm: That's funny but no / You're so fat it take(s) 365 days to walk around you
6.38pm: You're so fat that when you sit on your iPhone it turns into iPad
6.40pm: that's not original
6.40pm: Your face is not original
6.42pm: yes yes. you are 100% authentic since no two pieces of sh*t looks the same
6.42pm: You're so fat thy dedicated a whole season of "Biggest Loser" just for you. And the contestants are the parts of your body
6.43pm: lol gd one (name) 10 points to gryfifindor!
6.44pm: You're both so fat my phone is now at freaking 3% battery and i'm not home yet so can you just shut the hell up?
6.45pm: this one... you're so fat that dubai taps on you for her economic growth.
6.46pm: You are so fat that you have more chins than china's phonebook
6.46pm: Here is an extension: You're so fat the US invades you for oil
6.48pm: You're so fat the Rebel Alliance mistook you for the Death Star
6.49pm: You are so fat an African family can survive eating you their entire lives
[disclaimer: team onestroke does not promote or condemn cannibalism.]
6.50pm: U r so fat that u r distrusting [think the texter meant disrupting] the train service
6.50pm: Not just one... could probably solve the world's problem on hunger
6.50pm: You are so fat that you were the cause of orchard flood last year
6.53pm: You're so fat when you fart it causes Global Warming / You're so fat when you fart you can cause a nuclear explosion
6.53pm: You're so fat you cause sea level rise just by peeing
6.54pm: You are so fat that when you go to heaven (you) drop to hell
6.56pm: you're so fat that they call your mouth the Bermuda Triangle.
6.57pm: You're so fat your anus is the new Black Hole
6.58pm: you're so fat that it took captain jack sparrow four lifetimes to sail around your waistline.
6.59pm: People used to be able to fall in love, but you are so fat you fell in love and broke it
7.00pm: Nice one (name) 10points to Hufflepuff because you're as fat as the mascot
7.01pm: Hufflepuff's mascot is a badger
7.01pm: you're so fat that when you went for a heart bypass, they built the london tube.
7.01pm: Fattest amongst all
[reference to the mascot]
in case you read the whole post and wondered how the mascot looks like, here it is...
hey, for those who were unable to join us, here's us on day one (in pictures)!
