Lets forget the negatives.

Tuesday, August 31, 2004

@12:29 AM

Yo!! i am back today and this week is my last week of no job day, hope this is the final one. I will be start my new job. I was stop working since 6 yrs ago, because i desided to upgrade my self as a diploma student.

ok.. this week i consider as my own kayaking revision day because no coaching, on the sat 28 augs o was reaching the club abt 1030am, I was kayaking with 2 of my RP student : Seroy and Charmaine, I was revise with them all the resues the they need to know and pratice. and little bit of 2 star skills.

On myself i was practicing my 1 to 3star skills and also my own 4star skills surfing on the small waves. On the afternoon, i was did capsize drills with the2 RP student away frm shore abt 100m away and tow back the kayak. After that abt 3pm we pack up and wash up our kayak and our self.

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on the sun morn, I was reached club with jiahui abt 0940am. We was buying food for Meng teck and staff. After that we meet Eugene and Kian How, we went to unbin expedition. The journey is like that frm changi ssc up to ubin clock wise then we proceed to OBS, Cut a cross the channel to channel to coney tips and back to CSSC with our kayak Dancer. Total Journey = 24km

At 1st when we set off, the sea was rough. when we cut a cross the CSSC channel to ubin, it was a bit difficuit to paddled for kian how and eugene. After we reached the chat jawa, we having a 2 mins water break. After the water break we carry on with our journey, when we reached the OBS camp site, the wind was getting a bit heavy and we was show lots of cuttle Sealing. We was trying to escaped them, after we gone far away frm the OBS cuttle sealing, we checked the channel was cleared and we cross over to the coney island. When we reached the coney we took a rest there and we were emptied our our kayak.

After our rest, we started to get ready once everybody gather we started to proceed back to Cssc. We kayaked to CSSC along the pasir ris coastline, when we reached tyhe CSSC is abt 4pm. We started to bring our equipment up to washing area washed and returned them back to store.
And we go and bath.

After our bathing, I was asked them to gathered around the toilet banches, and I went to office to measured the distance of we paddle. I was unsure how to measured the distance frm the map and i was got joked by MT, after a while Erik came over and shared with me how tio measured the distance frm map, finally i know how to measured and got and actual distacne frm the map.

After that I and jiahui was given them the debrief of the expedition, we shared with them the important of checking tide andhow to paddle against tide, how to paddle with the tide race and so general knowleade of safety while going for sea expedition. And then we end of the day with them.

ok i stop here will blog again next time.

Jia u and wish me good luck for my new job.

Merci poure, le triste

Thursday, August 19, 2004

@7:12 PM

hey.. i am back, on the 2nd day of 1star course, Iwas reached the club abt 0920am, the same thing i did, change and collected the attendance.

All the participants was reached the club abt 0945 am, only 1 of them was late, I was passed the attendance let them signed, at the same time i check the body condition frm them and asked them to collected they are own PFD and paddles.

After we collected the paddle, we was proceed to the kayak rack to push the trory with the kayak proceed to shore. At the same time I passed the attendance back to office. The grps all guys pushed the trory and the rest of the girls carried the paddle.

When we reached the shore, the participants was very initiative to unloaded the kayak and slot all the paddle into the cockpit.

After all things setter, I was gather everyone to do the stretching exersied, after the stretching exersied, I was the participants each one of them took 1 paddle, and i asked then to proceeding to side draw. When everyone get ready to move to the sea side, one of the participants who late was came in. I tok to my self "Opps she had no kayak". So i was asked the grp stay at the shore and wait for me to come back and i was bring her to the wet store collect the equipment and go kayak rack to carried a single slalom to the sea side.

Once we reached the sea side, i was help her to put the kayak on the flood and ask everyone collected the paddle and move to the sea side then I continue my lesson, woo... when the participants turn up i was feels a relief, because at least no one absent.

When everybody setted now, i was demo the water side paddling, the both 1star side draw ( J stroke and classic draw). After the demo and explanation they was started to try on the J stroke and classic draw, once everybody got the technic, I was ask them to do the fleet management for lanching the kayak and 3 by 3 go as a grp. This time all of them were better then yesterday, at least they launching smoothly. I was wait until every0ne rafted properly then I proceed to next lesson while i was constant aware the drift and enviroment.

In the morning I was asked them to keep forming raft with all stroke that we learned yesterday and using the side draw to formed rafted, I was make them keep forming raft until they shorten down to the shorter time, the forming raft timing was fast : 1min 20sec. This is the faster time that i see in all 1star class that i taught.

After that i continue to next stroke, Stern Rudder and Low Recovery.

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Like the Stern Rudder: I was break them down into steps:

1st: I was taught them the body posture, the hand and the angle of paddle

2nd: The blade power face

3rd: Use the blade to rudder the kayak: Back face facing the water surface, after that semach the blade, use the lower wrist to turn the power face, facing the kayak and turn the body to keep the kayak straight.

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For the Low recovery:
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1st : The Albow make sure is 90 degree angle, when ever before and after pressing inthe blade

2nd: make sure the back face facing the water surface.

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After all the stroke they has learned, I was ask them to used all the stroke to forming raft. This time even better then the morning. They was feel a big of acievement.

After the few raft they formed, I was joked with them. Its all most Lunch time, I was asked them to go back to the shore with fleet management. The participants was very initiatives, the 1st 3 kayaks reached the shore, they did the proper disambaking and also helps one another to put up the kayak nicely and all the paddles put a side on the shore, followed up the next 3 kayaks. The process was very fast and smooth.

After everyone was settered down all the kayak, everyone was very initiative each one of them got the paddle by own self and get ready to go back to club.

When we reached the club the participants put all the paddle nicely on in the rack, automatic wash the body away frm sand and go for Lunch.

After 1 hrs lunch, I was meet them at the same place as where they put the paddles, I was checking the condition, After that everyone take the paddle we move to the sea side.

when we reached the sea side, after I brief them we are going to try out the rescues on outside the seas and they already grp them self into 3 person per grp, some of them only 2 person. I was asked them to lanch, this time they did better then yesterday, they lanching in a very other and rafting up automatically. When I reached them I was ask them to get ready to do rescues, most of them was so confidents to starts, I was bring them to the sea at the most rough area. Most of them did the Rafted X rescues, and 1 of the grps did the X rescues. Once any grp finshed a rescues, report to me and I just bring them to the safe place and let them do the rescues again.

After everybody has almost finished the rescues, I notice that the wind is getting stronger and the water was getting rougher. So wat i did was asked the whole grp stopped, gather together and paddle near to the shore. And we still have another 2 of them haven finished the Rafted X rescues I was just let them try to finished it.

After the 2 of them finished the rafted X rescues, the sky was changed badly and I was look at the sky dark cloud was flying to the ubin site. I was bring them back to the shore and I was predicted was going rained, I was started to asked them bring 3 kayaks out and prepared for ask the them to do the ALL IN RESCUES. Suddenly the sky turned more even dark. I was faster reacted and asked them to load all the kayak up to trory and push back to the club.

Once we was backed to the club and placed the paddle at the kayak rack, the sky starts to rain a bit, I was ask my participants unloaded 6 kayak puted on the washing bay and the rest of 6 kayak just puted on the flood w/o block places. After that not a while the other grp of 1star was came in to collect the trory out to sea site.

I was gathered my paticipants to the washing bay, and brief them 1/2 of them prepared to carried the remainder kayak to washing bay another 1/2 of them carried the kayak back to the rack place back according the kayak number. I was help them to washing the kayak.

After we finished washed all the kayak, another grp was just came back to club, and the heavy rained was arrived. I was bring my grp to the blue taup, their each one of them bring a paddle and PFD to washed and put back properly in the wet store. After that we went for a fast bath.

After bath we meet at open class rm, I was given them a summary of 1star courses towards the 2days and also some of the 2star summary. And also tell them abt the tide and waves forming.

After all my summary, i was back to office and collecting the cert and attendance to ask the latr comer to signed and give them the Debrief of the 1star course and 2star course as well as rental and club available courses.

After I given the 1star certificate and declared End of the 1star course.

Conclusion: Adults grp no need to worry so much as sec sch student, Overall is important is briefing must be clear.

When weather change it back in future, try to not continue the course, ask them pack out back to the club and wash all the equipment, rather then the rain will make us troble.

End of 1star 14 n 15 Augs 2004
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Merci poure, le triste

@3:33 PM

Ok i blog for 14 Augs of my coaching in 1star kayaking course, in the 14 augs morn i reached the 0920am, after i changed to wet atire I collected name list for them to fill the name and NRIC num, also prepared my kayak equipment for the day of the classes. This class was my 1sr along 1star classes.

Before i started the class, i was asked them to fill the list, the name list was me and Laimun one, my is on 14 n 15 Augs, and laimum is 14 n 21Augs , so i was ask them fill he name list spreadly.

My class was a mixed class, another 1star was coached by my senior coach Laimun was a sec sch student class .We was conducted the briefing together. I was conducted the whole General Briefing : Greeting the participants, Condition check, Orientation of club, Requirement of 1star, also cover shoes and spectical bend.

Equipment briefing: Terms of kayak, paddle and bouyancy vest (PFD) and how to check the size of suitable bouyancy vest, Also the handling and care of equipment, Methods of Carrying the kayaks( hip and shoulder method).

After all the briefing, the student collect the PFD and the paddle frm the store. After all the student got ready, we was proceed to kayak rack area.

Once reached the kayak rack area, I was gather everyone in front of kayak trory and brief them how to loaded the kayak safely and how to pushed the trory safely.

After the student loaded up the kayak, we was asking then go for a drinks before we push the trory outside the sea side. when all the student back frm drinking and toliet, we grp them up for the pushing of trory and some of them carried the paddle to the sea front.

Once we reached the sea front and after unloaded the kayak safely, we grp them up 2 grps we did the boyancy test. After the bouyancy test we gather them at the shore and did the swimming test, Laimun was managing them and i was took the kayak and went out to the sea as the safety marker.

After all the student completed the swim, We gather them back to the shore, We show them the technic of ambaking and disambaking also capsize drills and emptying of water frm the kayak. Laimun was explaining and i was did the demo.

After the demo, our participants back to our own grps. My grps is a mixed adults grps, got poly student and also have one Teacher frm V.S. , the whole grps was address her as AH Cher...

On the 1st day course, she was very quiet. haha but i keep asking her question just to make her tok more.

We did all the ambaking and disambaking also capsize drills, I was grp them 2 kayak go as one time, all of them was did it quite fast and almost reached the standard that i want. After the everyone done the capsize drill, we emptied and placed back our kayak at the shore in capsize position and away frm the high water mark, then we took our own paddle back and put the PFD together on the specific kayak rack in the club. After that I was asking them to wash the sand frm the body and then we go for lunch. Also told them where is the lunch area and wat time we meet back at the club.

After our lunch, we gather back the club together and wear the PFD and took our own paddle back to the sea side. when we reached the sea side, the 1st thing i taugh them how to hold and grip the paddle, and also the forward and reverse paddling in dry. After that i was let them try out in the water before their launch he kayak.

Everyone was learned quite fast, I gethered all of them in front of the kayak and asked them put all the paddle together 1 side on the sand. I was briefed them the area and the sign of paddle like rafting up sign. After the briefing I was taugh them the fleet management, I give them the instruction of 3 kayak come up grp by grp. Purpose of this is to in case of event of capsize near the shore the participants can ez to help one another.

But they did not did so well, although they did not capsize and able to rafting up fast. but they did not follow the instruction well. I guess they did not knew wat i trying to refer too. So i just keep this a side and share with them again later.

After all of them rafted up properly and setter down, I share with them FORWARD AND REVERSE STROKE, FORWARD E Halt and Reverse E Halt. Spots Turn 360 degree turn. All of them understanding wat i coach them, but still need to refine.

After all the stroke that I taugh them, I gathered them back to shore and bring the kayak up to the shore and the last 3 kayak remain at the sea. I was demo and explain the rafted X rescues. After that i was let them try out the deep sea entry 3 kayak at a time. After that i was organised them to grp by grp try it out the Rafted X rescues and correct them on they are mixtake on the spots. Most of them did it quite fast, I think is due to adults grp ba.

After the rescues was all most time, I was asked them to load up the kayak and ask them to grp up them self for push the kayak trory and the lady collected the paddle back to club. When they reached the club, i was lead them the place avaliable to unloaded all the kayak on the flood nicely and properly, after that i was ask 2 of them push the trory out for laimun.

When the 2 participants back, I was asked the participants collect own paddle to the blue taup brief them and ask them to soap the paddle and PFD them self , after that bring the paddle and PFD them self back to the wet store put it nicely.

After everyone completed the task, i was ask them wash the body away frm the sand, and go to bath, i was ask them to bath as fast as they can. and then gather at the same place open class rm.

When they bath I also followed them to bath, after my bath i was collected the attandance and the hand book for them.

When they all of them gathered, I was brief them the 1star hand book and ask them to check they are name and NRIC num and sign the hand book and the date collum. After that I brief them tmr events and end of 1st day of 1star course.

Merci poure, le triste

Tuesday, August 03, 2004

@1:29 AM

storm surf beach

Merci poure, le triste

Sunday, August 01, 2004

@12:32 AM

Yesterday morn i was late, reached club at 0945, it was super late.

I was taking course with Zhihao, Joshua, Chirs Koh, Alex was our coaching Attachment in the canberra sec sch NPCC with a few publics. Joshua was given the general briefing, I was given the Equipment and Safety briefing, joshua also given the carrying the kayak briefing.

After our briefing we asked the student collected the paddle and vest, and then move to kayak to the beach. Once we reaches the beach we unloading the kayak and we proceed to swimming test, after the swimming test, we proceeding to demo embacking and disembacking, Capsize drill. I was demo chris was explaining. After we finish all the demo. We eas spliting into 3 grps, me, chris and alex. After our capsize drill done we ask our student took 1 paddle of each, and then move back to club put the paddle at the kayaking rack, then we proceedings to Lunch.

after our lunch. We was ask our student proceeding to kayak rack and took they are own paddle and bring the kayak to the back of our river mouth. after we put all the kayak properly at the Long kan glass patch, we proceeding to griping the paddle and proper forward n reverse dry padding. I was spotted 3 of the student inside not only quite weak in griping of paddle as well as paddling, I was bring the 3 trainee to the water and let them paddle w/o kayak abt 10mins time 2 of them got the technics of paddling already. After a while, Chris was asking them to arrange the kayak to the beach and get ready to ambaking to forming raft, some of them still cant paddle well. So the raft was took abt 1 hrs to form thats bad, one of the student she kayak round and round the long kan was drifted to the bum boat area, lucky i was having towline I was faster activated my towline and tow her away frm the danger area.

After everybody formed the raft, Chris was starts to refine them the directional control of the forward and reverse paddling in the kayak. and then let them try on. Finally most of them, can paddle except one of the trainee was a bit slow learner. After most of them can paddle he proceeding to sweep on the move and spots turn, and let them try on once every single stroke he has taugh. I was there to take charge of safety and refinement for those student who had problem in every stroke. Only one of the student was slow learner, I was tring my best to coach her every stroke that she suppose to know.

After all the stroke they tried, is almost time already. We was asking them to rafting up and get ready to embaking to the long kan beach. Chris asking me go and asses the place and get ready to guide them ambaking. Wat i did was went up to club and seach for a place to put all the kayak properly, after that i gone back to assit the trainee to put up the kayak and paddle at the glass patch, then i asked them to bring the paddle back to club kayak rack 1st and brief them where to put the kayak. And then i asked them back to the glass patch empty water frm the kayak and carry back to club. After that I was debrief them and told them tmr reach club at 0930 the laterest. end of 1st day lesson.

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Heres is 1st day of Augs today is the final day of 1star, I was reached club 0945 again, I think is time to make my time management properly le.., in future i should come up at least 0745 frm my house. Today is only me, chris and Kelvin (Attachment) to coach the grps.

When i reached there, I saw all the student was getting ready in the grp and I was faster rushing to change. Chris was organised them before I came. And I was collected the spray cover and Towline.

He was bringing the class to collecting paddle and loading up all the kayak to the beach, when we reached the beach we unloaded all the kayaks on the beach front, after the that we brief them abt the beach front safety and wat we will be doing today.

After out briefing, we proceeding to Deep Sea Entry, abt my grp was fast learner then i was taugh them all direction entry into the kayaks. After the deep sea entry we proceeding to Rafted X Rescues, we finished like before 1230. After that I was ask my grp to empty the water in the kayak and put back the shore in capsize position, then after I gather the trainee and asked them bring they are own paddle walked back to the club. When we reached the club I was ask them to put the paddle and hanging the vest to the kayak rack, Before they wash them self I was told them 1 hrs later we meet back @ the kayaking rack again,then i ask the trainee proceeding to washing bay and wash the sand away frm the bodies after that they go to lunch.

After the lunch, the weather was started to change a little bit, I was discuss with chris decision. Finally our decision is go out and take a look 1st anmd if the weather change then we walk back to the club. Then i asked the all the trainee to take their are own paddle and proceeding to beach front in a single file. Once we reached the beach front, I and Chris was assesing the situation is friendly, then I was ask all the trainees to place the kayaks and get ready to launch. Before we launch I was brief them abt the safety zone to launch the kayak, and ask them forming raft with me outside the sea. Also chris was my last man, Kevin was my asst to helping them launch safely.

I am the 1st one to lauch off, when i reached outside the sea the wind and the tidial stream and race was enough to drift us into Life guards house direction. Lucky My Bearing gauging was good, by then the trainee finished forming the raft, we still on the direction which we wanted to stay to.

After everyone formed the raft and setter down, Chris was told me when 3 pm we meet at the shore. we was spilt them into grps of 6. My grps was 7 trainee, I was bring them back to the starting point that we was forming rafted. I was watching out the drift and continue to coaching them the rest of remaining stroke: J- stroke, Classic Draw, stern rudder as well as low recovery.

After all my stroke is already almost 3 pm, I was bring them near to the shore asked them to did a spots turn until they kayak stern facing me, then i was asked them paddle a reversing stroke until near to the shore and did a reverse E halt to stop the kayaks, and then disambaked and put up the kayak. We was waited the kevin grps finished wat ever things he need to be coach and his grp come and joining us.

After kevin grps joining us, we found that time still early. we let the trainee play the games we name it as Over and under. we was spliting them into 2 grps the losser grps will be emptied the remained water in the kayaks.

After the games, Its my favours show time, I was show them all the intro of 2star and 3star skills. After all my skills intro, its comes to the end of 1star courses.

I was asking them loading up all the kayaks and collecting they are own self paddle back to the club. When we reached the club, the 1st thing is i was asked them to unloaded the 6 kayak into the kayak stands 1st, After the that i was sharing them to washing the kayaks.

After that I asked them to partner them self for carrying the kayak back to the kayak rack according to the numbers then we coaches washing the kayaks. Once there finished all the kayak puted back to rack, I was gathered them and asked them to going for 20mins bathing. And ask them to gathering at the OPEN Class Rm.

Then Chris collecting the cert and we signed the cert, after all the student arrived the open class rm, I was giving a Debrief abt our club system, Demacted area, and get summary of wat they learn towards this 2 days, after the cert presentation and then I declare as the 1star course as be End.

All the student was clear the 1star, except 1 of them got defered due to not enough water time, because the student morning nver follow the course.

End of 1star with Caberra Sec Sch Npcc.

Conclusion: This 1star class is much ez to coach, But still movement a little bit slow. Due to Sec 1 ba.

Merci poure, le triste