After 2 years of starting my life as a dragon boater with Sembawang team, this is the 1st time we got a medal.
And it's also today, we feel how a competition speed and pace is.
We broke our own timing record and emerge 4th when we have expected to be 5th out of 6 teams.
It'd been a long time since I last received a competitive medal and not just a finisher medal.
The kind of feeling felt from within is beyond any words can describe.
Miew Ling and I went for dinner after the competition.
Oh man, she is a wise person.
From her experiences, words and wisdom shared, I've gained a lot of insights and definitely learned a lot.
The biggest take away from today conversation with her was, "Live simply and I am Ivan."
Everyone should always remember who they are.
Throughout our lives, at different stages, there are always people telling us who we are and what we should be doing.
Sad thing is, many people passed on forgetting who they really are.
Her last words of advice for me, "Don't put your things into 3 boxes of life; studying, working & retirement. Mix them up, do things when you want to. No one knows when is life going to end. It may be tomorrow."
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