A Different Kind Of Squash: Conquer the Court 2015

I am that girl who fancied basketball, then volleyball and finally settled down on badminton because that's the one sport I can best play and trust me, I suck at sports. In spite of that, I have always taken interest in sports of any kind because sports are fun regardless whether you excel or not. That is why I grabbed an opportunity to attend a squash tournament, Conquer the Court 2015 last Saturday.

I thought I would fill you in on the intricacies of this event first. Conquer the Court 2015 is organized by SuperSquashers and Squash Association Kuching. Held in Sarawak Club, it's main purpose is to open society's eyes to this game, to attract more players and at the same time, to educate people about the game.

I was welcomed with loud music blasting from the speakers and a set filled with balloons. Quite a crowd came to watch them play too.

Popcorn and cotton candy anyone?

#thatsalotofhashtags This Instagram booth is actually a contest, do as the above say in the most creative way and you might win awesome prizes! This is also aimed to get squash into the Olympics. Talk about making an effort!

Now this event is not your usual squash tournament you see on FOX Sports. To make it fun and exciting, the organizers created a game called Musical Squash. You know musical chairs? Yep, the same thing only that you're playing squash instead of circling chairs. 

It works like this. Play some music and the game starts, thing is, you don't know when it stops. So basically the player who's leading before the music stops wins the game. But you don't just win the game, you've got to win the game. Four courts, including one king court. Players start at court 4, person who wins advances to court 3 and loser stays at court 4 or go down a court depending on which court you are on. Get to court 1 (king court) and try to stay there as long as possible.

Sounds exciting and utterly ingenious doesn't it?

It's not just fun and all, it gives players a chance to play with other players. While promoting social skills, players can also learn a thing or two from the others.

From kids to teen participants, it truly proves that squash is for all ages. Throw in some willpower and passion into the mix and you're all ready to go. 

It was already lunch break when I arrived, and lucky me the Hitz Cruisers crew also came and people were pooling into the court for some giveaway session! Picture above: Hitz Cruisers crew asking some questions to give out some drinks and tee shirts! I want them tee shirts! 

Playing legit musical chair hahaha.

Anyway, this event was definitely an eye opener. Being someone who doesn't know anything about squash, I think I learned quite a handful. Side note: The music they played was fab. Some mashups, some covers and a whole lot of EDM vibe. 

I left early but I believe there was a lucky draw session too! Heard the prizes were stunning!  

Virtual round of applause (just imagine okay) to SuperSquashers and everyone who has contributed to this event. I believe that they can take future events to the next level. Thumbs up! I had a great time!

To all of you out there who are interested in the game, I advice that you just go for it! 

SuperSquashers' FB

SuperSquashers' website

ps: Heard your ad on the radio. ;) 

Love, C.

Tunku Putra's Inter-school Prefects' Dinner

Tunku Putra actually organized a prefects' dinner to bring all prefects from schools in Kuching together.

It was so much fun, really. We went there to find out that we were all seated at different tables. It was quite shocking at first because we were all really shy and tad bit anti-social. Once the event was started, it actually turned out pretty well. My table members were all not passive, they were quite simpatico actually.

My outfit of the night.

A shot with our head boy, William and our fellow treasurer, Yaw! I went to William's house and tumpang-ed his car because I didn't want to go alone. Hahaha.

Darn, people there look so mature, or is it the case that Arang (my school) kids look like, well, kids. They don't look my age and they certainly don't dress my age (hold it, I admit I'm the one who's not dressing my age)

There were ice breaking sessions, games and performances. Oh and even dance time which was really awkward at first, because this lass has no partner *sobs* But me and my buddies hung around and it wasn't boring at all now that I think about it.

My friends were all planning to cabut early because they weren't really interested at first, plus my classmates are having a class dinner so the ones with me wanted to go for second round. In the end they hung till the end because I guess they figured it wasn't all too bad.

I've met many people from all walks of life (not really, I just wrote it that way because it sounds mature-ish) Being a typical full blooded Malaysian, it's fascinating (people call it suaku) meeting other nationalities. I met Caucasians, Eurasians, Singaporeans, Koreans (which is a fellow Big Bang fan also whoo!) and fellow Malaysians too.

Towards the end I didn't wanna leave because the bands started performing, the vibes were great and people were loosening up to others but my Dad was waiting so I had to take my leave.

Anyway it was a great experience, this will certainly be a night to remember. Tunku Putra School, you have done a great job. ;)

Love, C.

Monster Dash 2014

Monster Dash is back as scary as ever! Well not that scary actually. 

Anabelle is scarier, but we'll get to that some other time.

Monster Dash is a 5km halloween-themed charity run with the aim of raising funds for critically sick children such as cancer and cerebral palsy. It's a fun run for the youth and at the same time encouraging them to opt for a healthy lifestyle.

I couldn't register because I was too late to register but a friend of mine told me that you could register on the spot. So on I went and then they told me I couldn't because registrations are closed and there's no on-the-spot registration. I was on the verge of a mental-breakdown because I was already there at the event location and I didn't know whether to call my parents to bring me back or continue to run but a lot of my friends told me to just go and run so I did. 

I know this is for charity and I promise i'll register next time. It's not like I don't want to donate or anything, I do feel guilty.

They have neon paint stations where you get to soak yourself in neon paint! Neon, my favourite. ;)

Had ZenQ before the run. Photo credits to Elviana!

Hair soaked in neon paint!

There's something else I felt inspired with: the emcees and hosts of the event. It's what I want to do in the future, to host a event, to make crowds go crazy. It's fun. :)

The run ended at 10 p.m. or so and we hanged around for a bit. Then I went for supper with Mel, Jace and Mel's bf so I ended up going home at about 12 am. i'd like that to happen often *smirks*

Would like to be a monster next year! I had so much fun despite the fact that my legs hurt like hell. It's all worth it in the end. ;)

Bittersweet 16

16th Birthday. Sweet 16 they say. Well it's bittersweet for me. I went for camp during my birthday. There's good times, bad times, times we cried and times we laughed. It was a great experience for me. I'll always remember that night when everybody circled the campfire singing birthday songs for me. A big thanks from the bottom of my heart. I really appreciate it. I also woke up the next morning to find a birthday card containing many cute birthday wishes from my friends. :') Thanks guys.

Celebrated birthday earlier because I can't celebrate it with my family during camp.

Chocolate Fresh Cream

Hit the jackpot again. Amazing cake.

Well, birthdays are just a day only. What matters most is what you do in that year. How much you will grow. Which paths will you take.

Right?

That's the end of my 2014's birthday.

Ikr.

Tho, i'm thankful anyway.

Valentines 2014

Valentines Day isn't a day that people like me would anticipate. You know, single. So it'd be just another Friday for me.

And I think a lot of people will tell you off (if you're 16 like me.) that you're still young bla bla bla to even put an effort in caring about Valentines Day.

I think that we're old enough to love, but too young to understand it.

"We're to young and too dumb to care, love was a story that couldn't compare." 
Love it.

Nothing's perfect, I get that. Sometimes things don't go well and it's okay, it's fine, no big deal. But when love, when a relationship don't go well, it's over. Relationships are either good or bad, there's no middle ground. I'm not taking the risk any more, well at least at this age.

I like friends. I like being friends. I like being good friends and having them. I love them, I really do. I don't plan to go over the "friend line", not ever. I'm not crush material, I dislike awkward situations.

There's going to be a lot of confessions and flowers tomorrow.

Anyway, tell them you love them before it's too late. See a chance? Take it or leave it. No second guessing. That's the only two options in a relationship.

I feel like a philosopher. Haha *sweats*

Happy Valentines Day!

CNY 2014

Happy Chinese New Year guys! Its been a long time since I posted something up here. I'm in a process of making a decision now. One I hope I wont regret.

CNY seems to have become a yearly routine. Especially chuyi (first day).

As usual on chuyi(first day), me and my family headed to my aunt's place for breakfast. We had longevity noodles, which is a tradition. Then we headed to my gramps' place to kick start the visiting process. Lastly, headed to my great grandma's place for lunch.
Nice day, nice people, peaceful, happy.

Outfit was a simple black and red. Didn't have the time and money to get clothes. It was last minute shopping for CNY clothes.

Went visiting with friends on chusi(fourth day). Visiting friends on chusi has seem to become a ritual as we do this every year. 

Old faces, new relations. Amazing people.


CNY wasn't that grand compared to the past few years. I guess things changed. I'm adapting myself to the changes around me. Back to the hectic school life, it's okay I guess. Its a form of getaway for me. I'm lucky to have amazing friends around me.

Happy Chinese New Year once again! Stay healthy. :)

Kuching Festival 2013

Its been years since i've visited the salon but my fringe is dang long so I went to RIGI II hair salon to give myself a new haircut. The service is so good and professional. This is my new hairstyle :D You've probably seen it if you follow my INSTAGRAM. 

I still prefer the old fringe, *sobs* but its okay i guess. Can see a little bit of brown colour on my hair yay. That was from the last time I dyed my hair.

Okay lah. -.-

Then I went to this year's Kuching Festival with my friends. In case you dont know what Kuching Festival is, its sort of like a food fair+exhibitions+fun fair sort of thing which happens once a year in Kuching :D *duhh*

Most people go for the food lah! They got all sorts of weird weird food and always turns out amazing. *cheers*

This is the first time I go with friends. Akward sia, all boys. Nevermind.

The horrendously long traffic jam. Its part of the fun actually -.-

The fried fresh milk. I only ate these because.. I DONT KNOW WHY LAH.

Its dang amazing. Sort of like marshmallows like that.

The main point here is you see the chair there. Its empty right? Ya, they left me all alone *sobs* to jaga the table. These kind of people, aiya. lolol

But in the end I tagged along with them.

Kaybye.

Thanks for reading. 

XOXO

SPORTS DAY

Tuesday and Wednesday was the sports day and it was fun despite the fact that you have to wake up real early like 5 in the morning. It was raining on the first day so they had to run in the rain. Poor thing :( but then the rain stopped in the afternoon so the weather was not so hot which is a good thing. I took events like 200m and relay 4x400m on the first day and 4x100m on the second day. Managed to get bronze for 200m and silver for relay 4x400m. OMG I STILL CANT BELIEVE IT. I sincerely apologize for the crappy photos I took. ps I hate using mobile blogger cos there's nothing much you can do.

Panaroma of the whole field

Beautiful Park with Lake beside the field.

My YOLO pic :D

Another YOLO pic