It starts from my toes, and I wrinkle my nose

Wednesday, July 11, 2007 School today from 10.30-5 15. straight. without break. we had to squeeze in 10 minutes for lunch or else our class would have died. seriously, wednesdays are horrible. RHT tutorial 12-2, INT HT lecture 2-4, OB tutorial 4-6. morning is spent conducting group project meetings.

By the end of today, i was about spent. All i could think of was sleep sleep sleep! so down to design canteen i went, met crystal and edmund who dinnered. I just laid down on the bench and talked. Walked to the pool, found a table and did what i had to do. SLEEP. my float made a really good pillow even though i slept upright against the wall. haha. 30mins of sleep was heaven.

Training started at 7 30 without coach around. Up and down, 1 lap 2 laps. After not swimming for 2 weeks i suddenly lost the ability to come up for a breath. Whenever i did water would enter my mouth. ugh. swim swam ermmm swum? and i found a hand right smack on my face. haha. Jin Min was swimming back and i was going forward when his hand collided with my face. Stunned and blurred for a while then i continued till i reach the end. haha. super funny. Steph got whacked in the face by Wei Jie. lol. accidents accidents.

While taking a break some of them suddenly decided to try to dive. Ok our lifeguard teammate could do it durh but our captain...sigh. he could only do cannon splash. HAHA.

swam somemore, sets of 2 laps and 4 laps. total of 26 laps. or was it 24. oh who cares. After that coach came to debrief us and that was when i could finally relax my legs after holding the float in between them for so long. My whole left leg cramped up through the debrief and i was desperately trying to uncramp it while keeping a straight face.

coach: for those who thinnk that they didnt swim properly, later go and conduct your own punishment
me*raises hand*: coach, *points to leg* cramp cramp. whole leg.
coach: ya, if you cramp you go to the side halfway during your swimming...
me: NO NO. not just now. NOW cramp. pain pain.
edmund helps to stretch my leg but lets go after a bit. the cramps come back
me: ARGHHH
coach: turn around
me*i was facing the wall so i turn with my back to the wall*
coach*grabs my underarms and lifts me out of the pool and onto the ground
me*ok i was stunned and amazed but was too crampy to go *whoaaa*

haha. so that was swimming today for me. swimming's fun. I like. I just dont like the cramps. =D

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I was listening to my ipod while taking the nap at the pool when the song Give Us Clean Hands played.

We bow our hearts
We bend our knees
Oh Spirit come make us humble
We turn our eyes
From evil things
Oh Lord we cast down our idols

So give us clean hands
And give us pure hearts
Let us not lift our souls to another
Oh give us clean hands
And give us pure hearts
Let us not lift our souls to another
Oh God let this be
A generation that seeks
Who seeks Your face, Oh God of Jacob
Oh God let us be
A generation that seeks
Who seeks Your face, Oh God of Jacob

so you know, its like i'm still concious of what playing and i can hear the lyrics clearly though im napping. i saw myself suddenly in a hall, kneeling down with my hands and face on the carpeted floor whilst at the same time singing the song. I felt as if i was begging the Lord to "So give me clean hands, And give us pure hearts" I was crying out loud for God to give it to me, to us though i didnt know who the us was. Begging and begging then lifting my hands up in the air. all the while singing this song. Clean me Lord, wash me.

I dont know what the Lord was telling me during tht nap while i listened to my ipod. But the whole picture was so clear and i could even feel in my heart the passion and the want to be clean for Him. Amazing...Just so amazed at how He works at times.

Lord God Almighty I give you praise.