Updates for dec/jan Events AND help needed!!!‏

Overseas climbing trip!!

Trip is 4d3n. Going to KL batu caves to do natural climbing (its friendly to the less proficient) and Kl’s famous camp5 climbing gym!! Check out camp5 and go to gallery for more information on the gym!

Of coz, the trip wont be jus climb and climb. It will be so boring! So there will be rest and relax activities like visit to the insides of batu caves itself, waking up early in the morning to queue up for free visit to KL’s twin tower, visit to KLCC’s science centre (its not childish ok, its fun!), shopping movies arcarde bowling etc at 1utama shopping megaplex where camp5 is located and visits to night markets in the heart of KL!!

We will be sharing a 3star suite room to fit everyone in. The beds can be seperated into 2 to slp more ppl. Probably alil bit squeezy still but that makes e whole trip cosy and cohesive!! hahaha. Or we are stayin in backpackers inn. It all depends on the finalised number of ppl going.

checkout berjaya plaza suite rooms pictures here!

Total trip budget wont exceed 400-500SGD MAXIMUM for sure, inclusive of e travelling and accomodation and expenditures there in total. Of coz, thats provided you spend normally over there, not inclusive of personal shopping!

Sounds super fun eh? Sign up with us asap so we can make necessary arrangements!!

Deadline for signups for KL climbing trip, chalet and level 2 profeciency course will be end of next week 13 november!!\
Training camp is not that urgent yet. However, we would appreciate prompt signups to make necessary arrangements early!!

Singlet and logo designs for bouldermania!!

Lastly, we welcome any designs for our singlets and logo for NTU’s annual home bouldering event for our own ppl : bouldermania!!!!
So if u are creative and u haf any designs in mind, do email me asap as we need to submit for printing soon!
We hope to have brilliant designs by our own people for our own home event! Afterall, you will be the one wearing the singlet with the logo on it!!

UMC dec/jan plans!!

UMC will be organising alot of exciting events for the upcoming hols in december!

1) Training camp 3D2N, 15dec to 17dec for all! We will stay in school (waiting for SRC approval) to just train hard and bond hard!! (dun worry its a healthy bond between the genders =D )

2) lvl 2 sports climbing certification course. Note only those who are of certain profeciency in top rope climbing will be allowed to take as lvl 2 course is not easy! It is on the 5th and 6th dec! (Do sign up with me asap if ur interested and u feel that ur profecient enough! Limited slots! )

3) Overseas climbing trip 4D3N from 19dec to 23dec!! We will be first going to Ipoh for natural highwall climbing followed by a visit to a newly built world cup standard climbing facility in Putrajaya OR to kuala lumpur’s famous Camp 5, which is one of, or, asia’s biggest climbing gym!!

4) Post exam chalet celebration and bonding BBQ at Aloha Loyang (Garden Terrace B) on 10th dec!!! Just a 1nite stay and entrance fee will be just 10-12dollars approximately including room fees and BBQ!!! (Revert attendance ASAP for booking of food! Thanks!)

5) Bouldermania preperations!! ===> Do come down and help us if u can as we really need manpower!! It will be fun with all the amusing peeps!!
28 – 30/31 dec – Preparation: Wood cutting and washing of tiles
2 – 11 jan – rest of prep like wall building etc
1st 3 days of school will be our bouldermania booth so do help to spread the words and ask ur friends to join! Its open and catered for all!!

14 jan : The big day. Bouldermania itself!!!

Side track abit, there is a via ferrata event at orchard.
So if anyone’s interested, u guys can form a team and sign up!

Thats all for the events!! U do not need to confirm ur attendances with us right now except those I highlighted to sign up with us asap. Just keep ur dates as listed above open if ur interested and confirm ur attendance with us again after exams!

SRC closed. =/ T.T

SRC will be closing from 2nd november til after exams as it is used as a examination hall and other reasons

Thus there will be NO MORE wall trainings from 2nd november onwards. However, we will still have our physical trainings on EVERY mondays including 2nd nov til further notice. Saturdays’ climbasia climbing will go on for some of us still, however again, it will not be a compulsory training anymore. All these are decided in considerations of people wanting to bury themselves in books for exams yet keeping their physical fitness so that they won’t change their shape too much after exams!

For the climbasia session on saturday, most of us should be arriving as usual at after 1pm. Those who wish to go earlier please get urself the NTU credit form from the counter if ur the only one early. Then return it back to the counter IF none of the rest arrived to take over from you. And drop me an sms that u left a form at the counter!

Just some teasers btw, there will be ALOT of UMC activities in the dec holidays! There are going to be a chalet, a overeas climbing/bonding trip, a training/bonding camp in school and lastly, a level 2 climbing course (limited slots available). So do keep notice for my next emails on all these!!

New photos uploaded!

Photos of our Sentosa outing, Mini Comp and Climbaprix have also been uploaded finally!

View them at our gallery! =)

Climbaprix results!!

Novice Women Qualifying total 19 participants

Michelle Mak May Yan 10th
Quek Xue Fang 11th
Chia Shu Ying Stephanie 4th
Andrea Yong 17th

Novice Men Qualifying total 73 participants

Chong Zedong 25th
Lim Zhen Hui Joshua 9th
Muhammud Iskandar 64th
Bernard Tay Shing Ann 35th
Le Tan Khoa 70th
Koh De Zhan 56th
Ng Cheng Yang 60th
Wang Bo 72th

Open Women Qualifying total 20 participants

Tan Peining 6th
Uyanga 2nd
Wong Yijie 19th

Open Men Qualifying total 54 participants

Benard Kho 5th
Winson Teo 8th
Teo Boon Sheng 24th
Daniel Looi 49th
Keith Ho 18th
Wayne Shum 37th
Allen Tan 27th
Chin Kai Rong 50th
Gary Pek 40th
Cary James Gray 24th

Now to the finals which consists of only the top 8 of the qualifying results!

Novice women

Chia Shu Ying Stephanie 4th!!!

Open women

Uyanga Otgonbayar 3rd!!!!
Tan Peining 6th!!!

Open men

Kho Wee Chong Bernard 5th!!!
Winson Teo 6th!!!

Lastly, NTU won 3rd in the overall school ranking in climbaprix!
3 cheers!!

Congratulations to all who participated in climbaprix and a big thank you to all who came down and stayed whole day to support us!! All of us drew NTU on our left arm and UMC on our right arm on that day for those who missed out. A strong united club spirit was shown to everyone at the competition. Good job all!

For those who didnt do as well as you want it to be, no worries! This is only a warm up the coming many competitions ahead which we will again participate and support each other as one united UMC!

Climbaprix 09!

Categories       Registration – Open/Close     Isolation – Open/Close           

Novice (Women)        0800 – 0830                            0800 – 0835                  
Novice (Men)              1000 – 1025                           1000 – 1030

Open (Women)            1415 – 1445                          1415 – 1515
Open (Men)                 1615 – 1645                             1615 – 1730

Good luck to all those participating this Saturday!! All are welcome to come down to support your friends!!

Novice Women

Michelle Mak May Yan
Quek Xue Fang
Chia Shu Ying Stephanie
Andrea Yong

Novice Men

Chong Zedong
Lim Zhen Hui Joshua
Muhammud Iskandar
Bernard Tay Shing Ann
Le Tan Khoa
Koh De Zhan
Ng Cheng Yang
Wang Bo

Open Women

Tan Peining
Uyanga
Wong Yijie

Open Men

Benard Kho
Winson Teo
Teo Boon Sheng
Daniel Looi
Keith Ho
Wayne Shum
Allen Tan
Chin Kai Rong
Gary Pek
Cary James Gray

Here is a link contributed by one of our member stephanie to all!

Its the 9rules of climbing. Quite interesting do check it out!!

LVL 1 on 27th sept!

EDIT: The lvl 1 pictures are up! here’s the link: http://picasaweb.google.com/ntuclimbs/UMCLvl1CourseNUS27thSep#

Hi all! Those who are taking lvl 1 this sunday at NUS, please report outside NUS rock gym by 10am! The course would be roughly from 10am to 5pm. For those who have not yet paid, remember to bring your money! As for attire, singlet/ comfortable shirt plus short/ burms will do! Those who do not know how to get there, here are some directions:

1) Take a train to Clementi MRT Station.
2) Take bus 96 at the bus interchange.
3) Alight at the 8th bus stop, opposite yusof ishak house
4) Walk to the rock gym as shown in the map below!

In case you get lost, you might want to take this number! 90996280- Bernard. He will be there to give directions for those who get lost! (hopefully not)

See you all there!

Registration Booth for Level 1 & Climbing Workshop

We will be having a registration booth for our courses on 16th September @ Canteen B and 22nd, 23rd September @ Canteen A. Some of the courses we have to offer includes Level 1 and Introduction to climbing workshop.

Level 1 : Learn the basics of climbing and the safety aspects of it. Attain certification for belaying so that you may belay others and join us in our future overseas climbing trips. (Strongly encouraged for all members) Intro to climbing workshop : A 2 hr session during the recess week to allow non-climbers to have a taste of the sport in a safe and comfortable environment. It will be held in NTU, SRC Activity Room 4. You will learn some basics of the sport and see some of our seniors demo things you never thought possible to the human species. All for a bargain price of just $5. ( Non-members only)

For more information, refer to technical courses.

Shoe/ Equipment Shopping Day!

Hi all!!! We will be having a shoes/equipment buying trip this coming saturday, 12 sept at campers corner! I understand it is abit last minute and most of you haven’t decided whether to get your own pair of shoes yet. So no worries, we will be having another trip probably a few weeks or month later!! Difference between buying with us and buying yourself is that we can provide personal experiences and advices on selecting shoes. We are able to provide backdoor discounts of up to 25% as well! We also have gotten some packages exclusively for our members as quoted at the bottom of this mail. On top of all these, we are able to make your day an extremely entertaining one with our jokes and laughter! Please email Zedong asap at zhuangzedong@hotmail.com so we can make arrangements on that day. We will be meeting at cityhall MRT control station at 12pm. Our VP Winson and Bouldermania SPO Peining will be meeting all of you there at the control. Check their faces out via our blog so you will know who to look out for! In case you will be late, their contacts are as follows :

Winson — > 90710809
Peining — > 92989310

If anyone choose a madrock shoe and it is above $90 after discount, take down the shoe model and size then Winson, our VP will try to get it for a cheaper price. Here’s some packages offered on Saturday!

Black Diamond Package (Its one of the better brands available in Singapore)
*Women Package (Primrose) SGD 135
1 Primrose Al Harness
1 Atc belay device
1 Black diamond locking carabiner
1 Black diamond chalk bag
1 Black diamond white gold chalk

*Men Package (mOmentum) Sgd 135
1 Momentum Al harness
1 Atc Belay Device
1Black diamond locking carabiner
1 Black diamond chalk bag
1 Black diamond white gold chalk

If you want more information on the equipment offered, check out the supplier’s websites (note not all equipment are sold there though):
http://www.madrockclimbing.com/rockshoes.aspx
http://www.sportiva.com/products/cat/C
http://www.blackdiamondequipment.com/en-us/

Or you might want to visit the Campers’ Corner website!

http://www.camperscorner.com.sg

19th committee and Club briefing!

Hi All! Sorry for the long update, Our annual AGM was held on last wednesday, 2nd Sep. Let’s welcome the new committee!

President:                                          Kho Wee Chong, Bernard
Vice-president:                                  Winson Teo Boon Hao
Hon Gen Secretary/ Liason Officer:   Chong Zedong
Treasurer:                                         Ler Tze Min Shalynn
Quartermaster:                                 Shum Khum Wayne
Publicity & Publication:                      Toh ming ler Sarah-jean
Team Captain:                                  Uyanga Otgonbayar
Training Officer (Recreational):          Gary Pek Zhen Jia
Bouldermania SPO 1:                        Tan Peining
Bouldermania SPO 2:                        Ho Wen Jun Keith

Here is the link to the PHOTOs <–

As we are in the midst of making changes to the training programme/ schedule and some administrative work, training for this week will be as usual. Competitive on Mondays and Thursdays while Recreational climbing will be on Wednesdays.

There will be a new training programme and changes will take effect from next monday onwards. However, there’ll be some major important announcements to be made regarding the new training programme and upcoming events.

Therfore, we will be holding a Club Briefing this coming Wednesday, 9th Sept,  7.30pm, at SRC Activity room  2 (Beside the changing room).

 Major issues covered includes:

• New Training Programme
• New member details (for adminitrative and training purpose)
  • Verification of Members’ particulars
  • Classification of climbing groups
• IVP Team
• Shoe buying day
• Registration at Climb Asia climbing centre
• Level 1 Climbing course
• Climbing Clinic (non-members)
• Importance of Blog
• The Big Crash Pad Project
• Club Outing
• Upcoming Competitions
• Bouldermania 2010

Hope to see you all there!

And last but not least, the 19th Main Comm would like to extend their greatest gratitude and appreciation to the 18th comm for their effort and contribution which brought the club to new heights. Thank you~

Welcome Climb 2009~

A very big thank you to all who attended the UMC welcome climb on 26th and 27th of August. It is our pleasure to introduce this unique sport to those of you who have never tried climbing. I really hope all of you had a great time. For those who made the right choice by joining us as a member, I hope u have a whooping time learning about the sport and having fun with all of us. The photos of the 2 days of welcome climb are uploaded onto Picasa. You may view them at http://picasaweb.google.com/ntuclimbs/WelcomeClimb2009 

 Welcome Climb 2009~

Now that the welcome climb is over, it is time for a new beginning to this exciting year. Coming Wednesday on the 2nd of September, we will be holding our Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the Activity Room 2, SRC at 7.30pm. We will be electing the new management committee who will be taking care of all club matters from then on. So, as a member of the club, wouldn’t you want to vote for your leader? Get to know more people in the club and at the same time listen to what the candidates have to say to win over your votes. If there is anyone who wishes to run for any position, do come for a briefing at the boulder gym on Monday, 31st August, 7.30pm.

 

In view of the AGM, there will be no training on Wednesday. However, climbing will be on as usual on Monday and Thursday. You can expect people to start streaming in after 6.30pm. For those of you who did not attend our welcome climb yet wish to give climbing a go, feel free to come down on either day as well.

 

We would also be conducting a Sports Climbing Level 1 course soon. Dates have yet to be confirmed. However, if you are interested, drop us a mail at ntuclimbs@gmail.com and provide us with your name, contact number and email. We would update you once the dates are confirmed.

 

Climb On 2009!

Hey peeps! The dates for climb on 2009 are confirmed! Here’s the details!

More Updates to come! Just remember to mark out these dates 1st!

Day 1 @ ECA Fair!

Check out our UMC booth at the ECA Fair!

Looks fun? Come visit our booth if you have not! Location is shown in the map in the previous entry.

Looking forward to see you at the booth!

Sign up for our welcome climb!!

Hello all! As you all know, 17- 19 August will be the CCA Fair! We’ll be holding a booth for people to sign up for our welcome climb days -26th & 27th August! So come on down to sign up!

‘Putting the tiles back’ day!

Hello Everybody~ It has been a long long vacation. School is going to start in less than 2 weeks time.

Ain’t anyone excited? All those sweating, bleeding, screaming and flying at the boulder wall is going to make SRC come alive again. Let it all begin!! For those of you who have been left wondering why there are no tiles on the wall, allow me to enlighten you. Ever since PUMPFEST, a variety of activities such as internship or attachment, training for competitions and overseas climbing trips besieged our members of the precious time to come back and fill our wall with colours once more. Also, the hall has to go through renovation for the coming Youth Olympic Games 2010. Therefore, we had to retreat to the reliable Climb Asia to lighten the addiction towards climbing. But still, nothing beats having a rock gym to call our own.

 

So, we would like to open our arms and invite anyone who is reading this right now to come join us in the colourful ceremony. We will be putting the tiles back and doing some route setting on the first Wednesday of the school term, 12^th of August 2009 6.30pm, hope to see you there! Old faces, new faces, experienced, veteran, novice, never put a tile up before? We don’t really care. All that matters is you have the passion and we would like to have you. See you around!!

On a side note, here’s a video of Daniel Woods during this yr’s Mammut boulder comp! If you don’t get psyched up from this,  I don’t know wat can. Haha. Enjoy!

 

 

Edit: As there are still some spaces left on the wall, Winson will be going back to set routes and touch up this Friday, 14th August, at about 2.30pm! Anyone who’s free or interested can come down at that time!

Join Pumpfest 2009!

Pumpfest 2009 Organised by NTU – Sign up now to avoid disappointment!

ntu climbing results @ Boulderactive 2009

Team NTU Climbing Results

Novice Category

Qualifying (Total no. Of climbers: 61)

9^th – NTU (Joan Sum)

40^th – NTU (Cheryl Wee)

Finals (Top 10)

6^th – NTU (Joan Sum)

Intermediate Category

Qualifying (Total no. of Climbers: 57)

1^st – NTU (Bernard Kho)

8^th – NTU (Allen Tan)

28^th – NTU (Daniel B)

47^th – NTU (Chin Kai Rong)

Finals (Top 10)

3^rd – NTU (Bernard Kho)

9^th – NTU (Allen Tan)

Open Category

Qualifying

19^th – NTU (Winson Tan)

8^th – NTU (Sarah Jean)

Finals (Top

7^th – NTU (Sarah Jean)

Inter-school Category

(Total no. of schools: 17)

10^th – NTU

Team NTU @ Boulderactive 09 Inter-school category

NTU Climbing Results @ Gravical

Gravical 2009

NTU Results

Novice Category

3^rd – NTU (Joan Sum)

Intermediate Category

1^st –  NTU (Bernard Kho)

3^rd – NTU (Allen Tan)

Open Category

3^rd – NTU (Winson Tan)

3^rd – NTU (Sarah Jean)

Mr Messy =D

also Mr Lazy, Mr Hungry, Mr Mugger Mugger, they are all me… =D before you think i am a schizo, i’m not =D

typoon hits SG

mugging

lizard in sawdust

colourful climbers

smiling idiot on the rocks

up on this mosquito infested hill top

sorry for the delay mr Club President, hahahaz, as you can see i am incredibly lazy, lazy to blog, lazy to do endurance routes. hahahahz For those who already know me, you will also know that I get very hungry easily, hahahaz, usually within 2 to 3 hours after every meal, so i eat roughly 5 meals a day. breakfast, brunch, lunch, high-tea, dinner and supper, ooops that makes six. =D So bear with my whining and pining for food if we ever get on overseas trips, wahahahaz, think my tripmates suffer alot in KL and krabi…

And finally mr Mugger Mugger, the reason why i call myself that sometimes, is to trick myself into thinking i really am a mugger, obviously not, hahahaz, its also an excuse to explain that to my climbing buddies when i absent myself for meetings, trainings and fun climb sessions, when actually i am enjoying somewhere else… hahahaz… alright that’s a lie… if i am not climbing, i am probably stuck with school work or rummaging around for food to satisfy my insatiable hunger… =)

Not Really a blogger, very uncomfortable talking about myself, so i will end short, and spare u all my rubbishy blog =D

Climb On! 2008 NTU Results

Women’s Open

19705 Points – Sarah Jean – 3rd

8125 Points – Elicia Loh – 18th

725 Points – Hou Heyi – 62nd

Men’s Open

14855 Points – Tan Sze Gay – 33rd

6530 Points – Tony Wong – 74th

6480 Points – Wang Hao – 75th

3875 Points – Lim Shyan Jun – 90th

2380 Points – Chong Zedong – 102nd

Team Event

93910 Points – NTU Team 1 – 11th / 31 teams

Joan Sum (7755 Points); Quah Li Zhen (6530 Points); Daniel B (22135 Points); Bernard Kho (43205 Points)

41240 Points – NTU Team 2 – 23rd / 31 teams

Cheryl Wee (1280 Points); Shalynn Ler (6510 Points); Longman (12155 Points); Allen Tan (13505 Points)

Climb hard for upcoming competitions!

Schools Comparision (Not a good gauge though)

Wheee

Hi, I’m Cheryl Faith Wee. Faith is my middle and baptism name.

You can see what’s in my wallet from the picture below. This wallet has been with me since sec 3. Which means i’ve had it for about 5 years. The button to the coin part is a bit rusty already.. i’ll be really sad when i have to change my wallet cause i get emotionally attached to stuff that i’ve had for a long while. I prefer the old and familiar to the new. 

 

 

Just in case some of you have bad eyesight and can’t see what’s inside my wallet. There are some cards with verses on them, a soup spoon card (cause i eat there all the time), a picture with erm a friend, a level one climbing card.. receipts.. etc etc. 

There are some things that i can’t live without and some things that i would really like to do more. The one thing that i really cannot go without for more than 3 days max is my guitar. I named my guitar SANDY because of the abalone shell design around the sound hole which reminds me of the beach. Anyway, yeah you know how people get addicted to facebook and can’t not use it for a few days, it’s the same with me and my guitar. 

Oh some other stuff you might wanna know. I used to play the violin, i still play the flute. I’ve got a lot of instruments at home, the most unique of which might be my ukulele. (You know the teeny weeny guitar thing that hula girls in hawaii play.) I was in band for 7 years.

Right now there are three things i wanna concentrate on improving. Photography, my guitar playing and CLIMBING. Three little things – for now. 

Here’s one of my favorite pics. Taken with a “toy” plastic camera called a holga. It was truly random.

This is late, cause i tried many times to upload pics but my attempts failed! OK, Kairong you can go next!

Heyi is coming back to life SOON~

Wow.. so active here!!

Haha.. sry guys.. didn’t  know it’s my turn till opened mail yesterday and saw Allen’s msg..

Gaga~ have been offline mugging for 1 whole week.. Zzz..

2 more weeks of a fulltime mugger..

 

Yoohoo~  2 papers left for me!! It will be over soon!!

JIA YOU everyone!!! GOOD LUCK!!

 

And yes, this is HEYI. Year 1 Accounting.

 

I love MONEY!! Yes, my personal value perfectly aligns with our CCA value. Hahahaha…

Desperate to become financially independent and rich..

V proud of myself that I am giving tuition to pay for my own school fees & pocket money, and hopefully save a small amount of money of MY OWN for investment by the time I graduate.

 

I have some self-created lingo on msn..like my “en” can mean many different things in different ways..en means yes; en.. means thinking; en? Means don’t understand..hahaha..Many more! Identify them by yourself by talking to me more on msn!

 

Erm..as of past time.. obviously I love climbing!! learning! hope can improve faster!

Here’s a photo of me climbing!!haha..just managed to get it from Boyang..after an hour of transferring over msn..thnx!

 

 

I love trying new things..

like physical activities..gaga~ they are just FUN! :D:D:D but I don’t like the sun..

Don’t like computer games..

Only interested in documentaries and award-winning movies..hehe..weird taste..but just cant see the value in most commercial movies..

 

 

 

 

Heehee..i love watching WWE.tho don’t follow at all. only watch when I’m bored or feel like to.. Love kick-boxing..

 

 

 

 

This one taken at Hong Kong Disney..many cute stuff right? Haha. not a Disney or fairy tale lover, but i love travelling!! Hope can backpack to EU..erm, if my parents allow

 

THRILL~ Haha, look at this! Maybe u cant see me clearly. But u can definitely see my spirit!! Haha..the one flying in the air with arms wide open is me!! I like roller coaster! And I don’t scream!! heehee..

Actually I used to be scared of height when I was young..well, challenge myself

 

 

Really really really looking forward to Dec HOLIDAYS!!

Yes, then I’ll be back to life!! Now I’m so pretty dead.. :S :S

ARHH..There are so many things that I’m planning to do during the holidays…

our KL trip..

meeting up with friends that I have no time to meet during school terms..

learning stocks & stock options..

resuming running, swimming, badminton & maybe even kick-boxing (just found a studio for kick-boxing. THRILL!) gaga~ :D:D

learning DDR..

and hopefully learning cha cha..

and of course CLIMBING!!  [Call me to climb together if anyone going Climb Asia during the holidays!!haha..]

So excited just by thinking of all these..hope can do ALLL..heehee…*greedy laughter*..

Cant wait le :D:D

 

Haha..that’s pretty much about me.. Much more than Allen requested =P

Thanks for reading, definitely!!

 

Great to join this fantastic big family..I’m loving it!

Mug hard!! Climb hard!!

Rock the wall!!

Again, all the best for your exams, my fellow folks!!

 

Haha…Let’s tag Poh Wai!

Tons of love,

Heyi

The Sarah Chronicles.

Hi Climbers!

I didn’t know it was my turn till Allen tagged me on Facebook. So sorry! Here’s 7 things you should know about me:

1) 7 is my favourite number. There’s no reason for it. I just like it.

2) I’m blur as two sotongs…that was my nickname for a while in Temasek Poly. See Evidence A below.

This was taken in Krabi, 2007.

3) I love animals! My diploma in Biotechnology from TP goes through the Veterinary Science track. I did my internship at the Zoo! Check it out.

Komodo dragon having acupuncture!

Whoops it’s the wrong way round but I’m not sure how to put it right. =X Don’t strain your neck. I had to draw blood from spur-winged geese for my major project. Such a stressful time. Especially for the geese.

4) I’m very disorganised!!! This is my side of my hall 9 room.

This is my roomie’s equivalent. She’s a random roommate and I haven’t seen her in a few days…I think her boyfriend kidnapped her.

5) I’ve been climbing for about 3 and a half years now, since the beginning of my poly life. I had the best time in TP.

Alright, from left: 1) A few guys just hanging around. 2) At pumpfest ‘06. 3)&4) Our lizard(s)! 5) Pooped out at Camp5.

We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun.

6) Rozihan Anwar is the first and the most inspiring coach I’ve had in climbing. He once told me, “You don’t climb for anyone. Just climb for yourself. If you want to win, you go ahead and win. It’s about yourself.” WOW. I don’t think he remembers saying that but it inspired me to win in Pumpfest ‘06 (still novice then) and to push myself to improve every competition. Climbing is a mental game more than anything else. If you want to do it, don’t make excuses. Just do it. ALLEZ.

Old school Yan. I don’t really have any recent pics. Heh.

7) My clique of girl-friends is known as the Girlies. We aren’t particularly very girly so we revel in the irony of our name. All were or are from TP and in the climbing world? Nobody’s a stranger, just friends we haven’t met yet. *I know…Cheesy. But still true.*

I have a picture of us that’s isn’t 2D but somehow the uploader won’t let me display it. T_T Nothing techy ever cooperates with me. *sigh*

Alright I’m done! I hope I didn’t make this too long! You people should be studying instead of reading. ALLEZ for the exams and as always, for climbing.

I tag our dear Cheryl from publications to go next!

How acura came about.

Two pictures that sum up my life.

Well…ok firstly I should just explain how my msn nick came about first. Its actually the Honda equivalent in the US, and they produce nice cars. They have good engines, due to VTEC, and its really smooth. Their engines have a really pointy torque curve, and the only way to keep the engine at optimum rpm is to couple it to a CVT gearbox, or manually. This would mean that…..

Ok enough about cars. Well I’m a guy who enjoys many hobbies, especially those that have to do with technical stuff. Photography, off-road mountain biking, R/C racing, cars, and lots of sports. And I love animals! Well in particular this one…

Cute hor!=p

Yea but anyway, I come from humble beginnings. Was in Tao Nan Primary, then Dunman High Secondary, Temasek Junior College where I joined climbing! And finally scrapped my way to NTU. I’m in Mech Eng Yr1, as I desire to work as a mechanic next time. Imagine that the first BMW you buy, was checked and tuned by me=p It was only in TJC where I met Bernard, our QM. He was PRESIDENT of TJC Climbing Club wor! And I was the ever-hansup Flying Fox I/C who always helps girls put on their harness. So here we are in UMC, hoping to make a difference…

I must admit I’m not a good climber, I have big hands, a tendency to be lazy, and a nua body. But where a lot of people get discouraged, it is the passion and satisfaction that keeps me going. The ends always justifies the means, and it is a sport where you know what and how it takes to reach the top. And when you finally do, and look at those below you, the overwhelming feeling can never be described in words. So to those who get demoralised at times when watching Bernard, Winson and Sarah climbing, no worries! Just enjoy the climb, take in the hardship, and love it. After all, the only person you really have to win is yourself, isn’t it?

I’m sorry I don’t write as much as the 2 business students in front of me. There’s a reason why I’m in engineering, where quality comes over quantity, heehee. Tio bo?=)

Regards

And on our VP’s request…..I tag Heyi!!=)

Berd’s simple life

Hmm.. I actually wanted to start off way back in the past but realized that my pics are all at home and I’m confined in hall! =(

Oh well, just a brief description of my past. I belive the right term to use to describe me back then would be a NERD. (notice the pun in my name?) Typical small sized boy with a big head, skinny small build and fair skin who pass his time either studying or watching TV. I liked playing sports, but was defintely not a sportsperson, maybe more like jumping ard and stuff like normal boys. It was hard to play outdoor sports since I could rarely went out (din exactly socialise much either), my parents were pretty strict. My CCA was like photography in Sec sch and i practically slacked through it. and got a A grade for CCA points. LOL. Wish I could show you some pics, then you all would really know what i meant by no life nerd. aHa.

My IC taken in sec 3. Nerd enuff? looks like a convict though. aha.

 I dunno wat happen to me in JC. Got possessed or sumthing. lol. Actually part of the reason why I wanted to go TJ instead of VJ was coz they had a bigger wall. =P

Yea, I sorta decided I wanted to do climbing since I saw it on TV so often. Never regretted the choice. I guess it was the start of a major change in me. I started taking up roles and trying stuff I never imagined I would be doing in the past. The best school days of my life would be during JC. And I would say it’s coz of the climbing club. We were like family.

One of my best memories

Even though we seperated after tat, a climber can never change his chalk.. i mean a leopard can never change its spots. I was climbing more than I was working especially before gonig for army. Tsk tsk. Here’s 1 of the better shots of my last comp at boulderactive before enlisting. Sadly, I joined alone for it. Oh well.

The finals for boulderactive 06 INT. Looking sharp rite?

I officially stopped climbing in army. But it revived as soon as I was posted to unit a year later! From there, I started climbing with my dear friends- Jansen, Zhi Jian and Yi xiong. We formed team PCKK (Pang, Chua, Ko, Kho) and went for Ipoh and Krabi trips! =D

On a side note, a 3 week stay in thailand with 3 other guys is quite.. erm sad. Sassauge party for 3 weeks. =(

 

Well, thats roughly my journey so far. Now, I’m in NBS, business year 1. 3 words to sum up my current state of life. Climb. MUG. Sleep. My life revolves around them. Though I rarely hang out to socialise, I’m realy easy going! I can be alil naggy at times, and would say that I am quite a perfectionist. I like things to be in order and organised. (unless I get too tired to bother). Saying this, I just have to post these pictures up. This is the difference between my side and my roomie’s side of the room.

I tag my roomie Boyang next! Back to mugging..

ALL ABOUT UNCLE B

Let me began my story…

“Hey you Big Guy, put down that camera and come give me a push!”

Name: Daniel Benjamin Balhetchet (Eurasian, mainly my eyes and weird voice I guess)

Born: 19th May 1980 (Probably the OLDEST member in UMC)

Now let’s talk about my LOVE…

Nothings beats a good cuppa coffee to keep me occupied anytime of the day. Coffee to me is like Cola to some people. Coffee enthusiast out there should know what I mean. =)

My CLIMBING Life…

Started out climbing since 2005 and haven’t been able to stop since then. Would say that I’m more of a boulderer than a climber. Would very much like to do more natural high wall LEAD climbing juz that me need to work on the FEAR factor. =) Started off climbing with the PROs (older generation) who has given me good advice and tips which explains why I’m more of a non-dynamic climber and like to do more technical moves. Not that there’s anything wrong with dynamic moves but personally me prefer to climb with more controlled and precise movements as compared to flying across the wall. =)

Another favorite past-time of mine…

Occasionally I would do some baking and use my sister and close friends as guinea pigs to test out whatever I made. =) This picture you see here is the 1st cake I baked for my close friend’s birthday. Turns out quite well for a first-timer though.

All-time favorite photo…

Me and my good buddy walking along the houses in KL to the crags. He was primary 5 back then and could already do leading on 6A routes. He’s really amazing! Hope my small story can inspire you guys to keep on climbing and keep the climbing spirit alive!

I hereby tag my ClimbOn! team-mate Bernard to share with us his story. =)

the Shalynn post (:

Hello everyone!

 

Okay, so its my turn to tell you about myself. Firstly, a short introduction. My name is Shalynn Ler. People always say I have a very unique surname and spelling for my name. Thanks to my parents. (: Currently a Year 1 business student in NBS and previously from Temasek JC.

 

2 things in my wallet:

1) A little encouragement card

I actually have quite a few of such cards. Thought that they were meaningful and cute. So once in a while I will change the card in my wallet especially in times of depression. haha.

 

2) My wallet itself

Erm.. I know this isn’t IN my wallet. But my wallet itself carries a meaning. It was a birthday gift from my elder brother last year. I’m quite a shopaholic so I actually have the tendency to change wallet every year. But this wallet has been with me for more than a year. So its special. hahaha. And when I saw this wallet at Fossil, it was love at first sight. So.. yeah. (:

 

Next, a few things about myself.

1)

Right. I used to be the Choir President in my secondary school choir. haha. I know some of you may think its impossible but its true! heh. I was in S1. I quite like the CCA then regardless of how others thought it was boring yada yada. But really, singing, like all other interests depends on your passion. When you really enjoy doing it, you won’t think its boring. (: I still like singing now. Just that I dont sing as much anymore. haha. Oh, and I love the feeling when different voice parts blend together perfectly. The feeling is just – WOW. (: (:

 

2)

 

I took up climbing when I was in JC 1 and I totally fell in love with the sport. Haha. I don’t like to climb competitively. I am a climber who enjoys the sport because of what it has taught me about myself, others, nature and the way of life. These three years of climbing gave me invaluable expriences, lessons learnt and friendships that I will never be able to obtain from the classrooms. Maybe some of you climbers out there feel the same too. (:

3) Lastly, regarding my personality, I am a thinking person. I am constantly learning and knowing more about myself and I feel that life, as it is, is quite amazing even though sometimes certain things tend put us down. But thats where we learn and become a better person. (: I value family, friendships and relationships a lot and I am quite a conscientious person. Quite sensitive to people’s feelings so I’ll always try my best to avoid saying or doing things which may hurt people. But I’m indecisive, which is quite bad. haha. OH! and I love adventures! height, speed etc. haha. I’m quite hyper at times. XD

 

I guess thats about all the general things about myself. To end off, I hope all you readers will love and enjoy climbing/bouldering as much as I do too!! (: (:

 

I tag my favourite Uncle B!

 

Cheers`

Get to know you NTU climbers!

Hello Guys,

I will kick off the first post of “get-2-know-your-ntu-climbers” series!

I posted 4 pictures that speaks a little of myself…the top left was a medic course which i took in australia..kinda fun trying to play with injections, interventions and stuff but expired sometime ago..no $ to get back there for refreshment. The bottom is obviously my driving license..take note of the date, was a great birthday gift isn’t it?! and lastly I’m a photographer wannabe..i was trying to get this ghostly image of myself with fake double exposure techniques. On the right is a photo with my one of my fave kids in school… so lastly is a picture with lovely lainey preparing to dive into the sea of Taiwan…… and yup finally my name is Allen Tan Year 1 NIE PE student!

Next I tag the most enthu climber in UMC;  Shalynn!

Team NTU @ Climb On! 2008

5 mega pixel camera works!

SRC Closure for Exams

Hello Climbers,

From NTU website:

1) Sports Hall 1, 2 & 3
Activity Room 1 & 4

These facilities will be closed from 28 Oct 2008 (Tue) to 5 Dec 2008 (Fri) for the examinations and its preparation/clearing work.
Pls take note.

Take care, study harD!

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Training Stand-Down

Dear Climbers,

SRC will be closed during the examination period, please be aware and not force your way into the activity room 4 as there maybe desk for you to start your paper early instead of climbing to the top to peek over your friend’s answers.

We will be hitting outside to climb, you may check with our long VP for any days, alternatively, get back here for check for updates.

To wrap up this semester training, i’m sure you guys had sign yourself up for climb on! 2008…it will be our finale for semester 1, good luck for exams!

Training outside: 25th Oct, Sat, 11am

Thanks and Rgds,

Allen

ClimbAprix Pictures!

CLIMBAPRIX 2008!!

CLIMBAPRIX 2008 was a blast!!

Congratulations to Sarah Jean for clinching 1st position in the Open Women Category!!

Other competitors such as Winson and Bernard have done pretty well coming in 5th and 9th position respectively in the Open Men category too!

Goob job to all competitors!!

Let’s all continue to train hard! Look forward to ClimbOn! (:

 

STAY TUNE! PICTURES COMING UP!

New tiles!

Hello fellow climbers, here the lastest update! We have just recently acquired a few sets of new tiles to add some variety!!! Let’s welcome them to the family, our wall =)

A brand new green set of slopers!

The cousins, the blue slopers!

And let's not forget the red sloper/pincher set too!

'PLS CLIMB US!!!'

 

If you notice carefully, the tiles kinda follow the powerpuff colour code.. which was UNINTENTIONAL.

Anyways, don’t be intimidated by the sudden addition of slopers! Though we’ve mentioned that they aren’t exactly the best things to hold.. We’ve already tested them and they are all user-friendly!! Most importantly, they’re holdable! So be sure to watch out for them on the wall the next time you come!

Cleaning Day!!

Million thanks to the members who came down to help wash the ropes today! Apologies to those who got tricked by Boyang that climbing was at 1pm and washing at 3pm when it was actually the other way round… It was his idea!

The 1st victim of Boyang’s scam to trap people to wash ropes..

Evidence that Uncle B was there too.

Our No.1 Sai Kang Warrior 大好人 Wei Che!

Treasurer also can wash ropes!

Washing rope can be seriously tiring… Imgaine 60m of that.

Boyang ‘trying’ to flex his muscles at the same time

Our VP can work hard too!

QM really loves his job

Our beloved QM has the hardest work of all.. It’s tough work to supervise everyone you know?

Convicted suspect No. 1! Notice the background? Doesn’t it look like C***b A**a? What’s she doing there instead ?? Tsk tsk.. I do believe we have found our 1st volunteer IC for tiles washing.. MuAHAHA

 

And for the commitee members who didn’t turn up.. EH HEM! Tsk Tsk… Joking joking! We all understand that you may be busy so its ok! But we do have a tiles cleaning session coming up soon… hint* hint*

UMC 1st bonding trip!

Training!

We will start training!

Mon 1st Sept – Competitive Climbers
Wed 3rd Sept – Recreational Climbers
Thurs 4th Sept – Competitive Climbers

Time: 730pm-10pm
Bring: Running Shoes, Towel (Optional) for Physical Training

See you!

Annual General Meeting 2008

Thank you so much for taking your time off to attend our Welcome Climb! We hope that you’ve learnt more about University Mountaineering Club (UMC) and not to forget the experiences from trying out our bouldering wall. If that day’s not enough, join us as a member for just a small nominal fee of $8 (comes with a free singlet as well as other benefits!) and attend our weekly training every Wednesday.

This week, we’ll be having our Annual General Meeting and details are as follows:

Annual General Meeting
Wednesday 27 Aug 2008 (TR 4, North Spine, Level 5)

Programme:

- Review of past year’s events

- Election of the 18th Management Committee

Positions available:

Vice President
Hon Gen Secretary
Treasurer
Quartermaster
Publicity & Publication
Business Manager
Special Projects Officer (SPO) Competitions
Special Projects Officer (SPO) Liaison
Special Projects Officer (SPO) Training

please do come and exercise your voting powers, hear the candidates out and decide on who you would want to lead the club!!

Be a Campus Climber!

Brand new fresh start for all, welcome to NTU, University Mountaineering Club aka Rock-Climbing Club

Welcome Climb
to welcome freshies to our brand new wall and seniors back to the climbing family!
- 20th aug 2008
- 7pm – 10pm
- ntu src, activity room 4

Weekly Training
Wednesday and Thursday 7pm – 10pm

UMC membership
free team singlet, transportation to climbing sites, subsidy of competition fees, etc…

Weekend Getaway
Kelong Trip for team bonding

to find out more about us…

visit us @ the CCA fair 12 aug – 14 aug, tue – thurs, 11am – 5pm @ the north spine

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