Poly 50

Told you Dragonboaters had plenty to fear.

A little preamble, before we declare ourselves Lord Of Lanes (LOL). A huge thank-you to Wei Yao for flying his heli for that day's National Day event held before Poly 50 and bringing some much-needed recognition to our club. We wouldn't have been on anyone's radar had it not been for your tick-tock and whatever magic you work with that helo of yours.

And now please give a rousing WTF welcome for Team WTF! Yes for once SP Aviation has joined the prestigious event for running many miles without pause for breath till you die, also known as Poly 50, and we have come, wait for it, first!...

...not really. You see, we started with 10 members, all of whom then dropped out, only for 8 of those lunatics to come back and wanting to run. So that they did, braving the scorching, blazing sun and utter lack of pretty cheerleaders. And - hold your breath, ladies and gentlemen - because we, the Harbingers of Doom, the Runners of Lightning, the Fliers of Air Machines, have come in 68th out of 77th! And stop laughing, you, because that is hugely respectable given our utter lack of running experience and/or prowess. No Olympic gold medal or even a bronze, but what does that matter when we've got such a team on our side?

A whirlybird-thing

He's running for President

Henry neck-and-neck with a fellow Olympiad

Chua's long legs give him extra boost on the straights

Edwin encounters a speed bump

We few, we merry few, we band of brothers...

ZOMG flag's flying on its own...oh wait...

Numb3rs

Yiming's long legs - wait, no...

"..and the pack winds in through the infield, engines roaring as Lina blasts up the gears to take second..."



The winners, with the President in a strange pose. Presumably due to sniper fire.

Edwin, Lina, Carine, Alex, Henry, Yiwen, Chua and Yiming - you guys have done the club proud. More of this stuff, please.

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If blog entries were any benchmark with which to measure our club against, this entry would rank right up there with Martin Luther's speech and Abe Lincoln's famous oratory. We have spoken. Dispensing with the preamble, this week looks set to be properly explosive with many activities in store.

First up we have the important event on National Day Eve. If you haven't yet guessed it's on the 8th - which is just a couple of days away, do be reminded - and our team of Black Knights will be on display for the very first time in all their glory. Watch as they take to the skies and hear the symphony of engines as they tear past you on full afterburner. Well, almost. The show will start at 1700h and everyone is expected to be seated by 1600h. After the show has ended we will be makaning with the Director of EEE and several other of his colleagues, so no flip-flops or singlets or we'll make sure that's the last thing you wear. It'll be held at the Multi-Purpose Field, so do be there.



Now just a bit more, so do bear with us. For this Wednesday - the 6th - there will be no CCA meetup but do come down to the clubroom between 1200-1300 to make payment for your equipment that you'll be getting. It costs $90 in total so do beg, steal, borrow or perhaps sell one of your kidneys on ebay like the fashion is now so that you can get your stuff quicker.

And before we forget, yes, SPAVC is participating in the Poly50 run! With our Team WTF (Ed: get that thought out of your head. now. it's not what you think) we're going to blitz our opponents and make them wish they had never been born. Do support us - Team WTF - on the 6th at 1630 on campus, behind the Admin building, near the library. With a team of runners comprising of extremely fit and highly motivated young men and women there is no doubt that we are in a prime position to clinch the gold trophy and bring glory and honor to the club.

Dragonboaters, you have plenty to fear.