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Shut Up and Train...

Been taking the swimming training seriously and yesterday I did a whopping total of 1900m swimming. This set includes: 20x25m easy swim warm-ups, 16x25m side kicks, 20x25m one-arm pulls, 10x25 fast/easy interval freestyle laps, and 10x25m cool down laps. Feeling really great, but unfortunately the tropical depression did not allow us to train today. I could only hope that tomorrow I can get some easy swims in the morning, and the training sets in the afternoon.

I'm currently contemplating on whether I should graduate ASAP, or get 12 more units for next semester so that I could at least join the SCUAA games next semester. Either that, or I finish all the requirements this semester, except for my manuscript so that I could be eligible to join the games. I feel the urge to train and represent UPLB after all the things that UPLB has done for me. I feel this is one way I could somehow repay UPLB a little while I am a student.

Unless someone talks me out of it, I'm decided on doing either of the two. But then again I'd want to be able to take a breather, maybe a month (sem break) in the US will work wonders for me. I just hope.

Chill...

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  1. CeledorFriday, August 27, 2004 7:51:00 AM

    Dude, there's also the ACM. ;)

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  2. mapetFriday, August 27, 2004 12:42:00 PM

    one more sem! harharhar! :)

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  3. AnonymousMonday, August 30, 2004 9:27:00 AM

    the decision is easy: enjoy enjoy enjoy enjoy enjoy. make your last semester an uber good one, cos being in the philippine labor force isn't really that fun.

    yes, give something back to uplb! woohoo!

    les arbres! les arbres!

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