Second Best

Back I come. Back to back papers on monday and tuesday but need to free my mind of law and my nose of flu! so decided to take the afternoon off! Shall work super hard tonight! (I hope!)

Back to my reflections (as yules put it).

Was reflecting on my past achievements of my life after the trip to KL (read here!) and realised... damn it. I have always finished... at the most second best! :S

here are some of the things that I can recall...

1. primary school PSLE results... 3rd in class.. shd be top ten in school. heh.. neighbourhood school la.. so.. :p

2. Some art class competition... external... got 3rd for junior category and exhibited at raffles city atrium... long time back. primary school time.

3. My archery history (club are in brackets):

a. Bowhunter 1998, Compound Bow, Novice (CBAC) : 2nd (link)
b. Archery Assoc S'pore 2001. Standard class (NUS) : 2nd
c. NUS Open 2001, Standard Class (internal competition, NUS) : 3rd *lost to seniors
d. NUS Outdoor, Standard Class, (NUS) : Open. Team 3rd, IVP: Team 2nd (link)

Some more here and there.. can't really remember...

4. Swimming

a. secondary school inter-class.. 8x25m silver
b. secodary school inter-class.. 4x 50m silver
c. IHG.. overall champions (men) *becos the yellows were disqualified for 1 of the events
d. IBG.. *not counted la IBG

5. Best Project Sub-Category for Research Project (FYP) (link)

The Best Overall project went to someone else again...

6. Handball

a. IHG best finish: Second
b. KL Open with Team Lions: Second

7. Engineering Colours Award (link)

Gold medal Nominee. so.... ended up with silver award!

8. Kent Ridge Hall Awards (Command)

a. Committee Work (2nd best award category)
b. Sports (2nd best award category)
c. Sports Colours (Silver)

I am not complaining. Not whining. Or saying that I should have got the gold or something for the above items. I am surprised to be even 2nd for some of them. I am just reflecting on my 24years of life. :)

Well... that's all I can recall for now... SEE what I mean? haha. Always lack the extra edge to push me over to the gold or 1st place. Oh man... Lack that extra mental edge? They say in all competitons we are all physically on par, and that's 99% of what it counts. The remaining 1% is the mental edge. And it is what make the difference. Ha.

Mebbe becos to go onto that extra one step means a ton more effort. mebbe it's in me. something is telling me that the effort is not worth it. just settle on the 2nd. haha. 40hrs to get 2nd and another 40 to get 1st? NAH. Too practical? Too calculative?

No pain, no gain. I dun mind pain, just dun like the extra pinch. :D

There but not there yet.

But then again... there can only be one champion, one winner and one number 1 for everything. Hey! If I look at it from another angle... actually I am just behind one person and above the rest? haha. Self consolation. :p

is number one that important? haha. NO. but you wun mind if you get there rite? ha. admit it.

Well... i am contented. BUT wouldn't mind that one more step. Mebbe someday i will pick something to do for it. To be number one. :)

1% intelligence, 99% hard work

-Thomas Edison