About Time

Wow, about time I updated uh. Time back at home was so short, well maybe because 10days went towards Laos. Anyhow, still nice to be back home (':

 

You fluffy thing! Sending him for a shave!

 Too cool for hair

 Stupid thing bit my socks while I dropped it during last min packing.

&by last min I meant 2mins before leaving for the airport lol.

Gravical

 Friiiiends

 

  

 LOOK AT THOSE PANCAKES^^

 This is why I'm never going back to Macs pancakes.

My love for pancakes will never die~

 

 

 

LOL burnt girl

Always a session of good laughter w these people

WTF, benben's face is in more than 50% of the photos T.T Well, she's the only one that constantly whips out the phone and start snapping pictures.. Anyway, you might wanna skip the wordy bit about Gravical.

So basically it was my first individual comp after close to 2 years? Not to mention my first inter comp as well. I was bouldering/training quite a bit in Sheff until I got a bad finger. Had to stop for 2 weeks & just couldnt continue w climbing hard and all. It wasn't bothering much in Laos but it definitely wasn't fine. 

Haven bouldered in a month prior to Gravical so I really wasn't expecting much. Surprised that I could actually qualify and even qualified first! Then the pressure sets in, having to keep up with your game during finals. 

Came finals and during isolation I heard that the last qualifier flashed the first two problems. Wow, definitely didn't help w my nerves + now the pressure is really on.

Long story short, I didn't flash the first two problems & I thought to myself 'Fts, I just wanna get over w the last problem.' Managed to top the last problem on my second attempt as well and that actually landed me in 1st.

Honestly, I'd say I'm pretty lucky during this whole comp. The finals route really suited to my style, the audience' hint on the big move, I'm taller etc. &of course the news of the last qualifier did fuck up w my mind alot.

Anw, there're a few takeaways from this comp. Climbing outdoors is so much different from doing comps.. It's all about fun and yourself when you're outside climbing but when you're doing comps, gosh the audience just wouldn't shut up and let you climb your shit. At least if my belayer chats shit before/while I'm climbing, I can ask him to shut up. But omg 50 people screaming (sorta) at you..it's kraaaazy. &of course I still have alot to learn about keeping my emotions and nerves under control. &&I need to stop pursing my lips when I'm climbing, doesn't look nice on the photos lol. 

I credit a big part of my podium to the experience I've climbing outdoors. As much as I'm not fit and all, it did helped with my planning and movements.

Back to my favourite playground in Sheff but I must have absolute self control to not climb hard till my finger is fully recovered :\ 

xx