Category Archives: Personal

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Yesterday, One of Those Days

15 May Filed under Personal. No comments.

I wish to know what to do. I wish to understand. I wish for a chance and the will to act. I wish… ♥

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Meet Midnight Dancer

12 May Filed under Personal. No comments.

For months, I have been struggling with an internal dilema. Should I be sensible, responsible and reasonable or should I follow my heart? Well, last weekend, the heart won. And let me tell you, it feels great to be whole once more. It is as … Read More →

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Dipped in May and Other Adventures

4 May Filed under Personal. No comments.

The long weekend starting on the 29th of April1 was pretty eventful. So, let’s start at the beginning. On Friday, I locked myself in the lab for most of the day, because due to some wedding, the town was full of students in gowns and … Read More →

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BUCS Canoe Polo 2011 Day 2

19 Apr Filed under Boating, Personal. No comments.

Highlights from the second day of the 2011 BUCS Canoe Polo Championships include the Plastic Fantastic, the traditional clash of teams in plastic boats, which shows the teams in fancy fibre-glass boats how canoe polo is supposed to be played, and of course the all … Read More →

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BUCS Canoe Polo 2011 Day 1

18 Apr Filed under Boating, Personal. No comments.

Last weekend, the St Andrews Canoe Club went to BUCS Canoe Polo Championships. Although there is room for improvement for next year, all the teams did well and especially the ladies showed that St Andrews should not be discounted that easily any more. But yeah, … Read More →

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Canoe Club Beginners’ Training

28 Mar Filed under Boating, Personal. No comments.

I think last weekend was the fourth out of the last five weekends spent kayaking (or doing something kayaking related). This time I was one of the six beginners who got a full weekend’s coaching from Chris Dickinson, who has taught many a generation of … Read More →

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Tiree Tech Wave

22 Mar Filed under Personal, Research, Technology. No comments.

Let me just say that it was an incredible experience and I am very grateful I got to spend time with such amazing people. I am already looking forward to the next Tech Wave (which should be some time in November). You can read all … Read More →

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Budo Show

10 Mar Filed under Personal. No comments.

Yesterday, as every year, most of the martial arts clubs in St Andrews got together to put on an exhibition show, showing off their skills. Apart from seeing my friends kick ass and get thrown all around the place, I decided to finally start experimenting … Read More →

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The Etive Trip

7 Mar Filed under Boating, Personal. No comments.

Woohoo! I am still buzzing with excitement from yesterday! On Saturday, we went to paddle Stanley (a stretch of river Tay), which was good fun and made me realise that I still need to work on my breaking in and bracing, but at the same … Read More →

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SUSf 2011

8 Feb Filed under Boating, Personal, Video. No comments.

What a weekend! I expected a fun filled weekend, but what happened blew me away. Great results all around! And if you didn't know it already, Canoe Polo rules!