life as a trainee-lifeguard..

wow, i'm at the end of my 2nd week of training. time sure flies, huh?

i remember this time last week, i was feeling quite upset because i feel incompetent and i'm not up to stamina, compared to all the other people. i started hating practical session with a passion :p

anyway, i got a few tips from my trainers and mr team leader, and they all told me to not give up and keep training, and i did..few days later, i could feel my stamina improving slightly. and i've been happy since then :)

anyway, today we had to swim to warm up, and i just jumped in without thinking twice. yes, i did not complete what i had to, but hey, compared to a week ago, i'm glad where i am now. given enough time and enough practise, i'll be able as competent as the other swimmers :D

this week, practical sessions have been nothing but fun. they were surely tiring and hell-ish, but hey, we learned heaps at the end of the day. why am i complaining? i'm getting paid to LEARN and to be fit at the same time. i'm no longer whining about being bloated, because i go swimming almost every night, after dinner, and i try not to eat too much before swimming, so there goes the crazy diet and bloated stomach. the tummy's still there, but i can see a wee bit of abs coming my way *grins*

my training-mates are becoming nicer and i'm getting more fond of them. i've been nicknamed "little-G" (maori slang) and i think it's pretty cute :p hahaha! yeah, they're a really fun bunch, alright. no doubt that i stick out like a sore thumb because i'm yellow while all of the others are brown :p but they still welcome me, and are really friendly. what i like about the browns (not being racist here) is that they are all very supportive as a group, and even if they have a close-knit group, you wont be left alone.

last monday, i started my first day of training, not knowing anyone. today, i am proud to say that i've spoken to all 30 of them :) and i've become pretty close to quite a few of them.

taking up this job opportunity, i've been pushed out of my comfort zone in everything that i do. first of all, it's the location of training (manurewa/clendon/papatoetoe) and i've never driven to these areas before. getting lost seems like a daily routine, but i'm getting better now :p and the next one is the people there. you all know that i hang out with mostly asian people and maybe one or two odd kiwis, and that's about it :p when i got there, all i saw was BROWN -_- that basically explains it..next one is the level of fitness. i am such a couch potato, i have NO fitness at all! spending a few hours in the pool for each practical session, followed by daily swimming has been really challenging for me...but hey, i am no where close to giving up.

my practical assessment is next wednesday, and we only have one more practical session to go, and that's it. i'm just hoping and praying for the best for my practical assessment, and hopefully i'll be able to buck up my stamina in time for it. if not....then, well, it'll be embarassing..