Something that took place in school

During the first week of school, the school announced that Ryan Lo, a Secondary 2 sailor had won the bronze medal during the December Guanghou Asian Games for sailing. His achievements brought glory and honours to my school, Victoria School. For example,Ryan is the youngest ever medallist for Singapore at the Asian Games. Ryan also won the 7th placing at the IODA Optimist World Championships which was located at Langkawi, Malaysia.

Ryan also gave a short speech detailing how he managed to do well in both competitions and what he experienced during those 2 competitions. Ryan said that he managed to achieve these fantastic results by working hard and possesing a never say die attitude. He also made many new friends during the competitions which is the real meaning of all competitions, which is to have fun and make friends.

Being a sailor myself, I know how it feels like to be out there sailing . It is definitely easy, which is what several people think, that sailing is one of those "easy" sports. While you are sailing, you will always be aware of your surroundings . As you have to look out for the current and the windshifts. Having said that, sailing is also a sport that helps you manage your time better, improve your attitude, etc. etc.

I have sailied with Ryan before in several competitions for the past years , however, I lose to him most of the time, beating him in only a few competitions. Maybe, maybe just one day, I will be able to be like him, maybe even better than him and represent Singapore at major international competitions.