For the Sit-ups, I could say I did well but not enough to get a 5 point. The feeling was really tiring it was like your stomach was going to split and there was this tiring feeling enveloping you, slowly taking away your strength until there is only a bit left. I happened to partner Darryl.(Is this correct English?) I attempted first and he was cheering me on. I want to just say thanks, I couldn't have done it w/o ur cheering. Then, it was his turn. He was like a bullet train, going terribly fast until about the 40th or so sit-up he began to look weary and he was breathing heavily. I thought that he would just stop there but it was the exact OPPOSITE of my thoughts, he began to chiong he moved even FASTER than before and when it was number 50, he was really tired but he didn't give up because he wanted to beat the record that was set by Aliff.(51 sit-ups BTW) He managed and beat Aliff by 1. That measly 1 sit-up helped Darryl set a new record. So I wanna congratulate and thank him.
Next, it was the shuttle run. This is on my 4/5 hate list. I really hate it, although it is nearly impossible to fail, it really saps about 2/3 of your energy and I managed to pass but just by 0.2 seconds. When the teacher put his signature and I saw the timing, I got a shock of my life! I was like WTH! I merely passed by0.2 seconds. I expected at least a 11+ second but NOT a 12.3! If I was 12, I would have failed. I suspect it was because of the part where I slowed down to put the 1st beanbag and I could have wasted a precious second or two. I regret this choice I made. But no point in crying over spilled milk so I will just be optimistic and try to tell myself that at least I passed. Now I am trying to get a better one the next time I run.
Standing Broad-jump. This was my strength because I had really LONG LEGS which would so call propel me further. My tester was Mr Li. I had to attempt about 3 times before he accepted it. For my first try, I jumped. 190cm! WOOO! I thought but he had to burst my balloon and say that I had slid forward a bit and that was NOT accurate. I was like Whatever! No point in arguing with him cos he will always win. I did my 2nd attempt with the same results only I jumped at a 170cm. I was like OMG how could I get this. But 'luckily', I slid forward AGAIN and did another attempt. This must be the third and final attempt I told myself. I had this picture of me in my mind that I would "fly" so that pushed me forward and enabled me to score a 183cm. I was not really ecstatic but just happy since I wanted to get a 200cm and above.
Inclined Pull-ups were next. This was a 3/5 on the hate scale. My arms were not really strong as I only do sit-ups everyday but not push-ups so I gave up after my the 24th pull-up. My arms felt as though they were made of jelly. The feeling was pain but the idea of my arms made of jelly made me laugh and the pain slowly dispersed when I drank the water cooler's water. It was really refreshing and 'revived' my energy to nearly full. And I also want to say that the pull-up bar is really dirty and my palms were all sweaty, sticky and dirty with some metal scrapes.
Last but not least, it was the one that I dreaded most, the sit and reach. The reason for my hate was because my legs were long and my arms were short so I had a hard time reaching a 30cm scale. This was 5/5 on the hate scale. I heard cheers from Ms Seet and Darryl so I pushed on and persisted until my legs felt like they were going to break, I gave up. So i guess there are pros and cons of having long legs. At least the long legs scored me a 4 point for my standing broad jump.
Overall, I feel that NAPFA also has the pros and cons. For the pros, NAPFA will help you to keep fit and not become overweight but it only occurs once a year but with regular P.E lessons, pupils should be ABLE to keep fit and there should not be overweight students. It could be either in the genes or because of their diet.
