Actually it was quite an exciting event to witness, the 152nd Oxford Cambridge Boat Race. The river was lined with spectators, many of which were from the universities (they even wore their school scarves and jackets proudly - the dears). We stood near the start of the race, and managed to withstand the patches of sun, then rain, then sun, then rain, then sun, then rain, then sun for a couple of hours until 4.35pm.
And then they were off!
The crowd roared and we cheered as they passed our vantage point. After about a minute and a half they were already small slivers in the distance. So that's it? Back to the drinks and the big screen which showed Oxford leading all the way to the finish line. Poor Cambridge. I half hoped they would win as they had an Australian captaining the vessel. Oxford had a secret weapon apparently: a pump. Less water was taken on board hence a lighter boat to propel. Only 152 years to figure that one out by the brightest at Oxford.
They were so happy they tossed their cox into the water. I swear they did.
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Hey tine! long time.
its yoonie from singapore. remember me~ keke
havent heard from u since u left Singapore for london! didnt i treat u good enough here~ :( well but i been hearing how well you are doing and very happy for ya~~
i was back to Oz during Feb and met up with others. keep in touch girl!
Your first regatta? Sounds like you enjoyed it none the less.. and the Cox-throwing is an ancient tradition (I was in the rowing team at school and many a victory was followed by a ceremonious tossing of the little guy who was screaming at us to row harder.. kind of a release I guess...)
So less than a month to go now.. hopefully will catch you for a chat before you leave.
Sean-e
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