Revisiting Project Vegan

Dear Internet Friends,

I know it's the middle of the week, but this time, I can go on for longer (or shorter). I'm talking about revisiting Project Vegan.

The dilemma holding me back last time was sports. I'm still training, though this isn't a concern any more. Back then, my mind was set on representing the school for sedan chair racing. It'll sound like an incredibly stereotypical Asian thing now, but I realised that I absolutely needed to prioritise studying this second year of IB (disclaimer: I'm using the sedan training sessions instead to do Maths - yes, I'm failing Maths. Not so stereotypically Asian anymore.). All this CAS stuff should really be conquered and run by the year 12s anyway, not the year 13s. My conclusion: for once in my life, I need to focus on myself. I can no longer put teams before everything; I need to prioritise my education and my own future. Deep.

There will be people for sedan. Actually, no. Last year (when I was an eager, happy year 12), there were at least 35 people who showed up for the first run with the chair in August. This year, not only was our first run in September, but 8 people showed. EIGHT. EIGHT = THE TEAM. Pathetic! The show at our preliminary meeting had, amongst the y12s, almost 10 girls and over 20 guys. All but two girls quit even before our first run, and well, the guys were less pathetic, but eight? Really?

One of the guys (a y13) was only there that day because the two teachers (who are rather strict, might I add) who sorted out sedan last year (and who have passed on the responsibility to a younger (less motivated, less organised teacher)) stared him down and forbade him from not participating. But he quit afterwards. So did a brilliant y13 girl (who made the team with me last year, but didn't race due to an unfortunate last-minute injury). So did I - I said, I was failing Maths (I think getting into university is more important than helping a losing team, at this point). I'm not confident that Island will be taking home the win this year, but I'm really hoping that we (they) do. Dropping sedan was difficult :\

Anyway, because I no longer need to cross-train EVERYTHING and train HARD for sedan, there's really no reason why I should refrain from going vegan. I've been appointed co-captain of the girls' tennis team, so I'll be trying arm/shoulder/back work to improve my strength, and rallying more than ever to improve my game. But because this'll all be done in moderation, in contrast to sedan, where strength and stamina are tested in exhaustive bursts of activity, protein-strength-energy-maintenance-wise, I should be fine. SUPER fine :) So. Many. Clauses there :p

In conclusion (yes, I use this conjunction IRL; yes, I just used the word 'conjunction' IRL), I am going vegan (again, temporarily, but still), starting tomorrow! I'll document my meals, etc., like last time, though because I am a kid and I live with my fammm, and because nobody (except YOU!) knows about Project Vegan, these vegan meals will not be terribly interesting. In fact, if you haven't already noticed from last time, it's almost always the same thing - Chinese cooking doesn't use much dairy, and egg isn't big for dinners, but apparently it's difficult for our helper (don't call me spoiled ok - my parents made the decision to hire her...) to make meatless dishes. I know - first world problems. But I gotta illustrate my point. My point is, please don't expect a colourful menu, though please stick around and read the thoughts I have each day from Project Vegan: Part 2.

Thank y'all for reading today! JANOUT.