14 Tuesday 17th March, 2009 Rice books heavy workload at Australian titles Married to a Psychologist SYDNEY (AP) - Stephanie Rice, who won three gold medals at the Beijing Olympics in world-record time, ny of you fly in for the Royal Thomian? Even We go back to our childhood and home in the country. All this hap- has set herself a busy schedule at the out there though some of us have been over- youth, knocking again at that door pens at an unconscious level and Australian swim titles - potentially seven Amarried seas for thirty, forty, even fifty years, from the other side, perchance to takes you back to your childhood. events over six days. Rice won to a we are drawn to Colombo in March. have a glimpse at those early days When you go back physically to the 200- and Psychologist? It is the hub that attracts us oldies, again. Old friends and places hold that cradle of friends, places and 400-meter You don’t have to the best chance to meet old friends. the key to our heart. The secret ‘old situations, reminiscing laughing individual be, you know. You don’t have to have been a crick- flame,’ perhaps the music teacher and rejoicing, it brings about a medleys at Most women are eter either. Some have not played you had had a crush on, sporting release of endorphins in the brain’s Beijing and quite competent the game (other than ‘down the lane’ achievements that always seem to pleasure centre, encouraging it to by Bryan Reid also teamed psychologists. tennis ball cricket), nor have they improve as the years go by, or the happen as frequently as possible with Kylie They always been close enough to the dressing dreaded examinations that found us like an addiction that brings pleas- Palmer, Bronte know what you are thinking. A room to smell the liniment. The wanting and brought out the worst ure. It feels as though time has Barratt and woman psychologist is another step longer we are away from home, the in most of us. stopped Linda up the rung. A woman psychologist more we tend to nurture the pleasant How do I know all of this? And why do we want to come MacKenzie to wife, is the pinnacle in the evolution aspects of our childhood. Psychologist wife Rani told me so. back? Because now we can. break a world Stephanie Rice of that science. Not only do they Particularly impressionable is But there is more. The desire to Now Vasee is the best example of mark in the know what you are thinking, they the metamorphosis from childhood attend these occasions could be a this phenomenon. He comes here, 4x200 freestyle relay. know what you are going to think to adulthood, when we are at the cut- part of ‘mid life crisis.’ We are the from Melbourne every year. Despite The Australian titles beginning long before that thought enters your ting edge of newfound independ- only species to suffer from this the financial crisis, recession and Tuesday at the Sydney 2000 Olympic head. (I was going to say brain, but I ence, charged up with a burst of affliction – Regression. We are now the impending depression, in a cli- pool will double as the country's selec- was reluctant to do so because I was testosterone and knocking on the looking into the rear vision mirror mate of job scarcity,he would accept tion trials for the world championships at only referring to us mere males.) door to adulthood. Numb and deliri- at the past, rather than into the a recent job offer, only if he were Rome in July. “Why do you want to go? You ous are we, as the transition is now future. allowed to make his annual pilgrim- Rice had a seven-week break after were there last year, weren’t you?” executed. It is the end of an era, When we are young, we visualize age to the Royal-Thomian barely two the Beijing Games and this is her first major meet since last August. says Rani. I have to go on the defen- albeit with some reservation as we what we are going to be when we months after taking up his new posi- She is entered in the 50, 100 and sive now, bat very close to the pad. leave childhood behind. As a result, grow up, like the car we will drive tion. 200 freestyle events, the 100 and 200 Stay compact, one mistake and you shared experiences amongst friends and the job we will do and the per- Friendships formed during butterfly and her specialties of the 200 are heading back to the pavilion. are treasured and indelibly imprint- son we will be. With a twist of irony, those early days are binding, and 400 IMs. “But I missed the Royal Thomian ed in the amygdala, where feelings we have now become the person we because your friends hold the key to "That's what she's entered in at this last year. Went in April, remember? are registered in the longest of long wanted to be, so we seek comfort in your inner secrets. point," media director Ian Hanson said And this time it is a significant mile- term memory eg; hearing that first that inward mind that flourished so The brain is the last bastion for Monday. "It doesn't mean she'll swim in stone. The 130th Royal Thomian. roar of the crowd as the first ball is long ago, sowing the seeds of our any form of pleasure that comes them all depending on how the events Everyone is going. Shaw, Vasee and bowled, riding in old crocks, trying destiny. When we reach middle age, from the inward mind. When there goes for her." the rest.” to get into the girl school compounds we have achieved many of those is not much to look to forward to, we Rice said she doubts the lengthy lay- “But isn’t it just school cricket? “. to ring the school bell etc. Even dreams, and there is no more to look regress into our youth and child- off will affect her. “What?? You cannot be serious. though jumping over girl school forward to. Why? Our future is now hood. This is exhibited even when "I love racing and that is what I train There is nothing closer to death than fences is clearly unacceptable, you more clear or planned and you have one has the misfortune of dementia. for, I don't train to train," Rice said losing a Royal Thomian”. feel that you have permission already become the person you To those bachelors and would be Monday. "So when everyone is here in Why do Old Royalists and because you are doing it as a group always wanted to be. You have got bachelors out there, go seek out a the crowd and the moment is on for me Thomians from all parts of the world of friends. your dream car, built that holiday psychologist. It is worth the ride. to race I am sure I will find that adrena- lin and excitement that will hopefully get me on the team." Rice will race in the 200 freestyle on Tuesday - the same night as the 200 individual medley. The 200 butterfly is also on the same night as the 400 IM. Nalanda emerge She said she also wanted to swim in the 200 freestyle in Rome and her camp will decide later in the week whether she will compete in the 200 butterfly final on Under-13 Cricket the final night of the trials Saturday. "Even though I know it is going to be tough to have to do two of my main races on one day, that is only going to Champions benefit me in the long run," Rice said. Nalanda College, Colombo emerged Ratnasekara. Lahiru Wijeratna was PORT-OF- All Island A-Division under-13 cricket adjudged Man of the Match. The highest SPAIN, champions beating arch-rivals Ananda scorer of the tournament was Senura Trinidad College by five wickets recently. Amarasinghe while the highest wicket (AP) - Under able guidance of Hemantha taker was Promod Hettiyawatta. Captain Chris Premathilaka, the Principal of Nalanda Persistent training given to the crick- Gayle has College and under the supervision of eters by Himal Boteju, the cricket coach, returned to cricket instructor Lalith Ekanayake the made the victory a reality. The tourna- Bank of Ceylon General Manager Dr. Sumathipala, the Managing Director of the West team came up with a fine effort. ment was sponsored by Bank of Ceylon Gamini Wickramasinghe was the Chief Masscom Ltd. attended the event as a Indies squad The Nalandians were led by Thilina and conductd by Masscom Pvt. Ltd. Guest during the final while Thilanga Special Guest. for the first Chris Gayle Gayle returns for West Indies Sarwan steers WI to win over England against Poms PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) - There was also a wicket apiece for An inspired performance by Lionel Baker (1-12), Darren Sammy two one-day games of a five-match Ramnaresh Sarwan steered the West (1-14), Fidel Edwards (1-18) and series against England in Guyana Indies to a comfortable six-wicket Dwayne Bravo (1-34). on Friday and Sunday. victory over England in their one-off The West Indies lost an early The hard-hitting left-hander Twenty20 match at the Queen's Park wicket but Sarwan, the standout strained his right hamstring during Oval on Sunday. batsman in the preceding test series, the drawn fifth and final test at the Sarwan helped run out two guided his side to victory.