There are many changes in this year. Change in study life, the beginning of poly life. The worst thing is freeloaders and conflicts in group projects. I really hope this could end. I'm willing to forgive them and forget those conflicts, if all members in the group can work closely together; putting the best effort in completing the assigned job/work. This is only when getting good grades is possible. Other words, our future depends on one another in the group project.
Second change, after bboying for 4.5 years, i decided to quit bboying, and go into distance running. Reason? It's less stressful. In bboying, some advanced moves takes like 4 months or even more of hard core training. In running, you just run a distance, add on to your total mileage, PB ur distance or pace, and u will great! So yeah, friends, you wont see me dancing in Esplanade anymore! ^^
I still need to thank bboying and the whole hip hop culture for teaching me so much, and bringing me up. Thanks to all friends and buddies who taught me so many moves and improve them (especially members from Luminiq Crew for pulling me back to the right track in bboying); thanks to everyone who posted tutorials on youtube; thanks to all dope bboys out there who inspired me so much, especially Bboy Choco and Bboy Born; thanks to all the beautiful floors that I danced on; thanks to everyone who allowed me to perform my ugly dance showcase on the stages; thanks to all break beat musicians; and lastly, thanks to my ex P.E teacher, Mr Goh, for teaching me head stand. I really appreciate all the help and contributions from all of you. THANK YOU!
8.10.10
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23.8.10
Thanks Ms Jane Peng for the words of encouragement and inspiration! It keeps me going when the going gets down. You deeply inspired me. I cant believe I ran 12km straight, when i thought my limit is only 8-10km... You are a superwoman! You courage touched me deeply. A girl who never run 25km before joined and completed a 84km ultra-marathon....AMAZING And now, you are going to take a life time challenge of running 250km in Sahara!!!! You have my full support!!!! I cant do much to support you, i dont have the wealth to help you raise the funds.... That's the small bit that I can do... I hope to run for a cause in the future like you!!! Going to put on my running shoes and pump more mileage!!! Good luck and all the best for your life time challenge!!!
http://desertrace.weebly.com/support-me.html
http://desertrace.weebly.com/food-for-thought.html
24.6.10
A "class" BBQ.... How bad it was...... Okay, forget about it. I've been thinking about the meaning of dance, and the origin of hiphop and dance lately. This should be caused by my major knowledge digging from facebook and lioncitystreetdance.ning.com. I started to appreciate those tribe dancing. They dance when happy, when sad, or whatever. They do it purely for expressing. That's the true meaning of dance! Props to Chris for posting that up!
10.5.10
6.5.10
I want to dance, and i love to dance. it's my only way to express, and feel true love. I love dance. Dance is a pool of movements created by expression to music. In other words, it is the language of movement. There are no boundaries in dance, as there are unlimited movements that can be created in dance, when you dance and express to the music. I just want to dance........ Dance gives love, Dance gives freedom, Dance is a media of expression.
21.3.10
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24.2.10
Okay, my drilling log
Session 1:
1. 10s CCW 3 step follow by 10s CW 5 Step. (About 2 mins)
2. Rest for 5 mins.
3. 10s CCW 5 step follow by 10s CW 3 Step. (About 2mins)
4. Rest for 5 mins.
5.Repeat step 1-4 throughout session.
Session 2:
1. 10s CCW 4 step follow by 10s CW 4 step
2. Repeat step 1 throughout session.
Okay, make your mark!
18.1.10
Feeling desperate for a good session place, i went for a HDb hunt yesterday, and found BLK 151 as my next session place. Quite a smooth floor, with good ventilation. Few human traffic, thus, is best for my dance session! The partition wall is also perfectly situated, such that i can film my progress without much effort!
11.1.10
Just drop by at SGD (Singapore Got Dance) blog, and learned "how to learn" from a Food For Thought website. Really beneficial to me. Learning sources stated are:
I realised i only learned from 2 sources, sessions and performances/battles. 1-3 can be really hard to me, as i'm not granted permission to dance from my parents.
An abstract: Then you take part in competitions or do performances, you learn how to handle stress, handle other people, expectations, make-up, competitor stress, peer pressure, wardrobe malfunctions, Jittery nerves, etc etc...
I found this really true! I had my first performance during my school's China trip in late 2007. I was really apprehensive, as i would have to perform to hundreds of students and teachers, and their principal. I told myself i must do it up to their expectations. I was still a very amateur bboy that time. This gave me more stress and worries, as i had to make do with my limited number of dance moves to choreograph with the music. I was a first timer for everything! Feeling hopeless, i decided to just throw all my basics down for the show. I combined the moves into sets with the guide of the music, and rehearsed for several times. Inopportunely, when ending my performance, i crashed from my handglide, after 20 spins. That was when i learned how to tackle such problems in shows. Luckily i was agile enough, i managed to do a suicide from my crash, disguised my crash as a part of my ending move. Thanks god! Nobody noticed it! ( I think so...) That moment of triumph was unforgettable, when the China students praised and applauded my show! All my stress, hard work, worries, finally paid off! I learned and experienced many things through this show, and promised myself, i will continue performing in the future. This is something which makes me feel stronger as a bboy, and resuscitated my confidence!
Although I have never joined any official competition/battles, at least i experienced it from battling with my friends. This helped me in managing taunts, and manipulating my dance with the music, and many essential skills in battles, like keeping yourself cool.
10.1.10
Hello all! I cant do the footwork with correct palm placement!!! urgh>.< That's frustrating! Coz of blisters formed after extensive compression on the joint of my middle finger. Really hurts! No choice! I have to compromise to do with full palm placement on the floor! Looks really sloppy and kills all the flow!
