Friday, December 26, 2003

LaNgkAwi

Tonight, I will boldly go where i've never gone before. To Langkawi, Malaysia, to explore the wild untamed beach and native bikini babes it holds. But before that, i have to brave 10 hrs of rugged bus ride followed by treacherous ferry ride across rough ripples....

Farwell my friends, if i shall not return, remember me well. For those who still owe me money, I will still send haunted pigs head to you. fret not. you can always count on me.

A desperately needed break.........

Thursday, December 18, 2003

Tired.......

Oh man! I am SOOoooo tired..... Tired, and deprived of sleep man! Been Burried with work, work, kendo, work kendo and more kendo. Just don't know where all the time went. Only yesterday, did I for te first time, agreed with my parents, that i actually look pale! Usual i just think i possibly could have a 'less tanned' face. But I've just swam last month, the tan couldn't have faded away so fast. Thus, I have put the blame on the lack of sleep and the over exertion I did to my body. Sigh.

Really been busy and going to get even MORE busy these days, 2 Huge deadlines to meet. Firstly, my Conference paper for the 54ht ECTC (Electronic Components and Technology Conference) is due early Feb, and I also have been given the honour of being tournament master (conducting and preparing) for the 6th Singapore Kendo Youth Tournament which is held on the 18th Jan. Oh man! How will I ever survive!?

But i really am looking forward to these two events. Will gain so much experience doing it. Experience i need so badly. Life has been so monotoneous that I'm beginning to feel its getting stagnet.

Oh! another event I am looking forward to is the Lim Kwa Chwee tournament this coming sunday (21st Dec 2003). This tournament is conducted yearly in rememberance of the late Lim Sensei, who is the founder of Singapore Kendo Club. He has been a legend in his time and ours. Being the one man army in Singapore's debut in the World Kendo Championship 1976. Student of Katori Shinto Ryu, one of the famous Koryu (Acient Schools of Bushido), which only accepted 2 foreign members (the rest are of course all japanese).

Thus, been training for it recently. Just went to SKC for training yesterday. After a demoralizing practice on monday, I guess its a blessing in disgust. Because after that, I tried to correct my mistake and try to apply more pressure on my opponent and be more alert and responsive to their actions (and wrote a 2 page long dairy on yesterday's practice, haha). Well, I guess at least I felt I did kinda well yesterday. At least much better then monday. Probably becasue monday after being clobbered by Bryan which before the mock shiai, I got a bit apprehensive, thus, being afriad to lose points, thus hesitant and indecicive during my attacks. Ok, ok, I shall spare you guys the details.

ECTC conference, 6th SKYT! GO GO GO! Need to get down to work!