djkr and friends take on Life

i skipped mb106 lecture to go down earlier for training today.

went down at 4… finished at 10!

well what did i do today, i corrected my distance for my kicks.. i also tried to improve the quality of my kicks… now all i have to do is work on

1. raising my leg higher and
2. don’t lean back.

for the actual training…. omgosh…. i am so tired. we ran a fair bit, continuous kicks and ran some more…… i am currently bathing my legs in deep heat.

i seriously dunno how i am gonna survive on the 1/2 march….

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“my job at ntu tkd is to be the official person to disturb the other institutions by cheering very loudly.”

went for 400m sprints yesterday. or rather tried to. my timings sucked.

1: 1:43
2: 1:44
3: 1:53
4: 1:54
5: 1:53
6: 2:07

after that did random bouncing around and kicking. but to no avail..

today, started with a slow 3km run in the morning. the hall 1, hall 11 adm route. in the evening, there was training. i got corrections for my kicks. here they are:

1. use your hip (again)
2. raise your leg higher when kicking
3. judge your distance (important!)
4. watch your back leg when kicking
5. you bounce on your soles damn it and lock your knees when you bounce
6. RELAX
7. learn how to fake properly

tactic 2:
step in turning. yup yup.

tomorrow, before 206 and 202 meeting, i will do need raise with instep locked 5 reps. followed by a run. and probably bouncing.

11 days more! omg.

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he is the vietnamese tkd superstar.

full movies watched in the last 3 months (cinema, dvd, computer, tv)

shoot ‘em up 3/5 – an action film no holds barred
stardust 4/5 – a beautiful fairy tale told in a very modern way
lust caution 3.5/5 – story ok, too much sex
the holiday 3.5/5 – heart warming fare
back to the future 1 4/5 – classic movie
i am legend 3/5 – ending was a letdown
881 2.5/5 – could have been much much better, idea was there
hairspray 3/5 – musicals not my thing, nice to see travolta in a fat suit
back to the future 3 3/5 – wraps up trilogy nicely
indiana jones and the lost ark 4/5 – classic movie
indiana jones and the last crusade 4.5/5 – best of the three indys
the nightmare before christmas 3/5 – tim burton fare
dreamgirls 3/5 – possibly because watched it on crap quality dvd
love actually 3.5/5 – sweet.
stranger than fiction 3.5/5 – nice idea, feel sorry for the dude
brokeback mountain 3.5/5 – cinematography excellent, story and acting good too
schindler’s list 5/5 – one of the best shows i have watched in a long while
psycho (hitchcock) 3.5/5 – classic horror
back to the future 2 3/5 – worse of the trilogy
the last kiss 3/5 – not my thing i guess
city of god 4.5/5 – dazzling insight into slum gangs in brazil.
national treasure 2: the book of secrets 2.5/5 – the first was better
blueberry nights 3/5 – norah jones first foray into acting lit by nice colours
the number 23 3/5 – jin carrey can be psychotic yes
hard candy 3/5 – i will never drink a screwdriver again
adaptation 3.5/5 – who says a movie screenplay has to be great
babel 4/5 – one of the best interconnected films i have watched
michael clayton 4/5 – first true legal drama film i watched that highlights the seedy nature of it
teen titans: trouble in tokyo 2.5/5 – who can’t love beast boy, predictable though
27 dresses 3/5 – standard chick flick
sweeney todd: the demon barber of fleet street 3.5/5 – tim burton strikes again
sin city 4/5 – film noir violence i like
kung fu 3.5/5 – comedy with hard kicks, can’t ask for more
shaolin soccer 3.5/5 – comedy with harder kicks.
meet the spartans 1/5 – crap crap crap
the leap years 3/5 – nice story, cinematography could be better
cj7 2.5/5 – what happened to the real stephen chow

36 movies in the last 3 months.
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“high fives for the women, and open tongue mouth kisses for the men” – meet the spartans

got a call up today to go for tkd weigh in. considering the fact that i have not gone for training in a LONG while, i am surprised that they still called me to go in for the competition. i am taking part in brown belt feather weight (62.5 – 67). ooo flighty.

i have 14 days to train up to competition standard. spent about 1 hr training with a coach (one of the ntu seniors). i am supposed to find a coach, but all the coaches are taken up. oh boy.

lets review today:

1. use right leg as a launch leg while my left leg goes in.
2. use your damn hip to angle your kick.
3. your left leg is better then your right leg.
4. you have to use what you have.
5. do not panic.
6. do not panic.
7. do not panic.
8. land your kicking leg in front.

actually, there is no pressure on my part. i am an unknown and no one knows my skill level. if i join … just aim win the first round first.
even if i don’t win its a good learning experience.

yea.

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“the most just zham the guy like an ah beng la”

bring the sound to the people in a white truck bumpin on the road bumps
run into a tree stump
tweeter out the back door
slam into the dirt lot, stopped
with the cable runnin out the backside

disconnected.

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hope i wish i never was gonna come back down. but the reality… oh the reality.

favourite new old song.

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bring me in.