Recently, I changed my swim stroke for front crawl..
Those who know me and seen me swam before.. would know my crawl is probably as good as most above average guys already.. actually, for someone who only picked it up for 2 yrs.. i'm quite proud of myself of what i'm doing now.. technique wise, i thought it was close to perfect.. but now, i see flaws.. and i am SO VERY HUNGRY for improvements.. having tipped by shi fu.. i'm gonna change it right here right now..
Kobe change his game time after time for improvement despite being successful one of after another style.. because he wants improvements..
Tiger woods changed his swinging stroke after winning "N" number of championship gameSSS and why? Because he wants improvements..
My desire for improvement at this age, is SO at its peak already..
Desire Results in Sins? ;)
Sinner
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
point to ponder from yang's blog.
Sometimes, ppl ask questions not because they want to hear the truth..or rather, they don't want to hear the truth.. they just want to fulfill the need to know...
That is pretty true isn't it?
When a person ask a question, does he really know what answer to expect? If he does, then why still ask?
Anyway, when ppl like that ask a question with an obvious answer or an answer that cannot be replied in a morally right way, the best way out will be to give a reply that is politically correct with reference to what is being asked.
Don't know why I want to blog this down.. but i just thought its an intriguing thought to jot down.. :)
Cheers,
Sinned.
That is pretty true isn't it?
When a person ask a question, does he really know what answer to expect? If he does, then why still ask?
Anyway, when ppl like that ask a question with an obvious answer or an answer that cannot be replied in a morally right way, the best way out will be to give a reply that is politically correct with reference to what is being asked.
Don't know why I want to blog this down.. but i just thought its an intriguing thought to jot down.. :)
Cheers,
Sinned.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Spirit of Perserverance
Chatted with fu last nite, and we found out that both of us started whatever we're doing now, his wushu and my swimming, just like any beginners would.. go through tonnes of shit.. go through tonnes of mistakes.. and all we did was tell ourselves the following..
"Don't worry.. the rest can be better.. it doesn't matter to us.. I'm just gonna work hard on my fundamentals first.. worry about the other things later..."
And with that, we worked our ass off in whatever we could believe in.. time passes by, and he became the wushu coach he is right now.. I became the swim instructor I am today..
Fu started Slow.. as he said.. he learnt and pick up things the slowest in his squad.. many ppl of his batch advanced level after levels but he's still trying to grasp his basics.. having bad memory power and flexibility definitely didn't help.. but he took the extra effort to train himself whenever he's home.. whenever he's free, he'd go down for extra training sessions.. It is all these small little things that count. And yes.. the team mates from his same batch plateud after improving seemingly at a stunning rate.. but the lack of fundamentals has restrained their real potential... fu carried on improving to became some medalist. happy for him. :)
I remember times when ppl told me "its not possible la. you don't even know how to swim.. and the swim instructor test is so near!..".. I then worked so very hard to prove them wrong.. I forgot how many hours I spent in the pool trying to pick up butterfly.. without anyone's productive guidance.. Only a girlfriend who was just frustrated ebcause i've always delayed the dinner and outing by 2 hrs or so every single night because I just want to get an inch closer to getting better/perfection.
In the train rides, I will be sitting on the chair, doing the undulation with my head and body.. everybody will stare.. but I didn't care.. At home, I will read TONNES of books and do land drills in front of my mirror every single minute I am free. I asked SOOO many ppl.. including this ex national swimmer Richard at sam's condo.. I will forever be grateful to him because he was the one who started me up with the 1 and only vocal lesson on butterfly techniques. I was thankful to meet such ppl because he didn't look at me like I'm some idiot trying to chase an impossible dream.. I could feel his sincerity when he helped.. Love this kinda ppl.. motivates me to be like that always too.
Anyway, thank God, I passed the entry test and I manage to pass the theory test that some ppl takes 10 yrs to pass too.. But I still wasn't happy with my strokes.. and I still continued to work hours after hours.. rain after shine.. shine after rain and so on.. weihao's condo pool was where I perfected my TI drills.. it was, fun. :)
Uncle george saw my swim when he tested me for his lifesaving 123 course.. and all I could see is him shaking head after I finished my struggling of 4 short laps then. He told me "its quite difficult la."
Now I'm a lifesaving instructor too. :)
Sometimes, I felt that I work too hard.. but my stubbornness had brought me to where I am today.. Just like bruce lee.. ppl who love him and "studied" him.. will see he is damn "ti ki"(iron tooth in hokkien dialect meaning stubborn).. cos whenever ppl question him, he'd wanna prove them wrong and that he can outdo them.. end up, he became one of the best fighter in the world.
I've enjoyed so far regarding my work ethics.. but then.. the stubbornness has always brought some fall on me too.. in my love life.. Like I said, sometimes, I tried too hard to be perfect.. I tried too hard to be everything.. I tried too hard in everything.. turning ppl off... Was hurt.. but its okay.. I've gotten over it just like how I get over my dad's death in 1 week. Life goes on! Can't brood on the past.. learn from mistakes and look forward to the future cos there're just so many uncertainties!!Exciting!! :)
I hope my perserverance will bring me success in being a personal trainer too.. I still got so much to learn from shifu.. I hope he die only after he pass me all his traits. haha.. no no, I should be naive and say I hope he don't die. :)
Love,
Sinner
"Don't worry.. the rest can be better.. it doesn't matter to us.. I'm just gonna work hard on my fundamentals first.. worry about the other things later..."
And with that, we worked our ass off in whatever we could believe in.. time passes by, and he became the wushu coach he is right now.. I became the swim instructor I am today..
Fu started Slow.. as he said.. he learnt and pick up things the slowest in his squad.. many ppl of his batch advanced level after levels but he's still trying to grasp his basics.. having bad memory power and flexibility definitely didn't help.. but he took the extra effort to train himself whenever he's home.. whenever he's free, he'd go down for extra training sessions.. It is all these small little things that count. And yes.. the team mates from his same batch plateud after improving seemingly at a stunning rate.. but the lack of fundamentals has restrained their real potential... fu carried on improving to became some medalist. happy for him. :)
I remember times when ppl told me "its not possible la. you don't even know how to swim.. and the swim instructor test is so near!..".. I then worked so very hard to prove them wrong.. I forgot how many hours I spent in the pool trying to pick up butterfly.. without anyone's productive guidance.. Only a girlfriend who was just frustrated ebcause i've always delayed the dinner and outing by 2 hrs or so every single night because I just want to get an inch closer to getting better/perfection.
In the train rides, I will be sitting on the chair, doing the undulation with my head and body.. everybody will stare.. but I didn't care.. At home, I will read TONNES of books and do land drills in front of my mirror every single minute I am free. I asked SOOO many ppl.. including this ex national swimmer Richard at sam's condo.. I will forever be grateful to him because he was the one who started me up with the 1 and only vocal lesson on butterfly techniques. I was thankful to meet such ppl because he didn't look at me like I'm some idiot trying to chase an impossible dream.. I could feel his sincerity when he helped.. Love this kinda ppl.. motivates me to be like that always too.
Anyway, thank God, I passed the entry test and I manage to pass the theory test that some ppl takes 10 yrs to pass too.. But I still wasn't happy with my strokes.. and I still continued to work hours after hours.. rain after shine.. shine after rain and so on.. weihao's condo pool was where I perfected my TI drills.. it was, fun. :)
Uncle george saw my swim when he tested me for his lifesaving 123 course.. and all I could see is him shaking head after I finished my struggling of 4 short laps then. He told me "its quite difficult la."
Now I'm a lifesaving instructor too. :)
Sometimes, I felt that I work too hard.. but my stubbornness had brought me to where I am today.. Just like bruce lee.. ppl who love him and "studied" him.. will see he is damn "ti ki"(iron tooth in hokkien dialect meaning stubborn).. cos whenever ppl question him, he'd wanna prove them wrong and that he can outdo them.. end up, he became one of the best fighter in the world.
I've enjoyed so far regarding my work ethics.. but then.. the stubbornness has always brought some fall on me too.. in my love life.. Like I said, sometimes, I tried too hard to be perfect.. I tried too hard to be everything.. I tried too hard in everything.. turning ppl off... Was hurt.. but its okay.. I've gotten over it just like how I get over my dad's death in 1 week. Life goes on! Can't brood on the past.. learn from mistakes and look forward to the future cos there're just so many uncertainties!!Exciting!! :)
I hope my perserverance will bring me success in being a personal trainer too.. I still got so much to learn from shifu.. I hope he die only after he pass me all his traits. haha.. no no, I should be naive and say I hope he don't die. :)
Love,
Sinner
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