gosh, what has been going on? here's a recap:
crazy busy at work, end of fiscal year stuff. trying to keep it light & leave it all (as i usually do) when i physically leave at the end of the day.
great training last tuesday after a week of TOM & not training. jelly legs midway through class but more chi! sifu has been in a philosophical mood (by my own experience & as others report) & it is rather a pleasure to listen to him even though we are near tears with the painful shaolin stretches he has us doing [i want to kiss my foot, really i do!]. plus as i have noted elsewhere, i love it when he mixes things up! his talks tuesday were about bettering yourself, doctoring your self & being happy. all things i can get behind. i know everyone must feel like sifu is speaking directly to them but i really felt that tuesday. moreover, sifu gave quan tuo & i t-shirts [his from the temple in mexico, mine vienna] since i asked about them on testing day [cursed day, just kidding, well, half] but he remembered & that really touched me. quan tuo & i, on our own initiative, adjusted the USA Shaolin Temple flag now waving proudly again on Broadway. it was looking a bit worse for wear & really needed it. plus since i consider it our special project, i was more than glad to do it. luckily we got there early on tuesday & our friendly elevator man was there. i see it whenever i leave & go into my office (also on broadway) so i am very pleased. more training tonight, so excited. it is quan tuo's 4th day in a row, now that he's training L2 & still training with us L1 folks. the boy has chi, baby!
i love this keane song crystal ball playing right now on pandora.com which i am somehow able to listen to past our firewall at the office. must get this CD.
it was my cousin's bridal shower saturday & my family minus my bro all came up which was good fun. quan tuo spent the day golfing which made him really happy & he met up with us after the shower in 'nam [aka UWS] for dinner. the kids were really great fun to see & hang out with. i showed nina one of my favourite talking into the mirror tricks! some great photos came out of that afternoon. there are others, once the rest of the picture-taking party sends them around! so dinner was good then my folks & the kiddies went back to the flat they rented for the night.
jel & may, quan tuo & i went off to their friend larry2's place to drink some wine & watch, of all things, LIVE AID, singularly responsible for the 80s music consistently playing in my head most of the week. then we went to a jazz bar & the music was good. back to larry2's for more drinks. quan tuo & i had a bit of a tiff. we got home in the wee hours of the morning, i was feeling a bit sad. we talked about things while intoxicated & after.
yes, i am a bit hard-headed & head-strong (head is a running theme) & do not take criticisms well (but who does?). i have always confessed to be a non-conformist & i should perhaps watch my words some times, more. though i always do. i am of the firm & unchanging belief that there are things one cannot unsay. so even in the heat of anger or the moment, i won't let loose because i don't wish to regret things. perhaps in time, quan tuo & i will know each other better, understand each other more & we can be more sensitive to one another. this is not just my wish, it is what i work towards in all my relationships.
my boyos are good, good, good. i have been the last months missing spending time with the boyos. i mean, sure i see them all the time & all that but i am talking old school hanging out with the dogs, walking for hours, exploring, playing & rough-housing. i am back to that. even if it means getting up earlier or including them in other activities, i want to spend as much time with those boyos as possible. they deserve it & hell, so do i! also pretty soon if the heat continues to rise, we will need to get up earlier & have more of a morning while it is still cool out. ditto in the evening. i must be better about spreading my time around with all those i love.
new telefono. getting the hang of it but it's slow going. this is because i utterly refuse to read the manual. (see strong-willed). i hope to get a ringer soon that i can recognize to be truly mine. i do miss the lovely frog sound though.
else? i was feeling a bit off. i think it may be the change of weather or hard drinking i have been doing. i do like a drink often but not a lot of them. so looking for balance there. i am feeling better now & i hope to keep it up because much like sifu i know it's in my head & only i can make myself healthy & therefore happy. although unlike sifu, i do like to self medicate. hell yeah.
am looking to buy a friend's beaterbox for the summer. it will great to be able to get outta dodge with the boyos & quan tuo at will! even touring the neighborhood dog parks is enough of an incentive to get a car. also it's a stick-shift & yeah i love that! am sorting things out but have expressed my serious desire to purchase it at a great friend price.
some weekend plans while quan tuo is at nascar. maybe my bro will visit. maybe a return visit to fette sau. lots of maybes.
crazy busy at work, end of fiscal year stuff. trying to keep it light & leave it all (as i usually do) when i physically leave at the end of the day.
great training last tuesday after a week of TOM & not training. jelly legs midway through class but more chi! sifu has been in a philosophical mood (by my own experience & as others report) & it is rather a pleasure to listen to him even though we are near tears with the painful shaolin stretches he has us doing [i want to kiss my foot, really i do!]. plus as i have noted elsewhere, i love it when he mixes things up! his talks tuesday were about bettering yourself, doctoring your self & being happy. all things i can get behind. i know everyone must feel like sifu is speaking directly to them but i really felt that tuesday. moreover, sifu gave quan tuo & i t-shirts [his from the temple in mexico, mine vienna] since i asked about them on testing day [cursed day, just kidding, well, half] but he remembered & that really touched me. quan tuo & i, on our own initiative, adjusted the USA Shaolin Temple flag now waving proudly again on Broadway. it was looking a bit worse for wear & really needed it. plus since i consider it our special project, i was more than glad to do it. luckily we got there early on tuesday & our friendly elevator man was there. i see it whenever i leave & go into my office (also on broadway) so i am very pleased. more training tonight, so excited. it is quan tuo's 4th day in a row, now that he's training L2 & still training with us L1 folks. the boy has chi, baby!
i love this keane song crystal ball playing right now on pandora.com which i am somehow able to listen to past our firewall at the office. must get this CD.
it was my cousin's bridal shower saturday & my family minus my bro all came up which was good fun. quan tuo spent the day golfing which made him really happy & he met up with us after the shower in 'nam [aka UWS] for dinner. the kids were really great fun to see & hang out with. i showed nina one of my favourite talking into the mirror tricks! some great photos came out of that afternoon. there are others, once the rest of the picture-taking party sends them around! so dinner was good then my folks & the kiddies went back to the flat they rented for the night.
jel & may, quan tuo & i went off to their friend larry2's place to drink some wine & watch, of all things, LIVE AID, singularly responsible for the 80s music consistently playing in my head most of the week. then we went to a jazz bar & the music was good. back to larry2's for more drinks. quan tuo & i had a bit of a tiff. we got home in the wee hours of the morning, i was feeling a bit sad. we talked about things while intoxicated & after.
yes, i am a bit hard-headed & head-strong (head is a running theme) & do not take criticisms well (but who does?). i have always confessed to be a non-conformist & i should perhaps watch my words some times, more. though i always do. i am of the firm & unchanging belief that there are things one cannot unsay. so even in the heat of anger or the moment, i won't let loose because i don't wish to regret things. perhaps in time, quan tuo & i will know each other better, understand each other more & we can be more sensitive to one another. this is not just my wish, it is what i work towards in all my relationships.
my boyos are good, good, good. i have been the last months missing spending time with the boyos. i mean, sure i see them all the time & all that but i am talking old school hanging out with the dogs, walking for hours, exploring, playing & rough-housing. i am back to that. even if it means getting up earlier or including them in other activities, i want to spend as much time with those boyos as possible. they deserve it & hell, so do i! also pretty soon if the heat continues to rise, we will need to get up earlier & have more of a morning while it is still cool out. ditto in the evening. i must be better about spreading my time around with all those i love.
new telefono. getting the hang of it but it's slow going. this is because i utterly refuse to read the manual. (see strong-willed). i hope to get a ringer soon that i can recognize to be truly mine. i do miss the lovely frog sound though.
else? i was feeling a bit off. i think it may be the change of weather or hard drinking i have been doing. i do like a drink often but not a lot of them. so looking for balance there. i am feeling better now & i hope to keep it up because much like sifu i know it's in my head & only i can make myself healthy & therefore happy. although unlike sifu, i do like to self medicate. hell yeah.
am looking to buy a friend's beaterbox for the summer. it will great to be able to get outta dodge with the boyos & quan tuo at will! even touring the neighborhood dog parks is enough of an incentive to get a car. also it's a stick-shift & yeah i love that! am sorting things out but have expressed my serious desire to purchase it at a great friend price.
some weekend plans while quan tuo is at nascar. maybe my bro will visit. maybe a return visit to fette sau. lots of maybes.
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