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[Sep. 16th, 2009|02:26 am] |
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Well folks-those who got to know me through ballet, concert band, cheerleading, track&field and muay thai...Joining all these activities definitely spiced up my life a whole lot, meeting new friends, learning new skills-those I never thought I could ever accomplish and what not. I loved every moment of the activity while it lasted :) Truth is, I lack a basis in life for me to stay in one I suppose. I'm really bad with directions (as most of you would know)
The definition of Pastime: An agreeable activity with which you pass the time. So, the point is, I have many pastimes, dancing, baking, jogging/running/jumping, swimming, Yoga, watching teevy, playing the piano and GuZheng(chinese zither thingy), concert band-ing, cheerleading, cam-whoring, muay thai-ing, reading, writing, singing, partying, simply hanging out with friends and family ( not in any particular order of which I love the most, its just random) As for the CCAs which I'm obliged to attend regularly as a member, I would ask myself from time to time, "why do I join this activity?" and if I can no longer give myself a valid answer, I would leave.
1)PIANO- Starting learning it when I was 6, left when I was 12.I didn't join on my own free will. Mum wanted me to have a musical background just because she didn't have the opportunity to do so when she was my age. Nonetheless, I've grown to love and appreciate music, but never really did well in the practicals (No talent in this aspect, I concluded) In the PSLE year, she asked me to quit ballet so as to focus on piano and the exams, I protested like mad, and convinced her that ballet is my life and I would die without it. Mission accomplished, I continued with ballet :D I still love playing the piano though
2) GU ZHENG- My primary school CCA! hahaha, I loved the melodious sound when plucking the strings of the instrument...I didn't continue with it after leaving primary school though. Guess I didn't see any prospects of continueing so I didn't bother taking classes outside school. The instrument was still lying around, collecting dust though..until recently, it got dumped in the store room due to space constraints. lol.
3)SWIMMING- I used to live in Bishan and the swimming complex was nearby I suppose, got signed up for swimming classes by my mum if I'm not wrong..she decided it was best for me to learn how to swim in case there's a flood. LOL. kidding. aiya, I think its common to learn how to swim when you're young yeah? Anywayyyy, I think I stopped learning this when I was 7 or 8 years old, after I shifted to the East when mum left dad. I do remember I was gonna take up the bronze medal course thingy when I left..hahaha
4) BALLET- My passion and pastime since I was 6 years old, stopped going for classes after completing grade 8. Now that I think of it, it was a really dumb reason to quit. hahaha. [I got sick and tired of the super biased teacher] After about a year since I put on my ballet shoes, I'm really reconsidering taking up classes again..we'll see bout that.
5) CONCERT BAND- Since I left the piano world, I wanted to keep in touch with music :) I remember having a really tough decision to make in secondary school. I got into modern dance as well as band [well, I was convinced by audrey liaw to join band..almost half of sec 1/5 joined band I think..] So....I've grown to love the French Horn and its melodious sound! hahaha..life in band was totally awesome..those good ol' days when we have cup noodles together in the canteen after CCA, making the last person who finish clear all the empty cups! ahaha. HAWAII days, SYF days...Well, sadly, alumni band didn't quite work out I guess. Since I made the decision to take up a CCA which required more physical activity in Poly, band became a distant part of me. (I still ought to visit Cindy and Jeanette one day though..hahaha)
6) CHEERLEADING- It was the perfect CCA to join since everyone I met in poly established that I was a B.I.M.B.O. lol. I'm just kidding okay. Well, I've heard of the formidable Magnum Force before entering NP, and decided that I would totally love learning the sport, so it was my first choice! Believe it or not, it was one of the reasons why I so gladly entered Ngee Ann Poly. hahaha. Those fun times!! My first handstand, cartwheel, shoulder stand..Also, my first time injuring my finger due to a retarded fall from a hand stand, which led my mum to believe cheerleading was gonna make me paralyzed sooner or later..Had a long long argument with her about making me quit. Well, I had to leave in the end. :( I was totally depressed for a period of time.
7)TRACK- After leaving cheer, I joined my second choice. I was contemplating whether or not to join it because I never really had a burning desire to compete in events and what not..I guess the lack of motivation and passion which I thought could grow as long as I dutifully attended trainings never really grew. Wait a minute, what am I saying "dutifully attended trainings", okay, I seriously had terrible time management with Jap classes and 7 undesirable modules and did so many projects last minute, some of em started just barely 24 hours before the dateline..so, I ended up sacrificing all activities just to complete the assignments and all. Ended up MIA-ing for so darn long. Entered the phase of 'should I leave or should I stay' So I asked myself that burning question mentioned above. Well, I've been really wishy washy about it but I've finally decided I do not have a valid answer to stay on.
8) MUAY THAI- Let me see...the first time I went for training was to accompany Isabel cus she was really interested in it. We made a pact, she'll accompany me to track orientation and I would do so for muaythai. After training for a while, I realised it was an awesome form of art to learn for self-defense as well as to release stress. However, I really don't see myself going far here, it occurred to me how I kick and punch weird, sometimes in a ballerina-like form :/ We'll see about it then.
9) TILL FURTHER NOTICE- possibly ballet again? Leaving the world of dance is officially haunting me..I was packing my room and stumbled upon an old concert DVD so I decided to watch it. Man, I really am dying to dance all over again..maybe contemporary, jazz, somewhere along those lines. Yoga? perhaps..tried it before, think it really helps with balance and strengthening the core, and maybe it'll improve the condition of my back (scoliosis, they call it)
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