6 posts tagged “ice skating”
This week wasn't that bad. Monday, I had a lunch out with my sister and we ate in Kitaro, a Japanese Restaurant. Love the Salmon Sashimi. That night, I had ice skating practice. I wasn't able to skate that long because my muscles hurt from the saturday's dance practice. But practice wasn't that bad, I was able to do the elements from the previous lesson. The next two days, I spent my time playing DotA with my colleagues after work while I'm letting my muscles calm down.. =p Then Thursday comes, I ate lunch with my sister again at the same place. Ooh, how I love Salmon Sashimi. I ordered 5pcs. and I ate it all by myself. =) Yum! Because my sister wasn't a fan of raw food. After office hours, I had another ice skating lesson. I got tired because it was like power-stroking class but after that, my coach made me jump. Waltz to split-waltz jump. And then we tried attempted doing toe-loop but in the bars. It was also my first time to cause an injure to a public skater. Usually, I'm the one whose injured by a high level skater. My coach joked, "Welcome to the world of freestylers." Funny but I feel guilty. Anyway, my coach told me I have strong legs and that I'm a jumper. I don't know if he said that just to make me feel better or if I really am. I'm hoping it's the latter.
Tonight is another dance practice, I hope me and Felise will do better this time. We're actually excited but at the same time scared because we are under their scrutiny but heck, I'm just going to be at my best and make the most out of it so I won't be out. =)
There's something I'm hoping God would give me. There was a hint this week, I just hope I'll get it. =)
Last saturday, we audition ed for Broadway on Ice. It was hard for me since some of the elements are advance than what I'm learning in my current level. But it was fun. We have dinner and some of our friends that didn't go to the audition ate dinner with us for some bonding. It was really a fun experience.
Sunday was my sister's birthday and we celebrated it by having an outing in a private pool in Laguna. It was really fun to get to spend time with the family.
During the week we got a text that we'll have a meeting for Broadway on Ice. At first I was in doubt because they will probably announce there who made it and who didn't but we eventually got in and got another text to come in dance outfit for the saturday meeting. So, yay! Then comes the practice, it was really physically tiring! But another fun experience since it will help me with my skating. I get insecure because I'm the only low level skater among the group but this is an opportunity for me and I wouldn't want to take it for granted and give up easily.
I got to spend a little bonding time watching a re-run of Superman Returns, re-run because we've both watched it the previous day at different times. Lolz!
Skating practice with friends was really fun. Too bad we are all in a hurry but we were able to squeeze in a bit bonding after practice, while eating in Bubble Tea. After that I have dinner with the chums in Glorietta at North Park. I was late. Hihi! It was fun, get to catch up with each other but we soon
The next week, too bad we weren't able to go to Andee's birthday, we could've continued the endless chattering.
Sunday, I went to ice skating practice with Len and Erwin. It was so much fun! We ate in Lemon Grass and continued our bonding. =p The food was good but it was a bit pricey for a normal meal. ;x WE couldn't eat there everytime we skate. =p I wish we went earlier or we could've stayed longer! There were almost no one at the rink, it looked like we rented the whole rink just to ourselves. Nice time to practice. :) Erwin taught me and Len some power stroking and I think it helped me. :) I now appreciate and remember the tips they give me like clipping the arms while spinning, retracing the crossover to make a C form, pulling the body up. I just have to improve it! :)
But I'm excited because the buddies will be there.
No work tomorrow, yipee! But we have work on saturday. Booyeah! But It's still good we get to have one day off. :) On Saturday my mom and I are going to La Naval Novena Mass in Sto. Domingo Church. She's going for the whole week since I can't because of work I'll go on Sat instead.
And on Sunday, outing with the family. Weeeeeh! It's my eldest sister's birthday and we're having a day-off swimming in a private pool in Laguna. It's been awhile since we last went out. Before I usually don't look forward to this but now I very much appreciate our family getaways. Can't wait! =)
After the FS Night, we were scheduled to have a lesson the next day in Mall of Asia. I swear I'm going to work later than I used to be. But I swear this is not because of laziness, it's tiredness. I'm still physically tired the next day after a night of practice and I've been what, practicing almost 3x a week.
I was still soo tired that I feel sleepy at work. Loud music works sometimes but this time it didn't work. Going out to buy something to eat didn't help either. And just when I thought I was the only one who was feeling this way, when I reached Mall of Asia, Felise and Len were saying that they felt like a zombie while practicing and Felise said her eyes kept closing during work. Lolz! So practice with them is fun but can get really tiring!
Tine came around 9pm and she still get to practice. :)
Seeing them makes me feel good. I really want to do good with this. I mean after the practice we ate dinner with Coach Dex in McDo with the Callalily songs in the background. (Makes me feel good! :) ) During this though, we're talking about skating expenses and who/who's-not credible coaches. ;p
Well, after that Len and Tine took a ride home with us. And eventhough we're tired we chatted all the way until right before they get off the car. =p
And sis Tine actually told me I skate good and has a good chance over my competitor. That felt good! :) Eventhough that' s not how I feel. I probably need to hear those kind of things sometimes. Because I swear I don't feel confident with my skating, I felt like I'm going to stumble in the competition. Which I really hope not.
I dream or plan on becoming a coach someday. I really want to be one. I just don't know if I can give up my work. When I come to think of it, giving up my work for a career in coaching is a huge risk. But that's where I'll probably spend my life pursuing, being a coach at the same time freelance or something with a lax working schedule as a programmer or a web programmer/designer. Life will be great if that happened.
There's this show in ANC, ShopTalk where Pia Hontiveros get to interview random business people. Most of them sell stuff online, in Multiply specifically. I also want to have a business but I don't still have an idea on what would be something unique and not boring. I already have something in mind but I don't know how to do it yet and it's kind of seasonal. I still have to learn how to do it and think of a gimik for it to be sellable eventhough it's off-season. Ooh, talking too much about it here where it's not yet into action. Maybe someday soon, after SkateAsia. (That's our favorite line nowadays, we'll do this after the competition, we'll do that after SkateAsia. =p)
Pics of HP book (yes together with the freebies of hardbound Half-Blood Prince and a bookmakr and sticker) and my new cellphone! Yay!
It was my first time to attend Freestyle Night last night. It's the time when the rink is closed for public enable to give way
to the freestyle skaters to give enough space to practice.
We were on the second slot, usually the advanced skaters are on the first slot because if not all,
most of them, got classes the next day. It's not like we don't have to go to work the next day but we don't exactly got homeworks to do.
Hehe. Ooh, I definitely want to do it again even after the competition!
It felt good because 1>The ice was newly resurfaced 2> There were almost no public watching because the mall is closed 3> Last night,
I know most of the skaters. So even if they were in higher level than me, I don't really mind messing infront of them since we're friendly to
each other and gives uplifting advices. =p
I felt good while skating because I can also pretend I'm good. ;p But it was really tiring!
We also get to eat in Kaya. Ooh! I love eating their P99 rice meals!
Another good thing is my dad and mom fetched me, my mom volunteered her and my dad to come and fetch me.
Yes, they were actually the ones who asked if I want to be fetched because I need to bring home my skating shoes because we're
holding lessons in Mall of Asia the next day. I should give credit to my mom because even though I hate her nightly nags at me she seemed really supportive
to me with this ice skating and also my dad. So I should take a mental note to myself to try and be a nice daughter to them.
Nice because I think I'm generally a good daughter to them, I'm just simply pasaway sometimes. =p
Then when I got home, I caught up the middle of Just Like Heaven. Love that movie! I love the story!
I love Reese Witherspoon there. And Mark Ruffalo seemed to grow on me. I like his character there and also in 30 going on 30.
They should be in my favorite movies list now. =p I love chic flicks like that, not totally senseless.
Ooh I'm really excited for SkateAsia to be over becase I really want to learn that one-foot spin already although they're all saying it's hard.
I really like this movie too, I caught it when I was still in my slacking-off mood of recovering from a heartbreak. This one really made me think rationally and even though I'm still hurt,
this helped me to overcome my emotions and get back to my life.
Plus the fact that the lead actor Bryan Greenberg was Jake Jagielski from my favorite One Tree Hill. :)
I'm finally done reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows! After 10 million years!!! Okay, I'm exaggerating but it took me long to read it because of work and skating practices. If i'm not mistaken, I finished the 6th book in less than 2 days.
I loved the book. I love the fact that it still has humor. I missed Dumbledore, Hogwarts and Sirius. I wanted to say thanks a lot to my friends who finished it ahead of me and didn't give me any spoilers. And for those who haven't read it yet or not yet done reading, don't worry I wouldn't give out any spoilers here. I value the importance now. =p
Anyway, I just hated the Epilogue. J.K. Rowling left it hanging at the last chapter, she could have done better than leaving it there just like that and letting the public have their own ending than create a twisted Epilogue. I really despise the Epilogue that I wish I didn't read it.
For me, Deathly Hallows is perfect if you tore the Epilogue. =p
SkateAsia 2007 is fast-approaching. I know I shouldn't be nervous because I only have what, 2 competitors. But that's just me normal with having stage-fright, I just really hope I wouldn't stumble on the ice.
Then after that I'm really excited to keep it going I want to be in advance level, as high as I could go. New skates that my sister bought in US should keep me going 'coz that cost $200+ = P16,4000.
Yeah, I'm as good as 6-feet below the ground with skating expenses but I hope this will be the last time for awhile and I really hope I could get out of this alive. With the expenses and the competition! =p
