Although it's been quite a lonely weekend, partly cuz my rmate went back hometown and as usual hostel area is like a dead place during weekends. The only thing i did was practise a bit for the coming demo next week. Initially there were 12 ppl in the demo team , then it became 10 then 8 , then eventually left 5 people. I had doubts on whether we should continue this demo, i wouldn't wanna spoil the image of the club but then again , like they say " The Show Must Go On".
Yesterday was quite a day, i really wanted to get a new gi but the shop is in Cheras, near Leisure Mall, it's kinda far and there's no direct bus there and my fren was not free to fetch me there so i had to find a way to go there. I actually took a bus all the way to KL and from there change to a bus to Kajang and reached Leisure mall. When i reach there i was hungry cuz it's almost 3pm , so i've decided to have MCD fer lunch first. Then when i reached there, the shop was already closed, luckily the shopkeeper is still there and about to enter he's car when i stopped him. My main target was to buy the Kwon brand, a german brand, unfortunately they don't have my size and the design for the gi is kinda broad , more to european style. So my options were narrowed down to either Tokkaido of Shureido. The day before that i've done some research online to see if there's much reviews on those gis. From my search i found out that not many ppl are using the Kwon gi, Tokkaido and Shureido are definately the top brands and most people say that Shureido was the best. So i tried on both gis, and felt that the Shureido design fits me better, so i did not hestitate to go for in. But it was definately a hole in the pocket, it cost me RM 480 man....crapz.. Immediately that nite i tried it on, throw sum punches and kicks and it was gReat, value for money..ehehe wat u expect from a RM 480 gi... So my first day wearing it should be on the coming Wenesday during the Interfac demo, till then sayonara~

Not in a good condition to train today, cuz i've injured my foot yesterday during training. My slap kick landed on my opponent's elbow. At first it was still ok, but after training finished, my foot swelled. Today it's still sweeling but it doesnt really hurt, so i'm still undecided whether to go jogging tomorrow or not. My back is still aching a bit, need to slowly increase the intensity of my training, need to take it slowly. My reverse punch speed is still about average, need to bring it to another level. Hopefully i can do 100 reverse punch everyday in the next few weeks time. At the moment it's still about getting used to doing reverse punch over and over again everyday. At the same time, need to train more on kata as well, as next week i have to do a demo during the Interfaculty opening ceremony. At the same time still need to allocate some time to study..sigh. Don't really have the mentality to concentrate well in lectures and even when i'm reading notes, most of the time my mind is not there. What is wrong with me??? I guess i can't get over the things that happened to me bout a month ago. Everything is still kinda fresh in my mind and there's virtually nothing i can do bout it...alrite enough talkin bout this sad chapter of my life, which i'm still tryin to erase from my life.
Was damn bloody pissed just now, there's a hair line crack on my nunchuks already as a result of hammering just now, i just need to adjust the gap, but i cant get a nice knot..sigh, wasted like half an hour on it and still cant get it done. dammit...and i need it to practise for the demo next week...bloody shitttttttt anyway dat's all today i guess... need to sleep early cuz 2moro got a dumb tutorial at 8am ...hate morning class...

Wat a hectic day man... woke up at 9am , chill a while had my breakfast .. Coco Crunch with milk my fav... after that had to finish my mini project report. Then i had to prepare for class at 12. Today classes are from 12-7pm straight. Torturing especially towards the last two hours of class and the curent lecturer for Intro to Power System really sux.. wif he's indian slang , who da heck suppose to understand wat he's talkin bout.. Then at bout 8.30pm had to Interfaculty meeting, it was really a unnecessary meeting, in fact a waste of time, the committees should have post the announcement online. I was there on behalf of Karate-Do club, all martial arts club are invited to do a demo during the opening ceremony of the Interfac games. The timing of the demo couldn't be any brilliant, it's bout one week more to go, and with no preparation at all, it's gonna be a bit tough to practise together as a group in such short time. Nevertheless, i think it's gonna be a simple demo, mostly on kata i guess.
After the meeting i came back and immediately do some training, sumthing that i've been neglecting for the past few days, just don't have the time. Even though i need to pass up a lab report tomorrow but i just need to do some training. I am still very focus on my goal.... Did some light training, mostly on techniques; Gyaku tzuki , mawashi geri , jodan tzuki and jumping. Did very little physical training today as time is always the constraint. 20 push ups , 20 crunches , 10 leg lift for lower abs , streching ...
After finishing my training it was already 11sumthing , rest a while..took a bath and den had to do the dumb power electronics lab report, it's damn a lot. Definately have to continue doin it tomorrow morning. Monday is always a hectic day, dats why i hate mondays~!!! Luckily it's over at least for a week.

Today i was at the Internation Seibukan Shorin Ryu Karate tournament. I was there not as a participant but to have a look at the elite fighters around Malaysia. When i was there, the fight has already started ; the 55kg category. As usual, in this category the pace is faster, punches and kicks flying in...at times there's also takedown. If i were participating i would have been in this category. After the matches for the category ended i went over to greet my master who is with the rest of the team; Negeri Sembilan Goshin Ryu Karate Association (NSGKA) , MMU Cyberjaya Karate is under them as well. I was kinda squeezed when he asked why i didnt participate. There's actually some miscomunnication. He actually told one of the senior to ask if there's anyone from MMU who wanna participate in this tournament, unfortunately this bugger did not inform anyone. So there goes my chance of at least gaining any experience. To win any medal would be a bit hard cause there's no preparation at all at the moment, but still i would have train hard if i was told about this tournament earlier. Wat a dissapointment...

Watchin those guys fighthing really drive me nutz... my desire to fight is burning like hell... and the intensity during that time was amazing.. especially during the 65kg category, their punch are freaking fast, good step in, brilliant counter, great timing, and lightning kicks. But as the day progressed, the higher the weight category the matches were kinda dull, there's not much of standout fighters.

Anyway watching some of those ppl fight did gave me some ideas on my training areas. I was told by my master, Shihan Jimmy that there will be a tournament during September which will be my aim. I wil make sure i'm ready for that tournament. With my new found spirit, it has renewed my desire to win the next tournament i participate. Yoish~!!!

After coming back from the tournament, i still have to finish my dumb lab report. Since this sem i'm taking a new subject called Mini Project, 6 hours of lab every week plus lab reports every week and also on the spot evaluation during lab sessions. It's really taking up my time at times, making it hard for me to do trainings. But then again, i have no regrets taking this subject bcuz i think it will help me improve my analysis skills and also train my practical skills which i hope will make life easier when doing the final year project next year. Another nice thing bout this subject is that it doesnt have any midterms or finals nor assignment which means that i only have 3 midterm and finals paper. kewl huh...

Today's main objective is actually to go to the Titiwangsa indoor stadium to watch a international karate tournament. So started off the day waking up late at 10am , had a half-boiled eggs as breakfast and off and i go to Titiwangsa at bout 11am with Mr. CD. Unfortunately when we reached the Titiwangsa indoor stadium, there's no such event. After calling my senior, found out that the tournament is in Sg. Wey, dun really know where the heck is it, but Mr. CD knows where is it. We found out that today is for the juniors , so we've decided not to go to Sg Wey. We will go to Sg. Wey tomorrow to watch the senior's event. I dunno where the heck i got the idea that the tournament is in Titiwangsa, but i think i heard from someone that's it's there.

Anyway, after that we decided to go ronda, since it's still early. So me and Mr. CD decided to go to martial arts shops bcuz i've decided to get a new Karate gi(uniform). Firstly, we went to a Adidas shop near KLCC. I heard from Mr. CD that there's a lot of uniform's there and it's up to RM 1000. But when we reached there, the shop is already closed down. I guess they don't have any business there. Anyway i don't think i would've have bought a Adidas gi, cuz i think i'll be paying more for the brand rather den the quality. So off to the next shop we go.

The second shop is in Pudu and it's call Everybody Martial arts. Unfortunately they don't have much choices there tho they do have more Taekwondo uniforms i think. There's a lot of other martial arts equipments and weapons as well. The only gi that they have is a RM 60 and a Bokaido RM 290. The bokaiddo one looks okay, the material looks tough and it's really really heavy, a few kgs i reckon. Not much people are wearing it anyway partly bcuz of it's weight, not suitable at all for kumite, only for Kata for sure. So i've decided to think about it first and probably consider other options.

After going for a drink, we went to the third shop, Oriental. It's nearby Leisure Mall. It was good to see that there's many choices there. They different2 price range. Initially i was willing to pay bout RM 200- 300. There's one gi which is Oriental brand, it's for Kata cuz it's considerable heavier than normal gi and it's bout RM 180. I did ask bout the Bokaiddo brand and i could get it for RM 180 a lot cheaper than the previous brand but i think the material is different. Then the shopkeeper show me 3 different gis all at RM 510. There's one is Tokkaido which is well known among seniors , another one is new in town and it's called Kwon, a german brand and another one which is from Japan i think but i cant remember the name. The Kwon really caught my eye cuz somehow it's like love at first sight....damn nice..but to think of it it's over my budget. I was only willing to pay up to RM 300. Then i gave a hard thought of it, i think i can consider it a long term thing, cuz i don't think i will be changing gi for at least another more 5 or 10 years or even more. So i've decided to go for it. i've made up my mind i'm goin for KWON!! After negotiating for a good price, the guy offered it to me for RM 450 which i think is reasonable. The shop doesn't accept credit card, so i had to go to the nearest atm to withdraw. After goin bak to the shop, to get check out the suitable size, they didnt have my size. I was told to come bak again next week.

That was a bit of dissapointment i guess. If not i would have the semangat to train tonite. So i will still haf to postphone my desire to train till next week. It's alwiz a dissapointment when i dun get wat i want. Not having much patience made things sink in also. When i got home and look at my watch, it was showing 12.45pm..which is strange cuz it was like being out the whole day. Only to found out that the battery died at that time, and the actual time is already 4 sumthing.. the cheery and icing for a dumb day...

Most likely will be goin to watch a international Karate Shorin-Ryu tournament , it's gotta be amazing wif all da top fighters around da globe kicking a$$

It's already past midnite, and i dunno wat da heck hit me and drive me to create a blogspot. Anyway here's the product of my moment of inspiration, i shall give it a try. Just came back from jogging bout an hour ago with my roomate. This is actually the first time for me jogging inside campus, usually i'll jog to the Cyberpark. Nothing special there just that it has a better jogging environment.