Forgive me for the title. I was chatting with an old friend who's in vacation from Spain and speaks fluent espangol… contagious. Anyways, back to what I am saying … am off to an early flight to Singapore tomorrow… for VACATION! YAHOOOOOO!!!

No am not excited… I'm ECSTATIC actually!

Hopefully I'll get to blog some when I get there… we have a pretty loose itenerary so I hope I'll get online to post some updates.

Oh… we also have a one day side-trip to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia… remember my I-am-beside-the-Petronas-Towers picture itinerary I hope to fulfill it there…

I'll be back afternoon of May 3.

I just wish this summer vacation won't end. Half the summer is already gone! I need to plan again my schedules for the incoming school year. Am taking two core subjects again that would complete my needed core units so I can take my comprehensive exams and 299.x subjects (research subjects). Because of this, graduation is delayed for a about 1 and a half years. Hopefully they'll be offering the 299.1 subject in the second sem and my delay would be cut to a year.

Here is my tentative sched from CRS. No Thank God It's Friday for me next semester. Sigh!

I should be posting this in the "I Have No Life" Category. LOLS!

WHAPPACK! KAPOW!

After a few straight jabs, left hooks and confusing footwork, I realized just how much stamina professional boxers have just to survive one round of a match. And I am just beginning to learn the basics of the sport. Oh well, I am not really into it to become a professional boxer. I just want to learn a few moves and experience boxing as close to the sport boxing itself against the Body Combat cardio class I attend in my gym or the Taebo class we all know. Going to gym has become boring for me and I like to try other perspiring activities to complement my so called healthy lifestyle.

Yesterday, we went to Boxeo Elorde located along Maceda St. just in between Chinese General Hospital and University of Santo Tomas. Me, my sister and my cousin went to learn a few boxing moves as we were trained by a few inactive boxers from the gym. For 200 pesos an hour, your trainor will teach you the basic punching moves (jabs, straights and hooks) some basic footworks and learn how to punch the speed bag and double end bag (which looks easy when boxers do it but really hard to do for a beginner).

One hour session is really tiring. Beside the basic boxing training, you'll also be doing some abs workouts that boxers usually do. Some relieving body stretches that would somehow give relief to the aching muscles after those forceful punches you've thrown.

Stepping into the boxing ring gives me the feeling of being in the stage. I have stage fright, ang being watched by people there as I release my amateur-ish boxing moves gives me the impression that they are laughing at me… paranoid isn't it!?! At least,I've experienced being in the ring.

The best thing about the boxing experience is that every forceful punches you throw gives you an outlet to throw your anger without hurting anyone. It helps a lot in distressing anger. With every punch you throw just remember those frustrating moments, those people you hate or those things that make you angry and just release it punch after punch and you'll see how relieving it is after the session. Trust me it is worth it!