My Thoughts

Yesterday, I had to wake up at 7 (which is too early for me) to go to TV Eskwela for extra practice. I went there at nine and went home at seven. The people there are really warm and friendly; but there’s still this atmosphere of seriousness in the place. There’s going to be show this saturday. I don’t really feel worthy to join since I only started a week ago.

I actually only wanted to go there to learn to act since that’s the only place I can find (for now); but I stumbled onto something really useful when I was there. It was dancing. Yes, I know it sounds weird; but it’s actually helps in everyday things. They emphasize on being relaxed and I’m notoriously stiff in both Karate and Taekwondo. Hehe =>

Another thing that I found useful (okay, probably more like fun) is singing. Although I’m not really good at it (okay, I suck), I still wanna’ try it out. It’s too bad I don’t know who said this; but this is one of my favorite quotes. "The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step" This is what makes me do what I do. Tagalog and studying’s an exception; soon, it won’t be. I was told that Tagalog’s really important in Philippine acting. I promised myself that I will study and start learning Tagalog next quarter. Oh yeah, it’s the Phantom of the Opera that made me want to join acting.

I just went to an ENT specialist and found that I can’t actually cast it. I can only either leave it alone or have an operation. The good news is that the bridge of my nose only moved by a millimeter or two. It was actually just the swelling that made it look bad. I’ll try post a pic sometime. I looked really funny =D I look fine now except for this black eye which will disappear in a day or two. I’m definitely not joining Taekwondo tournaments anymore. And I want to emphasize that.

Today, I just went to the doctor and I’ve had my nose X-rayed. I’ve found that my nose has been fractured! I have to choices; I could either choose to have it operated or to have is cast. I chose the less invasive casting.

I do have a problem though if I cast it. Last week I joined TV Eskuwela to study acting (the POTO convinced me. Hehe). The problem’s that I’m going to have to wear the cast for 3 months and the school chose me as a host for their show thanks to my eloquence in this language. Another problem is that someone who I really like might see this and get turned off by this. I really hope this heals fast.

My Taekwondo tournament was today. I woke up at 6:45 this morning I then left at 7:30 for school (I left my stuff there, hehe). I arrived at the Cebu Doctors gym at 9, I was supposed to arrive there at 8 though. As usual, they started late (30 minutes after I arrived). I had to wait for my first fight for 3 hours. The few minutes before I fought, I was extremely umm… Shall I say scared? That five minute fight felt like 30 minutes. In the end, it was worth it; I WON!

A few minutes after, I the mom and dad of the students my teacher trains invited me to join them for lunch. We left and rode at the back of a multi cab. It was kinda’ fun since the wind blows your face. We stopped at a place less than a kilometer from the tournament. They were really warm and hospitable; and I thank them for that. When we ate, it started to rain; so we had to wait till the rain turns into a slight drizzle, which ended up making the place cool. We then arrived.

I waited for 2 or 3 hours for my next fight. My legs started to alienate me, as if they weren’t a part of my body; they felt very heavy in fact. I wore my now soggy gi (I forgot the Korean term) The tournament starts…

As the fight started, I was really scared since I was fighting for the gold medal. A constant problem for the round was that I push my opponent without even being aware of it (there’s no time to think of an action in a fight; it’s all reflexes!), I recieved 3 warnings and that was only for the first round. As the first round started, I rushed to the opponent only ending up being axe kicked on my nose. My nose started to bleed! The referees paused the fight for a few minutes.

I was determined to win.

I convinced the referees that I will continue this fight; so the second round began. I blocked all his high kicks; unfortunately, the second and the first round was a tie. They started a third round; this means that it’s a sudden death round. The first one to make a hit wins. Again, I recieved alot of warnings for pushing, hehe. All the effort did not go to waste, that sound of the first hit, relieved me.

I WON THE GOLD MEDAL!

As the fight ended, my opponent and I shared smiles. We both knew that this was a good fight.