Tennis is my favorite sport ever

Last January 2008 i'd been trying out to be a tennis player in my school but unluckily i was not able to join a team coz i was not good as they were. Our Coach told me that i need some more practice before i can get a team. Back then, i was very dissappointed but still very interested to play tennis. Everytime my mom gets a day off i always ask her to go to the tennis court for a practice but then she always refused coz she needs rest for herself too. Especially now that she's going back to school the more pressures and stressful life she got. She always does a lot of homeworks and i know it is never been fun. So i just leave her alone. Right now i am hopeless that i can go a practice with her.



I have planned to enroll for a tennis lesson but i don't have time to do it either. So i'll just wait for the right time for me. Anyways, i am still young and there's a lot of time coming into my life. For me, "tennis lesson" is incredibly valuable. I think it brings me incredible joy and it provides me to learn intimate details of how the physical universe works in terms of force and energy, and how a human interacts with those forces and energies in tennis. Even the Zone, where a player experiences time in a different dimension, slowing down the perception of the ball, is something achievable. And it is fun and amazing to play like that. You feel calm, even when you are moving at top speeds.



I know, inorder for me to be a good tennis player must begin in the learning or developing stages, but following Oscar Wegner's drills and mechanics from a beginner to pro, and play more like a pro, moving with ease, stroking with feel, power and more control. These principles work for any levels of play and yet very effective.



Here's the picture of my favorite female tennis player Maria Sharapova. I really like her because she is so amazing and dynamic player. I am her number one fan.

Prescription glasses

I'm short sighted since last year , and my parents only knew about it since last month. I can only see things like close up but stuff like writing on the whiteboard i can't see. (yeah...i have bad eyes as you can say). So dad, mom and me go and get my eyes checked before the classes start. Then my Optometrist has determined that i need to wear eye glasses badly. She told me that i need to take 20 steps forward before i can see anything which is seen by anybody who has a perfect vision.

I'm planning to get contact lenses, but i was wondering 'If i start wearing it, will i need to wear it all the time or will my vision goes from bad to worse if i don't wear from time to time? I'm only planning to wear eye glasses when i needed the most.

I would have gotten an eye glasses long time ago but my brother keeps picking me if i wear it i'll look ugly and all. So i keep it secretly from my parents because i'm afraid of the way i look. I remember none of our families back home ( Philippines) whose wearing eye glasses at an early age like me. However it's surprising that most Asians around my age are wearing eye glasses too.

So the first time i put on my eye glasses was so amazing how much i've been missing out on but later on i have adjusted already. I think they make me look smart and more...lol..I feel so much better that i can see far objects. Also i have more schoolworks to be done. So i need them!

Wearing eye glasses is excellent if you need to see subtle body language and facial expressions. There's a whole new world out there that you are seeing less and less of as your eyesight gets worse. Learning to interpret what you see, not to mention the white board is so much more important than appearance.

First Day of School

Yesterday was the first day of school...i hate it but i love it..lol...why??? because I am SO STINKIN' BUSY and I can never get to update my blogs everyday. I just walked in the door (2:30 pm) and figured I better post now because later I will do my assignments and be in B-E-D. For reals! I can’t even remember the last time I woke up at 5 freakin :30 am! Anyways, my day went really well. I love the first couple days of school. So much fun and exciting especially when i met my old and new friends or classmates.

But there's one word that i can say is TIRED! I am freaking exhausted! You know what? because i need to give a shower and prepare breakfast for my youngest brother Joey. Jasper is the one who will prepare foods for his lunch and put into his lunch bag. When i'm ready to go to school i will get up my mom so that she can bring Joey to the bus stop. We're assigned to take care of him because my mom is tired from her work and she is studying also. So we need to help one another to have a happy and successful life.

At an early age i can say that i am responsible enough to do the chores at home and to take care of my brother. We're all trained to do it back home (Philippines) but since school is here again, i am really exhausted. Another thing which i hate is that, i walk to school everyday. Even it's just a 7 minutes distance by walking but still i feel tired coz i carry those heavy books. It irritates me especially when it rains but i need to fight and struggle. Life's full of trials and challenges inorder to succeed. I believe there's a bright future for those who can survive the hardships in life.

Challenging experiences as a football player

"A young athlete must first learn the skill before he can practice and perfect it."

To get ready for the season or be introduced to football in a NON-CONTACT camp emphasizing skill learning in small groups formed by age, size and experience. Players will learn the basic techniques of blocking, tackling, throwing, catching, running, starts/stops/redirection, and team work, discipline and pride. Learning these proper methods allow the young athlete the time to develop and maximize their ability. Players will learn stretching and agility drills to develop
athletic body. Experienced players get ready to move forward and new players get comfortable with what’s next.

Each of them will receive up to 4 hours of on-the-field practice each day. They will go home a better football player, and they will learn from the very best. They encourage each player to be a more positive, optimistic person. Their philosophy is to "let them have fun" while learning a lot of techniques in playing football!

On the football field, Jasper (my brother) is tough and relentless, but he is also consistent and a patient player. He isn’t very big—probably about 5-foot-4 or so—but he could get in the face of one of his burly defensive linemen, eyes bugging out, chewing out a player for his transgressions.

Jasper could get his point across without the use of profanity. He could scare the daylights out of the most talented and massive young men. He also could use reason to prove his point. As the saying goes, "there were no shortcuts to success, no substitute for hard work".

Their motto is : “No matter what you did the previous Saturday, by Monday it was, ‘Okay, you have to start from scratch. Let’s fall on the ball. Let’s do our bear crawls. Let’s do our monkey rolls. Let’s get down and dirty, and get your hands in the mud.’ We didn’t change our practice habits or his way of coaching.”

go Jasper! go Jasper! go Jasper! We're so proud of you.

Badminton is a great game to play

I love to play badminton especially in the summer time. Me and my brothers playing outside almost everyday in the summer. It is a game I really enjoy and so I will play it with anyone who is willing. Once summer comes it doesn't really seem like summer until I get to play some badminton. The game of badminton is a fun and relaxing game and if you are playing at a party it can be even more fun. It is a lot like tennis but i can play badminton in our own back yard. We don't need go to a tennis court to play and we can play in between chores. The badminton court is much like a tennis court except the net is high up and the court is a flat grassy surface.Badminton is played with rackets that look a lot like tennis rackets but they are more delicate. They have a net that sits high above the ground and a ball that is called a bird or shuttle cock. The bird or shuttle cock has a small rubber half a ball on the end and it fans out with feathers to help it to fly.

A badminton court has a net in the center that stretches from side to side. On each side of the net is a square for the players to play in. The players try to hit the bird or shuttle cock over the net so the players on the other side have to hit it or miss it. If they miss it then the players who didn't miss it get a point.It is ideal to play badminton with four people but you can play one on one as well. You serve the bird or shuttle cock so that it goes over the net and the person or people on the other side of the net try to hit the bird or shuttle cock so it goes back to you without going out of bounds. Each side of the net has a square that the team mates play in and if the bird or shuttle cock lands on the outside of the boundary with out being touched by the opposing team then it is out of bounds.If the bird or shuttle cock goes out of bounds then the team that hit the bird or shuttle cock over the net gets a point. It is a game that takes a lot of energy so you get plenty of exercise playing badminton. At a party people can take turns playing and watching people play. At a party you can set up more than one badminton court for people to play and have a badminton tournament. So come on guys, let's play Badminton.

Best Friend

A best Friend is someone that is there for me no matter what and knows me better than anyone else and i can tell her anything both sensitive and insensitive issues in my life. She can keep secrets and never back stab me. I would describe my best friend as a true friend, trustworthy, generous, smart, sharing, loving, caring, understanding and can depend on.

I can tell my best friend anything without her judging me. She'll give me her suggestions on certain matters but doesn't get mad if i choose my own. When I'm down she's there to lift me up and when I'm up she's there to join me in my happiness. She likes me for the kind of person I am and accepts my imperfections just as I accept her for being her.

A true friend is someone who listens no matter what and never interrupts but is always there to make me smile at the toughest times in my life. Even if everyone else is mad at me but she's always on my side. I can say anything to her and i won't get awkward. We can trust each other unconditionally. Though, there are times that we have misunderstandings but we're always apologize each other and settle the dispute before getting worse. I can say that Friends are everywhere but true friends are rare.

So I promise you Leeann Laird to always treasure our friendship. I am so lucky to have you as a true friend. I love you forever dear.

Delicious dinner!!!

I'm with everyone else -- gotta really jack up the flavors with tilapia! I had a good dinner yesterday because my mom baked a whole tilapia and she sauteed some green beans too. She just lightly dust with seasoned salt, garlic powder and put small sliced tomatoes and onions inside. Reserve the fish in a warm oven without toppings. Just as simple as it was but the taste was so good and sooo yummy. She got a chance to cooked a whole tilapia yesterday coz my dad wasn't there. He's so afraid of the fish head when it is served at the table. He thinks the fish is looking at him and he said that's too gross especially when i sucked the eyes and the brain of the fish head. mmmm thats my favorite. My dad sounds so funny but for me it's so yummy and it feels like i'm in the mediterranean heaven everytime i have it. The tilapia looks wonderful! It's so delicious and so nutritious. So great and affordable to everyone's pocket. diba?

When i was a little girl i never eat string beans but now im crazy of it. My mom simply sauted the fresh onions, garlic, green pepper and tomato then the green beans. No artificial seasoning or flavoring added but it's so delicious and more nutritious. Really love the native Philippine style.