my first BJJ experience

A friend and I decided to take up martial arts, as a new hobby.. since that there's nothing new in life.. always fancied Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) so i guess i just give it a try.. went to fight G at Clarke quay and this girl (who looks a little bit like Wong Li Lin but with a lean body and walks with a swagger-SO HOT!) told us to come-by next time for a free trial session (since that we arrived quite late).

My friend persuaded me to take up Muay Thai with him but I'm not much of a striker/stand-up kinda guy so, maybe next time.. would like to give BJJ a try first. It was on Thursday night (after OT) that we went back to the gym for our complimentary trial session.. was so exited since that I've always wanted to take up BJJ.. reached there at 8pm, got changed and waited for the session to start..

Warm-up was ok, usual stuff, then they stepped up the pace doing conditioning exercises.. at this point everything was so fast paced that i felt the burn straight away.. panting, sweat started to break and adrenalin pumped so hard.. usually I'd feel this way when i workout like 30mins++ or more but this was like only 10mins in.. whoa?.. everyone else was like so relaxed that it made me look so ridiculous.. panting away like i just sprinted down a very long hall.

So my first lesson on BJJ was passing guard.. the instructor showed us how to make a transition from full guard to side control, full guard to back mount from underneath and another move that i couldn't recall.. so, after practicing some of the moves that he just showed us, we started sparring for 4 full mins.. at this point i started feeling nauseous and hot.. first up was passing guard from north-south position (keep in mind that this was my first time ever in any kind of martial art and i only know shit) eventually they told me what i should do so it was not that hard at all.. but my stamina at this point was drained out completely so it was really hard to do sweeps and stuff.. after the 4min session ended i straight away headed to the cooler to buy myself a drink or i'd pass out right then and there. staggered down the stairs nearly falling fished out my wallet from the bag in the locker and downed a hundred plus like 30secs flat.. seriously, i felt like there's nothing harder than BJJ at that time.. headed back to the mat but had to lie down (the instructor told me to) while my legs was perched on a stool.. my sugar level was drained and i almost dehydrated myself.

Each session consist of warm-ups, conditioning, some BJJ demonstration, and 4mins of sparring session for 4 rounds on different jiu variations and warm-downs.. i think i only managed to stay in the first half of the session feeling completely conscious. Eventually though i managed to survived the whole session without throwing up, YEAY!.

but the next day was the hardest day. my whole body ached from my neck straight down to my thighs. And i forgot to mention that we had to do 30min of full push-ups and 30min of crunches after each intervals of sparring round.

like what i posted on my facebook shoutout. this experience was HELLISH, INTENSE and (almost) LIFE THREATENING! but i can't wait for the next session.. and it's on this coming Monday..

p/s: my body is still aching all over. (-_- ")

The Finest Things in Life Are in Dreams :)

Had the best dream in my whole entire life last night. i dreamt about being at an Incubus concert somewhere i don't know. Was watching them performing live and enjoying every moment of it. Cheering, shouting, singing along to every song that they were performing.. And then there was this segment in thier concert where they actually invite some random kid out of the crowd to play with them live. And i was invited on-stage! the feeling that i felt (in the dream was unimaginable.. almost euphoria).. so (in this dream) i walked up onstage and they handed me this percussion where i would actually stand beside Brandon Boyd.. they asked me to introduce myself, shook my hand and announced the music that they were gonna perform and told me to just wing it (freestyle). At this moment i was so nervous that i just stood still when they started playing.

Brandon smiled at me and told me to "just play".. and when i started to drum on the percussion the whole crowd started to cheer. eventually i did great. They liked my style, invited me back stage and offered to record a song with me. what else should i say but "Hell Yes!" right.. i mean, this is Incubus-one of my biggest fav. band ever!. next thing i remembered was being in a van to Nevada to another location of thier concert.

And then i woke up. Even tho i didn't get to dream recording that song with Incubus, i still had a great time (dreaming) jamming with them live. just couldn't believe i'd get to dream this dream.. the beauty of Ramadhan.. M blessed. (^_^ )

Tatkala Hati Merindu

Pejamkan mata dan bayangkannya
hadirlah ia di hati bersua
kenangkan masa pabila bersama
bersenyumlah puas dengan apa yang ada.

kadang-kalanya yand dicari sudah jumpa
tetapi hati berlenga-lengah bersahaja..
sedarlah bahawa langit hanya penuh dengan impian
pandanglah ke bumi pulanglah ke nyata.

langkahmu perlahan bagai tiada hala
hatimu tenang seolah tiada rasa.
tatkala hati sudah merindu
madahlah dengan kata-kata bermadu.

Reminiscence - somehow i've lost myself somewhere

It's been awhile since i posted anything on this site.. if only I have any substancial matter to record.. truth is, I'm not myself. Not since KL. I noticed that i changed alot ever since i moved back to my hometown. Tried to leave everything behind.. and i guess i did. My past, friends, places i used to go to.. and a little bit of myself. Tried writing again.. but can't think of anything to write about these days.. not to say that each day i live is not important, but i don't feel the excitement.. always told myself to challenge the day ahead.. but there's nothing.. just plain, simple, go-to-work-and-back-day.. maybe that's why I always find the need to go out and PARTAY every now and then..

I'm getting tired of all these nonsense.. i need an inspiration. Desperately need a challenge. I feel that I'm capable of doing wonders.. but i wonder what can i do?.. What can i do?..

tiba-tiba teringat serangkap lagu by yuna "We question what we are, this i spend the best so far".. such truth in just a simple phrase.. I'm glad that I'm still alive.. but am not looking forward for tomorrow.. eventually we all have to live our lives to the fullest..

So let's just do what we feel like..shall we? fill that half-empty life with things that would excite ouselves.. something that we cld always look back to and laugh about, tell stories of.. argue.. discuss. let's just live life and remember every little things.. for our generations to come.

I'll come back to that place where i left a little part of me.. someday. And i know that i'll be whole again. :)