Club meeting

Eto .... it's been a long time since I updated this site. So, let me give you some brief description of what's going on now in the club ....

As you all know the seniors are graduating, so there's a need to recruit people to become the next committee. We need to keep the club going. Organise activities. Make sure people go for trainings. Do some team bonding. Recruit the next year's freshees into the club. Therefore, the seniors are selecting people for the positions.

All I know is that Li Zhe will probably be our next club president. He has some experience regarding how the club runs. And, as for the other new committee members, it is not yet revealed. Instead, people are being selected to manage some activities. I think this is so that they can pick out the best bah.

And below is what some people are going to be doing for the club:

Club outing (most likely during the 2 week break): Li Zhe & Gin
Banner design (for next year CCA drive): Marissa & Chris
Brochure design(for next year CCA drive): Huizhuang & Jin Hui

Well, that's all for the updates. People, make sure you plan well. JIA YOU! =D

Grading Exams are over!

The grading exams are finally over! Gone are the nervousness and the butterflies in the stomach! There were less girls who took the grading exam. Kids came in as well to take the grading exams. They looked so cute and Senpai Chun Hwee looked like a kindergarden teacher leading those students > < handphone =(

That's all for today. Have a good rest everyone! ^_^

Besta luck!

Grading is finally around the corner. It's TOMORROW !! And, there was an extra lesson conducted by sensei today. However, one thing I have to say: "WHERE THE STUDENTS ??!" There was like 8 students who turned up! Argh, never mind ... I guess people may have classes (hopefully that's the reason). I even turned up, even though I could always stay at the main library until the SA Fair ended.

Wondering why I'm at the fair? I'm a writer for OOPS! magazine. Cool huh? I just got this position after I passed the writing test I took last friday. Hopefully, the OOPS! crew would plan to do an article on SP clubs. Then, I can say something about the SPKC. Okay, maybe not. That's biased ^^

Anyway, hope everyone comes back to training and we can live to see the day when our dojo is filled with everyone's presence. Full attendance! And, don't stress with school work. Get more exercise. Go karate training and release your bottled up stress.

Also, BESTA LUCK to those taking their grading exam! Go break a leg and get a double promo if you can!! =D

Training for Quality

Today, training was as usual. At the same time, same place, same day. However, today I experienced pain. For training today, we first started out with some stretching exercises followed by warm up exercises. We did jumping on the spot and jumping while changing legs; right in front, then left in front, then right in front (you get the picture). Just how many times we did that ... I already lost count.

Then, we went for some jogging, followed by running and fast speed running. We jogged three rounds from our training mat all the way turning round pizza hut and back to the mat and again. Then, after jogging three rounds, we ran three rounds. After that, we stopped and got ready to do some fast speed running. First we sprint to pizza hut then ran back to the same place where we started off sprinting...

Following that, we jogged backwards, and ran back one round to our starting place. Then, we ran sideways and ran back one round to the mat. We then took a short break after doing some breathing exercises.

We then started on our kata training. We, yellow belts tried to follow the lesson where the seniors were doing their kata however, we were soon struggling -_- ''

Within the last few minutes of our training session, Sensei Lawrence taught us some kumite tactics. We did three types of moves.

By the time, the whole training session ended, I was bushed. My calves were aching and I could not walk normally. I wondered how the others felt. I heard from Huizhuang that she can't follow the kata exercise the seniors were doing as well... I'm glad I got another companion who can't follow ... if not I'm the only useless one -_-

Sounds tough huh? However, I don't think this is the toughest. I think there are other trainings that are even tougher. All these trainings are to help us to have better quality moves and tactics, also to train us physically in stamina, endurance and mind.

However, when I think of this training, I suddenly had a thought. Our club may not have many members but we do have the people who can and are determined to endure all these trainings. We don't have the quantity but we do have the quality.

There are some people who have tried training with us, however, within one training session experience, we never saw nor heard from them again. I guess they could not take it. Therefore, I'm proud that the club has a number of people who can take such training. I'm sure they can become even better if they continue.

Hence, we should not be too disappointed if we have less members. Afterall, isn't quality better than quantity? =D

Training as usual

Today, I turned up for karate training for the second time since semester 2 started. The people who turned up for training was quite little. There were 5 girls and 8 guys, plus 1 Sensei. This is not a good sign. I heard that there is a competition coming up next year. Time passes very fast, therefore, we have to continue to train.

More importantly, there is a grading exam coming up of the 25th October. That's about 3 training sessions away. Training for grading exam is crucial. There is kata practices to be done. And, you have to get your legs to be used to the half squats for the kata movements. For those who want to catch up with talented people like Huizhuang and Gin, do come for training.

Oh, one more thing, you cannot escape from grading. Die, die, you have to go through. ( Inex, I changed my mind. Therefore, I'm going to drag you in. The movements still same as the ones we did in our first grading exam. ) At least give it a try. However, before that, practise and come for the 3 training sessions so that you can prepare yourself.

P.S. 15 October 2007, Monday: Training fee and grading fee are to be handed in to Wan Ping.

Welcome back

Hey there, everybody. Just want to welcome back everyone. It is a new semester. It's going to be more busy from now on. Therefore, JIA YOU ! Take more vitamin C. Eat more. Do your assignments early. Stop playing computer games until late night !! Stop reading yaoi manga until late night as well ...

And, most important of all, ATTEND trainings. Karate club training doesn't stop. Don't be like me, pon training so many times. The vice club president, Hao Yu is nagging at me each time.

Oh yeah, and look forward to more things coming up on this website. And, when I have the time, I am going to not rely on blogger and just create a whole new spkc website from scratch.

That's all, hope everyone is fine and have fun this semester. ^_^

Cancelled !!!

The proposed night cycling on 24th August has been cancelled. The activity is changed to a movie screening at a classroom. Isn't it sad? Aww ... I've been looking forward to it. It's the Hungry Ghost Festival; isn't it thrilling to night cycle at this kind of time ? Doing abnormal stuff >< (People will throw eggs at me if they hear me say this ... lol ...)

Anyway, it's holiday for me and for the rest of the karate members; their exams are ending soon. Carry on, guys! Just a bit more then you can go berserk! But, don't forget to come for training as well !! =D And, maybe if you guys are free on the 25th Sept, we go eat mooncakes, admire the moon and moon-bath at the red bridge ?? ^_^

28 July 2007 : Karate tournament / Pictures by Sam

A high angle shot of our Sensei

Our bubbly Mawashi killer, Esther !!

Samantha and Li Zhe smiling for the camera

Still smiling for the camera ...

The three musketeers ! Sorry* it's 2 musketeers and 1 musketeeress ^^

Everybody loves Sensei. All want to take picture with him =D

Sensei and Samantha. Guess who's the extra ?

Yo ! Qi Jun, your fingers extra lah !! Don't block your face >_<

Wabbit, wabbit ! Samantha and Sensei trying to look like a wabbit

Wabbit, wabbit again ...

Sensei and Li Zhe

Sensei blowing his whistle. Who's the extra behind ? Look like monster because of the motion blur ...

A shot of Sensei walking off

Samantha and Inex posing for the camera

Sian ... I'm so sian ....

Haiz ... so sian ... How ??

Gin sleeping.

Sleeping somemore ...

Still sleeping ... zzZZ

Okay, so the above pictures are from Samantha. They can also be found on her blog. So, if your free, go visit her blog. I guess that's it for today. I really got to go sleep. I slept at 4am last night just to finish my assignment. Must sleep!!!

Also, I'll be putting up a bit of footage of the tournament soon. Okay, maybe eventually ...

So, look forward to it. ^^

28 July 2007 : Karate tournament / Pictures by Inex

Here are the pictures taken at Simei ITE. It is the day where our club participated in the karate tournament and achieved six gold medals. I managed to get the pictures from Inex and decide to put it up here. The pictures can also be found on Inex's blog. I'm going to get more from the others like Samantha and videos from Esther later. Well, then ... Enjoy. ^^

Inex and Samantha posing for the camera

Inex and Sensei being cute. Sensei's pose quite kawaii ^^ Desho?

Li Zhe and Inex posing. Inex, what big smile you have ... =D

Qi Jun and Inex acting sad ...

Marissa is smiling but what's this?? Hao Yu "stoning" in front of the camera. >_<

Sensei showing his swarsoki cyrstal whistle ...







During the lunch break, Inex, Marissa, Dennis, Wan Ping, Hui Zhuang and Esther went to the foodcourt and saw this big eye fish and many others. All of them acted like they haven't seen fishes before and kept on following the fishes and takin pictures of them
Finding ... still finding ... argh!! Where is it ??!!



After tournament, they decide to go have a mini celebration. Samantha entertained everyone by coming up with a question "Can you find the smallest 'Singapore' word in the dollar note?" Hao Yu took a real long time searching and looked very silly. Lol ^^