It is written~

The summer vacation started off with a bumpy beginning so far. I've been doing a lot of tennis and ultimate and trying to lose weight like crazy. That means I lose my favorite meal of the day, my midnight snack. I have acquired this meal called breakfast though. Apparently it's healthier for me. I've run enough to cut off a couple pounds yet my weight seems to have remained constant. After speaking with my clinic nurse she explained that I was gaining muscle after all this nonstop running and muscle weighed more than fat. Therefore my weight did not change even if I did lose fat. This was somewhat displeasing to me since it meant that I could no longer reach my goal of losing weight over the summer. I had also been reading lots like my fantasy series Vampire Hunter D, and my mystery book nearing completion School Days by Robert B. Parker. As for movies I had watched nearly every movie out recently and a few that were pretty old. I watched Slumdog Millionaire finally, which I loved, and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, which was pretty cheesy too and I liked that.

Last Thursday I went to a friends house to play mahjong. However, he seemed to be less interested in the game and a tad bit more interested in someone else that was there. He was a good friend of mine but it just annoys me a bit if someone ignores the group and pays attention to a specific person. Ella was there too so I did not lose my temper. Earlier that day I had even cooked Ella a meal of Kraft Dinner, chicken soup, corn, and a special dessert I discovered myself. She seemed to enjoy it, and even if she lied about enjoying it, it made me quite happy. It was probably because we both really enjoy sweet things so out taste buds matched. We also played a bit of Rockband there. Jam was quite terrible... I mean terrific at drums and guitar. She even managed to not die the second time she played. We could never get her to sing though. It was as if she truly believed that the rest of us could sing either, which we could not really. Accept Pwner and Sky which were in Madrigals the top rated school choir... and Ella which was on the waiting list for Madrigals. So basically I guess only Lan and I could not sing. The day went by quickly and we played a ton of Stepmania. The time of my prime was in grade 10 when I played Stepmania for 6 months before I quit. I was surprised to realize I had retained some of the skill and could still do level 8 songs.

Last Saturday I went with Ella to the mall to shop for a friends birthday present. Then we went to play badminton at her church. At first I missed everything. Near the end I hit most of my shots relatively cleanly and was able to do relatively nice drop shots. However all the tennis had ruined my timing and ability to play badminton. It had been three months since I last played and I could only get to less than 3/4 of my original skill. However it was refreshing since badminton is one of my favourite sports. Badminton and tennis are the two sports I love improving on the most and the ones I love playing the most. Ultimate is a sport I plan on improving on since all my friends play. Basketball I was trained in by friends I used to hang out with and I still play guard relatively well. Ping pong is the sport I grew up playing and my uncles and family members forced me to learn. I am actually pretty good at it and I can potentially be competing material if I work harder at it, but because it was forced upon me I tend to not like it as much as tennis or badminton because it feels more like work and not play to me. I guess the lesson of the day is that no matter what you do make sure you do it with passion and that you enjoy it or else there's no point in continuing.

Currently listening to: A.R. Rahman - Jai Ho

down to earth~