Why I Chose to Practice Wushu

This is an article that I have wrote and submitted to youth.sg some time ago. It wasn't published so I guess it was rejected. It is basically some thoughts of mine that I think it would be nice to share.

Synopsis: What is the first thing that would come to your mind when you hear the word "martial arts"?


When the term, "martial arts", is mentioned, people would usually link it to either taekwando, judo or karate. I, however, would beg to differ.

After I graduated from my two years of 'extreme' junior college education, I wanted to have a change in my life, embarking on my journey to a more healthy and more happening lifestyle. Having said that, I don't deny that I do somehow have some influence by those action fighting scenes in movies with kung fu masters combating their opponents suavely. Scanning through the list of the co-curricular activities (CCAs) that were available in my new institution, I eventually made up my mind and decided to join the Zhong Hua Wu Shu Club.

By joining wushu, I can fulfil my desire of experiencing the fun-filled excitement with the cool stunts such as the flying kicks. Having a healthier lifestyle is inevitably one of the take-away due to the motivation to train weekly and consistently.

There are basically two main classifications of routines in wushu: the traditional and the competitive. It is then further categorised as fist routines, short weapon routines, long weapon routines and soft weapon routines. Besides from the commonly seen sword and cudgel (commonly known as the "wooden pole"), there are a lot more uncommon weaponary routines that are practiced by the wushu trainees. Examples are the nine-section whip, double er-mei pierces and double iron forks. Listing them all would make this article too long-winded so make a search on the internet to have a view of the awesome weapons.

In wushu, it is not just about learning how to do the stunts and memorising the routines for the sake of attaining the next level of belt. (Yes, wushu have belt levels too) It is also about the lessons of life. My three years of training in wushu has changed me tremendously, increasing my level of self-confidence and allowed me to be more calm in times of crisis as compared to the past. It is also about having the self discipline and the tenacity infused in oneself in order to achieve the goal that I am aiming for.

Blog Revival

It has been so long since I last posted something on my blog. Now that I have completed my part-time coursework with the London Southbank University, it's time to get my life back.

I am trying to maintain my social life, having meetups with friends that I have not seen in a long time.

I have worked full-time for a year now and I have just started doing on-calls. The money looks good but I am not liking the working requirements. I seriously prefer shift work so that staffs will not be over-drained. There still seems to have lots of room for improvement in the system.

I am planning on starting an online shop with facebook as the main platform. Things that I want to sell are basically handmade items. I am interested in having other designers sharing the platform with me too. These people are however only limited to friends. I have a real cool idea but what's tough is creating the items. Creating a page in facebook with the terms ready is not a problem as I have Dreamz Design.

I wouldn't say that Dreamz Design is totally closed. I still want to provide customisation services. What people mistook about Dreamz Design is that I own a factory that print t-shirts. Oh my. That is something that needs to be rectified.

Now that I am freed, I need to revive this blog that I have not been touching for such a long time! I need to start earning money through blogging again. I need ot get my blog traffic back. Yes, I must not forget about my multiply.com blog as well.

Singapore Conference Hall has changed. Now I need to try to get myself back there as my name was deleted. I am sensing something as I communicate with the current staff. I hope what I am feeling is not true.

I will try to use back the style of writing that I have been using. Hopefully it's not a drastic change as I am not the same anymore. =)

龙年2012

新的一年，新的希望。我每年的都有一个不变的愿望，那就是那好多好多的红包。每到农历新年，那个愿望就有了新的希望。=P

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