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Training to your own specifications

When i first realised the shape of my legs (see bow-legged article in “Choosing a tai chi style that suits you“), i had to change my perception of what’s correct. Recently, i found another body structure difference. My teacher noted that when my palm presses forward, one of my elbows are higher than the other. He [...]

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• I stood up my teacher, with a last minute notice. No wonder he scolded me. It wasn't intentional, but I was torn between family and learning Tai Ji. Sometimes Tai Ji wins, sometimes family wins. (more...) #
• I don't like going to the dentist. I'm not sure if anyone does. But for the very first time, I was very happy to be at the dentist, coming out from the dental procedure beaming with my new adopted tooth. I lost a tooth to food. It's unreal how much junk I stuff myself (more...) #
• The eternal squeezing competition - with a toothpaste. When you think it's the last drop, somehow another squeeze can give you yet another dollop out of it. So when do you throw out your toothpaste? Do you squeeze until the very last drop until you remember to get a new one? Or do you give up the first time you have to twist the damn thing just to get a droplet out? (and hate yourself for forgetting to get it at the pharmacy when you passed by it last night...) (more...) #
• I am a prime number, I exist so that other numbers can exist. I work with other prime numbers, to make up any other number you can think of. I am unique, and yet I do well as a team. I don't let the other numbers down, because I am unique. So I celebrate my uniqueness, by being a prime number. Yet people are still trying to figure out, why am I unique. (more...) #
• Reason #1 - Dog collar I have a dog collar around my neck, holding my identity just in case I get lost in the streets. It also allows me to get inside my master's building. I was told it was for "security" reasons. It's for my own protection. Reason #2 - Performing tricks (more...) #