tuesday
Trained in Wing Chun in the morning along with some acrobatics and take downs in the ring.
After dinner Sam and I did our workout in the training hall.
Once we finished i had my Mandarin lesson with Jenny. She is a tough teacher. I didnt practice since the lesson last night so when she said write the sentences without looking at the examples i forgot! We practiced a bit more and she taught me three more sentences. Before she left she told me if i forget any sentences tomorrow she will make me write that one sentence 100 times.
I practiced again for another hour once she left before i went to bed.
Wednesday
Today was power training. I wished i didnt train so hard last night. I was a bit sore this morning.
After dinner i did a little bit of ab training with sam.
Then practiced all of the sentences before i had my lesson. When Jenny came for my lesson i wrote all of them perfectly! I was impressed myself. A lot of the characters are mixed together to make one word. So its not hard to write, just memorizing which combination is which is the hard part.
When she left i was in bed watching some shows when i heard a knock on the door. It was Kjetil. He has been sayin he is leaving some time this week or next week so when i saw him i knew something was up. He told me he is leaving tomorrow and he came to say Goodbye! I was so sad! He asked if i wanted to buy his sword off of him. It was a nice red dragon sword. I said of course. We talked a little bit but then he had to start packing. I told him he will have to visit us again in Yantai or i'll go down to Gulin where he is and visit him. Kjetil left to go study just mandarin in a town called Gulin. He showed me pictures of the place and it looked beautiful.He is going to study with Jacob who is also leaving the academy with him. I was pretty sad for the rest of the night.
When we were talking we accidenttally woke sam up. I told Sam i hate it when people leave, esspecially if they are close friends. He agreed and said, "it feels like a social death trap. This place sucks you in, you work hard, train hard, feel pain together and then when one leaves its like a blow to the chest. It hurts." i could not agree more.
Thursday
Today is an easy day. We always get the second class off. I usually use it to workout more or just condition. But today for the second class i asked Clement if he had time to teach me the chain whip. We spent almost over an hour practicing moves. The Chain whip was a bit scary because on the end of the whip is a huge point and it is heavy and if you get hit with it it really can cause damage. Clement hit his ankle and shin a couple times, I wacked myself in the back and leg as well. Its fun at the same time though. I always wanted to learn moves with the chain whip.
Trained with Sam after dinner but i did not have any mandrain lesson because Jenny was on duty that night. So i practiced my old sentences for a bit and then had a rest.
Friday
Today a few people went to get their Visas renewed, including me. Luckily Jake got back from Beijing last night because he had to go get his visa renewed today as well. During the long hours of waiting from spot to spot for the visas Jake and I played 'Worms Armageddon' on my Iphone. When a couple of other guys saw we were playing they wanted to play as well so we got a four man game going. Helped kill the time. I told them we all should download the game on our computers and play online or have a academy tournement going on. If you have not heard of the game, you should check it out. lots of fun. 'Worms' is a strategy game of some cartoon worms trying to win a 'worm war'. It is fun because of the kinds of weapons your worms can use. Some of the weapons includes 'sheep bomb' and 'banana bomb'.
After visas we got back just in time for the mountain run....lucky us. Had 20 minutes to change and get ready. I was so tired from the day and felt really lazy but i had to do the mountain run. Ended up doing 6 laps in the mountain run. The hard part was that half the trail was icy and the other half of the trail was burried in snow so people slipped a lot and couldnt run fast so it was even more difficult than usual.
Saturday bus
Spent the afternoon in Yantai with Sam and Eric. Got a couple things from the market and book store. I also went to the tattoo shop with Sam and Eric to talk to the guy if he can add the red to my tattoo next week since it will be Chinese new years and we have a week off of training.
Had dinner at the steak house and had a nice relaxing night in the bath house.
Sunday
After visas we got back just in time for the mountain run....lucky us. Had 20 minutes to change and get ready. I was so tired from the day and felt really lazy but i had to do the mountain run. Ended up doing 6 laps in the mountain run. The hard part was that half the trail was icy and the other half of the trail was burried in snow so people slipped a lot and couldnt run fast so it was even more difficult than usual.
Saturday bus
Spent the afternoon in Yantai with Sam and Eric. Got a couple things from the market and book store. I also went to the tattoo shop with Sam and Eric to talk to the guy if he can add the red to my tattoo next week since it will be Chinese new years and we have a week off of training.
Had dinner at the steak house and had a nice relaxing night in the bath house.
Sunday
Getting back to the Academy was harder than usual. When i go to town on the weekends with Kyle, Kjetil, and Jacob, we usually take the bus from Yantai straight to Muping. I told Eric and Sam we can take the bus back in the morning since i knew the route and they never been on the bus before. When we got to the bus station the bus to kunyushan was already gone. So i told them we will take a bus to Muping then from there to Kunyushan. When we got to the Muping Bus station in yantai i got us three tickets and we were off to Muping. The ride was nice and simple. When we got to Muping i was not sure where the Muping to Kunyushan Bus station was. I only had done this route once. I had a feeling that it was this way so i told the guys i have no idea where to go but i think its this way. Luckily they followed me and i did go the right way because after 8 minutes of walking we made it to the station.
This is where the trip got difficult. We got on the bus which held about 20 people max. After we got on the bus there was only about 2 seats left. So we figured the bus will take off once it gets full. A few minutes later the bus was completely full and yet we still didnt take off. Then people kept getting in the bus, filling up the aisle in the middle! About 15 people piled in pushing and squeezing themselves on the bus. it was rediculous. Then when they all got on the bus driver started the bus and we were finally moving. We got to the bus station exit just about to pull into the street but the bus was stopped! One of the guards boarded the bus and made the people in the aisle get off. I guess they were not allowed to stand in the aisle. So we all relaxed a bit. the bus driver left the bus station and turned the corner and stoped. Then the same 15 people were waiting at the corner. The Bus driver pulled over and picked them up again! This time he only drove about 15 seconds down the street and then he got pulled over by a cop! The cop came on the bus and took pictures of the people in the aisle and the bus driver. We waited for about 10 minutes while the cop talked to the bus driver and kicked the people off. Then when the bus driver started driving again he drove across the street and picked up the same group of people. By now Eric, Sam, and I were getting a little annoyed because all we wanted to do is get back to the academy and rest. They all piled on the bus again.
This time i made a bet with Sam. I bet Sam 2 yuan that we will get pulled over again. We drove for a smooth 6 minutes straight and then a cop ran into the street to stop the bus. When the people in the aisle saw the cop they all ducked down...too late. The cop came on the bus took more pictures and kicked them off. Another 10 minutes of waiting went by and Sam paid up. i saw the group of people walk across the street and i told Sam they are going to get back on the BUS! Just like i said the driver drove across the street nd picked them up again. I bet Sam another 2 yuan we are going to get pulled over again. A smooth 15 minutes went by and then there was a cop car down the road! The driver saw it yelled something in chinese and the people in the aisle ducked. The cop didnt see. we made it back to the academy and i paid sam the 2 yuan because we did not get pulled over again i guess 4 times was enough but not enough to teach the driver or the 15 people not to cram in the bus!
Monday
Had a good training today since there is only two days of training this week.
After afternoon training i gave Master Guo his New Years gift. I bought him 400 yuan worth of Oolong tea. Earlier last week i asked him what his favorite tea was and it was Oolong so i knew what to buy him.
After dinner i helped train Sam for the ab workout but i did not train because i was training with Jake on weights later that night. By the time i finished helping Sam, Jake was there and started to workout. We worked out for about 3 hours doing chest, legs, ab workouts, and even stretching in the end. It was really fun.
Tuesday
Today is the last day of training for the week until monday. We only had morning training and then the translators and some of the masters are going home. We have a feast and fireworks here at the academy tomorrow but some of my friends and i might go to Yantai for the festival out there. I am so excited to see the fireworks. I saw a couple last weekend on the street and they were huge!! If i brought some of those home i bet i would be arrested for having BOMBS in my house.
Cant Wait to see!
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This is where the trip got difficult. We got on the bus which held about 20 people max. After we got on the bus there was only about 2 seats left. So we figured the bus will take off once it gets full. A few minutes later the bus was completely full and yet we still didnt take off. Then people kept getting in the bus, filling up the aisle in the middle! About 15 people piled in pushing and squeezing themselves on the bus. it was rediculous. Then when they all got on the bus driver started the bus and we were finally moving. We got to the bus station exit just about to pull into the street but the bus was stopped! One of the guards boarded the bus and made the people in the aisle get off. I guess they were not allowed to stand in the aisle. So we all relaxed a bit. the bus driver left the bus station and turned the corner and stoped. Then the same 15 people were waiting at the corner. The Bus driver pulled over and picked them up again! This time he only drove about 15 seconds down the street and then he got pulled over by a cop! The cop came on the bus and took pictures of the people in the aisle and the bus driver. We waited for about 10 minutes while the cop talked to the bus driver and kicked the people off. Then when the bus driver started driving again he drove across the street and picked up the same group of people. By now Eric, Sam, and I were getting a little annoyed because all we wanted to do is get back to the academy and rest. They all piled on the bus again.
This time i made a bet with Sam. I bet Sam 2 yuan that we will get pulled over again. We drove for a smooth 6 minutes straight and then a cop ran into the street to stop the bus. When the people in the aisle saw the cop they all ducked down...too late. The cop came on the bus took more pictures and kicked them off. Another 10 minutes of waiting went by and Sam paid up. i saw the group of people walk across the street and i told Sam they are going to get back on the BUS! Just like i said the driver drove across the street nd picked them up again. I bet Sam another 2 yuan we are going to get pulled over again. A smooth 15 minutes went by and then there was a cop car down the road! The driver saw it yelled something in chinese and the people in the aisle ducked. The cop didnt see. we made it back to the academy and i paid sam the 2 yuan because we did not get pulled over again i guess 4 times was enough but not enough to teach the driver or the 15 people not to cram in the bus!
Monday
Had a good training today since there is only two days of training this week.
After afternoon training i gave Master Guo his New Years gift. I bought him 400 yuan worth of Oolong tea. Earlier last week i asked him what his favorite tea was and it was Oolong so i knew what to buy him.
After dinner i helped train Sam for the ab workout but i did not train because i was training with Jake on weights later that night. By the time i finished helping Sam, Jake was there and started to workout. We worked out for about 3 hours doing chest, legs, ab workouts, and even stretching in the end. It was really fun.
Tuesday
Today is the last day of training for the week until monday. We only had morning training and then the translators and some of the masters are going home. We have a feast and fireworks here at the academy tomorrow but some of my friends and i might go to Yantai for the festival out there. I am so excited to see the fireworks. I saw a couple last weekend on the street and they were huge!! If i brought some of those home i bet i would be arrested for having BOMBS in my house.
Cant Wait to see!
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More Blogs?
I will continue this blog as much as I can with the internet cutting out so much. But comment if you are enjoying this blog. Sometimes I think I might just be saying the same thing over and over. Tell me if this is getting too boring.
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Well Happy Chinese New Year to everyone.
-Scott
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Well Happy Chinese New Year to everyone.
-Scott
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