You know what really irritates me about going to the library this days? Not the actual going of course because I love going there and I am very proud of that fact. But these days, what really gets on my nerves are the inconsiderate students who do one of two things--or both for that matter! Either they hog up the electrical sockets with their gadgets OTHER THAN their laptops and/or ANSWERING THEIR FREAKING CELLPHONES!!! Come on! This is really just bellow the freaking belt, people! Jeez...
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Saturday, November 21, 2009
The Reality Behind it All
"Champions are made when no one is looking"
I first encountered this saying when I was a high school freshman. I was out with my dad one morning and I happened to see this line printed on one of those novelty mugs. I was so intrigued by it that I decided to use it as my main motivation in my swimming. I always thought it was more on the metaphorical sense dealing with the small things in swimming such as completing the sets when your coach is not looking. Little did I know that there is something literal about it too.
Winning our very first UAAP Juniors Championship was one of the happiest moments in my life. The whole thing was a culmination of a very tumultuous season and though most of us knew we were the strongest team on paper, the whole experience of lifting the championship trophy at the end of the four day competition was just so surreal. It was also a season filled with personal triumphs and milestones. But no matter how great our performance was, it was nothing more than a blimp in the radar screen when we got back to school.
As a matter fact, no one really knew that we won our first championship until it was announced three days after we won it. To top it all off, we were overshadowed by an even "bigger" championship (I guess you know what this means). It was all frustrating to all of us. And why shouldn't it be, right?
Depressing as it was, the only thought that gave me comfort then is the same one that gives me comfort now. Championships are only important to those who deem it so.
I first encountered this saying when I was a high school freshman. I was out with my dad one morning and I happened to see this line printed on one of those novelty mugs. I was so intrigued by it that I decided to use it as my main motivation in my swimming. I always thought it was more on the metaphorical sense dealing with the small things in swimming such as completing the sets when your coach is not looking. Little did I know that there is something literal about it too.
Winning our very first UAAP Juniors Championship was one of the happiest moments in my life. The whole thing was a culmination of a very tumultuous season and though most of us knew we were the strongest team on paper, the whole experience of lifting the championship trophy at the end of the four day competition was just so surreal. It was also a season filled with personal triumphs and milestones. But no matter how great our performance was, it was nothing more than a blimp in the radar screen when we got back to school.
As a matter fact, no one really knew that we won our first championship until it was announced three days after we won it. To top it all off, we were overshadowed by an even "bigger" championship (I guess you know what this means). It was all frustrating to all of us. And why shouldn't it be, right?
Depressing as it was, the only thought that gave me comfort then is the same one that gives me comfort now. Championships are only important to those who deem it so.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
The Most Cliche of All Dear John's
"I'm sorry but I didn't mean to fall in love with someone else..."
Of all the break up lines that I have ever encountered, this has got to be the one which really strikes a nerve. What I have issues with is not the validity of the argument but rather the usage of it. I mean, here you are, thinking that everything is alright when suddenly, you are told that he or she didn't mean to fall in love with someone else...What the hell kind of an excuse is that? Fortunately enough, I have never encountered this excuse in any of my relationships (or lack thereof). But if I were given this alibi, damn, I would lay the smackdown!
All kidding aside, the issue I have with this line is the "I didn't mean..." part. I might be sounding like a hypocrite when I say this but for all the girls out there who intend to use this, guys would appreciate it if you use another excuse; somewhere along the lines of "it just didn't work out between us" or "it wasn't really meant to be". The "I didn't mean..." brings in the third party angle and more often than not, guys given this excuse react in the extremes--of extreme depression or of feral rage.
Yes, this post is really biased as it is solely written from a guys perspective. Hey, like I said, I might be sounding like a hypocrite but its just something I'd like to get off my chest...As most guys would like to do, I am sure.
Take your mark!
Of all the break up lines that I have ever encountered, this has got to be the one which really strikes a nerve. What I have issues with is not the validity of the argument but rather the usage of it. I mean, here you are, thinking that everything is alright when suddenly, you are told that he or she didn't mean to fall in love with someone else...What the hell kind of an excuse is that? Fortunately enough, I have never encountered this excuse in any of my relationships (or lack thereof). But if I were given this alibi, damn, I would lay the smackdown!
All kidding aside, the issue I have with this line is the "I didn't mean..." part. I might be sounding like a hypocrite when I say this but for all the girls out there who intend to use this, guys would appreciate it if you use another excuse; somewhere along the lines of "it just didn't work out between us" or "it wasn't really meant to be". The "I didn't mean..." brings in the third party angle and more often than not, guys given this excuse react in the extremes--of extreme depression or of feral rage.
Yes, this post is really biased as it is solely written from a guys perspective. Hey, like I said, I might be sounding like a hypocrite but its just something I'd like to get off my chest...As most guys would like to do, I am sure.
Take your mark!
The Underwater Experience Begins
For the longest time, I have tried--and have constantly failed--to put up my very own blog. Usually, I pick up this strong urge to do so after browsing through some blogs of my friends but that urge usually dies down as quickly as comes to me. At least now, I actually made the effort of creating one! Oh yeah! So let the underwater experience begin!
A little introduction about the title of my blog is in order, I suppose. I have been a swimmer for more than a decade now and one of the many things which I always utilize in my Butterfly and Freestyle events is the underwater body dolphins. It is a technique which a swimmer uses coming off his dive as well as every turn wherein he stays beneath the surface of the water using dolphin kicks to propel him up to the swimming pool's 15 meter mark. To all those who are not really into swimming and are curious to see how this works, you can always go to Youtube and look for the races of Michael Phelps. The Greatest Swimmer in the World is the prime example of how this technique is done. But moving on, the reason why I chose this title is because the underwater dolphin is the probably the most underrated technique in swimming. Most swimmers are aware of it but very few use it. Putting it in to perspective, that is how I see myself. The subtlety of the underwater dolphin is pretty much synonymous with who I am. I don't think I can use the right words to explain this but I do hope that you'll stick around and read my future posts to find out what I mean.
Anyway, that's it for now. Until my next post!
Take your mark...
A little introduction about the title of my blog is in order, I suppose. I have been a swimmer for more than a decade now and one of the many things which I always utilize in my Butterfly and Freestyle events is the underwater body dolphins. It is a technique which a swimmer uses coming off his dive as well as every turn wherein he stays beneath the surface of the water using dolphin kicks to propel him up to the swimming pool's 15 meter mark. To all those who are not really into swimming and are curious to see how this works, you can always go to Youtube and look for the races of Michael Phelps. The Greatest Swimmer in the World is the prime example of how this technique is done. But moving on, the reason why I chose this title is because the underwater dolphin is the probably the most underrated technique in swimming. Most swimmers are aware of it but very few use it. Putting it in to perspective, that is how I see myself. The subtlety of the underwater dolphin is pretty much synonymous with who I am. I don't think I can use the right words to explain this but I do hope that you'll stick around and read my future posts to find out what I mean.
Anyway, that's it for now. Until my next post!
Take your mark...
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