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Internship!

I started a 150 hour internship @ the Sports Club at SJSU this semester.  They hired me as a personal trainer, which is what I want to do.  It's my first exposure to training people in an ac...
Posted by on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:48:00 GMT

Should I Quit?

As many of you know, I broke my foot twice in the past year. Once at a tournament in November of 2006, and once at practice in late May 2007. I had to get a screw put into my foot the second time: the...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 21:05:00 GMT

Waiting to Exhale.

My coach Roy Kawaji wrote this. I thought it was really good so I posted it here so that others can see it & so that I can keep it. Let me make this clear: I did not write this.Waiting to Exhale S...
Posted by on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:06:00 GMT

Number 4.

Those who wereExist as waves:Currents in the Astral SeaThey have become --Inaudible, yet notForgotten.Beyond depth,They flow in eternal silence,Eroding the worldsWith ebb and surge.The Solar TidesHold...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:08:00 GMT

Alan Hung’s Mango or Banana Bread.

MANGO OR BANANA BREAD3/4 CUP OIL2 EGGS1 CUP SUGAR2 CUPS FLOUR (SIFTED)2 TEASPOONS BAKING SODA1 TEASPOON BAKING POWDER1/2 TEASPOON SALT2 TEASPOONS CINNAMON1 CUP RAISINS1 CUP CHOPPED NUTS2 CUPS MANGO OR...
Posted by on Sat, 25 Aug 2007 17:46:00 GMT

Number 3.

All had been inevitable        &n bsp; Since before time was named         & nbsp;      ...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:53:00 GMT

Ju Jitsu.

I think I like Ju Jitsu better than Judo.  The skillset required is more suited to me, I like the format better, and I don't feel like I'd break my foot or tear my MCL again when I...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:26:00 GMT

2nd Attempt.

Been and gone,Is and will be:Do you really think it likelyThat You have never known Me?
Posted by on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:23:00 GMT

My First Attempt.

Long ago when my heart was young,I dwelt in the Kingdom of The Sun.Those were times when days were goldenAnd giants still stood strong,Tall amongst the landscape.Then a great Winter crept like a slaye...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 00:29:00 GMT

Special Occasions.

For 4th of July, we went to Santa Cruz with a bunch of Judo folks.  It was definately a special occaion.  There was a fire pit and food and tents and drinks and volleyball and fireworks...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 10:16:00 GMT