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Wing Chun Update – Sept 2014

My Si Hing (senior male classmate), who is half my age, had his first grading within 4 weeks of learning Wing Chun. That’s impressive. I look up to the kid (secretly, because he can be a bit arrogant), and have been diligently practising and attending classes 3 times a week. On Monday, I had my first grading. I can’t be …

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The Last Samurai vs Blonde Girl First cover image

The Last Samurai vs. Blonde Girl First

A poem. Dedicated to Nadya, the poet whom I take literally too many times. Special thanks to Spirit Games of Ultimate Frisbee, and the Samurais of Werribee. in the depths of the Werribee forests fourteen warriors venture into unfamiliar lands they climb atop summits, drench in rivers as a clan, they stay but as darkness approaches so do the distances between them …

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Sweet potato cake with green bean paste

Lunch, Munch and Punch

I have been missing in hiking action for the past 2 weeks, but that does not stop me from being in action. I have attended some social gatherings, explored some good vegetarian restaurants (future post), and enrolled myself in Wing Chun Kung Fu. Lunch with Fellow Expats

Hikers on a hill.

Like speed dating, but not

That’s how I feel about my recent hiking meetups. They have been positive experiences and great opportunities to meet new people. They are, of course, different from speed dating. I meet both women and men, singles and partnered people. We are there to enjoy a good hike/walk, and nature. How is it like speed dating? …

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Crossroads at Flinders Street Station

“Even standing in line at the bank is exciting”

We were discussing how– as a foreigner– everything is exciting. “Even standing in line at the bank is exciting, because you’re standing in line, at the bank… in Japan.” These are the words of my new American friend who stayed in Japan for six years.

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