July 30, 2006
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working out & Obon
<working out>
just got back from working out at the Bally's at Rosemead, CA. i've been working with light weights and heavy repetition. i'm thinking if i'm gonna continue working out for decades from now, my body will thank me for not over burdening it with massive weights that it can't handle. my joints will be in better condition if i don't test my limits, like the fool i used to be. i don't really want a massive, huge body, i'm satisfied now if i can just be cut and in shape. my schedule is like this.. chest/triceps back/biceps shoulders/legs w/ abs everytime. i put one day in between sessions to rest my body. i also try to put in some random excercises to keep it spontaneous. i'm 5'9 and my goal is to be about 155. i'm about 147 now. omg this paragraph must have been the most boring thing to read, congratulations for getting this far.
<Obon>
Yesterday I went to the WLA Buddhist Temple's Obon. Obon is a festival held each summer by the Japanese community. Waterballoons, scooping fishes, taiko drums, dancing with traditional dress. Read about it here. Oh, a better way to explain it might be, remember Karate Kid Part 2? The scene where they are all partying, dancing and the enemy Okinawan dude crashes the party by entering scene Indiana Jones style? That's Obon. Hmm maybe that wasn't a better way to explain it. Anyways, I went to the Obon and saw sooooo many Japanese-American people. I hadn't seen something like that in the longest time. I'm not very good with crowds so I avoid such gatherings, but yesterday I mustered up some courage and tried it anyways. I realize that I am so out of touch with the Japanese-American community. My parents are from Japan, and I sorta felt closer to 1st generation Japanese then I did with Japanese-Americans in their 3rd, 4th, 5th generation. I'm like right in between where I'm not really pure Japanese anymore, nor am I totally assimilated to American culture. But this Obon showed me that there are many Japanese-Americans who are trying their best to stay in touch with their heritage. And the most important thing I saw was.. they were havings lots of fun! Nissei Week is coming up next August in Little Tokyo, maybe I'll try that out and participate a little more in the Japanese-American cultural experience.
Comments (7)
Hey, cool workout. Keep it up, I think you'll get your goal soon enuf. What about cardio? Or do you get your cardio by doing the high reps till failure? (Failure, like, can't push another rep). I started running again last week... slow, but getting there. I wanna finish 3miles in 21 minutes or better. After that, I'll start working on distance.
Dood, I gotta get my butt to an Obon festival! Is there a calendar of when/where?
Jae
Nothing wrong w/240sx. At least it runs, right? My first car was an 85 Volvo... it literally died on me when I was 1mile away from school 1 morning. When I first got that car (used) I had a nightmare where the tires fell off, complete body rusted, engine knocked out, and sliding on the ground, sparks flying everywhere. Well, the real-life ending wasn't that bad, but still pretty sad. BTW, if you ever need help w/the 240, lemme kno. I don't fit my bike anymore (I'm 6'1").
Jae
Hey! I made the teriyaki sauce for the teriyaki chicken, cut up the cabbage for the salad, and washed the rice for those dinners! LOL! I was working in the beef teriyaki/chicken teriyaki booths on Saturday and Sunday...ALL DAY! (Except when I ran for the Relay For Life from 12-3 on Saturday) Did you stay for the dancing? I was somewhere in there with a red hapi coat. I'm glad you had fun! If you ever want to help out let me know. It's really fun meeting new people. This is my first time helping with the West LA one. I didn't know anyone at the beginning, but everyone's SO nice...you end up being like one big family. =)
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KeKe
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Keep up on your workout! Good job.
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