Sep 23, 2005 
Phew... Time flies. It has already been a month since I started the new job!
I think --- I want to believe --- I have learnt a lot. As much as I could, I guess. Now it is time to put all the knowledge into practice.
I got a heavy headache the day before yesterday. I get migraine when I ovulate and before my period but it was not that. I already had a couple of days before. Hmmm..., that's weird. ... Did I happen to get some stress from the job??? I don't know. I cannot tell that it's fun to work there but I have been quite fulfilled.
I may have been too excited, haven't I?
So, I was kind of waiting for the second long weekend of this month. I don't mean I hate the job but off-days are always worth waiting.
Ah, I need to tell this. I went to the gym yesterday's evening. It was the first time to go on Thursday. There is Tai-Chi class on Thursday. I have been interested but not had a chance to take part in.
Some of you know that I took Tai-Chi class in Toronto for a year, don't you?
I finally joined the class last night.
... Hmmm ... something is different... no, totally different. What I learnt was from a stream of the Youngs. There are thousands of streams in Tai-Chi Chuang (太極拳) and mine is quite traditional which has 108 forms. It seemed like the Tai-Chi they teach is a short version from a new stream, which starts from a form called "fair maiden works at shuttle" (not sure the meaning though.. I assume that a woman works with asian weaving machine or something?) The moves of the trainer is quite relaxed but looked a bit inefficient to me if he put it in a real battle. You know, Tai-Chi is a martial art, a way of self-defense. My Hong-Kongese trainer in Toronto, Paul, always explains how each form works in a battle. To move efficiently, you need to imagine silk threads attached to your each ten fingertip drawing curving lines.
.. Anyway! It is good to learn another Tai-Chi but I just didn't like it. I haven't been doing Tai-Chi for a long time, maybe over 6 months. I can tell I am getting worse.. I have to start practice!!!
I once remembered all the 108 moves but it has been gone little by little. NOooooooo...
仕事を始めて、１ヶ月が経とうとしてますょー。
早っ…
仕事が辛いというわけではないんだけど（むしろ、専業主婦してた時より気持ちに張りがでて楽しい
）、なんだか頭痛に悩まされた一昨日。。頭使い過ぎかな？！
昨日、仕事のあとジムに行ってきましたょ～。
このジムで初めて、太極拳のクラスに参加してみた。
トロントのジムで１年間太極拳を習っていたのですが、…ん～…
こっちのクラス、いまいち？
トロントのポール師匠は香港人で、結構本格的に教えてくれていたので、
ちょっとラジオ体操入ってるような（って言うのも失礼か
）日本の太極拳には
一言もの申すーって感じでしたなー
あ、でもこっちの先生も、リラックスしたいい動きをしていますけどね。
太極拳てたくさんの流派がありまして、トロントで習ってたのは１０８手の型がある正当派なヤツでしたけど、多分こっちのは短いバージョン。一回ポール師匠がお休みだったときに来た別の先生が教えてくれたヤツに似てましたので。
…なーんて、興味ない人にはおもしろくない話ですねー
もーせっかく習った１０８手も、半年以上練習してないので忘れてきちゃったですょー
練習せねば～。…でも、１人で広場とかでゆらりゆらりやるのって、ちょっと勇気がいるですわぃ
Phew... Time flies. It has already been a month since I started the new job!
I think --- I want to believe --- I have learnt a lot. As much as I could, I guess. Now it is time to put all the knowledge into practice.
I got a heavy headache the day before yesterday. I get migraine when I ovulate and before my period but it was not that. I already had a couple of days before. Hmmm..., that's weird. ... Did I happen to get some stress from the job??? I don't know. I cannot tell that it's fun to work there but I have been quite fulfilled.
I may have been too excited, haven't I?
So, I was kind of waiting for the second long weekend of this month. I don't mean I hate the job but off-days are always worth waiting.
Ah, I need to tell this. I went to the gym yesterday's evening. It was the first time to go on Thursday. There is Tai-Chi class on Thursday. I have been interested but not had a chance to take part in.
Some of you know that I took Tai-Chi class in Toronto for a year, don't you?
I finally joined the class last night.
... Hmmm ... something is different... no, totally different. What I learnt was from a stream of the Youngs. There are thousands of streams in Tai-Chi Chuang (太極拳) and mine is quite traditional which has 108 forms. It seemed like the Tai-Chi they teach is a short version from a new stream, which starts from a form called "fair maiden works at shuttle" (not sure the meaning though.. I assume that a woman works with asian weaving machine or something?) The moves of the trainer is quite relaxed but looked a bit inefficient to me if he put it in a real battle. You know, Tai-Chi is a martial art, a way of self-defense. My Hong-Kongese trainer in Toronto, Paul, always explains how each form works in a battle. To move efficiently, you need to imagine silk threads attached to your each ten fingertip drawing curving lines.
.. Anyway! It is good to learn another Tai-Chi but I just didn't like it. I haven't been doing Tai-Chi for a long time, maybe over 6 months. I can tell I am getting worse.. I have to start practice!!!
I once remembered all the 108 moves but it has been gone little by little. NOooooooo...
仕事を始めて、１ヶ月が経とうとしてますょー。
早っ…
仕事が辛いというわけではないんだけど（むしろ、専業主婦してた時より気持ちに張りがでて楽しい
）、なんだか頭痛に悩まされた一昨日。。頭使い過ぎかな？！昨日、仕事のあとジムに行ってきましたょ～。
このジムで初めて、太極拳のクラスに参加してみた。
トロントのジムで１年間太極拳を習っていたのですが、…ん～…
こっちのクラス、いまいち？
トロントのポール師匠は香港人で、結構本格的に教えてくれていたので、
ちょっとラジオ体操入ってるような（って言うのも失礼か
）日本の太極拳には一言もの申すーって感じでしたなー
あ、でもこっちの先生も、リラックスしたいい動きをしていますけどね。
太極拳てたくさんの流派がありまして、トロントで習ってたのは１０８手の型がある正当派なヤツでしたけど、多分こっちのは短いバージョン。一回ポール師匠がお休みだったときに来た別の先生が教えてくれたヤツに似てましたので。
…なーんて、興味ない人にはおもしろくない話ですねー
もーせっかく習った１０８手も、半年以上練習してないので忘れてきちゃったですょー
練習せねば～。…でも、１人で広場とかでゆらりゆらりやるのって、ちょっと勇気がいるですわぃ
ところで太極拳って元々は拳法だけど、年月とともに健康法に変わってしまってるから健康を重視した動きをメインにしている先生についたら戦う時には無意味な形を教わることになるんじゃない？
I am not sure if it was really migraine but I think you are right that I am under some stress. I used to get stressed like crazy and I got heavy migraine. Damn, it was like hell. Felt like my head splitting in two!! I thought I was going to die with the stroke or something.. So, comparing to the nasty pain, the headache the days ago was nothing. In fact, it was gone soon after I got back home. Hahah!
And regarding Tai-Chi, yes. You have a point. The Japanese teacher probably puts the priority on maintaining health. I agree with you! However, I just can't stop respecting the principle Paul taught me. that's it.
…必要とあれば、戦うぜ（笑
I will kick a sicko's ass!!