The Styles of Ping Pong!

Another work week has come and gone. A lot has happened in this past week; I applied for my passport, wrote my g test and passed it, worked for 50 hours setting up countless lawn mowers at Nobleton Farm Service and Home Depot, played badminton on 2 occasions and went to go see a nice concert for L.A.T.

It is now saturday and I am about to head out to play badminton yet again. I was working in the shop until 3:00pm today, setting up machines and also making a delivery and teaching the customers how to use their new L111. I got home and chilled for a short while and then went to go play some ping pong with Brian for a little over an hour. I'm trying to stray away from the "Chinese Warrior" method of playing because I just cannot seem to get the proper backhand with it. I now believe that I am aware of the benefits and disadvantages to the Chinese Warrior style and the convensional style:

The "Chinese" style as some may call it (I don't really know a real way to call it, the one where you hold the paddle upside down) seems to be quicker when moving from your forehand to your backhand since you do not need to switch over hands when changing. However, the backhand with this style seems very awkward for me; it is really hard to get any top spin on the ball therefore its hard to keep the ball on the table. My forehand smashes in this style are a LOT weaker, but I can at least hit the table half the time with this style. The other disadvantage to it is see is that it seems limited in how you can serve, you just can't seem to get a good enough spin on the ball when you serve in the "Chinese" style.

Its kinda funny why I would call this the "Chinese" style, because out of all the Chinese people I know that I have played ping pong with, only one person hits this way.

Also just a fair warning to people who my think I'm somewhat good at ping pong because I am so bored right now that I am analysing 2 different styles. I actually reall suck at ping pong and I'm just saying all this stuff beacause I cannot seem to think of anything better to do at this moment. And having said that, its time for me to go and fold some laundry.

Another Summer "Holiday" has begun

Why the Quotations on Holiday do you ask? Well since during the school year, I have about 15 hours of class a week and during the summer I have about 50 hours of work a week. To me that sounds more like the school year is a holiday lol.

So ANYWAY, the first week of work has passed. To be honest, it really was not that bad of a week. I actually do not mind my job this year at the shop. No more customers because now I get to work setup. I get to spend my long hours putting together new tractors so that they can soon be sold to people. My only wish was that I had less hours in a week however. I feel that 50 is too much and that I really don't need that many hours; I would prefer to have a little more spare time of my own but I guess I will have to deal with it for now.

On a more positive note, I have been appointed as the new President of YUBC for the 2005/2006 year at York. It looks like that is going to eat up a lot of my spare time next year but I'm really looking forward to doing it. I have a good feeling about this year for YUBC. Im not so as to why but I just have this feeling inside of me.

Also I am proud to announce that our house has been equipped with NEW TOILETS. Thats right folks, now you can visit my house without the fear of needing to take a poo, because if you do, the toilet will actually FLUSH! Isn't that incedible? If you have seen the toilets that we had in this house before, you would totally agree with me LOL. Ok thats all for now. Chow Chow :D

This really really sucks

So I have to go back to work tomorrow for the summer. Awesome, another 4 months spending 50+ hours a week at a job I hate with a bloody passion. As everyday before I have to start working again I feel down and depressed, but today it goes beyond that. I realize that my summer will be just like the past 3, which does not make me feel any better since every year, the summers seem to get worse and worse. I guess I could try and find a new job somewhere, but right now I have to stick with what I've got, which is something I truely hate. It seems easy for people that if they don't like a job, they quit. For me its something more than that. Although I hate this stupid job, I feel like I can't go and find another one. I really don't understand why.

As I stand downstairs, cooking up some food to eat since I haven't really eaten anything today, the windows in my kitchen are open and all I hear are the screams of little kids out in the courtyard running around like little idiots. Now for those of you that know me well, you are aware of the fact that I do not like kids at all. Well now I think I have figured out why I do hate them so much. Its not that they are annoying or loud or seem to perpetually have A.D.D. I think now that its more of the fact that I envy those little buggers. Every year I grow a little older and realize how much it sucks to get older. Every year older I get, more and more responsabilities and commitments get dumped onto me. Then I look at these little kids running around without a care in the world. I guess I really envy these things that run around and scream their heads off and sort of wish I could do the same thing myself still. This seems to be the reason why I don't like these little kids. As anyone can agree, it sucks to get old.

I guess I gotta try and take what I can get and make the best of it. Usually I can follow my own advice, but right now I just can't seem to do it. I just kinda want to curl up in the corner and shrivel away into nothing. The fact that I can't see the one person in the world that I want to see right now is not making things any better.........