Sunday, June 15, 2008

A bit of this & that

Hi Blog, its been a while after my 'accident in April. Been too lazy to do any blogging.

Summary(I'll try to make it shortest possible)
:-

1. I still went to Little Havana the 1st week after spraining my ankle(can't dance, but still wanna visit LH) just to chill & laugh(I didn't say 'laugh', my 'Boss did - so bad of him) at people dancing.

2. I'm not suppose to dance for a while, but still manage to attend the Salsa Congress in Penang. I know, I'm siao(crazy in Hokkien). Luckily didn't bought the whole package as I only went for the Saturday party, had fun dancing (exactly 2 weeks after the 'accident') on the sandy beach - 2 dances actually
, with my ankle guard on of course .

The sad part is, I was rewarded by the hotel with dust mites and it was on my injured ankle too. Grrrrrrr!!! I'm so not going to stay in that hotel the next time I'm going to Penang.

3. Went for my usual salsa fixes every Friday after the congress with my jazz shoes on. Can do a few turns & double spin, but no more than that. But I definitely can't do my shines right cause I need to be real cautious. Ishhhh!!

4. Being the bad student that I am, I didn't join(I attended, but can watch only) in my latin dance class, though I wish I could, cause Yukiko was teaching samba then. I totally miss dancing samba & the drills of rumba & chacha.

5. Attended the Ladies Styling On2 by Sally(Gavin's partner) on 07th June. Love the moves & footwork. Did some basic on2 footwork(quite easy to follow & learn) before the styling & it sure is fun. Me gonna convert those moves to On1 count now(wish me luck!!), so that I can apply to both styles. Hope there will be more styling workshops in the future, be it the man or ladies styling.

6.Went for P Ramlee The Musical, loves the stage setting, costumes, the singing(I love the main actor & actress' voice, especially Musly Ramlee's- its 99% like P Ramlee) and dancing. Though they can be more creative when there's technical error encountered during the performance.

7. Had a nice short chat with Sam on Friday about salsa & stuffs & I confessed to him that I love to do shines nowadays more than before, cause it give me more freedom rather than just follow & turn & turn & multiple spins. Am going to heed Sam's advise & try something 'evil'
this Friday at LH.

8. Last but not least for this week's updates, I was spun(lost count how many spins) by VBS(Very Bad Steven) at SH yesterday night & the reason I was spun so much is just because my dress twirl beautifully when I do spins & turns.
Is it a wonder why I don't wanna wear dress or skirt to salsa(other than for real(not dance related) safety reason) ??

Friday, April 04, 2008

Ouch! of Comission for 3 days ?

My worse nightmare came true!

In short, I slipped at the side of a road, sprained my left ankle & abrased my right knee. And it all happened today, a Friday, ie MY SALSA DAY!!

I can normally stand minor sprains & wound, but this time not so, cause I was totally stumped for 2 minutes & almost black out when I tried to stand.

I practically need to sit for more than 5 minutes to regain 'consciousness' before seeking treatment. The best part is the 2 nearby clinics are yet to open.

Thought of using the first aid kit from my office to wash & cover the wound. And
, there are only bandages, swaps & painkillers in the so called first aid kit . Not even a drop of lotion is in the kit. Gonna complaint to the welfare manager next week!

Took a cab to see a Dr and he says no walking allowed for at least 2 or 3 days & definitely no heels!

No walking(plus no heels) = NO DANCING!
Help!! 2 weeks without dancing??

It also means I'll have to sit off my samba class this Sunday.

Oh well! At least I was given 1 day MC(Doc said can give 2 if I'm working tomorrow, but since I don't work Saturday, so no need for MC).

Might as well use the given MC-day for another kind of practice

Monday, March 17, 2008

Cross Border Salsa @ S'pore

A night of Salsa Dancing + Bachata Competition + Eddie Palmierie's Latin Jazz Concert = My Singapore Trip.

Have only planned to attend E.P's concert at Esplanade on Sunday & hoped to catch some salsa (the Saturday night before) at Union Square.

Then, thanks to Wai Sum(she got all these tickets for us), we were able to watch the Bachata Competition at Upper Club, Chimes & had a few salsa dancing at the same place.

Nice deco they had and superb dance floor too. Big enough for a whole bunch(& I mean a whole big bunch) of salsa addicts.

Then, we got to know that 2 of our salsa kakis entered for the bachata competition too.
The Bachata contestants

Here's the video of them dancing to Bachata Rosa :



They didn't win the competition, but nevertheless, I definitely salute them for having the guts to enter this competition.

Eddie Palmierie's Latin Jazz Band live performance on Sunday is simply mesmerizing & lively(needless to say). The pieces were a bit long, but I just love to see the congas & timbales being played. The saxophone & trumpet are equally superb(yet I still love the congas & timbales most >_< ).

Some of the VIPs got free CDs from the group too(I'm so jealous of them >_<). No pictures here cause videography and/or pictography are not allowed in the auditorium.. :P

Monday, February 11, 2008

Numeros

Number 1 - 10

uno ---------------- one
dos ---------------- two
tres --------------- three
cuatro ------------- four
cinco ------------- five
seis --------------- six
siete --------------- seven
ocho
---------------- eight
nueve
---------------- nine
diez ----------------- ten

uno y uno son dos ---------------- one and one are two
uno y dos son tres --------------- one and two are three
cinco y cinco son diez ----------- five and five are ten

Days and Months

Days of the Week
lunes
martes
miercoles
jueves
viernes
sabado
domingo

Months of the Year
enero
febrero
marzo
abril
mayo
junio
julio
agosto
septiembre
octubre
noviembre
diciembre

Friday, February 01, 2008

Something Fun

Too busy with my 'children' nowadays to blog about 'Something New'.

But moi still got time to share 'Something Fun'.

Just go here http://www.mambojays.com to vote for your favorite Salsera and/or Salsero and see who'll be crowned the Mambo Queen and Mambo King.

You'll get to vote for the venue for the crowning session too.


Adios for now. Gotta catch up with some(hopefully)
before tonight's fix at Little Havana.

ps. Shall blog about 'Something New' hopefully during CNY.

Friday, January 11, 2008

Something Old & Something New

Gonna try something new tonight at Little Havana.

Its not actually that new, since I've it done it a couple of time at LH, say about 1/2 year ago(or is it longer? ).

Just adding a bit more sabor(since it is salsa anyway) and a few more moves to make it something 'NEW' .

Shall blog more about it after tonight's fix. Gotta run to gym now.

Sunday, January 06, 2008

A Shoeless(and FUN) Salsa Nite

The 1st post for 2008 & I believe this shall be a pretty good start for my favorite fix, that is Salsa:

In the rush of thing on a Friday morning, I ter-packed
my 2 years old latin shoes for my Salsa fix at LH.

Only realised about the wrong shoes
when I was on the way from gym to Little Havana.

I can't even stand properly with this old pair of shoes on, not to mention walking & dancing. Tried the first dance with them with a not-so disastrous result , but still felt like falling down whenever I did a turn
.

So, for the second & the rest of the dances(be it salsa or bachata) that night, I've decided to just salsa kaki ayam(not totally barefooted, but DEFINITELY shoeless) style.

Can't remember how many dances I had , but I realized I had more fun dancing(me can still do double spin leh ) on me bare feet than with my shoes on.

Could it be that I'm used to practicing in a shoeless manner at home ? Deep required here.

Well, definitely can't do this too often or else I might not get enough salsa fixes, due to some gentlemen just won't ask a barefooted salsera to dance.

Wonder if these gentlemen would reject a barefooted salsera's request for a dance if she(me lar) ask nicely ?

On a different & healthier note: Little Havana(upstairs) is smoke-free on all Salsa Nites starting from the (most)memorable Friday night of 04 Jan 2008.

**Smoke at your own risk - a pail of water shall be waiting for you.