Sunday, June 3, 2007

a quick summary

obviously, i have not kept up with this blog more recently. a quick summary - see previous entries. repeat as necessary. i am definitely getting better at pacing myself, specifically and in general.

somehow, i have managed to accumulate 3 makeup classes to attend. including one tomorrow morning at 10:00. i am afraid that one of the makeup classes will have to be on a weekday. which means add a 3rd yoga class to my day (06:00). and don't forget the regular class at 08:30. nor the class at 17:00. i must admit, prior to accumulating these makeup classes, i was curious about how yoga 3 times a day would feel. how scary.

other than the neverending dialogue performances in posture clinic, bikram lectures, and all the other camp activities, i have managed to escape the madness with a few people. 2 weekends ago, we rented a car and went to the eastern part of oahu. we hung out at makapuu beach. big sandy beach. busy, but not waikiki busy. last weekend we rented a car and went to north shore (obviously northern oahu) and hung out at waimea bay beach. today, we rented a car and went to the northeastern part of oahu, to kualoa beach. east side (windward, rainy side), waters were pretty calm. the north shore beach we went to had these incredibly strong waves breaking right onto the shore. it took a lot of strength to not get washed out to sea with every wave crashing into you and crashing you into the shore. then the riptide pulls everything back out, sucking you out towards the neverending turquoise shades of the pacific ocean. today's beach was absolutely calm. quiet. postcard.

tomorrow, we are going to hanauma bay. to snorkel with the masses. after makeup class.

yesterday, i was in such a great mood. i don't know what it was, but after morning class, i was very calm. peaceful. happy. talkative. out going. good humour was seemingly infectious that evening.

i guess i felt a bit overwhelmed since the last entry. i know, overwhelmed at the yoga retreat? i think it's probably more the physical fatigue. you really don't get much freetime, come to think of it. i think this feeling seems congruent to my failure to more regularly keep this blog.

i guess today was a much needed and desired escape from yoga camp. we ended up driving back to waikiki buy continuing along the coast all the way to northshore. we ate some delicious charcoal grilled whole chickens with a dry seasoning rub. crispy skin. tender and juicy. delicious. and since we're on the topic, the 1st trip to northshore we feasted on coconut fried shrimp and shaved ice with ice cream and azuki (red beans) at the well known matsumoto ice shop. eastshore, we ate overpriced sandwiches.

and tomorrow: morning class and snorkeling.

next weekend: beach bbq

final weekend: yoga group debauchery (alcohol)

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