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I am finally spending time at home, thanks to the flu bug. It has been a while, my home in

Hong Kong

is just 4 walls around me. And thus, I don’t spend much here. I am a people person and thus solitude means little . But for the sake of not spreading the flu bug to anyone else and also to get myself back in Shape for Thursday’s dive trip. I need to do what I must do.

Funny.. at home, away from work, I still have my Rates, Lotus notes, Bloomy up. Well, I get to watch more tele and be with myself so as to speak.

Watched the season finale of the OC. 3 seasons of Marisa, Anna, Summer, Seth and Ryan. It is like 17 again, half my age of course. I remember back in school where

Beverly Hills

90210 is such a hip cool show.

I am not one who chase soaps as another friend of mine has so accuse me of. But The OC does have it moments. Heartwarming moments..  Reel life, real life… I will never know which one mimics the other. But it is true that our lives’ is one drama after another and we live an imperfect life. Thus we want our celluloid world to be perfect. Nonetheless, it is definitely less dramatic than the celluloid world.

Sometimes, a dramatic moment can be as short as 5 seconds of sudden impact. I had one Saturday night. Set me thinking again. Oh well..  the memories lingers no matter what. There is a reason why memories matter. Because we are human and if void of emotions, we are nothing. Some people let their emotions get the better of them, while others suppress it with logic and rationale. I am not the latter.

The reality is that we are never in knowledge of how to act and what to do with emotional situations.. We just have to move forward and forward until another event puts another kink in our journey of life.  I guess.

Dreams motivate and push us to achieve the unachievable. It is dreams that give us hope that we can live a life we so aspire. And thus when a dream becomes a potentially reality….  The dilemma to chase and risk losing everything heightens.  And we would not have lived if we don’t grab it when it is right in front of us.

Wakenutts was form on a basis of passion. Passion for the adrenalin rush, passion for putting oneself on the pedestal of personal greatness.  In the last two years. Wakenutts has indeed grown and matured. From a riding perspectives, May’s 八仙 party marked a milestone for wakenutts and what we stand for..  Having 8 nutts and 1 lady nutt land inverts and spin within a period of two weeks is a major achievement in itself. We are not pros and so when we achieve something beyond a norm, we should celebrate and celebrate in the style. From the culture’s perspective, the organization of Wakefest 1, the Website, and Wakenutts video are the byproducts of believing that wakeboarding culture is here and here to stay.

I dream a culture, a wake culture in Hong Kong. Wakenutts culture.

I envision a community made up of people from all works of life coming together on the basis of wakeboarding and challenging life, Carpe Diem, seizing the day.

I hope every wakenutt can satisfy his/her quest for LIFE through the wakenutt spirit.

I challenge every wakenutt to find their style, their form.

I encourage every senior wakenutt to support and guide every junior nutt to his/her goals.

We are nascent. We have a long road ahead. And even when our time is passed.. Wakenutts will still pushes on.  There will be more projects.. more drinking… and ultimately.. more tricks to land.

We need every wakenutt to drive towards their goals and while at it, bring wakenutts to the next generation of riders.. that way, we can truly tell ourselves that We are the Best!! We will still make it better.

4 hours on a flight is a long time. It is long enuff to think about things, about my life, experience, life before, life ahead, my dreams and aspirations. The last 4 days, I had been a mad man on the loose. It capped off with a 15 hours sleeps as I slumbered in exhaustion on Monday. I was a man on a mission. I did not know what my mission were but I needed to live my life like it were the last day on earth. I was searching for an answer. I was looking for a path in my life.

I spent a lot of time on Wakeboarding, Golfing, and Clubbing. I had quality time with friends and family. I even went for a run on a route which I have been running since I was 15yrs old. I have changed, the route didn’t. I was searching for something to give my life a reason to push forward. I have had a rough year in terms of career, relationships, and personal confusion. I seek for answers but I had no solutions. I didn’t understand a lot of my experiences. I realized now that I don’t need to understand them anymore. My brother defined me as someone who has ran into a wall and I am slowly picking myself up. I do not disagree with him. I ran into a wall.

It is not easy to admit that my life ran astray. Think many people do that but few would admit. Well, I am 33 going 34. In reality, I do have about 15yrs before my body force me admit that I am done with my carpe diem attitude. Given the amount of radiation we are exposed to, hell, I dun even know if I have 15 yrs. What I do with the remaining time is important to me. I am a mathematician as my degree has described me. I don’t believe in fate .I believe that everything is a chance and everything is randomly selected. Our path in life is not pre-destined. We can easily be a super star one day and a fuck up the next. So, it is up to the individual to make the best use of his or her life. I wished I were a lucky ass where everything good falls before me. Well, too bad. Suck it up and move on.

I woke up from my 15hours sleep refreshed. For once, I didn’t think about the one person who has made my life a personal roller coaster in the last 8mths. I woke up refreshed and ready to challenge the world. I had breakfast with a close friend, someone who has been dear to me for a long time. Well, I keep all my friends very close; Bohe, Chris, Serena, Marc, Paul, 10, Ai Lay and Johnny (Moo, you weren’t around but I remembered your words and advice)….  You have made my weekend something really cool. You all reminded me what’s important. Sometimes what we fight for in life is only worthy if we can share it with our love ones, close ones.

A birdie is no big deal, if I couldn’t share with my close pals. Hell, I got my brother excited enough. I was out with my buddy and saw him happy in the arms of someone he cannot love but what the hell… at that moment, he was dancing the night away with her. He wore a smile on his face which I have never seen before. Well, I have never seen him grooving to house music too. My nephew secretly conspired with me to splashed water on his daddy’s face by the poolside. The friendship with a 3 years old is as pure as it can get, I am his Uncle John. Golfing with Bohe is always a fun day. He slaughtered me on the fairway with his kick ass swing but he still gave me 0,2,2. Only close friends gets 0,2,2. Well, I still lost but I took it all back on the mahjoy and poker table. He was withering in exhaustion and  was leaning on brotherhood juice to stay awake just to keep me company. Chris came and became his tag team partner in the HANG OUT WITH JP WEEKEND.

Marc, you don’t get drunk anymore after all that Hangzhou training, good seeing my buddy steaming ahead in life. Ai Lay, I met you because of a pair of Oakleys, 5 yrs and many pairs of Oakley’s later. I still enjoyed your company even though, we don’t hang out as much as I would have preferred. . Serena… you and I trade more complains than aunt aggie columns. Thanks for listening.

Thanks Friends. This is why life is still beautiful. 

I took my very first ever golf swing with 7 iron at a driving range many years ago. Under the watch eye of my brother/coach, I chopped the iron right onto the ground, sending the ball 10m to the right. Then, I didn’t think this game would give me that much enjoyment and frustration as it had yesterday.

Yesterday morning, May 1st….. I haven’t had a magnificent outing. However, Hole 14 changed my day. Jimmy and Clarence had both teed off. The wing was coming in strong from the left and both their shots veered righted. I took a slight lean to the left and gave it a full swing… No additional force, just a nice full swing. The contact was clean and my posture was firm. I sent the ball into a high arc.  At that moment Jimmy realized that the ball was going to land on the green and got really excited. The ball landed 6 ft away from the cup and didn’t roll away. It just landed right there. At that moment, I still couldn’t comprehend how big the deal was. Then I realized, this is gonna be my first ever birdie! If I do not screw up my 6ft putt!  The putt is no longer just a putt. Both the guys gave me as much time as I needed. After reading the line, I place my position a slight lean to the right and gave it a soft stroke. The ball rolled slowly as if it were teasing me on, keeping me in suspense. One feet after another, it covered the ground. Then the moment, I hear the cluck sound from the bottom of the cup and yes I have made my first ever birdie. May 1st, hole 14, masters course at Laguna Country Club in

Singapore

. I have written myself a personal history. It was sweet. It was worth the wait and hours at the range. How badly I played leading up to the 14th no longer didn’t matter……. I have recorded my first ever Birdie.