"but you're so bad, it's funny!"

i felt like blogging over the past few days, but didn't really have something to talk about. so today, i'll combine everything i've seen.

today we had RODA. at CLARKE QUAY.
today was good in a few ways. we had less people than the last roda, but we finished with a much bigger audience than last time. maybe everyone put more Axé into it. i could feel it.
it started to rain only when we finished and left. gotta thank God for that!

and i did more stuff (and played more) in the roda too. today i went in, like, 2 or 3 times as opposed to last time when i went in just once. and i think i played better.
though that may be in part due to me catching myself in a video of our last roda. man i sucked. majorly.
even though Jemuel still had to "choo-choo train" me to the front.

oh, and Polly? sorry i pulled that armada vo dora on you. i was planning on doing it earlier but i got compra-ed out.

only now have i started to comprehend what Claudinho meant when he said "40 percent of Capoeira, you learn in the classroom; the other 60 percent, you learn in the roda".

(i should end the post here while i sound so philosophical and "Confucius says", but i'm not done yet)

oh yes. SENTOSA on Wednesday!
it was nice to have a day just to chill. and not expect to do so many things at the beach, but just relax.
which is different from lazing around on my ass at home.
and we had Captain's Ball on the sand, which was awesome. Polly's ingenious bartop-dancing technique sure scored us some points.
note to self: do not attempt Capoeira on a beach. kicks and spins can cause disastrous results for spectators.

yep, that's it! nothing else in my holiday has been worthy of mention.
ps. i'm sorry if there were too many technical terms.