stepping up the shooting range

my strong hand is right, so what's yours?
and for the expert shooters, did i stood the proper stance?
or at least my weak hand is in it's proper place. 


ahhh, that's cool, isn't it? i'm sure you  also want to try a bit of it? so, who would like to join me in my next step at the shooting range?  let's try the long one, or shotgun maybe. but before we do that, we need to learn first GUN SAFETY RULES.


if you think that i am preparing for something big in here, you got it wrong..ha ha, i ain't goin' into war or competition maybe,  stepping up at the shooting range with 50 rounds of stoeger were just one of the many activities that needs to be done to get close with the things you like to do most. 
and with this, i would like to give big thanks to jing, junie and beng for the patience and for the cool company.


so here's the shameful part of the story, the range officers kept shouting like: "junie - sight getting lower",  "beng - missed, you're out in the center (is he mad?)" hmmp.!
and out of the 50 rounds i only fired at least 25 of it missing in air the 15 bullets, except when i used the strong hand stance, recalling all the proper breathing and trigger pointing, sighting taught by my coaches voila! one time big time hitting the head. stress relief!

i ain't steady, just tryin'

zoom in ...

with that stance, trembling hand and eyes closed, i hit the head part of the target paper - out of pure luck... LOL 




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9/11 - a day to remember

9/11 has long been a tragic history in the life of every mankind. as who would ever forget the suicide attack made by the heartless terrorist with an end aim of destroying and burning pathways to world peace.

9/11 is indeed a day to remember, with same day last year, i recollect that this day was marked as an extraordinary day in my journey, as to others this day, their lives has ended, literally, while to others theirs has just begun, changed, renewed or reliven.

as to me 9/11 is everything ...as it was the beginning of all the first time experiences in my life and at the same time an ending of some dreams painful and blissful.

beginning - 9/11/10 - from a naivete, non-complaining, gullible, obsessive-compulsive and intuitive - introvert person who built walls to ward off people coming near the bench of my being i turned into slightly objective, risk taker and got out with that protective shelf i built,  i've explored, wandered and defiant to name a few. most of all, i've welcomed dream and dreaming with, found a wandering soulmate,  and pursued together mr. happy-ness and juggled with the ms. rare.

--this was also the day of my first open water experience in scuba diving, the life underwater --was the experience that i would never trade for anything and so with the thing that comes with it, i never planned nor expected it would happened and with arms wide open i embraced all the risk it entails. it didn't ask for my life once, but twice, thrice and more, yet it didn't not caused me to take aback. cause i believe that life is worth taking the risk.    


the ending - 9/11/11 - the trouble with finding happy-ness is the painful fact that it never lasts... i have known it long that in time comes goodbye, but i never knew it would be on the day with the same day when it begins... i hadn't had enough of having and giving, but time has not been my friend., it didn't gave me the chances i needed. and today, i turned and walked away from dreaming. waved goodbye to the soul in my mirror with love as my only provision. 

 9/11.

hard time to forever

i'm having a hard time laying my thoughts recently, must have been that few days from now i'll be putting my views into new and different perspective, leaving behind the old and familiar things and routines in my daily waking hour...as the clock ticks it rings to me that i'm running short of time to do the things that need to be done, people and places that need to come and see, must have things thats been overlooked or discounted but mind it no more as to strive is futile. for the part that wasn't achieved nor get done, i'll leave it to fate and the good luck. time pass inevitably and i wish i could hold it to stop, so i would stay forever this way,but i won't either, for i know i wouldn't be happy anyway...it's just the thought of letting go and moving on thats hard to own up..

Je t'aime pour toujours...

mastering tuck diving

No, i didn't jump from the platform, i can't do that yet (at least for now), but what i mean is, improving my skills in tuck diving.

i could still remember when we had our first lesson in SCUBA, one of the module taught was to tuck dive, and one activity is to find five peso coin thrown at the floor of the pool and in blindfold, if you get one you'll be applauded!! but for me, i never found any but rather bumped my head for the nth times at the wall of the pool. ha ha ha... (poor baby!)

that was it! i was the so slow student to learn the skill, thanks to our Instructor to be so patient in mentoring me the necessary skills, to the coordinator and organizers and of course a big thumbs up and ok sign to divebuddy for the unending support and encouragement to practice more to make it perfect...

finally, i could  equally perform tuck dive with them now and not only that i could touch and pick five peso coin at the floor of a 6 feet pool but could even kiss the floor for a seconds.

for those who would like to try, here's the tip from http://www.scuba-tutor.com/diving-skills/snorkeling/tuck-dive.php

Tuck Dive

The tuck dive is used when you are stationary at the surface. Use the following procedure when using the tuck dive. 

1. With your body stationary and upright at the surface, lift your knees up toward your chest.


2. Use your hands and fins to roll your body into a head-first position.


3. Quickly extend your legs straight up out of the water. The weight of your legs will push your body below the surface.


4. Begin kicking as soon as your fins enter the water. Remember to equalize your ears as you descend.

enjoy diving...

SWIM YOUR STRESS AWAY

STRESS in it's simpliest definition is something that affects a person in a negative way and it takes toll in our daily lives. Therefore, to avoid becoming worn out with the daily stressors one has to know how to balance all aspect of life and manage the irritating. 


as for me, i make sure that i had time to get away from the distressing familiarity... and SWIMMING  is one of my way to release anxiety, tension, anger, frustrations and all such negatives which my physiologic being has acquired.  


Last night, albeit cold, raining and with storm signal number 2 of typhoon Juaning, i and my co-workers sneaked out in the four corners of our cubes and made a hideaway at Chateau Leonor, located at Carig, Tuguegarao City, it's an awesome place, good ambiance and so close to nature, though i haven't got the chance to make a good photo shoot of the place, because aside from a not so good weather condition, it's almost twilight at the time when we get there. ('ll just schedule my next visit here soon, for the good shots)..

my undying peace sign and killer smile for a pose...

trying to do the breast stroke.. (as if i knew... hihi)

a cheers for the inimitable sudden sneak out...(prompted by yours truly) 

after an hour dip, here i go ...

renewed and ready to get stressed again... 

..ready to get stressed again, ha ha! that's life anyway, A CYCLE, therefore, another get rid of your stress event is coming my way soon.. .