days without smoking: 3

went skating today, minimal urge to smoke.....

skated from 10 to 4 in the afternoon....

days without smoking: 2

but with the help of 2 sticks to make it through skating....

days without smoking: 1

spent the day playing gta so the urge to smoke is not as strong, but skating tmr will be a test....

better suppress my urges with a healthy glass of rum...

grades are coming out soon... looks like i chose a bad time to quit smoking....

damn i need a smoke now....

days quit smoking: 0 and counting

went for a run today and decided to quit smoking.... seems to be a yearly event for me....

todays skating was good.... drove to sp with alvin 1, alvin 2 and sam, took out the rails and boxes.... relearning old tricks like back 50's, back 5-0's, back feebles and nose mannys.... felt good and it was a relaxed chilled out session....

at least we got to skate new places, while keeping the RPM at max of 2.2....

semi hung over, skating later.... provided the guys manage to get off the xbox and in the car....

big spins are the shit to do....

and the new mariah carey video makes me all happy:



and this nas song gets me hyped:

looks like my list of trick is going to have to hold on for a couple more weeks while my ankle loosen up a bit... at least i learned nollie lipslides today....

been studying since 6 in the after noon and it is now almost 5 in the morning.... finishing up writing notes for UGC, 6 chapters down and 1 left....

need a smoke, some redbull and plow through the last chapter....

week of hell, here i come... skating will follow soon....

you know what, fuck it, im going to skate this friday at sp.... 5 weeks off the board is too long for me.... even if its just rolling around, i need to start skating again...

this is skateboarding....

to add to the list

switch boardslides (front more than back, wan made them look so good back in the day)
fs noseblunts (provided my left foot gets better)

shalyns bar event 2 in days.... all stocks in and working with my brother... should be good...

other tricks to work on when i get back skating:

front smiths (koston does them perfectly, got inspired)
switch skating (the basics, 180s and shit)
nollie nosegrinds
front board 270 revert out

xrays today showed its no fracture, but there is a severely injured ligament.... ankle in brace tmr and looks like no skating for 6 weeks....

fuck....

almost a week in and my ankle is still fucked, guess its not an ordinary sprain.... might be a slight fracture or crack.... xrays on tuesdays will tell....

been keeping busy planning for shalyns bartening event, which has really reignited my love for bartending.... it is my dream to start a bartending-catering business with my brother like we discussed last year....

ive strangely been more psyched on skating than i have been in the past.... having it taken away from me has made me realise how much it means to me, and how i want to keep it a part of my life.... hell i was even thinking about taking up skate photography or filming while recovering just to be able to be part of skateboarding...

tricks to work on when i start skateboarding again:

back tails (as always)
back smiths (thanks to fully flared)
fs 360s (i had of dream of doing them knee high the other night)
lien to tails reverts on minis (the thought came while smoking)
back lips (was trying them then the injury)
kickflips (hey a busted ankle might do good things)

in closing, go watch all 16 episodes of cardiel epicly later'd.... so fucking inspirational.... in a nut shell, john cardiel broken his back in a freak accident and was told by doctors he would never walk again.... through his positive outlook on life, he was able to show up the doctors and is returning to his love, skateboarding....

www.vbs.tv

ankle is in a cast, have to walk around in crutches.... life is a bitch... quitting skateboarding seems like an option at times like these....

skate tour today was horrible... fuck weather, fuck spots and fuck ankle on the last trick of the day... fucking rolled it ollieing down a stupid set of 5 at toa payoh.... times like these make me feel like quitting....

see how the pain is tmr, may have to go for an xray....

ok so heres the plan for 20th march skating....

sam come pick me up at my place at 11, we go and get alvin and jeff..

warm up at jerrelds stage

kovan, stairs and see what else

bedok, hopefully we can find a low rail...

then work and dinner and whatever...

bring camera, extra board i you think youll break one....

you know what grinds my gears?

mika, he should not be allowed in music
not being able to get UFC 82 downloaded