Lest I forget…all of Your goodness, the blood You have shed…

    Hey everyone! The past few days of my life were most eventful, but before i say anything else I wanna wish my dear friend Ashley, a very Happy 20th Birthday!!! You’ve been such a great friend to me. Words can’t express how wonderful a person you are and I hope you have a blast on this special day! Thank you for being such an inspiration to me and those around you.

   
    Also, a very Happy 20th Birthday to my very dear friend Stephanie Thomas. She’s a real hottie and just last month (March), she won Malaysia’s Top Female Model of the month. Steph, I pray God will continue to lead you and guide you in everything you do. May all your dreams come true. I really hope you win the finals at the end of the year. *HUGZ*

    So lets start from Sunday. Filhos da Bahia Capoeira School had its 13th annual batizado (grading) at our new academy. The event was a huge success and there was a display of amazing capoeira. Famous mestres, profesors (teachers) and instructors came from Brazil, Argentina, and all over Australia. Filhos da Bahia currently has branches in 6 countries all around the world: Brazil, Australia, South Korea, New Caledonia, France and Japan. Capoeiristas were not only pulling off gravity defying stunts, but also challenging each other in the roda. During my turn, I played against Profesor Cachaca from Grupo Porto da Barra.

    Cachaca is known to be rather aggressive in the roda, so I was extremely careful. This cost me my usual flow in the roda, but I managed to hold my own for a while before going down via a headbutt to my midsection. From the moment we shook hands, there was no hint of mercy as I was bombarded with kicks to my head. Most were blocked using my arms but one actually connected to the top of my head when I couldn’t totally esquiva (dodge) in time. However, I’m just glad he didn’t get me in the jaw or neck, since that was where he was aiming for (i just took out 3 wisdom teeth!). Only at one time did he drop his guard and I actually manage to get in a kick to drive the point home. Most of the time I could only defend. So, after much hard work, I was awarded my 3rd cord. Woohoo!! A capoeirista from Japan after me wasn’t so lucky though. A kick from Cachaca actually connected straight with his face….nose bleed! Poor guy! (we don’t use protective gear) I was rather sad however, since it would be the last time I am a part of Filhos da Bahia since I’m moving to Gold Coast and will be joining Zambiacongo. So, here’s a pic of me and my instructor, Camarao.

    Then on Monday, the funniest thing happened. My connect group planned a surprise party for me. But guess what I surprised them instead. Haha! I totally forgot about Connect Group!! So there they were with cake, gifts and all, but no bday boy! Darrel called me an hour after it started, and I had to drive down to the city. Funny thing was they forgot candles and a lighter, so I was made to bring that as punishment. Haha! But we had a blast anyway. Thanks everyone for celebrating….me!! love u heaps! oh, and Ying made such yummy kenyaku (is that how it’s spelled?) jelly!

    On Tuesday, I had a birthday lunch for my family members, close friends, and school mates. I felt bad that I couldn’t invite so many other people (esp my CG), but my house can only fit so few and it was a really last minute thing. Hope you guys understand. But thanks heaps to everyone. I really love you guys. The gifts and cards you gave me were really thoughtful, and I wanna thank everyone even those from Malaysia, who wrote me a message in that album. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Terima Kasih!!

   
Well, thats all I’m gonna blog about for now. Take care everyone. Much love…

ps-if you read this blog, lemme know by commenting. And thanks Howee for the wonderful feedback!

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