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donovan \d(o)-no-van\ is pronounced DAH-na-vun. it is of irish and gaelic origin, and its meaning is "dark; brown-haired chieftain".

the brown haired chieftain.

donovan koh.
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Wednesday, June 4, 2008

12:17 AM

at gughan's suggestion, to set the tone of this entry. "hi. i dont give a shit what you are thinking but these are the facts. shut up and read."

as some of you might know, i've been quite busy with only 4 things. pool, driving, my job and gym.

pool:

i'm getting somewhere, jeremy says i've improved much from when i first picked up a cue. and shaun also says i've improved at a fast pace. i've been playing for 'bout 5 months now. but the sense of skill difference is always there when i look at how shaun and nigel plays. bah i so wanna reach their level, but they took 6 years to get there. i've to work on my stroke and stance for now, and i'm just starting to play around with english to get better position. i feel that my idea for positioning's getting better, and so is my strength control. but argh, not consistent with my stroke, so my accuracy's always an issue. when i'm good, i'm pretty damn good if i may say so myself, but that doesn't come that often or consistently. i've resorted to using shaun's circular stroke, but now he says my wrist is too locked for that. so do i go back to straight feathering? or do i continue and push on? or do a mixture of circular and straight? all these damn questions, i need practice and time to experiment. problem is each option would require a month or two at least before i can decide it is or isn't for my style. this current stage of self discovery is the most frustrating at the moment.

my 770 baby.

driving:

TP's on july 22nd. wish me luck guys, i think i'm an ok driver la. don't think i'll have to retake 6 times. the person who i'm refering to should know himself. LOL.

job:

honestly, 20 an hour to babysit people, turn on and off computers and mainly watch korean dramas, use msn, read books, is pretty damn good stuff. but it can get boring, trust me. can't wait to start school proper.

gym:

i've been hitting the gym at least twice if not 3 times a week now, since feb. i know i've improved, cause i can lift heavier weights now, plus i'm more toned. but in terms of mass, it's freaking slow. no idea why. maybe the diet? not enough cardio? i'm thinking of trying weight gain or protein once uni starts, IF i can settle down a fairly decent regular gym period while i'm in SMU.

so yeah, basically i wake up, go to work/gym, depending on the day, shoot pool at night/drive, then go to sleep. rinse and repeat. pretty boring and repetitive yeah. so if anyone wants to go out and catch up or something, just sms.