tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465541.post3047088397379284819..comments2023-10-01T10:41:23.092-05:00Comments on Going my Way: The internet is right, it took a year.Mirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01918610819952156537noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465541.post-67334610549563222742007-09-21T02:59:00.000-05:002007-09-21T02:59:00.000-05:00I loved this post, all of it.I too have been on th...I loved this post, all of it.<BR/>I too have been on the bus ride, plane ride, walking down the street even - and there will be a person in the exact same situation you described. I feel sorry for the 'victim' more so than the 'perpetrator' in the case of pointless anger - it hurts the self esteem of that person greatly. But I also really feel bad for the other person, who is so angry that a misbalanced stop or a lengthy wait would cause such a tirade. There really has to be a lot going on with such a person, and you can see it in their eyes, face, and posture. As a hard-of-hearing person, I take extra care to watch the body language of a person - I miss a lot of what people say, but the message reaches by watching the face (and lips) and body language. Then, I can usually pretend, at the least, that I understood. I can usually come up with an appropriate response. But that's a different thing altogether. When people are angry, sad, upset - their whole body says it. They are tense, riled with emotion - ESPECIALLY someone who is angry. It's actually interesting to watch and pay attention if you ever have the time.<BR/>But, anyway, I find the whole discussion of sweat/sports drink drinking bizarre and very funny. I'll stick to my grapefruit juice, thank you, regardless of whether it really IS sweat or not.<BR/>As for the position you presented on being overweight, I understand completely. <BR/>You said "Does that make me a better person? No. Does it change my value, nor the effort that I have placed towards my karate training? No. Does it enhance my knowledge of karate? No. All of these things were there regardless of my physical side."<BR/>Exactly.<BR/>Those things don't change. The physical differences make you feel better about the way you look, increase your stamina and fitness perhaps, and of course lower health benifits, but they don't really change who you are. I too have lost a good deal of weight recently (I'm proud to say, though embarassed to as well, that I am FINALLY below the "obese" line - seriously lowering my risk for any number of problems), but I have to say that it doesn't change anything. I am no smarter, I don't think I am any more or less beautiful. Losing weight didn't magically make me a better karate student - though the training that made me lose the weight did.<BR/>And I, too, hate that an overweight person exercising is seen as a joke. How else are we to change our size BESIDES exercise? I have never been one who likes to diet, and dieting alone is not healthy anyway. I prefer to just train obsessively - fun and rewarding and I get to eat more. But I have experienced that. Riding my bike through town, I have had rocks thrown at me, been called names - "fatso," "bitch," "lardass," among them - and any number of things by the general public. And it really pisses me off. Mainly because I, in contrast to all the others in their nice, air-conditioned and high speed motor vehicles, am getting somewhere on my OWN steam. I would have to say that I am being a good deal less of a 'lardass' than someone who throws rocks from cars at fat people on bikes. <BR/>But people still think that's okay, that they can do that. I would never, ever comment on an overweight person exercising - I think it is wonderful - FAR less concerning than the walking sticks that I see passing out on the treadmills. <BR/>Far less.<BR/>And, like you, karate changed my view about exercising. My sensei never made my weight an issue. I was, of course, expected to do anything any one else did - and while it took a while at first, I was able to. I wasn't treated as a fat person. I was treated like everyone else. I thought it was fun though, because I got to play the middle line. I was the example for both "when someone larger comes at you... they'll have more power because of their size" and "a short, small woman(I'm 5'3), like Sarah would be faster and more able to get into quick and smaller places than a taller man, larger man" <BR/>Interesting dichotomy. <BR/>But yes, excellent post, I'll keep reading.<BR/>SarahSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05288916590604922203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465541.post-3107122866730138302007-09-06T10:11:00.000-05:002007-09-06T10:11:00.000-05:00Colin.. Would you know if that stuff really "sweat...Colin.. Would you know if that stuff really "sweat", or is that just the words in the title? How did it taste? Was it sweet and salty? or just salty?Mirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01918610819952156537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465541.post-53753579774569383722007-09-05T20:02:00.000-05:002007-09-05T20:02:00.000-05:00I've drunk pocari sweat before - and like it! But ...I've drunk pocari sweat before - and like it! But then maybe that's the Asian in me. :-)<BR/><BR/>ColinColin Weehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01777513509370303056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465541.post-54787664342021167742007-09-05T07:02:00.000-05:002007-09-05T07:02:00.000-05:00Thanks for your comment Chosha!It's a relief to fi...Thanks for your comment Chosha!<BR/><BR/>It's a relief to find out that this product isn't as said. I could believe that a rival company could even want to place defamatory information on a product on the internet hoping to drive down sales.<BR/><BR/>BUT.. IF this product was being produced in such a negative way, I would still reject that.Mirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01918610819952156537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465541.post-17132117209422444132007-09-04T23:44:00.000-05:002007-09-04T23:44:00.000-05:00It's totally NOT sweat. It's a soft drink that tas...It's totally NOT sweat. It's a soft drink that tastes kind of like a sports drink (non-bubbly, sweet and a little salty at the same time), which I think is the point of using the word 'sweat', but without them realising that it sounds to an English-speaker like it contains sweat. Like Bill said, Engrish can get interesting, and pretty funny. The link to that page wasn't working for me, but I'm guessing it's a joke page like the fake page about "bonsai kittens" supposedly kept in jars to keep them small and alter their shape like the trees - just someone having their fun and playing on the funny name.choshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07724444970503533654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465541.post-21712220616907186212007-09-04T09:00:00.000-05:002007-09-04T09:00:00.000-05:00Thanks Silverstar. I'm glad that my life took a tu...Thanks Silverstar. I'm glad that my life took a turn too.<BR/><BR/>OH.. I sure hope that it's not really some sort of animal cruelty thing, Bill. I would rather believe that it's just a gimmic to get people to buy this product. Thank you for the Engrish link, I'll go check it up as soon as I can.<BR/><BR/>Forgetting the body-soul-temple connection is REALLY easy, Mat. There are many times when one gets stuck in the body level, and can't see past it. I wonder if negative emotions like anger can be at the body level too.Mirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01918610819952156537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465541.post-49790034444907249772007-09-04T08:41:00.000-05:002007-09-04T08:41:00.000-05:00"She is hurting herself. This negative anger is ca..."She is hurting herself. This negative anger is causing all sorts of damaging chemicals, and stress hormones to be released into her body which will cause tons of chain reactions. The longer that she carries this anger within her, the more damage she will do to herself. Learn to react to a moment, learn what motivates your response, look at how you are judging others behaviours, and learn to calm yourself down, and see the bigger picture so that you can let go of the little things, and live a happier life."<BR/><BR/>amen.<BR/><BR/>"However, this effort takes humility, because when you start training as a fat person, there are many people with negative judgemental attitudes that will attempt to discourage you from your goal"<BR/><BR/>Each time I see someone with some extra weight training, running, whatever, I am reminded of myself at 14 years of age. And I think : "keep running. you're doing good." Not : Oh, you overweight thing. stop it, don't you see it's not giving anything?<BR/><BR/>Forgetting the body-soul-body temple connection is easy. I've done it countless times already. But now, I remember.<BR/><BR/>That's what's important. And now, you remember too.<BR/><BR/>Cheers!Mathieuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06914289317924626891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465541.post-15332613626161655742007-09-04T07:46:00.000-05:002007-09-04T07:46:00.000-05:00Psst, it's not really from an animal. It's a famou...Psst, it's not really from an animal. It's a famous example of Engrish, English words that are used in Asian (typically Japan) countries in such a way that is humourous to native English speakers. In this case, the sweat refers to hard work, and the drink is kind of like Gatorade.<BR/><BR/>See a huge range of examples at http://www.engrish.com/<BR/><BR/>Very funny if you've got time to kill and can download the pictures.<BR/><BR/>Billwmiochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486191022562807342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465541.post-1972710571867378992007-09-04T06:31:00.000-05:002007-09-04T06:31:00.000-05:00That 'pocari sweat' thing is really gross! (If its...That 'pocari sweat' thing is really gross! (If its true, but people consume all sorts of weird things so its not that unlikely)<BR/>That's great that were able to receive positive encouragement from your first Sensei and have chosen to live and think positively as well.:)Silverstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00707642480724401146noreply@blogger.com