Bantus Capoeira Batizado 2008!

WARNING: This is going to be a longggggggggg post!

For the benefit of those whom isn't sure what is Batizado, it is a so call "grading" which is held every year for all Capoeira schools around the world, it's just a matter of when for each school. It is the time where new Capoeira learners officially becomes a Capoeirista and those with a corda (belt) gets promoted to the next level.

Okay, what makes Capoeira so special is that you can only take part in Batizado once a year which means you're going to be with your corda for 1 full year, unlike say Taekwando where you can take your grading 4 times a year! -.-

Of course, as you advance to a new level, the level and repertoire of skills must be better and one must learn how to sing and play the instruments. Without the instruments, there is no Capoeira.


Bantus Capoeira, Singapore

This is the 3rd Batizado in Singapore by Bantus Capoeira and what an event it was! My very first Batizado after a gruelling 1 year training. The whole workshop where we train at YMCA under the different instuctors from Brazil, Australia, Malaysia and Singapore lasted 3 well-worth-it days.

Enough words, let the pictures do the talking!!!!!!!


Mestre Pintor


Juliene Grace Palomar Fresnedi



RP Capoeiristas with Graduado Claudinho & Instuctor Grao

Group picture with Claudinho

Graduado Rapfael

Contra Mestre Silvio

Fooling around but lotsa fun!

Singapore poly & Republic poly Capoeiristas

Graduation Capoeirstas

Little Capoeirista kids ((:

Mestre Pintor with his DSLR

Grao, our crazy acrobatic person!! )):

Group picture

More group pictures

More & more group pictures

Inside YMCA building

More pictures inside YMCA

Happy faces (:

These were some of the pictures we took after training with the different instructors, especially Rapfael!!

He wasn't crazy, he was INDESCRIBABLE!!! Apprently, the moves he executed was out of this world and we could only clap our hands!! Imagine that!

ROAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ):

OUR FIRST CORDA!!! (:

I love this!

Over here, I would like to thank Graduado Claudinho for his training and this guy seems to know our school better than us so much that it's starting to get ridiculous and making us looking like some sua-gu in our own backyard! Special THANKS to Mestre Pintor, Graduado Rapfael, Instructor Grao, Professor Margo, Contra-Mestre Silvio, and all Capoeiristas for being part of this very very special event.

*Clap hands*~~~~~~ waiting for next year...

Obrigado Capoeiristas! (:

Parissss

I always get friends telling me every now and then, how they would love to travel to the likes of Paris, London, Barcelona, Rome, Blah blah blah. I'm not surprise as these are cities not only with great history, cultures and food but many others ranging from its nightlife to castles.

Since I just got my laptop back after a gazillion years, I thought I might as well post some pictures from my recent trip around some of Europe finest cities.

Let's begin...

Eiffel Tower, Paris

The icon of Paris, and a century ago, they even have the thought of demolising it. By sheer luck, it was never demolish or the whole Parisians will burn the graves of those responsible for the fall of Eiffel.

Sacre Coeur, Paris

I get this view from my hostel where I stayed in the Montmartre area. Inside there, you feel a sense of holiness and God-like enlightenment that I almost thought I was part of all Gods if I had stayed in there any longer!

Chateau De Versailles

About 20km away lies one of the grandest palaces in the world. It's so grand that the word grand don't do any justice. It's not only enormous but expensive. With nearly 6000 paintings, 1500 drawings, 700 rooms and taking up 51000m^2 of floor space, it's like living on another small planet!!!!! No wonder, the whole of France was nearly bankrupt because of King Louis XIV. Walao, if I ever just bankrupt my family, my mum would disown me!! ):

Mont St Michel, Normandy

I took a lovely day trip out to Normandy, 4 hours train ride to see this UNESCO world heritage site, Mont Saint Michel. It has every bit of a castle feel with its clobbled streets in there, cemetery, a fantastic view top and now surrounded 3/4 by water. It used to be covered entirely on water, imagine those fairytale kind (: Of cos I miss out on the arc du triomphe, the latin quarter and Champ elysees )):

Louvre museum, Paris

Paintings, paintings more paintings and more more paintings!!! Mona Lisa is held here by the way and we cannot even get close to it. Maybe a person with high fever would activate its radiation system. (think National treasure).

Of cos, Paris is more than all this. With great food, number of strip clubs along montmartre area, musee d'orsay, latin quarter and champs Elysees.

(Next up, Lisbon...)

More patience!

My wonderful laptop is still not ready for collecting. Whatever happens to the word efficient from Acer!

Honestly, this is my forth visit in 2 months to Acer, is it me who do not know how to take care of it considering the fact that my ipod, handphone, laptop has all been spoiled before when it land on mine hands.

I demand a brand new laptop from Acer, you heard me!

Anyway, last I heard, Malaysia airlines has slashed prices to destinations like taiwan and Tokyo.

Go check it out if you think you work hard this year like kennysia and deserve a good break.

Patience

I know you guys are getting ready to read some kiss-ass post but my Acer laptop has crashed again for the gazillionth time so be patient while I wait for my baby to be discharged from "ICU".

Below is one of the conversation between Khai and me sometime ago

Khai: Cloud, why are you looking at hot guys nowadays?
Me: Because you guys keep f*****g me when I look at hot chicks
Khai: How do you explain when you were kissing the graffiti of a girl!!
Me: Because I look at girl, you guys screw me, I look at guys, you people think I'm gay, than what you want me to do!!!!!

This is getting KNNBCCB! -.-

About me

Hello everyone, this is my very first post, thus I shall introduce a little bit about myself. Firstly, my name is Cloud living and studying in Singapore. An avid trekker and a traveller by blood. I live by many mottos in life and so far, I am contented that everything in life has gone on pretty smoothly for me.

I am holding onto 2 diplomas, one of them in Biomedical Electronics and the other in Travel, Tourism and Hospitality management. Apart from studies, I got a 2-star kayaking certificate, an open water diver, an avid trekker, and a traveller by blood.


While not travelling, I practice the art of Capoeira and chilling out with friends over the weekends and playing with my camera.

Pictures of my treks and travels will be updated over the next few weeks so watch this space.

I know she looks hot!

And, this is me!