Republic Day

On 2nd of June here in Italy we have the Festa della Repubblica (Republic Day), a public holiday that at alternate periods was putted on and off from hoidays calendars, depending on whom side was on Government.
Last time was putted off on 1977, the excuse was economic recession (is it only in Italy that you can claim the fact that you can't have an holiday if you don't have money?), then was again on calendars from year 2000.
On 2nd June 1946 Italy decided to change Government, from monarchy to republic, with one of the most attended votation in country's history.

Someone could think that after 63 years we're not passing a great period, having a so-called "President", as our Prime Minister like to call himself, that act as if he's a sort of absolute monarch, and I'm actually thinking if we really changed government mode or only the people that is ruling the country.

Apart that, this weekend wil be the occasion for many to have a 4-5 days holiday, because 2nd is on Tuesday, and is possible to stay away from work (for those who still have one, of course) from Friday until Wednesday.

If you are around Friuli Venezia Giulia, that is the region where I live, you can take advantage for wine tasting during Cantine Aperte, which is very dangerous tough, especially if you don't have a "designated driver"! :-)

As for now is all, have a nice weekend and careful with the drink!

Ciao!

Udine workshop

On Sunday 23rd we attended a Tai Ji and internal arts workshop, held by Anthony Walmsley.
We were hosted by Mario Antoldi in his gym, which is a nice place in Udine.

As usual we trained not only in the gym, but also in restaurant, even if the training there was not quite "martial" :-)

Anthony is more an encyclopedia than a master, with plenty of notions and interesting info, even if you're not practicing Tai Ji or Chinese martial arts I would recommend a training day, just to "widen your angle"!

Big news!

Hey everybody!

It's been quite a while since last post..

This period I thought a lot about what I want to do after the year spent away, and

I realized that if I keep to do jobs only for money while I'm trying to get the big shot as

fitness adviser, I'll never do it.

So I decided to come back home and start working on it, seriously.

On 8th I did my last work shift, and on the very next day I went to give my resignation.
I came back home just after Easter, cause I spent my last days in Rome with Lele and his family.
I'm sad about the fact that my friends there will not so easy to catch up with, as it was before leaving Italy on 2007, but here in my home town I can work easily on my projects, I don't have the nightmare of a rent and I can concentrate better without going in jobs only for money.

Hope that I can first change this blog in a work tool, so there will be also some posts in Italian, when I'll write about martial arts and about my future projects.

Keep in touch!

Ciao!

Keep going!

That is my advise for this week, after troubles at the workplace, after a depressing mood that kept me away from training and going out, I start rise again..

This doesn't mean that troubles are over, because "difficulties are not in your life, they ARE your life", so it's better to act like they're over, smile and keep going!

Did you notice how poor my posts are after I stop travelling?

Maybe cause nothing much is happening at the moment, or perhaps my expectations are a little too bigger due of my trips last year, and now everything seems so boring!

I'll think about it..

Keep a plan B!

Last weekend was not as I expected, cause my friends got a problem with ID card, so they had to cancel the trip to Rome for this weekend, hopefully they'll come later.

I canceled all the other options for the weekend, to stay with them, so I stayed at home almost all time.

That's the problem when you put all the eggs in one basket, so to speak..

And that's also the reason of the post title, that is also my motto, and that so far always worked in every aspect of my life.

At least friday I went to Lele's with our friend Sandro, was a training night on Tai Ji, cause we need to keep up for February workshop in Avigliano; as for me I can say that I need more training, cause I feel like a mozzarella :)

Ciao!

Waiting for the weekend

Hi everybody!

One of the few good things of this period is that I have Fridays and Saturdays off all January, due to the fact that I have night shift on Wed and Thu.

So it's nice to enjoy weekends like normal people, I can even see my friends and go to the movies, hurray!

This weekend in particular one of my friends that I met Oz is coming to Rome, I'm quite excited cause I didn't see her since I left Oz last year.

Still don't know what to do and where to go, but we'll figure it out :)

For the rest is pretty much the same, I don't want to bore you with workplace troubles..

Ciriciao!

Happy New Year 2009!

Wish to everybody a wonderful 2009, even in these hard times of recession..
The show must go on!

Ciauz!