Blog summary 2.

I was surprised to see the word education near leisure. To me leisure always sounded like pleasure. Adding education made it more sound like academic and less as a freely chosen state of mind that results in intrinsic feelings of happiness, satisfaction and pleasure like defined in class by the majority of the students.
I only understood the true meaning of leisure education when I reread my blogs. I saw myself describing and trying to explain things, so that the reader would understand and may be find an interest.
After the first summary, I started talking more about the kind of leisure I like to do. More, I tried to give details on how I leisure, for example: Kung Fu, Airsoft.
I was also trying to educate those who would read my blogs.
I did so for two reasons:
- First, I wanted the reader to understand and have a clear idea of what I was doing, what it takes to do it and, most important, how to do it.
- Second, by giving these details, I was aiming at developing an interest in the reader. That could lead the reader to participate. ( Leisure Education = (+ Lesiure Participation) / (- Reactance, Learned Helplessness, Boredom, Structural Constrains, etc.)
I see myself as a positive person when it comes to leisure. Csikszentmihalyi proposed that flow could be reached if the balance between skills and challenges was respected.To me, to achieve the state of flow all I need is the challenge or challenges. It doesn’t madder if I have the skills or not. My Enjoyment is to push myself and see how far I can go. It is all about intrinsic motivation, self-determination and self-awareness.

First time to go kart!!!!!!!!

For the first time of my life, I experienced a go kart race. It was fun and exiting experience. I did not have the required skills to win, but the challenge was there.
Next time hopefully.
Ho ya!!!! One more thing. Never eat before you go kart.We can call that leisure education.

What is Airsoft?

So, who know what is Airsoft? Well, let me educate you a bit about airsoft ;)
Airsoft is an extreme game played indoor or outdoor. It is almost the same as paintball, the main differences between the two are: the guns, the goggles to protect your eyes and the costs.
The guns are different because they look like real ones, and shoot BB’s instead of paint balls. They still hurt believe me. Also, we only use goggles to protect the eyes instead of a mask that covers the whole face.
Finally, the costs. An airsoft gun could cost you between 600$ and 2800$, sometimes even more. The good thing is that the BB’s are really cheep. One bag of 3000 for 20$, and the game can cost between 10$ and 30$. The suit is not mandatory unless you play for a team, then you need to dress the same. One game could hold up to 200 players (its like a real war).
There is one disadvantage, to play airsfot, you need to know someone who plays already. To play paintball, all you need to do is to look for centre on the yellow pages.
I wont say that airsoft is a closed club, the reason why it is like that is because it is still an unknown.
I have played airsoft for 5 years. It was the best leisure in my life. To me it is like a game of hide and seek for adults. It was also a good opportunity to socialize and enjoy nature.
Why I had to quit? Money. Big big issue. Specially if you play in a team. You are constantly buying new stuff and upgrading your gun or guns. I am looking to rejoin the community in the near future, hopefully next summer.

I hate exams :(

Yesterday, my friends and I went outside of Montreal to pluck some apples. It was nice to leave the city and breathe some fresh air. The weather was nice, the sun was shining, the wind was blowing, perfect day to release all your stress. Unfortunately, I could feel that leisure state of mind. I was constantly remembering our coming exam this Thursday. It wasn’t a pleasant feeling. Maybe it is a sign that should study more.

The New Session Has Started!!!!!!!!!!!

Last Thursday, the majority of the students and the teacher, from my kung fu school, went to a Chinese restaurant to celebrate the beginning of the new session. It was a good opportunity to all of us to meet outside the context of kung fu for once and get know each others more, specially the new ones. We had alot of fun and the food was great too. I personally liked more because, when we are in class we must follow certain rules and behave according to those rules. At the restaurant, we were free to talk, make jocks and make fun of each others. Something that is not tolerated at the school.