October 14, 2010
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“Hey Alex, remember that time you punched a light post?”
“Yes, you remind me everytime we see each other!”I have a friend that I see once in a blue moon nowadays, but whenever we meet up he likes to bring up funny memories from our college years. One of his favorite memories was a time I more or less lost my cool on the tennis courts. As far as emotional explosions go, it wasn’t like one of those crazy, exaggerated blow ups you see on many reality shows. However, the fact that I can count with just one hand the number of times I’ve lost it in public probably made this stick out in my friend’s head.
I generally try to let things slide and look on the bright side whenever I can. If you’ve seen Ktown Cowboys (if you haven’t, you can watch it here) you could compare me to Rob in terms of demeanor.
Like Rob though, I can only take so much before my anger-o-meter fills up!
On that day, my friend and I were playing tennis against two other people. I guess it was a really bad day for me because I wasn’t staying very calm or collected at all. I felt like I was hitting way too many easy volleys into the net as well as turning into a double faulting machine. It was very frustrating, but made more frustrating whenever I saw the other team celebrate my mistakes (sportsmanship dictates that as a no no).
As mistakes began piling up from me, I felt my anger-o-meter go up and up. I went from just sighing, to slapping my leg, to whacking the net hard with my racket.
I missed this one last easy volley that ultimately pushed me past the tipping point. I let out a roar and almost smashed my racket into the ground. Fortunately, I manage to hold back on that move and instead chose the next “best” thing: I punched the light post. Several times. I might as well have screamed “ALEX SMASH!” just to top it off.
After I was finished, I calmed down and got ready to play the next point. However, when I looked up I saw everyone else was not getting ready to play but instead was staring at me in amazement. Finally, my friend spoke up.
“Uhhh Alex, your hand is bleeding.”
I looked down and saw that he was correct. At this instance, my frustrations dissipated as I started laughing at the ridiculousness of what I just did. I ended up finishing up the match, wiping away the blood from my leaking knuckles between points. Good times.
No wonder my friend won’t let me live this down XP
Hey, I’m going to look on the bright side! At least I didn’t pull off a Mikhail Youzhny (skip to around :38):
Too bad he’s doing it wrong. When I do the Youzhny the racket doesn’t break me…
…I break the racket! ALEX HEAD SMASH!!Update:
Apparently drung888 was there the moment I punched the lamp post and captured it. Picture proof here.
Comments (97)
i’ve had those moments too. it’s like a double whammy for me because i feel like, not only has life kicked my ass, but an inanimate object has as well.
Everyone has those moments, just glad you didn’t end up seriously hurting your hand.
Ha! Great memory! Don’t you just love friends who have good memories and bring up all the stuff we did when we were younger? Well, maybe not.
Hey, it made for a fun Xanga post! So go out and do something today that you can post about tomorrow!
oh boy i should tell you my stories of anger and destruction lol…
can you tell im not a very angry person well not anymore atleast….
We all have our moments, I know I do.
yeah im like you i dont get mad alot but when i do lol its a moment most people dont forget and atleast you didnt pull a Mikhail Youzhny. That just looked like it hurt alot. Promise me if you get mad that you wont hit your head with a tennis racquet evne though idk whats worse puncing out street lights or hitting your head with a racquet?
Is it weird that I scratch myself when I’m really angry? Not like repetitive scratching but just one big scratch with my nails. But I’ve only ever done that like once or twice. I’m not an angry person. It takes up too much energy to be angry. It makes me tired too fast. haha
so you agree that you are like Rob. At least you get the cute girl.
Aww…double faulting on the serve did not sound too good! Watch your footwork! ^0^
Haha. I’ve raged while gaming too, pretty badly. Especially losing streaks and stuff. Sometimes you just can’t handle it and then DFGKLN AMLASG
cooooool
While I was reading this post, I kept thinking “at least he didn’t pull a Youzhny”. And what do you know, you ended up having the video at the bottom! Lol! Yes, double faults and balls into the net are very infuriating things. I’m sure if rackets weren’t so expensive for the average person, more people would be committing racket abuse on a daily basis. I rage whenever an electronic fails on me. I mean I throw soft things at the wall and scream into my pillow kind of rage. It’s extremely attractive.
I love playing tennis it’s just …I’m not very good at it lmao
& aww man if my hand was bleeding I would not cont. playi8ng lolkudos to you alex the man
Oh wow. Glad you didn’t seriously hurt your hand..and managed to laugh it off and finished the tennis game! hehe Crazy moments shared do make great memories.. Now can we expect your next weblog to be about your first real kiss?
lol
oh jon ly…
hehehe….alex SMASH!!!…hehe. i can totally imagine an animated version of this!
thats pretty damn sexy.
Smash it! We all have our moments and you know what they say, the nicest guys are not the best enemies. They’ll rip you to pieces. haha
ok head smashing. brilliant. cant say i have seen that one!
here, let me give you a hand…
My high school counselor got so mad at someone, he slammed his hand against a cabinet and broke it.
The hand, not the cabinet.
@ThePrince - Idk, before my friend pointed out I was bleeding I thought I handed that light post’s ass to it! haha
@shuang_zhaohui - Psh, it was just a light post. Not like I was punching Chuck Norris. I would be in real trouble then!
@adamswomanlost - Today was filled with meetings, class, and a happy hour class social. I don’t think too many people would care for that haha
@lCrAzYAzNl - Idk, I feel like you have the potential to go mad if pushed too hard. A CRAZY ASIAN you might say.
@imTHEmeowMIXcat - You punched a light post too?? =D
ouch!!! that hurts my hands just to think about your story!!
@boyhnc - That racket head smash looked painful! I don’t think I’ll get to that point. For now I mostly punish myself by slapping my leg really hard, which is good enough pain for now =P
@twentyse7enn - It is tiring. I don’t know how chronic angry people do it!
@sonychak - We all got the cute girl, except for Derek. He had to go home with his hand.
@CurryPuffy - Urgh my serve can be a weapon or a big weakness depending on my mentality that day. I’m working on it.
@sumoneoverthere - Wait, are you one of those guys that curse out other players online?
@CuaSo - Wow, we think alike! Oh your comment reminded me of a picture I took before. Just added it to the post at the end =)
@hollywoodfever91 - It was only a flesh wound!
@Babieboo_Annie - You may very well expect that! However, I have a big paper due next week. Depending on how much I get done will determine when I can update next.
@ch10n9 - Gee, how did you know who I was referring too??
@sabbygurl - Don’t make me angry. You’re not gonna like me when I”m angry!
Should we just start calling you Capt. Alex Falcon Chan now? FALCOOOOOOOOOOOONPUNCH!
@jeannie_dot_com - Who, me? Or Youzhny?
@oxyGENE_08 - Indeed. Gotta watch out for those!
@Momma2babies34 - Us tennis players can be quite mentally crazy!
@CaKaLusa - I don’t want your hand. I have no idea where it has been…and I don’t want to know.
@xLove_Me_Alwaysx - But wait, he’s the counselor…what?
@AmyC0987 - psh if you thought I had it bad you should have saw what I did that lamp post! =P
@drung888 - I would be honored!
watching that youtube vid let me to this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT714mG17bA&feature=related
@ch0w - I’m such a tennis/YouTube junkie that I’ve actually seen that one haha. It is a rather fruity motion.
@Roadlesstaken - Then good luck with your paper! I’m sure you’ll do well!!
i love how you took something like that and madeit a great entry =]
“ALEX SMASH”
LOLL
@Roadlesstaken - I did if they would talk smack at first, otherwise i keep talking to a minimal. Or if they sucked realy bad and were on my team. But now I’m actually pretty cool about it.
Lol I’m pretty sure it was after school hours, and it wasn’t directed at a student.
@Roadlesstaken - That picture is awesome. If only your rage was more believable!
Haha, nice. I’ve heard of punching lockers and walls–but light posts is a new one
damn, that’s beast. haha
that must’ve been one of Mikhail’s most embarassing moments, you know the ones you recall later in life and shutter or think …’what the heck? what was i thinking?” i want to play tennis all of a sudden, lol.
@swtaznxtc90 - you know how I do =D
@CuaSo - What you talking about, I was sooooo raging!
@webofsimplicity - First for everything =)
@xchinkylaydee - Btw, you need to remind my cousin the next time you see him to hurry up and mail my gunblade!!!
@HeartLUST - idk, I think he’s pretty happy with that haha
easy there mcenroe
way to pull a MacEnroe? hahaha
omg!!! boo!!! sore loser! >.< dont hit me!
Oh my, lucky them friends for being there when that happened. They probably missed the popcorn! Thank you for sharing that very interesting memory with us. Now we all can remind you of it, every now and then. Lucky you! And lol @” no no”. cute.
@ThePrince - Lol! Well said.
haha.. oh wow. I’m having trouble picturing a lamp post though lol Ours are usually really tall!
@Roadlesstaken - haha, i haven’t seen him lately! he’s always on facebook though nowadays. tell him!
HAH! AHAHAH! AHAHAH!!!
ALEX SMASH!
That image is forever engraved in my memory now. =D
Thanks for your in put. That’s what a lot of people have said, and I’m starting to really believe that it’s true. =D
@Roadlesstaken - I guess through his anger he couldn’t feel the pain. I think thats safer pain
@npr32486 - @BranmacFeabhail - …YOU GUYS CANNOT BE SERIOUS!!!
@s_h_a_sha - I will crush you!
@nov_way - That’s okay, I don’t need to be reminded =)
@philanthropic_sinner - it was more of a light post than a lamp post. It as pretty tall, one of those you see on lighted tennis courts
@xchinkylaydee - I HAVE. I texted him, message him, nothing. That punk!
@OhMissKett - haha did you see drung888′s “actual picture” of the event?
@onestepcloserto_perfection - I hope it’s a very happy story for you two =)
=D yes. I did. I laughed. Loudly. My parents don’t understand.
=D
@Roadlesstaken - lol i so can. really though, i admire macenroe’s legendary irascibility
Even the calmest of people have their breaking points. I feel bad for the lamp post!
@Roadlesstaken - haha. Okies then. ^^
Boy…I’ve done so much stupid shit..it’s not even funny. But who hasn’t? Everyone has their moments. Glad you didn’t keep banging your fist on the lamppost too much..because I swear you probably of could of hurt it much worse than blood.
Hahaha, you’re too cute
@airbornerose - It probably deserved a beating =)
@Hinase - Don’t worry, I’m tough!
Ouch~ That looks so painful!!!
@Roadlesstaken - im just awesome like that
@zoetik - Which part, me or that Russian tennis player?
haha… That’s really funny! I’m usually really calm too, but when I get upset I throw major tantrums… haha. But my friends can’t laugh at me for that since they’re the same.
One of my friends got really upset because of something her brother did and she punched her garage door. There’s still a dent in it haha.
@Mizlilaznduckie - Haha was she proud of that dent?
@Roadlesstaken - Both of you.
when it comes to temper on the court can’t forget our dear McEnroe
@Roadlesstaken - lmao. I don’t think so, but her dad never got it fixed… It happened like 3-4 years ago.
@gweirdo - He is indeed the master of it.
Aw, you’re so cute ^_^
i miss freshman year. haha
@randaness - Not cute, I’m suppose to be intimidating! haha
@shanepay - Do you reeaalllly?
haha! awe, i feel sorry for your hand .. and the lamp post
))
well, well. if YOU get mad and break things, then i think we’re all allowed! psh. i knew you had it in you.
I didn’t think you could actually get angry. but I guess that was wishful thinking xD. We need to play tennis together, when I’m better. I’ve been practicing!
@sugarcoatedcandypuff - Feel more sorry for the lamp post =D
@TheBigShowAtUD - Of course! I only bring it out on special occasions.
@AzureRecollections - Yes, I am human actually haha. We definitely need to play tennis one of these days.
Haha! I’m not a pro, but I do play tennis sometimes. It can get really frustrating! So, it’s totally understandable
Alex, shame on you. Smashing things with your head. Btw I think you should have told us about your first kiss too :]
As a fellow psych major I appreciated Rob Choy’s psychological breakdown
breathe in, breathe out. relax. water would help. i dunno even if i get mad or anything, people think i’m still making a joke.
@indiechaos - Did you watch all of Ktown Cowboys yet? Great series.
@Renatojr3 - Fortunately I don’t explode like that often!
OH man.. i can’t imagine how painful punching a light pole would be. I mean.. it’s made of steel! holy crap.
Btw, how did you end up breaking your racket? (like.. REALLY break it) hahah. The only abuse my tennis racket gets is being scrapped on the ground from low swings.
@AlfieNgoSYOU - Ah it was a friend’s racket that already had a slight frame crack. I just broke it more later on to give me the desired effect!
In Soviet Russia, light post punches YOU!
@a_drunken_cellist - Good thing I wasn’t there when it happened!
I hadn’t seen K-Town Cowboys! Thanks. I am looking forward to the new K-Town Jersey Shore spinoff though!
@CareyGLY - I am quite curious how that will turn out
I get very mad when my electronics fail me. If it’s light and portable, I usually toss it or shake it really hard. If its bigger, like a computer, I’ll usually hit it or kick it….because something in my brain makes me think that if I use physical force on it, it will start to work again.
I’ve never seen anyone punch something/someone so hard their knuckles bled. That must’ve been a really hard punch or a really hard lamp post. Probably the latter.
Dang emotional player eh? I’ve never broken a racquet before. Nothing frustrated me more than playing doubles when your partner double faults a few times and return the balls into the net.
Thanks for the Ktown Cowboys video, that was pretty funny. I’ll probably watch that on my own time. lol
@jumpthenfly - Both. I punched it pretty hard a few times. Pain didn’t register since I was so angry haha.
@H0Eass - You know how tennis matches are. During the time playing it means EVERYTHING =P . How often do you play? What’s your level?
@Roadlesstaken - Yeah I know what u mean. Haha I used to play alot back in middle school and high school years. I haven’t touched a racquet since last year, but I think I still got it… Id say decent… cause I can hold a rally? ehh
You? I bet you play often.
ooo scary X_X
@hitomineko - I’m usually good, don’t worry =)
ryc: what shadiness are you talking about, sir? HM?
@TheBigShowAtUD - Hmm? Which shadiness are you referring to?
the one about blogging again. psh. what this is?
THAT PICTURE AHAHA. my overall life quality just got better.
@TheBigShowAtUD - I think there’s a part of you that still wouldn’t mind posting here on Xanga. You could always post the same entry both here and WordPress.
@thexCITYxsplit - You’re very welcome for that =)
wouldn’t mind, but would i LIKE it? eh.
can’t do the same blogs on both. writing here and posting to Facebook would do the same thing.
ooooh so u did flip a shitt.
@verified_but_still_denied - damn right
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