A New Hobby (again?)

Last December, my officemate let me try her set of rainbow-colored fabric pois. Little did I know then that I'd actually be interested in twirling pois. Not until last Christmas vacation when I made improvised "sock pois" from old stockings from my grandma's closet and hollow rocks (yes... rocks - means "ouch" when hit) did I realize I was being enthused to this form of art. I practiced some moves taught by my officemate and some from Home of Poi. Though the moves seemed to be easy to do, the actual execution required eye-hand coordination and a relaxed mind. The trials fared well though. And from there, I pursued.

One thing I like about poi twirling is that it exercises my arm muscles (including parts of my shoulder and upper back) quite well. This obsession to physical activities is driving me loco in the past year... from swimming, to capoeira, to poi twirling... whew. (By the way, I still swim and still practice capoeira)

Thanks to my officemate who let me try her poi set. Now, I'm twirling my own.