#19

Problem?

So yeah, I'm left handed and left wing (coincidence? I think not.). But I'll leave the whole politics crap for another time... As my sociology lecturer said one lesson: If you're not a socialist when you're young then you've got no heart. If you're not conservative by the time you're old, then you've got no brain" - Somewhat true I guess... Just to make it clear, I'm a libertarian socialist.

Anyway, recently I've been trying to learn the proper way to hold chopsticks (yes, being azn and not knowing how to hold chopsticks properly + bonus of being lefty = BIG SHAME ON THE FAMILY, as witnessed when I went back to HK the first time round and met some family friends.). I'll (hopefully) be going to Japan for a year so it feels like I should learn properly after like 13+ years.
the actual form itself is really pretty :< mine is nearly like a whole fist clenching the chopsticks, still can move though.
'Cept I'm having a few problems. The ones I have at home are the corner-y ones and my hand keeps rotating the bottom stick which is fricking annoying me. I'm thinking it'll be easier for me to train with rounded ones (they look so expensive and elegant :o)
I'm getting the positioning of my fingers right, but hand is so weak and obvs not used to the actual way of holding it so gonna try a bit more till I can properly do it.
Thing is right, my parents never taught me (or siblings) how to hold them properly. I mean, I think my mum gave up on me after I turned out to be a lefty (apparently I was originally a right-y, then switched hands one days for some reason.). I'm gonna try and ask them both to help me on sunday so that I can get to my goal quicker.

ALSO, HAVE A GIGANTIC, SOMEWHAT MUTANT POTATO IN  THE HOUSE. POST IT UP TOMORROW/SOON.