Challenge #9 “Le Moment de Vérité”: THE TEAM
Now is the time to finally reveal who will, with me, take part in the exciting challenge participating to “Le Moment de Vérité”. For purposes practicality, let’s call it the MdV Team.
Here they are, in all their greatness! (and foolishness)
From left to right: Yannick, Myself, Jean-Luc and Marc
As it happens, they’re 3 of my dragonboat teammates. This picture was taken following our last competition, for which we’re proudly showing our gold medals!
- Jean-Luc (yes, as in ‘Jean-Luc Picard’, except he’s not a Picard) : Loud, outspoken, freakin’ strong dude. He’ll be a perfect motivation and energy booster, and I have not an ounce of doubt that if we need strength, he’ll show up.
- Marc : He’s the runner (and a damn good one at that), as well as the does-way-more-than-he-looks kind of guy. He’s always there to lend a helpful hand to everything and everyone he happens upon. Very dependable and very skilled in many fashions, albeit kinda quieter than Jean-Luc (OK, that’s not very hard to do).
- Yannick : I haven’t known him for very long yet; however he’s quickly shown as a very dependable and adaptable kind of guy who likes to have fun. He seems willing to try out anything you might dare him to, and in thus he didn’t hesitate for very long when I asked him to join the Team. I can’t wait to get to know him better.
What’s very cool with the brand new MdV Team, is that we’re all very fit enough to take on any kind of physical challenge. It also happens that we’re all studying in engineering, and very much capable of a number of mental challenges. More importantly, we’re pumped and ready to tackle anything they might throw at us.
I will soon organize with them to produce a presentation video, which we’ll be using to actually apply for the Show. Of course, when it’s done you’ll be the first to know about it!
So, all of this being said…
BRING IT ON!
Lame Excuses and New Challenges
Holà again!
So after this impromptu hiatus, I’m finally back and will hopefully start posting regularly again. What happened is I clearly underestimated the no-break pace on the weeks following my Dragonboat training camp. We’ve had competitions at Pickering, ON and Ottawa, ON, and had a blast, as well as very good results.
Lame excuses aside, I did tell you in my last post that I’d describe the latest challenges people submitted me to. So, without further ado (I’ve always wanted to write that sometime) …
Challenge #9: “Le Moment de Vérité”
Challenge #3: The Metro
Hi guys! Quick post while I’m actually (yes, yes, for real!) building the post to present the next 3 challenges. I know I could just tell you what they are and keep it at that, but I prefer to, you know, do a good job?
For one of them I actually have to select a team of friends to do it with me, so that’s also part of the process. I’ll try and take a picture of us 3 or 4 
Anyway, here’s the actual pic of THIS post:
The metro
I unfortunately didn’t catch his name, as I had barely enough time to actually take the pic; he was just getting out of the wagon. Still, thank you metro guy! Hope you get the chance to find your pic
Aside from that, I had the awesomest of awesome weekends. It was my dragonboat team’s training camp at Lac Mercier, Mont-Tremblant, and you have no idea how much fun we had. Weather was gorgeous, people were gorgeous (our girls being the gorgeous-est, of course), and we did more shenanigans than we can count.
Spending a whole weekend suffering, recovering, and having fun just glues people together. Our team is now FAMILY.
Challenge #3, part 2: THE BRIDGE
Hi folks!
Quick post this time, I’m really tired. I’m on a fast day (it’s a nutrition thing) and I walked all around the Old Port and on half of the Jacques-Cartier Bridge.
And hence, here comes the second picture of Challenge #4!
Suzie and I on J-C Bridge
I would like to thank Suzie very much for her time and willingness! She’s a very nice person to talk to.
Looking at the comments I’m realizing that I have 3 new challenges to present! Really sorry for the wait; the next post will cover these!
Bedtime now. Cheers!
Challenge #3: First Pic & Sunnyday Walk
So! Quick post today, merely because I spent most of my time this week playing around the new theme. I won’t provide a link to the new theme, because you’re in it. Like, look around you. *Sigh* On the computer!
Anyway, if you want to compare with the old theme (eeeww!), it’s here. Quite a change, huh?
Ok, enough of that. I have officially started Challenge #3, so HERE IS THE FIRST PIC FOR ALL TO SEE:
The subtle art of tongues
Source: kidscientist.com
As the latest challenge posted to me applies to a special timeframe (Valentine’s Day) and given that I decided to accept it even if it therefore sets a time limit, I figured I should get started as soon as possible on getting these 14 translations.
Without further ado, here’s the list!
French: “Tu es belle”Polish: “jesteś bardzo ładny”; phon.: “yestesh bardzo whad-na”Mandarin: 您很漂亮 ; pinyin: “nín hěn piào liang”Japanese: “anata wa utsukushii desu”Spanish: “Eres Hermosa”Maori (New Zealand): “koe ātaahua”Innu-aimun (Inuit): “minushkueu”Russian: “Ты такая красивая”; phon.: “Ti krasIvaya”Swedish: “Du är vacker”; phon.: “Dew air vuh-kerr”Portuguese: “Você é linda.”Swahili: “U ni mrembo”Arabic: أنت جميلة ; phon.: “anti jamila”Italian: “Sei bellisima”English: “You’re beautiful”Note: There is no official country in Antarctica, and thus no official language. I’ve read about some old language called “bus”, but couldn’t find any reference to it whatsoever.
I will need to practice pronunciation, some of them being tricky.
This brings me to the topic I’d like to touch today: tongues!… err, languages, yes.
Prendre un concours en défi | Making challenges out of a contest
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Pour commencer (ainsi que vous mettre en contexte), la première chose à savoir est que je fais partie de 500 chanceux à travers le Canada.
PAR LES FRUITS DE NOS EFFORTS, et non un simple tirage, Nissan Canada nous offre l’opportunité de gagner un exemplaire de son dernier modèle, le Cube.
En gros, 7000+ profils sommaires ont été consultés pour choisir 500 finalistes. De ces 500, Nissan en choisira CINQUANTE qui partiront avec un Nissan Cube flambette! On est jugés sur notre créativité, originalité, etc… ET le vote populaire.
Pour plus d’infos sur le concours, vous pouvez lire cette lettre (en anglais) le résumant.
Alors, voilà: Je vous présente maintenant mon idée.
Je VOUS propose de me PROPOSER des défis à réaliser. Et ce, en simple échange de vos votes, votre bouche-à-oreille et tout effort pertinent qui m’aidera à gagner un fabuleux exemplaire parmi les 50 Nissan Cube distribués par le concours!
Voici un lien vers mon canevas de présentation: http://tr.im/mduch . Vous n’avez qu’à vous créer un compte (c’est rapide!) et voter. Ensuite, vous pourrez voter, à votre guise, une fois par jour par canevas et ce, jusqu’à la fin de la diffusion de ceux-ci.
Les défis, maintenant.
Par défis, j’entends n’importe quoi. N’IMPORTE QUOI qui peut vous passer par la tête et/ou vous sembler une bonne idée.
- Ça peut être aussi… détraqué que passer un crayon feutre noir sur une pancarte d’autoroute précise dans un coin perdu du nord du Québec;
- Ou alors, réaliser un exploit physique X
- Ou même, pourquoi pas, m’organiser pour rencontrer une personnalité publique (Mr. Obama, Président des É-U lui-même, pourquoi pas! Quoique celui-là POURRAIT prendre un peu plus de temps à réaliser.)
Mes seuls critères:
- Vous vous y attendez sûrement; Je souhaite que ça reste dans une CERTAINE LIMITE DE DÉCENCE et de bon goût. Je n’ai aucun problème à accomplir des défis “stupides” sur les bords, mais je n’irai pas manipuler de façon préméditée toute matière fécale. Je ne mettrai pas, non plus, ma santé ou ma vie en danger de façon délibérée. On se comprend? Bien.
- Je ne me donne aucune limite de temps pour accomplir les défis proposés, ni aucun ordre précis.
Tout le reste, sans exception, sera ACCEPTÉ! Ça fait partie du jeu, et je veux ainsi démontrer que je ne commencerai pas à faire le difficile sur les défis à réaliser. VOUS serez ceux qui déterminerez mes actes!
Je m’engage formellement, par ce message, à accepter les défis tel que décrit plus haut. Plus important, je m’engage à VOUS tenir informé de mes démarches! Le présent blogue servira précisément cette fin. Je vais mettre les efforts nécessaires pour vous tenir à jour et au courant le plus souvent possible! Cela, non seulement grâce à la… euh, grâce de mes mots, mais aussi avec une quantité suffisante de photos, vidéos, sons, liens, etc. afin de rincer l’ensemble de vos sens!
N’est-ce pas magnifique! Je suis personnellement très, très emballé de partir cette idée. Qui sait où ça me mènera!
Du fond du coeur, des tripes et de ma personne, je vous remercie déjà d’avance.
Et maintenant, à vous: Il ne vous suffit que de publier vos défis en commentaire à ce billet!
Ciao!
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For starters (and to put everything in context), the first thing to know is that I am part of 500 lucky Canadian folks.
BY THE SOLE FRUIT OF OUR EFFORTS, and not just any random pick, Nissan Canada offers to us folks the opportunity to win one of their very last model, the Cube.
Long story short, 7000+ profile summaries were consulted in order to choose 500 finalists. Of these 500, Nissan will choose FIFTY whom will have their own brand new Nissan Cube to brag about! We are judged on our creativity, originality, etc… AND popular vote.
For more info about the contest, please read this letter summarizing it.
OK, now: Here’s my idea.
I propose for YOU to PROPOSE me challenges to accomplish. That, for only exchange favor your vote, your word-of-mouth and any pertinent effort that would help me win a fabulous token of the 50 Nissan Cube prizes distributed for the contest!
Here is a direct link to my presentation canvas: http://tr.im/mduch . Simply create an account (it’s fast!) and vote. Then, you can vote, as you see fit, once per day per canvas until the end of their broadcast.
Now, about the challenges.
By challenge, I mean anything. ANYTHING you have on top of your head and/or you think is a good idea.
- It can be as… silly as marking a specific highway sign with a permanent black pen, lost in the middle of nowhere North of Québec;
- Or, some physical exploit
- Or even, why not! that I arrange to meet with a public personality of your choice (why not Mr. Obama, President of the US himself, for that matter! Although this one COULD take some time to accomplish.)
Here are my only guidelines:
- Surely you’ll be expecting it; I would like to preserve SOME MEASURE OF DECENCY and taste. I have no problem whatsoever accomplishing challenges that would be somewhat “stupid”; however I will not plan any manipulation of fecal matter. I will not deliberately put my health in danger, either. We’re on the same line? Good.
- I will not inflict any limit of time on myself to accomplish any proposed challenge, neither will they be done in any specific order.
Everything else, no exception, will be ACCEPTED! It’s part of the game, and I wish to demonstrate here that I have no will to become picky on what challenges I get done or not. YOU are the ones to decide what actions will be taken!
I hereby formally commit myself, by this message, to accept challenges in the conditions described above. More importantly, I commit to keeping YOU posted on all and every step taken! This very blog was created to that end. I will make all necessary efforts to keep you informed and updated as often as possible! This, not only by the grace of my, uh… writing, but also with enough photos, videos, sounds, links, etc. for all your senses to enjoy!
Isn’t it all wonderful! I am personally very, very-very thrilled by the whole idea. Who knows where this could bring me!
From deep in my heart, bowels and soul, I thank all of you very much in advance.
Now, your turn: Publish your own challenge idea in a comment to this post!
Ciao!
The Juggling Challenge: Finally!
I did it! Yay!
After 3 tries with 3 different songs, YouTube accepted my audio. Shut up YouTube, I give credits at the end, dammit!
Anyway, let’s stop the ranting… Enjoy the vid!
Thanks
Mat