MASTERCLASS IN ASIA – Tuan
The Masterclass
Hey guys, before I start the review, here’s some info about myself. I first talked to Troy over 2 years ago. Back then, I was lurking another forum and always saw the crazy reports and reviews Troy had, so I hit up his blog time to time. Every time I read it, it was always an awesome review, or something like “damn! I wanna do that”.
WHICH BRINGS ME…. To the POST that started it all.
http://masterlife.podbean.com/2007/12/29/chat-with-me/
Yo I was 17 YEARS OLD when I wrote
“Hey Troy, my name is Tuan, I’m from North Carolina, and my favorite ice cream flavor is vanilla”
And he replied! For real I almost pissed my pants “oh shit, what the fuck, TROY IS TALKING TO ME” etc etc. Turns out he’s a normal guy who’s passionate about what he does.
Moving on, money was always the factor for me. December of 2008 came around, and Troy was telling me about this new Skype coaching he’s doing, getting RESULTS. So you know what, I thought to myself “shit, I’m here in Japan to make a CHANGE, lets do this”. I took the plunge and put my trust in Troy’s hands.
That was Skype… and I got, and still am getting, results.
Then one day, Troy told me about the Masterclass in Singapore. I was already in Japan, so flying within Asia is do-able. Troy went over all the flight and hotel costs with me. I took another gulp, and told myself “it’s a lot of money, but I know it’ll be worth it”
it was worth it.
Now to start the real review of the Masterclass
I came in thinking “I’ve done the Skype coaching with Troy, I got this on lock”
Man oh man, was I wrong… So I fly in Thursday night and walk around a little bit, getting a feel for Singapore, then slept at the hotel. The next day came, and I thought to myself “wow, I’m REALLY here, about to meet the TDD Crew in person.”
I met up with Devster in the morning (dude is awesome, F-16!), we chilled anxiously until the crew came. I was so excited too! Smiling ear-to-ear like on the podcasts. (here ) and (here )
One of the first things Troy says when he begins the theory, is that the masterclass is all about self-discovery, and you will definitely find out your weakpoints are and what needs to be worked on.
For me, one thing all the instructors told me was that I smile too much. It was true, I couldn’t control my emotions and my super smile gave it all away. Hide was telling me, “do you think girls imagine the guy they’re doing having that kind of smile?”… man that hit me hard….
On Saturday after Day Game I went with Hide and Rick to get a new haircut and bought some accessories. One of the biggest things I learned over the weekend was awareness of myself and being aware of how I project myself to others (how people see me). This also brought the awareness of how asexual I was being during that time.
Saturday night was nuts, we went to this super club in Singapore, Powerhouse. My look was on point, the crew was on point, and we did our thing.
Man, Troy showed us everything he talked about during the dance game talk, I witnessed it all. Reality shattered again. I wasn’t used to the big clubs, so both nights we went out I in to it.
I didn’t get stellar results like some of the other guys (electric toothbrush!), but I got what I needed for the next step, awareness.
Was it worth it? YES
so fast forward to Post-Masterclass aka Now
Today I’m with my friend and we go to the convience store on campus after eating lunch. I see the cute girl working at the register (we’ve seen eachother before, and b/c of my consistent sense of style, she remembers my face, law of frequency)
anyway, she says the standard “irasshaimase” (welcome) like it’s a normal day
I eye contact her, and smile
she lights up and smiles back.
my friend walks up next to me at the register and says in english “you know her?”
I say “nope”
Right after that she looks up and asks me where I’m from, in japanese.
We chat for a little bit, exchanged names and whatnot. All of this in front of said friend, who I just told I don’t know this girl.
people are waiting in line so my friend and I leave. Law of frequency, I’m not worried.
as we’re walking out, my friend says
“Tuan you got a superpower”
“like, a social superpower”
I laugh and think to myself “life is good”
Stop reading RSD forums. Get laid instead. Sign up for Troy’s e-mail list.