A day to remember.
It's a Friday. First of all, I gotta say... I've always had a thing for Fridays.. so it's a beautiful day to begin with. And secondly, thanks to JY who took the trouble to fetch me home all the way from BJ to Kepong on thursday night, and also his confidence & motivation in my driving skills (though he's never seen me drive -.-"), I finally took a HUGE step and drove to One U alone! ALONE, man!!! Okay, it may seem like its no big deal for most of you..., but those who know me would know that I rarely drive and I'm very much intimidated by the four-wheels thing. And for the few times I've actually driven, my dad would scream and yell at me for driving terribly... saying that he always almost got a heart attack sitting next to me when I drive. There goes my confidence.
So! For me to drive out all alone, is seriously a very BIG news! A very memorable day to me too! It's like... I felt that I'm finally an adult. Totally independent. It's an ecstatic feeling that no drugs could compare to. But it came with a price though. I worried all night and all morning before I drove out... and my knees were seriously buckling even though I'm driving an auto. (ok at this point u ppl'll probably think I'm useless) Felt like I was playing with my life. Not kidding. (Hey...! Not everyone's got a flair on driving okayyy.)
So that's my 1st big thing. 2ndly, I went rock climbing today!!!! Oh my gosh, you guys should really try it someday! When I stood down there and look at others climb, I thought "this shouldnt be that hard". But when I did it myself, it's totally another story! It's so strenuous and tiring you need all 4 limbs to be strong and flexible. So I struggled to climb to the top regardless of a few failed attempts. Finally I got to the top. (Once only... no stamina to do it twice.) But guess what? I dare not come down. You're supposed to just let go of your limbs and let the auto-belayer bring you down. That's the freakiest part. I dare not let go of my hands. It felt like free-fall. With just one hand clinging to the wall, you feel like if you let go of the other, you'd just fall off and die. Seriously.
And so... I screamed for help. My legs and arms were shivering already at tht time... too tired to hold on to the wall yet didnt dare to move an inch... cuz I refused to die so young!!! I heard voices said, "let go, just let go! you'll be okay.." But after a while, whatever I heard was tuned out automatically.. due to the panic attack. So I thought that's the end of me.... But apparently not eh. cuz i'm still here typing this... How did I manage to come down, you wonder? Well the only reason I'm back on ground is because my limbs could hold no longer, so I had to take the risk and 'die'. HAHa... the next thg I know I'm well and I'm on the ground. Ahhhhh.... so nice to touch the solid floor.
Thg is, I didnt just come down without realising it. I was fully aware of myself coming down. And THAT!! my friends, is the best best part of rock-climbing. Another 'high' that I've felt today!! It's the most satisfying part of the whole exercise... and just being able to on the air with a string hanging onto you... it's like you're flying... phew!! and all the hard work tht you've put into climbing up is all worth it!
So I say, go try it out. Though it's quite an expensive sport, it's still worth an experience. Afterall, we will only be young once eh!
5 comments:
haha... good driving practice!
i first drove out without my parents notice at 3 am, 3 am, not much car, so it was safe.
2nd time, i drove to kepong with kj and guys in my car. i did a piu yi (drift).
in fact not in purpose. i think the tyre skiiiiiiid. ahaha... we tot it was funny but now come to think of it, i was lucky the car didnt go out of control.
but practice brings improvement! accidents too... hahahaha! =)
rock climbing sounds fun too!
2nd time drive can drift..damn i never drift b4 leh
Dunno how to drift...handbreak drift?
Yizhen where can I find the rock climbing thingy and how much izzit? I might wanna try it out sometime.
Regarding your driving skills, you just have to devote a period of time, say half a yr or one yr's time. Keep driving everyday, your right brain will overlearn how to drive.
Overlearn means the practice of operating something for a period of time after you've learnt how to operate it thoroughly. It allows the skill to "embed" in your brain, and then you can leave it for years and when you come back to it, you can still pick it up in a few hours' time.
Gooman - i was afraid i'm get into some accident thus the panic attack. what a relief i was alright. =) waaa 2nd time u drifted! amazing! n how did u sneak outa the house without being noticed?? with the car summore....
Warner - rock climbing, the one i went to was in ONe U. u know the GSC theatre side in new wing? there's a flight of stairs leading u up to the arcades rite? go up there, walk ahead n turn right. its there! oh n apparently kepong oso got one! but i din know where yet. when i find out i'll let u know k!
oh and warner, if u're going, dont forget to warm up 1st. cuz if u dont u might strain ur muscles. like me... i strained my ass muscles (gluteus maximus) ...so painful, cannot walk properly yet dare not tell. ouch..!
I think I'll be able to locate it next time. Thanks for the advice, and hope rock climbing wouldn't cause a pain in my ass like it did to u. lol
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