Sunday, August 27, 2006
hello dear all!! wanted to post my wakeboarding day here too! so i took wat i put in my blog here too... haha... too long liao and i dun tink i can type one more time so shall apologise if it seems familiar to some =)
Taken from my blog:
I had the most exciting day on saturday when i had my first experience of wakeboarding!!! It was an exhilarating experience i ever had in such a long time!! How should i describe it......??
It just started off like any other day, just that i knew it would be a fun day the moment i woke up. Packing my things and getting ready was done at a fast pace. Reaching pasir ris, the sky was a beautiful blue and the sun ray was so comfortable on the skin... Perfect day for water sport! Speeding off in a speedboat, feeling sea sprays and sea breeze on my face, i had this thought that i can be flying like this forever... slowing down to a stop at our spot, i can once again feel that rush of energy thru me... being the second person to go down into the water, i had the advantage of watching my fren having the 1st go at the sport. It gave me time to listen and absorb the things the instructor was giving us. Reciting the instructions in my mind, i watched my fren surf on the water... "that would be me next" i thought... somewhere in me, i was afraid of falling and gulping sea water....
as my fren slowly made his way back to the boat, i knew it was my turn. Strapping on the life vest and the board, i can feel my arms tensing... running through the necessary steps with the instructor, it was time for my first attempt at wakeboarding....
Feeling so alone out there floating in the water, my mind was in a whirl... "Relax your body, knees closer, arms straight, shoulder forward, don't stand up too soon, 2 o' clock position of the board, butts close to ankles.....blah blah blah...." without having a minute more, i can feel the tug on the rope i was holding on. feeling myself being pulled up onto the wakeboard, i told myself i can do it and i will not crash so soon.... Easier said than done, it was not a moment too soon that i felt a strong pull, lost grip on the handle and "SPLASH" into the water i go!!!! Cold salty water went into my nostrils and mouth. my first attempt at wakeboarding failed miserably... slightly disappointed, i took on a second try. this time, i did it with a slightly better result of crashing the water after i managed to get up on to the board and travelling a little further. *smiles* a few more attempts finally saw me riding on the water. Words can hardly describe how i felt...
Rising slowly from the water, i can feel my body weight getting onto the board. the tug on the rope kept me going forward... only 1 thought was in my mind then..."I GOT UP!!!! I"M RIDING ON THE WATER! I DID IT!" then i kept telling myself to press my heels down hard and press my right foot down.... "point at 2 o' clock, knees bent slightly, dont look down" In the distance, i can hear cheers and shouts from my frens on the boat! I wanted to look at them at break into a silly wide grin, but i just cant seem to turn my head towards the boat. my head kept looking forward... i had to concentrate if i wanted to stay up longer... i had to grip tight and keep my rope slightly to the right... feeling a bit steadier, i can finally enjoy what i was experiencing! Wind blowing right into my face and the thumping feeling of riding on the water under my feet... it was something that i had never felt before... i just wanted to scream!!!! but there is still a feeling of fear while i was on the wakeboard... a fear that just doesnt seem to go away....
then i felt a hard bump under my board, felt a hard tug on the handle and i lost my grip... once again i fell into the water... as the instructor turned the boat around towards me, he asked how was it... i din noe wat to say but gave a 2 thumbs up and grinned... all right, next person up!
"good job done... nice try..." that was wat i can tell myself... i may not have done what others might regard as 'successfully accomplished', but i felt that it was good for a first experience... it will not just end here... its only the beginning of a whole new sport for me... i am now looking forward to the next wakeboarding trip. i'm confident that i can do even better the next time round....
the day ended with a nice dinner with my whole group of frens... somehow physically, i wasn't as tired as i would have expected myself to be. but it was a fulfilling day for me... sleep last night was instananeous once my head hit my pillow....*Zzzzzz......*
okay, that was the end of the entry... for those who did not come wif me, 2 shuzhens, christina, zhiyu and geraldine... u all should try too!!!! hahaha it was fun!!!!
Jotted down by Angela.... =)
Posted by genben at 4:41 PM
My Virgin Wakeboarding experience was Great!!
Hey pardon me for using such provocative words to describe a wonderful day. Just can't seem to curb my enthusiasm about this wonderful watersport. For all those who missed out (no special reference to sz25) or never wakeboarded i can only say you should have been there man.. Below is a first person narrative abt my experience..
Once submerged in the water you can feel your heart pumping rapidly. You find the handle tightening and the boat starts dragging you through the water, slowly picking up speed. Words keep running through ur mind over and over again.. "use ur toes, keep ur needs bent, squatting position, arms straight.. shoulders relaxed!! point ur board to 2 o'clock!!! and don't panic..." The drag underneath the surfboard starts to increase in intensity, you try to fight it and slowly easing yourself up above the water. Edging your right foot forward ever so slowly, you find yourself magically standing upright. A rush of adrenaline goes through your body and you find yourself braving the whistling wind and cutting a fine line through the water *read WOOHOO!!*. At this point your mind blocks out all distractions, focusing on keeping your balance and hanging on for your LIFE. You hear distant shouts and cheers from the boat, squinting your eyes you see them and you start breaking into a silly grin. Wrong Move.. Lapse in focus, your grip loosens, your feet starts to wobble. You think you are in some car safety test w/o the car and you happen to be the crash dummy going at 60km/hr. !!SPLASH!! in spectacular fashion you go into water and taken in quite a mouthful.
Back on the boat, the judges flash their scorecards.. 5 , 4.5 , 4 , 3.. out of a possible 10. Ms Geraldine*one of the judges* comments: "This can't even come close to the 180 degree side flip ending with the surfboard landing 5m away by Christina" Eddie the coach calmly turns the boat back towards you and tries to comfort you: "Hey save some water for the rest, don't drink it all up!!"
Oh brother...
Written by Zhiyu
P.S Yes you heard it we have a 14yr old female wakeboarder in our midst and she's pretty good at it.
Posted by genben at 12:48 AM
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
hello pple...where r u???
yoz to all here... as u can see, this place is all revamped! and i changed the song also lar...*song intro wif compliment of Jerm =)* if u all got other song choices, pls send to me or feedback and i'll change the song!
Oh i dunno wat skin to use for our blog so i went wif maple.... this was wat i found last time for my blog lar. since most of us noe wat maple is abt heh heh..... this layout i tink is easier to navigate than previously since everything is on 1 page. and we got a tag board so we can just chat here once in a while... pls put some entries also lar okie????
somehow, i still have no idea how to put our pics in.... maybe i put link for pics album ba... see how ... having lunch in office now.... so hungry...
angie @ work...
Posted by genben at 12:43 PM