A desire fulfilled...

Wednesday went for an introductory session on wakeboarding with Yappy. Ehh.. dun be so shocked la...a not so sporty person can also afford to go try such things one k...bleah. I have always wanted to try this seasport a very long time ago but always din't managed to fulfill in the end due to one reason or another. Though with much delay initially, I ultimately just send in the late application together with my all-time confirmed companion Yappy to the person-in-charge in NUS and there we are at Punggol marina for this extreme sport!

Think alot of us were kinda nervous at first since afterall its our first time. Only 4 participants in each boat and yappy was the first one to have the kickstart after some briefing and demostration from the experienced. I must say Yappy was a very fast learner as expected given his natural talent in any outdoor activity and even the coach agreed that he learns well. Getting up from the starting position was the hardest part and he managed to get up after a few trials and begin to get the hang of it in a pretty short while. Too bad we dint bring our camera onboard the boat to capture his suave ride...hahz. Anyway, well done, Yappy!

I was the last one to try after a pretty long wait in the boat nearing to getting sea sick...I wasn't that good as Yappy of cos. Keep losing grip of the handle probably due to my wrong techniques of the starting position which to me was already a tantamount task to simply grip hold of it. Once the boat starts to gain speed, I simply had a hard time just trying not to let go of the handle before I can even get up!! I feel like giving up already bcos my fingers and arms are feeling sore and aching from the tight grip. It was only after a few series of tries plus the coach's much harsh assertion that I managed to get up in the end and get the feel of riding for a short while. I must say the feeling of riding above the sea water is pretty much a refreshing feeling. No wonder Yappy looked so high when he was riding on for a considerably long time. For me before I can get to fully enjoy the feel, I was choking and gulping in seawater again!! Wat a failure!!

I definitely would want to brush up my technique of standing up in my next session of wakeboarding probably not so soon though. It's quite expensive just for like the maximum 20 to 30 minutes for urself at $70. But I still think its a worthwhile sport for once in a while kind of thing. Now my upper body aches like hell. Yappy even ended up crawling on the floor when he reached home that nite. haha...Motivated to train my arm muscles first before the next session. haiz..Looks like there are so many parts of my body that I have to train ah..argh. I wanna be able to ride on the water for at least half a minute!! Hmmm...possible..?

Somehow this experience makes me realize that I am actuali someone kinda prone to giving up for things in various aspects of life. Like relationship matters, learning a new sports, losing weight and studies etc...Miraculously, it actuali makes me think again about whether I should so easily give up the thought of pursuing my Honours degree...As a result, I will give it a serious thought once again before drawing a conclusion so early...though I still very much need professional advice on this in the meanwhile. Ultimately I want to make sure that if I decide not to study Honours, it is NOT bcos I feel that I cannot handle BUT is due to other more practical reasons or plans in mind...I don't want to see myself as someone who escape from problems anymore...SET.