[ kayaking 1 star ]
Sunday, 6 April 2008( 8:40 pm )
ya, today marks the start of the kayaking 1 star. the training is at Changi Village there. i was kinda bored and lonely because Taurus backed out in the last minute due to health reasons. hope things are looking fine for him. then again Mr Damien was in a group of 16 strangers. no one to crap, to joke and to kill time. i was totally day dreaming to space the "emptiness" and embrace into my typical silent mode. that was a terrible moment which i usually encountered.
after the introduction and instructions, we finally get our heavy kayak onto the shore. the instructor teach us the embarking and disembarking. initially, i had problem with embarking the kayak on the shore as well it was a "butt-in" method. my butt went in and i tried to bend my legs into the small opening but i got one of my leg stuck at the opening and i almost capsize. -_-". just to put in, my legs are too long for that. eventually i had to do the "leg-in" method.
the instructor taught us how to capsize and empty the water. as he was teaching one of us, we emptied the unused kayak. and how LUCKY i was to get a kiss from the creature of the sea. what a warm welcome kiss that it stings my leg. it was the damn JELLYFISH. -_-". one farking big jellyfish i would say that got attracted to my sexy hairy leg. luckily it wasnt poisonous if not i will be kissing good bye to this earth.
that farking love bite cost me the teaching of deep water entry! a technique to get back to kayak cockpit when you capsize in the open sea. i sat at the club bench stoning onto the walls until they came back.
and so the lesson continues to 5pm in which the wind and current was kinda strong and i capsized in the middle of the demarcated zone while trying to do the 360degrees turn and thats where the deep water entry come into it. luckily the instructor taught me as i tried to get back to the kayak. kinda exhausted but not fulfilling. as i didnt have my fair share of kayaking in the sea....
wee, got myself darker.