Ice-skating
Well, it was Aphelion night on Friday. For those who don't know what's Aphelion, check up the dictionary. But anyways, the explanation provided in the dictionary will not fit in this context.
So it was a night of, well, pure fun, laughter and excitement. To be more detailed, everyone was just high, wild and in ecstasy. Anyways, my topic today is not on how badly the songs were sung that night. Rather, I am just so eager to share with you guys my first time experience on the ice skating rink.
All right, we arrived at Fuji Ice Palace. (In case you have no idea where that is, the rink is located at Jurong East. And no, the rink is nowhere near Snow City) And immediately I rented my skates and put them on, I hit the rink.
It is definitely not easy to even maintain your balance on the ice, much less to skate on it. I spent approximately 10 minutes near the railing for support , and safety, before I decided that staying in the "comfort zone/ safety zone" will not get me anywhere. With absolutely no knowledge on how to skate and barely enough on balancing myself on the rink, I ventured out of the "safety zone" and learnt skating the hard way -- through falling.
Well, falling is nothing to be ashamed of. I fell a dozen of time: on my knees, on my bottom, on my palms, before I could now at least "walk" on the ice without much trouble. I still couldnt "glide" on the ice as what many of my classmates had told me to do, but as long as I can "survive" on the rink and have fun meanwhile, who cares?
Learning how to skate on the rink is like a baby learning how to walk. I felt so helpless and clumsy on that rink and it suddenly dawned upon me that there are just so many things out there beyond the textbooks and classrooms that are yet to be discovered or learnt. I know this sounds cliche, but hey! We may know how to our kidney works, or how acid rain is formed, but we dont know how to even "walk" on ice! This trip just makes me feel so small in this universe..... Hmm, okay, getting a little cheesy here...
Anyway, I would also like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to all those who lend me their helping hand when I fell down in the middle of rink. I can't exactly remember who had "saved" me. I can only remember Gui Rong, Wei Xin and Ming Wei who had given me advice and tips (which I didnt really comprehend and heed) on ice-skating and Cheng Xian (sp?), and some more 4B guys who helped me when I fell down (Sorry if I did not identify you!)
P.S. I wanted to come back again to ice-skate some other time, but being so damn timid, I was easily frightened away.... by the exorbitant rates the rink charges. I mean, paying $8.40 for 2 hours in the rink, plus an addition of $2.10 for the rental of skates? I would rather watch a movie or go K BOX instead.
So it was a night of, well, pure fun, laughter and excitement. To be more detailed, everyone was just high, wild and in ecstasy. Anyways, my topic today is not on how badly the songs were sung that night. Rather, I am just so eager to share with you guys my first time experience on the ice skating rink.
All right, we arrived at Fuji Ice Palace. (In case you have no idea where that is, the rink is located at Jurong East. And no, the rink is nowhere near Snow City) And immediately I rented my skates and put them on, I hit the rink.
It is definitely not easy to even maintain your balance on the ice, much less to skate on it. I spent approximately 10 minutes near the railing for support , and safety, before I decided that staying in the "comfort zone/ safety zone" will not get me anywhere. With absolutely no knowledge on how to skate and barely enough on balancing myself on the rink, I ventured out of the "safety zone" and learnt skating the hard way -- through falling.
Well, falling is nothing to be ashamed of. I fell a dozen of time: on my knees, on my bottom, on my palms, before I could now at least "walk" on the ice without much trouble. I still couldnt "glide" on the ice as what many of my classmates had told me to do, but as long as I can "survive" on the rink and have fun meanwhile, who cares?
Learning how to skate on the rink is like a baby learning how to walk. I felt so helpless and clumsy on that rink and it suddenly dawned upon me that there are just so many things out there beyond the textbooks and classrooms that are yet to be discovered or learnt. I know this sounds cliche, but hey! We may know how to our kidney works, or how acid rain is formed, but we dont know how to even "walk" on ice! This trip just makes me feel so small in this universe..... Hmm, okay, getting a little cheesy here...
Anyway, I would also like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to all those who lend me their helping hand when I fell down in the middle of rink. I can't exactly remember who had "saved" me. I can only remember Gui Rong, Wei Xin and Ming Wei who had given me advice and tips (which I didnt really comprehend and heed) on ice-skating and Cheng Xian (sp?), and some more 4B guys who helped me when I fell down (Sorry if I did not identify you!)
P.S. I wanted to come back again to ice-skate some other time, but being so damn timid, I was easily frightened away.... by the exorbitant rates the rink charges. I mean, paying $8.40 for 2 hours in the rink, plus an addition of $2.10 for the rental of skates? I would rather watch a movie or go K BOX instead.
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