Sunday, February 26, 2006

Two-Star Kayaking!!!

YEA!!!
TWO-STAR KAYAKING!!!
All that pain was worth it...
So this is what happened:

Day One
We were introduced to the Dancer Kayak. It was different from the kayak we used last year. It had more comfortable seats, it was made of plastic, it was shorter and highly sensitive to movements. Well, I hated it.

Day Two
Expedition!!! YEAH!!! Then after like ten minutes...WAAAAH??!! The whole group was like [here] and I was like
















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So I was like, wtf...And the Dancer did not help one bit. It was moving all around and I couldn't manage to catch up. And when by the time I reached the raft our platoon made, we had to break raft. I was further wtf-ed. I used a lot of my strength to kayak up to the front successfully. But...so did everyone and i crashed everywhere. So I was at the back again...
When I reached the shore, I was pulled by my friends to beach up. We had lunch. Then we were splashing in the water when we all felt stings(I felt stings on my arms, elbows and my balls. Yes, ouch.)Then we were called by the instructors. He showed us a stranded jellyfish. It was not a plastic bag...We could see it breathing(or moving, I don't know...). Then my friends all kicked sand onto it. I was like, "Eh don't lah...It's already dying and you want to torture like that...Cruel sia you all..." But does anyone care about animals...No...Then we had to kayak back. And the instructor told everyone to stay behind me and Joel. So we were quite okay and the current was on our side. I was like, YEAH!!! NO ONE OVERTAKING ME!!! Then after five minutes, I was at the back with Joel, again...Only like three people were listening to the nstructor...Thanks guys, that was a GREAT boost of morale. Then we reached Changi and we had to learn some stuff and revise several One-Star skills. Oh yeah, I still hated the Dancer.

Day Three(LAST DAY!!!)
Okay...Last day...I was like, FINALLY!!! We got to go to my favourite place to train...THE CHANNEL!!!(That was not sarcastic, and so is this, or this, Oh shut up) We got to do my favourite thing in the whole course...which is...CAPSIZING YEAH!!! Actually it was rescuing drill but I wanted to be the victim. I love capsizing...It makes you feel refreshed. And wet. And it got me warmed up. I felt STRONGER!!! Then we learned new skills like the Skulling Draw(I'm not so sure whether it's the correct name though.)It was supposed to bring you towards something sideways but at my first try, it brought me away(DON'T LAUGH!!!)...Well, to summarise, we learned some other stuff like Eskimo Bow rescue,which is so far my favourite rescue drill. Then me and Justin were saying 'sick stuff' about the Dancer. Stuff like:
Just now I went inside my Dancer(The people ones)(Not literally though) and it got wet when I turned her(Dancer) over.
Eh Justin, don't touch my Dancer.
To get into the Dancer, you have to sit on her and slide in.
Daniel! Look! I'm putting on protection(Spray Cover or condoms) so that she won't get liquid inside her!
I'm thrusting my Dancer into the water!
Look, my Dancer is getting all wet!
My Dancer is jerking about in the wetness(Sea).
Hey Justin, our Dancers have sticks(Paddles) in them.
Justin, help me carry my Dancer.
I'm dipping my Dancer into the water! One, two...
and...
When I took off the protection, my Dancer got flooded!
I LOVE THE DANCER!!!

Hope you had fun reading my longest and most significant blog post! Ciao!

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