Act 3, Scene 5: Planks and pylons

I've been waiting for this day ever since I signed up for bike lessons. And it finally came. Haha.

I usually go for the early morning lessons now since it tends to rain in the afternoon and even if it doesn't, the scorching weather is enough to put me off. So there I was, bright and early. I had read up on the lesson requirements plus watched countless other students go through it.

So there I was, bike in front of the plank, all ready and raring to go. 'Release the clutch, throttle up...steady.'

And.....

I missed the plank.

Second time...

Same thing happened.

And I was so pissed with myself. I was letting my kan cheong side show. Everytime I aimed for the plank, I couldn't get up. It just seemed so small.

But the instructor today was really nice. He was encouraging and never once did he use his loudspeaker. I was impressed. He knew exactly what went wrong with our techniques and kept giving us motivational words and tips.

So soon, I got the hang of it. Went halfway across the plank.. then all the way, but too quick.

And finally, I clinched it. Body relaxed and straight, eyes front, only arms moving. And I did it. Haha.

Pylons were a different story altogether. I seemed to excel at the exercise. Haha. I was breezing through the course and never once did I touch the cones. Was really proud of myself then. Even became a demonstrator for once. Haha.

So the instructor changed the course a little. Moved the cones to a staggered pattern, that meant much more distance between the cones but less distance to manouvere in. And guess how long it took me to complete that course... 2 freaking seconds from crossing the line. Haha. See... I knew all those kuda gila manouveres I did when I was younger is gonna pay off one day.

But I dunno if she had anything to do with it. =)

We had dinner yesterday. So I picked her up from work and she wasn't feeling too great cos something was on her mind. So I asked her if she wanted to have dinner. And off we went to Jalan Kayu since its close to her place.

Haha. I have to say that eating with her is nice because she doesn't really mind how much she's eating. She has a voracious appetite (hard to believe looking at her figure). And the conversation is even better. Haha. It's refreshing to have someone so expressive and willing to initiate a conversation, instead of me always doing it.

And we talked a lot. I watched families come and leave before we did and all the while, she was talking. =)

But I dunno..