Second wakeboarding experience

A week ago, I had my first. I originally thought I’d skip this week and only go once in two weeks because it’s expensive.  SGD 50 (entry rate on Tuesday) + SGD 32( taxi fare for 2 ways ). It’s pretty far away from where I live and work. But I missed it a lot and couldn’t wait to get back in again and so decided to head down last minute. I took the bus back to my apartment. Packed what I needed, wore my contact lenses and headed out. It was a beautiful evening. 30 minutes later, i arrived, paid, changed, put on my gear and off i went. I started out in System B first for warm up. John, my instructor didn't allow me to go for A, where i first began learning. 

I jumped in, stumbled and felt like i was making everyone wait a long time cuz i was taking so long in the water. I kept falling. Eventually i got the hang of it. But it was difficult at first when the person controlling the cable started with such high speed that i felt like i was being flung forward. The other difficulties i felt were such as board feeling heavy in water and not used to positioning myself sideways. In system B, everyone gets the chance to do 2 rounds. The queue was long so after finishing, i sat and wait for my next turn, which felt like it was going to take quite a while. There was only one cable in System B and each person will take around 5 minutes. I thought my money was going to go down the drain, not being able to board much this week. There were way more people this week than last. After a while, John came over to bring me to C. He knew I was hiding from him. I didn't feel ready for C ! I didn't feel ready last week . I was terrible in C last week. & I still didn't feel ready this week.  But he still dragged my ass over.

At the end of it, i finally managed to take off smoothly and board quite a distance. I even managed to turn. I didn't manage to wakeboard the whole round but i am grateful i've been improving. It's important not to compare yourself to others. What I learned is that the take off and bends would be the hardest. I was incredibly scared of the intense pull you feel from the cable when you take off and bends. The key is to hold your arms in and resist the pull. I didn't understand this. If you don't, you're gonna be flung forward as the cable pulls and you let go of your arms. 

I had fun with the kneeboard as well. Managed to go 3/4 turn before i crashed. Got bruises on my arms and legs from it. 

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" I never gave a fuck. I never gave a fuck about what people thought about me. I mean I did, but fuck it, you know what I'm sayin'?  " - Kid Cudi

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Emotional Intelligence

" Sensing more, feeling more, experiencing more, understanding more, interacting with the world more, that is a strength, an advantage  - not something to be ashamed of. 

Emotions aren't meant to be suppressed. They don't necessarily need to be paraded for everyone else to see - even though there isn't anything intrinsically wrong with that - but they ought to be accepted and understood. Otherwise, the build up can kill you. You see men who try to drown their emotions with alcohol where as it's easier for the ladies since we talk about it. There really is no shame. With higher goals and expectations comes bigger failures and more intense disappointments as you've placed expectations as well as pressure on yourself to match those expectations. It's just important not to lower your own standards and expectations for yourself. It's good to strive to be the best person you can be. 

& quite frankly, the more you feel, the more you'd see how diverse life could be. Variety is the spice of life and you'd see how beautiful life is. Life has so much to offer.  "