Exploration

jon laa wrote on April 12th, 2009, 1:08 am

I just burst the blister about the size of the fingernail of my pinkie, actually I didn’t burst it. I had to snip the excess skin with a nail clipper because it wouldn’t tear no matter how I attempt to rip it apart. Feeling more at eased now even though I know the excess skin is still there without the fluids. By the way, it never hurt.

Feeling tired after completing half a kayaking course. Tomorrow will be the last day and I absolute adore fooling around in water safely. There was an attempt of dodgeball and I gotta say I fare better than expected. Not that it was an official game and not that anybody kept to their team.

Going to kayak again soon, I hope. Planning to go with calvin and andre at least. It is the hype of learning a new skill and I would like to proceed a level or two up, because I am afraid of dying. The only reassurance you can ever have is to be able to save yourself, I feel.

The coach/instructor actually casually commented that it must real relaxing for me to be the victim while he demonstrated the rescue drill (because all I had to do is to lie there floating, even though I could stand on my feet, and follow instructions) but I told him it wasn’t the real reason why I don’t mind being a victim twice. The real reason, and most practical reason, is that I would like to learn to save myself well. And I apparently left him speechless.

Moving from all that hype, I ran on friday night. The longest run I ever did but I finished walking. I still managed to run more than my previous longest run (which I didn’t have to walk) and at a, I believe, faster pace.

Only got home at four and caught a short two, three-hour nap before heading out for the kayaking course. Found my way there in a cab, because I wanted to sleep in later and because I could barely walk from the run.

Nearly fell into the sea while embarking myself into in the kayak because I obviously couldn’t bend my knee. For those who are wondering, I did not scream.