i am a sailor!

A.

It could not be any better.. Besides the horrigible tannlines (again!) and elbow bleeding and nearly a need for painkillers (for my left arm that was sooo strained) before I sleep, everything else was G.R.E.A.T.!

And you bet! I even got yummy Fresh strawberries and one huge Jambu to weclome me back on shore! Not forgetting the photowhoring sessions.. All these aint possible without Fred Corine and Jon! Thanks and I love you all!!

We were late for lesson. No bus lar. YF, we miss you!! haha. Took Mercs to class. I thought it was a good sign for us passing our exams. Hohoho. No scientific research though. LOL.

Written test was given just few minutes after we stepped in. More than 8 wrongs and its considered FAIL. I was still wondering can I even get 8 correct! In the end, I got 4 wrongs and Fred has 2 wrongs. Not bad eh.

Time to rig up!! Under the hot sorching sun. We both sweat like we just had a bath (not together hor!!!) and dint wipe dry. Gosh. Dying of heat sia... Chopchop and head for lunch, in my bikini (too hot!).

We did the Triangle course and Man Overboard course. Both passed for both of us! Heh^^

Instructor: (threw a life jacket in the sea, reckon me sail away and uturn back)

Me: (sail sail sail away and uturn back)

Instructor: ok, come close... touch the lifejacket

Me: (sailed close and boat buang the jacket) (smiling away I did it!)

Instructor: Eh! not the boat touch la, YOU touch!! Imagine u are trying save the poor guy in water, you use boat knock him meh?

Me: Tsk *embarrassed* sigh

And its a curse, everytime I see Fred capsize, I laughed and I will capsized in an even uglier way. WHY AM I CURSED?!! And oops, I did it again. He was doing dry capsize (boat capsized but sailor didnt get wet by climbing) and I laughed and the next minute I know, I did a turnturtle capsize. zzz... URGH! My boat was TOTALLY UPSIDEDOWN! Best of all, my daggerboard (the essential part for recovering boat during all capsizes) slipped out!

I was brave enough to dive underneath and feel the daggerboard and slot it back underwater with my hands and feet, IN THE STORM. I was sooooo frigging proud I did it! And managed to recover boat, but because of the storm, soon after I recover the boat, it immediately like 0.2349797584174 seconds capsized AGAIN!! Wahlaoz. But not turnturtle, phew.

And then my darlings arrived.. No need to bore you people with words liao, let the pictures (even though they are downsized) do the talking!!

A nice view to start off with?::

ME Sailing!::

My Sailing buddy, Fred!!::I think the sailors didnt like me.. I'M ALL ALONE out in the sea!!::

Awwww... like a babe, cos backview. zzz ::

And so, its weird my buddy looks cool frm the back too (LOL)::Fred posing for picture::Yippee, my turn my turn::We were using all our strength and brains to think and feel the wind while people are.... Jet skiing... How nice...Just before packing up, Fred has a nice nice chill and I was struggling to heave to (sailing term of parking/stationery)!!! I kept getting drifted away. UNFAIR. Left is me, Right is Fred::Oh okok, this is me tacking to get back to shore::ALERT!! EMPTY BOAT SPOTTED! abandoned boat!! (leftmost)::Ta-da!! Me la.. Jumped off the boat abit TOO early, puzzled my photographers. LOL::Then I got marked. "So short still want to go so deep." Brrrgh.. Instructor Soon Chung kept saying me leh! When I launch also say same things!!

See la?!! Now panting to get back, "finning without fins" dragging the boat back to shore. Uncle Soon Chung pity this short girl so helped abit.. zz.. ::

It's unrigging time!!!::Actually you guys aint supposed to glare hard at the parts of the sailboard ya? You guys are supposed to check out my legs!! Wooowweeee~ Ok, its enough, i heard jeerings.

Fine fine, check out my buddy then!!::

But I have to say again, check out my legs!! Muahahaha. Dragging boat to wash area::

After washing, welcomed by Jambu and Strawberries!! It's photowhoring::Check out my.... ok, you guys know what I want to say liao..::Then it's time to wash ourselves up before debrief lesson. And because of all those girls from Kayaking, shower room is FULL! I took the courage to bring my shower gel and head to (boats) washing area with long hoses for shower. And then, I made wrong conversation....

Me: Kayak girls took up the entire shower room, anyway wats fun for kayak sia?
(Uncle James is Pico Sailing instructor)
James: Kayak you havent tried how you know leh?
Me: Can go fast ar?
James: Yes!! They ride the waves! Go and learn mah..
Me: Aiya, like nothing much
(Note: keyword:: "nothing much")
James: *laughs loudly* The guy beside you is kayaking coach and u say like that?
Me: HUH?! never warn me......
Kayak Coach: Ya la. Kayak not fun meh? I must have "kayak" written on forehead ar?
Me: no lar.. okok, next time I try kayak lor..
(me hurriedly go off!! muahahaha)

Decided, the above is wrong PR. -sobs-

"Eve, dont anyhow take my picture huh?!! I shy la *act^act*" ?Yes, the entire class heard him.

Shiet la! Always got caught by Uncle SoonChung for whatever I do!! Man~ He notices me too much!! Anyway, this is him... Master sailor wor!

And when I was filling up a form while he was giving speech, I heard.... "See like Eve, she looks like under 18, but SHE'S NOT"... URGH!! WHY??!!! I think they love me, seriously. ME AGAIN!

And Uncle SC said, 70% who came to the course would not ever turn up again... For me, because I have a Freddy buddy (ryhme eh?), I think I would be falling in the 30% category.

But all's worthwhile..... We had satisfying dinner and chill out to end the day.

Look at our respective main courses!!::But my smoked salmon sucks.. (threw them away)::And my Vodka Orange looks ssooooo pathetic..::And then, shifted to the beach benches, shiok::the loving Fam-Yew couple (so envious lar, tsk. I want a boyfriend!!!)::OOOHHhhh.. not forgetting the Fondue!! With extra strawberries from Corine!!::And then (dont know call him bored or creative) this pic.... Can anyone guess its main object?::In the end, i became the object as well for the meaningless shots. LOL::Thats me, fYI.

I reached home at a freaking 11pm+!! Was out of house for more than 15hrs!! GOsh!

More blueblacks::

And the almost-recovering-wound became all-over-again wound::

Cool? And TV Mobile featured the restaurant we dined in just after we left the place. I think we are cool dudes, hanging in cool places, doing cool stuff and sports. Muahaha!