27/2/08

Discovery

For all my life, I have never seen myself as adventure-loving, outdoorsy or as a risk-taker kinda guy. The furthest i've gone to in being adventurous was probably the time i went on the Tower of Terror - a ride where you get strapped in, raised high in the sky and then dropped down in high speed. I'm also crazy about roller coaster rides, but that's pretty much it. There's no camping in the woods, mountain climbing expedition or even jogging. I hate jogging. There, i have made my point. I'm pretty much a couch potato. And a proud one at that!

I was, however, recently presented with some opportunities to change. You see, I set a few goals for me to achieve by year end 08, so i've kinda started this actionable steps to realise these goals. That's how i stumbled into this opportunity called hiking. Macha - my good friend and my badminton buddy, goes hiking at Bukit Gasing every saturday (crazy item no. 1) and she asked me to join her last week. And so i did. Woke up at 7am (crazy item no. 2) and off we went. That morning, i hiked up and down for about 2 hours straight (crazy item no. 3). Surprisingly, i managed......and naturally the situation called for a celebration; a feast! so i had two chappati with chicken curry and 5 glasses of teh o ais (not-so-crazy item no. 4).

And so begun a new discovery. I can hike! and i shall do so every saturday from now onwards. Wish me luck!

Unfortunately, with a positive new discovery, comes a not-so-positive new discovery. I recently tried something for the first time. I hesitated at first, but when the time came and i was face-to-face with the decision, i decided against my better judgement. And i'm afraid i kinda enjoyed it..............so that only means that sequals are now in the making. I still have my guard up though, am not ready (and i probably shouldn't) to plunge into the adventure hole just yet, so i'm gonna take it slow.......and steady....and safe (please let it be safe...).

And i have a back up, just in case things go south. So, please, keep your handphone on ya face! And thanks for saying yes, buddy!