-Skiing mis-adventureS-

OKay so.. I'm back.


Let's not talk about either of the practicals shall we, especially physics.


MY GRADIENT IS -0.0979?!?!? WHAT'S YOURS??

Heh..


Anyway, according to Terry, my posts on microwaves and exercise are not very amusing.


Apparently he prefers when I give personal recounts so...


I shall. Hopefully it's 'enlightening'!



2003: Whistler, Canada


You know skiing is a reeeeeaaaallly great form of exercise???



Seriously, everyday after you stop your whole bodyaches and you just feel like sleeping past dinner and stuff.



I know it's kinda ironic, cos how can you sweat when you are doing something at sub-zero degree celsius,



But you actually sweat ultra alot inside your multiple layers of clothing.



So... why exactly am I saying this???



Well, before this trip, whenever our family skiied it was always my sis, my brother and I in one group, and my folks as another.


The way my folks ski, it's almost as if it's more torturous than fun!!!



Haha you should see them!! Making a huge 'V' pattern down the entire mountain!! -

Breathing a sigh of relief each time a turn is complete -

taking up the whole slope in wide arcs of turns, causing everyone else to dodge them -

crashing every 3 turns or so in a flurry ball of snow.



Heh.. sigh.. but.. they really come all the way here just for us.



I'm quite blessed eh?!? =D




Anyway, back to the story.



So yeah, for this trip we went with another family, one of my brother's JC classmates.



So this time it was just my sister and I.



And since by now - or then - I was the better skiier, I took the back and my sis took the front. Yeah..



And some lucky days we'd just have one whole slope to ourselves, usually when we went exploring not so popular ones.



So, if I'm not wrong this was the fourth day or so?!? And I was already quite beat.



Thus whenever we got a whole slope to ourselves, I'd take the luxury of closing my eyes while I slowly glided down.



It's like this;


My sis would stop at the mid-point of each slope to wait for me, and I'd start skiing about five seconds after she takes off.




So on that one clear day, when my sis and I had the whole slope to ourselves. we began our usual routine.



I think it was late afternoon as the sun was setting behind us, and I just took the chance to rest my eyes for a bit as I started after my sis.



Yup and to have the feeling of just letting gravity pull you down with the flow.



But something uncommon happened that day.



No we didn't run into a stray werewolf, although I bet I coulda out-paced it anyway.




So anyway suddenly a high-pitched shriek filled the air:


"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOBBBBBBBB
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
YYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"



My eyes snapped open.



I didn't have time to react.



I didn't have time to think.



I barely even had time to take in the situation.



Before I went

SSSLLLAAAAAAAPPPP-BAAAAANNGGG!!!

into my sis, and we two tumbled down the slope together and ended up in a crumpled heap.



"WHAT'RE YOU DOING!!"



"Uhh.. heehee whoops.. I was skiing with my eyes closed?!?"



"WHY?!!"



"I uhh.. dunno?!?"



"WELL NEXT TIME KEEP THEM OPEN!!!! Ugh.."



"okayy.. umm so anyway why'd you stop so early in the slope?!?"



"Cause I was tired."



"oh.. sorry.." +P



Heh.. I think for the rest of that day I was trying my best not to get in my sister's way.



Or rather, not get her in mine.



I'm sure I've told you all before what a tyrant she can be =P



AND NOW SHE'S MARRIED OFF!!!! YEAH!!



Haha I'm evil aren't I. But I pity the poor husband.



Yup.



Well.. actually now that think about it, I do have quite a few interesting skiing stories to tell.



So.. stay tuned!!!