Of skatin'...

Going through some of my old pictures, I never thought that I would someday be teaching skating.



I remember wanting to pick up skating when I was in lower secondary. Alas, my mum was very discouraging - not surprisingly since she's was a nurse who constantly saw broken bodies of children.

It was only MUCH MUCH later in life that I picked up this skill. I remember seeing an inline skater wheezing through La Trobe University, and that triggered my childhood desires to pick up skating more seriously. I mean, after all, I didn't really have much excuses and I was away from home with much time to spare while doing my PhD.

So I bought my first pair of skates which were the cheapest pair of Rollerblades - AUD350 TERIMA KASIH KEMENTERIAN PENGAJIAN TINGGI!. Now that I'm more familiar with skates, I think I was ripped off back then.



Learning to skate on my own was indeed very challenging. I fell numerous times, bruising my joints, and at one time, hurting the nerves in my right elbow.



And I fell... and fell.



BUT THIS WAS BACK THEN! I FALL NO MOAR!!!



Okay, what you see here is me executing a spin stop. This is actually a Level 3 skill (ICP standards) which I learnt on my own by accident.


Later on, I tried recreational skating in Putrajaya, but realised how much I sucked.

BUT NO MOAR!!!

Anyway, I'm trying to pass on my skating joy these days and the skills I've learnt to my ger ger.