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When was the last time you did something dangerous?Submitted by Ross.
that was last april 15 (2007)
we just came from CFC Youth for Christ's International Leader Conference, held at Naga, Bicol.
we don't want to go home yet, so we tried some wakeboarding...
we went to CWC (Camsur Water Sports Complex), and it was awesome.
i was so nervous at first, afraid that i might drown, lol. good thing life vests are part of the wakeboarding getup, =P
since we're just beginners, we ended up kneeling on wakeboards, lol.
and i dare not try the standing position... for shame! haha...
and the best part of it all, we personally met Reuben Buchanan.
apparently, he is the owner - manager (if i'm not wrong) of the place,
he has some wakeboarding students young and old...
most were teenagers though.
but i did see some older students...
and there's this aussie guy who does a lot of flipping, bravo!
bad thing reuben never removed his sunglasses, so i was never really able to see if really looks like the guy on the picture, lol.
i found out later he is an Australian champion wakeboarder... cool.
i was really disappointed that i was unable to apply the moves i do on SSX tricky (i know it's snowboarding ala-PS2, but hey, it has the same concept, lol) and playing it is really different from applying and doing it).
the instructor (not reuben, too bad =P) said to hold your grip tight, but to relax your arms..
and i was holding it too tight! hehe...
he told me to make sure i pass between the 2 orange buoys to make sure the cable is pulled tightly, otherwise i'll slow down, then the cable will pull me hard. so if my grip isn't that tight, i'll end up smashing the waters...
i told him the tug was so hard, i lost my grip and went down the water...
since i'm too far from the deck, the golf-cart-man picked me up and drove me back to the deck...
*now i'm blushing* ^_^
hmmm... makes me wonder, lol)
* daredevil's my middle name
