ski trip 1st march to 5th

Im back from the mountains. i can finally say im a skier. this brings me closer to realising my dreams of taking part in the winter olympics. a small step for me, a giant step towards glory. the trip was pretty fun and i met many many nice n funny people. however it got off a bad start.. why bad? cos the leg room in the train is minuscule and i really mean it. plus when the person sitting opposite u is oblivious to my obvious discomfort and stretch out more, it further worshen my woes.. n angela(portugese) was sleeping in my place n its so cramp and stuffy(windows and door are close shut), i left to the cafeteria n sat there the whole night(ard 7hrs journey). so i dint know when we are reaching and i was alone so i did not sleep.

we reach krakow den transfer to a tiny bus with a driver fit for F1. he was that good and scary. negotiating the 1 lane curvy mountainous track, maneuvering between slower cars, sliding on the icy road, u say it and he does it all. i was frightened (first time since dh drove me yrs ago in a race with zhizhi).. and to top it off, cora who was sitted beside me developed motion sickness and horror of horrors... puke on me. so there u have it, an imperfect start to otherwise a very enjoyable trip.

okae so we reach skiing place n i put on the skis. i was bad.. so bad that i have to have an extra 30min with a personal instructor even thou cora n mira(mexican girl) are already zipping around effortlessly. blow to my manhood especially since mira is pretty cute. so i swore that i will master it somehow. i continued to try and soon i was improving bit by bits. den they say we r having dinner in the mountain restaurant so we have to take this ski train up... its freaking high n i have phobia of height. and suaku me dint know u can take down the safety catch.. so i was sitting alone(the rest were in pairs) with no safety harness. i was literally holding on for my dear life.. coming down was bad too.. =(

somehow or rather, jan(german guy) persuaded(more coerced i should say) in skiing in the top. the problems are 1st i got phobia of height and 2nd i SUCK at skiing. but i pressed on n i reached the top. alimony(dutch ger whom i dunno how to spell) taught us more. i fell like every 10secs but i got up immediately everytime. maybe its cause the girls were there, somehow i harness every ounce of my strength n bravery n pressed on. i managed to ski(or roll) down after some superhuman effort. so im not that bad huh. the surprising part is mira aso got a phobia of height and she dont dare to ski down so alimony had to help her down
we had snow slides in zakopane. we were too late n the ski trains were closed thus some of us went for a walk. suddenly we had a brilliant idea to buy those slides n sit on it n slide down. its an exhilarating experience. very fun. soon it degenerate into snow ball fights and snow wrestling. our underwear were soaked wet! den they decided to go to see ski jumps. those ramps wher u fly up n do some stunts? but there were no one skiing n we had to walk back. its blistering cold. the wind was pounding against our fragile body. its really fricking fricking cold. mira n me were holding on together for our dear lives. it must be bad for her too cos mexico is not exactly a cold country. n to top it off they decide to save 2zlotys n walk down to the town. tragic.. even thou i had mira for companion, its kinda too cold. yes "urine", i miss our sunny island.

hmmm.. i also had a rather animated argument with jan about our laws. he was lambasting our strict law n its inhuman to hang people or to cane ppl. typical europeans with their strong beliefs of human rights.. but what about the rights of those innocent victims of the criminals? surely their rights are more important? he suggested education n reforming but least we forget, spore currently enjoy one of the safest regime in the world. long may this continue. so praise our govt, i lurve u guys. improvements can be make but i would still give them top grades!

i also need to mention this french guy-benoit. he is freaking funny without intending to be. its due to his poor command of english n he had a hard time trying to express his feelings. but he is very nice n funny. he was like explaining how the french eat snakes when he actually meant snail.. tim was even asking him how do they place the snake on the table. do they cut it into bits n pieces, or they coil the entire snake on the table etc? n he still dint realise his talking abt snakes till ard 20mins later?? funny chap.

all in all, it was a great trip n i am soooo thankful that i decided to go. i was having last min hestitation of going for fear of spending too much n the cute spainish girls invited me for a party. lol. but thank god, i went. i wonder when will i get to slide down in my skis again. bagful of memories for the rest of my life..