26th Sept Skate at Bishan Bowl

By NUS Skating Club on Saturday, September 26, 2009

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To cut a long story short, it is important to note that the Bishan Bowl is NOT, NOT, NOT at the Bishan Park. It is at the Harmony Park which is opposite Raffles Institute. I did however get to trek about Bishan for about an hour plus.

This was by far my closest to feeling like an NSF man. With a 5kg bag and my skates for a rifle…

Thankfully, it was worth it, or so I feel.

I mean, if you think aggressive inline is exciting, you would like this place, I think, albeit a little boring, but good for a starting point I guess. I would have never discovered this place if not for Nussc (hehehe, publicity act). It is damn fun!! Discounting the fact that I got to bring away with me a scar slightly bigger than the size of my palm, on the right side of my ass because I fell on the first attempt… It makes my leg look like a chicken with all the feather plucked out; the raw red skin with white polky dots. I know, EWW. Anyone else share my sentiments???

So anyway, first attempt, I stood there for like about two decades, feeling my legs shiver in my blades and watching a lil boy chiong down. It didn't look as scary till you're standing there and start over-analyzing and over-intellectualizing everything. Worrying about everything being the "adults" that we are. So I was like heck, I’m gonna fall anyway, and true enough, I did. But the second try, I managed to get it, and subsequently it was just fun jumping in to skate to and fro just for cheap thrills. At the end of the day, it's just about doing it, like, you know, not be scared and just try it.

Sharon getting tips from a SMU skater

So before I keep going on about me, point is, it’s like this huge ass bowl and you just drop down and go at the speed of light and you either fall or feel like, er, you’re having fun. Oh, and some SMU skaters were there who we managed to learn some stuff from and all. Yeaah.

Okay, main gist:

1. For future sessions, it is important to always check out directions.. tip for me and you :)

2. We do other stuff than just blading around...

3. Falling is okay but wearing longer pants would half-save you

4. Blame yourself if you weren't there!


By The girl who now has to sit like Cleopatra

8 comments for this post

Anonymous

hehe sorry I left my phone in my bag, so didn't hear it when you called me.
-weng

Posted on 11:59 AM  
Anonymous

haha.. new phone cant carry it while skating?? LOL

ck

Posted on 12:12 PM  
Anonymous

of course cannot la! Later fall down crush my precious phone how?

Anw, congrats to Huiwen for being the second female member to successfully conquer the bowl. The first is Karen, if you consider her a female that is. LOL

-weng

Posted on 12:16 PM  

Yeah ugly butt abrasion! To make things worse I've a bump on my head like the Mr Bump! :(

Posted on 1:15 PM  
Anonymous

Hahah. I share your sentiments when I fell on the slope and left the scar on the left side of my thigh. It's healed now. :(

You should be able to sit properly 2 weeks later. :)

Cynthia

Posted on 3:55 PM  

If u think this bowl is "huge ass", try out the ECP skatepark one LOL :D

Posted on 4:45 PM  
Anonymous

hahah oh no people read this hahaha. yeah will tolly go check it out one day. anyway, was just kidding you lah chongren i tolly enjoyed the walk.... haha!

huiwen

Posted on 11:53 PM  
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