it’s like riding a bike …
You know the expression ‘it’s like riding a bike … you never really forget it … you just pick it up where you left off’ … i can never really relate to that … not that i have early warning signs of alzheimers and just forget things … i can’t relate to it because i don’t know how to ride a bike! ;=) hehe (which actually was not so abnormal as i found out recently … i know at least 2 more people, one of them a guy, who probably had a cloistered childhood like mine — we just studied!!! — and never ventured out on the street to ride a bike … )
But that’s ancient history because … (drum roll please … ) I can ride a bike now!!! Yup … I can actually go for 50 meters without falling over! (haha … and you thought i was really good!) BUT it is a rare feat for me! ;=) Last Saturday morning, after joining the exercise freak masses in CCP, I asked my friend if we can rent a bike so that I, once and for all, can learn to ride one! I’ve had several learning attempts through the years from well-meaning friends but i just didn’t learn for some odd reason. CCP was not really a very easy and safe place to learn with hundred small kids milling around in their bikes … (er … most of them better than me!) … but after about 15minutes of proud (it can be very humiliating … ) determination … I was able to go far without falling over!!! So there … my major accomplishment last week! ;=) After several years of being mocked for not being able to ride a bike … after several biking teambuilding activities that got cancelled on account of my bike illiteracy … after several frustrated but faithful friends patiently teaching me … I actually learned now! The thing is I knew the concept … (yeah, like I knew the concept of flying a plane!!!) … but I just freeze up when I ride which makes me fall over … don’t get me wrong … I’m not about to join a race or even a friendly biking trip … far from it … I’m still a wobbly-do-not-know-how-to-use-the-brakes-properly biker … but again … 50 meters … and I can actually mount the bike without the usual the-pedal-has-to-be-about-less-than-90’C-for-beginners ‘protocol’ … again, a rare feat! ;=)
Hmmm … next stop: swimming! ;=)
