Our 1st Attempt at WakeBoarding!!!

We had been planning this ever since last year, but it was all talks and was never executed cos there would always be some last minute things to spoil our plans and we would have to postpone it! Therefore, I was very delighted that we actually got our plans together and went for wakeboarding on the publics holiday on Friday (21 Mar 08). Like finally!!! Lol.

We even met up the night before to go to Andea's house in Tampines (Near mine n Mk's plc) to prepare sandwiches for the event. Since Mk n Irene bought the foods n stuffs, I offerred to prepared the sandwiches. B. Mk helped out too. No comments about the sandwiches, ya?! So, after we are done, we joined the rest to chit-chatting and playing with her 2 dogs in the living room before deciding to turn in for the night. We had almost wanted to leave B. Mk behind cos he was talking non-stop with Andea's ex-husband to be. It was already 1 am then!! B.Mk bummed at my place as my parents weren't around and instead of getting our 7 hrs of sleeps, we stayed up and played games till 3 plus to 4 in the morning!!! Crazy, ya?!? But, it was fun!! Cos B. Mk kept losing! Wahahaha!!! Surprisingly, we were even abled to wake up and arrived at the meeting place early; which is at andea's place on time. I supposed I was overly excited about the event to be oversleeping. Hahaha... Anyway, once everybodies here (S. Mk, Irene, Me, B. Mk and Andea) we left for Punggol Marina for our wakeboarding!! Yess!!!

Once there, we had our breakfast first in this old style type coffee shop before registering with the Wakeboarding management on our bookings. Afterwhich, we just waited for our boat to be (petrol) pumped up and to be readied to set out! We met our instructor, Jim, who showed us to our boat and we set out into the sea on the small power boat until we reach the permitted area for our wakeboarding. Upon verifying and giving us some safety instructions, Jim was all prepared to coach us on one-to-one basis and let us try the wakeboard in the water. Andea was the 1st person to go since she had somewhat done this before and was assumed that the rest would be abled to learn from her. While Jim was giving Andea some pointers, the rest of the people were relaxing around the small boat, drinking beers and sun tanning! As for me? Well, busy taking pictures with my Hp's camera obviously!! Heez. Lol.

Throughout the whole morning, I was the camera-person (self-appointed!!) taking pics here and there while the rest's either chilling out and drinking beers, sun tanning or would be practicing wakeboarding in the water. Since majority of us are first timers, we went through lots of falls and tries. It could be quite a tiring and a painful experience, ya? Dehydration was not our main concern cos we drank lots of (Sea)water!! Wahaha!! Instead, our problem and objective is to get up and balance on the board while the boat pull us! But I'm glad to say eveyones else managed to eventually pick up the techniques and were abled to stand on their wakeboard and rides the waves for 30sec!! Well, all except me that's is... signz... I supposed my weight and size got to do something with it. I kept falling either forward or backward and just can't seem to get it right after numerous tries. Eventually, we had to end and call it a day cos our session with the instructor had ended. But we were all contented as we enjoyed our journey back to in-lands.

I din managed to get any more shots for the remaining time of the days as my Hp had gone flat. this explained why there weren't much shots of me! Humph!!! So sad! Anyway, for $66 per person for 2 1/2 hrs session including foods n drinks, I supposed it was worthed the time and effort to go for it again!! In another time that is!!!

Andea's Successful Attempt .........................Da Mark's Successful Attempt

Irene's Successful Attempt ...........................Xiao Mark's Successful Attempt

My Failure Attempt