why do people use such big words? * you are asked to write a 100-150 word abstract representing your MA project * hello?? the word is "rationale". i'm a simple person and i use simple words to describe what i want to be done i.e. write in no less than 100 words why you are producing your MA project. same meaning i guess, but you know, the words i use are less "intellectual" but it gets my point through.
recent messages via the shoutbox (yeah check it out, it's flooded) brought back reminisce memories 96'. the jet ski-ing days of my life. i had bumped into the sport by sheer coincidence, a buddy of mine KK had a Blaster 2 (it's a jetski); which was fun, and just a sporty bike. i had no freaking idea how to ride one these things. naturally i followed him to Kundang Lake (tasik biru) nearby Sungai Buloh for one of his rides. the jetski sat on a really dodgy trailer (the RTD wasn't that strict during those times) and we'd tow it using his Wira. After maneuvering through some really small rural roads, we reached our destination. Kundang lake had originally been meant for water ski-ing (heck that's where i met Phillipa Yoong, sister of Alex Yoong) but due to the influx of PWC's (personal watercrafts) the lake was soon taken over.
The lake had dark water and was ideally perfect for fresh water ski-ing with little island in the centre and so forth. we docked the ski and obviously we went for a spin. then it was my turn to get on it. Now i'm not talking about one of those big bulky ski's you rent at island resort's, this was a sport bike, meaning using every part of your stance was needed to control the direction of the bike. i got up, and fell down X5; anyways i got up, started up and throttled. now being a beginner, you're a little reluctant to throttle it to the max especially through corners.
the Blaster 2 has a concave hull, meaning you need to lean in when executing corners, of course i never knew this and let me tell you that if thought falling on water is somewhat cushion-able, you're so wrong. after what i would guess is a 30mph corner fall, a huge blister emerged on the back. (always fall on your back not on your face). the injury made me love the sport even more, not because i loved pain, but because i never got to ride street bikes (though i did illegally) but jet ski's were the next best thing and you didn't need a license.
i was ski-ing on a blaster (younger brother of the blaster 2 and very much harder to get on board) which required total balance and agility. Then i got introduced to the stand up. A stand up is a bike with no seats, you stand and basically use your entire body to steer; it's more of like a blaster without the seat. Then came modification and the obsession with speed and maneuverability. the rest is history.
i stopped riding when there were huge amounts of people ski-ing at Kundang. There were a couple of deaths and hence i soon realised that i need to get on with the next stage of life. KK has since sold his balster 2 to a beach boy at PD, and this is a chapter in my life worth remembering.
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