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It's been a week since I last posted! The past week had been the same, sigh, always the same. The same assignments, tests and worksheets yep. Dont worry haha i am not going to talk about the homework thing again. But there have been some issues about it anw, like the MOE supposedly 'taking action' and going down to the schools to ask about problems and stuff like that. If only they came to RI, I will blast the guy man.

Well back to my life OUTSIDE homework. Friday was Good Friday, but I spent the entire day at home again, doing the CHAOS assignment all over again (oh crap. isn't this homework??!!) Argh argh okay, so in the evening we went skating again, and this time the park was probably the most crowded I've ever seen since the end of the December holidays. Went crazy though, cos I almost smashed into people like 7 times. So I started shouting around hmm. When someone cut into my lane I would shout: "HOI!! what you doing!!" Well it proved to work well on some people, but apparently some people get so shocked; instead of scramming, they stone there with their mouths open haha. Hehh!! Okay i've got a wacky topic to say liao, since I am quite bored now... In east coast, you can find all kinds of combo of people. I can give you an idiot's guide to navigating around east coast park haha. First! I shall introduce the types of people:

1) Most commonly found: The couple. 'The couple', as the name implies, refers to the two people, male and female who skate or cycle around like they are stuck to each other for eternity. Sometimes you can find the male topless, apparently trying to show his six pec and perhaps make his girl feel safe. This is done even when they know they can't skate too well, so if you are out to cause some trouble and play some pranks, do it on the guy. HAHA i feel damn evil now :P But of course, you will probably in the same spot next time, so it's better not to do it.

2) The family: You can frequently find families around, and most of the time they are either cycling in a pack or having a nice picnic. It's quite heartwarming to see some of these families at times... They are probably the only ones who can give you a smile if you look at them.

3) The kids-on-bikes: These youngsters are the most dangerous of all man. Don't judge them by their size: they can make you fall and rip your ass off. These kids usually cycle like they had just taken 1 entire cup of pure vodka, so if you get what I mean, they swerve to their right and left without warning. If you are a fast skater or cyclist, avoid these kids; they aren't for you to mess around with. I had many close shaves with such incidents before, but luckily after much experience, I have acquired the emergency skill of running on grass or stones if you are forced off your lane to avoid hitting them. It's quite useful, but your heartbeat will go up like siao.

4) The road-hogs: Road-hogs can be further broken down into a few categories. Most of the time you will find some act-cool guys who ride on chopper-like bikes, which I find most amusing, because it's like a mini version of the real chopper. (chopper is an american brand of motorbikes) They may blast music, talk really loudly, and of course they hog the entire lane ON PURPOSE, so unless you can walk on grass like me, or overtake them by the jogging lane, don't think of getting in front of them. Other road-hogs include a pack of secondary/JC people on their chalet trip, and they are always stinking wet, so avoid them too (unless you really love the smell.); you also have foreigners, especially china people who come for holidays. I almost got a sprain on my ankle last time because of them.

5) Bikers: These bikers are probably the most aggressive of all, so never ever mess with them; more than the kids-on-bikes. (hmm maybe the kidsonbikes evolve into these people. :D) You can identify them easily with their trademark gloves and competition wheels. It's not easy to pick them out, you just need to spot for a guy who is like zooming past everyone. There are two types of bikers too: 1) the ah beng, 2) the real speed cyclist. The ah beng will try to intimidate you a lot, like surrounding you if you are alone, or simply just try to knock you down in severe cases. For these guys right, just dao them Seriously, if they wanna challenge you, like they come beside you and go at your pace for a long period, just DAO them, cos they aren't worth challenging at all haha. The real speed cyclists are easy to identify too, but they use thinner wheels and wear the competition suits. You want to challenge someone, go for these people. It will earn you a handshake if you can catch up with them.

6) Skaters: Of course, you can see both pro skaters and noob skaters. Noob skaters are usually the couples, pro skaters are made up of a more diverse group of people. There are a number of pro skating uncles, some speed teams and you can also find individual speeders who are just pro on their own. Speed teams skate in a line, which supposedly reduces air resistance (*sigh.*), but it's pretty cool i must say. Some pro skaters may skate backwards if there is space, but i find that super arrogant cos he's mocking everyone else that is around. So if you do become pro one day and feel like you wanna do that, do that in a small corner. Yep.

Wow, this post is pretty loong!! HAHA. So here are some general things to note...:
a. If there are lots of people around, dun act seh and skate/cycle so fast. There are only two consequences you get: you irritate people, or you irritate people AND get them hurt.
b. Don't intimidate the ah bengs. If you do get challenged, just ignore them.
c. Look before you try to overtake someone, because if you don't, chances are you will smash into a bike and get a cut in your abdomen if serious (like me sigh.) or injure someone real badly.
d. Don't swerve to your sides without looking around. Really.
e. Try not to bring your handphone with you, esp if you intend to go at a really high speed, because if you fall, that's the end of your phone man.
f. Smile more haha. People's faces are always so sian and act-cool. Sigh. Why is everyone trying to act cool?? A smile always brightens another person's day up! so smile! :D :D :D :D

Well that's all i have... of course there are some things i din type here, cos it's not urm politically correct haha... Okayy tomorrow's school again!! ARGHHH...Anw. here's a really nice anime gurl :D Saber from fate-stay night. I finished watching it haha!

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