2009-11-27 @ 3:35 AM
Level 1
November 27, 2009.
Friday.
11:00am
The Dreaded Swimming Class.
For some weird reason (yeah, I have all the weirdest reasons) I found myself smiling as I walked nearer and nearer to the swimming area. I told myself last night...
``If you`re going to die tommorow, at least there`ll be no blood spurting out of you.``
Nope thats not it really.
``Think positive. Humans, while not naturally born swimmers, have the ability to learn how to swim. You`re human. And YOU WILL LEARN.``
And before I knew it, there I was. Dipped in the water. Standing on my feet. My body stiff. I could hardly breath.
We were taught how to `bubble` first, then how to hold one`s breath beneath the surface. Damn...the feeling of water being blasted off your nose is a bit painful for me. But I managed to learn those two, thankfully.
Then we were taught some floating exercises. I find the first few techniques manageable (barely though), but BACK FLOAT is as hard as hell, for me at least. I couldnt bring my body up at the surface, probably due to tension in my muscles and inability to breath properly, which was likely to be caused by fear of drowning.
Despite me feeling extremely embarrassed and idiotic, I fought the urge to get out of the pool and scream ``Sir! I`m going to drop the subject!``. I`m definitely not going to give up...not anytime soon, not anymore. I just concentrated on what I have learned, and gave myself some time to practive, even though I had to disconnect myself from the entire class.
God didnt let me go alone though. A friend of mine (who isnt really a registered member of the class, and only joined us for the heck fun of it) took some patience to help me learn. He already passed the subject, so he pretty much knew how the things will unfold. Quite an advantage in such a sticky situation, really, but even so, we just ended up laughing our asses off as I try so hard to swim in every weird fashion. Truly hilarious. And just having him around made alot of difference.
So yeah, some of the quotable quotes...
Friend: DUDE! Straighten your body! STRAIGHT!!!
Me: Damn it dude! IM NOT STRAIGHT! IM GAY!!!
Friend: Okay, to start this one off, you have to kick it hard. Itll push you and get you into motion.
Me: Okay! Here goes! *kicks*
Friend: UGGGH! MY BALLS!
Friend: You can do it, dude...relax...relax...reeeelaaaaxx...
Me: Haha, look, if you can only sound like a sweet girl`s voice, maybe I CAN relax. YOUR FRICKING VOICE SCARES ME!
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So yeah, turns out, I somehow learned something. Just being able to learn how to dip myself in the water and hold my breath is a huge step for me (yeah, its something that I am even afraid of doing before) so I guess taking this subject is worth it.
The challenge however lies in attaining one important objective:
`Getting friendly with the water.`
If I develop enough confidence in water, then doing the floats and breaths wont be as hard. My muscles wont be stiff, and movement would be done with ease.
And for that purpose, I plan to...
1. take special classes (technically `sit-in` other classes)
2. rent a pool every weeknend (costly, but Im willing to compromise)
3. exercise more to improve flexibility
Its just a matter of time. I believe I will learn how to swim eventually. This time, I believe God didnt add swimming in my list of subjects to make me realize that some things are to be given up...they are there for me to accomplish, no matter how difficult they can get.
Level 1 Swimmer. Working towards Level 2! n_n
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