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Let me attempt to kick this site off with a little contribution from myself. Firstly let me tell you guys my problem. I have a medical condition. The doctors have diagnosed it as “Wimpmorphosis Syndrome”. Understanding this disease is like finding the Holy Grail in the medical community, thus nobody has any known tested treatment for it. But from what Dr. Chong can tell, it only affects males!
Let me explain what I mean.
When We First Started Skateboarding (Lets Call This the “Good Old Days”)
Kurt, John and me while skating between spots chanced upon a sweet set of 6 stair set. The conversation goes like this:
Kurt: Nice set!
Kenny & John: OH yeah dude!
Before anymore word is exchanged John has grabbed his board and landed a Kickflip. Kurt followed soon after with a Half-Cab and me with a melon grab.
Kenny: This spot is damn good lah! Must come back next time!
Kurt: Yahlah the 5-0 also never disturb us
John: Wah I landed my Kickflip down on the first try leh damn power lah!
Kenny: I will make you weep the next time we come back here lah
Kurt: Eh shut up shut up watch me Fakie Big-Flip down!
And the whole day is spent sessioning the 6 stair set thinking about where to find the next big set of stairs.
Ok now let’s fast forward to now and see what the difference is like.
Present Day (No Country for Old Men)
John no longer skates after landing a Kickflip down 12 stairs eons ago. So, Kurt and Kenny were out skating when they came across a 6 stair set.
(No Shit check out John's kickflip circa 1999)
Kurt: Whoa check out that set!
Kenny: What are you thinking? Don’t you remember how you snapped your ankle?
Kurt: Huh… But I want to try leh
Kenny: Then try lor who knows you might pull it off
Kurt: I don’t want to break my ankle again leh, how?
Kenny: I think I want to drink Teh Peng! (The teh peng at bedok north Sheng Shiong is damn good no shitting you)
Kurt and Kenny ended up sipping Teh peng for the next 30 mins while reminiscing about the past before skating the measly knee high kerb over yonder. Good news is no bones came close to being threatened that night.
So yeah, there ya have it, I admit it, I have wimped out on myself. Not proud of it but gradually accepting it. It is fine though, Dr. Chong said it is a natural cycle all males go through. (He’s right, I witnessed it when his wife called)
So I’m now 24 and Kurt is like 26 and we have kind of hit a pre mid-life crisis where our idea of a constructive skate session involves more Teh Peng than spilled sweat. If you ask me I will choose to blame work. Think about it, if I broke my ankle and had to take leave from work for a week, who is going to cover my work? That is if I even still have a job.
If I still kept my job, what if my boss deducts my salary during my recuperation process? Damn it, he can’t cut my pay! I need them Teh Pengs. And if my pay was not deducted can you imagine how high my assignments must be piling up now? Damn it!!! No!! Too many variables to think about, too much brain cells wasted worrying about such issues that could have simply been avoided with a 30 minute Teh Peng break.
For those reading this and thinking, “Well that’s you dude, I’m good I got my balls and pride intact.” Let me ask you, when was the last time you did something for the first time?
If you find that your answer is a period longer than a year. You, my friend, are not in the clear as you may have thought. As for us, we are in rehab, we are taking the plunge, dumping all our savings on a backpacking skate trip to Taiwan. Now this may not seem impressive, but it is something we have been talking about for years but not having the courage to take leave from our respective commitments.
So wish us a speedy road to recovery while I find the balls to go talk to my boss. I think I left them somewhere in that damned closet back home.
You Watch out Taiwan we are coming to Taipei to find you!
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