Man vs Nature

Log start: 10:05pm June 19th 2009

Before i start, i'd just like to point out that tommorow will be the second saturday of swimming lessons for the summer term and i'd just like to point out that i'm REALLY starting to get old. like i can't even not admit it even if i wanted to <-- beware of double negatives.
i would teach beginner swimming (level 1) and these would be kids that age from 9-14, meaning they won't cry or anything and they'll catch on fast fast fast. well these level 1 kids that i taught last week during the first lessons, they advanced so fast that i wanted to send them down to the deep end with their kickboards, that's how uber they were.
but then i would get tired, because that's like me swimming back and fourth 20 times to let the 10 kids have a go around the pool once -_-
jeez, it's very tiring, trust me. thank god i'm getting paid more for lessons, i know why... you do more damn work. Aiya.


So, Man vs Nature. Allow me to explain.

Today, i went fishing.
Simple?
I think not.

Today my friend wanted to go fishing, so i went with them. if i heard correctly, there was also a raft involved. so my natural response was to not wear sneakers, and since i'm all about sandals, i thought that it was my time to rule.
But nope. As soon as we get there, theres a sign that says you need a permit to boat... (later found out that you only need a permit for MOTOR boats, but you also need lifejackets. which didn't make sense because 3/4 of us are lifeguards...
silly park rangers...

So me, only wearing sandals. is left to a disadvantage at the moment. because there was a nice hiking trail that led us to a nice fishing place, away from the docks and other people. i've never hiked with sandals before, when i was a chibi little kid, i used to go hiking with my mom and i'd have my own little waterproof boots going on and i'd use to keep up with the hike leaders and long time hikers because, you know, not bragging or anything, but i'm a natural at this hiking business, LOL.
back in the winter when i went to china/vietnam, we had to hike up this MOUNTAIN and all i had were my sneakers, so it took awhile to get adjusted to, because my sneakers are adjusted for comfort, not sport mode. but then it took me like 30 mins to get used to and from then on, i'd just blitz up and down the mountain like a pro, running and recording video logs with my phone while people are slowly strolling up the mountain.

But sandals + hiking does not mix. i almost busted my ass so many times and these sandals i take to work at the pool, so there's no traction on there too... so i'm like slipping off the rocks ready to bust my ass. so i was the slowest one today -_-

but even then when we got to the first fishing spot, it was gay. there was so many mosquitos even when i put my bug spray on and the giant rock only had enough space for 2 people, and our lines would get caught on the trees then our second fishing spot... dont even mention that one... there were ripped jeans and a campfire with beer cans/bottles around. no doubt that people did shady stuff there... and then my friend starts poking the ripped jeans... LOL i'm like YO WTF LOL

then after 20 mins of fail, we trekked on the road to a BIGGER rock and this had enough space for a lot of people, so we all fished there.
at the end of the day, everyone ended up with a fish.... except for me... only the fish they got were like 2 inches so they just caught and released it.

oh man... if we were on the raft, i would of gotten some footlong fish for dinnah! lolol

man vs nature, it hurts. my foot is so sore, then tommorow i have to teach, aiya aiya aiya!

but then when i got home my bro was like "yo, you got some mail from korea"
i'm like lolwut, korea?

THEN I REMEMBERED THAT I WAS MY AUTOGRAPHED GIRLS GENERATION POSTERS.

i was like OMG OMG OMG OMGO MOGM OGMOMGOMGOGMOWGMWPEOGMEWOIGNEWGMWOGWEMG
and ran upstairs like a little girl to open the box.

awesome posters, i love them ^^v

i'll have some pics up on facebook soon after i stop staring at it, LOL.


HakoneDayDreamer, tip#19357 - Don't hike in sandals.