I finally dropped in on my very first, vert ramp

Skating the Taman Batu Metropolitan that is in KL, 4 hours away from home. Listening to the sound of urethane and concrete. Then, my past fear came to mind…’The Halfpipe’! I have told myself a few time to just drop that damn thing, but have been defeated by fear for the last couple of trips…’Don’t go home until you’ve dropped it’. That is what I reminded myself. Worked myself up the cold metal stairs, the stairs of truth…

Sat on top of the halfpipe on a cool, breezy morning, putting on my paddings and a helmet. A few folks around doing their routine morning exercise. With all pads on and adrenalin coarsing through my blood, I glanced at my surrounding, listening to the early birds music trying to calm myself. Stood up, laid my tail on the coping, tell myself, ‘this is it’…Next thing I know, I am on the other top side of the halfpipe. Standing there, grinning like I can’t explain what…

Proceeded to drop from one side of the half pipe to another, proud of my own personal achievement…Then it started drizzling…As if the clouds waited for me to prove to myself that it was nothing.

I ended the session and my dad drove us back to our hotel. I stared at the beautiful reflection that was painted on the lake not far away by the sun. As it slowly disappears in the distance, I planned my next target…The halfpipe in Mont Kiara, a real competition sized halfpipe. Also wishing to add the BS air and FS air to my small bucket of tricks…tips anyone?

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