The confession of an alter ego

So after months days of careful planning I eventually did it!!! Well, we did it. The three of us… But not all at once of course…

We had our Paragliding Adventure at Bukit Jugra…

We arrived at the Bukit Jugra light house, at approximately 10 am, not knowing what to expect.

There, we excitedly wait for the unknown… The operative word here is WAIT..

Paragliding is an outdoor sport that, gears and training aside, would wholly depend on Mother Nature for the ideal weather condition,  wind strength and direction…

If the wind is too slow, it would be a direct glide down, with no tour of the site…

If the wind is too strong we’d be blown off course, possibly into the lighthouse, or worse into the military training area on the east…

If it rains, there’d be no gliding at all…

      So we waited… And waited… And waited

At approximately 12.30 in the afternoon, as promised by our guide, the wind started to blow…

Rafiqa went first… Then Mama Kakak Cool… Then me… This is an excerpt of my conversation with my tandem guy…

Me: Semua dah on ni Encik Rahman…

Him: Ok… Kita tunggu angin…

Me: Emm…Saya nak muntah…

Him: … eeeh… Betul ke? Jangan la…

Me: Angin..angin… <pointing at the wind sock which he obviously never took his eye off>

Him: Ready?

Me: Uhuh… <still nauseous>

Him: Lari!!!!

Me: <dalam hati> larilarilarilarilari….

Before I knew it, we were already in flight and my feet were running on air…

It was like that scene from the Titanic, but instead of being on a doomed liner with feet firmly on deck, I was really flying…

The flight was liberating and peaceful… It’s not that easy to describe the feeling of floating and gliding in mid-air… Nyaman!!! I only wished that it could have been longer…

My landing on the other hand could have been worse better… I landed on my feet, immediately followed by my knees, and then I was on my feet again… Don’t ask how that happened, cos I’m not so sure myself…

So I tore my DPA track bottom from the landing… I bruised my knees and they are still bluish red from the burst cappilaries… But the best thing is, I had the time of my life…

Now I know how Superman feels when he’s not zooming around being a hero… Or at least Harry Potter on that broom of his…

No need to go to space to experience something out of this world… You just need a willing tandem guide and a good weather…

Nak lagi! Nak lagi!Nak lagi!

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