The extraordinary..

I watched Shall We Dance last Friday.. (Man, I think my bottom is getting as big as J.Lo..hehe)..
I did watch it a few years back during my trip to USM Penang
attending the Food Tech Seminar..
I wasn't concentrating much on the movie that time..
Anyway, I like the movie..
The dancing thing was great..
Richard Gere can really dance..
Well, I realized that life is not just by doing the ordinary things..
(My English sucks)
You have to move your butt and get yourself to do something you never did before..

A year ago, I packed my stuff for a 6 month course which consists of
military training, fireman training, police training, and Outward Bound School..
Honestly speaking, I never went for camping my whole 23 years..
Not even at the back of my school..

Papa was a bit protective about all this outdoor thing..
I was not allowed to join martial art society because he feared that
I may broke my bones during the training..
I hate the beach..
I hate jungle tracking..
I hate everything about outdoor activities..
I get myself comfortable staying at home watching TV or reading books or doing jigsaw puzzles..
pretty lame and very geeky..
The only games which I'm good at is Chess and a bit of Netball
and represented the school in 100m sprint..
The 1st time I went to KL by myself was when I was 16 to attend tuition classes at Kasturi..
Needed to go back home straight away..

Pa went for OBS when he attended RMC in year '67..
He did a full 25 day course..
The trainer during his time was a mat saleh which was old but very fit he said..
3days n 2 nights on every activity..
Imagine doing 3days 2 nights of solo camping??

Pa and Ma was very worried when I was going for OBS..
Oh yes, their last daughter, very petite and fragile..
sikit2 migraine, muntah2.. sakit lutut lah, gout lah..
Anyway, I did fine during OBS..
I didn't even puke once when I was canoeing the Pangkor Island..
Papa Fauzi was my canoe partner and he can be the witness..
I whaled to and fro..
I didn't bath during all the camping nights..
I climbed the 4 puncak and went back to OBML through a different route which was the highest peak carrying at least 5kg of weight on my back..

I went back from OBS feeling very fresh.. I did all those things which I thought I would never give a damn of doing in my life..

For some people, it may be something simple..
But for me, it was very, very extraordinary after all these years being cooped up in the house..

Pakai seluar koyak kat kangkang then meniarap atas semak dalam hutan jam 12 tengah malam memegang M16 loaded with blank bullets menunggu musuh tiba masa mlm ambush?
Nah, I've done that..