series of excitement

1984
i raced downhill riding my old bicycle. the brakes were faulty. but i needed to win. i was going so fast, i could not make the turn in time. so i flew off the slope, hopefully in style, and fell 10 metres away right in the ditch. i did not remember breaking any bones but i could not get up for quite a while. my older cousins came and carry me home. i was scolded because my shirt was all torn and dirty. least it was fun.

1986
i stood underneath the balcony of this one hot chick in my neighbourhood. i sang on top of my lungs some stupid love song. i sang with all my heart hoping she would come out to the balcony and fell in love with me. at least that was what i saw in the movie. somebody came out. it was her mother alright looking all confused. i ran off as fast as i could. hopefully she did not recognise me or noticed which direction in the neighbourhood that i ran to. i prayed for weeks that i would not run into her ever after.

1989
my mate wanted to do No.2 but the toilets were all occupied. i told him to use the principal's toilet instead. so we went ahead and break into the office, except the door was locked. so i threw a rock and smashed the toilet window only to find out that he was in it. we both ran as quickly as we could but there was no escaping. i was punished the whole week cleaning the school toilets. and my mate bailed out by being absent that whole week.

1992
had my first taste of being flying kicked at to the ground after school, by some wacko who was in tears. i know, pretty funny eh. i did not remember what i did to him but he was furious. anyway, i made it even by smashing his face against my knee cap. he bled and i panicked. but i must admit it felt good. really satisfying.

1994
I learned to ride a motorbike over the school holiday. i loved it. in fact i was so excited to show off, i offered a ride to one of the girls in the neighbourhood. so i got her to ride with me and i sped at the corners to impress her further. we nearly fell off when an oncoming vehicle appeared suddenly. she screamed for her life and swore never to ride with me again ever. i did not remember apologising. instead i told her that was fun.

1996
me and my mates were bored. the school was hosting a marathon. so we quietly climbed over the school fence and sneaked into the group of marathon runners running nearby. we ran as fast as we could trying to escape from the school prefects who were chasing us. i could hear them cursing and shouting. anyway, after quite a distance we split from the group and headed to a friends house for jamming sessions.

1998
made out for the first time on roof top. the night was perfect there were shooting stars and fireworks. literally. i wanted to tell the whole boys dormitory that i have just nailed the hottest girl in school, but i thought that would not be ethical. besides i was sincerely in love. darn, i wanted so much to brag.

2002
i spent my nights taking road trips everywhere unplanned. driving in the dark arriving someplace new and watched the sunrise. sometimes i spent days away from the campus being someplace else, surfing, hiking, wasting time with buddies. never really attended classes except during exam periods. my housemates having trouble keeping my whereabouts. when i got back they have converted my room into marijuana plant room. something like that. so i ended up sleeping on the couch instead with Poof the cat.

2006
my car skidded off in the middle of the highway at night. i was doing 160km/h and lost control due to wet and slippery road conditions. it was my luck that there were no other vehicles in close distance. i quickly steered the car back into lane before causing any accidents on the road. later i upgraded all my tyres to better ones so that it would not happen again.

2009
i was operating an excavator machine Komatsu at work. i misjudged the soil condition and this 25 tonne one-armed heavy machinery toppled downhill with me in it. thought my heart stopped for a while. i slowly climbed out and sat outside while waiting for the rescue to come, wondering how much it would cost me this time to repair this old bomb.

2011
jumped off the airplane at 5000 ft height. it was fun. for someone who is not athletic, this would be an easy sport to chew. just do not pass out during the jump.

last night
got into my manic street racing mode again. revved the bimmer to 220 km/h on a busy highway. at one point i got sandwiched behind a car who was slamming brakes, and by a speeding car almost a foot away behind me. my face turned white. quick reflex on the steering and sped away onto free lane. all that in split seconds. i slowed down after and could not imagine how much i have got to fork out should that turned out all wrong.

i have to admit to being
pretty much a junkie.
pushing the limit further every time. for the rush in that split seconds.
though i would say it is pale in comparison to others.

but these are the moments
that you could hear your heart beating aloud.
and arent we glad to know we have lived.