Monday, October 20, 2008

Ice Skating!

Well, I've finally went ice skating!Well..actually I shouldn't phrase it in such an enthusiastic manner since it is one of the things I never expected myself to ever do in my life.But oh well.Going with the flow.

Based on what I have observed,the ice-skating rink in Sunway Pyramid consists of a few kinds of people.I must note that this is just my frank opinion,nothing to do with stereotyping people or being judgemental and all that nonsense.

A more general approach of identification

1)The people who can skate

Skaters with a sense of stability.Graceful/not.Feet not bent outwards.Can move fast/not.Based on the things just mentioned,exactly the opposite of The people who can't skate.Are divided into a few select categories,but I'm omitting it since I don't feel like writing those down.Maybe only for now.

2)The people who can't skate(Beginners)

Basically the opposite of what The people who can skate can do.Note that it is only a matter of skill,with nothing to do with mentality and presentation of one's own self when I mention exact opposite.

More specific roles

1)The sidebar grapplers
Is identified quickly by just..this is not in any way a simple way of speaking but yeah it is in fact a fact..by just glancing over the sidebars located around the rink,simply speaking the perimeter of the rink.Well these group of people hoards the sidebars,for various reasons which I leave to your imagination.Or you can proceed reading the blue text below.

Taking a rest sidebar grapplers
-Self explanatory.

Stalking sidebar grapplers
-With eyes moving up and down and left and right throughout the rink one wonders who exactly are they looking at.God bless those who fall into their line of sight.More often than not,beginners.Nemesis of the bulldozing sidebar grapplers(explained later).

Gloating sidebar grapplers
-Evil.Looks at people who are terrible at ice skating with a triumphant and often malicious satisfaction.Completed with a weird grin on their faces.Only God knows whom among them can actually skate.Depending on that,may like(gloating) or dislike(explained later) bulldozing sidebar grapplers.

Bulldozing sidebar grapplers
-The bane of all other sidebar grapplers.Beginners.Prowls along their territory,the sidebars.Not called prowlers since bulldoze fits their niche better.Walks along the whole perimeter of the ice-skating rink with their hands on the sidebars,clearing out taking a rest sidebar grapplers,stalking sidebar grapplers,gloating sidebar grapplers,and other bulldozing sidebar grapplers who just happen to get in the way.Hated by stalking sidebar grapplers who happen to be beginners because they actually have to move away from their highly desirable activity and risk falling down,colliding with people etc.Liked by gloating sidebar grapplers who can skate simply for the entertainment provided.

2)I am so fast I can't stop! skaters
Likes to think they are moving at the speed of sound.Zips pass other people they deem to be slow,obstructive.Usually,this brings into effect the standoff between either themselves with other types of skaters or other skaters with other skaters.Well they sure might think they can move at the speed of sound and are the embodiment of sound itself.Sadly real life doesn't work like ideal perfect collision and repel.Even if it might be true,it must be funny to have a topdown view of the rink look like pinball.

3)Hold my hand+I'm so scared skaters
Oh well.Generally means A friend who is good at skating is helping the other friend who is not good at skating.I can't figure out whether this is a parasitic,saprofitic,or an epifitic kind of relationship.A note to the good one.Don't forget to look out for the other skaters,not only at your friend.You may be good at skating,and can avoid other skaters accordingly.But there are many who aren't and may just get their first chance(maybe their first chance of falling down in front of you)of falling down.

4)Apathethic Kids
Note that I'm only mentioning those who are totally not aware of their surroundings.Can be adult/real kid but both share the term kids here.Can seemingly get all that they want in life.Move here,there without making use of their stereoscopic vision.I'm not mentioning how many times they actually fell down due to their own fault.If only they knew how many people they nearly caused to fall down/fall in place of them.Could've filled the namelist of a small party.Then maybe everyone could have a great chat about how they are wrongfully accidentad by the Apathetic kids.

5)Showoffs
Really don't feel like saying anything here.Since there is a probability of this thread topic being biased,because I'm not good at skating.But yeah,you know what I mean when you see them.

6)Crazy idiots
Well..look what we have here.A bunch of crazed,lunatic people fit to be sent next to the mental asylum in Tanjung Rambutan.Well,my friends and I are in this group.Hmm this is a real first person observation.HAHA :D


Anyway,I fell 11 times.Ask me personally how I fell down for the type of fall i experienced.Pretty good though for a first time,thanks to my 'a long long time ago' experience in rollerblading.Well I guess its time to wrap things up.To the Blades of Glory! XD