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yesterday i took my Go Pro camera, Patrick, to the swimming pool at Riverton.
$5.10 per entry!
little Patrick did well underwater.
i took some photos of us for fun, and lots of videos, to see how the hand's point of view would be like while swimming.
unfortunately for my friend, she couldn't get her eyes open for any of the underwater shots.
there was a 2.4 m deep diving pool. i had to dive for my project.
it was crazy. the last time i tried to jump into a pool of water, i landed on my belly. painful!
this time, i tried to get pointers from my friend and 2 strangers. one of the strangers could do a magnificent jump and dive. the other was teaching his daughters how to dive.
my friend was used to playing in the water.
what i learnt:
- put toes over the edge of surface
- touch your toes
- put arms out, facing the water, with elbows at your ears
- tuck chin in
- a basic one would be to just fall in hands first
- a higher one would be to aim for center of pool, bend your knees and jump in.
my first try (just falling in) was okay. the water hit my thighs and that was not bad.
but i become more self-conscious as i asked people for more tips.
at one point, i almost did a belly flop.
but i think i almost got the hang of letting go of my fears... my instinct to stay alive was stopping me from letting myself go in arms and head first.
it would be great if i could shoot in with a jump and have my legs be straight instead of bent.
after swimming we had Asian food. my Penang Assam Laksa was hell spicy but the noodles were springy.
the teh tarik had no sugar in it so we had to ask for it.
