Friday, October 20, 2006 at 12:28 PM
seventh attempt at lesson three
yesterday, i went for my seventh attempt of lesson three. it seems too much of a coincidence that i always take the same number tag. usually, i dont go through the pile of number tags, i would just take whats on top and it just so happens that its always number 11. i decided to take the bike that i've always used - 94. although i've failed like so many times with that bike, but at least im more familiar with it. upon seeing the instructors for the day, my face lit up. its mr nice instructor, the one who had taught me during my second attempt and the best timing among the six attempts.
since i've passed my slope the last lesson, i dont have to worry much about it. then, he brought all of us to warm up at the parade before going to the circuit - figure 8 and crank course. he made us go countless rounds till i wasnt afraid, it made me overcome my phobia. then, it was individual. my timing for the first round was 13 seconds. i was getting the hang of it and my timing improved to 11.1 then 11 seconds. yay! but somehow, i cant seem to change to gear 2 in the crank course.
time to get back our result. the instructor called the first person, lets give him a name - issac. the instructor told issac that he failed in his crank course. i thought to myself, i was doom cos i flunk my crank course as well. then the instructor went on to call the second name, the girl said "so early call my name, i know your style." after he called the fourth name, he said "yar. its my style. i separate the fail and pass. if your name is here, it means you fail. so, the rest of you pass." yay!! finally! after seven attempts. im almost halfway there. the difference between passionate instructors and look-on instructors is in a lesson of 10 students, the passionate instructors would have 7 passing and 3 failing the lesson and vice versa for look-on instructors.happily, i went home. =)
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