Fitness’s First Charity Event for the Sichuan’s earthquake

In order to support a girlfriend who’s running to be a winner in a reality program called ‘The Firm’ (It’s the Malaysia’s version of Donald Trump’s The Apprentice). We headed down to The Curve Shopping Mall where her task was held and needless to say, did some donations and had to spend the donation coupons there on the day itself. As I mentioned in my earlier post, this event was held by Fitness First and the task is to raise money to help the earthquake affected people in the Sichuan Province, China.
The place was filled with macho hunks promoting Fitness’s First program along with a on the spot trial up’s which I regretfully rejected the opportunity to hop in as I had a toddler in tow but I guess it must have been lots of fun for all the fitness fanatics out there. So in order to use up our (I have along with me a 9yr and 12yr old kid (my neighbour’s) coupons and have fun at the event the only sports we can play is abseiling and rock climbing. I have never in my life did both of that before and was eager to try it out thinking nah it shouldn’t be that hard. MAN…how wrong was I.
When my turn came, my climbing partner who is an experienced 9yo had no problem at all completing the whole process in a breeze while I’m still panting halfway up. There was a point which I realised I just can’t pass through any longer because my arm is starting to strain and also I have no more strength left in me. So I gave up by giving myself a perfect excuse that there are people waiting in a queue to play and I can’t hog above here all day right?
Again, I felt complete useless too when we moved on to the next was trill; abseiling, I went up with confidence and chicken out when I’m at the top; seeing the height from above n below is truly a whole different story. Nevertheless the guy persuaded me that it’s fine plus given the prior embarrassment I suffered in front of the kids, I had to at least complete a task here right? So off I jumped with another embarrassing moment of squealing in a public area like that where everyone can see….speechless…so to end up things we finally settle in for a nice eye massage and I told the kids, aunty had enough, I’m going to sit right here at TGIF with your daddy and enjoy a nice cold beer in this hot weather while u gals go ahead and do more rounds of rock climbing k. Whew beer finally and what a day to start with. While thinking back now, I know I’m definitely going back to challenge rock climbing once again soon coz I don’t like to give up on things. Till then.