In June 2010, when I was a spectator of the "Dragon boat Race" at Stanley beachfront, and was witness to teams and teams of companies gearing their boats to the destination, I never thought that one day I will at least make a beginning by entering the waters of Hong Kong to paddle a dragon boat, only a year later.
So, this year when Socgen started a third team for women (SG already had 2 boats) for the Dragon boat race competition in June 2011, I just enrolled, not knowing what lay in store for me... and what lay in store for me was beyond my imagination!!
After bunking the first training session (we have sessions every Saturday) because of cold weather, when I went for the second one, the excitement of "paddling “the boat overtook any apprehension I may have of venturing in the rough waters of HK sea (with a life jacket).The rowdy wind, not-too-disciplined waves and cold weather actually added to the excitement. For me, since it was the first time, the paddles (which we were holding as if we are ancient Chinese warriors) were quite interesting. The one-hour session with an instructor and the 10 of us was rigorous with plenty of strokes, and a lot of water splashing and of course amazing view of the place surrounding the water body. We also witness Kites enjoying water sports to the fullest with sailing, Para-gliding etc. (few more things to add to the "Bucket List".
The adrenalin pumping dragon boat race training left me feeling really great...and I look forward to every Saturday, when we do the same for an hour!!
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