Sport: Hitting the ramps

Do you know how sometimes you wake up and decide to set your heart on some random activity and won't let it go until you've done it?

Neither have I.

But my boys woke up one morning and decided that they were going to learn how to skateboard. Yup, just like that.

And it wasn't enough just going round the house. They wanted to hit the ramps. Talk about trying to run before learning to crawl.

So they begged Daddy to bring them that very afternoon to the Arena Skate Park in Petaling Jaya.

Unfortunately it rained and poured. The boys sat in the backseat of the car, praying fervently for the weather to change, but the rain continued on.

The next afternoon, Daddy brought them back to Arena. It was a sunny Sunday afternoon, and the boys were thrilled.

There were other skateboarders, inline skaters and people playing inline hockey.

Some friendly older lads there were only too keen to give the eager newbies some pointers on how to get started, and off they went!

Tips from the veterans

Skateboard lesson in progress

Off they went!

"They were very kind," said Boy #1 of his experience.

Thank you, kind older boys. You made 2 little ones (and their parents) very happy.