sLiPpEry SLiP UpS

I used to fall down/slip alot when I was younger.

Frankly I have no idea why? Were my legs weak? My footwear worn out? Or am I just plain klutzy? *shrug shoulders*

I have embarrassed myself countless times at the void deck of my flat, the coffeeshop a few blocks away from my flat, the overhead bridge opposite my school, town etc. Gosh, just thinking of those incidents are making me smile in embarrassment and blush. Haha

Anyway, one of those most memorable 'falling down' moments got to be when I was 5 or 6 years old and I was tugging behind my mum to the sheng siong supermarket behind my block. Think I was in those pink rubber flip flops and was fumbling along, minding on my own business and walking behind my mother (her hands were probably full with all the bags of grocery so she could not hold on to my hand).

When all of a sudden, I stepped on some wet/slimy/oily/slippery thing on the floor and land with a loud 'thud!'. Even though I was only 5 or 6 years old with a weight of mayb 20 odd kg, my thud! was loud enough to shock this lady and she shriek or specifically shrieked 'Oei!" loudly.

Mum turned around and saw her young daughter on the ground on her butt. HAHAHAAHHAA. Mum confessed many years later that she was actually holding in the urge to laugh. She thought someone else of hefty weight had fallen to emit that thud! sound and least expected it to be her own daughter. Goodness!

The other memorable (should actually be forgotten incident) is me missing a step and falling on the overhead bridge opposite my sec school when I was in sec 1. I was on the way home and left the school together with HT. Was busy chatting with her as we walked down the bridge when suddenly I just missed my footing and slipped. Landed on my butt and although there was no thud! sound even though I was waaay heavier at 13 yrs of age than when I was 5, there was a CROWD of assorted people waiting for their buses at the bus stop.

And they SAW ME FALLING/SLIPPING DOWN. Boy, that was soooooo malu. I do not know how I managed to get home without my face on fire. HT got a shock when I slipped. :p

Due to my penchant for slippers/flip flops and my sentimental nature of not throwing but persisting to wear my fave footwear have resulted a few slips and near-slips. Hence, got to tread carefully when the ground is wet. I do not want a full bloom butt. haha