After much pestering from the boyfriend to go exercise with him, I gave in and suggested that we go swimming instead of hitting the gym or jogging. The reason is simple, I don't like to sweat. #nojudging
To be honest, I don't really like swimming as well, because I am slightly hydrophobic.
The funny thing is that I used to go for swimming lessons every Sunday with my Brother, and learnt swimming in Temasek Poly's pool for 5 to 6 years. Swimming 12 laps in the pool that goes up to 4 metres deep was no kick to me. I even learnt how to dive off the jump board(?) when I was in Primary 1 or 2. I eventually stopped taking swimming lessons because every time I enter the pool I start gagging and was always on the verge to puke in the pool. I have no idea why that happened, but I guess it was my body rejecting the activity.
I used to be able to move so freely in the pool, but in the present I am no longer able to swim more than one lap, and I suck at holding my breath in the water. What remained from the past swimming trainings was the very basic frog style. I'm quite pathetic, I know. In addition, I actually modified the frog style in a way whereby I no longer put my head into the pool, just because I freaking hate the feeling of water clogging up my ears. I get very afraid when I swim away from the edges of the pool, because I have all kind of made up scenarios in my head whereby I start drowning and cannot find anything to hold on to.
Despite my hydrophobia, I still enjoy hanging out at the pool, and today I brought along my Lifeproof phone casing with me so that I can have fun with my phone in the water while the boyfriend go do some water exercises. Before using the casing I was really paranoid about it being not waterproof and damaging my phone, so I went online and googled about ways to test if your waterproof phone casing is really waterproof. Basically, I just folded a paper towel into the casing and splash water at it from all angles. Then, I submerged the case into a basin of water for an hour. After that, remove the casing from the water and open it up to see if the paper towel has gotten wet at the edges or not. Thankfully, the casing passed the waterproof test, and that was why I had the guts to bring my phone down into the water. Having the phone with us at the pool is a whole new fun experience, however, as the protected screen reduces the touch screen sensitivity, it was really hard trying to click the virtual camera button to snap a shot. I lost count of how many times we had to submerge into the water just for one shot.
I really do not know what to expect right now, because in my opinion all my dentist is going to do is glue on the brackets and put in the metal wire. However, what I heard from Nat & Bri were mostly about it hurting for the entire first week because it is just so tight in the mouth. I just cannot imagine how tightening the teeth feels like in the mouth. I just cannot wait to close up the 4 gaps in my mouth left behind by the pulled teeth.
I don't know whether I should be excited for my slightly new look, or to be sad that I will look geeky for the next 1 to 2 years. I'm just quite afraid that I would look weird, or speak like I have short tongue with my ceramic braces on. Also, I will have to start my university life with braces, and that freaks me out. I just hope I suit the wire across my mouth.
Time, please fly as fast as possible.
XOXO,
Iris