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Spacehopper race
Remember those inflatable spacehoppers you used to get, that had ears you held onto and bounced along the ground on? Well in Primary 6, my class were competing in a spacehopper race at sports day. I was never the most active child so hated the mere thought of sports day. Matters were made worse by the fact that I got lumped with the tiny, spacehopper, made for a 3 year old, which stood a mere 6 inches off the ground. It was impossible for chubby little me to bounce along for more than a few seconds, squatting so close to the ground. My main memory of the event is watching to my horror as the mong kids in my class even passed me, and seeing all the pitying looks the parents and teachers were giving me as they 'encouraged' me to finish the race, five minutes after everyone else had. Utter humiliation!
(Tue 4th Apr 2006, 10:15, More)