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Friday, December 12
7 december - ice-skating at the forks 5:15 PMOne thing rarely known about Winnipeg - it is home to the longest skating rink in the world. At the heart and confluence of the Assiniboine and Red Rivers, The Forks offers a spectacular 8.54km-long ice rink when the two river canals freeze in January's Winterpeg. Sadly though, despite the already -30 degC cold (and yesterday it was -38..), temperatures are still insufficient for the rivers to solidify thoroughly, and we thus had to settle for the outdoor "manmade" rink instead. :(
There was quite a huge amount of snow that day, I think it was either flurrying heavily or it was just proper snowing, haha - can't tell the difference; lack of experience! But yep.. it was an incredibly beautiful and fascinating sight, and I was greatly charmed and touched indeed. :)
While waiting for the bus on-campus - it was really cold that day, but that didn't hinder us from capturing the beautiful scene. The pic on the right depicts somewhere downtown, along the route to The Forks. (Yes, JS and I totally PLONKED onto the huge pile of snow in public, haha.) What thick snow! And it's fortunate that Winnipeg snow's drier than the rest of Canada's; we'd be terribly frozen from the water seeping through our jeans otherwise! Heh.
The "manmade" skating rink - not that it's artificial really, cos we were indeed on real frozen ground. I guess it was really quite cool to attempt skating on natural ice, but it was sooooo scary too! Nothing like the Jurong East rink of course, there are no handles at the sides and the ice is never smooth! So yep.. for an amateur 2nd-time skater like me, the ice surface's rough edges and ridges were enough to freak me out, haha. See me wobbling and trying to maintain balance! :S
But thankfully though I wasn't THAT noob considering I first skated (hmm..) 14 months ago? (Eh actually that's quite long ago, haha.) On my 21st birthday that is, where Vicki'd insisted I do something dare-devilish and never done before. I must say that despite my friends' support and help me last Sunday, I think Vicki's still the best instructor ever! Haha. (And you untied the irritating shoelaces for me leh, which I realize (after doing it on my own) can be very frustrating!)
I eventually managed to skate around on my own, gradually gaining speed (but still slower than most of my friends, heh). I could even pose for pictures with one leg off-ground! *beams* haha. Apparently the news crew came that day to film the rink too, but I hadn't noticed them cos I was too concentrated on watching my feet in motion, haha.. I hope they didn't catch me wobbling from side-to-side! ROAR.
The person (who slipped and fell) on the ground is JS! Haha.. not that he couldn't skate well, but he really enjoyed himself so much he didn't mind stumbling and falling all over amidst the fun! Heh.. but it was a good day indeed, a well-deserved break from the stressful exam period. We ended the day off with dinner at The Old Spaghetti Factory with Lindsay, Steph and Ron.
Seeee the hugeeee amount of mist below.. it is THAT cold..! Brrrrr..
So cold that I had to keep running indoors every 10-15 min of skating, just to warm my feet at the fireplace. Coupled with the tight-fitting skates, my toes were just numb and seriously icy..! And that's my first snow angel on a hill, but it looks kinda dead and fat..? Bleah.. what an angel! Haha.
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