Finding back my old love at sea

I must first thanks for kops and bala for making this happened...... other then running which have been my longest doing sports....i actually have another sports which i love in the past and still do till today: Kayaking I love to be at the sea, whether is a calm sea or going against the forces of nature...the openness, the freedom and the unpredictable wave that came charging towards you.... i cannot remember when i first out in the sea in these old skool fiberglass kayak called slalom....all i can remember is my 4 days 3 nites round singapore expedition with NCC Sea back in Secondary 3....we need to go thru 2 weekends of torturous training before th actual thing..trust me...is worst than army training.... last time, where go 1 star, 2 star certification...just grab the paddle and just go ahead.....where got courses that teach u how to paddle properly and those techniques like J-draws, figure 8 draws, high/low bracing, bow/stern rudder, sculling...the only thing we learned is capsize drills....and is drilling us to do it several times until we love to do it(insaned) ever since then my expedition, i went kayaking several times especially those school camps....till my last year in Uni 5 years back....jio jio by frens, we took 1 stars at sembawang PA sea sports club (now is bottle tree village)....later we took 2 star at Changi.....we also went several round ubins and other expeditions with the clubs....everything ended when i stepped out to society to work...my membership expired and i also din bother to renew...my other frens also din jio to kayak again till weeks back..came to know that some frens are taking their 1 star courses and 2 of them are going 2 star in coming weekends... i took the chance to jio jio them today to go for a short session....2 came and we went for a short but shiok 2hrs paddling in pasir ris area...i also signed up 3 yrs membership......originally, we planned to head towards coney island or even into sungei serangoon.....however, was told that one stars has a limited area to paddle while i can go anywhere...since the 1 stars only can use bandit, i also use bandit...but honestly, i never tried it before...only used slalom in my 1 star and dancers in 2 star. anyway, we decided to go ahead.....went to the storage area: saw the dancers also: we took the kayak to the beach: and head out to the sea: both of them took camera and happily snapping away..... bala took me and kops: so kops took me and bala as we came close to coney island, found a lot of barges and big machineries..so we decided to give up and U-turn to go towards sungei api api swamp....and we went pass the kelongs: we took our time and relax: me happy to be at sea again: suddenly, the weather changed...saw lightning and rain at sengkang punggol area..changi also started to turn dark....a sudden big wave came and we got to break over it..we came near to the entrance of the swamp and saw some guys casting nets and having their fishing rods at the side.......2hrs almost up...we U-turned and returned to the beach reluntantly....packed up and while washing up....rain came pouring...heng we din stay out there longer After that we went to Elias Mall for tea break....and found Gozilla Bao...we decided to try it: broke it open: the filling are quite impressive...got crab stick, chinese sausages, fish cakes, one full boiled egg, mushroom and plenty of meat...the skin is not too think but is a bit cold...maybe should heat up more will be better....for $3.50, we managed to finished it with no trouble..... Very glad that to be back at sea again and still able to get back the paddling touch easily...at least can amend for this morning disappointing run...Hopefully, when the 2 of them finish their 2 stars, we can go for longer and further paddling session: