got to skate in mall of asia yesterday (i'm actually more excited than this may sound). the rink was big (olympic-size). not as big as i imagined but big enough that you can skate your desired speed (which in my case was slow) without bumping into other people. the bummer part was that i had to use rental skates (natawa pa ata coach ko). i commute and didn't know how far i had to walk so i didn't bring my own skates (bigat kaya). waaaahh! inggit ako sa kanila. i was actually shaking (from fear?) after my first round using the rentals. wasn't used to it anymore and i miss the comfort of knowing that i wont easily slide off the ice (when turning or doing crossovers) when i'm using my own skates. rentals have toe picks. was (i still am) really afraid of them. had my set of experiences with the toe pick and some scars to show for it. luckily the rentals were new (no bad smell yet) and the blade was actually sharpened (so they actually sharpen those, hmmm). met a lot of familiar faces but i didn't recognize half the people there. must be southmall skaters. gotta get back to work, i'm experimenting with working 9-hour shifts only. i hope this will last. hmmm... i actually didn't talk about the mall (which was btw huge!). hehehe... obvious bang yung rink lang yung pinunta ko dun.