I am there

Time : 7:00 A.M
Venue : Home sweet home

(yawn) I had a sound sleep (surprisingly) even after so much of tension. After finishing the routine job (u know).. I try to relax and pass whatever time is left. I wake up my room partner (didn't I tell u about him)... Oh I completely forgot... anyways how does it matter.. he will go with me alright but he knows how to swim.. he will be in the other pool and sadly won't be there to support me.

He is ready now with the bike and off we go... we are just about there......... oh no the bike is punctured....what a day to start of with !!! (ill luck) .. anyways we park the bike there and walk down till the pool.

Time : 7:50 A.M
Venue : Swimming Pool :-(

I am there I am there I am there....... Finally i am there standing in front of the pool.. waiting for the previous batch to move out..... TRNNNNNNNNG the bell rings.. so the time has come.. I gather up some confidence and go into the water... oooooooh it's deep, the water is coming up to my chest.. just then the person standing next to me asks "Is this your first day". I reply "Yes".. he says go to the other side of the pool... this side is not for novices..

I move to the other side and to my relief.. the water here is shallow.. just up to my waist.. THANK GOD..

There are only four people in my group (All novices)... now what... where is the trainer??? Ahh here he comes.. all of us are in red caps and he is the one in blue cap ( interesting)... he asks all of us take a deep breath. stop it . and put our head in water... (gulp). Hmmm... let's see if i can do it.... Here I go 1.......2.......3 (splash).... (pisssssssssshhhhhh) .... water water everywhere . in my nose, ears.... it's so uncomfortable... with ur ears going (hnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn). Oh god!! why did i enroll here ... it's not for me...... but something inside me was saying that I got to face it... I got to do it .....I HAVE TO LEARN.... no matter what.. so here I go again and take another dip.... it seemed better this time.. The trainer gives a nod and now STEP 2...

STEP #2

The trainer asks us to keep our hands on the pool floor and straighten out our body in water... our legs touching straight and touching the pool wall for support... OK ..... here I go..... this is easy.. now what....he asks us to push our feet away from the wall, straightening our hands and float.... what........... what ....... what..... how can this be possible...... It's not done.... I will sink if i move my hands... NO WAY..... but but .... the other three did it... now it's my turn.. woooooooooosh...

and i start falling down... my WHOLE HEAD under water.... water water everywhere.. oh no what an awfull experience.....I am unable to do it after so many tries..
The trainer comes to me.. he asks why are you not able to do, when the other three have done it... I say to myself "they must have done it befor" It's NOT POSSIBLE to do it on the first day man... I know I will take some time to adapt.. and I will do it someday...but definitely not today...

I try to dip my head under water many times and try to adapt my body to it... TRRRRRRRRRRRRNG here goes the bell.... so 30 mins are over..

Finally the period of agony is over... I walk out of the pool...

I try to analyse what went wrong... the whole day I have been analysing and preparing myself for tommorow.... some points I would like to improve upon tommorow

1. Self-Confidence - When all the others can then why can't I.. even the fattest of people can swim (there is one in my group too.. and amazingly he could float)
2. Try to relax - I noticed that my body becomes stiff.. I get into panic mode.. I will have to calm myself.. but I think that will only come when I get used to the environment.. maybe tommorw

so the whole day I am reading tips on the internet...doing positive thinking and talking to myself....

Let's see what happens tommorow....