Hanging Bioman Wannabe with Poor Reflexes
I had this silly fantasy when I was a kid that I could become a member of the Bioman team. I was hoping I could be Pink 5 since I could be cute enough for them. Haha. So back in my kindergarten school, we would arrange planks from the then on-going construction mess in our school grounds. We would line up the planks and make bridges across platforms. It was our mini training camp that we did all by ourselves. We would time ourselves and see how fast we could finish the make shift obstacle courses. We had to balance while walking along narrow paths, test our ability to jump and so many other things while making sure our school uniforms remain sparkingly clean otherwise the nuns would make us stand in corners of the classroom.
We made sure we had our daily "practice" during recess breaks. And this continued until the construction workers reported us to the school admin and our sanctuary was stripped down. With the obstacle course gone, we focused on our poses. Yes, POSES. Just like how the Biomen did it, pretty much like anime heroes with entrance poses. It's their cue when they appear on hilltops, on top of cars, on top of buildings, or on top of one another and they'd be making a pyramid.
I can't believe I did that. But I did. Haha. And this fantasy continued until I was a full grown adult. But by then of course, it has evolved to something grander, like probably study martial arts or go to Japan and meet a person in cos-play. Haha..
I remember getting "caught" literally because of these role-playing I had. When I was in Grade 5, our school still had areas under construction. It was relatively new then so some of the back parts of the building were unfinished. There was this short flight of steps going to the parking lot where the buses are and feeling a little athletic, I decided to jump from the top. I neglected the part that I have low kinesthetic intelligence.
Somehow, I didn't land on earth when I jumped. Suddenly the world was upside down and my hands couldn't reach the ground. I was probably hanging for three seconds before I thought of trying to bring down my feet. It worked but it was only then did I realize why I didn't land the first try. My school uniform skirt got caught in the tangle of wires sticking out of the unfinished stairs. I suppose they were intended for the railings. Silly me though I didn't take the time to think before jumping. That was probably one of my most embarrasing moments as a grade schooler.
I remembered all these because the other night, er rather early morning, I felt the urge to pee so I climbed down the ladder from my bed. I was a little woozy and the light was very dim but I did see that cord of the electric fan was protruding. In my want to avoid it, my foot slipped, that eventually led to my leg getting caught in the ladder instead while my other leg was sticking up and clenched tightly on the side pole of the bed to help me carry the rest of my weight. One hand was also tightly wrapped on the same pole to help myself while the other was franctically scrambling for something else to hold on to.
I decided to scream for help. My roommate woke up and helped push my tangled foot up. It was so scary and crazy at the same time. I couldn't help but think what could I have done if I was home alone. How could I possibly get myself out of that ugly situation? I would probably rely on my own strength to pull myself up but it would have been uglier and more painful. Luckily, she was there. I didn't get any bruises but my leg is a little swollen after that stupid incident.
