Tuesday, January 15, 2008

A Difficulty I faced

A difficulty I faced was during a roller coaster ride. It happened a few years ago. I thought that the roller coaster ride was an ordinary, fast and thrilling ride in Disneyland. I was wrong.

I looked at the height limit, and found something very suspicious. Usually, height limits for other roller coaster rides would range from 100 to 120 cm. However, the height limit was 140cm.

During then, I still did not care, feeling that it was maybe faster. Then, I read the instructions”this ride is thrilling and is … 360 loop! I was shocked. I never dared to take a 360 loop before. Feeling scared, I wanted to pull out from taking the ride. My father tried to calm me down by saying that the 360 loop was just a circular turn. Then, in front of me, a carriage went upside down and back down again.

I was appalled and more nervous and scared. By the time I reached the front, I regretted taking the ride. It was too fast. I realised that my family and me were already on the carriage. I mumbled,” I never felt so reluctant before.”

Then, the ride took off. It was too fast for me to realise anything- whether I was going left or right. Suddenly, the loop appeared right in front of me. I just opened my eyes and the carriage went upside down, as fast as the wind. When the ride completed, I was shocked. I managed to survive my first 360 loop on a roller coaster.

When I left the roller coaster ride, I was feeling both relieved and proud as I have managed to complete the 360 loop.

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