My folding kayak – a Folbot ‘Cooper’ has been sitting, since the Chiangmai Expedition, neglected in the store until the arrival of our unwelcome guest; so I took her out last night to make sure that all her parts are intact and in good order. I also needed some practice in assembling her even though the Cooper is one of the easiest folding kayaks to assemble. So when I received a timely sms from Gette that “she’ll be at Chilax and all idlers are invited. BYO, jokers”, I knew where I’m headed! Assembling a folding kayaks in our weather is hot and sweaty work and it dawned on me that why not do it at Chilax – a truly ‘chilling’ place with Mavis preference for sub-zeros temperature setting with her air conditioning! Polar bears would feel right at home.
When I got there lugging my Folder; Gette and Peggy were already there and Mavis and gang must be wondering what bag of tricks I’m up to this time!
Peggy, a fellow architect, chipped in to help while Gette was busy taking photos of us. Half way through, Hendrix (not Jimi but Lau!), another fellow architect walked in and he also chipped in to help. Before too long the kayak was fully “unfolded” with the final inflation of the side sponsons by ‘expert blower’, Peggy!
Being the creative architects that we were (*ahem*), some creative poses were in order with Peggy flexing her muscles much to the amusement of azzi Azreen and other bemused patrons of Chilax watching from the comforts of their sofa.
Fancy folding a kayak anyone?
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Now how did i miss that. I pass by That PLACE every evening back from work. Should have seen a mysterious kayak out there or inside.
Chilax - Where you can learn something completely random like kayak assembly.
I think I’ll send out those “Idlers welcomed” SMSes everytime I head out there… which is turning out to be every week.
BTW her name is Azreen.
desmond - d kayak was in the bag …
gette - soli Azreen. sudah correct liaow!
How come when I an In Chilax.. it si not so fun?
Jak lak….
Peggy shoud consider freelance modelling whenever she is short of architectural projects …….(O_O) amazed
ah, the glorius virtues of folding kayaks… always an opportunity to take up
FH20 you really mean it when you say you’ll kayak ANYWHERE. Nice looking boat.
how heavy is the kayak?
looks like can be hold up high with one finger?
chen - LIGHT enough that even you could do it! (especially with 2 guys holding up the kayak at both ends!)
hey! i know hendrick and azreen! i met hendrick in toasmasters, and azreen is one year my senior in secondary school
*starts singing ‘It’s a Small World After All….*
cryst - i’ll join in the singing of ‘its a Small World After All …’ hehe