Well, I failed to step off.
It was at Sentosa's new MegaZip Adventure Park on its Open Day and I had free entry to try out its rope course, parachute simulation and megazip.
But I failed, utterly and completely, to step off the parajump platform. That's even after watching two girls do it and survive the ordeal.
I didn't get that vertigo feeling looking down at the square of gravel, which serves as the landing point, three storeys down. My heart wasn't racing. I didn't feel like I would pee in my pants, or throw up. I know I wouldn't like to bungee jump or skydive, but I'm pretty sure I can make this mere 15-metre leap.
Still, I didn't step off. It's just not a natural act, stepping into thin air. It didn't help that the chap manning that station had a less-than-reassuring platform-side manner - you could feel the impatience emanating from him in the way he spoke.
Maybe I just didn't feel any pressure to perform. Maybe I just need more time to enjoy the view. Prob'ly I just needed to be shoved.
Still, the rope course was fun - except for the nefarious swinging steps, which left a series of bruises on the underside of my upper arms. Of course, going climbing the night before didn't help.
As for the top draw, the MegaZip from the top of Imbian Hill all the way down to Siloso Beach, the best way to enjoy it is to have the right weight. Too light and you'll either get stuck towards the end where the line levels out, or you'll be strung together with someone else. Too heavy and you'll get whipped by the trees on the way down, and after that, you'll still get stuck towards the end cause all that whipping you received has slowed you down. Either way, as you wait for a rescue line to pull you in, you'll just have to hang like ripe fruit - not really the best position if you have sensitive reproductive organs or a bad back.
You've been warned.
