no pain no gain

i feel so so so tired now. not because i have a vigorous run earlier...
not because i did a lot of work nor is it because of the oppresive heat of the sun in the morning....

gosh, i can't believe it....it was because of GOLF!!! this is beginner's golf i am talking about here.
learn to hold the club properly, learn to swing, learn to hit some ground and learn to sail the ball.

arrghh....how difficult can that be? well, to me that was hard. harder and more tiring than my 3km jog. i feel all energy has been sapped from my body and i was only at the driving range for slightly more than 1 hour. and oh.....how many balls did i make fly? haha.....less than 10. darn it!

the session took place at the batang padang golf course after a downpour in the evening. this is my first time getting a grip of the club in my hand, and of course trying to hit a ball with it. that is the hardest part! am i repeating myself?

my body is not aching....but my finger and shin especially are screaming in PAIN!!!
i think the left part of the body will soon ache and go numb tomorrow.
ok....the pic on the left is of my left shin....i doubt you can see anything much there. but if you look really closely, you can see a hump forming. i hit myself! well, to be exact, the golf ball i was trying to hit and fly in front ....flew and hit my shin instead. ouch....double and triple ouch! it was a hard hit and the ball bounced off as soon as it hit the bone. luckily i was wearing long pants. i dare not imagine the consequences if i was wearing shorts. that spot will turn blue black in a few days and it is the size of a golf ball of course. i hope i won't walk with a limp. i can feel the pain all the way to the bone.
and the finger? well, because of the friction, a little patch of skin has come off. now i know why ppl wear gloves to play golf....and long pants too.

the body needs to rest now. how i wish i can go to bed the moment i shut down the computer. NOO!!! piles of work are waiting to be marked. i am having a slight phobia of driving range now. let me get over the fright and pain from today first before we discuss the next trip to the course.