We had a wonderful two-week vacation at Castle Hill in Australia. My brother-in-law's place was right beside the park. The park was conducive for outdoor activities. All of a sudden I realized that we had been so deprived of clean, open spaces.
GI spent most of our vacation afternoons in the park with a soccer ball. RD enjoyed the swing and the playground. MyGirl had a chance to learn how to ride a scooter.
We have an old rusty scooter at Makati which MyGirl didn't seem to be interested in. Earlier this year, when we were invited to a house blessing at Tagaytay, I recall her testing the old scooter which was there. But I didn't realize that she was really into scooters until I saw her trying her best to ride her cousin's scooter at The Entrance. She kept getting back on the scooter and just wouldn't let up.
When the family across the street at Castle Hill opened their doors for a garage sale on our first Saturday there, it was the scooter sitting at the corner which caught my eye. I had to figure out whether this scooter would be something I could stick in the luggage so that we could take it home with us. The minute I got a GO signal from MacGyver to consider the purchase, I was on my way back to the garage sale to get the 'previously owned' scooter.
(We all know that BMWs are not considered as "second hand cars", they are marketed as "previously owned.")
MyGirl was tickled pink at the prospect of getting her own scooter. She was all smiles as she watched the neighbor spray WD40 on the scooter to get it to fold. She was ecstatic when we told her she could ride the scooter back across the street.
That same afternoon, I found MyGirl speeding along the park path on her newly acquired scooter. Her skill level had gone from beginner to expert in that short span of time. She was just speeding along. It was so wonderful to see her go off with such grace and confidence though I must admit I was afraid she'd lose her balance on the slope and get hurt.
My fears were baseless. Just watch this video taken before we left. This is MyGirl less than a week after we got her the scooter.
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