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		<title>When your world turns upside down &#8211; ORBING at Tasik Titiwangsa!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week&#8217;s turbulent state of affairs (work-wise &#38; privately) left me in the doldrums for a while. Though it was nothing in the region of life &#38; death, the whole episode got me reflective, both on the past (NEVER a good thing) and sat me down hard to re-look at the company I keep. To [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last week&#8217;s turbulent state of affairs (work-wise &amp; privately) left me in the doldrums for a while.</p>
<p>Though it was nothing in the region of life &amp; death, the whole episode got me reflective, both on the past (NEVER a good thing) and sat me down hard to re-look at the company I keep.</p>
<p>To cut a long tale short, a valuable lesson was learnt, (sadly the hard way), some suspicions confirmed (I&#8217;m freaking glad!) &amp; the answer to a very important question of  &#8220;should I or should I not&#8221; was determined.</p>
<p>This week, I shall set forth with positivity &amp; bask in the warmth of the genuine support that I received from the few genuine people that matters (you know who you are). It&#8217;s always good to know that I&#8217;m not alone. Thank you.</p>
<p>So, riding on that positive note, I&#8217;m going to blog about something that has a happy vibe  <img src='http://www.rebeccasaw.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Going through my archives, I found these pics of my ORBING adventure at Taman Tasik Titiwangsa. And I would like to transport myself back to the day again, to feel the carefree, light-hearted moments  <img src='http://www.rebeccasaw.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">The Orbing booth</span></strong>. It is a very &#8221; nomardic&#8221; set-up, but that made sense since they are only operational on Sat and Sun.</p>
<p><span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>NOTE: I called yesterday to make bookings but the orbing services are not available from now til 28th March 2010.</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="orbing booth by wackybecks, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38887489@N07/4431050988/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2720/4431050988_a6d263583d_o.jpg" alt="orbing booth" width="572" height="429" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">It is not at the main area of where the lake but I&#8217;m very directionally challenged so I won&#8217;t be able to describe it to you. Call <strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">Mr Tan: 012 308 7205 for bookings and for directions.</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="orbing1 by wackybecks, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38887489@N07/4431051246/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2739/4431051246_4121e8d617_o.jpg" alt="orbing1" width="542" height="406" /></a></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">The orbing ball reminded me of a bubble wrap. It is thick, filled with air in between two layers.  Inside, there is enough space for two.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="orbingball by wackybecks, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38887489@N07/4431581644/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4431581644_44c7852c43_o.jpg" alt="orbingball" width="574" height="430" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Damn stylo right!</strong>  <img src='http://www.rebeccasaw.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="orbing -filing  by wackybecks, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38887489@N07/4431051126/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2788/4431051126_6c25347be0_o.jpg" alt="orbing -filing " width="530" height="397" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">This is the &#8220;hill&#8221;  (70 metres) that you will be rolled down from. I would rather call it a &#8216;<em>gentle</em>&#8216; slope.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="orbingslope by wackybecks, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38887489@N07/4430812939/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4430812939_83cf9daeda_o.jpg" alt="orbingslope" width="663" height="496" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The actual distance starts from where the ball is. At first I thought 70 metres was too short &amp; a waste of money&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="orbingslope2 by wackybecks, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38887489@N07/4430813119/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4065/4430813119_ea2b4726a1_o.jpg" alt="orbingslope2" width="670" height="503" /></a></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">&#8230;till I was in the orb itself, roller &#8211; coasting down the slope, choking on water, bumping my head and losing all my bearings. Then I actually felt the journey was a biiiiiitttt too long! LOL.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="wet orb aftermath by wackybecks, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38887489@N07/4430813367/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4430813367_7bab8e5809_o.jpg" alt="wet orb aftermath" width="500" height="333" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Prior to the ride</strong>..</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="orbing2 by wackybecks, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38887489@N07/4430282955/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/4430282955_e29258dc91_o.jpg" alt="orbing2" width="615" height="461" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Signing the indemnity form.. &#8220;<em>yes yes.. if I happen to choke to death or acquire a migraine the size of Mars (which I did for a few hours after ) plus a throbbing head after the ride, I&#8217;m entirely responsible for putting myself through such torment&#8221; </em>..</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="sign form by wackybecks, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38887489@N07/4431582178/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4431582178_ae8585c606_o.jpg" alt="sign form" width="505" height="379" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Once we got strapped up with the approriate harnesses we then proceed to walk up the &#8216;hill&#8217; to where the orb is.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="mission by wackybecks, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38887489@N07/4430282419/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4430282419_1de09714c7_o.jpg" alt="mission" width="375" height="500" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Then you are strapped (again) to the &#8220;walls&#8221; of the Orb. Initially, the pleb in me actually thought we will be falling free within the Orb while rolling down. Thank God for those straps I tell you, I can imagine just how much bodily damage would have occured if we were free falling within the Orb, even if there&#8217;s only one person inside.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="becky in the ball by wackybecks, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38887489@N07/4430281937/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4430281937_8f0a74a7c4_o.jpg" alt="becky in the ball" width="300" height="400" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Huai Bin (sixthseal.com) acting cute. *chokes*  <img src='http://www.rebeccasaw.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="act cute by wackybecks, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38887489@N07/4431050260/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2715/4431050260_95b2f94e9f_o.jpg" alt="act cute" width="500" height="333" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">All strapped up, here goes in the water!! (this is for the wet ride).</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="pour water by wackybecks, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38887489@N07/4431582050/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4006/4431582050_ddffbd6cec_o.jpg" alt="pour water" width="500" height="333" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Then we are off!! These guys will run along with you, making sure the Orb does not go off course!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="running dwn the slope by wackybecks, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38887489@N07/4431561285/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4431561285_d8abed85fc_o.jpg" alt="running dwn the slope" width="400" height="300" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>The aftermath of the ride.. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="wet becky by wackybecks, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38887489@N07/4430813335/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4430813335_73dd46c416_o.jpg" alt="wet becky" width="400" height="300" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Huai Bin actually carried his camera with him &amp; took a video! Check it out on his <a href="http://www.sixthseal.com/2010/03/zorbing-at-taman-tasik-titiwangsa.html" target=" _blank"> blog! </a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="HB w camera by wackybecks, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38887489@N07/4430282221/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2678/4430282221_83fc0f65c6_o.jpg" alt="HB w camera" width="400" height="300" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Ears blocked with water, I could barely hear the guy giving me instructions of un-strapping ourselves.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="instruction to exit by wackybecks, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38887489@N07/4430282263/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2718/4430282263_53fec9e552_o.jpg" alt="instruction to exit" width="400" height="300" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">This semangat Jerine looked like the lady from the Addams&#8217; family with all her eyeliner and mascara smudged! LOL.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="makeup faux pas by wackybecks, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38887489@N07/4430282333/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4046/4430282333_5c9290d70a_o.jpg" alt="makeup faux pas" width="400" height="300" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">BTW, here are some stylo ways you can exit from the Orb&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">1st up: Huai Bin:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="hb comin out by wackybecks, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38887489@N07/4431050562/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4431050562_4866789c60_o.jpg" alt="hb comin out" width="400" height="300" /></a></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="exit wet orb by wackybecks, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38887489@N07/4431050542/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4431050542_ba4e57ed26_o.jpg" alt="exit wet orb" width="500" height="333" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">2nd: Jerine: Right on her a$$..</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="jerine exit by wackybecks, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38887489@N07/4430282313/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4430282313_2075e99a34_o.jpg" alt="jerine exit" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Myself: Heck, what was I doing??  <img src='http://www.rebeccasaw.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_question.gif' alt=':?' class='wp-smiley' /> ??:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="becky's exit by wackybecks, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38887489@N07/4430281979/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4430281979_45b189256a_o.jpg" alt="becky's exit" width="400" height="300" /></a></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Once the Orb has stopped, they will have to roll it back up the slope.  I don&#8217;t envy their job at all.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a title="orbing4 by wackybecks, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38887489@N07/4431581554/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/4431581554_2a726926b3_o.jpg" alt="orbing4" width="510" height="382" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Our cool pose :razz:</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a title="big pimpin by wackybecks, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38887489@N07/4430282019/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4430282019_ac25197c44_o.jpg" alt="big pimpin" width="500" height="333" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I bought change but no towels. Both of them didn&#8217;t bring any change! LOL. Anyhow, they managed to dig some clothes from their bags and the car. Lazy us decided to just change besides the car :mrgreen:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="changing by wackybecks, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38887489@N07/4430282113/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4430282113_7d347b27dc_o.jpg" alt="changing" width="500" height="333" /></a></p>
<p>Yes, I had fun. We all did. It didn&#8217;t matter who/which company I worked for. It didn&#8217;t matter that I ain&#8217;t rich nor hot. We don&#8217;t get too overly sensitive with each other&#8217;s remarks. My blog traffic isn&#8217;t spectacular enough to be useful to anyone. And we do not know each other that well to call ourselves BFFs. We just enjoy certain similar activities and we hang out doing what we agreed on. Else you do your thing, and I do my thing. <strong>It&#8217;s best that way</strong>.</p>
<p>Note: Dry Zorbing session -RM 15,  Wet Zorbing  session &#8211; RM 20.</p>
<p>Pics credited to sixthseal.com and <a href="http://this-is-the-mad-style.blogspot.com/" target=" _blank">Jerine</a>.</p>

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