Me First

Today went to Go-Karting for the first time with my friend. Always wanted to try high speed go karts and this past lazy sunday seems like the best time to do this. We purchase the 20 minute race for $45 and raced on the Yokohama track. Funny thing was that I think I was at Yokohama a few months ago, but for ramen though. Being that I am always about calculating money, I started to imagine this place makes a killing with charging people $45 just for the beginner course. The line were out the door with people preparing for the race. Anyways, you had to have a drivers license to drive and they run through a video safety course. I guess you pay for the experience. So I wonder how much is an experience worth to someone? Anyways, here is my cheesy driver's license.

Surprisingly the car handled well. I got into my lame purple racing jumper, chose my green helmets, got assigned a car, and strap on my racing belts. Did the qualifier for the first 5 minutes. I came in 4th. Damm, my old ass bones can't beat the four 20 yr old kids in front of me. I blame for the old tires on my car. They were running thin.

Went on a 29 laps race. To my surprise, it took a lot of energy and concentration. But, unfortunately on the very last lap my friend got into rear end crash. It took her to the side rails and she couldn't finish her race due to the pain she sustain from the crash. Felt bad for her to go through this. She got out and went on a tear on the person who hit her and the safety people around the track. Funny thing to see a petite girl having that much punch in her presence. It made me realize how each person handle a situation differently. I probably would of took my pain from the crash and just take it as is. But not saying which one is right or wrong, I find it a little embarrassed by what happen. Yet if I look back at it, I think that took a lot of courage to do what she did. She spoke what she felt and when with in. It brings the question to myself whether if I lived that way how would my perception of life be like. More free, more angry, more confused? But I think from what has happened so far this past few days maybe life is teaching me that people are different and I should be a little bit more flexible about things. Maybe this little experience help so see a small glimpse that there is message out there everyday. On one other thing, I did came in 3rd. I beat one of the 20 yrs old. Call me Mario!