SPG decoy
Today marked the second official meet-up for the newly formed SPG, Singapore Paragliding Gang. Kingsley and his new friend Barun are the founding members. I was nominated and voted in to be the official photographer for the gang before I even knew SPG exsisted. I am also unofficially the decoy for the gang as paragliding in Singapore is actually somewhat illegal. It's my job to sweet-talk the security guards into allowing the members to kite at various locations around Singapore. This requires some slight stretching of the truth on occasion.
Today we met at at the Marina Barrage, which is a beautiful park by the ocean with views of the Singapore Flyer and the new Marina Bay casino. This park is a well known spot for kite flying. When the boys arrrived, put on their gear, and pulled up their wings the entire park stopped and stared. The security guard immediatly started walking quickly across the park heading for the guys so I dutifully intercepted him.
Security Guard (with hand on walkie talkie): "excuse me miss are those kites...or parachutes?"
Decoy Lynn: "oh, those are kites" (said out loud) and parachutes (said in my head)
Security Guard: "do they use these kites to jump off things or just for playing in the park?"
Decoy Lynn: "they could be used to jump off something...but mostly they just like to play with them in the park"
Security Guard (hand is now relaxed by his side): "if they are only kites why do they have such big backpacks on their backs?"
Decoy Lynn: "oh that is used for storing the kite when they are not using it" (as well as back protection and the reserve parachute)
The guard then walked away and returned a while later with a second guard for an additional round of interrogation. I had to manage both of them while fullfilling my duty as the SPG photographer. No easy task but it was well worth the trouble to get a chance to see Kingsley with his glider again. He was so happy, best of all we were not arrested or fined! Cant wait till the next SPG event!
Labels:
Kingsley
Those bright "kites" look so pretty against the grey background!
okay so Google does not like my password so I am using Anonymous Jan
you never cease to amaze me with your gifting... how does decoy look on a resume?
Jan, I think decoy would look perfectly wonderful on a resume! One must always consider branching out...expanding horizons, etc.
Do you think I could add it to the "Clinical Experience" part of my resume?
Lynn - you continue to amaze us with your new talents which surface from time to time!!!!!!!!! Don't let Kingsley push the envelope too far!!!!
Hello,
I am a writer for a local newspaper, I am interested to find out more about the Singapore Paragliding Gang and their activities for a lifestyle article. Could you kindly drop me an e-mail at hfhuang@sph.com.sg with your contact details please?
Thank you and I look forward to hearing from you.