Bungee

I haven’t updated this blog for a long time. So, here’s something that will make your heart race and your adrenaline pumping for more!

The GX5-Reverse Bungee on the left, G-Max Swing on the right

If you haven’t tried bungee jumping, do it at Clarke Quay in Singapore City. There are two kinds, first is the catapult or GX5-Reverse Bungee. On a platform, we were strapped on our seats. One guy handled the controls. Smoke rose as we leaned back on the headrest then boom! We were catapulted up a hundred feet in midair. The harness was pressed on our bodies as we were jerked, twisted and turned. Our heads snapped and nodded back as the seats rotated downwards. Then the bungee cord pulled us down very fast as if we were going to get smashed on the ground. We shouted in delight but also of fear. The thrill of letting go is exhilarating. Up we go again while we struggled instinctively against gravity. We were slammed against empty air. My stomach felt like being sliced in two over and over again.

The other is the bungee swing called the G-Max. Now this one is the better ride, which means more challenging, all right, scarier. 5 people can enjoy it together. Imagine a gigantic swing – because that is exactly what you are going to get. From the bottom you will be pulled backwards by the machine on the highest point of the swing, slowly. Tik-tik-tik is all you hear. The city grows as you rise higher and higher into the cool night air while you hang facedown. You will see a good stretch of the Singapore river mirroring the mesmerizing lights of Clarke Quay. You feel the harness tightening around you as gravity tries to pull you downward. Your arms and legs dangle, longing for solid ground. The people below looked like ants and they are holding their breaths too. Then the green light is turned on. Somebody pressed the lever and you are released! The sudden falling sensation is so intense that your heart seems to rise to your mouth. Gravity takes control and you are swinging at 9.8meters per second. You try to breathe normally but can’t. Your muscles tighten and your heart race. You scream and hold on to the one beside you like your life depended upon it. Then you rise up again on the opposite side. You look down just when the swing peaks and reverses direction. Gravity pulls you backwards. And you let go. You close your eyes, feeling the wind on your face and butterflies flying in your stomach.

  Bungee at night

The anticipation of seeing that green light was scary. Couple that with the pressure of being the one to press the button, and you’re sweating ice. At the time, I was seated next to Ping who gripped my arm so tightly her handprint remained in my arm for days!