embarassing experience

One thing that i really like doing is to kick a soccer ball around, be it my in my house or at the void deck underneath my house. One thing i discovered is that a simple soccer ball can help make your day better. For example, when i am feeling angry, i think the ball against the wall as hard as i can to vent my frustration. Sometimes when i am very angry, i would kick the ball against the wall so hard that there is a resounding ‘boom’ heard. Then, my parents would tell me off and forbid me from kicking the ball for that day.

During the weekends, i would usually find some spare time to go downstairs to practice and hone my skills with the ball. i would usually kick the ball at the mailbox at the end of the void deck to improve my accuracy. Sometimes, i also run around with the ball and try to dribble past pillars located at the edges of the void deck to practice my control of the ball and also to juggle the ball.

One day as i was doing my usual routine of kicking the ball against the mailbox, a seven-year old girl cycled past. I kicked the ball against the mailbox, hard. It flew towards it and produced a loud bang. Suddenly, the girl stopped to glare at me.She pointed at a spot above the mailbox. I looked towards where he was pointing. There, above the mailbox, was a newly pasted sign, telling residents not to play football, litter or to park motorcycles at the void deck.

I flushed with embarrassment. I did not see the sign while i was playing just now. I mumbled my apologies as i picked up the ball and hurried home. It was embarrassing but i had learnt my lesson: always see and think before you act.