It's 1985. My mom bought a pair of rollerskates for me. I begged her to get them for me because I wanted so much to learn how to skate. So she bought me something similar to the picture you see above. It was a very el-cheapo and oldfashioned looking pair of skates. I taught myself to skate.

[[Fast-Foward ... 22 yrs later]]

Went inline skating with my sister today at a park near Mercu. We only have one pair, so we had to take turns to skate. Took me awhile to get adjusted to my sis's inline skates. I haven't skated in like 5-6yrs. Found out I could still skate well.

My only problem with skating is I do not know the proper braking techniques. I find the all skates' brake-pads to be very ineffective. When ever I used the brake-pads, I always lose my balance and ended-up either with a leg-split or myself lunging to the ground.

Tips:
Stopping and Braking