As the highlights of my working day are usually accented only by cockroaches that everyone defers to as they walk around them in the hallways (seriously, they get more respect than I do), I thought I'd take a moment to relive my Most Embarassing Mission Moment.
Location: XiaoGang, Kaohsiung Taiwan mission
Date: August of 2002
Occasion: Traveling to district training meeting
Sister Keng at this point was still a bit shaky on the bike and has never been graceful. As we pulled into the parking lot and towards the bike hut on the side of the chapel, we noticed that all six of the other elders (missionaries) had already gotten there and were in the process of dismounting, parking, removing helmets, etc. Because there was limited space left over, I attempted to swerve my bike into the remaining spot on the very very end of the hut, whilst swinging my leg over my bike to simultaneously dismount.
Of course I fall, but also somehow my skirt got COMPLETELY entangled with my handlebars (please, picture if you will), so not only am I now on the ground, but I'm underneath my bike, unable to move, flashing six 19 year old boys, and to finish it off, my back tire had caught the handle to the outside spigot on the side of the church building going down, and now dirty Taiwan water was trickling down and soaking the entire scene of destruction.
Elder Greenie could only stare in shock ("SISTER KENG! SISTER KENG!!"), and Elder District Leader merely said (after unsuccessfully stifling his laughter), "I'm going inside now. I'll see you in a few minutes..."
The end.
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