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Next is to get a pilot licence.  

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Piloting an airplane or copter across the sky for private pleasure seems like a more exhilarating experience than driving 4 different types of vehicles under 4 different classes for 'joyride.' No one introduced me to stuff like private jetting or seafaring adventure by yacht or boat, which were thought of as popular pastimes among the upper classes.

I grew up in a middle-class family in a quiet neighbourhood where terraced houses predominated along the roads. None of my peers and neighbours I knew had taken to the sky in a private jet nor had anyone enthused about being airborne in a light aircraft to soak up the breathtaking aerial view, though one of us had taken to horseback riding and another went climbing up cliffs without ropes and had tried skydiving.

Well, if you've got money to burn and much time for leisure, the air, water and land are your playground. And if you're fighting fit, you can try your hand at extreme sports, if you're game for it. There are endless forms of escapades for the leisured class to choose from. For the working class who don't have much spare time and are struggling to balance their professional and family commitments, their choice of leisure pursuits is narrower, Indeed, we each have our own narrow leisure time interests.

Sports occupies most of my leisure time, leaving me with little for anything else. As I liked fast commute, I took up riding and driving lessons. I'm the sort who has no patience with taking public transport. The motorbike is the fastest mode of transport as it breezes through congested traffic and gets to your destination in the shortest time. I'm a pretty fast rider and driver but I usually keep to the maximum permissible speed.