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Monday
RIC Training Ride 2 on 21 Oct 06

I was looking forward for this ride and indeed it was an enjoyable ride...

Meet up with Felix & John at ecp at 6pm but we deli dali and finally ride off. Half way down towards ford road, 2 young chaps chiet us so Felix & John start to chase, in order not to be left behind i draft felix. We were riding at high 20s along ecp which is quite dangerous actually especially on a sat evening where there are crowds. Then we slack ride to kallang park and suddenly John start to chase after (the way he rides got a lot of sound hopefully he dun scares the uncle lol) a stranger, whom i at first thought is his friend (Like that also can). Soon we reach the CBD area and John ask me wanna play urban assault (Follow him go up and down the kerb of cos i dun wan lah, follow felix is a smart choice) , then he play alone we stick to the road. There is a huge traffic jam outside along the road near Vivo City and the space is too small for me to ride through so change to pavement instead. After the high way I draft John all the way till West Coast Park and Felix sweep me (I had a hard time keeping up with John but seriously he blocks off a lot of wind haha). We take a break at Macdonald and rest for a while. Then we ride off towards Chinese garden MRT. Along the way we saw a lorry with bikes and some gals sitting behind so I thought is SuetLing and the rest so we chase after it as it stops at a red light but wrong target (I stops exactly behind them the ppl on lorry look at me but i dun dare to look back lah because i see wrongly). Finally reach MRT and I am glad to see SuetLing, Pamela, William, Pupu, Chris and many farmiliar faces (Bike Leaders). After sometime LCT starts to speed off followed by William and i draft behind Pupu all the way and some way infront they waited for us then Pamela and me drafting behind pupu and william along Lim Chu kang and following behind is a roadie couple so we rest at a ulu bus stop because we overshot the actual rest point. We continue riding together till the next rest point. We do otot at mandai because we were all tired and i was trying to keep up a distance with Pamela at least enough to see her backlight for direction till the next rest point. Next we ride to Yishun Dam and stop behind an ice cream man. We queue up for our ice cream and Pamela told him to hold on for a while as more are arriving soon and uncle is happy too. Next we ride to Jalan Kayu as the end point and we have supper together. My Mee Hoon Goreng is not nice because Mee Hoon is not red enough, not short enough, too spicy, no egg, prawns soggy. I seldom comment food not nice, trust me. I was really very sleepy at this time of nite about 2am and legs tired dun feel like riding back. Pamela, LCT, Felix and Me riding together back home, we become naughty road users because we pass by some red lights as there is very few vehicles on road and finally cut through a ulu park connector which reminds them of nite off roads (sounds fun hope to join in next time). With company along the way we reach home soon. Glad to know more about nice cyclist to ride with like Pamela as she is really stable and fast and really interested to tag along them to other places like pengarrang off road followed by sumptous seafood (saliver drooping).
When i reach my block at 3.30am and when i was searching for my keys and (Oh Shit!) i could not find it, i must have drop it. Thinking should i press door bell or call home but i will wake up everyone (bu ren xin) or i sit outside my door till morning when someone opens door (but i need a bath and very sleepy) or i can nua at 85 market till morning. Then i prayed for help ...

Bro: Walking towards me
Me: I drop my keys
Bro: (Smile happily) How long have you been standing here?
Me: A while, I was thinking what to do then saw you.
Bro: Hahaha
Bro: Open the door
Me: Thank you God for your answered prayer :)

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JOo**
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Thursday
Desaru 30 Sep 2006

Ride to Desaru 30 Sep 06...
This ride is organise by FWNR (Friday West Night Riders). There are more then 20 cyclists going and 2 boats were booked. I wake up at 6am and ride to cv and meet up with them and take a ferry to pengarrang. I was happy because weather is good , i changed onto slicks ready to go and i saw beautiful roadbikes especially the nicest one is Cherine's pinarello follow by Jeremy's trek and Pupu's ridley. Thereafter we wait for all cyclists to arrive before we set off to the first water break at sg rengit. As usual i was the last rider and William sweep me half way let me draft till break point. After that we ride otot to reach Desaru Golf Course to have a longer water break. We starts our ride back soon because we are rushing for lunch and boat so we set off own time own target again. The ride back was a struggle for me every km because head wind is strong and a lot of slopes but thanks to uncle david who keeps waiting for me on the way. I was already very shag when i reach pengarrang to have our seafood lunch. Thankful to William who lets me draft all the way back jetty if not i think i might miss the boat. Finally I complete it, total of 137km, my furthest and toughest ride. Thank God for answered prayer of journey mercy, good weather and strength for me.

Our bikes are stacked neatly onto the boat

Our Camera Man is Simon and Antonie.

Me before the ride.

Antonie and Pupu looking fresh.

Jeremy, Cherine, Amreet and Felix.

Waiting for the rest from 2nd boat.

Waiting for me at the round about before proceed for water break.

At the Golf Course getting ready to ride back :)

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JOo**
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