You know what happens when you decide to spend quite a bit of money on new toys, cos you have a bit of extra money?  Murphy’s Law dictates that you will also end up spending on something else that you can’t run away from.  You see i bought some new toys for my camera, including a battery grip for my 30D, flash diffuser and another battery, all for 422 dollars.  Felt damn shiok after that..

Of cos there’s always the “but”, and it came with my bike suddenly deciding to smoke and end up exhausting coolant water as steam.  So the repairs cost me 250 bucks, and since my bike is in the shop, I putting in another 250 bucks to change both my brakelines to steel ones (more effective braking and faster response) and change my engine oil (it’s time to do so anyway).  Total damage is 500

This is in view of a car coming soon in early september and I am going to loan my bike to my fren to ride.  She claims that it’s dumb to spend so much money on a bike that i wun be riding soon.. I sometimes think so too, but what to do… expensive hobbies, riding and photography…

Just a follow-up to this post

Somehow my friends are very trusting, I had the chance to test drive a vios when we had to go jurong pt to buy food for a bbq.. So he simply passed me his car keys even though he knows that I just passed.  So it was a good opportunity to learn how to park properly.. Thurs another fren lent me his Sunny for a delivery from Kranji Newater to Pertapis at Serangoon.. Parallel parked..eh sai liaoz..

Seriously lah, driving those 2 cars is boring..perhaps cos its auto and that pickup is non-existent… put it this way, the kick that i got out of my 1st bike, that 100cc 30 yr old relic was way more than driving the vios or sunny.  It’s sianz to drive a manual car in singapore too i guess, with all the traffic jams and poorly designed carparks like National Library (exit gantry is at the top of a long ramp..so if long Q..u can imagine handbrake move-off for ever car length…)

Seems like the decision to take a car, the advantages are more homely and er.. domesticating.. I really have to think about keeping my bike for weekend thrills, if not i am gonna age faster…

1st substantial post for some time.. I think my blog has become stagnant and it would only get worse in Q3 2007. But anyway that’s a problem for the future..

I was given an interesting problem last friday by my dad. Now for those of you who dunno, I have managed to successfully hide my motorcycling from my parents for the past 4 years or so. Add in the learning period and it would be almost 5 years. It’s not something that I’m proud of, though I may appear to be when you talk to me. Ever since young, it has always been a dream to be able to ride a bike, and with the dream so attainable, there was nothing stopping me but my parents. So this is a tiny workaround that sorta fulfils the conditions.

Back in nov 2006, my dad was making some money in shares n unit trusts, and he offered to sponsor me and my sis in learning how to drive. My sis din take the offer,but i did.. Eventually i passed with 1.3k of his money and 500 of mine in late april. So all was quiet on the car buying bit. Money has been tight in our family for sometime. Not that we are poor or wat, just that we dun make big ticket purchases like this.

Until my dad sms-ed me on friday. It was a long sms, spanning 2 sms. He went on about how mum loves me and my sis, done alot for this family n would be heartbroken if i ride a bike. He’s willing to get me a compact car in december if i dun ride a bike. So that’s the catch. Somehow i think that i’m in a scenario that economists would use to study game theory and assymetrical information.

I wonder how much does my dad really noe? I told my family that i passed my bike license recently, but i never said which license. I passed my class 2, which allows me to ride any bike and my mum prob thinks that i’ve just passed my 1st license. She’s starting to get paranoid and refuses to ride on my dad’s bike now (yes he rides!!!). Somehow i think he knows that I ride, cos he says strange things to my sis @ times. There was once when i went downstairs for supper, he asked my sis after i went down how come i never go further to eat, instead of downstairs. I would go home with a faint marking on my forehead due to the helmet lining, which is actually quite obvious if they look @ me.

So now i have a few options.

1. Tell him ok. That means to say i deny that i have a bike, and wait for car to come then i still keep my bike as a weekend ride. The problem with this is that he might wanna check if i own any vehicles or not.
2. Tell him no, i wanan ride a bike.. i dun need a car. This one would make him unhappy, and also if my mum finds out, all hell would break loose. I am quite sure of that.
3. Tell him that this bike i have to keep, cos it’s a momento to remind me of my friend who has been riding up in heaven for the past year. I will not sell this bike to any stranger, it has to be to a friend. I am prepared to give the bike away to a friend to ride as long as I am still the owner. The friend just pays for maintenance. Heck! i would even share in for major servicing.
4. He might just refuse to compromise and I would have to cease n desist all riding activities, which totally sucks ass.

For the sake of family harmony, I’m leaning towards 1 and 3. Talk about domesticating myself…sigh…

I just realised that i’ve been riding for 4 years.  Can still remember 13 apr 2003 when I went to my fren’s place in hougang to collect my bike from him on a saturday night.  You can imagine my excitement to be able to own my 1st bike.  So I wrote home at 11pm, and realised that i left my bag at his place when i was checking the bike.  So rode back to hougang and back home later, clocking more than 40km on the 1st nite alone.

A few weeks later, i had my 1st and only accident.  Failed to anticipate a car slowing down in front of me just before wheelock place and ended up skidding into the back of the benz.  Nothing serious, just 100 bucks damage to my bike, 30 bucks to see sinseh for my bruised shin, and 2.7k in insurance claim from him.

One year later, i switched to my 1st suzuki bandit, the All Blacks one.  That ride brought me alot of thrills, and spills.  Imagine day 2 of collecting the bike, i dropped it while trying to make a u-turn.  Had to pick up the bike in front of the crowded bus stop.  This bike taught me a lot of things, how to handle heavy bikes for example.  It was a bitch to push it up onto its mainstand, and it still is.  This was the bike that took me on my crazy trip to kuantan n back in 14 hrs on a sunday afternoon in 2005 before my exams.  Good things never lasted, the bike eventually died on me and with repairs estimated to be ard 4k, I decided to send it to its grave early by scrapping it.

The only bikeless period was for 2 mths in Dec 05 to Jan 06, pure torture I tell you.  It’s different when u rely on public transport daily.. a 15 min ride home became 45 mins, and i was very lucky that i never had morning exams that semester, if not dead meat.  Worked less @ kallang, more in town n sch, just to save on travelling time.

A friend sold me the 3rd bike I have, the current Bandit.  I never labelled it “red bandit”, it’s just “1285″.  By reputation, ppl know about this bike and how its ex-owner took it ard malaysia in 4 days, and made it a member of Club 200 by clocking 200km/h on it.  It was sold to a friend, and then to another fren b4 finally coming to me.  The 2nd owner passed away in a riding accident 1 yr ago, and now i’m damn reluctant to sell this bike simply because it not just serves as a memory of my friend, but I need to find a right owner for this bike.  No way am i gonna sell it to a shop or a stranger.  This bike deserves better.

What beckons for my riding, hopefully a bigger bike.  I’ve been putting on the class 2 upgrade for too long, and the bug is biting.  If a car comes my way however, the alternative is to trick up my current ride, basically rebuilding it. 

4 years and hopefully more to come. 

3 Classes
2 Wheels
1 Passion

Who says Darwin is wrong?  Genetically or physically weaker beings are still in danger of being wiped off the face of earth.  I can easily show you a few examples, don’t need to go far out to forest to see this in action.  Just have to go to orchard road, the stretch in front of Wisma Atria and Lucky Plaza.

Everyday here, many ppl are simply trying to commit suicide.  I mean, I cannot explain why they choose to cross the road here at its busiest period.  I am of course guilty of jaywalking from time to time, but yea, some ppl are just lacking common sense.. 5 lanes of road, they have crossed 2 lanes and waiting to cross 3rd lane.  A driver in 3rd lane panics, and horns them even though they have not cut his lane and he’s still 15m or so away. 

The response to the horning was pure darwinian.  Instead of staying on the line, they started to cross the 3rd lane.  Now the driver carries on horning, and jams brake.  So what did the weaker species do?

Started running!

Into the 4th lane, and i had to jam brake to avoid hitting them.  Not enough, dashed across last lane in front of a cab that’s just about to move off..  I think they are preprogrammed to run when they hear horns n screeching brakes, just like how deers freeze when headlights shine @ them at night.
 
Seriously lah, one fine day, someone is gonna get killed on orchard road… Darwin for u…

It’s been a long time that i’ve really enjoyed riding.  I mean, these days it’s more of a transport mode than a hobby.  Yesterday I rediscovered that spark that i’ve been missing for a while.

Had to get to Drama Centre yesterday from school, so was going on the PIE.  Planning to exit @ Stevens Road, and the EMAS flashed “massive traffic jam from Lornie to Kallang”  I took the risk and guessed that i probably have to do about 1km of squeezing between lanes, which was manageable.

Turned out that the jam started immediately after BKE exit, and was SUPER bad.  Usually when i squeeze, my heart would be pounding due to the adrenaline rush.  Yesterday strangely, I was cutting thru lanes very efficiently.  A surgeon’s scalpel couldn’t have done better than me.  Cold efficiency. 

I managed to switch lanes a few times to get into a clear lane, the spaces in btween cars that is.  Man and machine as one, my bike felt like a part of me as i went thru traffic.  In my ears rang Jean Danker’s voice, and the soft wizzing sound as i went past cars.  I knew how much to accelerate and how much room to give for braking.  Nothing fazed me yesterday, not even the minor collision between 2 bikes @ the adjacent lane.


Exited PIE, then the adrenaline rush came.  Heart started pounding.  10km of squeezing later, i emerged in one piece, and a more accomplished rider

Here we go again…rain again..i not gonna curse n swear this time, esp after carlin reminded me that i’ve got a young blog audience…oops.. somemore this time my bike never jia4 zui4, this is a direct result of my TLC, and yea, some common sense.

Today is a new record though… Rode my bike for 5 trips
Home to school
School to BBDC
BBDC to home
Home to esplanade
Esplanade to home

All rained like f*$k, all have to wear raincoat.. And i probably escaped some shit by leaving for esplanade 30mins later than my originally intended time.  There was a minor landslide on the Jalan Anak Bukit PIE entrance and it was closed off just as i passed the junction.  Who noes what would have happened to me if i had left my house on time..

Bearing in mind all the luck that i’ve got, i shall buy 4D tml.. 1201 (12th Jan) 1205 (raincoated 5 times on 12th)..

ccb lah..rain n rain… now my bike sick again…pnuemonia literally. When water gets into the spark plug chambers, it literally chokes the bike from inside out..

nabeh tml must go shop liao….

CAN U STOP PEEING ON ME??!!

As you guys would have known by now, I signed up for Class 3 (manual) lessons @ BBDC, and at the same time, signed up for class 2 as well. For the ppl who know nuts about motorcycle licenses, there are 3 types. Class 2B is where everyone starts from, allows u to ride up to 200cc. 1 year later u can take 2A, which lets u ride up to 400cc. Another year from that means u can take Cl 2, open class, any bike pun boleh

Class 2B is the really tedious one, with so many things to cover. I remember that when i took it in 2002, there were 13 subjects that u have to take and pass in the prescribed order. You have to pass subj 1 then can take subj 2.. Subj 10 was the circuit evaluation and 13 was the final evaluation. On top of that, you have to take the Riding Theory Test to apply for ur PDL and eventually to sit for ur actual practical test.

Class 2A/2 is usually simpler, only 3 stages. The notion is that as qualified riders, they dun need to spend so much time on us teaching us the highway code etc..So the primary focus is on skills and handling. Essentially u have to do the following skills in the test

1. Narrow Plank: A long metal board that is mounted onto the road stretches about 15 metres, 30 wide, and 3 cm off the ground. I have to ride down the length of the plank, maintaining 1st gear half clutch, and not taking less than 11 secs. Taking shorter than that or wobbling minus points, falling off is immed fail.
2. Pylon Course: 4 cones are placed in a straight line. Just have to go to 2nd gear and weave through the cones, not taking more than 6 secs. Touching a cone with any part of your body and bike is immed failure.
3. Figure of 8: Negotiate a figure-8 course, where the lane is 1.5 metres wide within 9 seconds. Touch kerb fail, wobble minus points
4. Crank Course: Negotiate a crank course, right turn in gear 2, then 1 m later, right turn…5 m later, left turn and out. Touch kerb fail wobble minus points
5. Emergency Brake: Travel down a straight lane, achieving and maintaing 40 km/h at 3rd gear by the end of the lane, then come to a complete stop safely within 11 m. Stall minus points, fall immed failure
6. Bumpy Course: Over a 5 m stretch of road, small bumps that resemble rods embedded into the ground are placed in a row. In a half standing posture and maintaining 1st gear half clutch, bump over them, keeping balance. Timing to meet is more than 8 secs

Of cos u have all the mundane stuff of riding ard in the circuit, trying not to get points deducted for dumb stuff like not checking blind spots, keeping ur left foot below gear lever when not using it..blah..

Have passed 2 stages so far, just waiting for the evaluation next wk. Today stage 2 was really er..i dunno wat to say… now motorcycle seat-design is a both a science and an art. You want something that’s comfortable and ergonomic, yet looks nice. I’ve tried quite a few bike seats, ranging from the scramblers with their ultra skinny seats that double up as a butt wedgie; and the ultra wide types that make u wonder if the manufacturer envisions that every rider can do splits or are born bow-legged. The bike that they use for Cl2 lesson falls into the latter category.

The moment i sat on the bike today, I heard a loud praak!! and immediately felt airy down there. Looking down, my worst nightmare’s confirmed.

WARDROBE MALFUNCTION

I somhow managed to complete the lesson and get home later w/o indecently flashing myself, all thanks to lowslinging my slingbag in front of me… As if to compensate for the bad luck in ripping my quite-new pants, i passed stage 2 easily.

Final evalulation’s this saturday, n i havn’t even started my class 3 practical…more on that in another post..

This thurs, if the weather holds, i’m gonna embark on the craziest riding trip that i’ve done. Not in terms of mileage or speed, but for purpose. I’m gonna ride 100km up to Kluang railway station for one of the best kopi, kaya on toasted bun (not bread slices) and half-boiled eggs….heh…

Let’s hope that the weather is kind

I’m sure you have seen the campus security riding ard on the small vespas to patrol campus. Small and slow, but good enuff for nus campus i think

So they have replaced them with Honda Varadero 125, which costs like 12k..madness!

i’m glad i’m out of nus…

Got this video from keh kuan, and man does it really look like kok fei with all the hand actions..

If this happens to me and i fall off my bike, i gonna make sure that the kid gets a public caning, at least..fuck!

Off The New Paper Primary school kids pull dangerous prank

On 11 March about 4:30pm, my son was riding his motorbike into the carpark of Block 216 in Bukit Batok when he saw a group of kids from the neighbourhood primary school crowding aropund a lamp post.

He slowed down and was making a right turn when he felt a sudden tug on his neck followed by a sharp pain.

Seeing this, the kids ran away. My son then realised that they had, as a prank, stretched a string across the carpark access.

I’m appalled by the incident. The kids may think it was harmless mischief but the string coould have cut deeper had my son not applied his brakes immediately.

I worry if these students will play even more dangerous pranks in the future.

I thought of reporting the incident to the police but decided to give school a chance to put things straight.

• Roslinah bte. Jamil

Seriously what are we teaching the kids these days?

Are you superstitious? I think i’m not, yet when there is a funeral next to the place where i usually park, there is a weird feeling. Stole a look at the foto of the lady who passed on, she looked like she was in her late 70s. I hope she had a good life. I hope she takes care of me when i ride out the next few days…

In my 1st attempt at vblogging, I decided to record this after riding back from nus in the rain. Frankly the weather is damn fucked up today..

1st one on riding..

and 2nd clip, bitching about the weather

Guess what, the rain stopped after i recorded the 2nd clip.. best

I havn’t plugged my club for some time, and here’s the A5 flyer that all A level graduates would be receiving from nus soon, yes that includes jx as well.. Click on the pic for a better view of the text 3 Classes, 2 Wheels, 1 Passion

Finally took possession of my bike from bufeng on wednesday (and landing myself in debt @ the same time). But loan aside, it’s proving to be a great ride so far. Took me a while to get used to depending solely on the 2 wheels for traction, after all, i’ve not ridden since 26th nov 2005, if you dun count the illegal rides that i took @ GP petronas on the bandit, the shadow and the rvf.

Come to think of it, taking public transport is never cheap, altogether i’ve spent 102 bucks @ least on topping up my ezlink, of which i’ve spent 52 on bus concession for dec. Didn’t buy for jan cos i tot i would be getting a bike after new yr, which proved untrue. Mind you, 100 bucks can buy me petrol and maintenance for close to 2 mths.. Time to resume my 2nd link runs to boast johor economy.. “Malaysia Boleh!” “Malaysia Truely Asia… ” “JB is a safe place”

It’s been an interesting time taking public transport, 1stly the time to talk to my frens on bus or train. I recalled taking bus with charissa back from esplanade, 1st time i took bus with someone else for a long long time…n sleeping on long train rides to the east for ucc chalet n physics canoeing, squeezing on 151 with my sister who goes to work somewhere along clementi road in the mornings, just like the good old days back in rvhs cheonging for 176.

151 is a fucked up bus.. raises 2 arms, 2 legs I mean, where do u find a bus which doesnt come for 20 mins, then 6 of them come @ the same time. It takes abit of guts initially to give the 1st 2 buses a miss, despite the fact that u’re running late for lectures (QM2!! cannot late, late oso die die must go!!) and choose to wait for the n-th (n being postive integer n not equal 1, 2) bus. So when u have 6 buses arriving within 10 mins @ SRC bus stop, and 1-2 ISBs arriving @ the same stop within the same time, u have to be thick skinned n squeeze like those 中国佬 onto the bus.. ppl diao3 u, u either ignore n listen to mp3 player, or if u in konfrontasi mood, can stare back lor

Those days are over, and i’m learnign to appreciate my bike more.. w/o it, i wun be sitting @ home now at 2.22pm when i’m reporting for 3.30pm duty at esplanade later… shan’t push it any further…

kuantan anyone for 15 min walk on beach?

Well exams are finally over, and what can i say.. i think i can FFG (read: file for graduation) next semester.. Not that the exams went badly or wat, but i think it wun be sufficient to push my cap over to 3.5, no regrets though… i have more things to worry about this holidays..

Exams ended on tues, and i have been worked tues wed nites @ esplanade..n last nite @ ucc… tonite would be ucc..sat would be esplanade.. talk about hectic hectic.. yest wasnt so bad as i managed to join some of the nus riders for kulai makan trip.. Forgot to take my camera along, just as well, if not u ppl would complain that i never jio u ppl go eat 月光宝河, 一虾二味 and drink honeydew sago from a mug that’s as tall as 2 beer mugs stacked up.. i kid u not.. I miss eating @ home, seriously..even though i have to wash the dishes… the next time i can eat @ home, could be tml lunch or sun dinner…yay! looking fwd to it..

I’m seriously not working enuff this mth… with a confirmed trip to penang from 12-18 dec with my pa n sis..part holiday part visit relatives.. this mth only 2 ucc events..1st/2nd dec… oops make it 3.. if i’m doing on new yr’s eve…more ushers mean less work…abit 僧多粥少.. we obviously cannot have the extreme model of recruiting so many ushers that they have to pia fastest fingers 1st to get events, but then i seriously think we are moving towards it.. Of cos this is good for the venue, cos it would be sure to fill up all avail slots most of the time.. n having ppl who dun get to work as often, you create a heightened desire to work…like tasting forbidden fruit..so yes.. that solves ur manpower problems..u can have as many ushers as u want for a low fixed cost..activate a fixed number to work each time as part of ur variable cost…n rest of the inactive ushers u dun need to pay or maintain them… win n win n win n win for venue

I scrapped am scrapping my bike..was riding it last sun otw to sch.. out of carpark i could detect a slight “psst psst” sound..n the engine finally gave way outside KAP… managed to get a tow truck to pick it up.. n took bus to school.. initial diagnosis wasn’t good…total compression loss..estimated costs was 900 bucks.. shit liaoz lah… later another call.. this chain called the cam chain that costs a few bucks snapped. Now to check if this chain is flawed or not, u have to drain engine oil..open up engine… check chain..replace engine cover.. change new oil..for about 200 bucks..so most ppl wun open up engine just to check this part… well the chain broke, like tio4 beh2 pio1… n some of the links went on a grand tour of my pistons..大闹天宫 basically..estimated repair costs was $4000… no joke i tell u

So now i’m taking buses, already made the long term investment of buyign bus concession.. still tryign to get used to the fact that now i take nearly 45mins to get home from sch, (of which 30 mins consist of waiting for 151) when i used to take max 20 mins.. I’m starting to remember to leave house earlier, or in more extreme cases refuse to go out cos simply too lazy w/o bike… i’ve already successfully caught a last bus outside espl..

What really made my day was the fact that i noe that i have great pals who are there to support me.. i had no choice but to approach guoyong, seng, carlin, zhenfeng and teck for loans, n thanks for agreeing so readily.. Even though eventually i only loaned from guoyong, i really appreciate u ppl’s support.. n to the rest for listening to me complain about taking bus..thanks too…kopi’s STILL on..if i get my sorry ass out of my house

As part of my pre-exam psyching-myself-to-mug plans, i went on a solo trip to kuantan this morning.. it’s been a good one, and surely it deserves a good blogpost..but for now, presenting the trip… in numbers..

1 rider 10am setoff 0 riding buddies 1 gortex jacket 1 pair gortex boots 1 digicam 5 stops - Johor Bahru, Mersing, Kuantan, Segamat, Gelang Patah 4 WW2 pillboxes on the way to mersing 1 lane per direction most of the way 20 corners to mersing n kuantan, @ least 4 full tanks of petrol 4 pm is lunch time 1 pizza for lunch @ Swiss Inn, ate half, remainer packed for dinner 1 sundae for lunch 20 mins walk on the beach 150 metres: distance from beach edge to water edge (low tide) 10 dead monkeys, @ least. Roadkill 1 dead monkey in the middle of the road, which i nearly ran over ~3 crushed dogs ~4 dead n stiff dogs ~5 dead cats ~10 dead rats @ least 2 accidents, none for me 4 victims 0 dead 1 broken foot 1 stuck under car 1 missing ALOT of flesh on right foot 1 stop to help out (1st accident) 2 calls for ambulance 1 LED torch as beacon to direct away traffic 0 assistance for other accident…too mortified by 1st one to stop for 2nd one..plus already alot of ppl 1 talkative kopi uncle @ GP 1 burger ayam special 1 teh 1 ice cream 170 : top speed of the day in km/h on NSH 11000rpm, max rev of the day 100%: percentage of journey planned to be covered on mostly single lane trunk roads 14.5% percentage of journey on north-south highway cos too tired to take any more trunk roads 132km: dist from JB to Mersing 200km: Mersing to Kuantan ~180km: Kuantan to Segamat ~206km: Segamat to GP 718km: Total distance 230km: Part of journey where it wasnt raining 150km: Torrential rain 11.30pm end time 2 sore knees 2 sore hands 1 sore neck 1 sore butt 2 sore shoulders 2 sore ankles 1.5 lost balls 0: percentage of body not affected in anyway 1 busted boot 1 pair of wet jeans 1 pair of wet gloves, 1 pair of hands, stained by black leather Infinity: Satisfaction level of rider

I finally did it.

It has been bothering me for almost a month..

Seen it on tv, die die wanna do it.

Tried a few times but i couldnt find my balls..

Rossi did it @ Philip Island race..

He stood up on his moving bike, on the front pegs n released his hands..

Handsfree n balancing on a bike that’s moving ard 50km/h

N started bowing! Damn!

Way cool

I finally did it last nite, @ 30-40km/h

On lonely toh tuck road

At 1am

to be attempted when wearing proper gear, author bears no responsibilities for other wannabes

I realised that my actions today really stinked of this particular place’s politicking, abit pissed to noe that i’m actually starting to use this kind of 关系 to get things done my way..

on a totally new note…It has been a rough few days, i’m juggling my SSP test, and of cos nusriders’ display booth this thurs and fri @ s16 foyer.. Was complaining to some ppl last nite that i felt sucky that i was doing most of the work on my own, passion can carry me part of the way but support from other members has to account for the remainder. I’m seriously getting little of that, it makes me wonder how we ever started out. From telling me that president is just a figurehead, and work would still be done together, to now when i’m not really seeing that.

Really should learn to let go, got more things to do next sem..

Finally got confirmed as an Esplanade usher, somehow i’m apprehensive about working there, with all the potential repercussions of my blogpost.. o well, if some ppl’s minds are engineered this way, then i can’t help it..smashing their heads and tryin to redesign (read: hamtam) their brains is a very tempting option u noe..but it will dirty my hands, or my helmet if i use that to smash them.. Anyway, not gonna work so soon..need to settle down in sch 1st…

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I’m glad to say that i’m no longer a virgin, a traffic offence virgin that is… was going up to malacca with the scooters grp from SBF when i got stopped at road block, together with bufeng.. then we were told that we were going @ 121km/h by the policeman…then he immediately asked us wanna “settle” on the spot or not

BALLS! We werent travelling @ 121 ok..more like 130-140..oopz! But the point is, he could have just randomly selected us and randomly assigned a speed to us..since we are both young riders and perhaps deemed to be Robertos (ie carrot heads)

For those of you concerned about my safety, esp when riding @ 140..i think on north south highway..u have to ride above a certain speed, it’s actually safer..i can tell u @ 110, it’s so boring that i would have a high chance of dozing off…. i’m still Safety Rider Number 1. haha!

Malacca was great… had loads of chicken rice balls, my table of 6 ppl had 2.5 chickens.. that was later washed down with delicious chendol…some boring shopping @ a shopping mall came up next, while waiting for rain to stop…came back to somewhere near 2nd link to eat TEN COURSE seafood dinner…somebody actually suggested round 2…black pepper crab or durian….heng never go eventually….this kind of trip, every 3 mths can only go once, will become fat..

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NUS riders grp just got approved…we should be known as “NUS Students’ Motorcyclists Interest Group”, which imo..sounds way too official n boring.. meeting OSA tml to discuss about the club, i’m hoping to incorporate NUSRiders into the name man… and i’m supposed to be the president of the club, at least in this interim period.. not very sure if i’m up to it, and if i really want it…have to find freshie liaoz!

Was watching 有话就说 just now, today’s forum was on the issue of pop idols…Basically issues like pop idols these days mostly have very short periods of popularity, mostly 1-hit wonders especially when u compare to last time… anyway i’m amazed by the show’s production crew..where the hell do they find teenagers like this… there was this gal, who’s apparently crazy over 5566, one of their concerts..a fan in front of her was holding up a sign..u noe those with “5566 我爱你！！” So she was being blocked, n hence she took a light stick or drink bottle n threw @ the sign… Later she said that she skips school to chase idol…and her parents not just let her skip sch, but oso writes excuse letters for her to submit to teachers.. her results are pretty decent, and she wasn’t caught by her sch b4, until a reporter snapped a foto of her @ a concert and it came out in U周刊…she doesnt think that it’s wrong for her idols to get into physical scuffles cos she gets into them as well, cos the other party kiam pah

I suddenly think that my childhood’s too innocent…

Last week i kana orh kong (parking summons) @ my house carpark, cos i parked next to a bike lot..now usually i would pay my summons but then this time is 25 bucks..shit..way too much! ok lah, it’s my fault but the bike lots @ my side are placed such that it’s damn hard to access the inner lots once the car lots are filled cos the car lots would be obstructing…so i wrote an appeal letter to HDB…n this is the reply i got from them..seriously, i have no idea if i still have to pay or not…the summons’ still in the records though…damn..have to ask them again

Dear Sir Parking offence notice No 2783534K Date Of offence 23 Jul 2005 Vehicle No FK XXXXC We refer to your email of 23 Jul 2005. 2 On 23 July 2005, our parking staff found your vehicle parking outside the car park lot at 12.38am. As your vehicle is not allowed to park at the said place, the Parking Offense Notice (PON) was issued. 3. We have considered your appeal and the circumstances of the case. As you have agreed in your email, we would like to seek your co-operation to display observe the parking rules when parking in HDB carparks so that the safety of other motorists and road users are not compromised. 4. Should you need further clarification, please feel free to call my Senior parking officer, Mr Hui Seng Fook at Tel No. 63955850 or email him at hsf2@hdb.gov.sg. Thank you Yours sincerely (signed using Lotus Notes) PAULINE FONG SOOK YEE (MS) EXECUTIVE ESTATES OFFICER for HEAD, CLEMENTI BRANCH OFFICE HOUSING ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT

seriously, i have no idea if i still have to pay or not…especially the paragraph in red, really stinks of hot air…the summons’ still in the records though…damn..have to ask them again..

With reference to the earlier post, yea i got all 4 of my core modules…i believe for 1 point…and it’s not cos i’m a physics student..i believe all nus undergrads who have very uncompetive modules always have the temptation to do the same, esp in ur final yr…u noe that someone’s gonna grad when they dump in few thousand points..

Been a really busy week, happening one i must say…ok a quick summary Monday zuoboh Tues worked @ ucc (zurich academic orchestra) Wed worked at airport @ 5am, met tecky who just came back from brit and esplanade training in evening Thurs worked at airport, on the way back kana birdshit on cheek Fri-Sat worked @ sch…sat 1.5 days next to this auntie with an opinion on anything and everything Sun aviva open @ indoor stadium..legs sore…

It’s not the 1st time i kana birdshit on my bike… but yea, 1st time on my body… basically was riding along bt timah road, near KK…heavy traffic in evening, so i had to weave between lanes @ a slower speed..hence opened up my helmet visor abit just to let the air (and exhaust) smoke blow in.. The next thing i knew, saw this white white thing coming straight @ me..no time to siam4 and it went straight thru the gap in my visor and splat! kana my left cheek…

Immediately knew that it can only be one thing… chao chee bye.. birdshit! resisted the temptation of lifting up the front of my helmet to wipe, i managed to find a side road to turn into and stopped to take off helmet…i wanted to check the damage on my face by lookign into the mirror but i stopped myself…used glove n wiped my cheek… kanina! heng got toilet nearby…the bird shit kana bit of my helmet..and my shirt collar… really amazing shit, literally..since it probably has a gap of less than 2cm @ my visor to aim thru… and yea..bird shit’s cold…i would think that it’s warm but yea..mabbe cos drop so far… i’m still traumatised…

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Had a few harrowing experiences on the road recently.. some are due to my fault, but mostly are due to weird drivers… ok it’s not nice to lambast all women drivers as cannot-make-it road hazards BUT any of u who drives or rides regularly would realise that when u put a middle-aged woman behind the wheel of a car, esp a SUV or MPV, it is a potentially dangerous combi.. dun believe me, just follow behind one…not 2-sec rule pls…observe 5-sec rule @ least..

Most Common Stunts

1. Signal left/right and move in opp. direction
2. Cannot keep in lane
3. Expressway 90km/h on lane 1 (right lane)
4. Cannot park straight (mostly for suv/mpv)
5. Cannot decide where to go

Irritating

Nov-Dec brings back alot of good memories i think, esp last yr..piahing my 2b bike lessons..and like 80% of the time it was raining, so these days i not really afraid to ride in the rain, unless heavy @ nite, then how to ride when u can see bloody fuck…haha

The only trouble is the aftermath, wet raincoat..wet berms.. wet shoes..i’ve made up my mind not to wear long pants or socks this mth unless very very necessary, and if have to, will bring spare clothes.. u ppl who drive will never noe this…not fun to be squelching ard in wet socks the whole day lor..berms, tee and sandals are fine by me =)

Why is class 3 license not divided up into 3a 3b and 3 like bike is? seriously, i dun like the idea of a guy just passing cl 3 and then driving a souped up car like..er…let’s see wat i noe…say a mazda rx7 or mitsubishi lancer or subaru wrx.. ARE WE REALLY SURE THEY CAN CONTROL IT? Also i wanna ban woman aged above 35 from driving benz or bmw, seriously i have very seldom seen a good woman driver who drives the a/m vehicles..change lane no signal..from filter lane to main road, then dunno how to match the speed, everyone on main road going @ 70kmh then she wanna go into center lane travelling @ 40… I award them 2 spiders for it. I’ve a smaller case against cab drivers, reckless but @ least got skill…auntie is no skill n reckless…