| blog
| objectives
| beneficiary
| the team
| route
| events
| media
| links
| merchandise
| Donate
In Aid of
Official Sponsor
Title Donor
Donors
Sponsors
Official Car Rental:
Official Sports Drink:
Official Nutrition:
Venue Sponsor:
Supported by:
Push on.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Hi guys. I know it's been tough on everyone, balancing work, training, our roadshow and our personal lives on top of everything else.
Keep it up and think about why we're doing this to push through. Roadshow tomorrow.
Ride on!
Posted by Xihao at 10:26 AM
Road SHOW TOMORROW!
Hi everyone! Check out our listings at the 'Bumper Listings' Section for the weekend in 'Life' today!
Roadshow is tomorrow, starts at 2pm, at The Beach Hut, East Coast Park!
Support Support Support!
Posted by Anonymous at 9:59 AM
MERCHANDISE UPDATES.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Check out our Merchandise section for items you can purchase for a good cause!
As usual, all proceeds will go towards the ST School Pocket Money Fund.
Enjoy.
Posted by Anonymous at 5:03 PM
Awareness - World Hunger - A Story in Pictures
Monday, May 26, 2008
we are doing a small part to raise awareness for the less fortunate. do your part, every bit counts.
Posted by Anonymous at 5:26 PM
Fashion Festival anyone?
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Hi all, here's the design of our t-shirt that's going to be on sale! This simple, but elegant design can be yours only at a cost of $15! Come buy it at the roadshow, or email any of our team members to place your order with them! All proceeds, minus costs goes STRAIGHT to the Fund, and as always, it comes straight from our Hearts.
previously, our heroes from Ride from the Heart were on a race towards the Golden Arches, aiming to reach there for the beloved breakfasts...
however, our resident foodies/clowns/whatever you want to call them were now slightly crocked. with banged up knees..so our race towards the Arches..slightly degenerated to a..slow crawl of sorts..
but of course, with our mantra of leaving no man behind, we HAD to slow down for them..and consequently miss the breakfast. of course Tim Tay was none too happy, considering he had to hold back on his ahem, attacking instincts.
as we..raced (crawled) on, going on and on on the relentless roads..literally over the hill was when we saw the gates to our salvation on a hot, hot day. Suddenly I saw 2 blurred figures (guess who?) racing past me screeching.."HERE I COOOOOMEEE!"
they could have out-sprinted anybody at that point I think.
there're alot more details after that, like how Leong punctured for a SECOND TIME and did not have tools, resulting in us having to change his tubes for him, and using our mouths to blow up his tube (you know I'm jesting and I still love you). and how he had to use his MTB on a malaysian expressway.
and how we were stuck in various life-threatening situations while attempting to cross the Causeway. and how Tim attacked AGAIN at Mandai on the way home.
but they're just details. we just had heckuva lotta fun. as we always do. or at least we try to when we're sweating it up the hill.
but we've got more interesting stories from Desaru..which will come up over the weekend..(I hope.)
stay tuned for details of that..and our roadshow coming soooooon!
Posted by Xihao at 12:16 PM
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
it's a LAZY afternoon at work.
I'd rather be out riding.
Posted by Anonymous at 3:01 PM
destiny with desaru.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
beautiful desaru with its searing heat and rolling hills was the best test for our rfthearters thus far. none of the 5am rides none of the coastal stretches none of the mount fabers could prepare any of us for the kind of weather lack of water and undulating conditions the reality of many things really set in when it comes down to the crunch safety logistic support sheer grit.
ben.
Posted by Anonymous at 1:51 PM
Desaru - Part 2
Desaru could be aptly summarized in one word I guess: HOT. I knew Malaysia was hotter than Singapore, but I never knew that it could be THAT scorching. As we all know, a picture speaks a thousand words, so here's a visual illustration of just how hot it was:
I must admit, it being my first time to Desaru, I had no idea whatsoever about the terrain there. I only heard it was hilly from friends. Oh well, hilly. Mandai's quite hilly too, I thought. But after this trip, I honestly think Mandai is a hump compared to Desaru. So we climbed, we cursed, and some of us pushed ourselves so hard, you could see salt literally coming out of our body!
NO, that is not leftover shampoo. It's salt. But at the end of the day, it was a good training trip and I think all our fitness levels definitely jumped a notch from just 2 days of riding about 90km/day. Seriously, 90km in Desaru feels more like 180km man. It also helped quite abit for our morale to come back from a loooong and tiring ride to this:
All thanks to Xihao's uncle and aunt, who helped us greatly with the accomodation and made sure that we were well taken care of during our time there. I think it is a team consensus that we will be headed up to Desaru again, perhaps in a few week's time. Till the next time we hit the hills!
- Dennis
Posted by Anonymous at 1:11 PM
We're Back!
Monday, May 19, 2008
Hello all!
It's been a nice long weekend and i hope all of you are enjoying the last bits of it! While everyone was chilling out and relaxing, the Ride from the Heart crew was working those muscles and cycling their lungs out on the roads of Desaru. Here is a sneak peak of what happened at our training camp. The whole lowdown will be updated soon! Till then..ENJOY! :)
the long long road ahead
The Town!!!
er..this is our expedition 2ic - ARNOLD
Tim Tay..looking cool
Ride from the Heart
Posted by Anonymous at 12:53 PM
I just spent 2 hours cleaning my bike.
madness.
Posted by Xihao at 12:36 PM
we're away, but not away..
Friday, May 16, 2008
the Ride from the Heart crew will be away for the next couple of days, riding the hills of Desaru and having insane fun at training camp.
look out for photos and reports of the camp coming up!
meanwhile, everyone ride safe!
Posted by Anonymous at 11:52 PM
Malaysia is a dangerous place
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Kukup roadkill tally:
1 dog, 1 calf, 1 owl, 1 cat, 124389928981 birds,
&
a one certain Tim Tay:
Posted by Anonymous at 10:15 PM
previously, on the adventures of Kukup...
when we last left off on the previous post, we had just arrived at Kukup where we proceeded to shower and change out of our dirty dirty tights..in spite of our earlier non-stop consumption of insane amounts of food..we all went out to lunch when the rest of the group arrived at 430pm.
lunch at 430pm? who's complaining? it's food!
after a long day on the bike chasing down attacks after attacks and with a full belly the next inevitable thing on the agenda was definitely sleep. obviously trust our resident pseudo foodies and now resident clowns in Dennis and Jinx to fight over blankets.
when there was ample blankets for everyone. has to be them eh.
the rest of the night went by in a flash, with another round of awesome bbq food for dinner and random conversation highlighted by topics which are definitely not meant for public reading or understanding so we'll leave it at that..
then at 330am, in the depths of sleep, all of us jumped straight outta bed and rushed out to the balcony.
it. was. a. warzone.
there was rain, thunder, lightning, wind of a HUGE scale. the tights and shoes which we left in the open to dry..was well..wet. things were strewn all over the place, helmets which were left on top of the bikes had been blown off to land on the floor.
well we could very well say good bye to dry shoes even though the shoes were brought in. everyone was also resigned to the fact that they'd be facing wet and soggy tights for the ride home later in the morning. Except Jinx and I of course, cuz we had the presence of mind to bring our tights in. ahem. haha
clutching at straws for comfort, I agree..but hey. take what you can, I always say.
that's it, enough slacking at work. stay tuned for the next episode where instead of the race to "White Castle" ala Harold and Kumar, the Ride from the Heart crew raced towards the Golden Arches..
It was an awesome ride up to Kukup over the weekend with a nice dosage of rain, sun and ALOT of food. Well I guess that's what you get when you put 7 hungry boys together and make them ride for a long. long. long. way.
we were slightly delayed on Saturday morning by the downpour in Singapore, which also meant that most of you were happily snug in your beds while we waited it out at Kranji MRT. When the weather finally cleared and we made our way to the Causeway, happily facing us was the normal morning jam. Deciding to risk our lives and joining the motorcycle queue, it took us 45mins to clear customs! After forever, we were off and since only Lester knew the way there, we were all happy to sit back and let him pull us..haha..First pit stop was at a petrol kiosk about 50kms into the ride. All the way through we were happily swapping jokes until the rain decided to fall again, putting a dampener on proceedings. No matter, a shift next door for some prata and milo to warm us up.
From then on, it was race towards Pon Tian for some of their..famous Wanton Mee, according to our pseudo foodies in Dennis and Jinx. and BOY did we eat again..wanton mee, claypot rice, chicken rice, tau huay..and the best part of eating in Malaysia? Nothing like old school, authentic kampung food. No food courts for us!
The plan after lunch was a slow 20+km ride towards Kukup, or rest stop for the day..NOT! There was nothing slow about the ride there, post lunch. Tim (Tay) who had been itching to attack all day, but was held back because he didn't know the route, launched his best Paris-Roubaix impersonation on the rough roads of Malaysia. He was quickly joined by JB, aka Arnold.
Rest of us were slow to react, but I had to bring them back, in the interests of riding as a group of course. No intention of wanting to join them in the breakaway whatsoever. None. Chasing for a good 2-3km or so I finally caught them, dragging the rest of the group back up with me as well. As James put it..it was a 'tau huay up to the throat' moment.
right, that's it for the Kukup trip updates for now, stay tuned for photos, and the next episode where we rushed out of our slumber in sudden shock of the happenings....
Posted by Xihao at 11:22 AM
Back from the ....
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Hello all,
No, Ride from the Heart is still very much alive ! We've been on a very long hiatus due to exams, but we'd like to welcome you back to our new revamped site!
The brave men who braved the rain on Saturday are back from Kukup today, so look out for their trip updates !
We will be off to Sebana Cove & Desaru this coming weekend for a training trip, so pray for sunny skies ahead !
We'll be updating with our t-shirt and jerseys that are going on sale soon, so come back for more updates!
Come back to read our personal experiences, and meet our significant others =)
---sarah
Posted by Anonymous at 5:05 PM
About Us
1500km . 13 riders . 14 days . ONE dream
Ride From The Heart is a charity expedition in aid of the Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund. We will be cycling a total distance of 1500km from Phuket to Singapore in July 2008.
100% of ALL proceeds/donations/pledges will go straight towards the STPMF.
Countdown!
Upcoming Events
Photo Exhibition @ Velocity
Date : 22-24 August 2008
The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund was initiated on Children’s Day (October 1) in the year 2000 by The Straits Times, to heighten public awareness of the plight of children from low-income families who were attending school without proper breakfast, or pocket money to sustain their day in school.
The aim is to alleviate the financial burden faced by parents in providing for their children’s education. At the same time the funds will help children who are already facing difficulties in remaining in school to stay on etc.
Why are we doing this?
The objective of this expedition is to lead a team of 13 varsity students who will cycle a distance of over 1500km in 14 days along the West Coast of Peninsula Malaysia and past the border of Thailand up to Phuket.
The route will take us through over 20 towns, numerous major states in Malaysia and Thailand.
With such a huge distance, this expedition is certainly a huge challenge and test of our personal mental and physical limits.
At the end of this trip, we hope that we will not only emerge as stronger individuals, but also as individuals with a heart to help and impact the world that we live in.
Besides our desire to help the children of ST pocket Money Fund, this expedition is in a way an opportunity to live our personal dreams and passions. We feel that combining our personal dreams and passions with community work is a more sustainable way of contributing back.
With this expedition, we hope to reach out to other youths and inspire them; that in addition to living our (their) dream, we (they) can help the less privileged achieve theirs as well. This we hope, will leave an impact beyond that of our expedition.
The Team
1500km. 14 cyclists. 14 days. One dream
Read about our individual experiences:
xihao(caihao)
Lester(rabbit)
dennis
Jinsheng(jinx)
Sarah
Timothy Lim
Benedict
Timothy Tay
Taran
Ellery
Jianbin
Chi-Hao
James
Cassandra
Our Support Crew, without which this expedition would not be possible:
Andre
Dion
Nicole
JJ
Push on.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Hi guys. I know it's been tough on everyone, balancing work, training, our roadshow and our personal lives on top of everything else.
Keep it up and think about why we're doing this to push through. Roadshow tomorrow.
Ride on!
Posted by Xihao at 10:26 AM
Road SHOW TOMORROW!
Hi everyone! Check out our listings at the 'Bumper Listings' Section for the weekend in 'Life' today!
Roadshow is tomorrow, starts at 2pm, at The Beach Hut, East Coast Park!
Support Support Support!
Posted by Anonymous at 9:59 AM
MERCHANDISE UPDATES.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Check out our Merchandise section for items you can purchase for a good cause!
As usual, all proceeds will go towards the ST School Pocket Money Fund.
Enjoy.
Posted by Anonymous at 5:03 PM
Awareness - World Hunger - A Story in Pictures
Monday, May 26, 2008
we are doing a small part to raise awareness for the less fortunate. do your part, every bit counts.
Posted by Anonymous at 5:26 PM
Fashion Festival anyone?
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Hi all, here's the design of our t-shirt that's going to be on sale! This simple, but elegant design can be yours only at a cost of $15! Come buy it at the roadshow, or email any of our team members to place your order with them! All proceeds, minus costs goes STRAIGHT to the Fund, and as always, it comes straight from our Hearts.
previously, our heroes from Ride from the Heart were on a race towards the Golden Arches, aiming to reach there for the beloved breakfasts...
however, our resident foodies/clowns/whatever you want to call them were now slightly crocked. with banged up knees..so our race towards the Arches..slightly degenerated to a..slow crawl of sorts..
but of course, with our mantra of leaving no man behind, we HAD to slow down for them..and consequently miss the breakfast. of course Tim Tay was none too happy, considering he had to hold back on his ahem, attacking instincts.
as we..raced (crawled) on, going on and on on the relentless roads..literally over the hill was when we saw the gates to our salvation on a hot, hot day. Suddenly I saw 2 blurred figures (guess who?) racing past me screeching.."HERE I COOOOOMEEE!"
they could have out-sprinted anybody at that point I think.
there're alot more details after that, like how Leong punctured for a SECOND TIME and did not have tools, resulting in us having to change his tubes for him, and using our mouths to blow up his tube (you know I'm jesting and I still love you). and how he had to use his MTB on a malaysian expressway.
and how we were stuck in various life-threatening situations while attempting to cross the Causeway. and how Tim attacked AGAIN at Mandai on the way home.
but they're just details. we just had heckuva lotta fun. as we always do. or at least we try to when we're sweating it up the hill.
but we've got more interesting stories from Desaru..which will come up over the weekend..(I hope.)
stay tuned for details of that..and our roadshow coming soooooon!
Posted by Xihao at 12:16 PM Wednesday, May 21, 2008
it's a LAZY afternoon at work.
I'd rather be out riding.
Posted by Anonymous at 3:01 PM
destiny with desaru.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
beautiful desaru with its searing heat and rolling hills was the best test for our rfthearters thus far. none of the 5am rides none of the coastal stretches none of the mount fabers could prepare any of us for the kind of weather lack of water and undulating conditions the reality of many things really set in when it comes down to the crunch safety logistic support sheer grit.
ben.
Posted by Anonymous at 1:51 PM
Desaru - Part 2
Desaru could be aptly summarized in one word I guess: HOT. I knew Malaysia was hotter than Singapore, but I never knew that it could be THAT scorching. As we all know, a picture speaks a thousand words, so here's a visual illustration of just how hot it was:
I must admit, it being my first time to Desaru, I had no idea whatsoever about the terrain there. I only heard it was hilly from friends. Oh well, hilly. Mandai's quite hilly too, I thought. But after this trip, I honestly think Mandai is a hump compared to Desaru. So we climbed, we cursed, and some of us pushed ourselves so hard, you could see salt literally coming out of our body!
NO, that is not leftover shampoo. It's salt. But at the end of the day, it was a good training trip and I think all our fitness levels definitely jumped a notch from just 2 days of riding about 90km/day. Seriously, 90km in Desaru feels more like 180km man. It also helped quite abit for our morale to come back from a loooong and tiring ride to this:
All thanks to Xihao's uncle and aunt, who helped us greatly with the accomodation and made sure that we were well taken care of during our time there. I think it is a team consensus that we will be headed up to Desaru again, perhaps in a few week's time. Till the next time we hit the hills!
- Dennis
Posted by Anonymous at 1:11 PM
We're Back!
Monday, May 19, 2008
Hello all!
It's been a nice long weekend and i hope all of you are enjoying the last bits of it! While everyone was chilling out and relaxing, the Ride from the Heart crew was working those muscles and cycling their lungs out on the roads of Desaru. Here is a sneak peak of what happened at our training camp. The whole lowdown will be updated soon! Till then..ENJOY! :)
the long long road ahead
The Town!!!
er..this is our expedition 2ic - ARNOLD
Tim Tay..looking cool
Ride from the Heart
Posted by Anonymous at 12:53 PM
I just spent 2 hours cleaning my bike.
madness.
Posted by Xihao at 12:36 PM
we're away, but not away..
Friday, May 16, 2008
the Ride from the Heart crew will be away for the next couple of days, riding the hills of Desaru and having insane fun at training camp.
look out for photos and reports of the camp coming up!
meanwhile, everyone ride safe!
Posted by Anonymous at 11:52 PM
Malaysia is a dangerous place
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Kukup roadkill tally:
1 dog, 1 calf, 1 owl, 1 cat, 124389928981 birds,
&
a one certain Tim Tay:
Posted by Anonymous at 10:15 PM
previously, on the adventures of Kukup...
when we last left off on the previous post, we had just arrived at Kukup where we proceeded to shower and change out of our dirty dirty tights..in spite of our earlier non-stop consumption of insane amounts of food..we all went out to lunch when the rest of the group arrived at 430pm.
lunch at 430pm? who's complaining? it's food!
after a long day on the bike chasing down attacks after attacks and with a full belly the next inevitable thing on the agenda was definitely sleep. obviously trust our resident pseudo foodies and now resident clowns in Dennis and Jinx to fight over blankets.
when there was ample blankets for everyone. has to be them eh.
the rest of the night went by in a flash, with another round of awesome bbq food for dinner and random conversation highlighted by topics which are definitely not meant for public reading or understanding so we'll leave it at that..
then at 330am, in the depths of sleep, all of us jumped straight outta bed and rushed out to the balcony.
it. was. a. warzone.
there was rain, thunder, lightning, wind of a HUGE scale. the tights and shoes which we left in the open to dry..was well..wet. things were strewn all over the place, helmets which were left on top of the bikes had been blown off to land on the floor.
well we could very well say good bye to dry shoes even though the shoes were brought in. everyone was also resigned to the fact that they'd be facing wet and soggy tights for the ride home later in the morning. Except Jinx and I of course, cuz we had the presence of mind to bring our tights in. ahem. haha
clutching at straws for comfort, I agree..but hey. take what you can, I always say.
that's it, enough slacking at work. stay tuned for the next episode where instead of the race to "White Castle" ala Harold and Kumar, the Ride from the Heart crew raced towards the Golden Arches..
It was an awesome ride up to Kukup over the weekend with a nice dosage of rain, sun and ALOT of food. Well I guess that's what you get when you put 7 hungry boys together and make them ride for a long. long. long. way.
we were slightly delayed on Saturday morning by the downpour in Singapore, which also meant that most of you were happily snug in your beds while we waited it out at Kranji MRT. When the weather finally cleared and we made our way to the Causeway, happily facing us was the normal morning jam. Deciding to risk our lives and joining the motorcycle queue, it took us 45mins to clear customs! After forever, we were off and since only Lester knew the way there, we were all happy to sit back and let him pull us..haha..First pit stop was at a petrol kiosk about 50kms into the ride. All the way through we were happily swapping jokes until the rain decided to fall again, putting a dampener on proceedings. No matter, a shift next door for some prata and milo to warm us up.
From then on, it was race towards Pon Tian for some of their..famous Wanton Mee, according to our pseudo foodies in Dennis and Jinx. and BOY did we eat again..wanton mee, claypot rice, chicken rice, tau huay..and the best part of eating in Malaysia? Nothing like old school, authentic kampung food. No food courts for us!
The plan after lunch was a slow 20+km ride towards Kukup, or rest stop for the day..NOT! There was nothing slow about the ride there, post lunch. Tim (Tay) who had been itching to attack all day, but was held back because he didn't know the route, launched his best Paris-Roubaix impersonation on the rough roads of Malaysia. He was quickly joined by JB, aka Arnold.
Rest of us were slow to react, but I had to bring them back, in the interests of riding as a group of course. No intention of wanting to join them in the breakaway whatsoever. None. Chasing for a good 2-3km or so I finally caught them, dragging the rest of the group back up with me as well. As James put it..it was a 'tau huay up to the throat' moment.
right, that's it for the Kukup trip updates for now, stay tuned for photos, and the next episode where we rushed out of our slumber in sudden shock of the happenings....
Posted by Xihao at 11:22 AM
Back from the ....
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Hello all,
No, Ride from the Heart is still very much alive ! We've been on a very long hiatus due to exams, but we'd like to welcome you back to our new revamped site!
The brave men who braved the rain on Saturday are back from Kukup today, so look out for their trip updates !
We will be off to Sebana Cove & Desaru this coming weekend for a training trip, so pray for sunny skies ahead !
We'll be updating with our t-shirt and jerseys that are going on sale soon, so come back for more updates!
Come back to read our personal experiences, and meet our significant others =)
---sarah
Posted by Anonymous at 5:05 PM
Events
We'll be having a photo exhibition to showcase our journey of 1000 miles from Phuket to Singapore.
Do come down to Velocity @ Novena from the 22nd to 24th of August 2008 !
For a sneak preview, click here.
_________________________________________________________________________
Our Roadshow was a huge success! Thanks to all who've shown their support!
To have a glimpse of what happened at the Roadshow, click here.
_________________________________________________________
We are having a road-show @ the beach-hut.
Our expedition will start off from the island of Phuket and end in Singapore.
To name a few, we will pass through Penang, Lumut, Kuala Selangor, Port Dickson before ending off at Singapore.
The entire route will span 1500km. We are aiming to complete this feat in two week's time. If you have any queries or advices regarding our route, do email us at ridefromtheheart@gmail.com
Merchandise
The best way of supporting our cause is to purchase our merchandise.
We are planning to sell t-shirts and cycling jerseys to raise funds for our beneficiary.All proceeds minus cost will go directly to the STPMF.
Check out our T-shirt design! We are already collecting orders for our T-shirt. They are available in XS,S,M,L,XL and cost $15 per piece. Contact us to place your orders now while stocks last!
T-SHIRT DESIGN
PRICE: $15
CYCLING JERSEY AND PADDED BIB SHORTS
We now have cycling apparel for sale. To all cycling enthusiasts, get this pair of top and bottom at a good price now! While stocks last.
Sizes available for both top/bottom: XS,S,M,L,XL
BONCAFE Organic Freeze Dried Instant Coffee is cultivated in lands free of agrichemicals with positive effects on wildlife and the environment. This devotion to agiculture results in the development
of the Boncafe Organic Freeze Dried Instant Coffee, which provides a superior cup of coffee, with the original taste and aroma of Arabica coffee beans.
Grab a bottle now for only $10. To find out more about BONCAFE, click here.
Made In Brazil
PRICE: $10 per 100g bottle
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
If you have something old that you are not using anymore or if you are interested in donating any items for sale, do contact us at ridefromtheheart@gmail.com. We will appreciate any contribution.
Kindly make the cheque out to "The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund"
and send it to:
The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund
Singapore Press Holdings Limited
Finance Division
1000 Toa Payoh North
Singapore 318994
Don't forget to include the following information at the back of the cheque. "Ride from the Heart"
For Individual donors
Please indicate:
Full name:
NRIC Number/FIN:
Contact Number
Address :
Corporate donors Please indicate:
Name of company
Company Registration Number
Contact Person
Contact Number
Amount
Donors are eligible for a tax-deductible receipt, if donation is more than $10.
The receipt will be issued out by the National Council of Social Service.
It will take about 3 to 4 weeks for your donation to be processed before a receipt is sent to you.
NO, that is not leftover shampoo. It's salt. But at the end of the day, it was a good training trip and I think all our fitness levels definitely jumped a notch from just 2 days of riding about 90km/day. Seriously, 90km in Desaru feels more like 180km man. It also helped quite abit for our morale to come back from a loooong and tiring ride to this:
