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Thursday, July 31, 2008
Hi I'm now in an Internet cafe with Tim Tay next to me digging his nose furiously. We're now in Taiping. The air in Malaysia is fantastic - we all ended the rides with black faces and nostrils clogged with dirt. Woohoo! Nothing much to say except that I didn't crash today, so that's a cause for celebration. Mark it down in your diaries, folks, I didn't crash today. I guess I take many things for granted, my life included, and I know I will not be so lucky every time I fall into the middle of the road. Can't type much with Tim Tay's eyes boring holes into the back of my skull, making me feel very uncomfortable, so I guess this pointless entry shall end here. WHAHAHA!!! Counting down to next Friday. Cassandra Posted by Anonymous at a story
Wednesday, July 30, 2008im sitting at a starbucks in langkawi writing this. we are waiting for the ferry to transport us to penang and another beginning. our thai friends have been most warm and helpful and when the pictures are up, you would be able to see a little of what we have been blessed with seeing over the past few days. the scenery is quite inspiring, the limestone formations make you feel a lot smaller and less important. it is hard, once an event is over (even if it is but a part of a larger event and we have broken it down into two separate countries) to accurately remember what actually happened. i remember it was long and hot, especially these last two days, as we covered 150km from krabi to trang and 157km from trang to satun. some parts were more memorable because of the scenery, sure, but mostly, what i remember is the heat and 13 people cycling in unison, legs pumping up and down as we break away from our lives. i remember the seemingly long pulls at the front into the headwinds and up the slopes, breath coming in shortened gasps and our legs bathed in liquid fire. most searing of all would probably be our butts. our thin flesh stretched and abraded, sores bursting open as we shift in our saddles for a few seconds of comfort. some of us were pedalling on one butt cheek for some time. but still onward, onward we went. why? i have no idea. maybe its because everyone else was going forwards as well. maybe its because we are afraid to be left behind. the days are beginning to blur into one another. after cycling, there is the wash up and dinner and then preperation for the next day. it becomes routine, our nomadic lifestyle, our leaving behind, our breaking away. in some ways its refreshing, every day is different, new, exciting. in some ways it is terrible, each day with its own stresses and rushing. 9 more stages. we have ridden 640km in total so far in thailand and we are still feeling good. allez. Posted by Anonymous at Monday, July 28, 2008 cassandra wanted to murder ellery today she ran his face over with her front wheel as he lay helplessly on the floor ...... after 2 crashes luckily everyone walked away in one piece .... well, not really considering we did a back breaking leg today it was a measly 150.07km which was preceded by a simple 126km and tomorrow is a deceptively simple 165km with that cassandra firmly has a hold on the Red Jersey ("Most Dangerous Rider") most number of points for her and chi-hao's innate ability to increase the force of gravity on himself has earned him the rightful honor of the Blue Jersey ("Descending Champion") in other news our gracious thai friends have posted us on local forums it was our visit to a school in phang nga where we shared our purpose and experiences with our friends interpreting of course more pictures when we have time in the future internet here is few and far between and the way is far with few chances to rest. Posted by Anonymous at Saturday, July 26, 2008  our newfound friends from the thai cycling clubwho graciously offered to lead the way for the entire thai leg of this journey they are all a bunch of passionate old men most of them are above 50 years old with plenty of outstanding achievements under their belt there's this 70 year old guy who represented thailand for cycling in the 1964 olympic games there also this asian games swimming silver medalist they totally kick the butts of any singaporean let alone inexperienced young punks like ourselves i feel we have plenty to learn from these learned old men and what drives them to at a whim come out and cycle with a bunch of kids from singapore thats real passion right there. Posted by Anonymous at Greetings!
Hi all, I think Ben is putting up a proper posts with pictures, though I don't know how successful it will be, because our bandwidth...well, we've been spoilt by broadband in Singapore, that's what I can say..haha ANYWAYS, we are having a blast, eating and riding our way around..we conquered the famous Patong Hills THREE times..visited a school where we gave out the bears and hung out with the kids.. ok, I'm not going to take up additional bandwidth. Look at Ben's posts for more interesting stuff! Posted by Xihao at ready to take flight.
 finally,the time has come for the bunch of 13 to embark on their epic adventure due to training times and other commitments this is the first photo we have ever taken with the entire team we've train with each other and now finally everyone is in one place everyone is prepped to fly everyone is ready to ride from the heart. Posted by Anonymous at Pre-Departure Thoughts..
Wednesday, July 23, 2008Less than 24hours out from our flight (FD3525, Departure T1 1315H) to Phuket before I begin arguably the biggest adventure of my life so far, I daresay my feelings are one of nervous anticipation. We've trained hard, we've prepared well; we're armed with the knowledge that every pedal stroke we push, every km we cover, has a purpose and a meaning behind it. Apart from the personal desire to seek and push our individual limits, we hope that this little project which we've initiated helps the kids from the Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund. It may not be much, but I think every little bit counts. We also certainly hope that this project which we've started from scratch, inspires youths to really step out of their comfort zones and look beyond. It's not easy, but it's definitely worth all the trouble. Before I round off, I'd really just like to thank all our sponsors and supporters who've kindly helped us in the various ways in the lead up to the expedition. Without them, this would've been a lot harder than it is. Also, our family, friends and loved ones who've put up with our insane hours and demands at times, the sacrifices which they have made to aid us in making this extremely possible. Thank you. This sounds like a after-journey post, but believe me, the Ride has just begun! Stay tuned to the blog for updates on our progress, we may not be able to do it everyday as some parts of our expedition may not be well connected to the net, but we'll do our best! Posted by Xihao at Monday, July 21, 2008  two days of learning first aid latermost of us are now ready to take on the challenges and are now prepared for the worst case scenarios we were at the singapore first aid training centre the instructors were hilarious and we all learnt a lot now its 3 days away from the trip and we're all in our final stages of preparation photo of our learning here Posted by Anonymous at Just round the corner...
Tuesday, July 15, 2008I apologise for the long hiatus! We haven't been posting on the blog but here is an entry! As our internships are ending or have just ended, all of us have been busy preparing and training for the big day next Thursday! - Do send us off if you are free :) We are flying up to Phuket next week...yes..NEXT WEEK. The excitment that comes with being so close to the date. The anxiety that appears with embarking on something you have never done before. Only one word can describe it. But I can't think of that word right now so you have to be kept in suspense a little longer! Look out for updates on our return on 8th August and of course our daily updates when we are out there pedalling our hearts out! Ride from the Heart: Coming to a town near you (especially if you are living in Thailand or the West Coast of Malaysia!) -jinsheng Posted by Anonymous at Road to Roubaix
Thursday, July 3, 2008ok this isn't exactly something that pertains to our training matters or whatever per se but i happened to come across this nice cycling movie called Road to Roubaix. The cinematography (from the trailer) is awe inspiring and well, it has our present day cycling heroes like Boonen, O Grady, Cancellara etc and it tracks them on the 2007 Roubaix. For the uninitiated, Paris-Roubaix is a single day Classic and its called the Queen of the Classics cos its the hardest of them all, 160 miles over cobblestones in either hot and dusty weather or wet and trecherous, take your pick. its epic, and it captures our imaginations as a good race should. in it, our fears and hopes and dreams are played out by our heroes. check out the website with the accompanying trailer here: http://www.masterlinkfilms.com/ I was very tempted to order the dvd online but after shipping and converting to SGD, its 49.25! i can't find the torrent online either (hehe) so until then, watch the trailer and catch a bit of the magic Posted by Anonymous at |
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