my first proper trail biking at ubin!

ytd, i went pulau ubin to ride!
its been long since i've rode on the trails and since 10 yrs i've been to ubin to ride. ahhas. the last time was with ian to do some joy riding. hhahas
so it was technically, my first proper ride at ubin.




hahas.


supposed to meet at 830am. but i came at 930am! totally cannot wake up.
n now tt i ride a motorcycle and its been so long since i've ride, the journey to changi v was tiring! hahas. at the long climbs, i can usually pia 16km/h on the full sus. now, 10km/h i'm like damn chuan. HAHA.
okok. its just mental. mental.

giving myself excuses, i think its just the morng/ no warm up/ long time no ride reasons.. haha


on the way there.. $4.50 boat ride.
at the jetty, suan, dickson and i totally reminising the past epic rides to pengerang. ahhas!
but it was seriously such a great day to ride. not so often u get such a great day. nice yellow sun + blue clouds. (:








riding to the trail...


"do not attempt any of the trails unless it is within ur ability to do so safely". AHHAHA. omg. that scared me ya. hahas.



first stop, we tried the pumpin track. did tt in the dark before with adventure club with rented bikes 2 yrs back.
now with light and visibility, totally shocked that i went through the pump track in the dark. ahhas.

and yea. DO NOT start with pump track when u're like in a long-time-no-ride stage.
totally slow to relac and trust the bike ya.
and i had my first fall and punished my bike. ):



damn heart pain yea. its like staring at mine.
can see from far some more!! i need to buy nail polish alrdy! this is when i buy nail polish. ahhas. and i need like a black gothic kind. ahahs

then after that.. first pit stop.
saw the lady i met during my first osim triathlon! hahas.
and great view from the climb. hahas.


dickson's new found friend. found on his goggles. ahhas.


took jump shots.
i am a great count-down timer camera person k. AAHHAHAH.





suan and dickson same bike and fork!


these are the choices, aka. levels.
1) blue square
2) black diamond
3) double black diamond



got this off the mtb site.


hahas. this one, literallly over the rock ya. literally.
even if i have the skill, i dun think i've got an inbuilt engine to pump the bike up la! hahas




more shots in parts of the trail..
out of all the uphills in the trail, i think i probably just cycled 10% of it. and out of the whole journey, i think 80% of the time i was pushing the bike. hahahs.














after the final course...
hahas.
seriousllyy.. i didn't think i would have survive coz i'm really not that of a fantastic rider.
1) bad eyeline
2) no trust

these 2 are enough to not let u improve. but on that ride, i've learnt many things luh. coz there are some parts where u really have to cycle... as in like.. the hard ones are really CMI, while the medium ones are ride-able though risky. and there's no easy routes. so, u really have to ride through the medium ones if not u're really gg to push ur bike 100% of the way.
so its like.. do or die.

but thanks to dickson for being my sweeper! hahas. (: likea big brother like that siol. hahas. awws.
yea and thanks to those who said my riding improved. that's like an encouragement to me. like seriously. hahas. i think coz like.. u're totally cui arldy.. so just.. aiya.. cuii all the way out lor since alrdy at ubin. hahahas.

but yea. last time, i damn gungho one. just chiong only. i still rmbr, the first trail ride with jeff and jamin. it was a very random one. i just chiong only. confident only. at tamp trail.
downhill left turn, then infront's the cliff. so i jammed break, didn't dare to lean and trust, then totally cashed to the side and scratched myself bad and sprained my neck/shoulder.
and tadah.. from then on, 0 confidence in turns and esp downhills.
HAIZ.
so suay pls.
































reach sg at around 3pm.
look at the queue to ubin!! hahas
the pengerang side also flooded pls!


HEAVEN.
i had like steak with cheese and it really nv tasted so gd b4! hahas





then a long process hoome.
first stop to alex's house to wash our bikes. first time really washing my bike coz i've got a water hose. ahhas.

oh yea, by the way, by default, we're photographers. ahhahas




ok. things i've taken away:
1) need to really put in effort to ride more if i want to enjoy my trails
2) confidence
3) fitness

i think with no.1 accomplished, the rest will follow through. (:

want to get:
1) better knee pads. unlike my ubi-driving-centre-looking ones.
2) helmet. i like alex's helmet! hahas.
3) grips
4) harp
5) crank set
6) re-bleed my brakes.

ok. 2 onwards i really unnecessary. i think i'll save up for no. 1 first. hahas.


came home. thighs are slowing aching. hahas.
bath was gd.
924309482 mosquito bites.
ok. no la. 8 mosquito bites on my arm and 6 on my legs.







then, met up with utama, elisha and gang to play lan. so random! hahas.
but its wierd how i'm like gd friends with ur best friend who says he misses u. hahas.
wierd things happen man!
all in God's plan,
all in God's plan.

sat

wah. today i damn free.
i mean, i have projects to clear but i really wanted to enjoy today.
only free sat i've gotten since duno when.

supposed to work, but they didn't call me! so nvm! hahs.

woke up at 12pm then.
played youtube.
played guit.
played piano.
did recordings.
and felt very handicapped w/o my nano. using the camera / inbuilt laptop mic really cmi.








quite shiok.
i think i really did spent time with myself.
it'll be better if there's no one at home and i can really jam all out.





anyways. went out with mum and sis and ruizhi today!
hahas. she needed to get piercings. ahhas her first piercings!



ppl were watching her.
quite funny. she was actually quite excited and nervous at the same time.
brave soul who held tears.. until when everything was over, she cried. ahhas.
totally outburst of kept apprehension ya. ahhas.


yea. i bought a pair of jeans from Springfield at isetan. 30% off.
and a micro fiber towel from orchad central.


mum is cooler than me. she asked me to get more piercings for my ears.
but i scared. AHHA.
when we walked past this like 77th-street look alike kinda shop that sells piercings and does tattoo.. she asked again.. "why dun u get more piercings". then she saw a tattoo sleeve and was like "wah this one wear alrdy, no need to tattoo arldy".
ownage. and btw, my mum's gg to be eligible for her snr citizen ez-link card quite soon ya. hahas.



dinner at sake sushi coz the girl wanted jap food.


then mum bought a bag from nike.
for herself.
she wanted to get for damn long alrdy but was contemplating..




hahas. YAY. coz i like the bag also. wanted to buy but no $$. so now can share with her! (: happy.


ok. today's really a gd day.






tmr gg ubin for a ride with the guys!
may there be no rain ya!
(:

swing swing

it's fri. supposed to catch inception with utama and gang.
but planned to go frisbee trng.
in the end, didn't go trng, went to watch the friendly with the UWA at kallang.
hahas. nua. then came home.


was a day that's quite hard to plan. coz i've got a 2hr break between me being at SIM and me being at Kallang.



finally watched a full frisbee game.
still amazed by the fact that there's no refree.
a 90 min full time game.
after the score, the team waits for like 1-2mins b4 start man! hahas. so actually, its not that bad luh! either time caps or point caps. first to reach 17pts or 90mins.

i think rugby's more tiring. coz the field is bigger and its only by running (ya, and kicking, but rarely) that the ball gets nearer to ur try zone.
but ya la, i've not played a full competitive frisbee game yet to fully comprehend it.

i'm actually looking forward to playing more frisbee games /trng.
but at the same time, ya, i have to know my priorities in sports. i hope my girls do know as well yea. (:


sept's gg to be a very impt month.
very
small girl, big dreams




i've actually got lots of things to do on hand.
but just can't find sufficient amt of discipline. ):
but more a more positive note, TGIF.
this was really a trying week. lots of wake up calls.
many moments i can not let my emotion overtake my rational thoughts.




duno if its still part of this whole growing up process, not sure if its a general thing or just a micro-me level thing, but i think alot. i weigh my factors alot.
sometimes, i care abt what ppl think of me too much.
then, i have no confident to do well.

i reckon that doing well needs confidence. skill is just one thing. but w/o confidence, cannot. and i have to highlight the depth in the antonyms of being shy hesitant and confident. both very mutually exclusive and can nv really share a similar section of a venn diagram.





on an even more positive note, i can finally feel myself really recovering from the past. this is the 4th year man! i can even get over my dad's mia but not urs. but this time, this yr, you will totally get out of me and i will make a comeback.

trust me, this time, i'm totally saying it with more hope and conviction! (: like never before. (: looking forward.
and really, i need to find God to be my captain of my life again.
right now, i've got a map. and a compass that's not working.

our first

ok. let's skip the whole wallet part.
i'm just in the process of painstaking applying back for my cards one by one.


test was bad.
but i think i did fairly ok.
hard to say


ok. first trng for sim tday!
we had friendlies.

honestly, damn happy that we've got such a large pool of players. all touch players! huat ar. this yr, really want sim to do well for sunig as well as ivp man.




stay positive marian!
gotta be more confident of myself.
i'm really holding back alot and i know i shouldn't be, or rather, cannot be!




i think some of us need to prioritize well. we cannot afford to be unprepared nor complacent.
i think it's both ways. everyone should throw all egos aside and start working hard together as a team.
for shi jaz and myself, i think we've also got to pull up the loose strings tgt.
idk. everyone just needs to work hard

and for me..
i just got to be sure of what i'm doing and be confident abt it. its really not a time to bother what others think of me but more of being confident in saying and doing right things that brings ppl close and enjoy competitive touch.

LOST II

summary first.


couldn't wake up for physio.
boring lect.
went to green ridge for friendly.
played 7s and 15s with guys.





went down to chevrons.
and f it. trng was cancelled.
totally wasted my 2hrs.



pump petrol.
came home.
40mins.
realized i lost my wallet.

FML TTM.


its my new barely 2 months old wallet.
its the most ex wallet ever. like finally a proper leather wallet tt my mum gave me.
$145 inside. tmd. supposed to use the money to buy textbk and go physio. OF ALL THE DAYS.
i/c. driving license. POSB card.



murphy's law totally kickin in.
rockin yea.




went to the police station.
almost banged a stray cat that dashed across the road. i jammed brake and thank God i did not fall.



studied at macs.
my left ankle was hurting suddenly.
felt it. and tmd, its swelling.



HAIZ.



what's more.
come on.
BRING IT ON.



tmr, 15% mid term test.



totally.

i feel that i needa reconstruct my life alittle.
no ipod.
no wallet.
and i will protect my phone.



After tonight. I am gg to learnt to be 超 positive and always bounce back even stronger.




and. i need to trust my instinct more.
on mon... i kept playing with my ipod alot. and at night, stolen.
today, i was just playing with it and was telling lou all abt it. and again, stolen.

bah.

best combination: dry mud on raw astro burn.


day 1 w/o music.
kept singing to myself, like a broken record.

ok. trying to be positive...
there's lots of christian music in the nano.
may the person pick up the nano, hear the songs first, and then accept Christ.
hah.



though i'm like 90% sure he's gg to reformatt it, there's still the chance ya.


thank you u who wanted to give me ur ipod.
damn touched! but its ok! (:


i think my thigh muscle spoil. i physio tmr morng ASAP.

losted.

when i first had it

f.
i feel damn emo now.
have to blog. dun wanna be all emo on twittwe and fb and spoil everyone's day.
its rarely we have such a beautiful morng sun.



UGH.

all my vids.
my songs composed.
my privacy.
omg.
okok. to be positive, at least its not my phone that got stolen ya.
and besides, its my fault and negligence.



whoever has it, zomg. may ur ears get blasted.and ur hands will forever be itchy.and you will be so tempted to commit crimes that puts u in jail.



>:(

LOST

lecture screwed my day.
she was really too irritatingly boring to begin with.


FML.


went to kok's house and put 2 bowling ball in my box.
felt happy abt it coz i finally figured a way out.


went home right.
was busy bringing the balls up.


then.
i think i left my red first aid pounch on my bike and forgot to take it upstairs.
at around 1030pm.
now its 2am. i rembered abt it.
FML.

went down.
searched the whole house.

its all gone. my 2 speakers and my ipod's gone.
my black ipod nano. 16gb
it has my name on it.
f.u man.





i see how u live ur life with my name on the so called urs ipod.
ARGH.
WHY.


KILL ME.
i have ZERO mood to study now. ZERO MOOD TO DO PROJECTS NOW.

Blacks Fun Touch

6am.. RAINNED. damn heavily.
had to reach there by 8am but i was still wriggling in the cold under the covers at 730, unwilling to move out of the bed with my thign still aching bad.


on the way there, mad cold.
i totally wanted to give up and park on the shoulder under a tree or smth. TOO COLD ALRDDY and i was getting wetter and wetter and the raincoat didn't seem to help.


finally reached SA, totally felt that it was a fortress. ahhas.


so. blacks fun touch. ahhas.
my team was damn random.
utama asked me online, by a fb wall post ya. HAHA.
and i've not chat nor see him for damn long. hahas. 3 yrs maybe?

so..
meet.. The Furies.
AHHA.



mixed team, who's also in the men's category coz they merge the categories.

was fun.
i love 3v2. coz its not that tiring. its like gaps and burst. ahhas. for defense, its like suicide and pounch up left or right. hahahs.
but i miss days with surya az su siti wathone dd all over the field. hahas.
our team quite funnny. we won 4 lost 3 draw 1 i think. AHHA. the last one damn funny. coz we're like.. "okok. last game. let's win this by like 8-0". AHHA. then in the end, the score is.. 9-1... to.. THE OPPONENTS! aAHAHAHAH.
utama and elisha are like pure contact players... so it was damn funny. couldn't get them onside. ahahhas. elisha not tt bad.. utama just CANOOT. AHHAH!


damn fun.
ended with astro burns, and a swollen left foot and my still badly aching right thigh. there's this player from the SCDF who stepped on my foot which he was trying to step. so can u imagine the pain. its like swelling now and damn pain.


my tweet status: wind + big rain droplets + on 100km/h open veh - long pants + astro burn = constant "huat ahs" throughout the journey home.


oh yea!! the scdf touch football team was there!! hahahhas.
last yr, i coached them for this touch clinic.. and they still rmbred me! hahas. (: damn funny. they're really a funny bunch.



so. in the end of the mixed & men's categories, it was the 2 out of the 3 mixed teams that won 1st and 2nd. and for the open womens that merge with the u-23 categories, 2 out of the 2 open women category won 1st and 2nd. ahhahas.



goodie bag not gd! $13 and no free shirt like all other yrs! hahahs.
):
the fixtures and refs part also got prob. (i think there's a better way to settle the category part. but since it was fun touch.. anything!! hahs)

at first i thought ref-ing 5 games back to back can die. but actually... its ok one.ahahahhas. to i ref-ed 8 games in total today. imagine if the refs can count the rates like how tfs count. ((: $$$$. hahas. but yea, got a free shirt though. HAH.
i think can be improved lah! the pitch numbering and all. and have more ppl stick to an assigned tasks. maybe to have 1 person taking care of 1 pitch or smth. ahhas. but cheers to the Blacks touch wing for all the effort, late nights and mad fixtures to settle! hahas


i think the rain made it alittle more messy.
but it all felt homely. maybe its just be and the sa part.


my gay partners.
u know how our team name came abt?? elisha was listening to some Furry song or smth when he was asked abt the team name. so ya. that's our team name. ahhas






thanks to andrew for the photos. (: hahas.
yea.
so.


its really ironic how i'm closer to ur best friend now than to you.
likewise for him as well. i mean, i'm just really disappointed in you. not just abt the part abt our friendship between you and me that i really treasure alot, but also the friendships you have or have had with ur bros.



come on. WAKE UP.






lastly, an update abt my crash-barrier incident:
my fellow collegue told me abt the broken barrier incident today. he said that the security told him that the camera caught the rider (me) who broke the barrier into 2 two months ago but did not capture the bike no.
HEING SAI. hahahhaha. he just smile. ahahhaha!!!!! :D
PHEW.
if not, that would cost me a good $200-$300. AMEN X 10000000 and beyond.

twitching

my left deltoid is twitching like mad and its distacting.
my right thigh is in constant pain/knot.


wah. ytd's hit's really getting on to me. the thigh is damn pain. must hyper extend my leg when walking so that i dun use my thigh muscle.
deep heat's aint working as well. ahhhas.



this morng social touch at acsi.
ahhas. been long since i've been there. BIG sch once again. bigger than ever.
rmbred the prefect's JuneAct camp. HAHA
no only 2 subs ya!
jiayu esther and i mighty women can.
and the sun was merciless.


went to shaw to wait for marli and shi!
then wanted to study. but town's jam packed. no place.
ended up walking around while waiting for them.
saw a leather jacket at Mango. hahahahs. $279. till $129. i waannttt!
i think i'm gg to ask my mum to buy for me. HHAH. not that i'm saying this but.. she said she always wanted me to wear a leather jacket while riding my bike. HAHHA.
that's mother poon for you.



OK. MY MUSCLE IS STILL TWITCHING.


then they came!
hahas.
marli bought this really cool dress. ahhas. 50% off siol!
suddenly, i totally wanted to give up all my time to delivering macs 24/7. ahhas.




DESPICABLE ME was funny.
the little girl agnes' damn cute.



yep.
tmr, blacks fun touch.