tagged!

ahlam tagged me...so here's goes nothing:

me,myself & i
1. like to cycle and hit the jungle trails! for that you'll get jungle friends as well....leeches...
2. eat as much as i cycle..about anything except raw stuff...
3. like to sleep alot (if i had the chance)
4. when im not cycling..futsal is my physical exercise i would say
5. am a movie freak..love to watch movie with my wife :D

my stuff! which i am proud of!
1. my most precious bike..merida tfs 300..fully pimped! been with me about a year plus, been gone through alot with the bike. how i get my first fall and my first endo...hahahaha
2. my shoe..adidas..all terrain shoe, when cycling with it, jogging, jungle tracking and i got it for RM259! was on sale...
3. the car i'm driving now is fantastic..been with me for 6 years at least. the car was made in 1997 before i actually own it..luv my car!
4. my new house which my wife n i bought this year. small house and nothing fancy about it. just glad that i finally own a house
5. my new future bed at my new house..soon..it's going to be soft and comfy for me to sleep..after all i'd been sleeping with my mattress for a long time! :D

batu dam ride @ 1st dec 2007

this my 2nd time i'm on this batu dam ride. we have "me0@tim and myaho2@andrew" both are quite an average ride. been describing how great was the trail was and both tim and andrew are itching to get there. glad they enjoy every moment of the trail and experience there! also, the "kelolo" team was there. at least we're not alone in that jungle trail. :D

me0 with his sexy post

myaho2 enjoying the strong breeze

myaho2 n ak (me)

started off around 0845hrs and completed around 1225hrs roughly. we did about 15km give and take according to myaho2. thanks to his faithful sigma cycle computer. thought of getting a compass before i hit the trail the day before, but didn't get one. the trail ain't that hard to go by anyway. even if we get lost, we'll just have to track back the trail. is more fun! :P the start of the trail are quite flat until you reach to the second river crossing. that's where the uphill begins...it's all uphill for there but it is ride able. not much of an extreme uphill though. the trail is just nice at the beginning...dry... :D

me0 n myaho2 hammering the trail

things gets a bit more wet when we are around 1/3 of the way. slippery rocks and mud at some part of the trail. more leeches attack! those sucker are a real sucker! anyway, leeches are the least we are worrying about. at some point of the trail, me0 lost this spectacles while he enjoying the dh section of the trail. he can't see without this specs. thankfully he found them after 5mins of searching the ground fully covered with dead leaves and falling branches around the area. worst some more he's specs frame are in black color. how nice it blends into the jungle surroundings.

me0 speeding away

all in all, the ride was fantastic and myaho2 seems to enjoy it and so does as me0 (kept complaining he's hungry)..hahaha..

nexus pcc ride 2007

it was exciting, fun, tiring (of course) and more exhaustion! haha.. well to be honest the whole ride was great. getting your butt up at 0430hrs preparing the stuff you wanna to bring . not that i didn't prepare anything the day before even though i should, but i was in kuala lipis that saturday nite so was kinda rushing back to pj.

its me! :D

the turn out was quite huge..not sure what time was then before it started the event but i reckon it was about 0800hrs. alot of people was at the starting point as usual and the official was given out instructions. some familiar faces i'd seen at the starting point. alot of the bikers are quite excited and ready to go! once they flag us off, it was a quite exciting atmosphere around us. the pcc officials did a fantastic job by stopping the traffics before we enter the offroad track!

some guys pumping up already

traffic jam ahead!

the first loop was quite smooth besides the traffic jam (bring back memories frm last year pcc) heading towards the 1st uphill. at the peak there is a smooth downhill heading towards a small stream. but that's where i had my 1st puncture. couldn't test my downhill skill (dammed!). eventually took me 5 mins to fixed my puncture.

25mins later (still jam)

well, i had my second puncture at loop 2. now it's the back tyre that puncture. i got a puncture before the loop 2 insane climb! bad luck for me i'd been thinking. what else can go wrong la! one of the hill in loop 2 was a killer! didn't expect that...who does?! manage to power up 3/4 of the way up and the rest of the way had to push...pushhh..but at the end result you get a good eagle eye view of the scenery. and heck, you still see people from below the hill are pushing up. good luck!

my last pic at the peak of loop 2 hill..insane climb!

well, managed to collect 3 stickers which i had completed 3/4 loops. which is not a bad record for myself. for those who did 4 loops , i salute you! for me i had to take the chicken route at loop 3 and it was crazy (15-18km for chicken route?). was dead tiring and have to ride that long journey back! uugghhh..and also there's a bit of technical single track as well. I thought i was going to take the highway back all the way on tarmac! hahaha...but even that i do really enjoy it.

anyway this year ride was the smoothest ride i ever had compared to last year. most of the trail are ride able and technical difficulties are on par with my skill (tak malu!). i'm not complaining! and for the pcc members they did a marvelous job handling this wonderful event of the year! thanks guys!

beer time!

yeap its 3pm n im drinkin beer now.. ;-)

After raya

Jam pack at jln raja chulan. miss those holidayz season.

weddings,weddings,weddings # 2

so, it's time to choose a date for the wedding...what is the good date for next year? probably is "080808"...bet thats a favourite for everyone. but we decided to find some advice from "loh ti pat"(correct spelling??). loh ti pat is a person name who calculates the "star, moon, sign, water/wind/fire elements...etc" for anyone who wants a good day to do some major events. such as opening for you new toilet room.. -_- ... also weddings which i am interested in.

surprisingly that guy did a good job explaining my sign n my wife sign what clashes with what. what can or can't do during the wedding day and many other stuff. so, when is my big day? figure this out, direct english translation from cantonese "everyday, everyday, fish, live". anything pops out from your head?

Gerrard is back!

after 6 agony mths in macau, he's finally back! in time for wailam bd bbq party!

break time!

it's 5.05pm. n suppose to b workin but instead take some break.

phone blogging

just testin my phone bloggin n it's works! ;-)

weddings, weddings, weddings (part 1)

been into wedding dinner for the past 3 weeks in a row for the month of september. i guess september was a good month to had weddings for those lovely couples. the preparation and the ambiance makes the mood so much of love! ohh yeah :D for me i was looking some options that i had in mind for my wedding dinner in future. there is a restaurant already been fixed in our mind, which is not a bad place at all.

well, if you happens to pass by jalan semangat in pj definitely you will not miss the place. it is just opposite the old jaya or mcdonalds. for those whole had been living in pj a while i think you know where it is roughly. is not hard to find at all. anyway step 1 for a wedding is to get a restaurant for the dinner, that is the very most important thing to do (so it said frm my colleague). the hunting for the right food/ambiance or location is just fun to do with your partner :D. roxor! you're only get to do this once! just once! hahaha...

pcc presidential ride 2007

it reminds me of exhaustion, lung busting climbs and the agony of showering your whole body in the hot humid weather under the sun. not to mention it is a 60km offroad xc (cross country). why the heck did i do all this? i could had spend the whole sunday weekend at home sleeping or watch tv eating nacho's. well, not to those 650 men and women who did the presidential ride last year. it is one of the huge mtb event of the year in kajang/semenyih. i reckon this year it will be a bigger crowd. for the past few years pcc had been successfully organize the presidential ride with the increasing of mtbikers participating. i don't see why not this year they're going to break the 650.

pcc - nexus presidential ride 2007 teaser

last year presidential ride

told myself that i'm going to participate this event every year if i could. i mean is fun riding in the vast area of rubber/oil palm trees with a bunch of guys. no pressure. you got almost 6 - 7 hrs to really complete the big loop. is not a race but is more like a recreational cycling (hahaha). there is no 1st or last place, just that if you can complete the whole loop it is an achievement for yourself. means that you can take it like a man or women, withstand all the impossible. hey not every person will complete the whole loop you know. i for one.

the star

i'm on the paper! :D click here to see. is about a group of cyclists on wednesday night ride. so happens i was there :D...

subang run 2007 - 10km

4.15am - toot, t00t, toot (sms frm ahsiong)...zzzzz..ZzzZZzZZz.....what the heck!? message said : berak pagi. uggghh...went back to sleep...ZzzZzzzzZ. woke at 0515hrs and did my usual morning thing. half an hour later, speed off to get into mpsj stadium at subang. ahsiong and ahlam arrived earlier and was waiting for me. registered myself and waiting for the run to begin at 0730hrs. was raining slightly but stop before the run begin. everyone was excited at the starting line up and eager to launch themselves off.

full of confident

do,re,mi

starting lineup n ready to blast off!

the run was pretty crowded during starting (as usual). ahsiong already nitro boost at the start so left ahlam and i was running at the very slow pace. the very first left turn i told ahlam we should be getting a little bit more pace this time. ok, im not sure whether he heard me right as in "little". he turbo off like a skyline gtr as if i were driving my tiara (hahaha). well, although i didn't finish before 60mins it was a fun run. clocked 75mins.

after 75mins of running

post-run

thanks for the pic from ahsiong. would i take part of another subang run next year? definitely yes :P

darn! i'm tagged!

proposition : if you have $1,000,000.00

ok, this is my first tag from ahlam.

a million bucks?! not much but it helps :D continue working whatever i am doing rite now. invest in some guarantee return funds, fixed deposit, some small side business..etc..which one? all of them? perhaps. but nevertheless, i'll spend it with the one i treasure and love always.

do i really have to tag another 5 ppl? duh!...zzzZZzzzZZzz...

bike route sec17

some ppl asked me where do i cycle? well, i has couple of route's and this one is just at my neighborhood. some hills to climb and not really hard. if you maintain 25-30km/h you can complete the whole round in 10-15mins? or less... :D

http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/malaysia/petaling-jaya/676994430

inspirational

went into youtube and was looking for "lance armstrong" cycling moments. well, this is the best youtube i ever seen. very inspirational and motivating. lesson is "never give up!" on whatever you do even you're down.

well the drug test didn't show up well for him..aih..

bkt kiara trail

yes, now the most talk about hill in TTDI (Tmn Tun) whether the DBKL wants to mow down the hill and convert it to a "tourist attraction park"? but they hit a snag cause a lot of people are actually against the decision. count me in! this hill already been under siege by development for new condos which is not necessary i would say. most of the development are done at sri hartamas area. woohoo! that's wawasan 2020 to flatten every flora and fauna for new housing development.

"this is twin peaks @ 260m above sea level"

"also in twin peaks"

"you can see the twin tower frm here"

"awesome downhill single track"

"another downhill single track and some switchback"

usually i do a lot of weekday ride over there after my work. is a short ride around 40mins including the tarmac climb from KLGCC entrance. the trail been are shared among not only mountain bikers but people who do trekking and horse riding.

kajang hash july15th 2007

started out with a good clear blue sky weather! what a day to ride i was thinking myself. everything seems to be so perfect today. not quite. well, nothing wrong with the hash actually, it just that i didn't bring my helmet for the hash. (bummer!)....it is quite embarrassing that everyone wears one and i don't.. :P what the heck, nothing will stop me for it!

pre-ride..i think that's boon foo's van

pre-ride briefing

count down to start

my ride!

the hash starts exactly at 0900hrs which is good, no delays or whatsoever. met a few ppl and had some talks about the ride. this actually is my first hash, so most of the time i just follow the riders in front. the ride was covered with oil palms trees and thank god for that! we need the shades! the fast group went ahead and i had lost sight of them (damn!). but lucky there is a rider in front so most of the time i trail behind her. about 12km into the ride where we reach to a check point and suppose to find the next paper to lead us the right way. boy, we got stuck about 30-45mins just finding the paper. go around n round the checkpoint radius and some people are already getting frustrated.

a guy came to us at the checkpoint and ask us if we were carrying any antiseptic or iodine with us. he needed that to help out his friend who fell from his bike and had a very bad bruise on his ankle. all i have was some bandage and alcohol. went to his aid and clean his friend wound. from my experience, he felt the pain while i was applying alcohol into his wounds (ohh yeah, sure hurts like hell). due to his friend unable to continue they took the shortcut out. but things went into our way and someone finally found the papers! thank god! i taught we'll going to stuck at the checkpoint eternity...is "on,on!" shouted the guy and the whole bunch of us like 20-30 heads towards him (cavalry charge!).

from that moment on, things started to get smooth. we went all the trails without problem finding the papers and we know we are on the right track. nothing would stop us from completing the hash! but the hills are killing me! told my self "small hill, i can do it!"......15mins later....this is nuts! another hill?! *wtf*...the best part, if you push your bike it is harder then you cycle up. is the truth! anyway the last 5km was like uphill and downhill and uphill and downhill. finally when i saw some buildings right on my sight, a sign of relief that this is all over.

the kajang hash was not that difficult but due to myself lack of fitness you will had a hard time climbing the hills...but was glad that i completed the hash. it was a great experience and fun!

ncc8

it's been 10years if i'm right since "kbu" time. yeah we did had alot of fun back then during our younger days :D. anyway here are some of the memories that i draw 'em the last time (10yrs ago) in kbu. mind u i wasn't a good cartoonist so some of the drawings a bit "cacat". if u ask me now to draw something i couldn't. my mind n my hands just won't click anymore. it's not what i used to be i would say a little skill in drawing. it's all gone! :P what i had now it's all memories. enjoy! :D

zaharin@ozzy if you can read this, we miss ya man! wherever u are may u find peace alwayz! :D

bkt kiara trail

this is a map from "pat brunsdon" the owner and creator of this detail map (bkt kiara). uploading here for future reference!

what's up! :D

1. i'd gained around 6-7KG of weight (estimation)
2. now uncle's at age 40-45 cycle way faster then me
3. my ass getting bigger sitting in the office too much!
4. size 36 pants no longer fits me (OMFG!)
5. more fats at my cheek
6. scared to weight my own weight

yeah..this is a sign of me getting bloated up. "Hey look I'm a cream puff!". down to serious exercise. must get ride of 10KG or more.

SRAM!

during the weekend got myself a little excited about some stuff i had bought over the last couple of months. upgrades for my wife t-blaze bike! woohoo! i luv my wife very much and i don't really want her to get frustrated using the standard SiS crap components. u know those unreliable shifting and making hell lots of sounds during shifting the gears.

anyway the list i bought over the past months was:
1) mavic x221 wheelset with deore hub
2) sram 9.0 esp rear derailleur
3) sram x.7 trigger shifter
4) deore xt front derailleur
5) deore 9 speed cassette
6) shimano hg-93 chain

didn't really put all the stuff into the t-blaze bike..hahaha..hey, my merida need some few stuff as well. :D

sram 9.0 esp rd with deore cassette n hg-93 chain

when you talk about sram derailleur's, ppl will say sram has the most accurate shifting then others like shimano for example. i found that is true enough, i hav a xt rd with xt trigger shifter on my merida and comparing with the t-blaze shifting i'll say the t-blaze scores better. the sram 9.0 esp already been 4 - 5 years old compare to my xt 2 years back. hmmm....

a closer look on the sram 9.0 esp (2002 - 03)

sram x.7 trigger shifter (2006)

the sram shifter pods are somewhat odd design then the shimano xt shifter. usually you'll get the push n pull trigger on your xt but sram did it other. push to shift up and push to shift down. most probably if i wreck my xt rear derailleur i might go for sram. i'll might get the x.7 shifter pods, they looks more cooler then the xt ones and the x.7 rear derailleur as my future upgrades.

sram x.7 rd (2006)

Bagan Dato ride 2007

it was the 3rd day of chinese new year at my uncle place. where all my family was there celebrating cny. had a great time. the place was somewhere 6km to simpang and 23km to bagan dato town. quiet little place at my uncle house with all the oil palm trees surrounding and a main trunk road just in front to bagan dato town. begun my ride at 0700hrs using the main trunk road. it was a very long journey, all you could see in front is just a straight long road. no twist and turns, just one straight long long ride. was cruising around 24-30km/h, managed to do that kind of speed because the road was flat and there is not a single hill for you to climb.

right front is the river mouth

the jetty

gps said i'm at the right place

it was the longest ride i ever encountered. total time ride was 1hr 47mins and covers about 47km. it makes me wonder whether i can complete my 40km kl marathon run this year? haha..time will tell :D