Saturday, December 27, 2008

Gran Turismo...Mountain Biko...

Somehow, after all the meandering in my plans and my routes since 6 am this morning, Ieventually managed to get to the Kent Ridge Bike Trails... and with good company too, Yusuf, a proud owner of an already scratched up brand new GT Avalanche 3.0.

It was all great fun. From deviating at Pasir Panjang at 6.30 am to meet up with Yusuf at Botanic Gardens for Mutton Murtabak ...to proceeding to Kent Ridge Trails and getting our amateur tail feathers plucked. Then, finally, after lunch, cycling all the way to Chin Swee Road to view helmets and to change my tire. Simply a superb workout that was capped with an uphill peddle to the top of Mt. Faber.

Kent Ridge is a damn cool trail albeit very technical ( ... and i mean very technical) . All that skidding, falling, banging against trees and pathetic pushing of bikes up slopes affirmed our novice skill level. I have acquired some cool scratches on my leg though it can't be seen as it is covered with all the hair on my leg and some cool bruises on my back as well. My Jamis acquired some scratches and its rear tire had to go. Got it a new Maxxis Cross Mark Tire as a present for handling so well despite my inexperience on the trails and more importantly on the bike itself.

So ya, thats about wraps up my eventful day today... and Yeah!!! NISA... you are not the only one who can put up pictures from your trail rides ok! Here is our pics... hahahah



Tuesday, December 23, 2008

It's the freaking wasted holidays.

It's sad that the holidays this year were a total waste. A sad waste. A very sad waste. I think I've had enough. Now back to work...

We're all meant to live for so much more...

"Meant To Live"

Fumbling his confidence
And wondering why the world has passed him by
Hoping that he's bent for more than arguments
And failed attempts to fly, fly

[Chorus]
We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
Somewhere we live inside
Somewhere we live inside
We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
Somewhere we live inside

Dreaming about Providence
And whether mice or men have second tries
Maybe we've been livin with our eyes half open
Maybe we're bent and broken, broken

[Chorus]

We want more than this world's got to offer
We want more than this world's got to offer
We want more than the wars of our fathers
And everything inside screams for second life, yeah

We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
We were meant to live
We were meant to live


Saturday, December 06, 2008

Long time no see...

It's been almost 2 months since my last post. I am at a point where i am not so sure what i want to address in my blog anymore.. part of me wants to streamline the events of this blog to serious issues in life... while the other part is like struggling to break away from being too serious.. Like a conflict of interest.

Anyway, time has become such a valued commodity to me nowdays that when i finally have it, i spend a good portion of it trying to prioritise how i want to spend it. At the end of it i feel so short changed. There has been a very drastic change in me ever since i began my studies. I am spending longer hours away from friends and family. I tried assuring myself that its all a small sacrifice for the degree that i have been longing for and after it's accomplished i can go back to my usual lifestyle. Well this is where i feel i am taking things for granted. There is no guarantee that things will reamin the same way you left it... Constant communication is paramount.

On a lighter note... i called up an old camp mate of mine. The following is our conversation.
Din (which is me): [waiting for James to pick up the phone].......Then he picks up...
Din: James.....Din here.... how've you been?
James: Who?
[there is some interruption from static so i repeated]
Din: JAMES!!!!!!! DIN !!!!! here la...
James: Ya right ! then i am JAMES!!!! BOND!!!!!
Din: Dei M*****, its me Din la....
James: Oh sorry dude.. hahah.. i tot u were one of those annoying prankster cousins of mine..
[ the story goes on and mindless and fruitless conversations follow which i am going to spare you from]