One down, lots to go..

After the last last ride for 2011, at the very end of December, it has been a bit quiet. Then, Am-strong suggested a ride to usher in the new year. Plans are made, friends called, invitations extended. We agreed to meet at The Office at 0730hrs on Saturday.

A pleasant surprise, when in all, five other friends show up. Am-strong, Lee Ming, Ammar, and newbies, Siti together with Fong Ling completes the group. We decided to take Am-strong's suggested route to The Summit and back. Coming out from The Office, we took the motorcycle lanes and it was maintained well. No exposed drains and ill positioned grates.

We ride for about 75 mins and stopping only to rehydrate at Kinrara R&R. Not bad for a 26km ride. Everybody is looking forward to the next ride, but it won't be Bagan Lalang. Not yet anyway, kan Am-strong?

Finally..

Its the day before Christmas, and finally I manage to post from BonBook. Anyway, BonBook is currently running OS 2.0.0.6149, and I'm quite happy with the latest beta ;)

Now, just need to think whether I really need to upgrade BonBerry to OS7 Berries? Top of the line 9930 or maybe mid class 9790?

'MERRY CHRISTMAS' everyone!

where do i put my bike helmet?..

Another revolution of the wheel..

Received a SMS from Abg Man, invite for a ride to Bagan Lalang on Sunday morning. Made plans earlier and contemplated to give the ride a pass. But then again, it has been quite some time since I have last ridden Scotty (almost 4 month to be exact). So, feeling a bit optimistic, Bagan Lalang seems like a doable distance. If I can't finish the whole distance, I could just do it half way.

But then again, I have to be realistic. It has been almost four month since I last ridden Scotty. And no physical activities of any kind, other than lifting wok, pots etc. So, the sobering thought that I have also added more weight, decided to give that Bagan Lalang ride a pass.

Will need to train and ride a bit before I can re-join the Clan. There is no other way. Now, where did I put the spare tube and the new pump?

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Sepohon kayu daunnya rimbun..

Conversation this evening between Father and two year old Sasha.

Father: Siapa tak solat, dia ber..
Sasha: ..doca! (dosa!)
Father: Siapa berdosa, nanti kena..
Sasha: ..cebat! (sebat!)
Father: Jom, solat..
Sasha: Nanok (tak nak!)
Father: Aiyoh..(stumped..)

Nak kena sebat agaknya Sasha ni. Tapi dalam nak terapkan, kena la sedikit demi sedikit, insyaAllah

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Yellow or Green?

The recent price hike on fuel has seen RON95 petrol increased by 5 cents per litre and RON97 dictated by market price. As the price of RON95 is still subsidised, its sale to foreigners are banned with foreign registered cars can only fill up with RON97.

Surprisingly, we could see foreign registered cars gleefully pumping RON95 into their tanks (at least sighted at a few petrol stations, along the North-South highway), clearly defying the rule. So, the question is who is responsible to enforce this ruling? The relevant ministry or the petrol station owner.

In an economic sense, an extra 25cents per litre would be an interesting enough carrot for petrol station owners to enforce the ruling of RON95 non-sale to foreign registered cars, as a full 50litres tank could easily brings in an extra RM12.50 in sales. So, why it is not being fully enforced by the petro station owners?

Or is petrol sales commission are based on volume only? Hence there no extra motivation for sellers or petrol station owners to enforce the sales as it is the oil companies who benefited from the increased price? I can only speculate as I am not from the industry.

Anybody care to elaborate?

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Green, green grass of home?

A friend commented on one social website that if the government are serious about protecting the environment, how come one hybrid car, a Prius, costs RM176,000 in our beloved country if the price of the same car in the States is just equivalent to RM73,000?

Should it be cheaper to encourage green living and minimise one's carbon footprint? Should its import duty (one thing that jacks the price up) be reduced or even waived in support for the green movement?

How much would a Prius cost if it is sold in Langkawi? Hehehe..that's some point to ponder ;) What do you think?

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The wheel has landed..

Finally, after a very, very long time, the back wheels of Scotty has returned home. With a new spoke (in addition to the three before that), it is ready once again to carry my big a** all over the place again.

Even when I was at the bike shop earlier today, the owner wife was commenting that I must have not been riding since then. I want to tell her that I have a few more gleaming new road bikes at home, but that is just wishful thinking, hehe. The bottom line is, I haven't had the time to drop by at the bike shop and pick up the wheels. And its just a convenient excuse for not riding :(

With that note, and pending the arrival of the storks, I don't think I would be riding in the next few days. Once the storks delivered, then it would be easier for me to plan my rides. Really need to ride and catch-up all those missed sessions. And row more often. En AzLei said, early October will be some ergo races coming up. Now, that's a thought.

Have a great week ahead people!

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