I am being Developed
Sunday, February 07, 2010
12:38:00 pm
Into?
That's what I'd like to know too hehe :)
And so, a grand total of 6hrs on the bike this weekend! You are proud of me? I was hoping you would be! :)
6.40am these days at Longhouse. I almost got dropped at the long climb at the start of Mandai. Stopped at Shell. Got a little dropped at the start of Neo Tiew. You know that gentle uphill part. It's SOooo easy to get dropped. Because they go FAST, slow, FAST, slow. So I happily am spinning with a nice rhythm when suddenly WOAH brakkkeeeee.. Then, as suddenly, it goes, VROOOOMmmmmmm and then, I can't accelerate :( So frustrating!
Thank goodness I was near the front for some climbs cuz at least I can still hang on! But it somehow seems more tiring to be nearer the front than back. It shouldnt be much of a difference no? Can't figure out why. At least I managed to hang on for MOST of lck. At lck, the only other girl dropped behind, I think to head off elsewhere? So I was the only one left. At the bus stop after lck, I asked them where are they heading to. And they all laughed cuz I was a little clueless and all :(
Westcoast was okay. Except that I was behind this angmoh who alternated between spinning for 2s, coasting for 2s. Gave me so many unexpected heart attacks whenever he coasts. So irritating! I hope nobody finds me an irritating cyclist! I'm like wearing the Passione jersey and trying my VERY BEST to ride as good as possible! BUT I still think I'm quite hazardous altho I try VERY hard not to! But still, sometimes, too retarded already!
Oh yes, then I noticed how they slow down BEFORE a hill, then on the hill, ATTACK! Sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. AT LEAST they climbed the big flyover slowlyyyyyy.
Oh! Last last Wed on my mini ride, I suddenly looked right for no apparent reason, and I SAW CADBURY! SO.... there it is! There's the fish smells at the first flyover. Yuck. And then, the area the sis says is Pandan Loop! Which smells of BAO! :) Bread in the making so she says. And there's this area which smells very spicy-ish, some herbs or spices or something. Don't quite like!
Then, KEPPEL FLYOVER.
My goodness me!
It was my first time up that. Well, it wasn't hard to get up, but Keppel is SOOOOOooooooooo LONG! And the speed was pretty consistently hard. I got dropped at the very very very end! I did try my best but suddenly everyone was going ahead and somehow I wasn't moving as fast! Consolation being many were behind me further behind hehe.
Then it was Mr Winds and me. Oh boy. It was WINDYYYYY. It's like you're so high up there. Cross winds! Sailing sailing! Speed went down down down. It's really freaky riding up there ALONE you know! Vehicles so fast moving! Dangerous!
Thank goodness for the traffic lights. I caught the main group. I was trying to recall my way when riding with the sis through there a looonnnnggg time ago. So it was a slow easy ride through CBD.
Till suddenly, the whole pack split, left and right! So sudden. Later I figured it was Amoy Street. Breakfast place! BUT I took the other turn. And then the small pack split n split. Ppl going home I guess! Some wrong turns left me aLONE! LOST in town haha. BUT FRET NOT! I'm getting quite good at this. Wandered a little before coming to Raffles Place. AH-ha! I remember riding this place with the sis! So....... Esplanade then Nicoll Highway!
The winds weren't friendly at all.......... I was crawwwwlllliiiinnnnggggggggggg
And crawled all the way back home.
The end.
Oh. I happily skipped all trainings this week, ending with skipping my first race of the year! Surf and sweat haha. Okay, 1) I was too lazy to go down to Sentosa 2) I've NO idea what to expect, how to surf, what to bring, etc..... 3) They gave me 2 reporting timings in the list, one at 10am the other at 2pm. I only signed up for ONE event? And I emailed but they didnt reply! I was so fedup I decided not to go 4) I got my thing yesterday. It's a SIGN! Haha. So of course I'm not entering the waters
Oh and the sis found out yesterday JR DID go west, to avoid Air show at Changi apparently. Funny thing was, it wasn't even crowded at all when I went by!
Alright! Back to hall!
