Wednesday, 29 August 2012

2nd Sept 2012 Ride Kiara

Kiara Ride 2nd September 2012.

Ride location: Kiara
Meet Point: In front of KSH TTDI
Time: 0800hours
Contact: Teres 012 317 6166
Ride details: Small group expected with the rest of the seniors away doing touring to Fraser Hills. Ride distance probably 15km to 18km but may also be 5km if the group decides breakfast requires more urgent attention. Bring mozzie repellents and an empty stomach for after ride food. The prawn noodle is to die for.


Tuesday, 28 August 2012

Blast from the past.Chapter 5. Year 2007 and counting.

Signs of Good Things to come… 2007
  Last ride of the year started off with so much anticipation and hope for the coming 2007. There were 20 riders to begin with. This being the last ride of year 2006,everyone was in a friendly and social mood. The presence of the new ‘President’ also dictates that common courtesy and sense was the order of the day. Looking forward to new ideas,riding routes and changes seemed to be what everyone was tuning to this fine Sunday morning. New trail recce being the order of the day got everyone pretty pumped up. Off we went after what seemed like a pretty routine briefing. It didn’t take long to notice that the group was scattered all along the trail within minutes. Re-grouping at the junctions took longer than usual. Which gives us more time to socialize I thought. Not a bad thing. The usual chatter and admiration of bike, legs, helmets, water bottles…. Yadda yadda yadda. Well you can figure it out. Bikers are not known to speak about any other things besides those anyways. Its either bike talk or no talk. Unless of course if, any one poor soul decides to show the rest of the group how to slow the bike down using something else besides brakes. Otherwise its pretty routine Sunday trail chit chat.
   Till the President decided he wanted to spice things up a little… Which I of course took note of. Curious strategy I thought. What say the common population about this new approach to Sunday trail riding?

v     Offering to go check out the unmarked trail  by himself. All the while assuming that we would go off and not pay attention to where he might be. When the truth be told, we could actually see him sitting down behind the bush having a Snickers bar.
v     Not wiping the lips properly coming back from trail “checking”. Duh?
v     Riding ahead to do more trail checking and requesting the main group to chase after him. Upon arrival, instructing the main group up a steep hill while he and his fellow trail checker went off to check a downhill section instead. Peter,Lee Nya and Tom was his fellow checker.Someone please note this.
v     Tales of wild boar sighting immediately after the main group wised up on his strategy, hoping that wild boars would help divert the attention away from his downhill section check. All the while insisting he missed seeing that steep hill on his right. Fellow checkers included.
v     Always offering to go check the downhill bit or any trail that points down. Refuses to return even when his crony decided to use her elbow and knee to stop the bike on a downhill section. “Radio check.Where are you guys?” “We have to stop,the lady fell.Need to render help” “Noted.I will wait here for you guys to catch up” “ Where exactly will you be?” “Right here,at the bottom of the hill.You wont miss me”
v     To shrewdly include a road section 10km away from the car. Claims it helps build stamina for Interstate 2007. “And oh yeah! I forgot to mention the ‘Little’ climb just before the corner right there…” Tarmac climb. “Ummm… is this M & D or am I the only confused one around?!”

Friday, 17 August 2012

18th August 2012 Night Ride Kiara

Night Ride Kiara 18th August Saturday.

   This week, it will be early Saturday ride instead of Sunday. ride detail follows below. Don't forget your candles and torch. Sundays will be off day for the Raya holidays.

Ride Date: 18 August 2012 / Saturday
Location: In Front of KSH Taman Tun.
Time : 2000 hours.
Ride details: Dark. Lotsa mozzie. Gets darker. Hot and sweaty... This is actually a warm up for the upcoming Burung Hantu Ride in Malacca. Also where you get to show off how many torchlight you can mount to a bike.




Broga Ride Report 12th Aug 2012

12th August 2012 Broga Broga Broga.
Taufu Khang....!!
   First dish that was served. Hokkien Fried Bitter Gourd Noodles. This dish got Arther anak Tiong all excited like a little puppy. I do admit calling him a little puppy is way incorrect. Never ever seen him so excited riding up the hills in the trails. Manta calls him Pushy behind his back. Please note that Pushy or Pussy sounds very much similar? Hmmm... Anyhoo. He wasn't holding back when he got a taste of the noodles. Even with Grumpy waving his chopsticks at him. Grumpy tried calling him numerous names to distract him for just a bit so others have a fighting chance for whatever is left. Fatboy, Chunkyboy, Pushy, Dear... Nothing works.Only person that had a chance was Dot. Dot got off easy sitting next to Pushy. She was able to grab 2 pieces of prawns. Lucky Poodle. Note to self. Check left and right eating person at the next feeding session.Avoid anything wider than 35 inches and heavier than 80kgs.
   Next came the Deep Fried Tilapia with Petai Onions. This time around Princess Lena whom was seated next to me left no prisoners. Not for Chubby boy at least. Poor fish was ravaged before it could say hello to the Manta whom was seated 4 seats away. Grumpy could only watch. This was his Princess at work. I tried kicking Princess under the table. No chance... Never stand the way of a starving Princess with a petai fetish.
   Claypot Tilapia Steamed with Rice Wine came next. Bulldozer heaved a huge sigh of relief. Finally, a dish that has a chance of arriving at his seat intact. Dot managed to nibble a bite before it left. Well, better than none i suppose. Pushy was still distracted by the empty plate that once held the noodle. Princess was beginning to have a glazed look over her eyes. Petai works wonders. Grumpy was... well, grumpy. What you expect?
  Paku Vege Cooked in Curry Sauce served. Yummy... Not quite the usual way of doing it in Sambal Belacan but tasty just as well... Bulldozer started grinning like an old goat. Manta was still trying to communicate with the fellow marine life soaked in wine.
   Last vege served was some leafy thing. This i have no idea the name. It looks like something i used to feed to the ducks. This was hot soaked and served plain. The old goat was caught speechless. KY Jelly jumped in for it as well. This must be a special dish served for those 50 and above. Got me confused for awhile.
   Next came the Steamed Malai Kai. Which translate to Steamed Skinny Shrunk Bulimic Jaundice Free Range Chicken. Say what you want. That's how it looked like to me. I offered it to Pushy.  Pushy threw a smile at Grumpy. Grumpy waves his fork this time. Pushy continues to eat. This fellow eats anything you throw at him. Quite convenient if you really think about it actually. Its like having a mobile food dispenser. Grumpy was still trying to distract him with more name calling. Failed miserably. KY Jelly blinked for the n time. Bulldozer shifted in his seat.
   Manta finally got over the demise of his fellow marine life. Raised his hands and demanded for proper food which is less complicated and properly rationed so the old folks has some fighting chance. Taufu Khang was requested and served. The Poodle yelped in agreement. Pushy smiled again. KY blinked again.
   I must say. The tofu was an excellent idea. The tofu was cooked just nice. For once, the seniors didn't have to chew that hard. Grumpy even stopped harassing Pushy for the entire 3 minutes to enjoy his tofu. That is how good and soft the tofu was. Not much effort required to chew and swallow. We are a caring society after all.
   Our only regret for the day was not having the 5 guest riders join us for the feeding session. The last 2 riders that rode all the way left at the trail end. No chance for us to invite them to come share the food bill. Pity. Could have ended up paying RM4 less per pax...
   The other 3 left much early. They bailed out at the cow farm. One of their rider was having problems with one of his crank. The left leg i believe... It was twitching like road kill. I do hope that the problematic crank gets sorted out and we get to see them again in the trails.
That's another way to skin a rabbit.





Tuesday, 7 August 2012

Broga Broga Broga 12th August 2012 Ride

12th August 2012 BROGA Ride.



   This week it will be Broga. The Senior citizens are finally back from their touring expedition to Port Dickson over the weekend. No road kills so far. No that i heard off at least. For this week, Broga Loop 2 was offered and taken. Ride details follows below.

Date: 12th Aug 2102.
Time: 0800 hours.
Trail: Loop 2 Broga / 25 km average.
Open Market Square
Meeting Point: Along the road at Broga Town. Police Station usually marks the meeting point. But usually the herd will be spotted inside the coffee shop. Having their nasi lemak and coffee. Look out for the corner coffee shop on the right side. Behind the main square. Visit the toilet. The experience is to die for really. The convoy will take off for Ulu Beranang town which is actually where the trail head is.
Trail details: This is part of the Prez Loop. Which simply means, there will be hills, not much downhills, river crossing and more hills. Bring lotsa food. Dot the Poodle usually buys Ice Cold Sugar Cane at the end of the ride. Farmer Danny will offer you the sour thingy made from fermented rice. Gives you a real high...

Contact: Yellow Manta 012 227 4443
Divine...
After Ride Food:Fried Bitter Gourd Hokkien Noodles. Saying that out loud itself is already a mouthful isn't it? Wait till you taste it. Its the only reason why i drive 2 hours to ride.