Of anniversaries and birthdays!

29 May 2008 is the 50th Anniversary of the 1st ascent of Mt Everest!

It was also the 1st anniversary/birthday of the Adventure Racing IG in RP! This is a reminder that we are no longer beginners/freshies, we MUST achieve something this year. No more excuses, no more going for experience. Now, it's going to win and to conquer!

With the coincidence of dates, all the more we must motivate ourselves to do the best we can. All in the name and spirit of adventure.

The RP Adventurers' Creed 2008:
In adventure we believe; as one, we shall experience, explore and excel!

The Epic Adventure - Pengerang Cycling Trip

This was meant to be a day trip, meaning we should be home for dinner. But, we went for something more EPIC, and we made it home in time to sleep. Nevertheless, no one is complaining! Wahahaha..it was it really really good experience, and I wouldn't mind doing it again =D Papa said we made 'Band of Brothers' look like a gameshow.

Let's start off here. Papa and mummy started off their adventure with a 21km bike fr Woodlands down to Sengkang. From there, Kai and I joined them and we headed down to Changi Village via Old Tampines Rd. We were a little late, and Caromes was already waiting for us there. Breakfast was on Papa! Haha..cos he made us wait =)

Next was the bumboat ride to Pengerang. A 1hr boat ride in the sun; we sat right at the back and played some poem game. Damm fun lah! Was already slightly burnt when we arrived. Pengerang was like a small seaside village, a lot of greenery and 'kampung' sights. Trip to the town was fun, we did about 17-18kmh..at some point even 15kmh. The town was nice, many seafood restaurants. Had lunch at one of them; lobster, toufu, veg, ... power! The bike ride back to the jetty was more power, 20-21kmh!

If you think the adventure ends here, I'm sorry; it just started. Last bumboat was suppose to be 1600hrs, and we were there at 1530hrs. Still, no boat came, and we were stranded! We tried calling for help, but there were no more seats on the boats..no more taxis to ferry us (all the others had taken the cabs to JB to cross over to S'pore). In the end, we managed to share a lorry with another group of cyclist, cost us RM150. We then change to a car and took a 2hr ride to JB, this cost us RM160. Car ride was..erm..fast and erm..exciting. 160kmh!! Mind-blowing!

Causeway was jammed as usual, so we alighted 2km from the causeway and walked through the rest. This is where it gets really exciting..hopping from island to island to avoid traffic, walking by the side along with crazy motorcyclist, carrying our bikes through traffic and along a narrow pathway. At the immigration, we took the motorbike lane..haha. The M'sia side was a bit bo chup but the S'pore side was quite strict. We got quite a scolding from them. Well..things happen ya.

After that, it was an exciting bike ride through the causeway and back to Woodlands after the S'pore immigration. Dinner was at the foodcourt nearby, was almost half asleep. Ride back to school was hapspening, chiong all the way though Woodlands Town Park and Marsiling MRT!! Reached at about 2300hrs. From there..it was home, unfortunately to a lot of nagging.

May have left out some details..for my safety, and some because of my excitement to recall the epic memory from my 64MB brain..

Forgot something..I'm a si gin nah. Hahahah! Cos I chased a chicken while cornering into the drinks stall. It was coming towards me and I was going at like 18kmh before the turn. Sorry chicken..Muahahahaha

Mountain or River??

Something interesting I read...

Some people aspire to be like a mountain; strong, steady, and never wavering. Others aspire to be like a river; always flowing, travelling, changing and shaping others, and joining the big picture to make bigger changes.

But I beg to defer. A mountain is fixed and rigid, always looking at the same view everyday. It also gets shaped and influenced by elements such as wind. The river will dry up one day, and when it joins the big picture, it gets tossed around.

To me, I think it's most important to follow your heart and be flexible about many things. You can plan and aspire all you want, but things may not always go your way. Be prepared to change your stance from being a mountain to being a river. That's life.

If you are not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space.

SMU Volar! 2008

Kenna teepu race...Went there expecting an adventure race but ended up doing an amazing race. The difference, we took transport and had NO road marshalls or signages! We got lost so many times. $60 bucks rege fees went into cable car and entry fee to Sentosa.

0630-Meet up at City Hall MRT
0640-Walked to SMU Informatics System building to register
0730-Flag off
After that, we were running all the way to National Stadium. Went through Padang, City Hall MRT, Marina and then Kallang. Next clue got us stumped, cos there was a mistake. Still, we confirmed with a street directory before heading to bus to Queensway. Hollan there "-_-
Did a 40storey vertical marathon there before procceding to the swimming complex to dive 2.5m. Couldnt make it, Kai Lan did the dive for me. Thks bro!
Again, we bused to Mt. Faber, kena teepu by an uncle, alighted too late! Went round the wrong side of the mt. and ended up taking a lot more time. Capt cycled up the slope while the rest of us walked.
Finally cable car-ed to Sentosa where we went around to the Carlsberg Tower, Southernmost point of S'pore and then to the end point at Tanjong Beach. Mmmy and Papa suddenly came running with the camera towards us. Thks for coming Mummy and Papa, esp Papa who had to rush off for his date! By them it was 2pm I think. Didnt check.
Sorry if we made you guys worry, we lived up to our name; Republic Fruit Basket!

Body Marking

Pep Talk by Mummy!

Team New Balance!

Looking at the Map

Off We Go!

Finally...we arrive

A Well-deserved Dip in the Sea

Our New Balance Shoes after the race. Well-done!

Thks Mummy for coming down at 0630 to support us and waiting for us till 1400hrs!
Thks Papa for taking the photos, coming down at 0630 to support us and waiting till 1400hrs. You were almost late for your date =P
Love you guys many many!!

ALC Commitment Activity

This is the very last activity of the ALC 3D2N Leadership Camp. All who have been through OBS would be familiar with this commitment activity.
In this case, participants have to say out their commitment before leaping off the pamper pole to reach for the bar (The Leap Of Faith). Let me take you through.

Instructors gearing up/setting up


The Step of faith up the pamper pole

The Leap!



You're in safe hands

A favourite, the sunset over Sports Complex

Babysitter for a Morning

Babysat a church member's kid today. He was quite hyper, so I brought him to the playground (didn't want him glued to the TV the whole day). Here's what we did at the playground.
I thought him to ROCK CLIMB!! How cool is that huh! Later, he tried his hand at wrecking, oops, I meant playing my guitar. Hapspening!!

Pardon the quality, it wasn't taken with the usual D70, but with my nokia 6288.

SMU Volar! AdvRace

Another race this weekend, the SMU Volar!. Wow factor, it's at Sentosa! Do I hear you scream? Hahaha..watch this space for more. For now, it's training carefully =)

Kena teepu. I'll tell u more tmr. Need my zzzzzzzz