Today (Monday) was the last session of the Developing Reading and Writing Skills course, and during the session, I received an sms from Pam informing me about the Coastal Rd ride tonight organised by Caspar. Just what I needed to work off the BK double bacon-cheeseburger meal and KFC XXL Zinger meal that I had this afternoon (my mum will kill me if she reads this).
Quite a good turnout for a Monday night ride, with the usual suspects turning up - Ian, Siok Heng, Moon, Johnson, Amrun and even Cannoncal and Ruzhyo plus a few other guys like Archer, Kona (Ah-Boy), Ah Yong. To state the obvious: DON'T ever believe it when it says average speed of '15-20 km/h' in the forum post.
Met at Expo, rode by Coastal Rd to Changi Village where we had makan (I ordered mee goreng after seeing Cannoncal's one). Memorable sights: 1) a stranger who looked obviously befuddled by the sight of Sebastian's Lefty Fork (how to cycle with only one side??); 2) large-sized bapok in flaming red dress on a Monday night.
And since everyone was in a genial mood and still full of energy, we decided to cycle through Coastal Rd again. After Coastal, rather than head for ECP with the group, I decided to go back to Tampines with Ian, Amrun and Pam. But instead of heading straight home, Ian, Pam and I made a stop at the A&W (near Tampines East? Community Club). This place closes at 2am, and bless 'em, they still sell curly fries. My large root beer float was shiok (lesson learnt: do NOT push in straw or spoon all the way into the bottom of the mug cos that will surely cause the foam to trickle over).
This week marks the start of the Film Festival Fringe too. This SARS-break makes it an opportune time for me to catch the films that are worth watching. And best of all, they're FREE. To those who are scratching their heads over where to take their dates, think no more; click on the link for film synopses and schedules.
Quite a good turnout for a Monday night ride, with the usual suspects turning up - Ian, Siok Heng, Moon, Johnson, Amrun and even Cannoncal and Ruzhyo plus a few other guys like Archer, Kona (Ah-Boy), Ah Yong. To state the obvious: DON'T ever believe it when it says average speed of '15-20 km/h' in the forum post.
Met at Expo, rode by Coastal Rd to Changi Village where we had makan (I ordered mee goreng after seeing Cannoncal's one). Memorable sights: 1) a stranger who looked obviously befuddled by the sight of Sebastian's Lefty Fork (how to cycle with only one side??); 2) large-sized bapok in flaming red dress on a Monday night.
And since everyone was in a genial mood and still full of energy, we decided to cycle through Coastal Rd again. After Coastal, rather than head for ECP with the group, I decided to go back to Tampines with Ian, Amrun and Pam. But instead of heading straight home, Ian, Pam and I made a stop at the A&W (near Tampines East? Community Club). This place closes at 2am, and bless 'em, they still sell curly fries. My large root beer float was shiok (lesson learnt: do NOT push in straw or spoon all the way into the bottom of the mug cos that will surely cause the foam to trickle over).
This week marks the start of the Film Festival Fringe too. This SARS-break makes it an opportune time for me to catch the films that are worth watching. And best of all, they're FREE. To those who are scratching their heads over where to take their dates, think no more; click on the link for film synopses and schedules.
