First road trip.....

It was a nice break this morning from in the wet weather we had over the past few days. I was out of action since wednesday. Gastric flu I suppose. Had been in and out of the toilet umpteen times until my legs went wobbly. At least today, the urge had eased. I had wanted to go down to the track earlier but was held up when the 'garang guni' man came by. Sold the 5' high stack of 'old' newspaper for a miserable $3.30....

By the time I got to the track, it's close to 9.45am. Two of the cyclist came by just as I was adjusting my mp3 player. We rode to the end of the track and met up with another two other cyclist. They wanted to make a short trip over to the chinese garden this morning. I initially declined to join them, since the trip's going to get onto the road and also given the state of my bowels, I thought it safer to cycle in the vicinity of the track. However, I finally relented and took the challenge to join them. I thought might as well since I am already confident enough and can keep a steady ride. It's going to be my first road trip.... :)

Surprising, the ride was a breeze. The traffic was light and we took to the road only when it's relatively safe to do so. Most of the time, we were on the pavement. Really grateful for the four of them who ride very carefully and took good care to look out for me.

It was such a interesting ride, and we met this group of bird watchers / photographers who was gathered around a tree outside the Chinese Garden. They were excitedly snapping photos of several migratory birds seen feeding in the tree. The short chat with them was also very interesting. One of them, in his early 70s shared about his passion and outlook in life. It amazed me to see how passionate he is in his hobby.

Took lunch at the hawker centre at Jurong East before riding back. All in good time. I think I am getting hooked to cycling now.