Day Ride: Hospital Orang Asli Gombak - Bentong, Route 68

20 Dec 2018: we took a day off to try our first ride on this cycling heaven known as HOA, short form for Hospital Orang Asli or Route 68. We arrived at Gombak and stopped at this food centre where there is an empty land for parking and a few restaurants operate here. According to the breakfast stall mak cik, this is a good place to park for the day but be sure to park your vehicle at the side and not in the middle of the empty land as there are heavy vehicles moving in and out of this place. 

Generally road conditions are rather rough with occasional potholes and gravels. Going downhill will be bumpy for alloy and carbon bikes. Titanium bikes must be very comfortable on these road conditions. 

Bentong Half Marathon 2018

My first time to Bentong for run. The route is generally hilly, from Dataran Bentong to Air Terjun Chamang and back to Dataran Bentong. This hilly route is good as uphill helped reduces my knee pain and down hill speeds up the running speed. 

Audax Rondonneur Malaysia BRM300 Twin Peak Challenge

Audax Randonneurs Malaysia BRM300 Twin Peak Challenge, held on 1-2 December 2018, covering 300km from Kuala Kubu Baru-Tapah-Ringlet-Sungai Koyan-Raub-Frasers Hill. Participants were to complete 300km of ride, self support, within 20 hours. Grueling for the rider and the Audax Fan driver who drove to take pictures.

Penang Bridge International Marathon 2018,

Guthrie Corridor Expressway Rawang Lempeng Ride

17 November 2018: Another ride to Rawang for hunt of good nasi lemak and lempeng. We started early with warm up ride from our home in Shah Alam to Bukit Jelutong at 5am, then joining the main group ride along motorcycle lane of GCE, exit to Latar (no motorcycle lane) to Rawang Tesco for breakfast. This route are mostly dragon back with gentle slopes, good enough for hill training without needing to drive too far from home. 

Peter (? sorry didn't asked for your name), and his classic 1986 bike. Such a beauty.

Morning sun at Latar Highway

Lempeng, very similar to roti canai. nice and not oily, dipped in sambal or curry

the famous Nasi Lemak

Tadom Hill Resort weekend getaway

Tadom Hill Resort is situated in Banting, west of Kuala Lumpur. We arranged for a weekend getaway for brainstorming of contingency plans applicable to Green Trekkers Sdn Bhd business and concluded our meeting on Friday, having the following two days for pure fun in this resort.
This property has facilities and accommodation suitable for company or organisation looking for a place for team building. It has both wet and dry facilities for games aiming to build confidence and garner closer relationship among team mates.
Some ideas of dry facilities which can be done include ATV rides, Flying Fox, treasure hunt, volley ball game, stationary games.
Among the wet activities are bamboo rafting, water slides and Tarzan swing (quite high, I would say). Life jacket must be worn at all times when engaging water activities. 

Thailand Cross Border Road Trip - 6 Nov 2018

Tanjung Tualang Tin Dredge Guided Tour

Entrance fee for adult is RM10/adult. 

Kellie’s Castle

Songkhla Old Town Gate

How has cycling changed my life

I bought my bike on 23 June 2018. 

The next day, I joined my first group ride for 50km. I had pain in my elbow and butt for I did not have padded pants. The elbow pain was considered normal for newbies as our bodies adjust to prolonged cycling. 

4 months after, I got addicted and my brain cells were polluted with bicycles, knowledge and events about it. It is just the beginning and it could last a lifetime. Friendships and comrades built, new experiences that gave me thrills. The feeling of wind blowing past my face while rolling is exhilarating. The risks adds on to it. Multiple grandfather stories told and shared during each ride sessions will just fill ones heart content. The worst nightmare would be to suffer a fall and break something. It will be torturous to wait for recovery . Oh, didn't i mention that we work harder to feed our upgrades. It is never enough.

my usual commute to work and to the stadium which we work out every Wednesday

Possibilities are endless. With the growing crowd of biking enthusiasts in Malaysia, it opens up new market segment of combining biking and tourism products. Being a travel agent myself, my mind spins with ideas of running specialized biking tours local and overseas. To jump start, Malaysia, Taiwan or Switzerland will be my target destination. 

a photo showing the touring bag installed for long distance touring over multiple days

Fitness wise, combining biking, swimming and running into my fitness routine, I was able to further reduce my body weight by 2kg. Using the clipless shoe has enabled me to further use my core muscles . The motion of lifting up the paddle during a spin , I could feel my core muscles working. The position of the body hunching forward to achieve better power transfer has also worked up the tummy muscles. As a result, my tummy has shrunk considerably in two months and I found myself satisfied with smaller portion of meals.