words can never be enough.: the night of greatness

the long hours of planning for night-cycling finally saw itself taking form last night. at 10.30pm, we gather at marine parade-- tc, to find so many bikes parked neatly there. honestly, i didn't expect to see so many people. don't know how the numbers actually formed, but wow, there was actually quite a crowd, haha. and i guess since i brought along a camera, it would be my duty to share the story of the night.

sik, mabel & gwen

so we were there waiting, and waiting for the long ride to start. there was all the self-introduction, but at least not ice-breaker games. (heng ar.)

ready to ride into the darkness.

so we dragged, yes dragged, our bikes across to the starting point in east coast. it wasn't easy, we had to check our gears, chains and erm, height of the seat. oh, and i almost forgot, our delightful shining lights at the front and back of our bikes, the WHITE one in front and RED one behind. both BLINKING. yes, it better be blinking. it looked rather cool though, and cuz later i found this lights really useful to recognise each other and which way to go.

still awake and energised.

go, go, go!

2 warriors fighting to the end!

so then, we were off again into the night, well not really, more like into the lights. i mean the street lamps along east coast. definitely no malaysia. luckily we didn't bring torchlights lor. oops. okaay, let's move on. it was just a short short stretch, so i shall not describe so much. haa.

the invisible horizon

my models! to test the ability of the cam in taking such 'dark' photos

and this was our last stop in east coast. phew. beautiful horizons, right opposite the toilet. yeah, toilet break before we ride for a longer distance. so, we were warned that we were going to ride on the roads. and after some mini debate about riding on the left or right side of the road, with or against the traffic, conclusion? left, with the traffic. so we went single file, which means, cannot talk liao. and at the traffic light, i don't know why, i really don't know why, they cannot press for the green light. have to be so kan chiong and try to beat the traffic oncoming on our left and right, though not much. but still? deserve to go back to the road traffic park at east coast man.

on a lonely road such as this, He is there beside you

as we rode on, the journey somehow felt lonelier. perhaps it's because of the road. it was empty and quiet. the only sound was the sound of the wind blowing against me and the occasional car. we didn't talk much, but just cycled onwards. i can't remember to which point, we began to see the light. oh, the airport lights that is. from the planes we saw previously, we've moved on to the place where they were heading. unfortunately, that was not our destination yet. the airport felt quiet from the back. you could almost feel the stillness of the night. as i rode, i tried to imagine what it was like inside the airport. how bright it is, how empty and quiet it might be?

outside the big big airport

i'm leaving on a jet plane.

that's just me day-dreaming. wanted to take a shot of the majestic airport at its quietest time and from a view not many would often see. but, we didn't stop this time, didn't want to stop suddenly cuz i felt like a machine riding on then. yeah, so i missed the chance, but i told myself to remember it all in my mind.

ready for the camera anytime!

oh, there was this other group of teenagers, really huge group, walking along the road. likeso poor thing, no bikes. BUT, they actually overtook us when we stopped for a break la. WHAT? yes, paiseh ar. their bus 11 also faster than our 2 wheels. 怎么可能？

anyway, we decided to overtake them in front. must ar! haha. after somemore riding and of course, sik peng's la la la aiya incident, we reached changi village to see another group of night-riders there (not the bus, ya?). so many people waiting to go across the tiny bridge in a single file. *faint*

caught eating! hor!

He is watching from above

we took a break, eating, sleeping, while the morning dew formed on our bicycle seats. and from this point onwards, i'm going to fast-forward, because.. okay, we just left like one hour later and cycled back to east coast, at fast speed. honestly i don't think much happened? or maybe i was too zoned out from my sleepiness, stomachache and fast speed with the desire to be back at east coast, so fast forward okay?

anyway, the only interesting thing that i remember was that, while we were opposite the airport again, a plane was landing and it flew right above and i mean right above my head. wah, i almost thought it was going to crash into me man, scary. okay la, SK. sorry. so for the record, we took like 3.5 hours to reach changi village and 1+ hour to go back?! shouldn't have stopped so many times in the first place right. okay oops, i shouldn't complain. but can i? hee.

when we finally reached east coast, it was like no more rules. everyone chionged past me, i guess to catch the sunrise, the break of dawn! i tried too, but i was like slow compared to them. but guess what? the sunrise, not very nice. it was just according to regina, the sun came out. anyway, i managed to get a photo of that too! slow but still made it okay.