After missing from cycling for 3-4 months, I’ve finally had my first recovery ride.

The ride was at Putrajaya, 42km in total.

And guess who decided to join us on that very same day? Derrick, the photographer behind Futagozastudio tagged along for the ride.

Yamiya (middle) also joined us that day after missing for couple of months.

On that very same day, there was the pre le tour de Langkawi event going on at Putrajaya.

Free flow of Milo were given out on that very same day. And we a cup or two after our long ride. It was refreshing.

Two (2) weeks ago, I joined some bloggers for a paintball tournament at Astaka Sports Center, Petaling Jaya. Advertlets is the official Online Partner for the most prominent paintball league in Malaysia, the Malaysian National Paintball League (MY-NPL) in year 2009!

Since the event was organised by Advertlets, registration fee was ONLY Rm10 for bloggers which inclusive of paintball marker rental fully equipped and paintball pellet. Cheap, isn’t it? So I thought, why not just give it a try since it will only cost me RM10 instead of RM90 and I’ve always wanting to try out paintball.

Those are called goggles.

This is how the battle field looks like. Each of the those thingy have their own unique names, like “snake”, “temple” and the rest I can’t really recall.

Those are called the paintball marker and the socks covering the barrel are called barrel socks. Like, duh!

The Malaysian Paintball Academy (MAPAAC).

Before the game begin, Mr. Wong, the instructor gave a briefing on the safety, rules and regulation of the game as well as how use the paintball marker.

Most of the bloggers that came for the event were first timer including me. Of course, there are those who are experience players who join the Malaysian National Paintball League (MY-NPL).

The attire recommended were long sleeves  and pants, so I wore my orange Nickelodeon’s t-shirt which was the only long sleeves t-shirt that I have. And apparently that there should not be any orange on the player shirt. Luckily they wasn’t strict with the rules.

This is a picture of us on the battle field. Can you spot me in orange?

This is our team - Yakuza. Left to right - L-R: Uncle Z (En. Zahari), EVo, myself, Marcus and Aizuddin

Left to right: Ashley Teng (camera lady of the day), EVo, Uncle Z (En. Zahari), Marcus, myself, Aizuddin, and Josh Lim.

Most of the player in our team have either no or minimal experience in playing paintball and it quite amazing that we managed to win 1st runner up for the overall game. As being said here, the top 3 winning teams will be sponsored for their registration fees for the 5 rounds of MY-NPL 2009 and stand a chance to win attractive prizes in the MY-NPL! So our team was qualified to play for MY-NPL. But last minutes I decided to pull out due to other commitments.

I did enjoyed paintball, it was fun shooting people. But it obviously wasn’t fun being shot by others. At the end of the game, I can home having several bruises and one severe injury on my knuckle. I got shot on the knuckle just before the last game and it hurt so bad till my right hand were shaking in pain. Luckily Marcus lend me his pair of gloves for the last game else I might not be able to survive.

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Well, they don’t call it paintball for nothing, right?

Two (2) weekends ago, I joined Kev and his colleagues and friends to SkyTrex Adventure at Taman Pertanian, Shah Alam. Technically, it was my second attempt at SkyTrex. My first time was a couple of months ago with a group of cyclist friends.

Aside from Skytrex, you can also choose to rent a bike and cycle within Taman Pertanian. The bike is rent on hourly basis. If you asked me, Taman Pertanian is a really nice place to ride because most of the places are shaded and there are numbers of hills to climb. Good for us cyclist, properly bad for those who are not used to riding for hours.

For those who are interested to go for Skytrex, best advice is to call in to make advance booking to avoid any disappointment because it can be really packed during school holidays and public holidays.

Skytrex only opens on weekends and public holidays. While on any other day, Taman Pertanian is still open for visits.

In order to get to the Skytrex destination, you can either rent a bike and ride over there. Or you can always hop on to the free bus shuttles provided.

At SkyTrex Adventure, there are different level of difficulties stages to accomplished and twenty two (22) stations in total.

Upon arriving, we signed as a group to get our gears.

The tickets for Skytrex Adventure are as follows:
Adult - RM35
Children - RM25
(the above fee is inclusive of entrance fee)

Alternately, you can always get the package which inclusive of transportation from Pasar Seni and back for: RM55 - Adult
RM45 - Children

Before we could proceed to any of the Skytrex stations, we were each given a form to sign to ensure that we understood their rules and regulation.

We cam-whored while waiting for our turns at the training stations.

And I caught Bobby on camera doing the Donald Duck’s quack and mimicking Stitch’s voice.

Here I am. All gear up to start my first training.

The training stage is really easy and that’s just one (1) story high.

And here come the real thing. The four (4) stories high ladder to start off.

And more ladders to climb. And yes, it just get higher.

That’s me climbing up the four (4) stories high ladder.

The zig zag wooden plank. This can be really scary, if you’re one who are afraid of heights.

Lydia doing the flyfox. This one is easy.

Not sure what is this one called. But it sure can be pretty tricky if you don’t get it right.

During our first Skytrex attempt, one of my friend didn’t manage to catch the last rope and she ended up swinging back to the start. I mean, the start of this one.

For the weak heart, there are chicken escape everywhere. If you think if you’re not able to finish the whole challenge, feel fee to use them.

This is one of my favourites, where you swing yourself to the big giant net like Tarzen.

Overall, we had fun. But the second time isn’t as scary or as exciting as the first attempt because you already know what to expect. That day itself, we practically spent the whole day at Taman Pertanian because there were some technical problem at the first station which caused  the delay. We arrived at 11am and only left the place by 5.30pm. While the first time, we only spent three (3) hours altogether.

On the 1st of December 2008 was World AIDS Day. Kev, myself and some cyclist friends gathered at Berjaya Times Square that very morning for a ride. We were there as early as 6.30am.

Surprisingly, many cyclists turned out on that day. Some even brought their family members along.

There’s a couple who came with their tandem bicycle.

Some came with mountain bike.

As for me, I came with my road bike.

Uncle Choy and his friend were there too.

Uncle Choy brought his foldable bike, known as folding bike, which weigh 11kg. If you wish to get anything lighter, it would double the price.

Apologize about the video. I oriented the camera wrongly because I thought you were taking a photo. LOL!

While some came with some rather interesting looking bike. This one is called the recumbent bicycle which places the rider in a reclined position.

There were different type of recumbent bicycle. This one only have two (2) wheels.

Just before the event start, me and Hsing Ling were camwhoring.

At approximately 8am, the ride officially took off. We were escorted by police and support cars throughout the ride. And we practically cycled the whole of KL city. It was a really rare opportunity as it would usually be really dangerous to ride in town due to the traffic.

Did my second ride to Ulu Langat. This time I managed to make it up to the peak where the sign show “Selamat Datang Ke Negeri Sembilan”. Does that means I’ve reached the border of Negeri Sembilan? Haha… I don’t know. But even if I did, that sure sound like I’ve ride a long ride.

The regular Tuesday night ride is equally fun and I always look forward to it. Doesn’t matter if I have to take my butt up and drive all the way to TTDI. At the end of the day, the traveling time is just that worth it. I get a good work out as well as meeting new friends from the cycling group. Each time I take the same hill, it just get better. By pushing harder, I would eventually get strong.

And there’s the usually mamak session after the ride.

PS: Oh yeah, there was this cute British guy from the ride yesterday. Hehe… And I think he’s hot.

Me: Babe, he is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo CUTE!
Kev: Go ask for his contact la.
Me: Shy la. You go ask for his contact la then we can arrange for a photo shoot. *grin*
Kev: Nah. Girls easier to talk to guys.
Me: Eeeeeyeeeeer *shy* ……….

DAMAGE:
17th August 2008 (Ulu Langat)
Distance: 51.97KM
Ride Time: 3hr 02min
Calories: 1080 kcal
Avg HR: 148 bmp
Max HR: 211 bmp
Avg Speed: 17km/h
Max Speed: 47.2km/h
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19th August 2008 (TTDI to Damansara Heights and back)
Distance: 31.15km
Ride Time: 1hr 41min
Avg Speed: 18.5km/h
Max Speed: 47.4km/h

Last week, I attended the Disney’s Beauty & the Beast - Broadway Musical with my mum. My mum got invited to the show by CIMB Bank. The invites inclusive of 2 tickets worth RM350 each and pre-musical show cocktail. Never knew she would get those passes as I myself have been wanting to attend the show but the tickets were a bit too pricey. I guess it was a blessing in disguise. I was really excited about the whole show. I even brought a change of clothes after my usual Saturday classes.

The show was held at KL Convention Center. It was in fact my second time attending shows at the Plenary Hall. Not too bad, I would say. Because as far as I remember, Istana Budaya was a little inconvenient for most people as the location is a bit further and parking is a hassle too.

At the pre-musical show cocktail, we were given goodies bags, instead are brochures of CIMB Bank and a mug by Disney’s Beauty & the Beast - Broadway Musical.

The food was awesome and I managed to eat enough for dinner. There few lots of mouth watering deserts and not forgetting salmon sushi!

Few minutes before the show begins, there was a “meet and greet” the cast sessions. So I took the opportunity to take some pictures with the casts. Well, I guess it’s a once in a life time opportunity for me to be able to meet and greet the cast.

This is Lumière the candle. He is definitely over six (6) feet.

This is the guy from the bookstore, where Bell buys her books from.

This is Mrs. Potts and the guy are normal citizen.

And this is Cogsworth, the clock.

Few minutes before the show start, there were two (2) seats beside me were still unoccupied. Then I saw Dato’ Seri Ong Ka Ting walked in with his family. He stood in front of me, so I shook his and to my surprised, he sat next to me. I went completely stone and speechless for some reason. Although he may have a Dato’ title but he’s still human, right? *embarrassed* Wanted to take a picture with him but the management made had already announcement about no photography allow during the show.

During some part of the show, I tempted to snap some shots. Especially towards the end of the show. But having him seating next to me, I might as well just obey the rule. LOL.

Overall, I think the whole musical show was well presented. The performance were great,the singing were great, the sound effect was awesome as well as the costume and wardrobe. Not forgetting, there were live orchestra too. Two (2) thumbs up for me. Am looking forward to more musical show in future.

Short note: I apologise for the down time which was caused by exceeded bandwidth. This is because I’m sharing the web hosting with 7 other domains, including kevinhan.net and bicyclebuysell.com.
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Ever thought of getting a tattoo? For some reason, it have never come across my mind. Firstly, because it gonna be permanent thing. Secondly, I’m afraid of needle. Thirdly, if you ever decided to remove it, it gonna hurt real bad and cost even more money. Fourthly, I can’t imagine how it gonna look like once my skin start to sag. And fifthly, it’s against my belief.

So it’s a big NO NO for me. Well, that’s just me. I’m not condemning those who have tattoo. I personally think that tattoo is kind of body art. It’s like putting make-up on. But this one is rather permanent. So, if you ever think of getting one, I would advise that you think properly and not regret it later.

My friend, Khairul, who got his tattoo done at Zoo Body Art told me that the tattoo artists there are very professional and the place is known among the celebrities. Even for piecing itself, they charge a minimum of RM100.

Tiger, the tattoo artist, designed this tattoo for Khairul. If I’m not mistaken, this tattoo cost RM800+.

And I have the privilege to witness the whole tattooing process.

I asked Khairul whether does the hurt when the needle pierced through the skin. He said it only felt ticklish. A lady who was got her tattoo done before him was screaming in pain the almost the whole session. Which sounded like she was having an orgy.

The whole session took about over an hour. I didn’t get to see the end result though as I had to head home early that evening.

By the way, the tattoo was Khairul’s birthday present to himself.

People say, you won’t remember a person as much unless he/she made an impact on you. If you know a friend who love tattoos, why not get one for her him/her. Then he/she will definitely remember you for life. Like how Jordin Sparks puts it,

“You’re still a part of everything I do,
You’re on my heart just like a tattoo,
I’ll always have you.”

Short note: I’ve just submitted one assignment. Now there are 3 more to go. Will blog more after assignments submission.
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On Wesak day, seven (7) crazy cyclists rode up to Genting Highland from the Orang Asli Hospital somewhere after Gombak. The total distance was about 33KM. 15KM to the Genting Sempah and 18KM up the slope.

No, I did not ride up. I was in fact, their car support on that day. I drove up to Genting after I drop Kev off at the Orang Asli Hopistal. Brought along the laptop and sat at Starbucks to do work. Had a medium Vanila Cream ice-blender and a black forest cake and the bill came up to RM24++ in total! Wow! Really expensive wei!

I arrived at Genting about 9+ and the cyclists only arrived in the afternoon.

Going down from Genting will be dangerous because the hill is very steep, so we had to make 2 trips to transport both the bikes and the riders down to Gotong Jaya.

Small note: It’s alright one week since the accident. I would say I’m 95% recovered except for the slight pain on my right hand and wounds (that’s minor actually since there’s weren’t any major cuts. Thank God!).

Oh yeah. I just got my hair coloured! Initially, I wanted to go black but my friend recommended red-violet instead. Will post up pics soon. And I’m telling you, I’m loving this new colour! Just hope I don’t get into trouble with any of the APIIT staff. LOL. (Only APIITians will understand what I am saying here )
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I joined the PCC night ride two (2) Thursday ago. It was the same week before the accident happened.

Personally, I never liked riding in groups. One reason is because I don’t like people to wait for me, knowing that I’m not a fast rider. But Kev always tells me that it’s okay to be slow because different people ride at different speed. But still…

DAMAGE:
17th April 2008
Actual Distance: 30KM
Recorded:-
Distance: 16.64km
Ride Time: 45:25min
Avg Speed:20.0km/h
Max Speed: 40.8km/h

Small note: I have not been able to go online for the couple of days due to my phone line. It probably got strike by lightning or so during the rain. And I thought my modem was faulty and went to buy a new one.
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I did my ride as usual on Sunday and this is what happened…

Cel and Kev went up the hill to have ride at Janda Baik
Cel fell down and injured herself
And Kev had to fetch her to the hospital.

Okay, we did the usual ride from Hospital Orang Asli to Janda Baik. And I was hoping to catch my McD Breakfast before 11am. I thought it was alright to go down the hill as fast as Kev did. I was going way too fast while taking cornering and I actually thought I puncture my tires. I stopped and check then continue to ride on. Didn’t realised that the road was slippery and…

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

Everything happened in a split of second and I all I remember was I fell and it FREAKY HURT till bit! Okay, I’m a girl. So I have the right to be a woosie. Mind me. The were blood and sand all over me and I thought the damage was pretty serious. I was pretty much cursing in pain all the way. And on my mind, I thought “there goes my McD breakfast. *Cry cry cry*”. So much for chasing time, huh? And I seriously thank God for helmet, else I probably have injure my head. And thank God that I’m still alive!

Luckily there were some people around that stopped by during the scene. I guess I must have stopped traffic that time. There were two (2) ladies who helped to wiped my wound with water and tissue. As they were doing that, I was screaming in pain. I can’t remember the last time I ever felt this pain before. Probably many many years ago.

Kev managed to get a lift from a guy to get his car at the Hospital Orang Asli. While a couple drove me to the nearest clinic, there were another guy who was there that watched over our bikes.

When we arrived at the clinic, no one was there. So the couple took me to their place where they clean me up with water. The wound was still fresh and having to pour water to clear off the sand was really painful.

DAMAGE:
20th April 2008
Distance: 37km
Ride Time: 2hr 16min
Avg Speed:16.2km/h
Max Speed: 53.3km/h

When the clinic opened, we walked over. At the clinic, the nurse gave me a jab and washes my wounds. And guess what? The total bill was only RM1!!!!!! Probably it’s a government clinic.

Of course, later I went to Pantai Hospital to take an x-ray just to be sure that I didn’t break any bones because I was having problem moving my right fingers. The x-ray show no serious injuries. Guess it’s just a little swollen. And the bill came up to RM131.90!!!!!

Didn’t occur to me how I managed to get these on my chest. There was also a long laceration very close to my nipple. I’m serious!

This is a right palm. It’s a little swollen. As for now, I won’t be able to carry heavy objects till the wound is fully closed.

The rest was the least of my concern. Except for the lacerations on my FACE!!!!!!!!!!

Will be popping pills for the next few days. Oh, that also includes medicine from my dentist. My wisdom tooth is another of my worry which gonna hurt like crap!!!!!!

Since after that incident, Kev been telling me these: “The image in my mind of you lying motionless on the road and groaning in pain and bleeding still haunts me.”

I guess I won’t be riding for awhile, till I am full recovered.

PS: From the pics I really look as if I got abuse or something. LOL