Selamat Hari Raya

Lessons in BM

This hilarious. Just follow the conversation and laugh it out loud.

Murid : Selamat pagi, cikgu.
Cikgu : (Menengking) Mengapa selamat pagi sahaja? Petang dan malam awak doakan saya tak selamat?
Murid : Selamat pagi, petang dan malam cikgu!
Cikgu : Panjang sangat! Tak pernah dibuat oleh orang! Kata selamat sejahtera! Senang dan penuh bermakna. Lagipun ucapan ini meliputi semua masa dan keadaan.
Murid : Selamat sejahtera cikgu!
Cikgu : Sama-sama, duduk! Dengar sini baik-baik. Hari ini cikgu nak uji kamu semua tentang perkataan berlawan. Bila cikgu sebutkan perkataannya, kamu semua mesti menjawab dengan cepat, lawan bagi perkataan-perkataan itu, faham?
Murid : Faham, cikgu!

Cikgu : Saya tak mahu ada apa-apa gangguan.
Murid : (senyap)
Cikgu : Pandai!
Murid : Bodoh!
Cikgu : Tinggi!
Murid : Rendah!
Cikgu : Jauh!
Murid : Dekat!
Cikgu : Keadilan!
Murid : UMNO!
Cikgu : Salah!
Murid : Betul!
Cikgu : Bodoh!
Murid : Pandai!
Cikgu : Bukan!
Murid : Ya!
Cikgu : Oh Tuhan!
Murid : Oh Hamba!
Cikgu : Dengar ini!
Murid : Dengar itu!
Cikgu : Diam!
Murid : Bising!

Cikgu : Itu bukan pertanyaan, bodoh!
Murid : Ini ialah jawapan, pandai!
Cikgu : Mati aku!
Murid : Hidup kami!
Cikgu : Rotan baru tau!
Murid : Akar lama tak tau!
Cikgu : Malas aku ajar kamu!
Murid : Rajin kami belajar cikgu!
Cikgu : Kamu gila!
Murid : Kami siuman!

Cikgu : Cukup! Cukup!
Murid : Kurang! Kurang!
Cikgu : Sudah! Sudah!
Murid : Belum! Belum!
Cikgu : Mengapa kamu semua bodoh sangat?
Murid : Sebab saya seorang pandai!
Cikgu : Oh! Melawan!
Murid : Oh! Mengalah!

Cikgu : Kurang ajar!
Murid : Cukup ajar!
Cikgu : Habis aku!
Murid : Kekal kami!
Cikgu : O.K. Pelajaran sudah habis!
Murid : K.O. Pelajaran belum bermula!
Cikgu : Sudah, bodoh!
Murid : Belum, pandai!
Cikgu : Berdiri!
Murid : Duduk!
Cikgu : Saya kata UMNO salah!
Murid : Kami dengar KeADILan betul!
Cikgu : Bangang kamu ni!
Murid : Cerdik kami tu!
Cikgu : Rosak!
Murid : Baik!
Cikgu : Kamu semua ditahan tengah hari ini!
Murid : Dilepaskan tengah malam itu!

Cikgu : (Senyap dan mengambil buku-bukunya keluar.)

MTB Cycling Jersey

I just joined this Mountain bike forum and saw that they are taking orders for cycling jersey. It really looks hot!

The cost is about S$60.00. I have placed my order. Any body else interested?

Mtb Riders http://mtbriders.informe.com/index.php

A Trail Too Far

I saw this war movie called A Bridge Too Far many years ago. It's about a covert unit sent to blow up a bridge. Straight forward operation except that the journey towards fulfilling the goal was full of obstacles and challenges.

Last Sunday ride was suppose to be straight forward. The plan was simple, Group A consisting fast and fit riders will ride the whole trail, Group B will try to complete as much of the Jamboree trail, Group C consisting of newbies will ride till they can't and then turn back.
Not that easy.

The obstacles came in the form of heavy rain and muddy path.
Nav showing off her brand new rims complete with fat tires.

Just as we were getting into the mood and warmed up, the red mud started to stick on the tires like super glue. It made our 2.20 tires look like down hill tires after a while and the worst was yet to come.

Wee YC with his brand new "single speed" Merida

The mud started to eat into the chain and went into the rear derailleur. First bike casualty was me when I felt a hard jam in the crank and saw the hanger twisted upwards. I knew that was the end of the ride for me and was prepared to push back. As group 3 was catching up, Susan said there's something wrong with her bike. The hanger snap and the rear derailleur was dangling. As we were assessing the damage, a shout was heard coming from the front. Group A came back and said Wee's hanger had broken off. Exactly the same angle as Susan's bike.

Susan showing the dangling rear derailleur

My precious with a bent hanger. She is now at Keong's bike shop and I was told this is a special size and hard to find a replacement. By hook or by crook, I will search the ends of the world for this hanger.

Keong cutting Susan's chain to convert the bike to single speed.

With 3 bikes having the same problem, we had to cut short the ride. If only I had read Ying How's article on KLMBH website a day earlier on "The Perfect Mountain Bike For Muddy Conditions", it would have saved the day and money as we now need to replace the spoilt parts.

It was coincidence that I came across this article that describe our experience, quoting from Gary Fisher in an interview about the future of bikes

....The problem is that derailleurs were never intended to be used in the muck and mud of mountain biking, and even today, they are little more than adapted road components.
“The derailleur systems we have work great on the road,” says Fisher, “but off road especially when you get into filthy, muddy conditions, man, it’s expensive to keep that going. A lot of [mountain bike transmission design] has been based on having a race team and a full time mechanic.”...

Jessy Cycling Accident

A few weeks ago when we were about to start during one of the night ride, a phone call came to inform us that Jessy, a fellow cyclist met with an accident that evening while cycling and she is undergoing operation to mend her fractured collerbone.

She is one gutsy gal, riding like there's no tommorow and we're glad she made it through the operation and is on the road to recovery.

How Much Do You Love Your Bike?

Love for someone or something is expressed in many ways. We hold hand with our spouse and we can fondle lovingly with our bike.

I heard this true story from a biker who is a doctor. "Doc" as I will call him, was cycling fast towards Cheng/Bertam Ulu traffic lights when he skidded. The first thing he did when he regained conciousness was to ask if the bike is ok. By the way, he broke his hand in that accident.

How far is home?

Looking at this photo can make a person feel dizzy.

And we think we have problems with Ah Longs pasting everywhere. More