Yup....that's right!....I RTW yesterday....inspired by Akmal, I've been wanting to do that for quite some time now...finally did it yesterday....
Though I was quite tired due to the NR I participated the night earlier, I was determined to complete the feat...I started riding at 6:40am...with my front and rear blinkers switched on, I ride thru the neighbourhood towards Jalan Tampoi...not too many cars that morning...Saturday....most people would still be in their beds...while some had an early morning....either to go to the mosque or to work..like me....=)
The trip was a pleasant one....and refreshing too...with cool morning air...instead of mid day heat....or cold nights with polluted air from exhaust fumes....=p
It wasn't all too tiring...and before I knew it, I've reached the junction of Jalan Tampoi and Tebrau Highway in about 20 minutes...take note that I was riding leisurely....no excessive use of strength to increase speed as I decided not to strain myself too much..don't want to get all tired as I need to face the auditors again today....sigh.....=p
There were less vehicles accomoditing the highway that morning....maybe because it was Saturday...on weekdays, I'm sure by that time, the road would be packed with cars...
I rode on and stayed to the left, trying not to take much space for fearing busses or lorries that might take up the left lane..riding consistantly around 20-25km/h...the only time that I'm forced to stop was when attempting to cross the road in front of the Army Camp at Pandan....after which I turned in to Ponderosa and head straight to my destination, Taman Molek....
Reached office at 07:20am....which makes my time on road approximitely 40 minutes...it was still early...enough time for me to take a quick shower, change to my work attire and go for breakfast next door...I guess it was okay for my first try.....can be improved further.....well...that was my early assumption....and it's about to change during the trip back home....=p
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It was 5:05pm...time to head back home...I took the same route...from office, thru Ponderosa...had to stop at the nearby Petronas to replenish my water bottle with 100Plus...I continued riding afterwards at a very slow pace...and before long, I reached the Tebrau Highway again and there I encountered my first obstacles of the day.....the road was packed with fast passing vehicles....I thought to myself...."this gonna be a bit tricky...how the heck am I supposed to cross the road?"....and so I kept on riding while trying to figure out ways to safely cross the road...this time, I have to carefully manouver my bike to the leftest as possible as those cars, busses and even lorries were driving fast..even at the slow lane....compared to the trip that morning....it was dusty, hot and the air was filled with exhaust fumes.......hehe...reminds me of the good ol' days (when I used to ride motorcycles to work)....finally as I was reaching the Jalan Tampoi junction, the road was getting a bit more narrower....and I don't think that I could squeezed thru the left lane anymore...let alone crossing the busy road to get to the other side....so I took a detour..and turned left towards Taman Seri Amar...that would cost me an extra 5 minutes...I rode uphill and turned right after passing the Police Station...beside the highway, there is an overhead crossing for pedastrian...and so I climbed up the steps, carrying my bike on my shoulder...crossed the road and starts riding again, this time thru Kampung Melayu before I reached Jalan Tampoi again....I estimated that I've lost some 15 minutes starting from the time I turned in to Taman Seri Amar....but there were just no way for me to cross the road and I just thought that safety comes first....
I went on riding until I reached Kg Ungku Mohsin where I had to take another detour due to a construction work on the road after the traffic light which heads towards Kempas-Larkin junction. I rode on cautiously as I could see stray dogs everywhere.....luckily they ignored me and went on to their business and I safely reach Larkin in less than 10 minutes....from there, I rode on straight home....
I reached home at 5:55pm....exhausted....and quite out of breath....my time on road was 50 minutes...an additional 10 minutes from the morning trip to work..but with all the detours and difficulties....I guess I was riding a bit faster...I guess....
I achieved my goal for the RTW trip....but decided not to do it again....well maybe....too much hassle during the trip back home...and not to mention that I've to leave my bike outside the office premise during working hour due to strict company policy...have to leave my bike chained to a stepping ladder at the back of the office...though the back gate was locked....I just don't feel secure enough...
There's no way I could RTW during weekdays...traffic is too heavy at the Tebrau Highway....too dangerous....not worth risking my life for it...I wonder how Saiful endured the danger every time he joined the NR....he would ride to the RV point from Taman Daya using the same route....hmmmm....
Well...I guess that'll be my first and last attempt for RTW....if I were to repeat it, I'll make sure that my wife will have to pick me up after work...hahaha......as if.....=p
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