Rides updates - 12/10/2009

It’s been a while since my last entry…..in between the last ride I covered (27.09.09 – ride to Gunung Pulai)….there were few other rides….hmm…let’s see….there was the 3 NR’s (29th Sept,02nd Oct and 09th Oct), the return ride to Gunung Pulai on 03rd (which also happened to be my birthday….yay!)….the solo NR last Thursday and finally the off-road ride to Seelong with Ali and his gang yesterday…didn’t join the Tuesday NR though due to the department meeting held after working hours….reached home around 10.30pm…it was already too late for me…well…..(sigh)..

Nothing much to write about the 3 NR’s….pretty much the same as always….same time…same route…same people….only that on the 2nd Oct , I joined the gang halfway….went to my boss open house at Pelangi Indah that night…rushed back home and reached at around 10pm…there’s still time so I immediately changed to my riding gears and left home at 10.15pm (with the missus consent of course)…took me 5 minutes to get to the RV point at Danga Bay…and as I reached there…the guys were already there..taking a breather…..hanged out for a while before starts riding again….riding the usual route heading to Larkin….and after the TT session with the guys…I went home riding with Ali and Abg Azhar….

On the next morning…I drove to Boboy’s and reached there at 7.30am….the plan was to ride to Gunung Pulai again…we car pooled with both bikes tied at my car’s rear trunk….the ride was also the same as always….an all leisure ride for breakfast at the park entrance…hehehe….met Ah Wee at the warung and chat for a while…he was riding off- road alone….and invited us to join him…but both of us declined as we need to get back home early that day…both of our license expires at 1pm…=p..we made plans for the following week though….riding to the Orchid Valley/Ulu Choh trail next Sunday...with Ah Wee as our guide….he asked us to bring in more friends…he’ll try to arrange for his gang to join in as well….sounds interesting…but as interesting as it may sound…it didn’t happened as planned…..instead of going for the Orchid Valley ride..I went on riding off-road with Ali and his gang….Boboy in the other hand, went riding with Abg Azhar to Pulai Indah trail…..when I broke the news to Ah Wee the night before the ride..he sounded disappointed....maybe he’s looking forward towards it…felt terrible but he told me he could always make other plans……maybe some other time ya Ah Wee?....thousands apologies….=(

Also….as the 3rd October was my “growing old” day….my wife got for me a new Casio G-Shock to replace the old imitation I’ve been wearing for few months….yay! no more worries when riding thru rains or going thru some humid woods….no fogging guaranteed! =p

Ah! And lastly…..the off-road ride to Seelong yesterday…..the plan was to RV at Hafiz’s at 7am…and starts riding at 7.30am…I started early…woke up at 6am…left home at 6.45am but arrived at Hafiz’s 5 minutes late…I couldn’t find my way to Seri Austin and end up taking a wrong turn to JP Perdana…have to double back and took a longer route to his place….so much of a short cut…=p

When I arrived…there was only Ali and BK at the scene…..Hafiz just woke up and taking his bath…his wife invited us in for breakfast…cucur udang and Nescafe….yummy!....moments later the other guys started to show up….after breakfast, we all geared up and waited for Reza…he arrived at 8 something…there were 9 riders altogether…the journey starts at 8.25am…heading towards the oil palm plantation besides Seri Austin….

We stumbled upon a herd of cows just before we entered the plantation….we all stopped but Hafiz and Fazlon was too out front and they had to ride faster ahead of the herd to avoid being run down…it wasn’t scary though…only funny as it reminded you on those old wild west movies…=p

We entered the plantation shortly after that…the trail condition is quite similar to Seri Alam’s….a lot of pot holes and slippery in the mid section….since it was raining yesterday…some parts of the trail was muddy…..but that didn’t stop us from enjoying the ride………..there were several hill climbs….quite tiring….but not as tiring as my last Melaka ride….and some says that it’s nothing compared to PCC’s….well…couldn’t comment on that coz I weren't there….haha…..

We all reached Seelong somewhere at 9.30am…stopped for breakfast at a local warung…. had a Roti Telur and two glasses’ of Iced milo…the rest lasted for an hour or so….and by 10.30am…we started riding again…the ride back to Seri Austin was more relaxed and enjoyable compared the journey to Seelong…probably because everybody has had their tummy filled or maybe because everybody was just being relaxed…riding slowly…me…I guess it’s just because I find the trail more rideable going back…maybe it’s just psychology….trip going back always felt easier….hehehe….

We reached Seri Austin at 11am….coming to a junction, everybody stopped for a quick discussion…the majority of us decided to ride straight to Saiful’s place at Taman Daya for his open house….though seemed inappropriate (we’re covered in sweat and mud for God’s sake!)…everybody seemed okay with it….me…I find it quite embarrassing to go to a function in that state…but being a good member...I obliged and just follow the majority….hehehe….

15 minutes later we all reached Saiful’s and luckily there were no other guests around….so we pretty much have the place to ourselves… we hanged out till 12….

The ride back was taxing with the scorching sun above us….we just rode faster to get to our destination…Hafiz’s place…

I immediately mounted my bike on the rear carrier as soon as I reached Hafiz’s…no plans to wash the bike at his place though he offered…after bidding farewell to the guys, I left for home…

To me…the Seri Austin trail is just okay….the only difficulties were the uneven slippery surfaces that needs full concentration when navigating thru it….oh yes…and the hills…..not as steep as the ones in Melaka…but quite tiring also…..I think that the ride would be more interesting and fun if there were single tracks in between the ride….just looovvvveee riding single tracks…..fast and easy flow…..with some small jumps..nice!

Well anyway…. I guess that’s about it…there’ll be another ride tomorrow night….I’m not gonna cover it anyway…it’s just the same routine ride...don’t want to bore you guys…..=p