Yes... I feel they are a bad design! Its like giving yourself a wedgie! Who's butt is gonna fit that tiny triangular torture device! Should make the seats wider...hmmmm...
I have not ridden a bicycle for more then 2 years, plus since our shortest bicycle was stolen when the police actually raided our void deck bicycle stand, saying only one bicycle is allowed to one stand. Others had yellow warning tags but ours along with many was taken away! No ealier warning was given too. And somehow 2 of our bikes was missing when we check back to collect from them! How can they let it be stolen right under their noses and if others got back theirs, it doesn't explain why they don't have ours unless they just released the bikes to whoever posed as the owners on that very day without questioning their ownership. Till now we don't know what happen and there has been no compensation. Luckily for my bro's more expensive one we persuade our mom to keep it indoors. It really angers me (arghhhhhhhh!)
Oh yah back to the topic! Like I said I went to chalet and I haven ridden for a very long time. So when Uncle Ricky and kids suggested we rent bikes for 1 hour, I was quite up to it, though i was still thinking... in the rain??? Thankfully the heavy rain became a very light drizzle. The application however was erm...long. We kept bringing the wrong recepit that the office needed for the rental. Luckily Gwen found a bike that was not locked so we had her ridding back to our chalet which was rather inside the compound. Poor girl and Ryan had to run and ride back and forth 4-5 times before we finally got it right! It took 30mins or so. We even told a group of teens who also wanted to rent that 4 of the bike were already booked by us even though we were still in the midst of bringing the right reciept! Well.... it wasn't really a lie!
The ride started off exhilerating! Then it began... the soreness! The more I rode, the more my butt felt like exploding! We cycled from changi to east coast park, stopping at the first bicycle rental shop we passed. Ian was totally out of breath (first time for me since he's very into cycling). Suddenly it occured to us that we left 15min due in the rental! Gwen and I gossiped and we were rather slow so our ride took 30 mins but now we raced without talking! I paddled till I couldn't feel my legs!Plus I was the slowest since I was not that atheletic to begin with. Gwen and I were lucky to get the shorter bike as they are more sturdier and smooth (Like the stunt bikes). The one Uncle Ricky, Ian and Ryan took was the larger ones however thay the gears and chain may have problems if they rode too quicky. There was heavy rain in the early afternoon so there were many many wet puddles the soaks your legs and shoes, pants and the back of your T-shirt while creating splashes. Plus the occassional srpay in the face and mouth if you face a racing Gwen in front of you!
Fortunately we reached just in time! (YESSSS! Or else Uncle Ricky had to pay for another extra hour!) When I got off, seriously, I took 3 steps and my legs gave way. LOL. We came back with one injury though. Seems that Ryan cycled too fast and the bike hit against a small crack on the road and flung him over and ahead. Luckily the wound on his elbow was not deep. Now he has a real reason why he skipped volleyball training that day he says! Just when I was thankful that is was rather dry, it started to rain...First time I washed my hair consequetively for 4 days...Urgh.. so dry and tangly.
Later on at night, Gwen managed to finally persuade Lydia to join us in swimming! Another activity I haven done for God knows when! We wanted to swim the day before but we went to late so in the end we soaked for less then 10min before the lifeguards chased us out! Now we were the last to leave with plenty of time! Louisa and Gwen couldn't float (I don't know why...-_- it came naturally for me and Lydia... we tried teaching but it didn't work so if anyone knows a way pls let me know!) We also found a jacuzzi area! The tubs were cold and littered with leaves but... hey what the heck! But we manage to find one (which all 4 of us including Louisa, squeezed in like sardines...I had Louisa's legs in my face!) which was actually warmer and had flashing colour lights plus the pump pressure was higher so the tub literally looked like a hot bubbling pot!(Man I feel like a chicken in a broth...) But with so many in the tub, the temperature dropped a little and one can't really feel much of the pressure except at your butt!
Really enjoyed the trip! I would say best chalet stay! Though it left me with an aching butt (eh! no wrong ideas k!) and aching knees...lol... Oh! "Camp Rock" is on now! GTG!
Sunday, December 7, 2008
With Freedom Comes Boredom
Finally its the hols and I get to start on my official blog! Hmmm... looks a bit dull though... hoping to take Digital Painting and Website Design and Development elective next sem and hopefully will be able to create my own blog skin! Plus I'll try to post some of my works if I have the time.
Just got back from Safra chalet (you know... the ulu ulu one but double storey and right next to the golf course..). Amazingly they just refurbished all the bungalows plus and service has improved alot!The kitchen was... wow... lets say I would want my kitchen to be at least that good-looking! The old brick and classical bbq pit is now totally hidden in a single slab of concrete that had a touch of style in the design! We brought a camera however Ian had to use it for a mountain climbing trip which he had in the following day :(
I think I've never eaten so much before and I would say it was the first time and food and bbq-ing lasted the whole 3 days! Le say we manage to stuff ourselves with tau yu bak with porridge (hardboiled eggs, pork and usually tau pok and tau ki in a salty soya sauce-like gravy... veerrrrryyy nicccceeeee), spaggetti with melted mozarella (with the help of the chalet's microwave), bor bor cha cha (yes... we brought all the ingredients and made everything THERE!), sushi (my onigiris had salted fish in them!), tung yuan, mushroom campbell soup, chocolate fondue with marshmellows and pizzas using bread with leftover spaggetti sauce and cheeze and baked using a make-shift oven in the bbq pit.
The fire was loo low so we raised the charcoal with a bended piece of used bbq wire mesh and using another flat one to slide our breads under the heat! Well... it worked perfectly with abit of fallen ash... until we found out where that flat wire mesh came from *shivers!*.The wire mesh, the SAME one that touched our bread which we put in our mouth, came from the fencing that they use to separate the chalet from the golf course opposite. It had touched dirt, outdoor germs, it was near the longkang for goodness sake! And worse we saw RATS.... cute little rats scuttling on the fence, climbing up and down the mesh.....................................................................................................
Well, I would say its our fault to *ahem* take chalet property but I really didn't know! Popo suggested the idea and we both thought it was another used wire mesh from the neighbouring bbq pit. Later on my uncle saw me munching away the newly baked batch of pizza and that was when... erm... we "closed down our shop" for the day. Think I ate about, what, 6-8 pieces? Thankfully nothing has happened to far...no vomitting no crapping.
Nonetheless it has been the most enjoyable chalet stay. We slept in rows like sardines and Gwendaline placed 2 arm chairs together to make a cradle-like bed... and yes... she's too big so her leg had to stick out buuut she insists... whatodo? And I can't remember the last time I was so comfortable with a toilet beside my home's! (Well, only the second floor one actually... the first floor looked like a maze... creepy...><)
Oh well, more next time... now i go watch Powerpuff Girls Z for awhile....
Just got back from Safra chalet (you know... the ulu ulu one but double storey and right next to the golf course..). Amazingly they just refurbished all the bungalows plus and service has improved alot!The kitchen was... wow... lets say I would want my kitchen to be at least that good-looking! The old brick and classical bbq pit is now totally hidden in a single slab of concrete that had a touch of style in the design! We brought a camera however Ian had to use it for a mountain climbing trip which he had in the following day :(
I think I've never eaten so much before and I would say it was the first time and food and bbq-ing lasted the whole 3 days! Le say we manage to stuff ourselves with tau yu bak with porridge (hardboiled eggs, pork and usually tau pok and tau ki in a salty soya sauce-like gravy... veerrrrryyy nicccceeeee), spaggetti with melted mozarella (with the help of the chalet's microwave), bor bor cha cha (yes... we brought all the ingredients and made everything THERE!), sushi (my onigiris had salted fish in them!), tung yuan, mushroom campbell soup, chocolate fondue with marshmellows and pizzas using bread with leftover spaggetti sauce and cheeze and baked using a make-shift oven in the bbq pit.
The fire was loo low so we raised the charcoal with a bended piece of used bbq wire mesh and using another flat one to slide our breads under the heat! Well... it worked perfectly with abit of fallen ash... until we found out where that flat wire mesh came from *shivers!*.The wire mesh, the SAME one that touched our bread which we put in our mouth, came from the fencing that they use to separate the chalet from the golf course opposite. It had touched dirt, outdoor germs, it was near the longkang for goodness sake! And worse we saw RATS.... cute little rats scuttling on the fence, climbing up and down the mesh.....................................................................................................
Well, I would say its our fault to *ahem* take chalet property but I really didn't know! Popo suggested the idea and we both thought it was another used wire mesh from the neighbouring bbq pit. Later on my uncle saw me munching away the newly baked batch of pizza and that was when... erm... we "closed down our shop" for the day. Think I ate about, what, 6-8 pieces? Thankfully nothing has happened to far...no vomitting no crapping.
Nonetheless it has been the most enjoyable chalet stay. We slept in rows like sardines and Gwendaline placed 2 arm chairs together to make a cradle-like bed... and yes... she's too big so her leg had to stick out buuut she insists... whatodo? And I can't remember the last time I was so comfortable with a toilet beside my home's! (Well, only the second floor one actually... the first floor looked like a maze... creepy...><)
Oh well, more next time... now i go watch Powerpuff Girls Z for awhile....
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