night cycling

in the very last minute, i decided to come singapore. it was an interesting idea attracts me here, cycle around the island.

on the first day, there was research on detailed singapore road map in chernyih's house. anyway, we have a trying on our cooking skill for dinner that night. it was lovely to enjoy the freshly cooked vege, meat and eggs. thanks to chernyih's dad, i enjoyed the ceylon tea indulgence.

the night has come. we cycled and cycled, along the road. at first, the breeze and drizzle was refreshing. then the rain was quite annoying since we were wet. it was definitely not comfortable. mountbatten, geylang...after about 2 hours, the town has been reached. photo snapping time. it was the night scene of a busy city. 2am in the orchard road, without crowd, only the lonely candy decoration.

lost in the city. the criss crossing of the unfamiliar roads. although the map is on hand, it was not much help to fulfill the earlier target - cycle around the singapore. following the mrt railway was the final decision...tiong bahru, redhill, queenstown, commonwealth...

drenched, exhausted, lost......finally we gave up. in order to reach east coast in the morning, we have to find the way back. again, the way back was a challenge since the juncitons and roads were fooling us again.

a few kind-hearted people were met. few advices and suggestions were given. yet there were contradictions. in the end, it was the determination left to keep us back to the route and keep cycling. numbness, pain...all has been put behind.

anyway, being able to return the bicycle to east coast on time. though tired, it was a great experience. how many are able to cycle in an unfamiliar city for more than 8 hours continuously?

satisfied, yet looking for more!