4th Day - We survived the day.

I thought it is already the fifth day while it is only the fourth. I reckoned that it is the quality time that we spent together on the road. The number of new things that occurred around us made everything beautiful and inspiring.

Many many many many many (YES, we need that) thanks to Kenji and Cindy (Ian’s friends), we found ourselves a place to stay for the night and fantastic supper! The great infamous Teluk Intan chee cheong fun!!! They offered us almost everything that we need and even do our laundry. Thank you for tolerating with the ikan bilis odour and the noise that we made.

Cindy & us

We managed to get enough sleep last night. Departing at 12.00 p.m., with Cindy’s help, we went to the bicycle shop with the name of Bike Center nearby the mosque. It was no doubt a neat bicycle shop in town. We found all the necessities ryders need. We were very blessed to meet the shopkeeper who sponsored us one CatEye and taught our mechanic (Sharon) some mechanism about front derailer.

KJ & Jet

We spent half an hour there in the bicycle shop and saw the big pile of dark clouds approaching us. Quickly we traveled to Kenji’s newly opened dentist center in order to update our blog and facebook status. While the car crews stayed in the clinic to continue with the updates, cyclists set off to the path to Kampar.

Makan Besi

The Biker Center

Another random moment

"Look at the sky!"

Some pledges collected in the clinic

For the very first time, the cyclists experienced cycling in the rain. As Mrs. Chan had mentioned in the pre-launch, we are the “aspiring and adventurous students who will brave the weather from Petaling Jaya all the way to north of Malaysia”. It is evident now that we realistically fit her descriptions.

Jet almost met an accident while on the road while he was trying to avoid a dead dog. This proves the importance of cycling as a team and the importance of making ourselves visible on the road by sticking to each other. Way to Go, Ryders!!

Ian experienced something EXTRAORDINARY. She said, “The bird SHIT on me!” Well yeah. She meant it literally. It dropped on her arm and it was acidic. Next time, investigate the drop and make sure you take the proper steps by checking with the doctor. Serious matter with bird dung…

Nic had a puncture while Jet’s tyre was “pregnant”. How ironic that the two incidents occurred almost at the same time…

"HERE WE COME, KAMPAR!!"

The never ending checking of map and routes