Met Alex on the start of BT trail this Saturday evening. He was a relatively new mountain biker, just about a year in riding, and was excited about his new GT Force bike. I loved the look of his white bike, and went over to chat. Then we headed into the trails together, for my first lap, and his second. I stayed with him on the up-slopes. But try as hard as I could, I totally lost him on the down-slopes! Couldn't even see his dust cloud! Mid-way on the trail, I gave him a pat on his back, and mentioned that he's a really fast rider. Then he replied that it's my bike that's holding me back. His bike has 2 times more suspension travel, while weighing the same as my bike. Then he said my fork was already 9 years old, while my bike frame is 7 years, almost reaching end of "COE" already! What's more my fork and frame has been pounding rocks and roots and potholes over the length of time... it's good time to retire this set of old wheels...


Alex's comments got me thinking again, and yes, I could really enjoy having a new bike... and here's my current dream bike! And nope, it doesn't cost as much as the Universe. Start saving Kel!!
Bike Radar

Tried night nature macro for the first time today, as I went with my aunt to Hort Park after dinner to play with my new Canon 100mm macro lens. Yay! Found this tiny praying mantis on a squash melon vine. It's probably just hatched, because it's not much bigger than the black ants on the same plant!


Found this grasshopper sleeping in the grass beside a lamp. Until I came to pepper it with my repeated flashes! This is the face of a "tulan-ed" grasshopper!

Haha... Link

My mum said, "Don't disturb it. It's just paying us a visit for the New Year.", as a praying mantis sat on my bedroom ceiling, then moved to the ceiling light after a while. There he sat, watching me upload his picture, and typing this blog post. He'll probably be watching me sleep tonight as well. My guardian angel for tonight... =)


Sky on fire, as the sun waves us all goodnight...

Playing with camera bokeh recently... =)


Fishy rush-hour!




Love Traffic Junction... =)

It's yet another Valentine's Day... Kel is still damn lost on the highway of love with everybody else speeding past... but anyways... Happy Valentine's Day to all my friends; single, attached, married or complicated!! May love be with & around us all the time - Cheers!

Got my free company ticket to the Airshow. Of course, my company's the biggest single exhibitor at the show. Must be the bad economy... hahaha!! Was totally sun-burnt, from an hour under the noon sun watching the aerial display, which was somewhat of an anti-climax to what I was expecting. I loved the F16 and Korean aerial displays though! Otherwise the most interesting things were meeting familiar guys at the exhibits booths, as well as at and after the show. Nice to sit in the F16 cockpit too! Took me and my supervisor Wei Yao almost half-hour of queuing under the 3pm sun for that! So cute to see him so pleased when getting the "Remove Before Flight" red tag key chain from the RSAF booth that I got for him! Also so cute to find myself wearing a bright yellow polo tee and jeans, among the sea of business suits. =p




The US and Australian static displays. =)