it was awesome someone managed to put this together.
after experiencing this, not sure if my team cld have done the same good job if it took place last year with a different sponsor! hehe

anw, so excited to find out i placed 3rd for my Age Group 25-29yrs for the 40km challenge, with 1:11:21:598 timing!
before the race, i was still thinking of having a relatively leisure ride. then at the starting point, decided to more into the 60min pen, instead of originally signed up 60-75min pen. and thats where i started gettin stuck in decision btw leisure (but potentially dangerous with other riders), and competitive ('safer', and fulfill my riding thrill). halfway thru the 40km, i remember tinking to myself - hey! there is a chance i can place! thus, began riding harder, pulling a lot of guys, n negative split times for 2nd loop/U-turn route!

thinking back, i was/am bit frustrated that the train i was with, did not carry their (boys') weight, n take turns to pull. indeed i cld have saved precious energy by drafting more. but oh well, excellent training. n pride to boot! also, i have NEVER peddled so hard before. sweat was jus dripping, n kept heart-rate not bursting high too.

overall a great race!!

with Joyriders in morning, posing for the Media


the girls in morning, pre-ride. nice & sweet smellin heh


at starting point.. dry. like 'spot wally' game :)


pp havin fun behind my back as i was stretching!


went home to shower, came back to watch elites race in drizzlin afternn.
a pic with the japanese riding group post-elite criterium! Nippo Meitan.. dun u lovee their pink jerseys splattered with ume.. i even have one of them on facebook! (the most PR one who offered me his autograph! )

8 Feb 09, 9.55pm sms from Jodan: Shannon is flippin thru the Joyriders photos for today's ride. She is pointing to you and telling me "Jie Jie very pretty"=)

awww.. so sweet
feels good to be complimented by kids, cos they are so innocent n real..

for the ones who enjoy a laugh at a quality production.

sample: "when is it time?"
http://www.boardsmag.com/screeningroom/commercials/7055/

Spending: If you buy things you don't need, you'll soon sell things you need.
 
Savings: Don't save what is left after spending; spend what is left after saving.
 
Hard work: All hard work brings profit; but mere talk leads only to poverty.
 
Laziness: A sleeping lobster is carried away by the water current.
 
Earnings: Never depend on a single source of income.
   
Borrowings: The borrower becomes the lender's slave.
 
Accounting: It's no use carrying an umbrella, if your shoes are leaking.
 
Auditing: Beware of little expenses; a small leak can sink a large ship.
 
Risk-taking: Never test the depth of the river with both feet.
 
Investment: Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

tough start to the year.
today marks the start of my single life again.
cried til my tears are no more.

one impt thing i need to work on, is walk close to God and fix some issues in my life.