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Silat taichi?

2 days ago
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Before I start my morning walk,I usually do some stretching exercises that look like silat cum taichi.

My cousin taught me this simple arts of slow moving body movements to relax my tensed muscles or release stress.

Before I start walking or jogging, I normally start to sweat first after going through the various stretching and breathing exercises..

If you have not done this or tried it,please learn from the right instructors(not me ,of course).I bet ,you will feel good,even better after a walk around the park.

When I started cycling with my fellow Putrajaya Easy Riders group way back last year,I dreaded going to this place in Precint 14.Today,I joined my friends led by Muhaimy who lives in Putrajaya.I had to push my bike up the Horse Trail but later we chose the easy route because of the new members who had joined our riding group.All of us enjoyed the downhills along the route back to Mydin.The garden and the view the commercial area are really beautiful.If I have not taken part in this ride,this nicely landscaped garden will be hidden from me forever..

After a 6km ride up and downhill the hill,we came down and took our new friends for a ride around the Putrajaya lakes near Alamanda.We made a u-turn near the bridge to Taman Warisan and returned to have breakfast at Hameedia restaurant.

May I record my thanks to everyone who came for the ride especially Muhaimy for leading the tribe.Distance covered was about 15km in 1 hr and 15 minutes.See you guys/gals at our next ride at FRIM in two weeks time.

Personal note: I recorded a max speed of 41.7km/hr on a downhill.

Riding plan for Nov,2009

6 days ago
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Lately my wife has shown interest to join me in my morning exercises.However, she cannot ride a bike,so I have to take her to our nearest jogging tracks at Taman Tasik Cempaka,BBB.Yesterday,we walked for almost 45minutes.It was a good exercise for both of us.From now onwards,I have earmark Wednesday morning as my morning walk in the park.Weekend is too crowded.By the way,I also ride my MTB around my neighbourhood 2 times a week.

For me,Saturday is my MTB riding days.My plan for this month Nov,2009:

1.PMR at Diplomatic Prescint,Putrajaya:Saturday 7th Nov,2009,RV near Mydin,Wheels roll at 8am

2.BBB/UKM :Saturday 14th Nov,2009.,RV at entrance Masjid Hasannah,Wheels roll at 8am

3.FRIM MTB Ride: Saturday 21st Nov,2009,RV at SK Kepong.Wheels roll at 8:30am

Below is a photo I took using my old Nokia 6600 mobile phone.It reminds me of my first ride when my uncle took me on his bicycle.The carrier then was made of rattan.

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Melaka MTB Ride

Oct 30, 2009
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Some time last year I mentioned to my friends about having a bike ride around the historical city of Malacca.Somehow, there were not enough people who could join.After reading Dr Azmi's posting at PER blog,I was inspired again to have a such a ride.

During my last visit to Malacca last month,I saw a nice urban renewal along the Malacca River with some nice shops and cafes.How nice it would be if I could just ride along the river with my fellow bikers! And at the same we can venture to explore a few places of historical interests.

I hope Dr Azmi and Dr Taufik who had got the experience could take the lead and take us there before the end of this year.Over to you,Docs.

Melaka Revisited Eidil Fitri 1430

Underwater track at Putrajaya wetland

Oct 26, 2009
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Jef

Thank you guys for coming to ride around Putrajaya Wetland with me.Present were: Muhaimy(who led the ride),Jef,Syed Din,Gazali,Adznee,Razif,MKA and Jef(photo shown on the right).I got the feedback that most were happy with a 20km ride.InsyaAllah,we shall ride again next month(date to be confirmed later).

Adznee has a story here.

First Bangi Ride

Oct 25, 2009
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Today,I am very happy to ride with my fellow SDARA cyclists again and it was my first in Bangi.Thanks to Saifuddin for taking the lead and Nadim for your company.The last we rode together was when both of them and Sharin of PCM helped me to ride my first 20km in a ride on 22nd August,2008.This morning,we are back together again.The only difference was that I did not have to do TNT's(Turun N Tolak) over two hilly terrains.Saifuddin told me I had improved a lot as compared to the last ride.That made my day! And that statement made me reflect that there is no short cut to improve oneself(in sport or in bussiness etc) in whatever we are doing.We need to work hard and make sacrifices.By the way,working hard is easier than making sacrifices.I know the difference because I have done both.

By 7:30am,we took off near Masjid Al-Hasanah,Bangi and rode all the way towards Seksyen 8.We changed direction at the roundabout and pedalled up to Seksyen 4.It was a long uphill and I managed to pedal all the way.After the peak,I took the downhill with a zest by pedalling all the way to Roundabout UKM.Here was where I clocked 41km/hr.From the roundabout,I had to cycle along uphill and again I did without my usual TNT's.Thanks to Allah,I am back to normal.On the way down to Taman Tasik Cempaka,I tried again to pedal while doing a DH, but only managed to clock at 42km/hr-the best so far for my personal record.

While cycling around the lake(from outside),I saw a lot of people doing their morning exercises.That is good!

Later,we had breakfast at Restoran Amir,BBB after cycling for about 51minutes over a distance of 12.6km..

Cycling re-boot!

Oct 22, 2009
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A few days ago, I moved to Bandar Baru Bangi(BBB).Now,I am closer to Putrajaya by 15km and it takes me only 15minutes to go there from my home at BBB.Hopefully,I can cycle more more often in Putrajaya from now.Last weekend,I joined the PCM group and managed to cycle about 21km.This weekend(Saturday 24/10/2009 @8am), a few of my friends will join me at Putrajaya Wetland.It is going to be a slow and easy ride to get many of us back on our saddles after missing in action for more than a month( a few have stopped cycling more than two months).It is not easy to re-start.It is the inertia that keeps many of us not exercising.My experience told me that I do need a friend to pull me out from my slumber.If you are still under your blanket,just call me and I will come and pull you out.

Below is a photo of my Gang of 50's(referring to our age) when we stopped at a weir some where around Putrajaya Wetland.I love to ride with them again..

Gang of 50's

Keeping the momentum..

Oct 20, 2009
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wetland ride#2

During Ramadhan,my weight was 75kg.Now,I am not happy because due to my lack of exercise and over-eating during the Eid festival,my weight has gone up to 77kg!This is not good.By the way,todate this October,I only cycled 4 times;6 times MIA.I told myself I must catch up.My annual target is badly behind scheduled9~170km).If I don't have a 'recovery plan' to achieve my annual target,I am quite certain to fail.

So, this weekend,I plan to ride Saturday and Sunday~about 20km a day.By the way,my friends and me are planning to do a MTB Putrajaya Wetland Ride this Saturday 24/10/2009.RV at Boat House at 7:30am and wheels roll at 8am.See you there.

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A Day PCM

Oct 18, 2009
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Group by group

Last night I was very worried that I may not be able to ride a 20km with fellow riders at PCM this morning.The reasons are:1.I did not ride even once during the last Ramadhan.2.My weight has gained 1.5kg after Ramadhan.3.For October,2009,I only rode my bike twice due to my bad coughs that lasted over 3 weeks! I am not sure whether I have the same stamina like pre-Ramadhan and the energy to keep pedalling for more than one hour.

I arrived almost at 8am and saw pockets of cyclists around Palace of Justice.Not as many as the night PCM, but we had enough crowd to be seen along the route.At about 8:30am,Man CIOCC called everyone together to give the ride briefing,followed by a lady student from UiTM about the coming charity ride organised by MNS.Later,a group photo was taken.Owing to my age(being the eldest around),I was chosen to be the one putting in a 10 ringgit note into the kitty as donation to represent our group support for the environmental awareness drive.

The trail took us to Pinggiran Putrajaya and this is my first time riding PCM out of Putrajaya proper.It was well chosen-not easy and not too tough for new riders or old riders who had not been cycling for more than 40 days!In fact,I really enjoyed the ride and my thanks to Effendy who kept me company when I was trailing the group on a long uphill.The riders stopped at the peak of the climb and waited for us-the 'sweepers'.When I managed to cycle and arrived at the pit stop,I was told by Man CIOCC to proceed downhill leading the crowd.That was a big thrill for me who had not been cycling more than 20km for more than a month.I clocked 34km/hr-nothing great but it was an enjoyable downhill.

From my observations,I enjoy this day PCM more than the previous PCM's I have attended because I feel safer(better visibility) and I could see more things and enjoy the view as I cycle.Not only that,I don't like sleeping late.May I humbly suggest to the PCM organisers to hold morning PCM every month in addition to night PCM.I think more older riders and family members may take part.

On the way home, I kept smiling to myself that I am almost back to normal-as far as MTB cycling is concerned.Thanks to Allah for His mercy on me that I can keep cycling and enjoying the ride with my friends.For my personal record,I did 21km with average speed of 16km/hr-a little improvement over the previous PCM.

Fuji bikes

Oct 14, 2009
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Today,I took my cousin Hafeez to a bikeshop next to my house.The mechanic recommend me to buy this bike.According to him, if all these accessories were on a Trek frame,it will cost at leaqst RM5,000! He offered me RM3200.Here is the specs.

May I have your comments,please.Thank you