Hooray! Overnight Cycling!

Had an overnight cycling from East Coast to Changi Village to Punggol Park and back to East Coast.
Fantastic!
20 odd people again, but totally different in composition.

Went back from work, rested ate and went off to East Coast, feeling mighty lethargic and thoughts of why did I sign up for this swirling in my head. Haha.

Met at 10pm, saw multiple groups also having the same idea of night cycling, must have been an event or such.

started at 11, and ended back around 6 odd am.

We cycled the whole stretch of east coast, and went on the main road towards Changi. That was fun, saw aeroplanes taking off and touching down. Quite a sight at night while trying to stay in a single file.

Changi, ate the purportedly famous Nasi Lemak but turned out not to be too exceptional, it wasn't even exceptional. Moved off from there at 1.15am to the next destination.

Reached Loyang Tua Peh Kong Temple yard which amazingly was shared with a Hindu temple.
To say it was huge is an understatement. People would buy this particular incense and place it near this concrete like slab/rock and hope to see numbers from the smoke that emanates. Another practice was to buy a light from this trees of lights where it supposedly gives you luck for the whole year. The monks would relight the light should it die off, although I was told that they use electric bulbs nowadays. After that off we go to Punggol Park.

Punggol Park. Didn't reach it as some 'sotongs' became 'jellyfishes'. The 'octopus' advised that we should just move back to East Coast as it would take us another say an hour or two should we proceed. The still 'sotongs' were disappointed but what can we do, so we turned back.
*Names given by the guide.

East Coast.
One of the organisers fell awkwardly as he braked his front tyre whilst going downhill. Man, and good thing I braked with my back tyre elevated to an angle I'm still amazed at.. haha. As I was right behind him, he would have had tyre marks all over if I didn't. He had cuts to his palm but to me it could have been much worse seeing how he fell. Turns out he lost his concentration, and also he was in third position, apparently going for first.

Cycling at night is one real great exercise, there's the feeling of freedom as you become kings and queens of the road. Well, A part of the road. A left side strip. Anyway.

Next month!

Slated Around the Island Cycling Challenge : )
Hopefully it turns out well.

- Sotong.