Collin Ng's Blog

It was a sprint duathlon event organised by MetaSport, a sport management company in Singapore.  Participants are required to run the first leg of 3 km, cycle 20 km and run the second leg of 3 km to the finish.  It was to be my first such event when my GP Riders' captain, Tomas invited us to join him.  Tomas did this event for the fourth consecutive time since its inception.  At his calling, 10 of us from GP Riders eventually signed up for it.  One surprise element was Richard Foo, Aranda Country Club's general manager who is not known to enjoy running which is his Achilles heel.  When he signed up, I gave him two thumbs-up for his courage.  Steve was to participate but a recent bike incident put paid to it.  Our 'grand old man' of the team, Teong at '63 young' was his last minute replacement.  From our GP Riders, we had Tomas, Bernard, Peter Yeo, William, Richard Tan, Ernest, Teong, R...

If the header seems to suggest it is a cycling competition, the opposite is true.  This is my second cycling trip to Batam, did a similar one last year.  For this event, I had originally set at 20 cyclists but I went a little ambitious and after checking with my buddy, Chua of BatamFast on his ferry capacity for bike storage and getting his concurrence, I finally increased to 28.  This is a cycling tour program and it is doable by any leisure cyclists.  That said, cyclists need to have a decent level of fitness and stamina.  Safety has always been my number one criteria and my constant remainders to those who have registered for this tour that wearing helmet, among others is a must and there will not be ride if one comes without a helmet, period. The event was to take place on 16 March, Saturday and we will be accommodated at Golden View in Bengkong for one night....

It is another Bike-Aid Singapore's initiative and this time, Nicky was our lead organiser and he was ably assisted by Ler and Jennifer, both of whom have had involved in many fund raising in Singapore, Thailand and the region over the years.  Jennifer and Ler have cemented close relationship with some Thais in the biking community and best of all, they can also converse in the ear- soothing  Thai language, certainly a plus for us.  And also, not forgetting, June, the ever young looking wife of Nicky who has been providing the admin support with flight reservation, the program proper, etc and during the 3 days cycling tour, following the cycling entourage in the support vehicle.  June has been a great help throughout, ensuring we were hydrated that kept us going and going.  And there is another lovely spouse of David and she is Iv...

Warming Up Before Our Lesson   A rare strike that sends Rosie leaping in the air   On a jungle trail, deep into the forest   It was my first horse riding event, not the usual adventure events I used to organise but I was really looking forward to it.  Our trainer, Mos can only handle 10 novice riders and we have to spilt into two batches of 5 each.  So, this group  of 10 of us will comprise Kevin, Abigal, Rose, Shangyi, Sherlyn, Darren, Swee Leng, Angeline, Nicole and me.    This event was confirmed on 23 Feb, Saturday at Amigos Horse Riding in Pasir Gudang and we were to spend a night at Tanjong Puteri Golf Resort.  The resort is in a vast compound which boosts of 3 18-hole golf courses, a clubhouse, villas, a recreational centre and some restaurants, among others and even Amigos Horse Riding is located within its perimeter.  Save for Abi...