Lifetime (part 2)

We went cycling yesterday. I cycled all the way from home. Went pass bedok camp, took the dodgy underpass after cycling 1km eastbound, went all the way to macdonalds only to find that i'm the first one there. Christine and Grace came next followed by Ryan and Jerome, then Joel, Catherine, Gericho, Gable, Eugene, Uncle Gabriel and last but not least, Cassandra, Steph, and Joan. It rained and gabriel was a walking mop. Which had jus mopped up the rain so a walking mop isnt a good thing. Made a lake in macs. The rain easedoff once the 3 girls came so we went off cycling. Was cycling aufully close to Steph half the time. So i decided to play and swerve left and right. Made her nervous =P It eventually knocked her off her bike. I was cycling not doing anything, tho a bit close, then she crashed into my side. Fell on her side, her bike was all over her. Felt bad after that. We were at bedok jetty b4 that. Just talking. It was a very talkative cycling session. Told her abt my parents' divorce and all that. She took to it pretty well i think.

Cassandra looked very nervous on the bike. I mean she wasnt like wearing that gleaming smile she always had. Stopped at lagoon for a quick drink b4 bringing the bikes back. Grace couldnt ride so she had a double bike with gabriel, who later swapped with jerome for his own bike to chase after Eugene, whom i beat 3 times in 3 different races. =P Then we went bowling. I didnt join in cos it was already 420. Steph left followed by gable. Then I left at 430. Joan accused me of leaving early cos steph wasnt there anymore. grrr.

I suppose life is like a long cycling trip. When we first start off, we are so unconfident in whatever we do with the bike. So we need help from others. After a while we get a bit more confident and explore new ways to cycle. Once in a while we will meet new partners willing to journey with us. Some for long, some for short, some for the rest of the trip. Like life when we make friends. Some will be easily forgotten yet some will remain in our hearts forever. Sometimes these friends may be a nuiscance and try to play with you, knocking you off ur bike. Then they will turn around and attend to your wounds. Some wounds will not be healed, some will but in the end, it wil be a learning experience so that we dont make the same mistake again. When we meet that special companion in our journey, We would want to spend the rest of the time with that person and do whatever it takes to make that person happy. We can also teach him or her how to ride better and probably ask him or her to become a cycling partner. When that person does, you know you will never be alone in life.

The scenery and the people we meet is just one representation of what life can be like. Taking the path less taken will bring us places we would have never seen and meet people many would never have met. We take rests to cool down and have a chat. Sometimes the chat is special to that person and you would have gained a follower. When u reach the destination, look back on the cycling trip. Has it been worth your while? Have you chronicled a moment that would come only once in a lifetime.