Cycling
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We finally got good weather to go on our first bike ride together as a married couple. Haa… it’s been a long time since we last went cycling.
After coming home from work and resting a bit (I was having a very bad headache), we set off, totally excited. Silly me didn’t expect us to be out so long, so I didn’t prepare water for us, though in the end I realised we should have.
We went for a 2.5 hour long ride. Following the bike connector, we cycled from Tampines Central, to SunPlaza Park, and then behind Ave 10 and across the highway to Pasir Ris Town Park, before reaching Pasir Ris Beach Park behind DownTown East Chalets. It felt really good, with the wind in my hair and the feel of adrenaline coursing through my veins as we peddled our way through the crowd.
At one point, my silly gear didn’t change properly and the chain didn’t catch. I had to stop the nice flow we were experiencing and get the chain back to place, resulting in super filthy and oily hands from all the oil on the chain. The hubs had gone on without knowing what had happened and all I could do was just wait by the side for him to realise and turn back. When he finally did a good 2 minutes later, we decided to take a rest along the beach and enjoy the sea breeze.
We sat there for quite a while, watching the sun set and the darkness creep in, before getting back on the bikes to explore the other end of the park. I had intended to bring the hubs to the “Fisherman’s Place”, where my friends and I went to hold someone’s hen party a few years ago. Somehow, the place had changed and when we arrived, it didn’t seem to have as appetising food as what I remembered it to be. In fact, the variety was very little compared to the last time I was there.
In the end, we decided to turn back and head home, and packed food from the nearby coffeeshop for dinner. By the time we were home and tucking into our food, it was past 9pm, 3 hours from the time we had set off, tired and hungry, but very satisfied with the amount of calorie burning from the ride.