The lean, green machine
Yeah, i finally got myself a bike: a modenas " kapchai" really with an "L" plastered in front and the back to warn how "dangerous" I could be. Itz a funny thing, coz other motorcyclist keep commenting on it at traffic lights and always seem shocked when i said i got it second hand. Not to mention the amazin pick up, i seem to shoot off first leavin other bikes when the light goes green, and no , im not speedin or riding recklessly. Hopefully, i’ll get rid of that "L" as its been around fer two years now, all bcoz of my laziness to complete the bike licence. Fear of getting embarrased falling down frem a virago at the test is a another reason, haha. Well, this little critter im riding to work is really a smooth one on the road. i get to save plenty of time getting "unstuck" in the jam.
Of coz im getting the mat rempit perspective of life too frequently, staring at the undersides of trailers wiv lil me in a tiny hole in between them, reminds me of how fragile human beings are….n having to move between speeding cars at highways in and out of the rain while keeping a balance (or end up skidding between lanes,tricky this one.). Itz as if ur on a daily obstacle course wiv ur life as the prize surviving it. Man, wat a tout line it is keeping my mind alert for those "landmines" in the forms of errant drivers, pedestrians, and illegal racers on the main road and highways.
I personally experienced skidding like and banging a police car in Ipoh during a particularly heavy rain session and tat image back then was a constant reminder of the dangers of losing control of a light machine and the heavy impact of it.
OF coz the interesting part is how i keep getting lost trying to find newer shortcuts to/from office. Of coz, sleeping/ daydreaming when in the car/ bus before this in a ride didn’t help much.
I m not really bothered bout getting heavily drenched or getting lost, i used to enjoy walking back home even if it rains heavily so the habit stuck, though this time while on a bike. Of coz i get the looks , when i get my backpack in rain-proof mode under the bridge and proceed ridin as if nothing really matters.
But yeah, im glad i can save those 2/3 hours to chill out at home or wiv frens as opposed to 2/3 freakin long hours stuck in jams or in public transports.
Got other things to blog on but i’ll choose a correct theme fer it, this one ere is fer one of my first few outings road-hunting in KL, haha. Hopefully, i dun end up like the most unfortunate of rempit-ers.
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