I might write about the trip sometime later. For now, i shall let the photos do the talking. I took many pictures on my powershot S2, which is the bulkiest camera that was brought for the trip. Actually, my camera is unfailingly the biggest compared to others', not matter which group of friends i'm with or the occasion. No one (unless he's a professional photographer) really would want to lug such a big (non-SLR) camera around for social gatherings, much less a cycling trip. It's just inconvenient and undesirable. Because it is so conspicuously and unenviously big, people always wonder why i bought it in the first place. It makes me look pro, but pro i am not. I tell others the 12x zoom is a draw, and in return they would ask me, 'Whatever for do you need the 12x zoom? To look into your neighbours' homes, right?'

Most of the group photos were taken using my camera, not because i have the best camera around, but because i was, as always, the most thick-skinned one who would unashamedly go round asking people to pose for photos and bothering passers-by to be our photographer. I've already received Chin's and K's photographs, and i'm waiting to collect from the rest their photos, so that i can compile everything, including a couple of video clips, together and distribute copies to everyone.

No buildings in sight. It was lovely - just us on the road, trees by the roadside, and a cloudy blue sky above. Taken on K's camera.

Riding past a school building, i think. The luscious space and the wide open roads were reassuring and inviting. Chin often cycled far ahead and stopped by the side to take photos of us cycling past, as he did for this one.

A panoramic view of the landscape we often ride past. Courtesy of Chin.

The roadies' bikes leaning against a tree by the eatery that we stopped at for lunch. I think, it was Eug and Ken who prompted me: 'You should take a photo of the bikes. Very nice.'

I only knew this was taken when i looked through K's photographs for the trip. It was during our recce. i believe we stopped here to ascertain our rest-point for the ride. The road runs alongside the coast for this stretch.

No ride is complete without makan. When the drinks came, i was like, 'So, this is lime juice. Luckily i didn't order it.' But the laksa was good. I ate all the (black) cockles in my laksa, while most of the others gave theirs to Daniel, who was only too happy to accept them.

2nd day morning, around 7a.m. This is the east coast so we get the view of sunrise. Chin and a few others stopped their breakfast and ran out to the beach to snap photos when they saw the sun rising from the horizon. This is his. I didn't bring mine to breakfast, unfortunately. If not i can show them the power of 12x zoom!