ytd was one fun day. tiring, no doubt, but it was all good.

despite waking up at 3.30am, surviving on barely 4 hours of sleep (meh, did that before) and eating probably just one meal, i did it. it was uber fun though (jon: TANDEM TANDEM). i have to go back there again man, enjoy the quiet and scenary in quietness. and obviously i'll have to grab some reasonably tall, strong guy (so i can slack off while tandem-ing. i'm not gonna cycle alone on that island man. it'll kill me. still, jon did a really good job eh, first lugging me half the way and then jenny.. what a champ. shld've seen us when we first started though, almost crashed HAHA

my butt and shoulders ache. somehow, my thighs dont. and i just woke up an hour ago and i feel like sleeping again...

i was lying in bed last night thinking of the day's adventure. the road we travelled on bike was sometimes flat, sometimes uphill, and other times, downhill. there were times when the uphill climb was so steep, we had to get off our bikes and walk it. cycling on your own, i reckon, is tougher than cycling with someone else on a tandem [easy for me to say, i was the back person, but lets leave that out for now..]. and i liken this situation to that of a christian's walk. sometimes the road is flat, pretty mundane, neither-here-nor-there; sometimes its an uphill climb, where obstacles come our way, trials, temptations, and its a struggle to reach the top; and when you finally reach the top, that's your reward, the downhill slope, where the breeze just whips you and the beautiful view just makes everything you did worthwhile, just like the reward you will receive at the end of the day when God judges you for your work.

and when the hill gets so steep and we cant do it on our own, all we have to do is admit that we are weak, (dont try to act strong and do it just to save face) get off, and let God help you up to the top. obviously cant stress how important friends are, to support, encourage and motivate one another through the toughest times, and to share the joy and reward at the end. awesome stuff.

its all about perserverance. that ride was a test of perserverance. so dont ask me if i wanna switch bikes.

i have to go back there again. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE SCREAM-AT-THE-OCEAN-AS-THOUGH-WE'RE-MANIACS THING?!

i wanna sleep. i need a shoulder.

i see a hill. first song i sing: God be merciful to me.