One Year On...

It is exactly one year and today marks the one year anniversary of the departure of a close friend who had taught me everything I need to know about cycling in my earlier years of being a cycling virgo.

For one year, I have been just going about to get myself busy and rarely, put in a lot of time on the pedals. Building bike, doing cycling related events and doing personal stuffs...that is pretty much. I have not been thinking about the fact that I have lost my closest buddy on March 24, 2010 to an accident that took his life.

This morning, is a weird one as the biological and emotional clock rang once again that reminded me that today is the one year anniversary. I thought that I had forgotten all about it but the gut feeling and the subconscious memory knocks and tugs on my heart.

Today is the day, that I would celebrate the life of my dearest friend, my mentor and my closest brother...Ben, you will always be remembered as a close buddy, a dearest mentor and a big brother!

Ben Mok Pedal On!

A Different Form of Training

My recent change in my relationship status brought me to another level in my training for sports and races. The biggest thing in life right now is no longer about proving and racing to win (though it still irritates me if I don't do well in my own way of benchmarking).

But I have come to realise the importance of my presence to my love one who is also doing the sports. The companionship and the motivation to spur one another to do well and the hugs that comes at the finishing line and the pat on the shoulder is far greater than anything price money.

Some may say I gone softer or even cry foul that I have become a softie. To me, I have learn an important value in life from this experience, no greater gain that I have achieved can super cede the important value of Love, Family, Companionship. You can gain the whole world but if there is the lack of Love and Warm, you are just a empty, lonely fool who has just been chasing after an illusive dream.

Why You Need a Carbon Bike

For the Dudes out there who think Carbon is Cool and the New Black....this is your happy moment!