A Singapore couple has just returned home from a round the world motorcycle trip. They're believed to be the first in Southeast Asia to do so.
http://news.xin.msn.com/en/singapore/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4250758
Wonder if any couple will embark on a bicycle trip around the world soon?
Monday, August 2, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Monday, May 3, 2010
Tampines' derelict bicycle removal programme reaps results
SINGAPORE : Ever since it began its journey to become Singapore's first official "cycling town", pedestrian safety has not been the only issue Tampines has needed to tackle; abandoned bicycles have been another.
Click here for the full article.
Comment: It's good that the authorities have been doing something about abandoned bicycles!
Click here for the full article.
Comment: It's good that the authorities have been doing something about abandoned bicycles!
Friday, January 15, 2010
The Cycling Globe Trotter
74-Year Old Globe-Trotter Trades Life Of Extravagance To Cycle And Sleep On Roadsides
Read about this cyclist who has:
- Visited 116 countries
- Has been cycling the world for many years
- Will cycle until 2016, ending in Rio De Janeiro's Olympics
- Spends only RM 6.50 (S$3) a day
Read about this cyclist who has:
- Visited 116 countries
- Has been cycling the world for many years
- Will cycle until 2016, ending in Rio De Janeiro's Olympics
- Spends only RM 6.50 (S$3) a day
Friday, January 1, 2010
2010 Resolutions
http://bikeportland.org/2009/12/31/your-our-our-big-bike-hopes-and-resolutions-for-2010/
What's your 2010 resolutions?
What's your 2010 resolutions?
Ride more, drive less in 2010
Straits Times, January 1 2010
SOMEONE up there must have been trying to test my resilience today. On the final day of a car-free pledge I took on Dec 1, it pours. Cats, dogs, pigs, everything.
Well, like most of the past 24 days, I still got on my bike and pedalled to work. In the rain. Soaked. Cold. Bliss. And I'm looking forward to the ride home.
This must be true love, to persevere with bike commuting through all sorts of weather conditions. I'm not just keeping at it because I made a pledge on this blog. I'm doing it because I know it's good for me and for the earth.
Here's an update on the final week of my car-free pledge:
- Wednesday, Dec 16 -- Success: Decided to run instead of bike. Ran to work and back home.
- Thursday, Dec 17 -- Success: Rode to work and home, running an errand in between.
- Friday, Dec 18 -- Success: Rode to work (left bike in office) and ran home.
- Saturday, Dec 19 -- Fail: Day off. Drove about 15km for an errand (had to deliver a huge and heavy package).
- Sunday, Dec 20 -- Success: Day off. Ran to church and took public transport home.
- Monday, Dec 21 -- Semi-success: Drove to work (had a big bag of Christmas cookies to deliver), but biked home.
- Tuesday, Dec 22 -- Semi-success: Ran to work, but drove home.
- Wednesday, Dec 23 -- Success: Day off. Stayed home.
- Thursday, Dec 24 -- Success: Rode to work and back home.
Final figures (estimated):
CO2 emissions saved: 79.45 kg
Extra calories burnt: 5,397 cal
Money saved: $53.90
Extra time spent travelling: 113 minutes
It is definitely possible to commute by bike in Singapore. We have smooth roads, good weather (usually), short distances to travel on this small island, and an increasingly more considerate population of drivers here. More cyclists are also realising there is an etiquette to follow if we want to share the road.
Click here for the rest of the article.
SOMEONE up there must have been trying to test my resilience today. On the final day of a car-free pledge I took on Dec 1, it pours. Cats, dogs, pigs, everything.
Well, like most of the past 24 days, I still got on my bike and pedalled to work. In the rain. Soaked. Cold. Bliss. And I'm looking forward to the ride home.
This must be true love, to persevere with bike commuting through all sorts of weather conditions. I'm not just keeping at it because I made a pledge on this blog. I'm doing it because I know it's good for me and for the earth.
Here's an update on the final week of my car-free pledge:
- Wednesday, Dec 16 -- Success: Decided to run instead of bike. Ran to work and back home.
- Thursday, Dec 17 -- Success: Rode to work and home, running an errand in between.
- Friday, Dec 18 -- Success: Rode to work (left bike in office) and ran home.
- Saturday, Dec 19 -- Fail: Day off. Drove about 15km for an errand (had to deliver a huge and heavy package).
- Sunday, Dec 20 -- Success: Day off. Ran to church and took public transport home.
- Monday, Dec 21 -- Semi-success: Drove to work (had a big bag of Christmas cookies to deliver), but biked home.
- Tuesday, Dec 22 -- Semi-success: Ran to work, but drove home.
- Wednesday, Dec 23 -- Success: Day off. Stayed home.
- Thursday, Dec 24 -- Success: Rode to work and back home.
Final figures (estimated):
CO2 emissions saved: 79.45 kg
Extra calories burnt: 5,397 cal
Money saved: $53.90
Extra time spent travelling: 113 minutes
It is definitely possible to commute by bike in Singapore. We have smooth roads, good weather (usually), short distances to travel on this small island, and an increasingly more considerate population of drivers here. More cyclists are also realising there is an etiquette to follow if we want to share the road.
Click here for the rest of the article.
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