Round round…

During my younger days, I used to cycle around the kampung in the evenings, and anybody I met would ask, “Sini kitak?” (Where are you going?) I would simply reply, “Round, round!” That means “makan angin” or just going for a spin. Yes, believe it or not, I CAN cycle and this is my bicycle…

As a matter of fact, I cycled everywhere! 1.5 miles to the town, and also to school when it was along Mission Road, near where the present Sibu Central Market is. Then, when the school moved to 1 1/2 Mile, Oya Road, I had to cycle three miles every morning to school and back!! And if I had activities in the afternoon, e.g. librarian duty, I would cycle to school again after lunch and come back in the evening. 6 miles X 2 a day!

On weekends, I would go out with friends at night to go to the movies, hang around the coffee shops or just roam the town…and sometimes, to go dancing at the SRC (the now demolished Sibu Recreation Club, located where the present Wisma Sanyan is). Then I would have to use the lamp…

For that, I had to use the dynamo. You press the switch and it will release the dynamo, allowing the top part to lean on the wheel. Then when you cycle, it will turn the top part of the dynamo and generate electricity to light up the lamp. This is a picture of the dynamo…

There is a reflector at the back of the bicycle, red in colour and it will reflect the light of an on-coming vehicle so that they will be aware of your presence and will not run you down. To warn other cyclists or pedestrians in your way, you can use the bell…

There were a lot of bicycles in Sibu in the past, and pedestrians too…but since they lowered the driving age for motorcyclists, the two-wheel non-motorised vehicle has dwindled in number. Today, with the escalating petrol prices, we should think seriously about going back to using the bicycle, especially when you are just going to the places in the neighbourhood. No air pollution, no need for petrol…and it is a good form of exercise – something that many of us are badly in need of. (Blush! Blush! LOL!!!)

STOP PRESS:
I was talking about kacang ma in an earlier post, so this morning I went to 3Q and booked some. Believe it or not, they were completely sold out when I went back there to collect around 12.30 p.m. They told me that there were people begging them to sell to them what they were keeping for me…but they simply refused! I have customer priority mah! LOL!!! The Q told me that she accidentally spilt the Chinese white wine, so it would extra strong! Oooo…that’s the way I like it!!!

So, if you were one of those who wanted to get some today but were not successful, here’s a photo of it for you to drool over…..

Hahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!