pray for Japan

the day the earth shook

Fri, 11 March 2011

sometime in the day an earthquake hit the north east part of Japan. when vince SMSed, I did not think much of it and dismissed it with a "Japan is so big, it does not affect us" response. Afterall, Japan is no stranger to earthquakes...

little did I know how this 8.9 earthquake would evolve into an event that would be so significant it would affect the lives of millions around the world, and kept us transfixed on the news, images, videos, and stories coming out from Japan

the 23 meter high tsunami that would battered Japan and the resulting nuclear incident left a nation with more than 15,000 dead and missing, and left Tokyo a ghost town, with countries advising their citizens to leave Japan for their own safety

in our own ways, we pray for the ones left behind, and that Japan would fix the nuclear problems soon. The entire world is on edge over the radiation risks from the Fukushima nuclear plant

satellite images of the destruction - http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/13/world/asia/satellite-photos-japan-before-and-after-tsunami.html?hp

On Monday, 14 March, as the scale of the disaster and tragedy unfolds, we all decided to cancel the fixie holiday

FIX-ated with Geishas

Fri, 11 March 2011

Just one more week to departing for an epic cycling trip in Kyoto and Osaka!

Since my first visit to the beautiful city of Kyoto in Dec 2009, I have been looking forward to returning one day with my fixie and some good friends to ride, eat and take in the gorgeous views of the city.

I am certain March 19 to 26 would be an unforgettable 8 days! Hopefully our plans to coincide with the cherry blossom season comes true...

this is a Google Earth shot of the restaurants (yellow pins) we should be visiting :)

Dinners have been booked months in advance for 8 hungry men (wei, ken, robert, richard, vincent, seng yeow, vince and me) at 7.30pm every night! yes Singapore *ahem* kiasu habit - afterall this is "super peak season". not simply peak. but super peak. happy as a bird we got all our choice restaurants!

fixies at the esplanade

independence

in progress

MBS in lights

Thursdays are fixie nights

Thursday, 19 August 2010


my ride. Fixie Inc Peacemaker

wei at the F1 grandstand


so this is how the moon is lit!

sunset over the lake

it helps that the Panasonic LX3 is idiot proof

Lake Zurich

I walked down the shopping street down to the lake (no choice because the shops are already closed at 6pm on Saturdays, and are NOT open on Sundays) to be greeted by a beautiful sight of the lake, and the swans, ducks, and other birds on it.

this is the city end of the lake, and you can spot the alps in the background.

a picture taken from the information counter shows how massive the lake is, as the city is at the bottom of the map.