Meeting at Taj Curry House, Subang Jaya this morning, KC, Philip, VT and Claudine were in a dilemma. While Roy had texted on the possibility of rain, the roads were already wet by the time Claudine peered out the window! In the midst of setting up their bikes, it started to drizzle again, turning heavier as they rode out to the breakfast point. Finally, they called defeat, cancelling the ride, when a car’s headlamps illuminated the rain drops as it drove into the parking lot.
As the rain teetered off to a light drizzle soon enough, they decided to see through their plans all the same. Off to Subang Jaya’s LRT station and on to the train, there were more passengers on board than they had expected.
Scanning the crowd as the train collected more and more passengers with each stop, Claudine spotted 2 Bromptons on the next coach. Always ready to make new friends, she approached the duo only to find out it was Sarah and her friend, Gan!
As Lady Luck was with them, the duo were on their way to KLCFD as well. Following their advice, they got off at Masjid Jamek despite their tokens for Pasar Seni, as it is closer to DBKL, the flag off point for KLCFD. Besides, the fare for both stations were the same!
The crowd at DBKL were spaced out unlike Claudine’s earlier experience with 1WP Konvoy Berbasikal on 24 February 2018. Past 7 am, the participants had been flagged off as promptly as can be BUT the loudspeakers were still blasting away at deafening decibels!
The inflatable archway, still decorates Jalan Raja Laut, coupled by buntings from sponsors though the permanent gateway had taken on a more festive mood, wishing our fellow Muslim friends “Selamat Hari Raya”. This time though, DBKL had taken the extra step by setting up a golden carriage for shutterbugs and narcissistic alike!
Riding along Jalan Raja Laut, they passed Sogo and Bandaraya’s MRT station before turning right for Jalan Sultan Ismail. Traveling a short distance, they then turned right again for Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, returning to the other wing of Sogo. Thereafter, they took the left turn to Jalan Dang Wangi as continuing straight on would have gotten them back to DBKL in a loop.
Following the car free route, they saw KL Tower looming over Bukit Nanas, whilst KLCC twin towers was a bit lackluster from afar. As they got nearer, the twin peaks turned all glitter but the only gold they found were in the Brompton friends waiting nearby. In true Hari Raya spirit, a large group of Brommies were dressed in Baju Melayu while the BWT group from Singapore had come in full force by bus charter!
Mindy was there waiting as promised and after the arrival of Annie and Jackson, they decided to continue on with their ride to Malaysia Tourism Center and KL Tower. This time though, they ventured a little further down the hill to KL Forest Eco Park, getting giddy over the suspension bridge.
Meanwhile, the southern group were in a hurry to return back to base as they had a long journey to JB and Singapore. Hoping to end the ride over Yut Kee’s famous Hainanese Chicken Chop, it was closed for the day. As a back up, their perfect hosts brought them to Petaling Street for chee cheong fun, porridge and soy bean milk.
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| Restaurant Ah Meng |
Back in Subang Jaya, VT and Claudine played catch up with their family over lunch before driving the gang down south. After an early dinner at Restaurant Ah Meng, they dropped Alvin, KC and Berenda at Hotel Grand Bello, the nearest point to JB’s CIQ where the trio rode their way back to the little red dot. As for Philip, while he managed to hitch a last minute ride to KL with VT, KC and Claudine, his return trip involved multiple mode of transports!
Note : Tokens purchased for LRT rides can be topped up at the exiting station if one decides to take a longer journey with no penalties.
Photo credits :
1. KC
2. Philip
3. Eugene Wee
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