Intro-Biking is a bi-yearly event targeted at students who are enthusiastic about road cycling. To maintain interest and to provide students a unique and unforgettable experience, the theme of the event is varied. Judging by the amount of new participants, the variety of the biking activities has proved to be successful. On top of that, difficulty level of each event is kept at a manageable level in consideration of the newcomers.
The theme for this year’s Intro-Bike is Bike-a-laxation. The main aim is to allow students to enjoy a relaxing ride around the urban city and enjoy the exotic city glamour in a day. Bike-a-laxation is opened not only to beginners but also to advanced bikers.
The rationale for the choice of that particular theme is due to a lack of appreciation of the magnificent buildings and monuments within the city. I think the cause for the lack of appreciation is due to the strong emphasis that students placed on academic excellence thus the negligence of all the other things that are equally important.
In the morning of 17 Jan, a group of 40 enthusiastic explorers gathered at East Coast Park – Kit Runners, all geared in covered shoes, backpacks and sun block to embark on this ride.
The adventure kicked off at East Coast Park. Our first destination was the City area. We caught a glimpse of the majestic Merlion at One Fullerton and also the grandiose statues of Sir Stamford Raffles at Clark Quay.
Do you know that there are three Merlion and two Sir Stamford Raffles statues in Singapore?
You have definitely missed out on the fun in discovering the other sites!
From there, we proceeded towards the Vivocity and stopped by Seah Im Food Centre for our well-deserved lunches. Wasting no time, we advanced to our last rest point – Labrador Park, where we indulged ourselves with ice cream from a mobile umbrella truck.
Our biking journey ended on a memorable note. We stole the opportunity to take a group picture with a mesmerizing view of the sea.
As part of the organizing committee, it was a privilege and wonderful experience in planning the last Intro-Biking in SMUX. Though there will not be any Intro-Bike, there will be other annual biking events such as Nite Bike to look forward too.
Lim Yun Lu (17/01/09)
