心情总是随着情绪变动。。。 这次终于又失眠了。。。期待明日清晨的到来。。。
天有不测之风云， 明天事谁都无法猜测。。。 为有靠自己。。。小心行事。。.

来自大马各大城市的6大英雄好汉，终于共聚一堂。。。
来自 槟岛 的 Kean Aun，以他那香喷喷的《penang 炒果条》名震天下；
浦总 的 Yong Yan， 以深藏不露、冷漠《无情的表情》独霸武林；
苏邦 的VCo 以他那《“笑”傲江湖》，和解江湖纠纷；
芙蓉的 Jern Huat当然是以他那口口松脆的《芙蓉烧包》扬名天下；
还有当然少不了来自蕉赖的代表 Ivan YanJun 和 Jeng Yew 以《玉男心经》肥瘦合拼，吃片天下无敌口 统一武林啦~！

先声说明，虽然无可否认他们个个内功超强，但他们也只不过是百分百纯的城市大男生。。。 铁马？！。。。在公园偶尔骑过两下啦。。。 哈哈。。。
心想：明天那一战，大家一定要使出真功夫，加加加加油哦~！一切顺利。。。

一路上，　真是　青青园中葵。。。　

也有小桥流水人家。。。

有西风　但没瘦马。。。只有大牛。。。“新鲜的空气。。。　ｍｍｍ。。。　清洁的水。。。　乳牛喝清洁的水。。。　生产的牛奶也就纯净新鲜。。。　它　就是ｘｘ奶粉　ｘｘｘ国家乳酪局品质保证！”哈哈！第一次亲眼目睹白色黑斑的牛只呢～　好特别～　兴奋不已

还有白天鹅　绵羊及野兔呢～

马路 真的 是如虎口啊~ 一些公路非常狭窄。。。没有提供脚车道 还好。。。问题就在于大型车辆频繁来往。。。 真让人骑得提心吊胆。。。

不过，沿途的景点也很不错~！

８８ｋｍ　其实，真的很远。。。　
抽了两次筋。。。　幸好Jern Huat 大侠　及时拿出独门的“灵丹妙药”才能即刻挽救本人。。。　哈哈！thanx Jern Huat … for the isotonic drink and the energy booster!

０７００ａｍ　启程。。。　０７００ｐｍ　抵达。。。　好痛苦哦～　毕竟，我们都做到了。。。　抵达时，至少还可以看见日落。。。　无边无际　海阔天空。。。

是团队精神给予我们向前迈进的原动力。。。　相互的鼓励。。。推动力。。。

　
ＯＮＥ　ＴＥＡＭ　ＯＮＥ　ＤＲＥＡＭ～！　哈哈～　（准备给人告啦～！）

Bike Tips and Cheats #2 - Edinburgh

Ok so Cycling from Glasgow to Edinburgh is quite a distance . Based on "Pedal for Scotland" organisation, the total distance is about 51 miles !! (82Km !!)

For amateurs (eg: us.....) there will come a time where people get cramps and exhausted from cycling a long uphill road. (NB: Our first attempt took us around 12hrs to reach our hostel..... yup, I'm not kidding...)

So, to some newbies, after going through that "torture", they get traumatised by the thought of having to cycle the same route all the way back to Glasgow. ( Keeps me thinking I'm burning lots of fat...)

"ARRRRGH !! Any Solution ?!? Or should I just Give up, take a train and Fed Ex my bike to Glasglow ? "

Don't worry !!! ^_^ This is because the train from Edinburgh to Glasgow and vice-versa provides a place where you can put your bike on the train with NO EXTRA CHARGES ! WooHoo !! Now you and your bike can share the lovely journey back together.

Things you may need to know when using the train.
1) There are 2 different stations where Train will stop in Glasgow. One will stop at Queen St. and the other at Central Station.

Queen St. is opposite George Square so this would be a good place to get off from the train.

2) The place where you are suppose to store your bike is at the very front of the train. ( and if I'm not wrong, there is also a place at the very back of the train.) They provide "seat-belts" for your bike so that it doesn't "fly around" in the train. At each end of the train, they only have a space to securely store 12 bikes.

3) When it comes to buying train tickets, make sure you are getting the best out of your buck. For instance, get 3 or more friends (+ you ) to buy the tickets as there is this kind of promotion where your tickets are cheaper!!
Its much cheaper if you take a train on a weekday. (about 4++ Pounds*, Glasgow-Edinburgh-Glasgow)

For weekends, it will be slightly more. We left on a weekend and therefore it cost us 6.45 Pounds*. This ticket not only allows us to go back to Glasgow, but there is also a return ticket to Edinburgh. We didn't need the return ticket but you will be surprise that with the return ticket included, it is cheaper than paying a one-way ticket.

* Prices are subjected to change. Based on thier Big Boss' mood.

Bike Tips and Cheats #1 - Edinburgh

You want to shop at the city centre of Edinburgh ( Around Princes Street )
or maybe you wanna see the famous Edinburgh Castle up the hill
But, you are still carrying a Big , Heavy Rucsack with you, and your back is sore; your shoulders are about to pop out from your sockets. And your baby-->bike needs to be locked at a proper place. AAARGH !! What to do ?!?!


Don't worry !! ^_^ Cause all you have to do is look for the "National Gallery of Edinburgh" ! There, you have a place to chain your bike and plus , at the lower ground of the National Gallery, they provide a place to keep your bag and there is someone who will guard your bag for FREE !! All you need to do is promise that you will check out the gallery. Muahahahaha !

9月3日。出发前日

经过整整两个月的准备，明天就要出发了。。。


兴奋，紧张，害怕的心情接踵而来，我们真的准备好了吗？


晚上，我们开了出发前的最后一次会议，还记得当时每个人的脸上都露出兴奋的表情。 （除了那个‘木无表情’的YONGYAN如以往一般酷酷的。）讨论完一系列的‘策略’后，便是上床睡觉的时候了。


那一夜晚感觉特别漫长，平时躺在床上5-10分钟就可以见到周公的我，竟然兴奋得睡不着。父母，seniors, 朋友的话不断在我脑海里浮现。“90公里这样远，你们哪里顶的到？”，“Go edinburgh take bus 80 pens only, y wan to ride bicycle leh?”, “哇， 你们来真的啊？”



假如明天有人的脚车坏了，那就不能骑到终点了，那我们的第一次旅程岂不是以失败告终？
想到我们彩排遇到的种种问题，想想明天我们能骑到爱丁堡的机率，都不懂有没有50%.。



但我又想，就算我们无法骑到终点，但至少我们曾经一起傻过，曾经一起努力追逐这一个看似平凡却又有一点点不平凡的梦想。

有人这么说的： ‘当你想吃巧克力的時候，就盡情地吃吧，不要怕胖，當你吃夠了，你自然會停下來。’当你想要骑脚车的时候，就尽情去骑吧，不要想太多！ 因为总有一天，你不再骑脚车了，或许是因为你背负的责任大了，顾虑多了，或是你不再热爱脚车了．但那时你回想起来，心里一定会有说不出的快感．　

听着阿牛的‘踩著三輪車賣菜的老阿伯', 想着小学时的童年往事， 我就这样睡着了。


爱丁堡，我们来了！！！


（其他5位成原当时的心情是不是和我一样兴奋呢？)

处女航——荆棘满路，波折重重。。。

现实往往是残酷的。

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八月二十六日，晴时多云偶阵雨。为了爱丁堡之行备战，踏上了寻路之旅。

没有任何警报，先是一架铁马的轮胎报销，黯然。Jeng Yew离队。

路没走远，本人的铁马“爆牙”，凄惨。Yong Yan离队。

六人行演变成四人铁马阵，人心惶惶。

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默想，莫非此乃“不可能的任务”？

非也非也。

天将降大任於斯人也，必先苦其心志，饿其体肤，劳其筋骨，空乏其身，行拂乱其所为，所以动心忍性，增益其所不能。

满腔热血男儿，岂能屈服于小小挫折？

前进！就算前路茫茫，毕竟，路，是走出来的！

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沿着繁忙的道路，一路向北，感觉很漫长。

柳暗花明，一片无边无际的麦田映入眼帘，之前的愁云惨雾，一扫而空。

著名的Forth & Clyde Canal就在热心人的引导下，掀开了令人满怀期待的处女航。

沿路风景优美，惊喜连连。一路上擦肩而过的人们都十分亲切热情，还有一对对天鹅悠然浮游水面上，心情说不出的舒畅。

天苍苍，野茫茫，风吹草低，还真有一群牛羊，散布在绿油油的农场里。

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Auchinstarry Basin，是此次的终点站，仅仅是爱丁堡之行的四分一路程。合照一张留念。

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回程比较吃力，托硬邦邦坐骑之福，一个个饱尝屁股开花之苦，本人更在一段斜坡上脚抽筋，一路颠颠簸簸，总算有惊无险，倦鸟终于归巢。

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多亏此次处女航，把梦想和现实的界限厘清，汲取教训，再出发。

考验依旧严峻，却无阻雄心壮志！

缘起。。。The Beginning…

偶然间，话题落在一个蛮异想天开的点子上，两人谈得兴高采烈，骑着铁马驰骋苏格兰这片陌生土地的梦想，似乎一点儿都不遥远。

知易，行难。心中不免犹豫，信心偶尔动摇，两人开始策划。

"The wild idea to cycle around the unfamiliar land of Scotland sparkled when two enthusiastic young men were talking about their dreams. To them, however crazy the idea it seems, it would one day become real.

It is always easier said than done. At times, the heart hesitated, with shaken confidence. Nevertheless, they started planning for it."

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连续几个星期，物色市集拍卖的二手铁马。粗枝大叶的两人，甚至把人家的铁马给弄坏了，换来一顿F***的臭骂，如此往来数次，竟然也和这位豪爽的大叔熟络起来了，率直的F***之物语，也不再觉得刺耳，反而有种说不出的亲切感。

阵容渐渐壮大，憨憨二人组新进了两位新成员，四人组最后又变成了六人组，队长连忙喊停，六位恰恰好，不然队长恐怕胜任不来。

有次还差点掉入偷车集团的陷阱，误购了贼赃。

好几次眼巴巴看着心仪的铁马被人捷足先登，唏嘘不已。

铁马加上林林种种的配件，六人的钱囊开始瘦身，万一功败垂成，就只能自嘲自个儿把钱丢进大海，覆水难收。

在不被看好的情况下，六人毅然朝向目标前进，其实心里也没啥把握，只有破釜沉舟的决心。管它的，盘算不了这么多，要么笑傲江湖，要么贻笑大方，反正青春是最大的本钱。

"For the consecutive few weeks, they searched for 2^nd-hand bikes. There was once they were so careless. In exchange to the damage done to a yet-to-be-sold-out bike, they were bombarded with initial-F’s vocabularies by the middle-aged owner. Strange it might sound, the owner became more and more friendly each time they visited the market. The initial-F’s words from his mouth had since then become less painful to the ears.

From a group of two, it grew to four, and then six. The captain had to shut the door closed to new members, for limited capability to manage an even bigger group.

There were once they almost being tricked by a bike-theft syndicate. For several times, they missed some great deals of bikes with tip-top conditions. How unfortunate.

Besides, all sorts of bike accessories made their wallets to shrink. All investments come with liability. They could only pray for the best. No one knows how things might turn out.

No matter how unfeasible it might seem, the group will march towards the dream, with strong determination. There would be only two outcomes – being laughed upon for harbouring an unrealistic goal, or being the last persons laughing at the end. But, who cares? Youth is itself a biggest asset – we dare to fail!"

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隆重介绍踌躇满志的六人(左至右）——Kean Aun，Jeng Yew，Yong Yan，Jern Huat，V Co 和Ivan Yan Jun。

"Proudly introduce these high-spirit six-member biking group (from left to right) – Kean Aun, Jeng Yew, Yong Yan, Jern Huat, V Co and Ivan Yan Jun."

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六人绝对业余，经验欠奉。

"These six are absolutely amateurs, with extremely limited biking experience. Hehe…"