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| @ Ride for Paul Lim 128Km photo credit Francis Chu |
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| Briefing the route and safety pointers before the ride -- Photo credit Steven Tang |
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| Quietly helping out and making a difference. This time at ROS 2012 |
Quiet, affable and unassuming kind of guy. Someone who will just take the lead and just "do it". Super responsible and always carrying his trusty first aid kit to render assistance. No one told him to do it... he just does. This Louis Lee, Dai Kor of the LCSG "Westies Division". Read more about him and give him a pat on his back for being the super duper inspiration that he is!
"Hi All,
I guess many of you know me as Louis with a fresh look after the
scissors got friendly with my pony tail and hit the road [;)]
Not good at writing so here's a brief introductory of myself.
Born not that long ago, I grew up as a mischievous and playful boy who doesn't
agree to what the book says but like to experience what's real and true out
there (so you know my attendance in school are . . hehe
Been through ups and downs in life and have learned to slow
things down, so now my profession is a anything goes freelancer. Mainly on
photography, design and events services.
At the age of 9, I hop on a 'chopper' courtesy of a neighbor two
floors down, rolled and pushed myself up and down a slope a few times and
peddle off around the neighborhood once I got my balance right and that marked
my first ride on a bicycle! I went faster and faster as I was thrilled by the
gush of wind and I love the speed but ended up in a wet batch of grass and got
scolded by Mom when I went home looking like I had been playing in a dirty
drain! haha
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| Photo from Old Skool Rider FB, Reggie Perara |
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| BMX! |
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| Stylo milo then |
Grew older got myself a S/S BMX frame and started to learn about
the mechanics of a bicycle as I assembled my first bike. Went for dirt jump(or
mud jump :P), tried some tricks n jump stunts and recall my first ride from
west to east on a BMX hitting up B.Sheares Bridge, was given warning and told
to get off by TP even . . well we made a wrong turn haha. Still rode around on
my BMX till it got stolen . . got another replacement and yes again was stolen!
. . sigh.
After BMXss were stolen I stop riding till I completed my NS in
93, got a MTB and started rolling again not long, didn't know much cycling
friends as I usually ride alone so I just ride around till my legs can't move
I'll rest at a bus stop or 7-11. Took another long break after I got busy with
work and relation.
It's been like a 10 years break, and finally in December 2011, I
came back from my long break to my first ride and it was with LCSG . . to climb
NTU slopes!! Felt like I dropped my lungs somewhere or they popped as I
breathed so hard doing the slopes (well for an asthmatic patient it's normal)
Hahaha
Riding with the LCSG family has made me enjoy riding even more!
Sunday fun rides that are family orientated, weekdays training ride that builds
strength and stamina and of course it is the people that made all these
enjoyable. Found the passion in everyone when I joined LCSG, how they cast
aside who is who, don't ask what you do but only talk about food and bikes, the
cooks and the parts, where to eat where to buy, what to get and how to fix . .
the real passion of cyclist [:)]
Some ask whats my role in LCSG? I'm a cyclist! hahaha. Well I
don't see myself as a leader or professional cyclist but since I organized most
of the Westies rides, I volunteered to lead and make sure all ride safe and
proper. You guaranty their safety? No, I never rule out there will be mishaps
but I have learned to take it as a lesson and every ride is a new experience we
learn something from. "If we can stop and accident from happening, we can
erase it off our dictionary".
I love to ride around as and when I have time. The free feeling
of moving around to places you feel like going, to places you never been or
places you passed and never really get a chance to visit and how to do it best?
. . . On your manually cranked two wheeler. I hope to see more passionate and
responsible cyclist be it on the road, on PCN or just around the neighborhood.
Lately as cycling become more and more popular, many are taking
on the interest/hobby/passion. I had also realized that on recent incidents
many had voiced out and 'demanded' to have certain things enforced . . I would
like to share with you my thoughts . .
To be respected you must first show respect to others so don't
waste time arguing on a "chicken and egg" question but put your
thoughts and initiatives into action. Suggestions are always welcome for
improvement but suggest only when you have access a situation and have done
trial n error. Lets make this a bike friendly country like all others, starting
on ourselves by:
1. riding safely and obeying traffic rules
2. do our part and complain less
3. respect each other more
4. be patient and polite to all road users
5. give way, we are not wrap in metal and our legs are our
engine
6. Have a heart that shares not a heart that wants
I hope this few pointers will help all to be a better cyclist
and get ourselves respected on the road, on PCN or anywhere else sharing the
path with all motorist, pedestrians and cyclist ourselves.
When we hop on our two wheelers, our safety, our lives and those
riding with us, is in our own hands. They don't paddle for you, they don't
steer for you. Be responsible and patient, slowly we will reach out to all and
make roads safer for all to use.
Thanks for reading and I am
honored to be riding with you people."
Louis Lee
