A Fruitful Afternoon @ Pasir Ris Park : Dec-09

Our family has never been the very outdoor-ish kind and seldom engage in sporty activities. Cycling to the girls, has always been playing on the tricycle when they were younger and pedalling on the 4-whkneel training bicycle when they got older. The girls have also no urge to learn cycing until they saw their cousins pedalling away effortlessly on the two-wheeled during the last chinese new year.

Despite the girls' enthusiasm for this cycling outing on a weekday, getting the girls to cycle after we were there was no mean feat. First, there was the sunny weather; then they could not pedal fast or long enough before they screamed i'm-tired and refuse to pedal further. And of course, there were the usual falling off the bikes and scratches and dark marks on legs. After much coaxing, negotiating, threatening and cajoling, the girls were finally enjoying their ride.

After a long while of pedalling on the tandem bicyle and a break at the playground, Qiqi was finally able to pedal the tandem bicycle away all by herself! She got so excited that she immediately wanted to return to the bicycle stall to change for a two-wheeler. Well, she got her wish and before long, she was happily pedalling away all by herself. Although her bicycle had an affinity to the lamposts and dustbins along the way, that was all part of the learning-to-cycle process I thought. I was very proud of her and at the end of the 2 hours, we all had a good time, lots of vitamin D and a good appetite for a late lunch!