Going Up a Mountain by Cycling Is Meant For Superman!
有的时候，步行比骑单车来得好！
今天小嵻到双溪赖处理一些事情，原本是打算要搭巴士快去快回的，不过最后还是在民宿拿了一辆单车，想试试看骑单车跨山的感觉。从民宿骑到山底一切顺利，一路上都是平路，来往的车辆都很温柔驾驶。但是，才骑上山不到两分钟，小嵻就开始后悔了！一旁的路牌显示山路只有10%斜度，不过这已经足以让小嵻举白旗了。小嵻最多只坚持了一分钟多，然后大腿真的是酸到无法出力了。接下来的上坡路，小嵻都是推着单车走的。好不容易，终于让小嵻走到了山的顶端，过后就是急速下山了。辛辛苦苦花了一小时多走到了山顶，下山才用了十多分钟，真的是好大差别啊！虽然下山不必费力气，但是必须要很好的控制单车，有什么小差错真的是会要命的。速度也快得很惊人，稍微摇晃一些都会不稳，还蛮危险的。
当小嵻来到丁字路口时，小嵻开始不知所措了。对于交通规矩知识有限的小嵻，当时真的是不知道该把单车停在哪里等待，结果就贸贸然停在路中间，随着同道的车辆一起过马路。这里真的很危险，来往的车辆都很凶。过了马路后小嵻被夹在两条反方向的路中央，当小嵻把单车骑到路旁时，差点就被后方的车辆撞上了，幸好没事。最后小嵻还是顺利抵达双溪赖，办完事后就随巴都茅的道路骑回民宿。那里也没见得很好骑，一路上有很多斜坡，尤其是那个过了公巴后的大路，小嵻也是把脚踏车推着走的。城里的人驾车真的很凶，完全没有礼让精神。这一路上依然还是有很多的差一点，差一点小嵻就看不见第二天的日出了。无论如何，小嵻终于还是平安回到民宿。这一趟行程大概骑（推）了五十公里，花了差不多六小时。
现在问题来了。小嵻在想，要以骑单车还是步行来完成小嵻的梦想比较适合呢？骑单车好就好在省时，剩下来的时间可以拿来做些其他的事。但是这一趟单车游过后，发现骑单车其实没那么容易。第一，遇到山路时，小嵻觉得步行会来得实际点。第二，骑单车多少会比步行来得危险，尤其是车辆多的地方。好吧，小嵻就看看在这两年里小嵻能做些什么吧。那么就给自己两年时间，锻炼体力，学会交通规则，两年后再作选择吧！
In some cases, walking is better than cycling!
Today, I went to Sungai Dua to renew my car license and to buy the bus ticket. At first, I was planning on taking a bus, but then I felt like cycling there. So, I took a bicycle from the homestay and started to cycle to Sungai Dua. Everything went smoothly until I reached the bottom of the hill. The nightmare started after that. It wasn't even two minutes that I cycled up to the hill and I started to feel regret. I was lacking the stamina to go up the hill and both my legs started to feel sore. Thus, I pushed the bicycle all the way up to the hill top. I spent more than one hour to go up to the hill but it took me at most 20 minutes to go down the hill. I have to control the bicycle perfectly as it was going down the hill at a very fast speed. One mistake will cost me my life. Ya, it was that dangerous!
When I reached the T-junction, my mind went blank as I don't know how to cross the road with a bicycle. So, I waited in the middle of the road and followed the car to cross the road together. After I have successfully crossed the road, I was stuck in between the two lanes of different ways. I tried to move to the roadside and I was almost hit by the car from the back during the process. Fortunately, I wasn't hit. At last, I somehow arrived at Sungai Dua safely and get all my business done. Then, I choose a different path to go back to the homestay. This time, I was using the Batu Maung road but it wasn't any better. The road was full of slopes as well. When I reached the Highway of Teluk Kumbar, I have to push my bicycle all the way to the top again. The car passing by were really fast and it was really dangerous. There were few times that I was almost crash with the cars and if I do, then today will be my last day to see the sunrise. Anyway, I was able to go back to the homestay safely. This trip was about 50 KM long and took me about 6 hours.
Now, the question is, shall I cycling or walking to achieve my dream? Indeed, cycling is a better option as it really saves me a lot of time, but after this little trip, there are two main concerns that came into my mind. First, if I were to encounter a mountain during the journey, then I am done for. For this, I will prefer to walk. Second, cycling is much more dangerous than walking, especially when there are a lot of cars. Anyway, there are still plenty of times before I embark on my journey, so there are still plenty of things that I can do to cop with these two worries. Maybe I just have to train my stamina and get use to the traffic law. Alright then, I will make the decision two years later!
