Absence Makes the Heart Fonder: 1.2 weeks without my STX1300

Landed at Beijing airport, People's Republic of China (PRC).


















I failed to notice the thick clothing the airport ground crew were wearing, to protect them against the harsh cold of Beijing's winter. I paid the price later suffering from brain freeze and hyperthermia, walking a mere 100 meters in the open air.

















China is huge siah. Look at the mountain range below.
If Osama can speak mandarin, he hide there confirm nobody can find.


















China is gearing up for 08.08.08, the date of the next Olympics to be held in Beijing.


I had to travel to China for one whole week. Not to go find china wife or mistress; or to import Geylang "Foreign Talents". But to zho kang, to work.

I decided to take this opportunity to send my Vice, my beloved STX1300 Pan European, into the workshop to do some servicing work.

To have the hydraulic fluids in both brake reservoirs replaced (over 1-2 years, hydraulic fluids will absorb moisture from the air and caused the brake feel to feel soft and spongy) and the brake pads replaced.

I had actually just changed the whole 3 set of brake pads just 2 weeks ago. At a particular famous motorshop in Alexandra Village that even does dyno testing. My original brake pads were worned out. The chief mechanic there recommended changing to a particular aftermarket brand of brake pads as they are cheaper than OEM Honda brake pads and give better performance. Trusting him, I said ok.

But later regret. Even after 2 weeks and over 1,000 km of riding of baking the new brake pads, my STX's brakes no longer feel jiat, strong. I need more effort on my fingers, braking distance is longer, I can no longer brake to a smooth stop using just the front level. The new brake pads were disappointing.

So I decided, instead of living with a pain over prolong period of waiting for the brand new set of brake pads to be replaced, I decided to have them replaced immediately.

I send my bike to Planet Motorcycle at Ubi Avenue. Boss is Ah Cheong.

China

Some highlights of my china trip:

















I tried out the new Changi Airport's Terminal 3. The airport is so new, the fur on the carpet is still so brand new and long that when standing on the carpet, I felt a bit wobbly.


















If you think China is ulu, think again. See the tall modern and fancy buildings in the cities.
















The city of Guangzhou.

















The busy streets of Beijing.


- Whenever I stepped out of even my highclass Shangrila hotel at Shenzhen, pimps will come and approach me to offer girls. Some of the pimps are women. Sorry, I forgot to ask the rate, so no need to email me to ask.

- Beijing is one of the coldest places I have visited. It is winter in Beijing and the cold felt worse than it's -6 degrees celsius. Walking with a heavy jacket without gloves, in the open air at night, within 100 meters, I start to shiver and I developed brainfreeze--headache from drinking cold water too fast. I realised the cold there can be lethal. If don't wear enough thick clothing, can literally die cock stand. Also, don't think China govnmt will have problem enforcing Beijing citizens to limit to one child policy. The place is too cold to get naked to make babies.


- I stayed in 5 different hotels within 7 nights. Beijing, Guanzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong. I changed hotel until blur. Once, forgot what room number because thought it was the previous hotel room number.

















My Beijing Intercontinental room's toilet. Big and nice enough I could just sleep in it.

















My Guangzhou Westin room.



















My room in Guangzhou Westin. Note you watch your girl bath from your bed.


- I actually think the hotel service was first class, best even Hong Kong's. I like the service at Beijing Hotel Intercontinental and Guangzhou Westin.

















The customer service in Beijing and Guangzhou hotel impressed me. When I stepped into the room the first time, the TV screen flashed a greeting with my name on it, "Mr Tay".

















I get chauffeured around in a Benz C- and S-Class. China is left hand drive.



















Want to know what I look like on my working trip to China?
Check out my Tai Kor Tai dressing. Cool or not?



















Look like Chow Yuan Fatt's dressing in the movie A Better Tomorrow? Just needs a some wind to blow my hair to make a grand entrance. Plus must remember to walk slow-mo.


















At one of the Char Chang Ting, or tea restaurants in Hong Kong.
Hong Kongers are like Singaporeans. Eating is a passion.


















Look at the amount of fat in this roasted meat in Hong Kong. But must try! The roasted crust is crispy. The meat inside is soft and juicy. Super nice! (Make Makansutra Sitoh's orgasm face)


















Do you know this guy?


















At Hong Kong's Avenue of Star.



Reunited with Vice

When I landed back at Changi airport, my chio bu was there to pick me up from the airport. After been to 5 cities in China, my chio bu is still the most tok kong one.

She sent me to Planet to collect my Vice. Ah Chong did a good job and charged me a very fair price. When I rode my STX, the familiar progressive feel of the brakes came back. I was so happy. Morale of the lesson learnt: Don't anyhow change to aftermarket brake pads. Stick to OEM Honda brake pads. At least for Honda STX1300's case. Also, for my previous Honda CBR954 FireBlade case. Echoed by the owner of Honda Blackbird.

I was so happy when reunited with Vice. Once again, I was struck by how agile the STX feel; how torquey and yet smooth and vibration free the V4 engine is; how powerful the brakes are; how comfortable the bike is; and how well designed everything is on the bike. Absence really makes my heart fonder for my Vice.

A Taxi Driver's Sex Adventure with a Masseur

While Vice was at the workshop, I travelled on taxi a little bit and I hear a few interesting stories from the taxi drivers. And this is one of the most intersting one.

The taxi driver is a Malay uncle in his 40-50s. He told me, one day he picked up a China girl in Singapore. The girl is very pretty to him. He see until his eyes steam.

He drove a little while. The pretty China girl asked "Uncle, you want a massage?" She starts to massage his neck and his shoulders as he continued driving. Unable to resist, the uncle taxi driver says agreed to $50 massage session. Drive the girl to her massage parlor.

At the massage parlor, the girl asked uncle lie on his stomach on a bed and massaged his back first. Then after that, asked uncle turn around and lie flat on his back. Girl sat on uncle to massage stomach, then move up to chest. Then, the girl sat uncle face. Uncle says girl not wearing panties.

Girl offered $100 for sex job. $50 for blow job. $30 for jerk job. Uncle is clever. Said he only got $20 niah. Girl said, ok lah ok lah. She accepted $20 for blow job.

And at this point, taxi uncle drive until almost missed the turn to my destinaton. "Ooi, ooi, ooi, uncle, please turn here!" I told him. "Don't get too excited until forget." Uncle said, "Sorry sorry." He said after he dropped me, after telling me his sex adventure with the massage masseur, maybe he go visit Geylang.


















Mind over matter. Finding stillness and tranquility in a bustling city like Hong Kong.