As The World Turns

1800 Goldwing I'm eyeing :P

Motorcycling, one of my favourite pastimes is now on the back burner. Back in SG I used to ride everyday, mainly ‘cos it’s fun and helluva lot cheaper than a car. I used to have a Honda Goldwing 1500SE, for commuting and the occasional barnstorming ride up to Kuantan or Hatyai.

Used to banzai a lot, though these days I'm smelling more roses, sightseeing. Besides at 200kmh you can’t hear the stereo!

Riding the Goldwing then was magical carpet ride, a super smooth flat six engine, barely humming along, a suspension so comfy, it’s the only bike I’ve ridden I could fall asleep on (a twist of the wrist woke you up instantly!), in fact many pillion riders did actually sleep. Open air, music in your ears with its stereo system, had a helmet mounted headset, could chit chat with passengers over the intercom or banter with a buddy on the next Wing over the CB. A Valentine’s Day ride up to Cameron Highlands would have been marvelous. Twisty roads, cool weather..
Here, tobalek, the bikes are more expensive than the cars!!! And then there’s the ice on the roads…sigh. Even a 88 wing which you could barely sell in Singapore, fetches a ridiculously high price here. So right now all I can do is dream, until I get my Wing again, with this song by Barry White on the stereo, humming along….…

I’ll Do Anything You Want Me To
Barry White

Nothin’ and nobody
Baby, could ever take or stop
The love that I have for you
It’s very simple, you see it’s
Baby, it’s real
It’s so, so real
What I feel

I’ll do for you anything you want me to
You’re my world, my hopes and dreams
Without you, girl, it don’t mean a thing
For you I’ll do anything you want me to
You’re my world, my hopes and dreams
Without you, girl, it don’t mean a thing

I never thought that I would be knowin’
The kind of love that you have been showin’
The way you do the beautiful things you do
You really know how to make me love you

Uh, ah, can’t you see I want it
Ooh, uh, girl, I’ve been lon-lonely
Ooh, ooh, got to, got to hold you
Ooh, ooh, got to make love to you

Can’t you feel the fire
I’m burnin’ up from one desire
The thrill from loving you
I can’t help myself, I swear it’s true

I’ll do for you anything you want me to
You’re my world, my hopes and dreams
Without you, girl, it don’t mean a thing
For you, girl, I’ll do anything you want me to
You’re my world, my hopes and dreams
And without you, girl, it don’t mean a thing

I never thought that I would be feeling
Love so strong for so long and still willin’
To give you all the love I’ve got to give
For as long, as long as I’m chilling

Uh, ah, can’t you see I want it
Uh, uh, girl, I’ve been lon-lonely
Ooh, ooh, now I got to hold you
Ooh, ooh, gonna make love to you

Girl, I’ll go insane
If you ever take
The love I feel for you
I can’t help myself, I swear it’s true

I’ll do, girl, for you anything you want me to
You’re my world, my hopes and dreams
Without you, girl, it won’t mean a thing
No, no, no, no, no

I’ll do, girl, for you anything you want me to
You’re my world, my hopes and dreams
Without you, girl, it don’t mean a thing
For you I’ll do