And that's like me

To Admiralty Road East, 54 km. She's a newbie who comes across my website and seeks advice on what bicycle to buy. Before I know it, she's got a Ghost and is exploring the neighbourhood by herself. That's just like me three years ago. So I offer to be a tour guide (just like AF did for me). I show her sights of Singapore she's never seen before. Twice, I nearly crash into her - all my fault; the last time I biked with a newbie was 1.5 years ago. After a few hours, I drop her off where we first meet and scoot for home as the weather turns bad. Which is too bad, since I want to log more km and chase roadies. I draft a truck at 44 km/h and run the gauntlet along Lentor Ave past SLE. Ah, that's what I call riding, three times faster than the usual newbie speed of 15 km/h. In Ang Mo Kio, a learner driver swoops in front of me. I overtake her and glare. She and her instructor are smiling. Solved! The mystery of why Singapore drivers do what they do to cyclists - they learn it in driving school.