Out of touch

Went for a bike lesson yesterday after a 6 week haitus. Found myself terribly rusty, having to struggle to clear some of the trickier obstacles. Thankfully it was just a self revision lesson, with no instructor to witness my ineptitude.

Different bikes handle differently, and the Honda Super 4 is certainly very different from my bike. Around twice the weight with a much more powerful engine, it is actually fairly forgiving to ride due to its very low center of gravity. But it does take a while to get accustomed to its twitchy engine and the heavy hydraulic clutch.

Going to get a new helmet tomorrow. I have one full face helmet (which I am not allowed to wear for lessons and the actual test) and a 3/4 shell helmet (which is a bit small for me), both of which are not practical for the bike lessons, while the ones they provide at the center are very uncomfortable and smelly. Figured I might as well just bite the bullet and get a nice comfy 3/4 shell which I can use for the current series of lessons as well as the class 2 license which I will take one day.

The shanghai opportunity is on the backburner now, unfortunately. So its back to job searching again, which is proving increasingly frustrating. It would be nice if they could just send a short reply telling you briefly why they did not choose me for the job, for example lack of experience, lack of qualifications or my qualifications/experience being a bad fit for the job, instead of leaving me hanging. But I have no choice but to keep trying, keep trying keep trying.

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