These days, 630pm, as the kids play outside in the cooler evening on their buggies, what they await is not papa driving up in the black car but papa cycling up the road. Yes, Commando Kheng has decided to try and shed off the belly flab which has afflicted him and so many of his former commando mates (and save some petrol money in the process. And be environmentally friendly) by cycling to and from work. 615am, he sets off from Upper East Coast and can get to Marina Bay in under an hour. Why so early? Fewer cars. Cleaner air. He has time for a long coffee and breakfast. The ride back is a bit hairier, what with the going-home traffic, but if his colleague can drop him off at the Fort Road end of the East Coast Park, he enjoys a beach ride home. Fantastic.
Celebrating the life of Loh Kar Kheng