Gerek Baru Attitude

Gerek Baru Jitra has a rich history of mountainbiking. We have trained and developed several layers of riders all accross Jitra. We also opened up several routes and tracks all accross hilly and jungles that most people never imagined. We have spent most of our precious time cutting through way developing mountainbiking for next generation of riders. Gerek Baru has an attitude. People will come and go, the attitude remains.

There are certain characteristic which are distinct. There are different way of doing things. The way of socializing and greeting people. The way communication and confrontation are handle. There are so distinct. These are attitude. Gerek Baru attitude. The attitude to move to the next level.

If you got no attitude, please stay behind. Because after this, walk with attitude, ride with attitude, smile with attitude.

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Penutup 2011 Untuk Jitra

Cebisan dibawah ditujukan khas kepada penggiat-penggiat MTB yang berpengkalan di Jitra dan menjadikan Jitra sebagai pusat aktiviti sukan MTB yang terulung di utara Malaysia.


Disebelah barat dilitupi bukit bukau
Disebelah timur dihampari hijau sawah padi
Diutara gamitan Danok dan Sadao
Diselatan manusia tidak putus berkunjung tiba

Udara segar pagi Sabtu dihirup gelojoh
Deretan speda samar-samar dicelah cahaya
Angin Timur pagi disanggah bersahaja
Deretan Maxxis monorail melakar garisan..GIANT katanya lebih besar
Trek Fuel lebih batuan..SPECIALIZED lebih pengkhususan

Banshee rune ilham Red Indian, HASA ustaz raja menanti masa dan ketika
kaden diatur dan dibelah mengikut masa, teknik diperhalusi terus kedestinasi

CP3 terlalu boring, apakah ada CP seterusnya?
Trek KSJ santai dan laju
Jati Perik terlalu cliche
Jitra Bike Park terlalu pendek dan junam
Trek Hosba mendahului senarai singahsana

Jitra bumi bertuah
Dimana MTB dan alam bergabung menjadi satu
Penghuni penuh komitment dan kasih yang sangat mendalam
Gerek Baru dan Jitra tidak mungkin berpisah

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Sorotan 2011

Jika 2010 adalah tahun pembangunan Gerek Baru, 2011 adalah tahun pengukuhan Gerek Baru. Tahun 2011 lebih kepada aktiviti domestik dan kurang penonjolan atau merendahkan profil. Banyak aktiviti basikal dan jamboree di luar kawasan tidak disertai.

Walaubagaimanapun, Gerek Baru telah berjaya menganjurkan satu kayuhan berkonsepkan "Fun, Friendly and Free Ride" yang dinamakan Kayuhan Sejahtera Kedah pada bulan September 2011. Sebanyak 180 riders telah menyertai kayuhan tersebut yang rata-rata datang dari kawasan persekitaran. Daripada maklumbalas yang diperolehi, kebanyakan riders berpuas hati dengan konsep dan penganjuran kayuhan dan menyarankan kayuhan seperti tersebut dapat diadakan lagi dalam masa terdekat.

Pada tahun 2011, Gerek Baru banyak mengadakan kayuhan di persekitaran Jitra dan menjemput rider-rider di kawasan berhampiran seperti Changlun, Alor Setar dan Perlis mengikut serta. Gerek Baru ingin mengucapkan jutaan terima kasih kepada team-team basikal yang terus menyokong aktiviti yang dianjurkan oleh Gerek Baru terutamanya Red Flag Jitra, GTG Changloon, Gerek Bendang Perlis, Cleat MTB Alor Setar, Muwira Alor Setar, Geng Perlis, SAZA Sg Petani, SPCC Sungai Petani, Perwaja Gurun, LM Bikers Alor Setar, Payalantau Changloon dan orang perseorangan dan banyak lagi yang tidak tersebut disini.

Gerek Baru berharap untuk terus bersama-sama mengembangkan lagi aktiviti MTB pada tahun 2012 dan sedang merancang pelbagai aktiviti untuk seterusnya.

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Hard Tail or Full Suspension

There are two important criteria that need to be answered before you choose to migrate from hard tail to full suspension bike.

Know your riding preference
What is your riding parameter that you enjoy most?First, are you more incline on cross country ride which is fast and less technical? Second, are you more incline on trail riding which are more technical and manouverability?

If the answer for the first is yes, then you should stick to hardtail. If the second question is yes, you should consider full suspension bike. However, if the answer for both questions above is YES, you should consider HARDTAIL.

Why HARDTAIL?
Because hardtail is versatile. You can live in both world. But remember my word. It is better you upgrade your hardtail to the maximum rather than buying the full suspension at the minimum. Confused?? Let me elaborate. You can get a very good hartail at around RM5K, so don't buy a full suspension bike for a price less than RM5K.

If you don't agree with me, then you can buy both model but only if you have a good budget.

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Gerek Baru Advocates Earth Hour 2011

Gerek Baru support Earth Hour 2011 on 26/03/2011 and swith off all non-essentials lightings for one hour from 8.30 p.m to 9.30 p.m. It is not about lightings only, it is more toward preserving our environment for a greener livings. To all mountain pedallers, please give due respect to the environment and together we preserve it. Cycle more and burn less hydrocarbons.

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Aidil Fitri Greeting

Gerek Baru mengucapkan Selamat Hari Raya kepada semua pembaca, pengikut dan rakan taulan tidak kira di mana saja berada. Aidil Fitri adalah perayaan menyambut kemenangan mengekang hawa nafsu selama 30 hari. Semangat bermaaf maafan dan berkerjasama amat digalakkan.


Amatlah diharapkan dengan kemunculan Syawal, semangat kerjasama dan silaturrahim sesama insan akan terus dihidupkan dan dipupuk tanpa mengira ideologi dan kumpulan. Semoga dalam aktiviti berbasikal ini akan mengembangkan lagi jaringan persaudaraan dan hubungan komunikasi sesama individu untuk lebih mengenali antara satu sama lain dan seterusnya akan membuka ruang kepada lebih banyak jalinan dan muafakat.

Kita sebenarnya berada di dalam era persaingan yang sengit. Persaingan 'head-on' bukanlah cara yang baik untuk bersaing sementelahan kekurangan infrastruktur. Cara yang lebih rasional adalah dengan berkerjasama walaupun keuntungan kurang kerana kedua dua belah pihak berkeadaan menang-menang bukan menang jadi abu kalah jadi arang. Jika kita amati dengan teliti, prinsip ini akan membawa kita ke satu tahap yang lebih tinggi yang tidak pernah kita terfikir.

SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDIL FITRI, MAAF ZAHIR DAN BATIN

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New Roaring Year Message From Gerek Baru

Gerek Baru wish all our friends, associates, followers, readers, supporters and every MTB communities and all Malaysian a happy and prosperous new year.....Gong Xi Fa Chai.

The economy shows some sign of recovery but at a modest rate. There will be no more pump primming from the government. For those who like stock market, forget about construction and manufacturing sector. Focus more on banking, utility, oil/gas and plantation. Of all, banking is my favorite and any counter is considered good. Banking stocks are the first to move substantially in any economic recovery. Watch up for Alliance, RHBcap, AMMB and Affin. Don't close your eyes on EONCap, a target takeover and improved balance sheet,income and every ratio shows an improvement.

The economy this year will be driven by private sector and mostly by the new enterpreneurs in food/staples products and specialized/niche/IT/Brain related. Forget about low cost mass manufacturing which are finding too costly to operate here.

If you want to venture into business, choose leisure/sport/health related business. Most malaysian are becoming health conscious and have more money to spend on leisure. Air Asia will have a brisk sales this year because more people will travel and holidays. Do watch Air Asia stock too. Bicycle shops too must stock up their inventory this year because more Malaysian will opt for cycling because it is seen as healthy.

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2009 Wrap Up

My best ever 2009 snap he...he. Thank to Pudin for the photo. This photo taken on 15/12/09 night ride at Ladang Tebu Chuping, Perlis.


My gadget of the year Philips high pressure steam iron. This iron cut ironing time by half, my wife are happy, I'm also happy. When everybody happy, more time for mountainbiking..he..he.


My trail of the year- Wang Pallas Trail a combined of Bukit Wang and Jati Pallas trail. Short but full of adrenalin. Can be completed in 1.5 hours. Suitable for the people like me who do not have the time luxury.

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Muat Turun Lagu Raya Klasik

Sedar tak sedar dah 10 hari puasa. Raya pun dah tak lama lagi. Orang kata raya tanpa lagu raya ni tak sah. Banyak lagu raya yang baru tapi semua tak boleh lawan lagu raya klasik seperti Dendang Perantau nyanyian Allahyarham P Ramlee, Rafeah Buang dll. Bila dengar saja lagu nyanyian otai ni airmata boleh jatuh tap ..tap..tap...tambah tambah lagi yang berada diperantauan..oversea... rasa macam nak bawa kapal terbang balik serta merta. Masa tu macam macam terlintas di kepala...wajah mak ,ayah, ketupat pulut serunding daging,sawah bendang hijau menguning, abang kakak mak penakan pak penakan, gerek tua ayah dok parking tepi jelapang.....

muat turun lagu raya klasik disini

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Prinsip Pembahagian Kemakmuran

Sempena kedatangan Ramadhan aku dengan berat hati terpaksa mengistiharkan cuti sebulan untuk sebarang aktiviti kayuhan dan mengisi ruang kepada lebih banyak aktiviti kerohanian. Itulah yang aku harapkan. Tulisan aku akan lebih kepada apa yang terlintas diminda yang sesekali terpaksa diluahkan.



Setiap muslim percaya bahawa rezeki datangnya dari Allah. Ada yang dapat lebih dan ada yang dapat kurang. Kepada insan yang mendapat rezeki yang melimpah ruah perlu ingat bahawa rezeki itu bukanlah hak mutlak mereka kesemuanya. Insan yang dilimpahkan dengan kekayaan dan kesenangan adalah sebenarnya ejen pembahagian kemakmuran yang dilantik oleh Allah untuk diberikan kepada golongan yang memerlukan. Setiap insan adalah ejen dan tentunya mengikut kapasiti masing masing. Aku bukan menyarankan untuk setiap insan mendermakan wang ringgit mereka. Ada banyak cara untuk kita memakmurkan ummah.

1. Kepada pembuat dasar, pembuat keputusan, yang ada kedudukan untuk membuat pembelian di syarikat swasta mahu pun kerajaan dan orang perseorangan.

Ingat anda adalah ejen pembahagian kemakmuran dan mempunyai tanggung jawab yang besar untuk membantu gedung perniagaan dan perkidmatan ummah. Setiap wang ringgit yang anda belanjakan kearah ini akan digandakan oleh Allah. Percayalah, rezeki anda akan lebih dan kedudukan dan pangkat anda akan lebih. Sokongan dan jaringan dalam pelbagai bentuk akan terbina dengan sendirinya terhadap anda. Kerja anda akan lebih mudah.

2. Kepada pemilik perniagaan yang ada kedudukan dan establis. Tanggungjawab anda terlalu besar. Setiap kontrak dan sales yang anda dapat bukanlah hak mutlak anda kesemuanya. Ingat anda adalah ejen yang dilantik oleh Allah untuk pembahagian kemakmuran. Anda tidak perlu bolot kesemuanya. Anda tidak perlu tamak. Anda tidak perlu buat kesemua kerja/kontrak yang diberikan. Anda perlu bahagi bahagikan kepada syarikat kecil yang baru menapak. Anda perlu bantu naikkan perniagaan mereka semoga satu hari nanti mereka akan sama sama berada ditahap yang sama dengan kedudukan anda. Percayalah, jika mereka yang anda bantu mencapai tahap yang sama dengan kedudukan anda ketika itu, kedudukan anda sekarang jauh sepuluh kali ganda daripada mereka.

Aku banyak belajar selok belok ilmu perniagaan dari abang ipar aku yang menjalankan bisnes signboard, billboard, pengiklanan dan event management walaupun aku bukan meniaga, cuma makan gaji. Banyak usahawan yang beliau lahirkan . Beliau menggalakan pekerja pekerja yang berwibawa membuka perniagaan mereka sendiri. Walaupun berkeupayaan untuk menyelesaikan kerja dengan sendiri, beliau lebih suka mengagihkan kerja kerja kepada perniagaan yang baru menapak ini. Aku tak nampak ada persaingan head on diantara mereka, kalau adapun persaingan yang sihat. Apa yang aku nampak dengan ketara, perniagaan mereka semakin lama semakin maju.

Kalau kita menjadi ejen yang baik, Insyaallah... Allah akan melimpah ruahkan rezekiNya. Apa yang penting ialah bantu membantu bukan tekan menekan. Yang nampak nak jatuh, kita beri nafas yang baru, yang berjaya diatas tengok tengoklah dibawah sama. Hasad dengki jauh sekali.

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In Memory of My Late Sister

Almost every year when Ramadhan is coming, my feeling get excited since this is the time I feel so close to the Almighty. This also the time I reassess my works for the whole year. Is it what I have done enough to be considered a good servant? Definitely I have a long way to go. I'm working on it.

Ramadhan also will bring back memory of my late sister who already left us 11 years ago in 1998... Al Fatihah, may Allah bless you and put you among assolihah. She got into coma because of excessive bleeding when delivering her baby boy. Her baby was saved and raised by my mother and already 11 years old.

My late sister left a big impact in my life. She is strong, big hearted, motivated, caring, .....everythings. She managed to persuade my father to buy her a motorbike scrambler Yamaha Enduro 125 in the 70's. Can we imagine a girl rode a scrambler in that time. She got married to a very successful businessman (now ) in Alor Setar. Her last posting was at SMK Keat Hwa. Among other schools she taught were SMK Sultanah Asma and SMK Tunku Abdul Rahman Mergong. Today 15/8/09 her third daughter will get married in Alor Setar. I will get busy for this week.

.....I just can't go on writing....I feel..5 ,.f7j

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English or Malay?

Teaching of Science and Mathematics in English was scrapped by government and will take effect in a couple of years from now. My reaction is 'Yes' and 'No'

Yes because it will create a level playing field between rural and city students. Rural/ kampung school are at disadvantages since they have no access to good English teachers and lack of accomodating environment to English. This is the fact. The matter get worse when the teacher itself lack good command of English. Instead, they get more confused with the subjects. The subject of addition and subtraction which should be an easy topic turn to be a very complex matters.

No because we cannot run away from English. English is the language of business world. English is the language of competition, language of knowledge, language of ............ .....everythings! Accept the fact if we want to compete side by side with others in the business world, we need to have good command of English.

I hope the decision will not put a brake on English teachings. English teaching should be intensified and more hours should be added in the time table. More and good quality of English teachers should be produced.

Aku dulu english tak tau apa satu, hampeeh. Yang aku tau yes, no, sorry!pls teacher may I go out... nak pi tandas le. Atas kesabaran teacher aku Ms Teoh aku dapat C dalam penilaian darjah 5. Lepas tu pi Sains Kedah pun tak tau apa satu jugak. Tingkatan 4 dan 5 pengetua rombak buat sistem set 1 sampai 5. Set 1 yang paling pandai English dan set 5 sedikit kureng... aku set 4. Cikgu English masa tingkatan 4 nama Pn Norizan, baru balik dari U.S. Hari hari buat group discussion dan present. Aku banyak belajar dari teknik ni terutamanya penulisan English. Sekarang Pn Norizan (Dato' Norizan) ialah Timbalan Pengarah Pelajaran Malaysia. Tingkatan 5 masuk projek baru. Ini bukan calang calang punya projek, cikgu yg ajar english wak mai dari U.K nama Kevin al 'cepua'. Habih kami masa tu slang U.K.

Kemudian di ITM seksyen 6 Shah Alam aku diberi kursus intensif English 4 bulan dengan target untuk lulus TOEFL. Mula mula masuk TOEFL score 320, passing utk US university at least 700. selepas 4 bulan TOEFL score 780 cun cun untuk masuk KPP/ITM Subang Jaya. Fikir balik memang tak masuk akal, 4 bulan pencapaian cukup mendadak! Ini yang aku panggil 'accomodating environment'. Mau dak nye, selama 4 bulan aku tak boleh cakap sepatahpun melayu dalam kelas. Kelas pulak dari pagi sampai malam English! English! English! Sepatah perkataan melayu, kena denda 10 sen. Minggu pertama saja aku kena denda $5, banyak tuu. Dengan $5 aku boleh pi wisma PKNS cuci mata, main game dan minum. Apa pun, program ni cukup berjaya. Aku masih ingat lagi teacher kelas intensif aku Mdm Lim kata, "you will master the English when you speak English in your dream..." I miss you madam, you taught English from your heart. Tapi setahu aku sampai sekarang pun dalam mimpi masih lagi cakap melayu.

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Inspiring True Story

Again, an e-mail blinking at my workstation. Clicking and it's coming from my boss. Ooh! this time not about work, something else...positive thinking... some sorts of it. May be lately I tried very hard to be positive in my thinking even I had to say thank you for knocking my car to someone who carelessly reversed his motorbike and hit my car's side mirror. The magnet keep attracting the +ve elements....

ONE OF THE BEST STORIES I'VE EVER HEARD!

As she stood in front of her 5th grade class on the very first day of school, she told the children an untruth. Like most teachers, she looked at her students and said that she loved them all the same. However, that was impossible because there in the front row, slumped in his seat was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard.

Mrs Thompson had watched Teddy the year before and noticed that he dit not play well with the other children, that his clothes were messy and that he constantly needed a bath. In addition, Teddy could be unpleasant. It got the point where Mrs Thompson would actually take delight in marking his papers with a broad red pen, making bold X's and then putting a big 'F' at the top of his papers.

At the school where Mrs Thompson taught, she was required to review each child's past records and she put Teddy's off until last. However, when she reviewed his file, she was in for a surprise.

Teddy's first grade teacher wrote, 'Teddy is bright child with ready laugh. He does his work neatly and has good manners..he is a joy to be around..'

His second grade teacher wrote, 'Teddy is an excellent student, well liked by his classmates, but he is troubled because his mother has a terminal illness and life at home must be a struggle.'

His third grade teacher wrote, 'His mother's death has been hard on him. He tries to do his best, but his father doesn't show much interest, and his home life will soon aaffect him if some steps aren't taken.'

Teddy's fourth grade teacher wrote, 'Teddy is withdrawn and doesn't show much interest in school. He doesn't have many friends and sometimes sleeps in class.'

By now, Mrs Thompson realized the problem and she was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when her students brought her Cristmas presents, wrapped in beautiful ribbons and bright paper, except for Teddy's. His present was clumsily wrapped in the heavy, brown grocery paper bag. Mrs Thompson took pains to open it in the middle of other presents. Some of the children started to laugh when she found a rhinestone bracelet with some stones missing, and a bottle that was one-quarter full of perfume. But she stifled the children's laughter when she exclaimed how pretty the bracelet was, putting it on, and dabbingsome of the perfume on her wrist. Teddy Stoddard stayed after school that day just long enough to say, "Mrs Thompson, today you smelled just like my Mom used to.'

After the children left, she cried for at least an hour. On that very day, she quit teaching, reading, writing and arithmetic. Instead, she began to teach children. Mrs Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. As she worked with him, his mind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster he responded. By the end of the year, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class and, despite her lie that she would love all the children the same, Teddy became one of her 'teacher's pet..'

A year later, she found a note under her door, from Teddy, telling her that she was the best teacher he ever had in his whole life.

Six years went by before she got another note from Teddy. He then wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in life.

Four years after that, she got another letter, saying that while things had been tough at times, he'd stayed in school, had stuck with it, and would soon graduate from college with the highest of honours. He assured Mrs Thompson that she was still the best and favorite teacher he had ever had in his whole life.

Then four more years and yet another letter came.. This time he explained that after he got his bachelor's degree, he decided to go a little further. The letter explained that she was still the best and favorite teacher he ever had. But now his name was a little longer ... The letter was signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, MD.

The story does not end there.
You see, there was yet another letter that spring. Teddy said he had met this girl and was going to be married. He explained that his father had died a couple of years ago and he was wondering if Mrs Thompson might agree to sit at the wedding in the place that was usually reserved for mother of the groom. Of course, Mrs Thompson did. And guess what? She wore that bracelet, the one with several rhinestones missing. Moreover, she made sure she was wearing the perfume that Teddy remembered his mother wearing on their last Christmas together.

They hugged each other, and Dr Stoddard whispered in Mrs Thompson's ear, 'Thank you Mrs Thompson for believing in me. Thank you so much for making me feel important and showing me that I could make a difference.'

Mrs Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back. She said, 'Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn't know how to teach until I met you.'

(For info, Teddy Stoddard is the Doctor at Iowa Methodist in Des Moines that has the Stoddard Cancer Wing)

Warm someone's heart today......
Just try to make difference in someone's life today or tomorrow? just do it.....

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The 90/10 Principle

The 90/10 Principle

Author: Stephen Covey

Discover 90/10 Principle

it will change your life

(or at least the way you react to situations)

What is this principle?

10% of life is made up of what happens to you

.........90% of life is decided by how you react

I basically agree with this idea

What does this mean?

We really have no control over 10% of what happens to us.

-We cannot stop the car from breaking down

-The plane will be late arriving which throws our schedule off

-A driver may cut us off in the traffic

We have no control over this 10%

The other 90% is different. You determine the other 90%

How? ........ by your reaction

You are having a breakfast with your family

Your daughter knocks over a cup of coffee onto your business shirt

You have no control over what has just happened

What happens next will determine by your reaction......

You curse

You harshly scold your daughter for knocking the cup over

She breaks down in tears

After scolding her you turn to your wife and criticize her for placing the cup too close to the edge of table

A short verbal battle follows

You storm upstairs and change your shirt,

back downstairs, you find your daughter has been busy crying to finish her breakfast

and she misses the bus

Your spouse must leave immediately for work

You rush to the car and drive your daughter to school

Because you are late, you drive fast and is fined by the policeman.

After 15 min delay, you arrive at school

Your daughter runs into the building without saying goodbye

After arriving at the office 20 min late

You realize you forgot your briefcase

Your day has started terrible. As it continues, it seems to get worse and worse

You look forward to come home

When you arrive home, you find a small wedge in your relationship with your wife and daughter

Why?????

Because of how you react in the morning

Why did you have a bad day? Because you cause it

You had no control over what happened with the coffee

How you reacted in those 5 seconds is what caused your bad day

Next time, Choose your reaction, Think about your reaction

Can you just say to your daughter, "next time please be careful" and the whole scenario might be different.

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