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my father rode passenger with me today. taking a passenger was rather effortless, just feels like there's something heavy balancing on the back of the motorcycle. as long as the passenger doesn't put his/her feet on the ground (but rather perched on the bike), i can tilt the motorcycle side to side without toppling the bike over, which was one of my biggest fears. of course my father understands bikes and knows how to react as a bike passenger. somebody who's never been on one might get nervous, say, when i make a tight turn, and will sway the bike inadvertedly, causing it to swerve. i should try it but having my passenger purposely go against the motion of the turn to see if i can counteract the force. riding backside my father could critique my riding. he noticed i don't pull the clutch when i make turns, but instead i turn through the natural momentum of the bike, which makes my turns big and hard to control if i ever need to accelerate out of a turn. that'll be something i'll have to practice. it'd be good to get all my motions down right while i'm still new at biking so i don't develop any long-lasting bad riding habits. i am dying to take passengers! just to have them share in the riding experience, know how it feels to be on a motorcycle.

oh, i must've had some bad dim sum today at china pearl, because an hour after the meal, i felt this queasy sensation in the pit of my stomach and had an urge to vomit. i was in barnes & noble at the time, and i thought to myself, "okay, which aisle is it going to be? and would they make me clean up afterwards or just permanently ban me from the store?" i chewed a piece of gum hoping it'd settle down my stomach but it didn't work either. only when i left the place and had some fresh air did i start feeling better. it's all that grease they use in the dim sums. my body's probably not use to it, it's been a long time.