This year's event expects approximately 1000 riders from all over the region.'
We played hosts to some participants (including our son) from KL. But as it happened, a sister-in-law celebrated her birthday on Saturday night. So our guests had to look after themselves for dinner, with some turning up after 1.30 am, just after I had gone to bed!
I did not know about the event earlier, just being told that around 8 friends were due to sleep over the night before the event. So weeks before, I had to check our house next door to make sure two or three rooms were cleared of stuff and the three bathrooms/toilets were functioning. The problem with having spare house or rooms is the accumulation of things which filled up available space. I cannot help being reminded of Parkinson's Law: 'Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.'
The other problem I faced was to what extent I need to prepare the place. Even if it was for one night's stay, all the basic stuff need to be there. Besides, with guests around, the two dogs would be restless too. So they managed a couple of times to get out when things were being moved in or out of the compound. I had to act as caretaker, ensuring windows were opened for ventilation before they arrived and to close them after they have left. The event was due to start at 7.00 am and the journey from BG to Ipoh is half an hour, so to pack the bikes and get ready, they had to be very early so we did not get to see them when they left. It was by chance when I looked out of the window that I noticed our dogs were running about outside our compound!
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We played hosts to some participants (including our son) from KL. But as it happened, a sister-in-law celebrated her birthday on Saturday night. So our guests had to look after themselves for dinner, with some turning up after 1.30 am, just after I had gone to bed!
I did not know about the event earlier, just being told that around 8 friends were due to sleep over the night before the event. So weeks before, I had to check our house next door to make sure two or three rooms were cleared of stuff and the three bathrooms/toilets were functioning. The problem with having spare house or rooms is the accumulation of things which filled up available space. I cannot help being reminded of Parkinson's Law: 'Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.'
The other problem I faced was to what extent I need to prepare the place. Even if it was for one night's stay, all the basic stuff need to be there. Besides, with guests around, the two dogs would be restless too. So they managed a couple of times to get out when things were being moved in or out of the compound. I had to act as caretaker, ensuring windows were opened for ventilation before they arrived and to close them after they have left. The event was due to start at 7.00 am and the journey from BG to Ipoh is half an hour, so to pack the bikes and get ready, they had to be very early so we did not get to see them when they left. It was by chance when I looked out of the window that I noticed our dogs were running about outside our compound!
I wish we were better prepared to accommodate them. There was a feeling of being a poor host despite being assured they were supposed to only bunk for the night.
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