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Cruise Control hits the pavement to suss out the latest Personal Mobility Devices! Geoffrey Lip gives us the lowdown. The Wheelies (Electric Unicycle) is featured in this particular episode.

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Princes and Princess of #TeamWheeliesJunior

Children are spending too much "screen time" on their smartphones, laptops, TVs. According to Cynthia, all these have CHANGED when she introduced wheeling to her kids. The joy of wheeling means her kids are now spending quality time outdoors with her, their friends, uncles and aunties from the Wheelies. Besides the benefits of concentration and muscles coordination, performing in shows such as Chingay and Racial Harmony Day has also taught the kids about teamwork and build their confidence.

There are many talented young wheelers in the Wheelies community. All of them have exceptional skills and many of them outshine the adults in terms of their skills and showmanship. They have put their skills to good use by performingto sell out audiences in shows such as Chingay Parade, Punggol Street Parade, iWheel4Fun Roadshow and many more. Without further ado, let us introduce some of them, starting with the princes
Ethan Lim
Age: 12

Jayden Lim
Age: 4

Travis Neo
Age 10

Jacob Goh
Age 10

Toh Brothers

Jordan Toh

Age 9

Brandon Toh

Age 7

and of course, our princesses...

Chermaine Goh
Age: 13

Phelia Hoe 
Age 12

Juel Chan
Age: 9

Learning how to wheel takes approximately one to two hours for children as they have a better sense of balance at their age. The movements of unicycling teaches and train the children their muscle coordination, sense of balance, anticipation and building a strong core for them.

Well, that's all for today my friends. I will leave you with a video of #TeamWheeliesJunior performance in iWheel4Fun roadshow.

Picture credits: Kirby Ong

The rustic charm of Pengerang!

Pengerang is an area at the southeastern tip of Johor, to the south of Desaru. The island of Pengerang can be reached via bum boats from Changi Point Ferry Terminal (Changi Village) daily. There is no fixed  schedule- the bumboat operators will only leave when there are 12 passengers. The earliest ferry is around 7 am, and the last bum boat is around 3-4pm Singapore on weekends. As Pengerang is part of Malaysia, you will need a passport to enter.

The Wheelies had a chance to visit Pengerang earlier this year, thanks to one of our regular members Dennis Lam, who offered to be our guide for this trip. It was an highly anticipated trip for the Wheelies, given this is the second official trip we went overseas and the prospect of a sumptuous seafood waiting for us. So rather then to bore you with my text, do look through the video we created as well as the pictures taken during our trip.

In short, while the first part of the journey was exciting, sifting through villages after villages, the second part was not as interesting as the journey was cut short due to the risk of wheeling on a highway with vehicles racing pass us.  We decided to stop wheeling in the interest of safety for the wheelers and it was definitely the right decision taken.  It was overall still a pleasant experience despite the difficulties because we still wheeled a cool 1.5 hours non stop and of course the sumptuous seafood cuisine at our destination.

Source: http://wikitravel.org/en/Pengerang