My first experience in riding a new motorcycle

When I was still studying in a teachers' college in Penang, I bought a Honda Cub C70 bearing number plate PN3533.

I still remember how I fell off the bike on my first day of riding out to town. As I was coming out from my village, there was a steep slope and I applied the brakes when I reached the junction. Suddenly, the machine fell sideways and I was thrown to one side with my spectacles and crash-helmet leaving my head.

When I was still in dizziness, one kind soul fetched me my glasses while another retrieved my helmet. It was after much practise riding the motorcycle that I was able to control it to go anywhere without trouble.