Riding a bicycle is not the meaning of life. Not even if it's up a mountain in Thailand. More autobiographical reflections on Youtube: https://youtu.be/vcw2X0EyJlk
If you're wondering about the image in the thumbnail, click on the links below to see it with Lao and Chinese vocabulary (respectively):
http://a-bas-le-ciel.blogspot.ca/2012...
http://a-bas-le-ciel.blogspot.ca/2012...
I can remember struggling to pronounce the Lao words for bicycle parts (partly to request repairs, etc.) as one of my first challenges in the language.
