Jeffrey is flagged-off by Ting (left) and Tieng at Dataran Tun Tuanku Haji Bujang.
SIBU: Everyone has to adapt to new technology as failing to do so would make one out of place.
Legendary solo biker Jeffrey Polnaja from Bandung, Indonesia gave this opinion when met here yesterday, who said only people who can adapt to today’s advance technology can survive.
“Just look at our daily life nowadays, it seems that we cannot live without our hand phone.
“With the advance technology of hand phone I can get in touch with my family even thousands and thousands of km away from my home in Bandung, Indonesia. So, distance is no longer a problem.
Ting gestures as he sits on Jeffrey’s superbike before the flag-off ceremony . Also seen are Tieng (second right), Jeffrey (third right) and others.
“That is why we all have to adapt to today’s advance technology if we want to survive. It is so convenient, just by the click of our finger,” he said at a press conference held after the flag-off ceremony yesterday.
The flag-off ceremony was held at Dataran Tun Tuanku Haji Bujang while the press conference was held at RH Hotel.
The flag-off ceremony was jointly officiated at by Sibu Municipal Council chairman Clarence Ting and Datuk Thomas Tieng Mee Tung, who is a personal friend to the Consul General of Indonesia in Kuching and has been requested by the Consul General to host Jeffrey during his stay in Sibu.
Jeffrey, who is popularly known as Kang JJ in Indonesia, also said the same goes to today’s superbike, which is equipped with advance technology.
“The bike technology is so awesome that it enables me to ride anywhere in the world with the fantastic GPS technology.
“What I need to do is just set the location, then click the button and go. It is that convenient,” he pointed out, adding it is unlike the old days when he had to ask people for locations.
He started his first riding journey around the world ‘Ride For Peace’ in 2006 which he completed in 2015, during which he rode 420,000 km through 97 countries in Asia, North Africa, Europe, North America, Central America, South America and Australia.
As for the solo ride this time, he said he might be riding to 25 or more countries.
When asked why he prefers two-wheel vehicle instead of a car, he replied: “By riding two wheels it enables me to get in contact with nature, to feel and smell nature. If I drive a car I can never enjoy it.”
He hopes to promote peace wherever he goes, saying “our planet is so beautiful, thus we all should take good care of our wonderful planet.’