XPDC to BANJARMASIN.....Episode 3

EPiSode 3 ........... HoTeL HUJAN EMAs  to....TAYAN FeRRY 

                                           nnnn ... to BALAI BerKUAK

Hello ....!!! 

...MOrning..early woke up..... cool here....as we had aircon.. room ...as ONLY 6 limited rooms were fixed with aircon... lucky us.. to have one...   14 cars should had 14 rooms too.....might be more..!!!  

MOST with families were priority...  

No..need aircon....outside was cold too.......a Hotel in d' MIddle of Noo where..... think of that...!!!

Change style... my  blog series to Episode......wahh... make a thought....suspense...nn dramatically... BEST to..follow...  loll..        like KOREAN films series......eehhh..

Last night was raining a bit......look at d' frontage sign board..... Hotel HUJAN EMAS.... yellowish mud ground just two steps further from d' hotel main entrance.... according to d' owner... MOST people sleep in d' hotel were using bikes... every night UP to 20 bikes parked just frontage shaded entrance... BUT last night were less coz we had already taken d' rooms...  so...the customers rejected.... pity ..lol...they also long distant travellers except using bikes....means of compulsory transportation....here...  cheap nnn easy.. could take 4 people per ride....wooo...    DO U believe....????? ... look  nnn SEE......

Earlier...mentioned about d'room...so here U're... NICE... rather than nothing... quite luxury for Us five...  eeh..

When...tired... nn   d' ONLY driver... so... I fully employed... to drive all d' way to Banjarmasin nn back to Brunei...

This was d' best choice.... as used too....

Early photos....... by 7.00am... ready to zoom...so meantime...had to wait all in d' company... to move on...

surprisingly...no problem starting my engine....  night  long stop.... cold down d' engine.....

One followed after another...my No.11... but....no more regulation...as we...could go... first come fist....position...lol... BUT... car No 1...d' boss... still ...d' front runner...   NO overtake...   d' boss.....!!!!!

Quite all d' way.... TAYAN...... going to d' ferry's landing... at PIASAK.....

MOre BIG.... trucks...lorries.....  van.... come before US... some slept here...as being informed....

All sorts of things being transported...... chicken....wow...many kept in stories... up to down floor level...lol.

By d' time..arrived.. a trip to cross to other TERAJU landing took about 40 minutes...

Had to...Q.......  but ups to space.....available... d' management first arranged according to d' size...nn...located nn squeezed in...right position....so mixed..BIG...nnn SMALL...

WE knew....had to wait...as others were coming earlier..... ONLY one ferry.....coming back..

D' size of d' ferry.....NOT too big.... about six...seven.... vehicles in one go.....

A big river.....Kapuas.... going down sream to Pontianak........

Arrived early morning...at around 8.30am  ...but had to wait...so parked tailing each other....

Young children allowed to mingle around...with their age group...to kill their boreness....

Have patience....to take our turn.... to cross river...

Moving in d' ferry...in group mixed... small....big vehicles...to accommodate empty space....

Able...to go with d' third group...eeeh..

Spouses....of car...Temburong Bisai... Ampuan Razid.....nn  ...Ampuan Hj Hamzah....were with our group... so did CAR No 1.... BT1316

Bottom left... with d' company of car KJ3310... Haji Harun bin Hj Abd Hamid.... nn half head TEO...KL9438

So....d' ferry embarked... with full capacity of cargo..... transporting vehicles to d' other side Landing place at TERAJU...

Driving down...d' lane of two planks... d' drive just watch d' sign language using HANDs... right...left..  forward.. .nn so..

Called d' instruction...as sign language coz...d' front man only using hands...nn d' driver steered d' right path as instructed...

Soon landing... parked along d' side road.... to wait other group.....this area still Dusun PIASAK as seen at d' rest stall on d' side road....

Lucky ........enough time to boil water for a quick mee... pop mee   ..nn  drinks... some chosen their own.. favourite drinks... 

Hj Saring ..nnn..  Hj Mohd Noor   nnn   familes...  were all here.. together

By this time..... around 11.30am....   hungry too...  but could purchase fruits..like bananas.. near by road side stalls....

When everybody landing... had to move.... following d' direction on wards.... good road compared 4 years ago...  but a few meters still not been covered with tar yet.... for the 1st destination.... to Balai Berkuak....

Diesel...called SoLAR here...... NO filling station....... but still could BUY...from d'...fuel containers' on d' road side too....

Small town.... selling many varieties..... for locals... eating places were available...too

Familiar small box house.. just  a distant from  d' house...   WHAT...??

NOT pigeons house...lol...

Ok..... correct...guess..    WC...   as popularly known if asked people here...  for toilet.... NOT Comfort Room... lol.. ???

Waw... making used....of water.. down stream.... we NOT dare...eeeh    !!!

Rumah Makan .... Eating House... direct translating... easy to remember...lol

Could purchase...SOLAR here... but...price already... different... about Rp 7000 @ liter

Quite town... but  many people around... especially bikes... here..there... most younger riders nn pillions..   but most wear NO  helmet ..   called HELM here....

Stayed here  for a while rest... drink for  tinned refreshment... cost Rp 6000...  NOT bad..!!!!

At money changer in Brunei B$1.00 = Rp 6700  .....

EPisode 3....... Know someting about small town here... TaYAN   nnn   Balai Berkuak