Gwing1313: XPDC to BANJARMASIN.....Episode 6 HOTEL WELLA

EPisoDe 6....... Still 20 December 2010

Road Journey... Nangabulik... to Pangkalanbuun .......Hotel Wella...
SAMPIT....

Nangabulik...... a town of inner province...... near to UP stream-river... luxury with popularly known...Udang Galah..fresh Big Prawns...

Most buying Diesel here ..... .... far more ........ long journey.

Just......leaving.........town area...could not buy fuel at PERTAMINA Station coz.so many vehicles... on Q.. so us... advised to refill .....at road side middle man... station.... lol.... most took profit Rp 500 - 800 dearer.... lol... good ..BUSINESS ....eeehh KJ151 .... B419... just bought............ fuel.....

Leaving Nangabulik ........... leaving round about sign... for another...round about... hopefully.....typical atmosphere....in this nner provinces...

To be the truth.......

Roads.. smooth........ going steady... all d' way.......as far as Uu...could see.... green with oil palms too.... planted... both left....right sides of d' road...............

Entering .... another province.... Pangkalanbuun... a capital for KotaWaringin Barat....... Kalimantan Barat... see in d ' middle of d' road... structure.... NIce sculpture....... according to culture here ... nn...might be their popularity among d' people here....too ?????.

Pangkalanbuun...old town...population about more 200,000 people... half... of Brunei ...lol..!!!

Woo..... got a MOTTO here too ... kota...."MANIS".... meaning... MINAT... AMAN... NIKMAT... INDAH... SEGAR...... nnn more...as a cultural town...owns 'Banjar ROYAL Structure"...as well..."PALACE of Pangkalanbuun..... building was... old...made of IRONWOOD.. called "KAYU ULIN"... as called here....

D' name as I assumed.. Pangkalan.... this area is near to coastal...sea.. where to start..... might be a place.. as station of meetings.... Buun... borrowing...from d' word... Bond......eeh NOT James Bond... lol.... as Royal..here... could be as... figure head ...to do some business... agreements ... old people used... good things...to name places...lol...

Pangkalanbuun...........3.20.pm.....as aired from our radios.....Stopped here for minor repairs..... had minor casualties... yooww

Who...???

KH6069.... LOST engine power.... either...changed fuel filter.. or made quick... own fiter servicing... NO TIMES waste..... quick nnn fast things required... as well as skilled... know how...lol.... NOT ME... just asked mechanic.. to do for me.....

Waa... Hj. Mohammad Noor...did .... himself... lucky got an empty side workshop....while others ..mmmany... spectators.... gave instructions.... only...

eee...NOT to say. !!!.... most experienced people here... they just let him did... his own... way...

KP9924... Zul Rushdi ...checking... what to do...as well...coz.. slight... raise in engine's temperature... after all.. dry... mud was still... there

KJ3310....Hj Harun.... double checked...... aircon fan... got stuck..... NOT... functioning...well... could made hot temperature as well....????

Selamat Jalan... as seen..... High Tower pillars building..... soon leaving Pangkalanbunn province.....

Look at d' road.......... SMALL...narrow road.... made us difficult.....

Had to over take.....Towing Truck front of us... as well... vehicles here were unstoppable... so many.... FAST...too...

As far as could be seen....a looong...mangrove..low land bridge.... nOT meant for rivers only...

Over bridge of about a kilometer only .... soon stopped.....awhile as NO lunch...yet.... hungry... lol... "RUMAH MAKAN MADIUN...MBAK YUYUN....".. eehhh ...not forget this place...... time getting late 6.30pm.... leaving 7.30pm....another few hours journey..... for a REST place.....

Arrived Night.9.30 pm... large parking space at d' back... concrete wall surrounded hotel's compound ... straight to room... as usual lady's job to go nn find....room... Me tired...lolll... had to rest my car's ENGINE... today..too... slept....well...

Morning....21December2010..Tuesday. ready...at 7.00...am... Hotel Wella, Sampit.... No wonder... last night d' road...all d' way...narrow...... d' place was SAMpit......meaning closed tight....yo...

NOT to mention...engine's starter had to KnOCk...knock...lol... so..let's it ON.... with d' help of friends....... guarantee...... NO problem ......

Spent time looking around..... Night could see...NOT ... of coz...like to appreciate... times like this....

Back to our room..... yehh... last night..... taken....ground floor.... big room for...all of us 5 .... BUT had to use sleeping bag to use as pad.... ONE big bed ONly....TWO of us..... loll... travelling...like this... never mind ... comfort..later.... Hotel...cost us ...RP 175,00 ..... about B$40.00... still happy coz...NO complain...?????

Breakfast...free....that was GOOD... used to be....ONLY for 2..... placed....inner front hall....near d' reception

NICE..... my car....placed to have photo... with still had d' make UP ..... with ...yesterday's mud....

Just changed parking place..... as we're leaving at any time...waiting BOSS

D' young man was local..Argus.....so sound like that.... son of somebody BIG name... ... 4wd friend...in Banjarmasin...?? Next to Hj Mohammad Noor nn his youngest daughter...Elia..??

My wife......with Hj Saring's daughter......