Gwing1313: KotaKinabalu Trip ... MEt .. CASualTy WAy HOmE

SCHooL Term HOlidays would begin on ...
... Friday 18 until 27 March 2011 ....

My wife was just returned home after a short brief oversea work course....

She went to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with three other officers last Sunday and flied home on Thursday .....

As my wife already took office's leaves ...
NOT immediate plan ... pending choice of targeted week day place of interest ....

So... scheduled ... have two nights stayed in KK... nn be home on Thursday as Zakka intended be home by then just for a reason........

Me..wife..Zakka nn Malina were heading to KK by land with my Toyota Landcruiser ....

Happy times.. as used to be with whole family ..... other children ...

Yaza.. with work commitment ...

Pu3... in final year... project to be submitted nn exam .... Aberdeen, UK ...

Liyana...in KL ..just met her Mum... also get ready for last term project at University LKW, KL...

Soo... we ...here only 4 people....

As expected...Q ..queuing ... common problem .. at border.. at ferry terminal ...

Easy route .... calm nn steady ... enough rest at Beaufort, Sabah ... for lunch ..

So.. NO hurry ...arriving KK.. just ample travel-time..

NO... advanced booking, yet... for night rest...

Tried Gaya Hotel ... as we looked on internet d' availability ... there.. but full-housed seemed.. today ..

So ... choice of moderate...budget .. near to town central ...

KINGSTON HOtel...Times Square, KK, Sabah....

Looking out.. from level 3 of d' hotel... old Kampong Ayer... Sabah..

Old looked...in between ... new buildings.. just high raising ... ... nn projects on process development just around...

Once UPON a time..... this area ...including hotel's compound was ON SEA...

full of sea water.... of coz...

RAINING.... in d' evening... just stayed indoor shopping.. at CENTER POINT... nn around..

... before back to hotel.. BUT nOT after sea food dinner at stall near sea beach on d' way to ONE Borneo ...

Above was .... d' second day... noon to night... in 1 Borneo..

While ...raining in evening.. took advantage to spend time in d' cinema... UNKNOWN... film...

WEdnesDay ... 23 March 2011 ...
Times just too close.... before leaving home...

Spent last minutes... in SURIA Mall.... nn crossed d' road.. WARISAN...

...popular place to Bruneian... nn local too ..

... Leaving KK... before 3.00 pm ... nEW fly over road.. my first made USEd of d' newly finished ... so went on..

NOT forgetting...to stop at Beaufort Town.. for d' popular ..POW.... with chicken ... nn others.. tasty choice... sweet KAYA... ????

BOrder so Near..... nowadays... as d' bridge at Terusan made d' journey closer... than... LABU Immigration check point.......

Had to Q .....but once completed... Zzzzoooommm .. as front runner..
Could not remember d' exact ..timing.. 5.30 pm .. with 80-100kph ...
D' road was excellent...smooth going... almost empty vehicles..
Passed two hilly route... d' other side.. down hill... nn a corner ..all in a sudden...
As far distant .. Looked... watery..mud-sandy.. on my way left path.... so closed..
Incoming... TWO ..BIG trailers.. fast on my right... down hill ...

NO spare time.. to THINK .... just GO ahead .... only ALLAH knew...
Allahhuakbar ....

Was just.. split second ... happened .... d' 4wd vehicle turned turtle ..... ?????

ME...wife...two my young children at back seat .....

We ... on d' UP SIDE down vehicle .....

....nO a word from me ... but.. wife .. nn children's moaning to GET out...

Passes by ... a Chinese Man shouted US ..to hurrily OUT of d' car ... fearing dark smoke released ... from my engine...

Crawling out.. after difficult times to release off d' safety BELT ...

Only... one back right.. now left door easily opened..... me d' last.. out..

..... ALHAMDULILAH ..... still ONe piece ... me.. wife .. nn children...

.... BUt... empty mind... NOT knowing WHAt to DO... ???

Thinking of d' accident... how COULD... happen so FAST .... nnn so ..sudden...

BUT...the mighty ALLAH still LOVE us as a family.. unhurt... except..

My wife nn me .... body contact with thight safety BELT... saved US...

So many people stopped... to say.. FEW words of moral incentives..

... Alhamdulilah ...to be ALIVE ... of ALLah saving.. us

.... Looking at d' vehicle's accident IMPACT ...

Cikgu Alihassan bin Haji Osman... working at The Education Office in Bangar, Temburong was a man who helped to keep accompany me .. while.... some Temburong ladies also stopped here.. adviced to give hand so my wife nn children be sent to hospital ....

Getting darker ......

Pictures were taken by my mobile as I kept most of d' time in my pocket.. otherwise... camera gone.. or got wet of downhill stream..just under my damaged car .... nnn

... later RAINING... too..
Could NOT see other small belongings... spreading all over of up side down vehicle ....

.... to make ... SHORT ... my story..

By NIGHT fell... 9.00 - 10.00 pm

Police took statement nn asked me reporting later...

Car towed to Police Station.. to make sure ... safety ..

Police sent me to HOSPITAL.. for XRAY... checked.. my injury.. leg's scratches ....

Took DOCTOR's adviced .. my wife nn me...to REST a night in Temburong Hospital ...

Arif ..brother in law.. my son..Yaza.. came over by land ... moved belongings nn searched PASSPORTs.. lost nn found on site's accident...

They nn Zakka stayed over-night at Government's resthouse .. Temburong ...
Next day.. after doctor's routine checked of hospital patients .. we checked-out .. but had to report police.. for wet passports ...

Well remembered.. Dr Kassim .. a Pakistani.. doctor on that night duty ... said ..........
Alhamdulilah ... Uu're fine.. small casualty .. Allah had avoiding Uu from much BIGGer CAsualty....

ALL I could SAy.. thank Uuu... Temburong People.... ..... to make difficulties nn lives easy ....

Back home.. after lunch... went to see Doctor at immergency room ..requested for more medicines nn double checked.. for the chest's nn shoulder's pains ....

Home.. Night.. having.. families' gathering... praying... DOA nn thanksgiving.. for safe returned... Alhamdulilah ...