Haji Sarkawi' BIKERZ Group to KK

........ trying to record...... nn ....describe back d' story ......nn presenting so everybody could remember d' touching moments............  as demanded by friends ................. Bikerz........................................................................

especially those who like to see back their faces ...... they were there .......!!!

         

               ..... this is my kampung .. ......journalism ...................................




 

NOt coincidence............................
............. by chance d' man met us at Sumbangsih Mulia's Building was a friend of my late father........ an old Raya photo is matching d' young figure of photo taken in 50's with d' new photo.............   d' old photo of me ... my late father.....................nn Haji Abdul Rahman............................
Now........ nearly ..... in his nearing 80's ....... years old......................

ye.......Haji Abd Rahman got a lot to tell ........................ one thing he well remembered............ my father used to OWn a... motor BIKe ...NORton with plate Number B 44 ..................????

Sumbangsih Mulia ............ was a place ......

........... d' starting point to meet Haji Sarkawi..... later..Haji Sulaiman........





........... proceeding to cross border........Kuala Lurah ...... where to meet........ another group .....at... Sugar BUn's building....

Three of them here .......... Ampuan Haji ..........Major (R) Hj Sahdon ....... nn .....new... but old timer too....  Hj Sapee ........... a friendly happy man..

...........to bless safe ride......our Imam... Hj Sarkawi recite DOa.......





.............. six Bikers............ continued ............ to stop ........... awhile at Limbang Town ........... for special..... reason ............. all money business  ..........


............ non stop....... riding...passing Temburong .......   Sarawak nn Sabah's borders  ............. checking passports at Immigration posts ......
Lastly ...... at noon............. stopped at Sipitang Town................... at a place called Kedai Makan Sri Iklas ..... an eating Malay restaurant .................




............. late group ......... Sambra ........Hj. Jepri...... Victor.......nn another new member............ Nazri.......... Electrical Engineer ....a young ...Peninsula ....Malaysian working in Brunei but............ stays in Limbang as his wife is posted working ....here too ................................

 SOOn....Met.......TWo bikers....on d' way back homme to Brunei.......... Ali Temburong nn a friend....................... 



 .............. a proud  owner....... Osman related to one of our biker ... Sambra.......... a restaurant being graded as ....... A ......... decorated with pictures of old Sipitang................ back to 1910 .......?????

Ali Temburong nn a friend .... leaving soon .......home  ........ might have ... business reason......... to solve.. ??????
 .............. ...........so ...lots............perceptions......



Haji Sarkawi favourite's choice ............................................................
 ............. registring ...... check IN .......... here ....................................
             .....Hotel Ujana TANG Dynasty ............
Eight people were staying here with 3 rooms.......... each room cost RM$118.00............ each got three beds....................................... spacious ........ suitable for a family .............to be recommended............

Time NOt waste................. soon settle ............... but left .............
1st ........... a quick.......................pose.......at hotel ...............................
Standing..........        left-right..
...Ampuan Hj... Sahdon..Hj Jepri...Victor .... Nazri ...


.................. riding out to have.................................................
........... find a place for .........refreshment.......... located ...near by budget hotel ...?? ...........................................  later ...................... 
...........stray Out .....look out at shoppping complex ......supposed to a popular spot for .... locals .......Bruneian ...........................................
Centre Point.............  Saturday a rest day for all people ......to cheer
........ to spend ..... nn ........... shopping  ...........................................
...................... free world enterprise ..................................................


Gone with times .... seemed so fast ...............  past 9.00 ............... spent outing Dinner...... here .... stalls ..........near beach ..... along d' road to .................................
                    ...............1 BORNeo 

............ just simple budget food ..................................... here .............

.................................... enough for d' nite...........................................



Meeting place................
............. another............Four Bikers ............Zaini's Group .............. earlier arrival of  Brunei's group .............were here too .............................


Late nite .............. spending times to pass .......... before back to hotel....................................................................................




Assembled LONg line ........FOUR WHeels .........cars were along d' road Highway Kampung Air frontage................ Sembulan ........................

.......... morning .... Sunday .................. 9.00 am ..... considered late..........
..........trying out a place to spend ...... for d' morning breakfast .................. avoiding Hotel's...coz....... U're charged RM$13 ....... a head...................







..........without proper arrangement................ choice a place...............

                .............................this is d' PLace...................................

Each biker ..............paritipated with own bikes ..................................

......photo.... top from left ....................

.............just motor....Suzuki intrudder..... Major (R) Haji Sahdon.. his face is just on right... another... merry heart biker... Haji Jepri... Honda ..... sorry FULL face ....... cover UP ..... yes..Harley owner... second but still on tOP .......Hj Sapee.... standing next Hj Sulaiman....

... second..top left ......gwing 1313... eeeh ..... back to Hj Sapee ... another white goldwing ..Sambra.... well recognized face... nn..often rider to KK .........

Bottom third ....... Yamahaa ...Haji Sulaiman ..... NOt least nEW  man of d' group too .... Nazri.....  large photo............ OUr  MAIn men...... Ampuan with ...his usual ....Harley .. his big NEW Harley is at home ......... nn .......lastly.......... man of master man............ Haji Sarkawi..... gwing 4141...... eeee ......................................................................................

............. altogether .......... 2 x 5 = 10 .............. ????

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NOT to tell .......d' place ........ but Uuu ....look OUt ... once in KK........... ok..

Looking at d' crowD.... people enjoying eating in d' restaurant , especially at this morning .............. likely met ...seemed .....mOStly Local ..... people........

..... easily...... grasped .........TOP........... votes........of 5 StaRs ..........

.............NaSi Lemak........ fomarlity easy FAst menu......... for ....... all...........plus T - Tarik .......  Tongkat Ali ............ not here.............. pity.....

........................... again ..... another day... AMpuan this time..... to produce his pocket's purse.............. thank Uuu.......... Ampuan Haji..........................

( ........ bikers practising......... sharing........ especially ...when come to spending money, so have to pay together........)





.... a FULL score numbers ..... complete............. 10 ........ perfect..
....but.. plus.... another three different views .............. Kak Nong.......
 

 



 

.......... RIding....... passing through....... busy central city's street
.... KK ..Kota Kinabalu............ Sabah............ d' capital.....................
New buildings......... mushroom........ everywhere...here........ value added..... so ..... economy added .... adding more richer to Malaysians as a whole.........



............. one last looked............. before Check OUT............................

Here .....not...THREE Musketeers .................but Three Retirees.... ha..hhhhaa......hhaaa

Major (R) Haji Sahdon....... was a pilot......helicopter... with a long air craft (ever since his boys'wing education).... experiencing mechanical engineering aircraft's parts .... sort off ....................................................

Ampuan Haji .............. another experienced  .....as long as 36 years ?????.... dealing........in Supplying Department .........with local airlines 
 .......  RBA ............................................................................................

................ WWoooww ...Uuuu TWo...... good for something........................

...................... Not me...................eeeeh.... just NO body...... except......
.... blog writer ...........????

 
 

............ posing seemed...... d' HIGH .....expection for everybody.......
........sorry ................nO copies for all of Uuuu................ BUT ................
...........promising....... Uuu ..... for Viewing on my blog.... eeeehhh ...ok.....
ONly.....8 ... here......... coz ..TWO bikers......... were choosing own HOtel..................................................................................................




Another............ closed UP ...viewing parts....... members...........................

Time to leave........................... this time....requested NEw member... Nazri to recite DOA for..............safe nn  comfort ride .....to destination.......... ....... .. to LOv ......... ones at ....................................... HOme eee........

 



 .................... way out of KK......... tailing at a round about..........



  ............. much to tell ............ on d' way............. old road ...... along.....
                  ........KK - Beaufort ......Not .... Papar .........
StOPped....Last shopping....... if uu just want to spend uu last RM money....
..... Uuu can see lots.......... entreprising.... local people .... stalls along d' road..... doing business ..... selling dry fishes... fruits...................... melons.................................................................................................
...................remember to buy something .... for kitchen............... at home....................................................................................................

At d' start ................... sunshine..... but soon nearing Sipitang..................
.........water drops............. raining....... typicall weather...nowadays...




  .........New beach frontage........... stalls........... offering stop over ......
for .....travellers ......varities......... foods..... different menu............
........ a complement choice........ a place to offer ... SATAy... SATe... SIGA SIGA ....... nn .........HOt ....kopi susu kambing ..... goat milk.....................

.....ok .....Nazri.................. don't forget "Tapow"......  SAte......... 
...........Uu're .........d'....1st to stop...... home ..................................... LIMBang.....................................................................................







............ ok to shorten............... my story............

Not ........ dry ride anywhere......... expecting ROde Fast..... but ...had to SLOw down.................... RAining.......... all d' way after Sipitang................

............... thunder................ loud enough............... water logs...........????

But ...Alhamdulilah .....all..bikers were sound perfect..... ONE piece .......

.........but MOst ...........HHhhappyyyyyyy......

A mission accomplished...... aas Haji Sarkawi said ..... to Get away.......... stress.........??????.........   really.......................................................

At last .....here......... at 9.00pm............ Filling Station at Kuala Lurah....

.......... had last drinks.... chatted at Coffee Shop here.............. nn MEt another........ late....now car-travellers..... from KK ...to...... they ................

 call..Boyz ....nn Haji Supri.........

.................................. ok........nearing 10pm .....shop wanted to close...
..................................seeing.....uUU all....... sometimes......................
...................................nearing future.................. motor biking ............


   

STREETs Sight SEEing ... Barcelona

Unfinished BUSiness...... coming BAck...... to a place Uuuu probably..... hear from my previous BLog...  a break from ...motorbikes...  eeehhh .................................................................................................

BUt still........... my favourite ....travelling......



  ............ just to share scenes around our hotel within walking distant to city ............ central city....................................................................
activities  ........during day light ................ nn ............. night ..................
Barcelona is a wide ........ big city..............just few kilometers ............ near to sea sides...  too ...... (if Uuu're aware ......nn look on MAp......)

.................... these are d' places visited......  ?????




 ......... a simple easy early morning street along .......CAtalance ..........
                                                        .............................main road ......
Barcelona Streets ...........  WIDe ... but at certain day of a week .... early morning ... considered empty.... unused properly ..............................
WIde indeed ................... ONe Way at centre ........ another one way road at d' side of d' building............in between............ another large road means for pedestrians ........nn ....cyclists............... jogging ..walking.... etc................

                   YYYyesss................ authority .........local authority especially in Europe..... were so keen to ....... GReeeennn....   so probably...........

NO .....engines ...............  NO ...Fuel ...........         instead ....................

BUtttt ... muscles....usage .... mORe.... to introduce for HEAlth.... nOT alone ..... global.... so..... EURope is d' main role MODEL..... of d' GREen WoRLd.........



 ........ few hotels ........ located along d' street.......................



 ............. evening.......... nearing 8.00pm .......... not really quiet ........ people still on d' streets.........................................................................
....... most tourists were still around this Summer evening.......
 .................... ' rusa masuk kampung '.............. as we called in Malay....
..ok don't argue ........ this RUsa .... is NO SChool......  ????


 ................ passing few junctions ............
 ................met repairing construction .......... as what should be DONe by local authority for ON GOIng ...... city projects .................................



 ............. just walking around .................... to see uncommon senerio.....
................. Uuuuu ............ like to SEee......................................?????


......................pedestrian crossing using traffic lights  ..... had to wait until the light turned RED...............................

.......... side road stall ......... not open today ??? or ...CLOsed early............. now .... known popularly KIOSk..... Persian inherited..... but Turkish origin.....   where easy reach for tourists ... to BUY... souvernirs ... merchandise ... like.. newspapers ... local maps ... tourist infomation ..... WOh....MOReeee....   actually ............. buy stamps ...here

NOt red..Yellow  ......round about 2 metres pillar .............. simple way for POSTing ......... send letters ............ post cards.......  

        ...........................still exist ........ useful for tourists .....................

............... many local people preferred .............. light two wheels....
............... easy FASt cheap way to travel in ..... busy city..............
but preferable... NOW going GREEN needed form local authority..
Barcelona........ still recognizable....... SPain's ... structures styles..
...eg .......... door.....with design...... for commercial entrance's..
                                                            ............. interest.......

Streets nearing deserted.............. from busy vehicles.........................
.... but at one pedestrians' location .......... people could REST..... had times to sit ...... nn .........watch ........wild city ......... pigeons ................
............ simple birds ...easily breeding ..................... adopting.....
.............within city life.................where some city authorities looked at negatively .......for certain reasons ..............................???



Fountain............ NOt dancing FOUNTAIN ..........but USEFUL cooling d' surroundings  ...... control d' heat........ for Summer weather .............



...........at ONe corner near ...Opened restaurant seats ..............................

...........there ......... still have people................ with free idelogy .............

           .....free speech .......around.........so people heard..........



 ......... city square ................. where people walked around.................
...........d' opposite is d' shopping complex's big building........................
PEOPle around ....so........people display................. talent ..................
To attract................... had to do better thing .....unusual .....................
BUt.........common interests for all ages..........................................
                                      .................................without language spoken...
people could understand...................... with..........HAt ...........like ......... 
                  .................. MAgician... ????


 ............closer look ........................................................................
HOw thin........baloon............... could stand d' knive ................ without explosing..............????
           ..................CUt  .... through............................


 ............................... day light................ shopping building............


 ................. dark......................... with lights........... ON
                       ..................... at night .............. shopping building......


 .............. looking around at d' pedestrians' Square .........
        east...south....west..... NORth  .........................CIty Buildings............
LArge Billboard .............to demonstrate...........................................
                 ..............advertisement ..................................


................. somewhere...... at walking street.................
Quick............ FASt business ....... displaying ......... all sorts............
ALL these..........illegal ...... business actually .......................
BUt.................. still attract................ people too...................................

............... so............... late NIght..............

                        nn.............. later......retreat..... back home ........hotel

PEMODA ... SUNrise RIDE ...




SMS to ALL Members............ I picked TWIce......

All PEMODA Bikers were welcomed to join morning SUNrise RIDE from Muara Town to Belait..... each registered approved RIDE would be considered OFFicial RIDEs .........nn...... these rides wiith KIlometers' Distant would come UP with calculation .... totaling ........... as FAR as 3000km ...... would be considered as a graduate recognized with a given patch.... symbolic...............

WOW........baack to BOY Scouts .......... or Girl Guides ..... LOL .....

Once........ U tested for Cycling... cooking....nn many.... U would be given badges..... at d' end... d' highest level would be QUEEEN's Badge............ now KING's Badge.......... or if uuU'r .... Seniors ..Uu would be tested for WOOD Badge......  ????? 
................................................Remember  ?????????   OLD Days...... ????

OK these ... COULd... be challenging................ bIkers are travellers..... so each step...... each ride ...should be recognizable...... nnnnnnn ................................................................................................

.........d' MOSt ...........it's .............FUNnnnnnn...................

.........I'll be supporting behind....... Chairman.............................................

MUara Town to Belait nnnnnnnn ...back to ENd d' ride .... at JP...

........ what.............     200 km...............................





 ........... many PEMODA Bikers were here............ 
............I'm NOT too LATE..................... either......... 6.30am ...past..
BUT......... somebody still used........     " JAM Melayu" ...................
LOOKing at bikes ...uuuUU know..... WHOse...............???.......................
Many coffee shops............ were oppened early.........MUARa Town.....


 .......... OK........I like POSITIF people......... YEss JEFf....
            .........to show oFF with his BIKE.......... wow EXpensive ...lol..
SOrrryyy...............  I DON'T haave a bIKe like JEFF.......
            But I'm SENIOr ..........LOL.....................................................
            .................. Haji DAud.......    Mantan.......... MAJor (R)............


 ................................  HUNGry............ ???????? .............................
ROTI TElor........teh Tarik...teh tarik    ............... may I join IN ..................
OK............. this restaurant AL - IHSAN ..... nOT official..........
Familiar FACes...... kan........... HJ Sarkawi group......... Zul group..
............Isak group ........ nn ............ ladies group...



 SORRy........... frankly............... NAMes.............
                 ..............UUu .........all great Ladies BIKErs.............


NICE.................. backs ............ all sorts ......... designs....................
                        ................BUt ...............PEMODA...................
ALL members...... should register ...Ur NAMEs here...................................
 .............RIZal with paper list......class registration........eeeeh.......
                   ok.............. another HJ Jepri...........
                                                       .................kadang2 iF NOt busy





  .......... ok... listen ....members ......... President..................
                     .......... is Talking...................Pg Redzuan.....


............ bla.......bla......... bla ......................................................
                            ok.......... lets have a DOA............................
..............this time our IMAMmmmm  .......... ZUL............ 

............... ready................. time.............. 7.30am...........................
                       ...................set ..GGggooo .............
                             


 .................. on d' way.............. TUTOng.......... nn ...TRaffic LIGHTs
................ had to follow road regulations ...........nn  ...on lines............. ZIg zag............ please.................................................................
NO overtaking........... Front .....President................. tailing back..... should be Haji Khairol............ oon position .......................................
 



 .............DANau FIlling Station............. refilled FUEL.......... here .....


 .............. those..... with bIG tanks............. just wait along d' road 
.................. nn ..wait until all in ONE line  ..........................

.......................... raining would NOt ....STOp ......bikers........................
but.......... reachable destination............     here ...........already ...............
.....here we were........Perpinndahan KG Pandan ......................... bELait...........................................................................................


WEt polishing .. shining ..............  drains on each sides of d' road................ grass .......well trimmed ...... CUT short..............  cLEAnnnnnnn...................
So.... nICe ...................house   ......belongs to our member.....
            ...............ASri bin Abd Ladi..................
                     PEMODA's ............. receving HOSt..........


 ...................looked SIMple.....but...... nOT until .......going round..........
       observe............. without blinking ...UUUUuurr .....   eyes................
Uuu would NOOot .... believe   ...Urr EYes...........    yeeessss................
.............. magical................     INside d' compound...................
                              I   TELL Uuuu ............................................
                                                    make Uuu..... Jealous...........
(more pictures but  couldn't make all in wiith mixed nn too compact to put in)



 .......ROOms .....meant for demonstration ... ONLY...................
nOT even .....for d' children's ROOMs .................... 4 of them.........


.............. closer LOOK ............. d' front........ entrance..............................
               ..................every inch .......(sorry.... old system)........................
.......Asri made used of ....d' land............d' compound................................. garden............museum....showroom...........shop.. CAFe..... canteen ........ play ground.......IMagine d' TREE HOUSE......
................ near d' road............. ???...................................more.............
..........  anybody ....... SEEn......... with baskket ball.................NET.......
....IMAGIne..................... how ........CREative ...................
                 .................this creature......... human being.......................

............Uuu Hands.....uur ..BRAin.........unequalled....... ASRi....


 .......................look at him ..ASRi....... his family.....
                        ...............WIfe nn a child............. son...AFIX...............
SIx of Them ...here........................ living in this house .........................
.........Perpindahan KG PANDAN 7 RPN....... Belait...


 .............. who is this MEXican man........... nO mention................ ASRI owns....... varities caps too........................................................
GOt ..............garage...with motors  collections too......nn... CArs.......... IMAgine..............

ME.....with friends....................
.............Hamizan ......Pg Sufffriddean ... Ampuan Suryadi
Front road..........................................
......... small compound...... but.usefull........could accommodate............ all bIKers ........many......................... people here ....................................
          so.............just wait ........ for official announcement..............
             ..............................official attendance........... present here..




 .......sincerely..........President...........something to tell.......
       ........had to SAy......thank U .......to the host....
       ........ASri nn wife.... family................... nnnnn
 ...especially .......PEMODA bikers ...in...BElait area ...... KARIM is here......
Sorry ........NO milage for Ur gays here...................................................

Presentation.................achieveable MILage....3000 kilometers......
..........so..next................ recepients..................................................
..........Hj Khairol........ Rizal...........nn ....
..........President himself ... (gave away by Major (R) Hj Daud).
Two more.............. but.....they were not here..............this morning ........

TODay......... milage is 200 kilometers.....to end at Jerudong Park... JP......
........................... so Thannk UUU....... for... GOOd attendance...............
.... at least .............. 51 PEMODA ....Bikers.......
              guarntee candidates..........................


 ............. So.......POsing.............
           Bikers     ............ with ...... Host family...........


 ................ no rush.........of coz.................................................
              ........... just nice............position.........well arranged...........
              ............ for d' gentlement bikes ........................................



 ................. time to leave.................   sooo ...................................
                      ...................................in SHOrt............................
.......... arrival at JP.............. some already turned home...........



 
............. another.................... picture.........................................
....................................................end of d' journey...........

...collection milages .... for today is 200 kilometers ..........................

.................ok....... those to join for KK Ride ......

............................next week.........

......... Haji Sarkawi nnn group.........