TOURiing LIntas NEGARA 2012

Written in paper ...... d' event ..started today........................................... 
                        ..................Saturday ...10 March 2012 ...

   TOUring ........  riding with motorbikes ..... 
        .........backup ... police ...vehicles ..nn ... people within this project........ 

followed d' routes  as stated in d' earlier programme ................................

Bikers ..prepared to get ready ....as early as 5.00am Kalimantan Barat's times....

Scheduled to leave ...... early in groups ..... coz ... fearing ...
                                                    ................traffic here in Pontianak......

PEMODA ....came last ......................



...........early morning .......
.....d' light just shone .... but d' sun still shy .... to show up...........................

Riding ...equals to follow d' tempo ...d' music ...... handling bikes .......... sometimes... d' crowd ....such as narrow roads with many vehicles here ... a lot to consider ....... coz .......some smaller motorbikes .....................................
woow .........too daring .... riding dangerously .......meaning like d' man called .... Evil Kenevil's styles.!!!.... or.........EVel Knievel .....
......................................a man .........a stunt man ...... remember him ???
(comparing him as daredevil ..but entertaining d' WOrld ...... in 70s.... 75 to exact .... ?????)

...all d' way ....... vehicles' teams followed to border .........an ambulance considered important ........ of COz....

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......a broad long river ......  as Pontianak is just situated on d' delta of Kapuas River....so this is Kapuas Bridge.... to be crossed.....nn.... ONe thinks ...... knowiing ......this city precisely located on d' EQUator .......so widely known as .........Kota Khatulistiwa.............
Equator City....... we just passed through Equator Monument .............
                                           .........................(some unaware of coz) ...........

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........ FIrst stopped..........  (remember...when we FIrst arrived ...stopped here to refuel ...waited bikers from Brunei nn Sarawak ...to arrive safely.... before proceeding  together.....)

Sungai Pinyuh....  a short ...distant .... 50km only...from Pontianak ............

...LOts.....of nice advertisment boards here ........... proving ......a place ... even though considered a sleeping place of stop over............ Sungai Pinyuh ...or ... Penyu River ...(turtle) ...supposed to be popular  ... ONce ... d' eggs ...openly SOld.... back few years ....ago .... ????? 

REFUelling .........necessary .....but ..biG tanks still ....enough for a long ride ....... Anywhere...... Happy to meet...NEW friends.... Pa' ..JADe........d' head of ....DUCAti.....man...... he was leading his fellow bikers from JAKarta.... so..............................................................................................................
Jade (Jd).... his contact hp ...+62816997978 ...jade@indo.net.iol ..........
(to TRAvel in Java..... just contact him .... for HIRing motorbikes ....any brands) ..................................................................................................

Another ...........happy man .......Eddy ...Ducati rider too .... Jakarta ..0811833429 ........ ok

...................once completed refilled tanks .... d' convoy continued .....
PEMODA .....still kept ..... last group ........

........another long ...ride to NGabang ..... small town..... a distant about 127km ........

Another resting spot ...somewhere near road side stalls ... at town area..........................Shown ....6 km away....

............NO proper...... comfort room .....bUt ...had to request........................
(looked like this .........eeeeee..... to ease .......IRON BUttt........      hotttt day .....too)

........... here..Razak.......Haji Khairul .... Haji Pian ....... just arrived to rest....



............... adoring ...BIG Bikes ....  this young man also owned scooter .... (his group ...on  d' way for ...... SCOOter Show)

Our.... FAn...... proudly show Off his t-shirt ...he had been to this gathering too........in JAVA......... Scooter Show...

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....... so FAns .. where ever ...... possiblle..... seated nn pictures taken.....

                                 so ......DOn't .....misunderstood ............. ok

PICture group in Ngabang....  with local Scooters owner group.......

...Rest ........ spent .......... about 50 minutes ........... before leaving...

Noon..... 12 45pm ......

.... seemed still untiredness ......after an hour ride ......somewhere around SOSOk area ...before Balai Karangan .......(Sosok 38km from Nabang ...nn .....80km to Balai Karangan).........

REFueling............. d' second Pertamina Filling Station

Location  ....easy to remember ........ d' opposite of Chinese Graveyard ...........

...opportunity to relax here ...Hj Zaimee...Pg Haji Merali ...Ali....

..........soon continued............

Just..  four five bikers behind..........

Sudden... unpredicted .... going uphill ... plunged high... somersaults ... a jump as a gymnastics doing acrobatic stunt .... NOT as Uu think....

Landing.... legs nn ...hands.. ..bUt NOt knowing for sure ......

 ................seriousness...............????

... Riding in  split groups..... already part of our precaution to avoid  tight riding

.... d' risk ......... roads here in Pontianak ..... as at   clear daylight .... traffic incoming ..... roads' surface with loose .....gravels ...sandstones ...earth .........
 ....adding to narrow .....lots...zigzag roads ....plus ...unmaintained ...potholes .
                                  ...........................proving dangerous.............

Lying........ mid road .... fews chased to grap ...hold what happened .......

.... he was concious ........ BUt..... sound pains .......

............. made sure ......... all of us pEMODA bikerz ...kept to d'side road ........avoiding traffic...incoming as well .....

.......d' accident was around 1.20pm ...12.20pm Kalimantan Barat .....

 



.............. looking at bike ............. front left .....seriously effected.
.................reasons unseen ....right side lane ....... big hole...........uphill..
Luckily...... ambulance  ... Police cars were still ...tailing behind............

Haji Pian ..... Haji Sofian ..... photo with helmet ...

                 ..........................taken a few minutes at Ngabang...

Within about 10 minutes ......... put him in strecther ....on board to Ambulance car to border ...probably to d' nearest ...so Serian ....would be expected destination..... Hospital .....

        So did ........ his ..motorbike ....needed assistant from Police pickup to carry to border .... again to be carried nn towed ....by our trailer ...... back home......

Waited NOT too long ...nn ...proceeding to border ......

...........while still on rest...witnessing ...lots vehicles passing us.......

On d' way ....... streetbike Ducati Jakarta also ...slightly .... OUT of control .... another sudden unavoidable  ...another ....hole..... right covering most surface ....... gravel with ....sandstones.......

.......................dangerous for heavy big bikes..... really ......

By 3.00 pm ....(2.00pm Kalimantan Barat...Indonesia..)

ENTikong .............our arrival here ...................................................

Rest at.....Stalls 100m ....before d' border check point ..............................

Needed..... water ...cool drinks..... .. most................
....money changer also available   to change RUpiah back to RINggit .............

ENtikong Border check point ......needed patience too ......... coz .....
                                     .................had to settle few things.............

..... passports were ....NO problem...............

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By ........4.20pm............

.........crossing border to TEBEDU   .............in Sarawak ...Malaysia........

nO problem.......quick passing through ....... except .....................................

INdonesian Bikerz ...... to enter Sarawak needed MORe precise ..... extended ...times to check documents ......vehicles' ...registration ...so on for d' Custom Department.............  d' DELay ...long way .................................

.......so.....  alternative route's Destination .......  taken.............................

 ............TOURIng LINtas Negara 2012.........

PEMODA decided to wait at ....nearby PETRonas Filling Station ..................

Refuel .......rest............  nn .....rest.............

                  Tiring.............. of ..COz .......................................................

Station would closed at 6.00pm............. so ..... still have times to lay down...

gOt....  d' news from our earlier bikerz with d' ambulance to Serian Hospital....

............ Sound .....GOOd...... nO INternal injuries...........

                                            NO Broken bones..................

                so did.........d' X ray .....................as being told........................

                             so .........we ...extra ...happier......................................

.....................intentionally riding straight to HOspital...........

TEBEDU....to SErian .about 40-50km from border....

         Lastly................. missed junction..........so just RODe...to  ...

                 ..........a.meeting place near d' Filling Station.......................

Here at..... 5.45pm.........

Riding ......... to SERian............. Uuu could feel d' different....................

                                    oh yeeesss .....ease Uuu ...mind ..........................

NOT only d' views............. d' road surface .........100x better.....................

.........Nearing...an hour.........our accident man came in ............ happier ....safe from .......serious injuries................................................

Postponing first choice to Ride to Sibu ........... so now change  location.......
..........Indonesian would rest over night in Kuching .....
Sarawakians ..........in Sri Aman....

9.00pm............
Night....riding NOT to fast ....80 - 100 km per hour ...........
...... lastly reached for a rest at Coffee Shop ...in Lachau ....... somewhere aroud Sri Aman area.......

............. Sarawakian Bikerz joined us ........lately at d' same shop.............

Remember .with us ...two..Sri Aman Bikerz....entertaing most times ...
       later voluntarily ...........helping us ...with own car .....to Pontianak

Jamahat... Got contact .......to arrange for late REfuelling .....

                              .................by 10.00pm once we entered Sri Aman....

Next ...........he arranged us to meet .........somebody ...........

Greeted ................ 

However ....It was ...late at ............ Women Gathering.........

 ...............MINI STADIUM .. SRI AMAN...............

BERSAMA PEMIMPIN PERINGKAT

                    PARLIMENT BATANG LUPAR

oUR pRESIDENT..Pg Hj Radzuan .....also had time to sing along with d' YB Datuk Hjh Rohani Hj Abdul Karim.........

Coming to see.........

ALL women GAthering with their special Honour Guest with YB DATUk lady..........a politician representative to parliment ..............

SPectular event ever attended......................

PEMODA ....all men ... males guest were invited to spend a few minutes (first thought) to say HEllo ....................................................

                    .............with YB to Batang Lupar ...Sri Aman....................

YB... a cheerful... friendly to all ...entertained .... most sing songs ...in return requested ....all females on d' floor ...with popular ..Puco.. Puco... dance......

Thank Uuu .............for warm welcome ........... nn ......

                                            ......................food ............as well ......

NOt too .... long ........... as we were smelly .........

                           ...............  supposed ..day long ...eeee........................

Presenting ....Pemoda Memento .........Group .... picture with YB ..............

Happier ........

....but had to disperse to look for our hotel to rest .....to NIte...

at .........REGEnT INN.....SRI AMAN....Sarawak........

So here ..............she   is....................


whatever ....... BIKerz still have times to place ourslves with people..............
                     ...............like ...politicians..............................................
                      .............we still respect people..............................