Crossing ENTikong ..to SINGKawang .. BIIBBF story

13 BIIBBF ...  began with mass ................. 
                     ...............motorbiking..journey ....
..............................Sound ...LARge.... people participated..... yeh...!!!
Today's MISSION .....  to travel in large .... MOTor Riding .... 
                                                               ............CONVOy .....
.... Bruneians ... (PEMODA ..expected d' largest) ....
....... Sabahans ....Labuans... Sarawakians ...........
....including own Indonesia Bikers .. from Banjarmasin ..... like Pa' Bambang ..brothers ..nn members ...of ...Central ..East ..South Kalimantan (came to Kuching for registration as well) 

.............early morning from Kuching City ..to Tebedu..to Entikong ..to Sungai Pinyuh ..expecting ENDing at SINGKawang..... Kalimantan Barat....

 As early as .....morning ...Thursday 5.30 am.....
Yet.....Hotel ...MEDEKA PALACE.... was NOt ready..for our departure ...but some manage to have.... FRee Hotel's meal ....... Hotel's Breakfast .................
......while most (well disciplined BIKerz) .... ignoring ..COz.....
                        .............to be ready early as scheduled SHould BE .......!!!!

 ...Quick gathering PEMODA...HOG.... backup members(cars).... plus ....New arrivalls ..a 12hours PEMODA Bikerz... (traveled early morning and reached KUching ....evening.... spliting residence ...coz..NO spare rooms  at Merdeka Palace......)
SO

Reciting early with.... DOA..... to bless our  ..long HOurs journey .................expected today......

 ..........members of d' LAte arrival Convoy's group... 
                   ..........led members by Pg REdzaini .....
 ...took position ....together ...before... departure.....

 ...............PEMODA members as used to be ..........really recognisable........
        ...........familiar FAces of  participants.................. ?????

NICE ..BUTuttt........ .   ......... Convoy ...starting  to RIDe ..........

BROke DOwn ......non other  our lead-man .....nn his blue Harley motor...our leading marshall ..Pg Redzuan......

              ..........had to leave ..attended by our know how backup people..... while d' rest proceeding........ engine trouble solved ...expected Fuel - Overfloor ..But ..times.............

NEW ..younger BLooded Riderz ..........
...... called themself ...BLOWPipe....(a journey later to be taken place after BIIBBF) 

.......early target's destination to gather here at TEBEdu FILLING Station..........

travelling NO problem to border station except ...... d' replacement marshall ...missed judge..... d' junction ..to turn ...LEft...rather....Right...... to TEBedu......  so....... (a few minutes delayed)

...IMaGine...... THREE Nations' bikerz....here...really mass...... each members GrouP scheduled to leave..... as agreed ..Last NIte MEEting...our President...with host..... Chairman.... Pa INDra....talked all about money.... .
......at d' ENd ...happier with NO Xtra.. PAyment.....  agreeD..... ????

...mOSt ....bikerz........(ONLy PEMODA).  had to WAit .. patiently...........
 ...waiting sometimes really ..... MAde U ....Trouble some .... BUT..... WE Made to agree TO wait ...... so ...d' LAST GRoup to ENter...... ENTikong ....

 ...so WHat to do ???  ...just REst....... ate ..what WE could...... spending,.... as U wished ....

            .......untill ....finally ..d' early groups GOT through d' immigration ..custom proceses ......... so participants NO....difficulty times.... (other people solved d' problem)..... 

............ meanwhile..... ????
NOt really ....A pICnic ..... day..... as witness  seated on floor.........
     ..........d' VOyager owner..unable to ride his motor ... had to leave HIs motor  behind in SIBu...( engine Trouble)..
ON TOP.........eeemmmmm.... really had a good dream.......    far back HOme ......... Haji Sarkawi ...

... at TEBEdu Filling Station ...since .. around 9.00am .....

GReen Light to Enter...only given ..... at around 11.30 am .........woww...  good enough ....

But d' best thing was .....allowed fast Immigration's  stamping passes ....took 30 minutes...(while custom made clearance to our vehicles's passes as somebody had forwarding d'documents earlier .....)  

............ entering ENTIKong.....Immigration Check Point .... Kalimantan Barat  ........INDonesia ......
 .........MImmi ....... (a really hard-core LADy  Biker) .....where is Ur BIKe ?????
........BIkes.........on d' left side entrance of d' building .....while..INDividually.... went to d' Immigration's stamping passes .....

..........formality............made ..Q.... ????
...a QUestion.... mark  ..... to guess .....d' HEAd's nice Hair  CUT .....????

........another IRONMan group's members entered earlier....they slept overnite in SERian.......................................

..top ...Yakub (red jacket) ...Ali Temburong (black t shirt 4th to right)........nn BOB (reporter) ..... far right came with his car ...........................................



............. still waiting for passes ..........

PEMODA ...estimated 70 motor bikerz.... might be d' BIggest participations of 13 BIIBBF...... in Pontianak.....



....as Shown pictures   ........ soon after....

..............  vehicles' inspection ..nn ..clearance from d' Custom authority already made finalised .... so as soon as some bikerz finished taken meals...lunch .... d' PEMODA's president  took a time ...   to give ....
                     ..............a short briefing .......... new INFO

.............. so members .........IF ..I missed somebody ..... PEMODA's faces......
.......some new comers...with FAst MOtors....
                                                          ............. like .......R1


.............. a NIce Lane ........  crossing lane............

WEst Kalimantan ......an HOUR behind .................

Starting...to leave with Group COnvoy ...at 2.10pm .....(or 1.10pm ..here).

......ENTIkong ..... a small town nearing d' border ....... but houses all along d' road........ spliting d' groups... Malaysians already had gone earlier.................Brunei YAMAHa Group ..had gone earlier too ...................... 

First REFuelling ......at around 4.20pm (a NOt Fast convoy with POlice CAR.....)


.........ZUl...... Yakub..Ali............... nn ..Zack........
SECOnd STOp.........after TWO hOurs...  but... only POLiCE cars refuelling .. some did ..... opportunity to REst after TWO Hours riding.......
.................at   PERTAMINA    FILLING   Station...............

...... soon continued ....but ...day light ... soon getting dark.......... at 6.15pm...

SUNGAI PINYUH ............that was d' typical name..for a small town for a stop over...  RESt for quite a while to allow all member bikerz settled ..... REfuelled also available here....... a short ride from here to PONtianak...around 50km only......

Pinyuh ..meaning pENyu....yes ......turtle ...evident ....really true ....... FOUnd here....d' EGGs...... turtles' EGgs...... d' poachers  found this place so d' name of d' town along time ago before.....d' restriction of selling turtles' eggs ..............anywhere ..selling turtle's EGGs here...still available....... FREEly......OPenly .. at one of d' coffee SHop.... .............eeeemmmmm.... tastefully ....

Leaving at around 9.00pm........ ( 8.00pm here...)
............. another RIding ... but all..... had to make a right turned.......back to up North ...to Singkawang..... accordingly informed around 95km only .. 
........... 

..... road to up North to SINGkawang .........a much BETTer roads .....smooth.....comfortable running ........ BUt ....Not Fast enough .... as 60-80 KM per hour.......(especially sports' bikes) ...........................................

...less vehicles ....... as ..NITe ... getting late .......

So arrived at d' 13 BIIBBF's location at 11.16pm...... Hotel DANGau, SINGKawang......
Registration SIte for late comers .........as MOst Participants required MADe their registration in KUCHIng City ..... at MERDEKA Palace.............................. 

Hotel DANGau ..... was fully booked ... rooms .................
Few IF ....NO vacancy ........... so we mOst .....BRuneian ...... PEMODA Bikers......were going to different Hotels....... (Brunei YAMAHA Group ...12 Bikers  .....were placed here) .............................................
But ..first.............. group ..photography.......................
     .... sorry bros'.... too dark here...NOT enough light.....



.....so d' process of d' making of group posing...?????
......... before..dispersed......
            .........to own separate residence ...........

...........  Five minutes riding.... to d' next hotel ......................... 

                 ........................Should had 28 rooms booked for PEMODA ...
....lastly ..... GiveEN OUT only 11 vacancy rooms .............................
.....few bikers ............especially backup (with own cars) team-mates ......
had to find somewhere...... nearer.... to VEnue ... ????

...........so... took .... our residing here .......
HOTEL MAHKOTA ...SINGKAWANG  ....

......... Taken by BIIBBF camera man while on d' Nite's arrival....
                 ........... to site venue ...... 

.................... another DAY .........
               .......another  different Stories  ......... followed.............
... so  be patience ....ww.... waitttt ..for my  next BLog ........... 
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