DJ Semporna Ride ... pt II

 

Satisfied .......

Mission accomplished ..... within target scheduled ...we...already in SEMPOrna......

So...WHat ...else ...???? ........a Nite here ..... nn ...so today..... we were going to RidE .... following d' same route back if possible straight to Ranau ...Kundasang ...or ...later ....KK... for another last rest Nite before ...Ride Home... a full tight 4 Days .....journey .... just like a return-flight to n fro ........

 



 

Last Nite ...Four Bikers ..... slept at d'water village's resort .... DRagon INN ... while d' rest at this hotel .... a reclaimed-land sea frontage ...  SEafest Hotel ..Semporna ...  built ..eversince ..d' year 2002...

 

Sunday ...  23 September ... 8.00 am

Place of Meeting ..point ........... Seafest Hotel  (...before moving out ....)
....... to report .... a GROup photo pose as evident.......

   .......Counting ........someboDY....... missing in Action ....... ?????

           ...... FOUR BIkers ....... NOt here..... ???



 

FOUr .....BackUP people were here ...of Coz....



 

A simple BRiefing..took place to explain........d' NExt Agenda.......

4 Missing Bikers ...(Haji Sarkawi..Haji Pi Ee..Haji Jimmy .. nn ..Pg Hj Merali)...took early DEparture ... as d' main remaining group (Bikers nn a backup car-trailer)  expected to catch up on d' way...hopefully.....

....... Haji Timbang took place to recite .......... DOA .......





 

Before Leaving ............. a full picture to show ........
      ........ morning stretching exercises ....
            ....(to loSE at ... least little fat ... nn.. to loose d' tight muscle)...aaaa



 

.....seemed so fast ........after 2 hours ....
......reaching Lahat Datu .... place to refill..more FUel...



 

.........targeting.....past 12.00 noon.... at KINbatangan.......
 .............. Lunch .... at d' same .... spot we first came.........



 

During difficulties'.................. times ....!!!!

...Lending Hands as...ONE  way ..trying ...to solve..

....earlier   ..sign of engine's power failurer ..once entered d' eating compound..

...to confirm ...rechecked ..... fearing power weakness ............ could possibly worsen  ( please ..don't spoil d' name ...ah ...this, really .. New Harley ... bro)...

....... IS this ...really BAD .... promo .. bro..... !!!!!

 

....... headache ....... sure....to owner ...ALi..
........ so NO way man ....... d' motor had to GO... on top  .... trailer ...



 

........putting extra ...strong cables to ease ....comfort ..... movements



 

Of COz.......... Sandakan ..road was NOt....in our book... 
      1st.. deciding to make a slight car repair .... had to detour.. right  to town (another sign of powerless towing car) 

...so this addational  ...changed d'landscape of d' story  ...as new experienced added  ....

... to worsen d' trip ......as d' story continued ....  towing car nn...trailer carried really heavy Ali's Harley motor  ......earlier thought ...ok.....

.However .....LOOking n prediciting further to go .... more ..hilly ...mountainous routes...... causing concerned ..... possible server damage to car's Lining class..

..........fast ACTIOn ..... so...repair needed...immediate



 

......as NO hurry ...priorty  ....SAVe..... first counted.........
            .....(on d' good side .....a few ... never been here ..... so felt good..)
....This unexpected circumstances delay ............required personnel local Biker's HELp.... contact's person assistant...(needed MOst)
...........So in nO way...lucky....a passing  Biker..... Paul (known by some)...gave a great help to us...........
                 .... PAUL.... as seen made  hp...calling...... !!!!!




 

....d' worst came when..............d' car stood still........
OUR Towing Car .... NO longer ...able to move cos d' lining class .....really in bad stage .......came to a.... FULL STOP.....
........................ so on d' side road...waiting for ...HELP......   aaahhh





 

.......... so...callling ........TOwing Car ..  to assist
.............to town .............. for REpair...........
          ...........BUTtt ......
TOday......SUNDay...................
                 ........all workshops ....closed........????


 

............. ..what to DO ???? .............Patrick....

Change of PLan .......... B ...C ....D  .........  eeee

.................so ..........all going to ..RESt........ a nite... 

      ........to a HOTel..... in .... SAndakan ...mile 7 ..?????



 

............... so we were ............... here.......... unprepared... mindset




 

............. so good ............. so nice .......a new hotel............
.....with panoramic over view scene ..surroundings..............ooowwwww






 

.....................morning breakfast at d' hotel.........
     (just NO Nite entertaiment ........ early slept... soundly....until morning)




 

MONday..... 8.00am ...sharped....... Towing
                        (....... d' TOWing car's driver ............ arrived on time)
...working day morning in SAndakan .....found d' workshop.......at mile 2half ...
...  finally agreement MADE ..d' car should  be ready by... Noon ...........eee



 

.....to kill times............. beautify ....... (a pose)
...... putting makeUp to  erase our dirty .............. motors ....................
..............washer...... snowy washer also here......



 

...........reassure .....repaired towing's car was in GOOd hands.....
                                  ......(looked out.....made..regular checking ...of coz..)


 

View ..looking ..out to d' broad far..... skyline....seafront...
          Sandakan port..... New Hotel....... on right
Jetty belongs to Yacth Club.................
(only members ...allowed....... so ...we all ...PAUL's guests ......ok....)


 

.....Swimming pool................near d' sea...????.
.....inherited by ...British........ colony system......
       now ....INternational .....ages Yacht CLUB....


 

......................something to remember.............
PAUL.....4th from Right.......took us to... Yacht Club.....
(Paul...muscular tattoo strong arms was.... in special police squad .... over few years in West M'sia... later back home...retired... sort off..as  heard)
so from right...
Yaakub..Ali..Patrick....Paul...Dato Hj Jemat(DJ) ....Aziz..Gwing...Hj Supri..

 

.......reason to town  ......to find one ...here....
                                ....Money Changer........


 

..............leaving Sandakan .........to hotel




 

.............Eating.......food at ...NOOn.......d' restaurant near to our hotel .......
....looking .... d' tall building at d' background was d' hotel.................





 

..................Towing...   car........  REady ......now..ok ...
..NO longer ... worrying....to pull d' trailer.......passing Kinabalu Nation Park..



 

......getting Dark road ...soon arrived at 6.30pm.......
......so reaching RAnau...
(just to acknowledged ...slight casulty happened to Haji Supri.... which..dented his front steering's cover ....but ..ok)

Took covered at a mount's side restaurant ...at 7.45pm as....
             ............heavy raining in National Park area.....
..........(managed to have hot drinks n joined by d' backup...... before ..proceeding .... nite RIDE...... up-down mountain routes ......making difficulties....with watery dark ...silky ..nn... cloudy road.... )



 

Aziz ..stopped nn we split....here .....at Berungis...
                 ..........(now....to his way hOMe...sweet ..HOme...) ......
.... raining  here ..but ......getting less before stopped .....
                   ....reaching here by 10.00pm nOt far to KK
...no words to say..except .............
                     ....... Thanks ...AZiz....




 

TUesday 25 September.... so extra day....
KK Morning ....meeting point ...so GEt together back with 4 bikers ......
..but unfortunately ...another Harley...down... failed to start.....aaaahhhh.
          resite.....DOA...... back to our man ..... Hj  Sarkawi ....
.....  continued before ..leaving KK...........
so this last MISSIon ..... ready to moved out ...... any times...




 

...BUt ...................fIRst..... breakfast.........  here...
                                           ( Do U know d' place ????)




 

...in short.................. lunch at .....Sipitang.............
..nearing crossing BOrders..... Sarawak.... Brunei.....


 

.....anywhere......  IF..uu 're clever enough..........
ok....... LooK at ....d' 2 same pictures......but.......
                       SPOT...d' Differences.... aaaaa




 


........... happy to step ............... own land...
          (hey...hey... remember P Ramlee..... LABU... LABI......)



 

......... at least ..could buy.......... petrol here....... 
                                            (much cheaper) 



 

............nIce............... Temburong....
say..orginality....  FOUnd  here.......
             ... green jungles...... sounds of streams..



CRossing river .....Border by ferry ......

(in a few months times would become history)

............. so ..take a look... around.............
              RECord ....in d' memory ...........
...once ....we were born ....yesterday
               ................before d' new looks..........!!!!