DECEMBER ...4wDTRip ...

 

Too many pictures.........to download....
 ..... ...so too .. please ..... everybody in... (especially members ...of Coz...)
 ....This is probably  ....TWO .. THRee blogs ...(more)
                       .......... series stories of our journey ......
............ d' story ..!!!!
Planning ..... 1st MISSION ...to ...BANJarmasin...
                                 ( so happily ..be listed.....  name ...to accompany  ......)
.....turned OUt ..sour ..... buttt.... just happier.... ...
                               ........put aside ..FRustration within ...  IMagiation ..........
dEStinatioins...changed ..... so.....d' least .....
.....choices ...... POntianak ...Singkawang ....Serikin....
....so to ... please ... to FOLLow up .....d' route ........
                   as shown .... here......... study route ........

 

.My side  ..story.........( ......my heart said so...) ........

 ......  a .....JOUrney for some ....NOT BEEn ....

so to please .... friendship ... d' holiday  ....filled ..............................

....high EXpectation ........with energitic ... fulfillment destinations' route .......

..... so to be precised....... here.....some samples of bio data ... d' teams' participation crews.......( during early meeting..more cars expected  registed ...but..by d' end.... turneD  UP.... poOOr attendance .....oooohhh ) ....

........ fiirst....

 

Lead person ...by Haji Maramit ..car's owner........
                                        ......... ..( was a senior police officer)............
 ......assited by ..Haji Othman ( was armed personnel...)......nn...........

 ......3rd crew..... Ahad....( knowhow pensioner.....green..environmentalist..

                                             concerned .......with... Argicultural....... ).........

.........well..nO need to mention..........aah 
.....(these three free....people...... connected  as retired ......mmm...of Coz)...

 

Supposed ..4 people...ONe pulled OUt...

                               ........so now....THREE.. crew members ....

Haji Sarkawi ...  .was.. officer.. concerning land ..... owner of d' car ...

........ assisted (driving) .... by..gWing...  wwwh ..me... nn......

Haji Jupri.... younger..RED blooded ...... a MOnth ... chance to grasp ...d' holiday (rarely GOt d' opportunity..in December)... officer ... at d' Yayasan.......



 



...another car.... a FAMily ....

....daddy... Haji Aziz... (retired..armed people as well)... nn..spouse...... a son..Shariff ... nn ...TWO .... twin grandchildren ...(oooohh.... spot...WHo ..nn who.... looked alike...long Hair... lately chopped....short)....aaaa ...

ALing.....Mishaz Yatul Fifi Yana bt Misli ...(pink on right).....

AYang ...Mishaz Watul Fifi Wana bt Misli.....

 

............... began d' story.......

...JOUrney.... meeting point..at E Mart ...Miri....

                                  .......... (supposed at 7.00 am) ............

Haji Sarkawi helped out ... to make ...bright day ..right.tunning. .....................

                  as radio communication between d' three cars......a must ...OK...

MOnday ..December 3, 2012 ... 8.50am

..............so...Hji Sarkawi .... through Radio..... resite... DOA .........

so..hopefully.... d' journey INsyallah ...... would be .....smooth .....safe.....
............................................. nn ..... success  .................................



 

This was a sharing Budget ...trip ......

..so EAch...producing B$300.00 (altogether $900.00)...........

........driving.... a NON stop....... until ...further ....

                                       ...............at kilometer 83..Sibu - Bintulu Road.......

...a place with ..SURAU ...where a possible ... worshiping  ....

                                  ...........at possible praying times here.... for some...

...... nearby ....convenient eating  place.....available  for travellers .............

                                                                 ......(already 3.00pm)..............



 

A rest gave ample times ....

        .....(Leading car .....spotting 1st sign of ...drying OUt radiator) ..

... Filled ..to add more water here.....  so called now ..... problematic car......

Our mission  today .......to reach d' destination ..... SERian ... ...

                                                                       ......(nearer to BOrder..).....

 

Reaching ...T Junction ...at SRI Aman ..around 8.00pm ....

                               ......so common.....rest place here... for travellers...

....d' idea ....gave way  .... short discussion ....

...... so change of DEStination ..... instead...(as...8.20pm) ...agreed to find ..somewhere..... to sleep.... here ...at Sri Aman Town.....

Hotel Taiwan ...costing a double-single beds ......RM45.00....

                                                             (sharing THRee...of us..) .

.

...about d' car......... so fOUnd ...still ...unsolved..drying....HOT ..radiator.........

 



 

................... EArly ...morning ... (continued)
..proceeding journey ..... until ........
                             .......Simunjan's Junction.... ...

Early morning apportunity (NOT yet taken breakfast) ...to EAt DURIAN...
                                         (while...d' other cAR REFILLED ..water..) ...

as pictures ...........so...FRuits..sessions..... NOT to MISS .... here  ..Bruneian... calls ...Kembayau...so..popularly here...DABAI..... another type.... Lengain.... eeeeemmmm ( dark skin....yellow inside...)

mangosteen ...... sweet ...some make it herbal drink.... to cure sickness....????

...................so keep ...travelling.......
........unavoidable ...... had to stop .....refilling ..water..again...........
                                                       (on d' way to Serian)....
................obvious   pRoblem had to solve....immediately ...
                                       ................or else...journey posponed .....

 

............. reaching SERIan ... 8.40am.
....FUEL refilLED ... while ..d' problematic  car looked for workshop .... to make mission still alive ...... curious in mind

 

.............. morning breakfast..... in Serian

 

.............. somewhere ........ found 2nd nice spot..
             ........ near d' roundabout.........
 ....  few stalls ready to serve Malay menu......food..

 

...many nice names.... but this place ......... safe ...
               ..........SAFARINA cafe........

 

.......   to border ..Fuel Station ....at TEBEDU ..... 
....confirming ..double checked ...( welding being done to stop......d' water's flow ...as ... leaking found ......at d' radiator...)
                                    SO...DONe...ok

 

Immigration BOrder Check Point...TEBEDU .......(Malaysian)
        .........before crossing to d' other side ..EnTIKONG ..(Indonesia)

 

......indoNESIAN SIDE...............
                          ......... took QUITE A TIME...........


 

Paying......... road tax/ insurance to enter Indonesian soil..... costing RP262.000

 

..............leaving ENTikong ...... at 1.34pm ...
                                    ( an hour different......now..12.34..noon...)

(as being advised by INdonensian Authority ..... nnow our ROUTE Changed ..coz... to cross.....Indonesian borders .....WESt ...to EaSt Kalimantan ... needed ...custom's permit ....aaaa ..????? ..... would take 2weeks....????) ........ so we missed...formal application...as required ...NOt less t.EAch COnVoy....as said .....should have .... FIve cars   ..IN A convoy...??????)

.............. so instead d' planned journey .....to Banjarmasin ..........
...     our immediate destination  ...straight to ....PONTiaaaanak......

 

.
...( as observed...onne might IMIgining....LIVEEEE ....here...........)
.....students..might BE ..using ....motors ...to - fro ....school ...or else...... jumped ...TOp ...on 'd rack.... as seen here...  an example ....but more(miss TOOK pictures ..... so here just... observed carefully...)..
............so....this DAily life .....   trasportation to travel ...(played as main .... chheap .... in ...Kalimantan ) .....

...SAy........... so simple LIFe.........but......   bIG cars ...lorries .....
                           ...trucks.... buses..... coaches...
                                       ....all...round...... clocks
SUSOK - Tayan......... already ....getting bURst....... stones - surface..... as  care ....maintenance took ... less.....

 STopped ..here ..on d' way....
                        ... mmany.....DURIans.......  aaaaa

 

.................... having Good rest for awhile...............
......d' ORAnge fruits....(inside)   NOt...ours....TARap ..
......called MENTAWA..... BEST..to eat....... before...d' fruits...ripe...
....(....here on d' way......still early...... 4.45pm)

 

Susok - Tayan Road ...is a short cut.....to POntianak....
as usual way  .....took...times ........for  less .....318km... (for  old road)..
...........so..unchanged ..untouched .... virgin ..Panaromic ....... sceneries......

..... as  so sudden ............ NOt least................. turned turtle ....
 .... veHicle ...happened  easily  GOt accident ....
                        (just while  passing through..... NOn stopped journey...)
Houses......... some areas.... lowland .......
........... watery surface....... this is on land houses....

 

.............. in short .......
...arriving PONianak..city.... around 8.30pm....

.......... our ..first CHoice...hotel.....
        .......about.......RP352,000 a nite.......

 

.....another DAy  ...another different story..
..........TUESDAY...December 4,  2012.....


 

HOtel KAPuas ......... development ....
           ...surroundings ......happened ...so fast........
                     .......was here about a decade ago
.....(just..pop ..your eyes .... see...what happened .... see ..d' changes...!!!)

 

HOtel Kapuas....getting... aging...
...still ..........BIG swimming pool .....BIG ..area ......... 
                          Enough...CArs'... pARking
.......... extrasss...... more......... PEople Choice...
.....Bruneians arrived here .....
           ....by 4wD ..... Coaches' Choice...?????
............ why NOT ..consider here........ ???????



 

...............today ...
 ...........FRee day ...... going round .....(a  mUst)
..... to shop ...to look around ...to observe ....
            ....to see ...... to  buy .....more...eeeehhhhh
........................(bbut....... ONE crew ..MISSed d' excitment....aahh)
wHO...?????

SEEing ..meaning ....NOT to MISS  ....
...places...... croWD ...people ....smell .... dirt ..... pollution ...stagnant ..... blackish ....water     ..............aaahh .. more FOund...in d' city.....
                                                      ( familiar scenery to face)
LOOK... at d' water ....as.................. staggering... 
                     ...( population climbing... about 5 million people ....here....)

...d' place ..where ..people..... work to live ..eat to..survive..

WOUld Uu ...like...to consider .....
   ....eating..... buying ..from ..hawkers..here ?????
               .....this could refer to individual perception to admit....... ....

......... d' market ......multiply places....for people..
parking place ..... available .... for all....(many took motorcycles to work ..to school ..as this transport really very convenient to avoid traffic jams)...
...each motor..... cost RP 1000../car rp2000..........
.....(a mUST pay to parking attendance/helper.... helpful enough to public...... turning..TRaffic person once people wish to park in their area...... ).



.......... buying.... SIM hp cards .... available here too....
       .............ONLy RP10,000 (RP25,000 at border)

eeeeemm...consider cHEap .... about B$1.30 ...

On.....d' other side ...building .......LOts stalls for..clothings.......... as displayed varities...... but...less ..buyers.... (might..prefer alternatives... people's choice)

Uuu wish ........to see ....... bikes ..here...

 

 

....motorcycles  .. becoming ..MAin public transportation.....
....... so many........ vehicles convertDEd..........
.... carry people ....... loads... heavy loads ...????...
....so people getting .......
         ..turning.....creative minds to survive...here



 

...another city's crowd location.........
.............at ...Jalan Sudirman ..... area..........
                              ..... popular location........ for shoppers....
      .... purchasing goods... eletrical..gold.. more....


 

Haji Jupri ...was NOt coming......  ( too much DURians also made ...stomach ..UPset...ehh.....WOUld  MISS....d' EXcitEment ...of COz...)
........so ONLy....5 gentalmen ............ had chosen here............
(d' owner was a chef ..once being employed by d' Empire HOtel..... Brunei).....

 

...... going to d' only ..BIG...MALL...........
                     ....... have Uuu been here?????
(..before ..ONLy afew...small Matahari Shopping Centres ......  this mall emerged....ever since 2005)

 

......imagine .....PoPULation ..... fast growing ...
......more ..5,000,000 people....FIVE MILLION 
This place could  NOT ..cope ...NOt enough.....
...a totaly centralized city ...Pontianak.............
(think..about.....Brunei....only.....about... 450,000... people.????...... still ...lots ...biG ...shopping centers to compete ...to serve small population ...)



..... night ...NOT quiet...dark..NIght ....
               ...in .....POntianak...............
Night ...(before leaving) ......just ... few steps out ......
                                     ..........Hotel Kapuas.............
                                        ........ lots to witness ..live activities ...............


............. street vendors ...... busy ............
               .......... WHat......about.......  ????????? ........................
....thinking .... hygenic city ...... nil..... !!!!!
............ only survival..... could help ...................

 

.... next day..............
Thursday 6, 2012 ........  10.00am
Leaving...Hotel Kapuas.....after 3 Nites....
       costing RP 704,200 .....  (three people sharing)
..............so...... driving out....Pontianak City....
                                 to ..Singkawang..............

 

..........on d'way... met ... a
.....MOsque...under...construction.......... 
                  stopped to  give ....cash..DONation.....



 

....... way oUt....another location.........
..... popularly KNown..... IF NOt visited ...          
         .......say ...uncomplete journey...of coz..... 

Equator .... d' landmark of Pontianak....
 


 

Met people........ so made friends ...
      .......friendship.... people from d' other island of
      INdonesia were coming.........
 ......Palembang....Sumatera.................................
..................LOcal budget tourism..........to promote their own country ...INDOnesia............


End....this part .......
......those happenings.....
 WHat .....I COuld think at d' moment.....