..... DEcember.. in ..Singkawang

(... part of my story  ....title... December ..4wDTrip...)

Traveller tales ...NOT ... always perfect... so ..mine..................

                                    BUt ..worth..put on reports... to read...

( would find.. familiar...... coz....
    I was here ... in JUNe     .......while attending BIIBBF ......
my blog ...about..... bikerzzz.....
                          favourites too....  aaaa...)

 

 Way ...to go.... next destination....... Singkawang...
                        ( came across ..BILLboard ...large poster ..way to inform ......
....public...people...tourists ...so forth..... so watchful people should aware...d' INFO....  sign of  WARNING  too ....)



 

 .........d' good thing ...once approaching  ....entered ...... towns ..
Uu're ...Welcome .... as shown with ....This permanent...... gate ..




(while passing through ....... sorry ...for d' views.....photos were NOt ..... too good... coz ...... filtered by car's screen .....)

...........so ...... route to destination.....
.... narrow roads..... with... green skyline....paddy fields .... coconuts trees.....
                      .......... houses ..... huts ... along way ..way .. coastal road....
bUT...roads ..BEst ...here...smooth ... straight ....NOT busy......
                  opposite..so.. ... unlike Susok - Tayan roads...

....picture shown ...as ..December...here ....NOt .. school holiday ...
                                                                ( unlike ..Brunei .... Malaysia ....)
..........primary pupils ....with standard coloured uniforms.....
                                .............walking HOme.... after school....
 


 ............... another ..town .... as a trans-junctions .....
                                                        .........before..driving up ..north....

Available ...... filling station..... eating ...coffee ...shops .... more ....

Eg....found DUNIA BUAH ...a name refers to WORLD FRUIT ..( as directly translated..) ...... meaning ..many fruits on sale ..(supposed) FoUNd ...eeeemmm..   ok....

 ......SUNGAI PINYUH...............
(spelling might a little odd ... confusing ...a little...  ..but this place was probably a real turtle place ....... a river allocated ..as a place for landing ..turles ..... so eggs found along d' beach..so forth) ....aaaaah... 
 a pit stop town to buy ....turtles eggs......
                                   ..........as said before ...

 

 .......proceeding farther...... coastal road.....
          .......left....side .....open sea .....
              ........so coconuts ...coconuts plantation ... everywhere .....
(planting ..coconuts trees .... needed NOt much problem ..... just throw a coconut .... it will grow.... nn... d' profit .... earned ... from ....every parts of it..... mmmm ........easy.....)

 ......still ...seaside ...road route....location ....
 (people living here... took adventage ...SEA source ...as good income)......
                                                    ........ of Coz...WHy NOt.................




Noon ............... so FOund ..one ...here...........


 .............. as called KEDai Nasi .......... eeemmmm..
             ......think about............!!!!!!
                   ...... d' Name.... ok ....just a name ....


 ............. enjoying.... sea breezzzz......
            .....seafront ......original wind... blowing.....
...(nOT..us alone .......seemed local  government officers had booked orders before us ..... might their fIrst choice... here.......  for ...GOod location.... nIce place..... comfortable sitting choices .... eh ..more..)

....ours ..... two split ..tables .........
                ..... hungry six of us........ took order...
Haji Aziz ....nn family .........needed NOt....... took theirs....while driving this long comfort scenic journey........



 ............. simple plates ................of Coz...

..... with... prawns ...... fried cuttlefish ................
                                          ( also ordered ...bIG fish .... NOT shown here.....)
........... THanks...Haji Maramit..... cost  RP 400,000 ..aaaa..........................

 

.... so here we're.......nearing ...Singkawang.......


 

.......but ..NOT...until ...UUuu ..came across ..........
....... so many...... views never seen ...at ... home..
......roads broader ..two lanes.... came to ONe...
                           again .........two .............. reaching town.....


 .... this ...a better Hotel... Hotel Danggun ........
......... but .... NOt ........to suit...... all .....
                         .......... budget travellers.....

( a stop over to fulfill .....unaccomplished MISSIOn ..... as Banjarmasin in mind ..... so here we came .... avoiding devastated frustration ...yeee ....)





Found...a better located ...........(suggesting medium big size for a family ..... as bikerz stayed here during BIIBBF ....remember...
                                                         ...........refer my previous blog ...!!!)
FOR .......us ....sharing three in .......
            special room with...three small beds .........
                          ............cost RP450.00 a nite......


( sorry .......for Haji Jupri .......
...still...NO clue ... Duriaaannn.. sickness...ahhhh)


 ..............while..still ..had times .........
                                  .......( was here ...nearing evening .......)
WHy NOT buying ...many HELM ...ah..helmet
                                              .......................cost ...RP300,000..........
         Singkawang ..... a small town ..........
.....a thousand temples ...as synonym ...
                   ....popular to this town ..... ( just watch around)..........


 ..............evening ....as drove ..round d' corner ....
             ...Uu would NOT miss ..to see.... d' DRAGOn .......
          ........stood still in d' mid of d' road .............. aaaa .....
               ......as IF....d' care taker ...of this .....populated ...more Chinese .....


......Nite rest ........ Hotel Mahkota ...

Met......Pa Wandy(hairless) ..a government man .....

(caled himself taliban man) as popularly known here using  with d'belt stripe ....to hang his trouses .....came as a friendly local ...( here ..while her wife ...singing with ONe man band ...karoke..) ..took a brave man to chat ...nn... talked...about updated .......

                              ........neighbours ...Brunei ..Malaysia ....Indonesia....  

  

 

.........so .. ..light ...next ..DAy...

 

Morning.....checked OUt...

        ....leaving three-shared beds room....

 



 ....NOt before .......... Free ...breakfast taken ....



 ..........packing back ........ to proper place....
..so... using spare..FUel...meant .... first .....
          ........for a loooonngg journey to Banjar....


 ........... so today ..planning... to last..... drive to border ..... our group also  made used spare FUel....( still NOt refilled ...or...buying ..since entered .....Kalimantan's border)


 .....Luck ..on our side ...once ....be friendly.....
 Met another local man ....out-station ...covering report-works ........
              ................office assignmment .....TVRI..........
....Tan Abdul Malik .......




Group full  photo..........( 11 OF US  plus Tan Abdul Malik)) 
     ......at d' Hotel Mahkota ...........
                      ....Singkawang.......... 



Decision MAde ....

             1st ...recital ... DOa .......through radio .....

              ........... for  sAFE ... clear smooth route ...

Ready to move ...back yard side ...a short cut....to d' border .....ENTikong

..... D' INFO ..through a man we met this morning ...Tan Abdul Malik....  a local from ....Sambas .....(without him .....  possible delay ..... as a long journey back to Sungai Pinyuh ......d' way .....we came yesterday.....)

......as told .....d' short cut was possible ... faster arrival to d' border...... 

..so..... d' least .....here.. to say ...Thanks..Tan...

So ......posponing ...U turn  .....

New route ....expected NOt a gamble journey .......

                                              ....passing ...expected towns ... ( as on map )

       ....BENGkayang ........... nn .....NYabang



....Lots .....to say   NOT in words ........ only proving ....
                                .....viewing ....pictures .......



.............. passing ........... Bengkayang Town ... 
... as early as ..... 10.00 am ( 11.00am).........



 

..... fearing ......to be  lost ...way to border .........

                       ......... would nOt be happened ....  

....as we stopped .. nn ... asked kampong people ....

....reason to ask ...also to FinD  ........free. WC  ... one at road side....

 





 .......to make sure ..................
please.....draw ..a map ............ out to border.....
               ........(Haji Maramit took charge for d' request....eeeeemm..)


 ......... another rest stop ........
           ........another question ..... so bE ..sure....


 .............keep ON.. turning ....Left ......
       ....way out ....to border .....ENtikong

 

 .............. another check OUT pictures...


... Border safe arrival........
...... so  lastly ...........NO casualty .... (recorded)
            (..... made ....regular car's engine checking ...as a must ...)


       ............ 3.15pm(Kalimantan Barat)...  so....4.15pm...
........  DEparturing .............
                  ...ENtikong........ Kalimantan Barat ..
                                 (to Enter ....TEBedu... Malaysia)
......... passports checked ......
                      ...........stamped OUt ..............