Monday 30 September 2013

HOGB ... at VIP Hotel ..S'pore


....a continuation of earlier blog  ....
                              ... HOG Brunei ....TWO nites in Singapore ...


................  to please ........... ok ....a foreign ..Hotel .... 
  an old ..historical .... back .... in 70s ... or might during colonial ages......  
(I really didn't know d' history .... so I just refer to taxi drivers.... as said during hey ..hey days.............
                                        ................ this hotel was so popular ....... eeeeemmmmm VIP ....ah......)



...............with indoor swimming pool  ...... wow..
                                                ...........open roof...... mid hotel .......



... so breakfast ............inclusive...... 
                      bikes parking ........safe ...just front of d' door .................
                      protected far from busy............ traffic ...........................
               ........ eeeemm...well ..what to say .....budget group hotel .......


...so FRiday ..September 13 ...... free day ...morning .....
       .....................a simple way ...called taxi .... Four in One .............
                                                     ........(sorry ...bold head ..H Osman ....Ali.... Yaakub ...... me..)

..........a reason to find ...a shopping place.......... called ........................
   ........Sim Lim Square .....
  ..... a few steps crossing from Sim Lim Tower ......sisters...  aaaaa


..................a meantime ...... called Yaakub 's business contact ......
                                                    ........... coming to meet...       us


Kup .... Kup .... what's his NAMe ........... ????  ...sorry.... (forgot...!!!)
.... ok .... he was offering ride.... ...LUnch supposed ..... at 3.00pm ...???
                             special soap .......  aaaaaaa...   seeedddaapppp...


.........could spend 30 minutes .....but we got to be back to hotel at 3.30pm ...


..........ok ...U ...might go with a taxi ..... I am local .... but ...
.......1st I got to find ways .........fast route to d' hotel ............
..... butttt ......... a taxi ....much easier.......... faster ....................


....... at 4.30pm ....
                ...... Riding with Singaporean HOG ...to coastal inland route .....


.... stopping to view ........
                  ...... ( Johore, Malaysia  coastal land on d' opposite... skyline ....)
                                         
                                             

Rare opportunity ................ please ..... take my pictures .........


Last ....... d' whole ......convoy ..........


.....me .........individually  ..... why NOt


another ........ of COzzz .......




                                       

Continued Riding to another location ......... as popularly ..........................
                                       ....... route ...used by... bikerzzz here..............
 ............trees ........jungle tracking ........coastal road .......to this place .....


Retreat area ......for those like to be away from city ..... noises.....
                                                                                                    city  .......... business......



so .......... what was look like ........ inside d' Handle Bar.........????
                       what do U want to say ..... all about these...........        ????


Have U ever seen ...............so large .........this special air fan ......eeeemm



specially designed ............. open space ground .....
                                       .................. ordered food ............


......leaving soon ........... nite fell ....
                                  to another ........... eating place ...a popular spot......


Dinner at ...............Changi Street .............


Food ordered .............with d' companion .......Singaporeans ......


Surprising ......met ........ a beautiful colourful machine ...
with musical ....... old Malay songs fanatic ..........60s...hah....haaa .....
       ...................(like a Ramlie... A Halim ....A Rahman Hassan    .....wow ..more..)
U would never know until.....asked who really ...he was.....???? 
                             ...... d' innovator ..........he was Chinese ....aha... 
                             ................. (he said ........got a few of them with same hobby....)
                                                                 d' bicycle with...battery ....costly .......about.. $4-6K ...........


............so this rare  electrical man ......
                       .....(only at weekend nite out with this particular bikes)....

.
......going ...... out to another place .......
                                                        Marina Bay ...............????


Marina Bay Sands............


One way to remember ........we were here ....in S'pore ...with bikes .....?????
                                     ...............so  pictures ................please............


each in turned ................... holding our HOG Brunei Chapter .............flag.....



Hj Jimmy ..........Hj Supri...

Pg Joffren .....


Last nOt least .............a memento  to HOG Singapore ......................
                ..........from Pg Joffren.........HOG Brunei Chapter's Director .....




Riding  in Singapore ..........
...nOT many Bruneian Bikers (with their own bikes)....ever could DO always....
                            .....................so be proud ........  eeeehhh .........


TWO nites in Singapore ......... were enough to fulfill ...d' desire ....... 
                                                   ............ for some like to have..........................
                                  ..........words could NOt express .......................
                                  but we like to thank HOG Singapore Chapter.........
                                  to make this happened.....................................

Saturday 28 September 2013

HOGB ..."110th FReeDOm RiDE" ..KL-S'pore


Thursday ....September 12 ....
(our trip's package .....including...110th freedom Ride to Singapore ...n...
                                                    ...... so d' scheduled ...2nites in Singapore at...VIP Hotel)



.......... waiting ........ supposed lead d' way ...Larry ....
                ...............( as our bikes were ready .........fuel all refilled with full tanks)


Concorde Hotel ........ d' location of Hard Rock Cafe ......... KL





............... all ... 11 HOG Brunei bikerzz ...checked OUt .... today ........
 (just brought few important clothes ...documents ...etc... leaving our  baggage  here at hotel ......)    .                                    ............ as our mission .....Riding to Singapore......


by 10.15am ............ ready ............(as soon as ....Larry's arrival .....)
........1st ....  Doa .......... prayers ... safe journey ...................
                                           ............safe ..............ride ......
                                                      ...........Haji Sarkawi.......


Altogether ........15 bikerzzz...........
                          ....... made up ....2 Malaysians ......nn ...an Indonesian.....


..............NOt to worry .........
                ..........journey would take only 4 to 5 hours......
                              good ....straight ............highways............
                                         so ..........weather looked nice ......too


........1st ....stopped here  at......12.30pm .....after a two hours journey .......
                             Jejantas ........Ayer Keroh ..................





.....................noon .............lunch..





Refill fuel ...a must ...... a stop over......nn   .....  rest ...


Passing several tolls....... final hopefully .....



............. by 5.15pm.....
Entering border bridge ..... to Singapore... check point Immigration  ...



.............at Singapore border .......a few waiting friends....

.....so Helping hands ......from HOG Singapore Chapter........


............ stayed awhile ......at cooler ..aircon room ...
                                  .........passports checking in progress ....


................ so thanks ...... faster ...efficient.....  go through ................
                                    .....  to Bro bikerzzz... S'pore..............................


Singapore .........
                      .....so stand by company...welcomed us...


............. for awhile ........... another bike had to be solved ...... ok...

..........Riding ..supposed .....peak period ........for vehicles.......... here 


.................slow but ... steady ..............to destination ...........
                                     but                  ...had to use extra lights ...........                                 
                                        

Harley ........... Singapore .......dealer's office.....

                                       

Show ROOm  ......display bikes.....Big powered .....Harley 


 ..............well supported .........by local Singapore Chapter .............
                                      ...............Food serving ...........took place....



.......... not to forget ............
                              ........Visitors' purchasing ...power .....   eeeeemmm


.................... many choice ........... offered ...special price....


..............our teams  ...........Larry ...... here ..too





......by 9.30pm ..............to  end ..........leaving ........
          ........... with .....a group convoy ............ City Look out...ride...


..................... ooohhh .....passing ......Marine Bay ..........


.........going round .........but aware to stop if RED at ....traffic lights .......too


........d' Singaporean  Marshall ...led d' way .......
                                                  ....... to end d' journey .....
                ................to our rest place .............
 .......................while  ...2 nites in Singapore.....
                                  ( continued....)...................