Wednesday 20 March 2013

GUNUng EMas Trip ... enD


........... to start ..d' DAy ..... a little ........ sharing session ............
                 .........philosophically ...about ....d' word ...EMAS ......
yeh..... want to get rich....invest ..in GOLd..... so in SABah.... 
.......... got a mountain of GOLD...... ( ok ..please come ..here ..)
of cOZ......TRUe ......otherwise ....NO such Name.......
     ( have to DIg .. do REsearch ....ahhh... me ...tooo... LAzy ........eeee....)
ok...BATU ..just ...simple ..stone ...(nO value) unwanted .....throw away....
..... what about HUJan..........yes...rain .....raining........

                  ........ which ONE ....Uuu  like ..bESt....??????
                            ..............mmmmmmmmmmmmm   Uur CHOIce......... !!!!


................... as early as ......7.00am ....KK Waterfront HOTEL..

.........nice .... safe PARKING ..PLACE available ....
(Day time ..charge RM$5.00..each parking slot...by city municipal attendants )
....see ..here.......addational .... Bruneians's motors
           joined IN....TWo Harley .nn.. a new Goldwing... stayed at this hotel ..

......................................... calm ........quite .....morning...........

..................................walking ..on d' side of d' road......... to a place...

......might ..Uuu ..called .......WET  ....enough....
                                ........(imagine...      iF Uuu think .... Uu LIKEee...)

................. to survive .....to get rich ....have to ....work ...................
...so ..many ways ......... all ...doing ....good business .... of COz.....
       WET Market ... wholesale........ trawlers ......with catches... here ..
Right ...in front of Uu eyes.......d' waterfront ...... KK...Sabah.....




ALL kinds ...fishes ......... Big ...small ..........
                               ....ready chopped ..to buyers ..to restaurants..
               ( here .....just to learn new things ..to look people around.....)

....back to HOtel...........
      ..Jeff ......Haji Pe Eee ....nn...a friend .......arrived ..yesterday's evening

...... so to ..APi -Api area ......
             ..Looking for any morning availability ...nice cafe ......breakfast.....

..9.30am..........a scheduled ........... gather  point ...
                    ...here .......CITIEL EXpress...hotel for other bikerzz ....

..so Haji Sarkawi ...as an expert ..DOA...reader .............passed to him 
                     Blessing ..d' DAy ....d' way ..d' trip .......HOMe.....
                       .... so hopefully .....SAfe Riding to love ones.. back home...

..............Seriously ......of COz ....Ishak....
                                                                                             ......( fully with heart.........)..



............so Group.......PHOto............
      ......all in ONE...........now ........10 bikerzzz



...Reaady ....ON Uuur marks.... SETttttt ....
                                 .........goooooooo....

....... remember .......this TIger prawn......
... where ..Uuu ..could ..find..ONe ..eee kicking..???
                        ............so ...at d' end ..SIPitang.....

     .......more bikes...joined in.........whoes....?????

.....bikerzzz...easily ........thirsty ..............hungry ...
                                       sooo............eating all d' times ...aaaa


While ......having ...a good rest ...nn .......waiting ....food to cook.......
.... 4 dear bikerzzz ....joined IN ...just arrived .....
                   ........on time to have lunch together.....here  ...Sipitang ......

........ d' FOUr ...just joined IN..... 
                     Ali ...Yaakub ...Shaharol ....Daud .................
                                  .mmm........Haji Pe Eee ......................................
           (joined  convoy.... from KK ...as ... he arrived KK ..late ..yesterday ...)

    ...so ........before .....leaving ....
                                     ...........departure ....to border....

.............................. more pictures.........

ALeX.....Haji Abdullah ....Pg Haji Malik...... members...
.......ADJ group ....also leaving ........... 
        ..........resting at d' same station ........ but .......
                                     .....took ..... meals at different restaurant......





............. a full ....complete ...... today's participants....... bikerzzzz ...
                   plusss.......... V ...grandpa ...........(owner of d' restaurant)......

... leaving in a group..(wiith additional bikerzzz..)......... at Sabah-Sarawak ..
                                  ................... Immigration border check point ........

........................ waiting to move........ ready

..... crossing ....another bridge...at Batang LAWAS...(river)
   (would bE History too) as NEw ...bridge in progress ...... to replace d' old..)
                      
             ......Before ..arrival ........... at his place ........ familiar scene.......


...............here ..of   COz..................... Uu KNow..............

....................................................... to end d' road.......
................Ujung Jalan PUNi .....  end  Temburong road......
                                                ........ before ...crossing river .................
         ....  ( would be ..a HIstory....a story ... in a few years to come ...???
 .. of COz...multi million $ project... Brunei - Sarawak Bridge also in progress)


Same brand..........aaahhh ............. butttt ...  !!!! 
          ........Uur ..eyess ..could SEE....eeee
                  ...........Spot ... differences .....??????
 .......... Limbang .....to Kuala Lurah .......
          ..........what's d' weather LIKe ????????? ..... 
                       ..............    oooohhhh ....gooodddd  .........       buttt......
Raining....before      .........touched down ..border at...Kuala Lurah.......
                                                                    ..... ( dry.......here.........)
             .....  ( raining is good ....at least ..cool down d' temperature..ok ...)


.............. so.............HOme .........
             ........ before ....saying .....Goood bye..........
    ....... normally.......... said .....good things ..sorry ....thanks ....etc..
Salam ...........(wwith embrace) .... as a way of life........ 

  soooo.....see NExt Trip.......... what's in ...MInd...????
..... nOT ...very farrrr...... coming Aprilll................

Tuesday 19 March 2013

GUNUNG EMas Trip ... dy2


........ to begin ... a brief ..INFo...
Gunung Emas ..located somewhere at d' Crocker Range .. National Park ...was popularly known to locals ... tourists... d'  route to d' inland towns .... Ranau ...Tambunan ..Keningau ...
...so during ...early booming years ....... many people....vehicles ..all transportation ... using this hilly mountainous main road from Kota Kinabalu - Penampang Route ..... It was booming times to do business too .... so Gunung Emas Highlands.... providing stop over .... refreshing restaurants ... overlooking green mountains ... so too.. creating unique ....resorts ....Borneo TREE Top ..Cabins .... more ... (..... was here with family....years ago..)...

..... this ...TRip....however ..... would like to see.....
                              .....those... past .....scenario ....
DAy II ...... 
          TWo Groups .... stayed ...over nite ..
               ... at d' same......... Queen Hotel.....


........8.30am... morning ....
..our Group of 9 bikerzz ......planning to have breakfast ......
                                   ...........just at d' opposite restaurant...........


......front parking ....space....used fully by ...  Big Bikes....... from Brunei...


.... happy ..morning ..simple breakfast......... bread ...IF Not ..Roti Telor...


..................all d' NIne ............... DJ Group

                                                 .....on d' other side ...........tables...occupppied ....

.......another Group .............just called ..... ADJ ..
                          ...... led ..... Haji Asmali...blue with sunglasses........


 .................. Ok........... just .......looK at............ Uuur ..faces ..here...
                                 ................... multi - faces........... yessss

                                     

........... just .........Pudin..nn..friends .......with his...Goldwing motorbike ....


........time to leave ...............helping hands .......
                            ...........needed to pull .......... this heavy bike out ...


..........so ..ADJ .group ............. would ..leave first .......
                         ....going round U  .....destination ...Ranau ..... KK....


......... DJ Group ............ with pretty lady .....
                                  ............. to leave ...later.... but ...first...... ....



Haji Sarkawi .............. led d' way ............ DOa...... 
                               ......would give ....strength ...hope ....... protection.....



...... each convoy .... briefing becomes compulsory ........
                                   ..........nO matter ...... how big .... d' members...
                                            INFO............. useful for ....everybody.......


....... out ....... exit town ....but ....FUEL Refilled .................. a must ....


............ Farrr....... clear blue sky .........nice scenery.....
                                               ....... with curving mountainous view.....
Looking .......at d' signboard ........... at school's main gate ...................
                                            .......... TAMBUNAN ......area.. ' 


.....bikerzzz  ....love best ..... slopes .....corners .....uphills .....downhills....
                                      .... unaware ................arrived ..........
                             ...as stated ..............destination's topic.......



...... pity .......to discover ... what supposed to cheer ....everybody.....
       ...........NO sign ....... busy people .........busy activities ..........
Observing ....new picture ......compared ....... old ...few years ago..............
                  Left over ..........NO maintenance ..what so ever .......... !!!



Lucky enough ......tuck shop ........ providing hot....black Tenom coffee...... 
                                                           

.......... seemed ........quiet ........ cool ...at least....  (here...at high level..)



....................................... nO hurry ...........what so ever..... !!!..



...............Trip finally accomplished ......but.....journey continued ..............
............ good ..calm day................ riding to town   .......to city......KK  ....
   


(...as ....early planning .......went to.....d' beach.....Tanjong Aru .....) 



Saturday .... .at recreation beach..... finally
    .......d' best time.....spending...awhile...especially ..... NOOn meals........



......................to find ....places ...........Nite stay.........
..... (unlike...other school term's holiday ...this time OVER......
 ........few Bruneiaans ...present .... what happened ...........really....???? )
        ...... was IT ......LAHAT DATU ........CASE...?????



......our group ........split ........ KK Waterfront ..... CITITLL EXPRESS 


................. sharing ....with Hj Sarkawi ............
         ..........two beds room ...for only RM$146.00 only ........... aaaa



...easy exist ..... location.....near .... Starbucks  .......anywhere ....
                                                ......... might ....stay ...laate.eee..........



    ......meeting place .......... for ..general ages.......
                                       ..... so ...bikerzzzz.... favoourite...


                               .......... comingggg...  dayIII ...

...corrections....  to make tHings right..... GRoups...........
............ sorry
ADJ ...... mmm ...all VERbs.....
                         Ada DUit Jalan.................
DJ ..... ah  ..NOun.... supposed to be person, leads d' group..
                         ...... NO other ...Dato Jemat (.... Haji)