DUCATI ...Jakarta Bikers here in BSB

 .......Last Sunday.. a group of bikers from Jakarta were in Brunei...
                           ...... 7 Ducati riders..... supported by a car.... as a backup 
                                  a nite at the Times  Hotel.....

............being informed to ...escort .... so met dear Pemoda bikerz

 ...only the faces..... a tight meeting..... only...   sorry NO names

 .....not enough times to know  .... to mingle around ..... most times on bikes....

......... so the real team...... shown at the back of the shirt

 ...1st..... as 9.00am...
          a simple briefing from Pemoda..Eboy....   the routes..... the places to see...

 ................riding to town ...BSB    ok nOt as busy as Jakarta

......to see........ the traditional water village.....  a place... Brunei river front...

......ok next target.......

 ...... a well known mosque.... a short name.... SOAS Mosque...

 .........next target.....  another Sultan'name mosque...   Jame....

 ........followed the next last...... place of visit..

..............here they were........ palace..... only at the entrance's gate

...........at the same time......  visitors were here before us by bus...

 .....had to go....... noon...

.................took..... inner route..to Jerudong...

 Jerudong Filling station...... a place where foreign vehicles ...could refill ....

.......all in one line....  before off they went....

........we took a last round to Empire Hotel  for the U turn....
                       they would ride.... by their own to the border ......

LABUAN Wedding .. Saturday 18th

INFO.... & invitation to Brunei Families..

...so ..Anggerek Families made arrangement  to attend the wedding

Friday 17th March..... 
               .........early ferry Shuttle Hope  to Labuan... at Serasa terminal port ....

 

This week.... school term holidays... began
.......... few cars   ......including heavy vehicles............. using own car for this trip
                      ..costly about B$800.00   .....price to pay for long vehicle.....  ha
                       .. us B$75.00 per trip.... returned only RM$160.00

....almost 2 hours traveling....  then landing on the island...  ferry terminal
                                                   ....adding another hour to settle.. passports..
 ......... planning 2 nites stay here in Labuan   ..... at BETA

..... old building... now in the process... to make  it better

 ................we ...level 5    the top is 17

.......nice looking out scenery.....Labuan

made a visit to Bahrin's residence ......
 so............. this nite visit...  to the  location of  the wedding ....as said Kampong Jawa

.....the host made arrangements to serve .... karaoke..  music bands... entertaining .. people..  etc

Next day..... morning-noon  at Sukirman/ Rahmah's residence..
       at...........Batu Arang ...... lunch time... served ... us..
                    ...... invited....by this  our relative    ...brother in law ....elder Bahrin's sister

...........a picture to remember.....

 Sukirman.... Rahmah's husband   at his residence .... here at Batu Arang... not far to town

                .....by... 2.30pm.... attending Nikah ceremony at the town mosque.....
                                                     ...to qualify....              ... as wife..... husband

...............simple.... fast ...

.................both parents were here ..... groom   ...husband is a convert  ....Chinese family

 ....... having group picture... to remember

Ok.... comparison to Bruneian ..... eemmm....  have to see...
...........Nite.... official wedding ceremony took place..

NOT forgetting....... traditional Kompang ...or ...Hadrah group .... as Malay side ...

 ......while guests ...... soon arrival ... served

 ..........food on table...

......obvious  ..Chinese side...  eeemmm  .... colour.. RED...   what else..??? 

................. ha..ha... Dragon ....  ???

...what else.....????. of coz.... noisy sound... bom... boom 

..........boom... booomm  ...firecrackers too   ..to respect..groom as head of Dargon team

......Looking at guests' costumes..... 
                                     ......... invitation guests.. wearing  simple clothes
 


.......sound of music ..... on   too...
                               U might ....asked to sing... OLdie  ...no problem .... young   ... old

..............wedding still .......on stage...Pelamin .... for   ...bridegroom ...

...cutting...wedding cake .. took place   too

 ........... ok .. in short..... nite wedding soon over .....guests were invited only until 10.00pm

.............check out at 12.00noon ..... our ferry would be at 4.00pm.. 
                                  so.... to fill the gap.... waiting times.................   this is lawn ball arena...
                                                           Idris.... bride elder father's brother.... as a coach ..here ...

...............went along ...sea side roads.....  stopped at the beach's stalls

.....ha ...coconut ice cream
...hungry ...just called.... order U own chosen menu

................ another...hotel on the other inner side island ..
         ...... once popular....  my family  stayed here twice..during vacation.. long ago

eeeemmmmm ........ read the combination...shop's name..... 
   ....  meaning.... still have Bruneian ...too    .. word  ....  TAKIDUM....   ah

........place of history... here

........ route on the way back...straight to jetty
                  by 3.30pm...............lastly to the departure ferry terminal

................in already by 4.00pm

...................seemed ...FULL house.... Shuttle Hope

...................Brunei in view

............bridge to Muara Besar......  as developed by the Chinese... for industrial area
 
................arrival by 6.00pm

 Serasa terminal on sight......  Muara ...Brunei Darussalam

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