Sunday, 8 May 2011

PEMODA 15th AnniVERsary ..

 PEMOda ....
Persatuan Motosikal Darussalam .....
Darussalam Motorcycle association               

NOw... coming to d' AGe ....15 years ...    teenth ages ...
                BUT...NOt to miss calculate to consider as human AGe ....  years might be YOUNg but members are ... OLd enough .... doing their own rights.......eeeeeeeeeeeeee




BIg emblem...  PEMODA... to stick at d' back jacket .....  could be easily purchased from d' committee .... for just B$25.00..
Registration for renewal ...MEMBersip Year2011 ... cost Uu B$24.00   nn ..get fREE... membership Pemoda year - yellow sticker plus TWo anniversary nn Pemoda's birth emblems ....  waah

SUNDAy... 10.45 am - 12.30noon   ... nn 1.30 pm - 5.00 pm ....           
Location :      ....  Parking Space.....  between "LAPAU" nn..
                    ....  front of Royal Relagia Museum, Bandar Seri Begawan ....



This was noon section .... Guest of Honour .. representatives from various bikes clubs in Brunei....

BOOth..s ...Motobikes - clubs ... agents .....were available.... to exhibit products ... mostly about ... quick purchasable .....

Morning activities had done ... tug of wars .... judging motorbikes .... nn more ...

 

LOYAL Bikers were here early .... parking d' bikes..
...so everybody could see nn appreciate... own bikes ...at least IF NO foreign Guests.... or NO outsiders... public viewers....  old ... young.. new breeding generation ..... hopefully to make them KNOWn ....

Semi finals ... FINAl..... d' most  slower Bike Riding ...... NOt FASt ... lol ...

Judging... shape ... colour ... Ur immediate mind could recognise ... which .. GOOd...  NIce ...Beautiful...  sophisticated ....Expensive... Old.... nn more... so..  so...


Custom BIKes... own designed ... if applicable ... 
ROAD worth usable ... WHy NOt.... ???
NO matter ... NO different ... from WESt creative designed ...



Here ... Giving memento ...to those EARly PEOPLe of Motor Bikerzzzz...
UUUrr still in our HEArt....  
...nOt least morning contested EVents ....  winners...  so

Remember these FACes ... quite Familiar ..... to ME ..lol
Top left..... Chairman boss...Club..Kembara, Temburong, Sahminan.. PEMODA's new president, GUEst's figure Head... farrr... see bottom right..
SHminan ... empty seats ... Major (R) Hj Daud.. x chairmain boss,.. KEKAL.. Cikgu Hj Yusof ...

Top left ... DK as called ..still in annoucing procession events ...
2.30pm... just mid presentation ... to all winners..
Invited people... were all seated in camps to shade from NoOn heat ...

THREE standing BIkers... were KEMBARA......
Mid standing... is another popular FIGure to me ... ABAU.... quite ...a happy friendly ...soft speaking...
Ages... DOES NOt mind to mix with all young people... as along each one respects one another...  as bikerzzz always keep in mind.....


WINNERssss...!!!!

Top .... selected smart bikes... exhibited to  members of guests invited...

Below...  MAMat...nn his booth members.... still remember HIM with Bintulu RIDe...???? He was promoting.. his shop...INDO....  also could be fOUNd at somewhere in Jalan LAMBAk... hill site .....  selling ...
.....THINgs uu could purchase from him ... many available froM genuine products.... still have branded PROducts ....BUt cheap .... bikerzzz ...





PEMODA Booth...always BUSy.. as usual...  pAy Ur.. membership here... pay uur renewal also here... nn.. don' t forget ... GEt d' EMBLems.... some FRee .....or buy... nEW... 

Haji Jas ...
With family.......... lovable family ... coming here to celebrate together... PEMODA 15th ANNiversary... then...DOn'T Forget...MOTher's DAy......   too..   eeeh..  
...just to remind ...as before NON   ...........
............LoVE nn remember MOTHer ALL d' TIMes.... 


G'me DOK DOK ....
STILL popular among bIKers.... met him with his daughter .... single loveable FATHer...
so.... today's his children did NOt expect much for .....
MOTHER's DAy ...LOst d' mother years ago....

ZUL .... before venture .. NOw .. HARLey.. still felt d' pains from a year old accident ....  members ..both clubs....
BUT.... bIKer... his heart belongs here.... Harley Davidson ...

D' booth ... just to take charge  nn selling..... for bikerzzzzzzzzzz success ..


 VETeRAns ... SO...looking at d' FACes...  may be NOt d' AGes....
BUt...YOUNg at..... in sde ....   eeeehhh ...
STILL.... remember these... people.... LOVE to BIkes...
.....COUL NOt be PARTEd.... until...death ..???
Remember AGAin.. our LAST.. PEMODA President... Haji Maidin passed away as MEETing schedulled ...supposed d' Night ... al-fathihah ...

OK...Had to move to another location... B TOP... HONda Agent...invited for d' konvoi nn d' launching of NEW BIKes... same time... 2.30pm....


  BIKES... NOT for muscular... NOt only meant for....these.. people...
GENTLe ... lady liked.. are welcomed all d' times...  LADIEs...please....

OUR devoted members... FArr TWo seated...... sorry small faces pictures..
Nn...AJi... owner of Goldwing had to be finalized hIS given JOB first....
EVerywhere... busy..... to PROMOTe...... welcomed to our BOOth....


 OK... before closure.... arrival  ... FOUr BIKErs... just RETURNed HOME... sweet Home..
PLease read.... T-Shirt...... 
Orange T Shirt... a Malaysian oon d' way home too...
THRee Bruneians...ALI Temburong... Haji BAKar... nn Haji Khairol...
Welcome...back HOMe.... from DAVAO City... MIndano...Philippines ...

LAte... day... nearing past....5.00 pm..
Time to disperse..... some small bikes.. easilly put in a compact area behind  
.. just small lorry .... or else.. another wAY ...  called trailer... specially designed for motorbikes.... nOT cars....

One... by oone ... leaving d' site... thank youuu...
see Uuu Next time... another day another time...


...............BORNEO BULLETIN ... TUESDAY 10 MAY 2011




more ..INFO ....PEMODA 15th YEARs ANNIVersary... BORNEO  BULLETIN ...










Wednesday, 4 May 2011

BINTULU RIDe ...... pT2

BINTUlu RIDe  ......
      PArt II ......  injecting  attraction here with ....

           ....photos' sequences ...from d' beginning ... starting d' journey ...
           ... passing several RESt locations .. arrival to destination ...nn
           ... scenes ..WAy back home ...

Saturday... April 30, 2011 ... morning 7.45 am ...
MEEting place was at BZY Restaurant..  if NO breakfast at home          
     so .....morning refreshment, here ...
           ...later... resital.. DOA... for safe Going ...

WHO were coming..  ????
UNknown ... unnecessary registered RIDers ...  to join this Group
So far many had GONe .... early Friday riding ...
   THRee listed Groups... involved RIDING ... to nn passing Bintulu..  MUKAH
...1st Yamaha Group ..40 bikerz ...  to MUKAH  ...
...2nd PEMODA...         8 bikerz ...  to MUKAH ...
...3rd US .. Mixed...    15 bikerz ...  to BINTULU  only        



ONE after another... took seated at BYZ Restaurant ....
LIAu.. RIZal ... ZAi... VICtor ... SAMbra .. me.. were here already ..so CHin  nn  more .. 
Haji JEPri ...  Haji SARkawi ... Haji SUPri ...  joined IN ....
....lately... MAMat .. JIMmy .. .....



THRee more Riders met at KK KOYA.... JUls ... Tennyson nnn.. only lady...SARena  ....
Refilled petrol at TERABan Filling Station... nn proceeded to Sungai Tujoh Immigration Border .... later.... entered..  to
New finished Malaysian Border building ... passports' checked nn vehicles validity passes' forms .... 

NO stopped at Miri City .... but allowing few to MONey changer ...while Us proceeding to Tanjong LOBANg Beach ....
Saturday.. so people around..  nn so some doing business  at beach stalls ..



Riding was simple.. steady .. consistency speed 80 - 120 kph at certain roads ... Coastal Road ...
Past 1.00 pm ... time to look for Restaurant on arrival in BEKenu.....  left TURn for a small town.... kampung town.. some had to refilled fuel ..
... about 50 minutes to an hour journey ... from MIRI ...
Choosen d' corner restaurant ... YONE nn Catering ... 
After LUNCH... continued journey..  BUt... once..  fULL stomach ...tended to have ... rest coz ...sleepy eyes ...

.... Had to be Xtra CAREfull ... here COASTal ROaD .... eventhough ....
One straight... stretch ..Road...    lots of heavy vehicles make used here too... d' road at some places becomes submerged deep ... undulating....up... down ....


BIKE-Group ...SMooth going  nn so reached BINTULU... in time 4.45pm .... 
....straight entered d' basement parking at REGENCY HOTel ....
NOw... as being informed ...  changing hand ...as new management.. called KEMENA PLAZA HOTel ... giving promotion price for rooms ... 
....RM$118 each TWo beds  ???


NEW HOTEl management ..... CHECk IN .. 
NOW KEMENA PLAZA HOTEl .....



BIKERz restaurant as popularly to some... came to rest... gOOD ROTi TElor..
JUST d' opposite...  d' HOTel ....                at Jalan Abang Galau ..


Still DAy light... late ....
NIGHT BAZAAR..... market place selling all sorts of... FRUIts .... Fast FoOd.... fried chicken .... packed plastic coloured .... drinkable ... ???
KING Of FRUIts.... eeeh.. DURIAN... 
...in REDs... Chinese in favour...  DRAGOoon Fruits...  another reds .. called .. JAMBU... asked Sarawakian people... meaning of COz... as red as Uuu r red cheek ... beautiful  ... lol
Medicines .... curable guarantee ...  NEED NOt doctor's advice ... 
Local bananas.. lots.. nn guava .. making it into fresh juice..also NICe...

NOt.. forgetting... eeeh.. DOn' t have to buy..  bUT.. donate.. $ ..if Uu remember somebody.... needed MOSt....

Feeling... satisfied... here... proceeding to d' other side of d' frontage main road...


DARKer...   NIght time ... 
KOPItiam .... all coffee .... OLD place ...IPOH TOWn ...

RAining ...all.. night ... so... spent times... relaxing....
Just sit... ordered drinks .... watch on line website... wifi free ...
so.. Dinner here ....... Need NOt have to go other eating restaurant.. 
HALal.. food.....  too
SO... join in POsing.. for next blog... seemed everybody KNEw...  eeeh.
Thanks..   bros...


Morning breakfast... TWO Free coupons.....
MY dear friend... room mate Haji Jepri... loyal BLOg reader... wowww..
NOT to waste........ pack belongings... ready for trip back to MIri ...

BUt... Haji Sarkawi.. forget NOt .... Uu needed to read ...DOA...

Ok.. busy to meet.. ELDer.. Pengiran Haji Zainal PG Mansoor...  Sarawakian, from KUChing.. as he inroduced himself.... formely related to people from Kampung KIANGGEH ... mentioning Former Police High Commissioner ... eeeee.. 
So to be truth..???  My late GRANdma was brought Up in KIANGGeh ... as well..!!!!  Do Uu know.. where ????




................ at LASt .....
Climax PICTURe...     as called ..    NOt all here..  !!!
Please ..count..    were UU here..???
SHOULd be 15 altogether....  BIKERzzzz......
 

 Repeating ..... 
Posing many times... but Uu would NOt... still NOT here.. WHO???


 Start leaving.... LIAU d' Marshall .. front rider ... nn 
RIZAL .... Uu at d' BACk.... sure NO one  ...left behind..
ALL in ONE Line......  but ... refilled FUEL at filling station ..

Along d' coastal road to BINTULu PORt... near d' LNG housing .....
CHECK MAte..... really what happened... my friend Haji Jepri...
SEEmed he KNew what to do.. dismantling.... took OFf d' engine's cover...  seat.....
Temporarily.... took of d' vaccum.. pump type to distribute FUel to engine... ME..NOT really know.. I am still illiterate.. NO school..  mechanics..  lol ...
HEeey.... heeeyyy... UUUuu THREE .. WHat were UUu DOING....???
Ook... JUst...POSIng...  !!!!





sequences...  what really happened on road.. !!! 


 So..  FIRst casualty... to Haji Jepri...
His motor bike was NOT in good condition....
FUEL pump - system could NOt properly functioning .... d' bike could take few mORE kilometers...
BUT.. could nOT help... Full ... STOPped....
Something should be done...???
Lucky enough... stopped at construction SITe OFfice ... d' empty canteen... Sunday OFf..  nn NO body around to serve ...
Took d' adventage of d' shade... away from noon HEAT ... at least ..
LIau... nn took turned .. so .. VICTOr.. came forward to make used of his mechanics' talent...
Ok... could open UP d' fuel BRAin inside d' tHANK... but.. still .. UNable..  Engine could be started.. but soon... lost power as fuel supply CUT OFf...  many times ..nn soo unsolved..
THInk.....  LIAUuu...  tHink....  !!!
NEXt....  ACTIon PLAn.......   pleaseeee....????

 WE ....   sorry...NO back Up...  except.. bIKERzz groups to MUKAH...
...Yamaha Group nn ...PEMODA ..
Had to pray ...... nn WAiitt....
Past 2.00 nearly 3.00 ... as far  ..road ENd... heard d' rooming's engines of motorbikes....
SO... time NOt to waste .....had to wave for STOP... 
HERe Uu were... BIG..FORD...  with Harley ..  name ...  
Lucky   still have room for a BIKE....
Helping HAND given.. as most of US  were also PEMODA members....
BUT to deal it......   ok collection... please... each DONAte...B$15.00.. good enough to help friend in trouble...
PROBLEm solved.....


Continued... our trip back to MIRi... nn stopped to refilled fuel in BEKEnu... d' place described as Kampung ....TOWn..
MEEting d' PEMODA group.... headed by PG APri...  only 8 bikerz... ???
This time..choosed d' other corner restaurant.... SRI BONDA....
Know WHAT.....???
Bikerzz authgraphs on WALL..  FREE write..  anybody...
G'ME DOK DOK...      PEMODA ..... 
ME....chance in LIVE time... my blog here... to promote ...    eeeee



Mixed...stories.... nn continuation... leaving BEKENU soon ...
ARRived MIRI..... late but still have time  ...5.30pm
THE GARDEN INN .... have Uu notice.. a small HOTel..next to PARKSON MALL...  a budget HOTel...nn bikerz used to stay here....
Allowed to park nn kept safe for a while... US  .... going to MALL...
Haji JUs.. raised his hands ...participated with Yamaha Group ...was here already...
....say..HELLO !!!



 Before 6.30pm... only AN Hour spared time given ....
but still .... useful for all of US ......
Happened to pass.. what.. ??? we..    given ...... FREEE
NOt so happy..... P.RAMLEE.... film story... lol
Only ........    FREE SMELLs.....    ????  eeee

COOKIEEs ....biscuits.. made of GooD smells....choclate..nn so...

So.. NIGHT coming... time to gO HOme.....   raining lightly...
MANY BRUNEIANs.... way home... traffic JAM..QUEing till other side of Malaysian Immigration Check point...
OOhh... Brunei....
Dispersed.... at  Brunei Border..... thanks to all...bikerzzzz..

Monday, 2 May 2011

14BOYZ 1GIRL ... wEND ..BINtulu RIDE ... pT 1

My INTENTION
                       ....with younger numbers   ....would attract readers ...

PART 1 ..... just to introduce d' participating riders to be included here ... They joined d' group just to have FUn .....    enjoyable    ...... Riding  ....
But FIRSt ... assembly point... was in JERUDOng...
                  

BINTULU RIDE .....
              SIR name BUt NO children ........ name it ....... ?????
                         of COZ....  NOt...     BIN Laden ...
                                                         ......        al-fatihah ......
Easy Way to find d' DIRECTION to BINTULU


LIAU .... Haji Sanni ...... veteran .... long enough with motor biking .....  was with him during PEMODA RIDE to WEST Malaysia in April 2008.... Previously.. owning a motor bike LIKE MINE.. Goldwing...  SOLD ...for goOD PRICE ... got another racing  motor bike  ...Suzuki ..HAYABUSA  .... nn depth... interest of branded high price Harley Davidson...BAA976 ... Is it Ultra Calssic Electra Glide ???
Killed everything ..... but.. bought for a reason ...was a month used bike ... owner passed away.. MEMBER ... coz of flying blade accident ...
Remembered WELL... 3 of US rIding to Bintulu on raining NIGht ...just to join earlier bikers group ... arriving almost 12mid-night .....



 SAMBRA ..... little known.... outspoken men.. like to hear his theories... his stories.... known his personality from... d' words ... nn d' stories while in group's chatting... at KOpitiam .....  eehh..

Also a GOLDWING MAN ..... desperately wanted to have this valued bike... since d' BIkes' Auction was opened to public .....  nOt Bad... to WIN one of d' best bikes EVEr ..offered....  yet...?????
Disciplined man too .... I did not know ...IF he meant his WORDs....
            ok...  my words... sentences ....NOt open ended.... sorry for some NOt to understand ...???? If Uu BIKER... sense of trust MUSt be there... so I believe... nn trust... every body...    have to be GROWn UP ...bro.. right ???


 RIZal ....525... wanted in d' list .... real man to organise d' TRIP     ... wow
As Committee members in PEMODA ...as well ...  so, now ...voluntarily... his job  ...his responsible TASK to bring out discipline outing to Bintulu... better somebody came forward as leader....   charging ..to make sure all bikes in LINE... he would be at d' BACK ....
Known him...sometimes ago.. RIDEs with Yamaha as well.... familiar faces to be...included here ....


HAji SARKAWI ..141.. man we MOSt rely his present .... DOA man... to recite SAfe  going.. nn HOMe.. 
Got to know more about him .... Lately.. becomes GOLDWING man too... as he called his motor bike as ... "SayapEmas" .... yes direct Malay's translation ..

He WON this bike's auction too ..... but keeps his  Yamaha bike at home ...
He would NOt sale..... unless Uu put the price's tag doubled....  good business   ...eeeh
He is happy... with d' bike... d' comfort made him realise.... this is branded NAMe too....  worth many thousands $ ...if NEW....

GOLDWING....MAN ...    KD241
...a REAL FANATIC.... wearing GOLDWING T-shirt ....nn  as shown with clean shining bike .. most of d' times ..
ZAI .... or ZainiDIN ...  nOT to call d' short name.... bUt had too .. coz... remind ME most...   my wife's NAME......  eeehh..
nO free times ....ONLy lately .... after ..long excellent service... come to end..
Happy..... to join rides ....

HAJI JEPRI .....  Yayasan man as I know... from what being chatted d' night before slept ... nn little known to describe here..... Openly minded.. friendly... knowing more ...better ..as he describe back my blog... wow.. Uu MUSt be my real ... FAn ... appreciate Uuu .. MOSt...
...Ok recognise well d' face .... black LOng beard .. nn Haji Sarkawi members too... 
He was my room mate ...as ONE to 1 bed ...in this ride ... 
Did NOt mind with two three or four in a room as used few times ago ..... MEN only...  bikerzzz...... 
Now.. bikerz usually sharing ... comfort ...room .. including hardship... tiredness ...hotel payments... drinks... food we eat....  nn  more.... to reduce minimum spendings...     wow .. budget ..lol.
Hj Jefri was with Yamaha Rides few times.... nn ... now, owned A Honda ST bike typed.... should be GOOd ..comfort rider ..which he WON during this late bikes' auction at RIMBA .... ..Got another.. racer bike taken at d' auction as well ... is it true... Hj...???? 
Later...  more stories.. especially his bike...  SEE story...next blog   ????

GOt to get in touch ....     looking forward...lol
...if Uu read my blog Hj.. please... yes ...BIG CArrrr... Uu knew it..!!!


JIMMY.......  much younger BIKer.... known him as my brother Hj Khiril's friend...  that would Not matter... that was d' starting point we want to know more ....
Determined man ... as I thought as a glimpse ...... nOt age group of coz... but easily mixed with different personality ... a good sign to socialize with different lives of people ...


MAMAt.... hopefully, NOt mistakenly as SINGER celebrity .... 
MAMAt just made a purchase of sort of..  by.. exchanged with his old scooter ... win lose ... nOt sure.... as he seemed happy with his new traded Yamaha Bike 1100cc ........
An entrepreneur .....  a determined personality  as I could observe  ... if he GOT higher academic qualification ...  he could be MORE knowledgable operating his BUSINESs ... a shop selling quiet amount of... as called branded...
He is d' ONe ...operater ... ONe Man Show..... dealing ownself... like ..eg, to purchase THings wanted in China... Thailand.... Indonesia.... 
.... WHY NOt.....
.... called his  LAMBAK shop as..... INDO ROCKY ENTERPRISE .....
OK .... friends... BIKERz ......  come along to HIS shop ....
For sure ... Uu would like to deal with this happy go lucky man..... always smiling man ???? 


 CHIN ....... another new MAN with long HAIR... hardly recognise... Uu thought a GIrl from behind...eeeh..  Quite..mostly .... CHINESE origin.... fluency speaking in MALAY....  Brunnei ..  married to Muslim lady ...   right   ????
So often.... these friends CHin nn Victor communicated in Chinese ... 

VICTOr ....... Chin's room partner.... Brunei Malay speaker  ...nn  Haji Sarkawi's Friend too...
He could be in charge of his father's workshop... IN d' FUture ...as being acknowledged.. by friend .... 
He kept his talent ... unknown..  until ...voluntarily helping OUt when one of our bikerz' motor in BAD situation ... but problem unsolved...


 SAREna .... d' ONLY female rider with US ...knew her when I was with KEMBARA BIkers .... skilled rider...  Using ..NOt her motorbike anywhere....
TENNYson ...... hardly going to describe ... NO Info ... seeing him all d' times with Sarena ....   so what could I SAy.....  ?????



HAji SUPri.. Haji Sarkawi's member's group ..Knew d'name but NOt d' face  ...Three weeks ago.. joined d' group to attend PHUKET Bike WEEK ....  nn ...home, arrival of his new motorbike .... just broke IN d' milage.....
NEW Harley Davidson ... what type  ....Road King.. 
.....sorry ME ..NOt  used to recognise

JULs Dean...... with another Harley Davidson ...looked alike ... as Hj Supri  ...was once belonged to somebody I know .....  still young age ...nn staying somewhere in Tutong area..
Ok... look for HIM ... at Facebook  or .... Kuro.Hagane.blogspot

gwing1313
Since ... last long Ride to PHUKET nn West Malaysia, ...April 2010.... 
NOT had been out  ...FAR destination Ride ...  nn   this was a good trial training back on ground .....

NOt to be included with 40 Bikerz of YAMAHA Group nn PEMODA to MUKAH .... so joined d' freelance group to Bintulu ..... a night nn 2 days' trip ...     made used my YAMAha XJ 900P .......



A POSTER   to remind BIKERZ.....  d' coming 12 BIIBBF 2011
.... in KK, SABAH
10 - 12  JUNE   2011