Sleep inside the Car

International Airport Terminal 1to sleep inside the car. But after 1 hour cannot sleep because of the Arrived KK evening with my fiancee. This is my 2nd trip to KK in less than 1months. But didn't booked any hotel coz I didn't think that all hotel in KK will be fully book. Yes. All the hotel is fully booked or full house. It Keamatan at Sabah. That what make all the hotel, motel even inn is full. So sleep where. At first drive my car to KKmosquito biting us in the car. So at 3 a.m. in the morning, drive to McDonald Dive In, part my car next to it, have a cup of coffee and online. My fiancee try to get some sleep while I blogging to keep me busy and awake. Hope that tomorrow can find a place to stay.

Day In Sibu - Part 2

This is the continue from my early blog entitle - Visit of My Yen Ling and Her Parent to Miri.

-- Behind the Wisma Sanyan, Sibu. The end of the garden is Igan River.

2nd February 2009

Where should I start..... Ok, early morning, the weather was good and sunshine in Sibu town. The so called adventurous tire puncit last night on the way to Sibu, at the middle of the road and with no torchlight and just used hand phone light to see the hole of the tire and to fix my puncit car, we managed drive safety to the Land of Swan. And the first thing early morning, I goes and repair the car tyre and the rim as well. So that I can drive back to Miri with spare tire. So when to the first tire shop in Sibu, and the workshop told me that the rim cannot be knock it back to the round shape anymore, and the tire need to be replace with the new type. I was thinking that to replace the rim and the tire it will cost me about RM500 plus. So I try to get 2nd opinion. Went to the next tire shop and, the workshop told me, the car rim still can be knock and after see the tyre, it still good and need not to replace with new tire. So it just cost me RM5 for labour charge. Luckily I get the 2nd opinion. Otherwise I will kena makan by the stupid workshop. 

After repair we when for breakfast and sight seeing around Sibu Town. After long time didn't visit Sibu, Sibu town surely change alot. From my old college, it move to the new location and better type of campus. Not like last time, when I first study, it was having class in the shoplot. But it also better, coz everything to get there such like eating outlet, bank, shop, and easy to town by bus. Even now more and more shopping complex being built. Not like last time no place to lepak at shopping complete. If want to lepak, kena ikut orang tua lepak at kopi tian drink kopi. During my time between 1998 - 2000, the only place to lepak is Sing Kwang. Then the end of 2000, Wisma Sanyan juz completed. It with suddenly all the Sibu people flocked to the new wisma and student start to lepak there and enjoy the air con. It the first Parkson in town. 

The whole day, we when around the town of Sibu. From Sg. Merah and to town of Sibu and walking along the old shop. The landscape of the town maybe change. But the atmosphere of the old town is still there. From end of the town we walk till the famous pagoda at the another end of town. Well, It the first time my gf been in Sibu, of course have to bring her walking around the town. One time that may not change i.e. flood. Almost every year, there surely will be flood in the town area especially the riverbank area. This year must be worst year. As almost section in Sibu is flooding. 

Day fly very fast. Even whole day of going around Sibu, but it still not covered every part of Sibu. Maybe if another day in Sibu, should be good enough if want to visit every cover of Sibu. In evening, we check-in another hotel near to Terminal bus. name of the hotel is Medan Hotel. It was quite new new with almost everything looking new. The good thing is Flat TV in the room and with wifi. And it cheaper compare with other hotel around the town. So after the diner when back to the hotel and once again I hug yen ling like baby sleeping. Maybe was tired and the next day need to travel back to Miri. This time after the bad adventurous journey to Sibu, plan to drive back in the morning. .... To be continue part 3

What am Yen Ling thinking??

Yen Ling posting picture at Wong Nai Siong Garden @ Sg. Merah

Visit of My Yen Ling and Her Parent to Miri - Part 1

Back to work again yesterday after more than 2 weeks off from my duties.

31st January 2009

End of last month, January 09, I took my off early 4 days ahead of my usual sign off day. Why? because my girlfriend and her parent was in Miri. Since 1st Feb is public holiday in Labuan. Immediately I sign off from my duties on the 31st January, I rush to Miri by bus. I arrived Miri about 4.00 p.m. My gf was already arrive Miri at noon time because she took the 1200 flight from Labuan. So she when to shopping first at Boulevard. Upon reaching Miri, I rush back to take my car so that I can meet with my gf and her parent. The first day of they visit to Miri, I brought them to my house to meet my parent. It like in the movie - Meet the Parent or Meet the Focker movie. It was the first time my gf and my mum see each other since the first time she when to my house was 3 years back. And also for my gf parent which is their first time to meet with my parent. It was kind of introduction and also the next step for me to declared of my intention to take my beautiful Yen Ling as my wife. After the 'Meet the parent' session finish, I took my gf and her parent to dinner. 

So I start to think where is the better place to have dinner. And actually I plan for open air style since it was raining, then I have to think of other place. So it end up at one of the restaurant in Miri located at Tg Lubang, near to the giant seahorse at Marina Bay. It look luxury type of restaurant with all kind of fresh sea food where you can just scoop out from the aquarium of pool. Upon arriving at the restaurant, the waitress show us where do we want to seat. So I pick near  the window. But it was dark and no lamp post, so it kind of see noting at the sea. Even to take photo also dark. Then came the menu. The look of the menu is not that interesting compared to the restaurant like Grand Dorsset Labuan, so maybe the price is bit cheaper. At it show us the Chinese New Year menu. (it still in Chinese New Year period) So the choice is not as much as it can be. To my very shocking is the price of each dish. So I ordered 4 dishes. 1 vegetable. 1 tauhu with meat, 1 steam fish, and 1 fried tanhoon. The fish is freshly scoop from the pool where I choose from. After makan, and ask for the bill. it cost RM140 plus. And it just only 4 dishes only. And the fish is almost RM100 just less then 500 g. Maybe just 400 g only. But what to do. Already eat and enter into our belly. It was one of the expensive meal and restaurant I ever go to. Even the restaurant was not that pack with customer.

  

The fresh fish scoop out from the pond

 

The Most Expensive Dinner at marina bay restaurant

1st February 2009

The next day, Sunday, 1st Feb 09, I drive my gf to Sibu, my birthplace and hometown. Since my gf never goes to Sibu and really wanted to see Sibu, so I bring her and her parent to Sibu. Our journey to Sibu started at 12.30 pm after breakfast. I was driving my blue Proton Iswara. I drive to Bintulu using the costal highway, which is faster and cut short the journey by 1 hr compared using the old road. As I was driving alone the way, I was vesy courious to see most of the car front plate number was missing. As I reach Bt. Niah bridge, I saw alot of car at the bridge, and I was thinking what happen. It was flooding at the end of the bridge. It was about 2 or 3 feets high. But I was not dare to drive across. So decided to turn back to Bekenu and by-pass Bekenu to used the old road. It wasted me about 1 hour. By the time we reach Bintulu-Sibu junction it already 5p.m. Just have the quick coffee to refresh myself before continue the journey to Sibu. I prefer to drive during the daylight since the road is not that good and alot pothole need to avoide. 

Alone the journey to Sibu, we pass 3 or 4 landslide. And 1 part near Tatau town was very bad. And all the river we pass by is all flooded with high level of water. But after pass Selangau town, bad luck happen to my car. And it was dark about 7.30 p.m. and I cannot see clearly on the road, My car tyre hit the pot hole. Maybe it was about 10 inches deep. And my front tyre was dented and flat my tyre. But I was pray that my back tyre will not happen anything since I only have 1 spare tyre. And I take a look and only the front tyre was badly dented. And during the incident, another car - Proton Saga new model also run over the pothole and got his front tyre flat also. But the tyre was torn, as for my tire was still ok. So after the tyre change, both of us convoy to Sibu together. In case anything happen again. So we reach Sibu almost 9p.m. which I was hungry and tired after the bad incident. Thank God that Yen Ling was with me. I search for hotel in Sibu area and I don't want to stay near the river bank of Rejang River because it was high tide and flooding. So I decided to search near the not that bad effected area. And found out Hotel Bahgia. Next to Hotel Bahagia also there another hotel. But don't want to stay coz the receptionist is a 'lady'. Once when he/she speak to me, that all my bulu even until my private part hair also naik. So after the check in at Hotel Bahagia (English is Happy Hotel, if you stay you will be happy and laughing like Joker, hahaha) we when for dinner. I took my gf to my old college for dinner, and to my surprise it change. During the dinner, I happen to meet with my old long lost college friends. Since all this years I been try to locate them, and during that night, we meet up again and we exchange contact number. Maybe my luck turn from bad to good luck. After the dinner, we when back to hotel and sleep. Well, at night me and my Yen Ling sleep together and hugging each other like husband and wife. 

To be continue part 2... 

Photo to upload later. 

Journey of Bad Day in Life

I been having a very very bad day for last 2 days ago. Really f**king day in my life. The felling of worries, and tensions, and fear. It started on the 5th August, 08, when I was about to resume my duties in Bintulu. So this time I planned to drive to Bintulu from Labuan. My journey start at 6.30a.m. from Ferry terminal Labuan. And the ferry depart Labuan at 7.45 am. Well below is the time frame of my journey back to Bintulu, overnite at Miri and the next day continue to drive to Bintulu..(that was my plan), until the fu*king incident happen near the Sg Tujuh boarder between Brunei and Miri. It was so close but yet still far way...It was the last stop at Brunei before reach Miri..

10.00 a.m - Arv Menumbok Terminal
10.45 am - Arv @ Beaufort, Sabah
11.25 a.m - Arv Sipitang, Sabah. Having my lunch at Sipitang.
12.00 p.m - Continue journey
12.20 p.m - Arv at Sabah/Sarawak boarder - Sindumin
12.45 p.m - Arv Lawas Town, Sarawak
1.15 p.m - Pos Immigration Mengkakap, Sarawak
1.20 p.m - To cross over the Trusan river by feri
1.30 p.m - Brunei Immigration, Labu
2.10 p.m - Brunei Immigration, Puni, Exit to Limbang Town, Sarawak
2.15 p.m - Cross over the Puni River
2.35 p.m - Immigration Malaysia at Limbang
2.20 p.m - Limbang Town, having my break
2.55 p.m. - Continue journey
4.15 p.m - Enter intu Kuala Lurah Immigration Pos, into Brunei
6.45 p.m - Arv Sg Tujuh Immigration Check point.. the Custom officer check the car.

And the bad luck of my day start here... the custom officer stop me from continue my journey, b'coz I was bring alone some bir - about 8 can only! and 2 bottle of Vat 69, 1 bottle Bacardi Lemon and 1 bottle Johnny Walker Red Lable and 2 carton of Pall Mall. It not just for me to sell or what so ever. After the begging and begging again, the stupid custom do not wan to let me go. Instead to hold me and to investigate me back to Kulau Belait. Worst still is my car is being hold, maybe for 2 week or less or more. And only after almost 11.00, with stupid statement, I was release and go off. What the worst is that the custom officer is so stupid until do not what to do and not even know how to spell. Form in English, written in Bahasa!!! and from taking just my statement only, it took 3 officers to composed it!!!! what worst still is they keep asking each others the same things again and again. And they told me that my car need to be hold in Brunei until the investigation complete. So I need to take almost everything out of my car and of course my bag and document bag. And walk to the bus station at Kuala Belait. Thank to some of them also to few custom officer who is friendly and willing to take me to Seria to find cheap inn, but I decline. No money that time lor to stay at Inn, and if I stay at Seria, I need to back to Kuala Belait to take the bus to Miri. Only Kuala Belait have the bus to Miri.

The first person in my life I call is my future wife - Yen Ling. She the first person I call and told her what happen. Well I was worry about her also, since she will be my wife very soon. When you are very in love with person u like, you will thinking of that person and let the person you love very much know what happen to you. So I managed to call Yen Ling while I was at Custom Office at Kuala Belait. And I told her I will call her back latter. So when it finish with the Custom, I was looking for the telephone boot to call her again and to told her not to worry. Guest she the one who ask me not to worry. Only after that, I call my brother to tell him what happen to me.

So for few hours starting from 12 midnite till the next day, the cement chair near the Bus Station will be my bed and place to sleep. No mood to eat my dinner also. (where got mood to eat after all this incident happen.) I take my shower in public toilet. Luckily no one was around. Beside the town is so quite and dead. It a Islamic state!!!! No Entertainment after midnite!!!! Everybody must sleep early!!! If you don't sleep early, the police will fined you!!! It was very hard for me to sleep. Luckily there a old apek was collecting can, so take my time to chit chat with him. I was surprised he told me that nowaday even rice also cannot bring out from Brunei!!!! If like this, better don't encourage people to go there and do shopping la. If shopping there, then latter, conficated also at boarder then what the point of it. After the apek left, I was alone, I try to get some sleep and rest, but my mind was worry and keep thinking of my Yen Ling back in Labuan. I can feel she was very worry about me also just like I worry about her.

The next early morning, about 6.00 a.m, I went to the bus station and waiting for the bus. And it happen, that I was chit chat with 1 man from Miri and wanted to go back Miri. It happen also that last month, he brought 1 bag of rice and wanted to bring back to Miri. Unfortunely at the boarder his rice was taken by the custom at Brunei. For me this is really bad, not only for own country, but also an expression to neightbour country like Sarawak. Immagine, we go Brunei do to the shopping, and wanted to bring it back home, then the custom not allowed you to bring the thing crossover. Then what point to go there? It will be bad for the ecomony of the country especially in the future. Guest after the oil run dry, wonder the Brunei economy will depend on the market and people consumer. By that time, there will depend on neighbour country to do shopping. But what for it, when we buy their things that cannot bring back? Better don't buy at all. No wonder alot Mirian don't want to do shopping in Brunei. Miri is much better to do shopping. Better the f**king Br***i *a*ay are not allow to enter into Miri or Limbang. After all, once they arrive Miri or Limbang, they become two face!!!!

Upon arriving at Miri bus station, I took another bus to Bintulu, coz I need to work. But no mood to work yesterday since I really had my bad day. And I was exhausted and very tired. The whole journey from Miri to Bintulu, I managed to take some sleep and rest. This was the first time incident happen to me. But worst case is my car is in Brunei and I need to claim it back. Hopefully the process will be fast and easy for me to claim back. Wish my car is like batmobile which can self destroy like in the latest Batman movie - the Dark Prince.


The below song will fit me having my bad day. And the title is also Bad Day by Daniel Powter,


Where is the moment we needed the most
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
They tell me your blue skies fade to grey
They tell me your passion's gone away
And I don't need no carryin' on

You stand in the line just to hit a new low
You're faking a smile with the coffee to go
You tell me your life's been way off line
You're falling to pieces everytime
And I don't need no carryin' on

Cause you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day
You had a bad day

Well you need a blue sky holiday
The point is they laugh at what you say
And I don't need no carryin' on

You had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day

(Oh.. Holiday..)

Sometimes the system goes on the blink
And the whole thing turns out wrong
You might not make it back and you know
That you could be well oh that strong
And I'm not wrong

So where is the passion when you need it the most
Oh you and I
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost

Cause you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
You've seen what you like
And how does it feel for one more time
You had a bad day
You had a bad day

Had a bad day
Had a bad day
Had a bad day
Had a bad day
Had a bad day

Lilli pop Candy at Bath Tub

After arriving at KLIA from Bintulu on 7th July, I went straight to hotel for check in thru KLIA express . I was put up in Trader Hotel, near to KLCC area. Just near to the KLCC park. If fact it just working distant. It was a classy hotel. Well guest the room is just like normal hotel room. Got flat screen tv, good min bar, etc.. just like normal deluxe type room.But to my surprise, only 1 particular thing that make it different from any hotel I ever stay before. I notice there a lollipop candy on the towel, on top of the bath tub. Guest why must be the lollipop to be place there? Surely I won´t suck the lollipop while bath. Maybe it just for some other things. Surely one can use own imagination for the use of it, especially for couple.

After the check in, ask my colleague to walk around KL city, since this is the first time he visit KL. So, I bring him eat at Petaling Street area. Since I like the food there. Good good and cheap for me. (KL price la). After the diner, we walk to Petaling Street. Just sight seeing only. Din´t buy anything there. After that, we walk back, by pass Bt. Bintang area, then to KLCC. By the time walk back, it near 10.30p.m. lioa. It been a tiring day. Just keep walking only. But on tomorrow will be a meeting at KLCC, my office. Only be free at evening only.

Then on Wednesday 9 July, early morning, before the sunrise, I need to go to Johor, for see the rig at Pasir Gudang. I check out from the hotel at 5a.m. Took the teksi from hotel to KLSentral, and straight toKLIA. Well, it cost less than RM50 only per person. But, my colleague, who ask to used the teksi, from Hotel to KLIA, cost RM150!!!! Oh my God, so damn expensive. Even I use teksi from teksi from KLIA to City just cost RM 70 only. Maybe use limo ka... But I insists it, and just follow my plan. We he agreed and bit worry. You know la, never go KL and didn´t know how the life here.

After arriving at Senai Airport, I went straight to Pasir Gudang, to see the rig. The drilling engineer gave us the tour around the rig. Ita small drilling rig which can occupied about 90 crews. After the visit, we when check in at Puteri Pacific Hotel at JB. At afternoon, I go walk at the city. My hotel is near the boarder of JB n S´pore. Noting much to shopping at JB. If I wan go shopping, I would rather go with my Yen Ling. She the expert in shopping.

The following day, Thursday, I wake up late. I put the alarm at 7.15am. In fact, 7.15am, is the time I must go to airport. So, wake up, rush to bath. and skip breakfast. Rush to the teksi. And what I hate most is my colleague keep calling me. So I get bit frustrated with him. But fortunately I managed to reach airport in time. From JB I fly to KL, KL to Bintulu.

Me and background of my hotel at KLCC

Trader Hotel, KLCC

Business Trip

I just received a news that I need to attend a meeting in KL this coming Monday. Well the flight ticket and hotel already booked from my hq this morning. After the meeting, the next day, I need to travel down to Pasir Gudang to inspect the rig.

But........ I am damn tired to travel to KL for meeting. Don´t know why. Maybe because I hate HSE meeting. In fact this meeting is about HSE. Well, I guest I will stop over here. Need to plan for my trip.

Journey for Miri to Beaufort

What a tired day for me. I been driving since this morning t 9a.m. from Miri to Labuan. Unfortunately have to overnite at Beaufort. Cannot catch the 4.30p.m ferry. I arrive Beaufort about 4.00 p.m. and if I continue to drive to Menumbok, I be reaching there about 5.30p.m. And worst still I need to sleep inside my car. No inn there. Blame for the long queue at Kuala Lurah Immigration check point. What a long queue.

I start my journey at 9am from Miri. But today I use the different route to reach another end Brunei, using kampung way, guest it shorter compare to the highway route via Jerudong. I pump my petrol at Kuala Lurah brunei Shell. Unfortunately, for Malaysian to buy petrol in Brunei, it sell with more expensive price. Compare to last time. Guest Brunei is starting to follow Malaysia way now. Last time with just B$10.00, it almost fill more then half of ny tank. Nowm just 1 bar only. By the time I reach Kuala Lurah Immigration post (Brunei boarder), the queue was long. It took me more than 30 minute to stamp my passport. Luckly for for Malaysia passport, I no need to wait so long at Malaysia boarder. So by the time after I pass both Immigration, it almost 12pm. And I speed up to reach Limbang. I managed to reach Limbang about 12.45p.m. Take my lunch at Limbang. What a fast lunch. It took me 15 minute to finish. Need to rush to Menumbok ferry lor.

So my journey start from Limbang about 1.15p.m. and I drive to Lawas, pass thru Temborong (Brunei again) Stamp my passport 4 times. And finally reach Sedumin (Boarder between Sarawak and Sabah). So I drive as fast as I can and trying to reach Menumbok before 4.30p.m. But others car is driving fu*** slow. Want to overtake also difficute, coz the road is not stable, and like snake. It make me tension also to overtake. I managed to pass by Sipitang about 3.30p.m. I just pass Sipitang and straight to Beaufort. By the time I reach Beaufort about 4p.m. I make my decision to overnite at Beaufort. My journey will continue tomorrow morning abt 8.30.m., need to reach Menumbok for 10.30a.m ferry. It just another 61km from Beaufort.