Johor: Ramadhan Charity Ride to Telok Rimba

"Your beliefs don't make you a better person, your behavior does..."

We joined the VOG gang for a charity ride to Telok Rimba, Johor.

There were more than 50 bikes joining the convoy. The convoy started from Masjid Nilai and later we met with other bikers from Melaka and Johor at Tangkak Tol Plaza. From there we rode towards Bukit Kangkar and gathered at Masjid Telok Rimba for iftar and solat jemaah with the villagers and children from the orphanage. They were presented with duit raya and goody bags.

After dinner, the bikers gang split ways and some of us rode to Melaka to have asam pedas supper before leaving for home.

(Bikers rendezvous at Masjid Nilai)

(Lady bikers with Kitt's son)

(The start of the charity convoy)

(Picking up more bikers after Senawang)

(The road after Tangkak tol plaza)

(The junction from Bukit Kangkar to Telok Rimba) 

(Riding on the trunk road)

(Arriving at Masjid Telok Rimba)

(Meeting with the two Penghulu and Pengerusi Masjid)

(A Kembara Bumi Suci participant being interviewed)

(Bikers taking a rest before iftar)

(Majlis suai kenal and a brief introduction)

(Anak-anak yatim getting a ride of the big bikes)

(The elderlies wanted to have a go too)

(Time for iftar with the villagers and orphans)

(A group photo for the album)

(Refuelling before we ride back)

(Riding on the highway at a safe distance at night)

(A few participants having late supper)

(Traffic light drinks to quench the thirst)

Singapore: Kembara Ramadhan...

"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up..." -  Thomas A. Edison

(Kembara Ramadhan to Singapore)

Singapore Kembara Ramadhan Ride

(12 - 13 July 2014)

Route: KL – JB - Woodland – Singapore – Tuas – Melaka – KL

Distance: 700 km

Bikers gang: Shawal, Rozlan and Mus/Mun

Three motorbikes decided to ride to Singapore in the month of Ramadhan to experience the breaking of fast and solat tarawih berjemaah at Masjid Sultan. We stayed a night at Aliwal Park Hotel, a short walking distance from the mosque.

Next Trip: Thailand 4x4: We braced the 1000 corners...

My Travelogue: munmus.blogspot.com

Thailand: 1000 Corners Solo Ride

“One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation…” – Arthur Ashe

(UNESCO Heritage sites in Sukhothai)

Thailand: 1000 Corners Solo Ride

(06 – 15 June 2014)

Route: KL – Surat Thani – Suphanburi – Mae Sot – Mae Hong Son – Pai – 

Sukhothai – Ayutthaya – Prachuap Khiri Khan – Trang – Hat Yai - KL

Total distance: 4898 km

(Taking a rest in the middle of nowhere)

Next Trip: Singapore 2014: Kembara Ramadhan Vol 1

My Overseas Travelogue: munmus.blogspot.com

Wait For Me...

"One day, you'll be just a memory for some people. Do your best to be a good one..."

(May 2014 - Moscow Subway)

Wait for me, and I'll come back!

Wait with all you've got!

Wait, when dreary yellow rains

Tell you, you should not.

Wait when snow is falling fast,

Wait when summer's hot,

Wait when yesterdays are past,

Others are forgot.

Wait, when from that far-off place,

Letters don't arrive.

Wait, when those with whom you wait 

Doubt if I'm alive.

Wait for me, and I'll come back!

Wait in patience yet

When they tell you off by heart

That you should forget.

Even when my dearest ones

Say that I am lost,

Even when my friends give up,

Sit and count the cost,

Drink a glass of bitter wine

To the fallen friend -Wait! 

And do not drink with them!

Wait until the end!

Wait for me and I'll come back, 

Dodging every fate! 

"What a bit of luck!" they'll say, 

Those that would not wait. 

They will never understand 

How amidst the strife, 

By your waiting for me, dear, 

You had saved my life. 

Only you and I will know 

How you got me through. 

Simply - you knew how to wait – 

No one else but you…

Konstantin Simonov

Moscow

1941

Pahang: Ride to Lemang To'ki...

"Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time..."" - Betty Smith

Route: KL – Bentong

Distance: 140 km

Bikers gang: Mus/Mun, Munawar/Rose, Fadzil/Neng, Syed Zin and 2 others

(Waiting for our orders)

(The lemang is finishing fast)

(Lemang with a choice of beef or chicken rendang)