It had been quite long since last post…well, although it may be not much people are reading this…just have some posts to fill up…
Back in 2 weeks ago, my father had signed up for the broadband (the minimum one) which means that the dial-up for Internet can go into history officially. However, before my family can enjoy it, we had been waiting for the contractors to come and do the installation for almost 9 days entirely, leaving us with no Internet connection for the waiting period. Just do some updating items and view some blogs with a dial-up of 1315, as the original 1515 dial-up had been cut-off straight away when the customer signed up for any broadband services. But then, my aunt “Pushed” me to go to Limbang with her & her friends together for some counter-sale. Having “pulling here and there”, I finally decided to go to have some sort of “vacation” on the day when the contractors came and do the installation. So, I only start to enjoy the services these two days around when I am backed from Limbang.
Now, I will paint something about my “surprise” journey to Limbang. I joined my aunt friend car for the “to” trip to Limbang. They want to do counter-sale to promote some saving plans from Maybank. So, with the “background” mentioned above, I went there with them. After having lunch around 11 am ++ on 20/3/08, we went to the “driver” office. Lingering around here and there, finally around 1 p.m., we drawn our way to the destination. However, the electronic devices of the car broke down leaving the windows “cannot go up”, so after reaching at K.B. around 1.30p.m. , we go to “car hospital” pending for some “surgery”. After a long 1.5 hours later, finally the thing is done. With full speed, we went further down. However, by this time is time for afternoon tea break; so in the end: we stopped a little while to have cups of drink and some foods…
Then, changed driver and go on to B.S.B with 100++ km/h, and within an hour, we make it. Then, went to Gadong for stopping a while to do something. Finally, went straight to Custom departments heading to the final destination. By the time reaching Purnama Hotel, is already almost 7p.m. With the raining being cats and dogs, went for dinner; then heading straight away for their meeting staffs…until around 10.30p.m. Being sleepy, I signalled that I really couldn’t stand anymore. So finally after long hours, went to my grandma’s house to have a bath and sleep! By the time when ready for sleep, is around 11.20pm something lo…!
The next day, as I promised before, went to try for counter-sale. Well, with limited knowledge about the thing that you need to present and the crowd being lots of native (+ the air-cons systems are not that good in the plaza); it not an easy task…after 2 hours, I only talked to one person and only talked half-way…enough with it, I decided to stopped…heading home for lunch…And had a quite boring afternoon. In the evening and night, helped my cousin with her assignment typing…had some talk…and with a little bit not enough sleep the day before, I slept around 9.30p.m.
On the Saturday morning, having nothing to do; I “requested” to go down to Brunei for a one-day grocery trip. We went down from Limbang at 9 a.m. and being able to be backed before 7 p.m. Went to the newly opened “Giant Hypermarket Tasik Rimba”. Being almost fainted as it is “mountain people mountain sea”. Fully packed with people. The traffic was jammed for a long distance…Waiting until your mood will go “hair-wired”. (Being “crazy”) However, after almost 40 minutes jammed in the crowed traffic, finally we managed to find a place on the roadside and get into it to have a visit. It’s quite big. It’s a standard hypermarket size. And just to mentioned a little bit, with almost 60 cashiers counters being opened for services, there were still a long queue there to wait for payments. A number of special promotions being available (and it is really cheap), but with a long queue for payments; we don’t want to buy anything.
Then, heading for lunch (Vegetarian restaurants). A special mode of operation: you may take as much as you like, and pay as much as you wish. Just that do not eat for free! You won’t feel good also if you didn’t pay a single cent! Then, went to my aunt’s bakery shop for a while. Around 3, went to another to supermarket to hunt for chocolate again. Then by around 4.40p.m, heading back to Limbang again. The weather in the evening is still raining cats and dogs; the worst-case scenario is that the window on the driver side cannot be “closed” as the “tekan” button being broke down also. (Does it sound familiar? Yes, the same thing happened as the day when I went up; only the car is different!)
Then on Sunday, is time to back to Miri here. My family had bought me an air-ticket. So I backed here by plane. Waked up at 5a.m. after urine, cant sleep anymore…lying on bed until 6.10a.m. opened TV to past time…then take breakfast and packed my thing…
Then went down to eat again…around 10a.m. reached airport for check-in, as time still early, went out again for a while…backed at 10.30a.m. …. Then went straight for “boarding” into waiting room…the plane arrived at around 10.50a.m. After short intervals between the batches of passengers, the plane left Limbang and touched down in Miri safely within 28 minutes. It’s quite a short journey. The drink provided on board had changed from a small cup of juices / drink to a packet per person. Overall is just OK when compared to the experience backed in 2 years ago. The air-cons systems seems a little bit not that “efficient” and the weather when the plane is cruising seems windy; resulting a little “shake” in the plane. However, the take-off and landing process is quite pleasant. May be the captain is the experienced one…
I rushed for my homework in the afternoon and a little more at night. Then yesterday back to normal schedules…That’s all for the “report”…Before ending, just say that see how long can the chocolate lasted as I had bought twice much as last month…hehe!
Bye for now!
