Wednesday, February 16, 2005

Driving back to Kelantan



Driving experiance for me is always good & enjoying. hence whenever
I go back to Kelantan for long holiday I prefer to drive.

Imagine, wake up at 4:00 am in PJ, stuff all those luggage, chinese
new year food like sea cucumber, cookies, mandarin oranges and
stuff like that into car luggage compartment.... and oh not to forget
my sister who is still semi sleeping too !!

Normally at 5:00 am my Proton Wira will be roaring on Middle Ring
Road 2 and by 5:30 am we would probably passed Genting tunnel.
Speed = about 110 to 120 kmph cause road are winding & a little
bit dark.

By 6:00 am Bentong is in sight !! Slow down a bit cause town area
speed = 60kmph only. But I did about 80kmph anyway.

By 6:30 am or so Raub is in sight !! Slow down again cause it is
another town area. This time there would be a lot of Muslim friend
who has fisnished praying and going home. don't want to give
them pressure cause kampung folks are the best person in the
world, we really should appreciate them.

By 6:30 or 6:45 am it would be the stretch heading to Kuala Lipis
and Fraser Hill and so on. Can't do more then 120kmph now cause
road also quite winding too.

By 8 something near 9am arrived at Gua Musang, stop for a pee
and fresh air, not at the same time of course. Pee in toilet and
fresh air out there :) Muah ha ha ha !! Let engine rest for 3
minutes.... and check tyre pressure... seemed ok.

By 9am leave gua musang Shell Petrol station, found that 10 cars
that I've overtook on the way just now has appeared infront of
me again !! Aiya !! Have to do the Initial-D again !!!

One of the reason that I don't like to stop when I drive is that
sometimes in this kind of Federal Trunk road, when we Sin Sin
Ku Ku overtake those cars, and once we stop, they will become
leading us again !! Those slow cars !! Gotto have a law to prohibit
cars to drive below 60kmph on the road during festive season.

The drive from Gua Musang to Kuala Krai takes about 80 minutes
and the road is straight. But it's like roller coster !! a lot of going
up hills and downhill, gotto be careful on this road. Cause the
road is straight and a lot of newbies tend to drive fast and then
end of the day thell all jatuh long kang or something like that.

Especially those Kancil or Proton who has a 15 inch Spoiler +
skirt + noisy exhaust pipe... we can always see them 4 wheels
facing the sky beside the road... kih kih kih kih kih !!!!

At 10 am something arrived at Kuala Krai and straight went to
the famous Nasi Dagang stall, but the pretty Malay lady Timah
said that Nasi Dagng sudah habis !!! OMG !! OMG !! I rushed
and wake up at 4:00 am and you tell me that Nasi Dagang sudah
habis !! damn tulan !!!

So, just ate some Nasi Putih at Kuala Krai ( near Tasik Krai below
Kuala Krai Hospital ) and not too bad. Hence my mood became
ok already after having the Nasi Putih + Kari Ikan + Ayam goreng.

then dropped all those Chinese new year goods at Grandma house
and heading for Kota Bharu. !!! Fulamak !! Road from Kuala Krai
to Kota Bharu is full of these vehicles :

1. Ah Beng or Ah Lien's car who tailed me at 1 food distance.
2. Pakcik ( over 70s year old ) and driving at 50 kmph
3. Kelantan Taxi ( driver over 60 years old ) and also doing 50 kmph.
4. Motorbikes who don't have licence + no helmet
5. Bus and lorry which are difficult to overtake...... aiyo !!

Alot of my friend asked me, "oi driving to Kelantan take how long?"
I replied " about 6 hours "
They terus 2 legs in the sky.... cause 6 hours is too damn long
and far for them.

When I told them if we take train ( KTM Train ) it takes 12 hours
they again 2 legs in the sky + shoes also fly away !!!

Imagine the train has to :
1 Leave kuala lumpur
2. Go to seremban
3. Go to Johor, Gemas
4. From Gemas go through Pahang
5. Mentakab, Kuala Lipis, Gua Musang, Dabung and mamamia !!

12 hours is provided the train is not having any mechanical problem
or hit elephant or cow ok? Imagine !! 12 hours !!

3 comments:

Buaya69 said...

12 hours! wah, need a sleeper bunk lor. can cuddle cuddle for many hours, hehehe ;)

pau said...

Hi, I am muarians and married to k.krai guy. 1st time went to my inlaw so jauh...I can't imagine how KB's people pergi n blk kg....And now almost4 years get used to the long journey and last CNY I did try to drive from Bentong to Raub (just get my driving license for 1+ month). wa so bengkang bengkok the road cannot control, not like plus highway to Muar...so straight hubby sleep beside pun I can drive alone.

Philips at work. said...

Hahaha.... now you all have get used to Plus highway, you might not perform well at Federal Trunk road.

But now ( Feb 2005 ) the stretch from Bentung to Raub, and Raub to Lipis is very much better already compared to last few years.

But still have to becareful of the kampung folks. They don't drive as fast as daredevil like us waha ha ha.