Eat dirt

Spent two days in the wilderness recently in Jelebu, Negeri 9. Twas to review Kawasaki’s latest dual-purpose bike, the KLX 150S.

Being a 150, too little power for me. Am into bikes, but not small ones. But this one’s a lil different. When ur off-road, a light bike’s more flexible and maneuverable.

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With my buddy for d weekend

The review‘s for The Star. Since none of their writers ride, i get to do it. Suits me just fine of course.

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A pit-stop

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Riverside campsite

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A shotgun shell. This one says '9', meaning 9 pellets are fired   out. Most likely to hunt boars

A shotgun shell. This one says '9', meaning 9 pellets are fired out. Most likely to hunt boar. And tresspassers

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The stop for the night was kinda middle of nowhere. Traversed lots of dirt roads to get there.

Make sure u have an invitation tho – coz if u dont, it’s graphically elaborated below –

Tresspassers will be... prosecuted?? More like tresppassers will   have their heads blown clean off by a shotgun

Prosecuted my ass. More like "Tresppassers will have their heads blown clean off by a fucking large shotgun behind d neck."

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Our pad

Our pad

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Who needs a bridge?

Bridge?? Watdat?

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Next morning, we had to take a hill. Bad scene. The wet ground was slippery as shit. Tyres were spinning, bikes were dancing and dirt was flyin. I went into full throttle, but the rear wheel just spun and we got nowhere, ‘cept side-to-side, like a fish tail.

The horse finally kinda threw me off. The bike’s rear was dancin n goin sideways so i let it fall.

Encountered foggy conditions

Encountered foggy conditions

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The campsite HQ

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BBQ goin on. They shd have cooked this bastard. I fuckin hate geese

BBQ goin on. They shd have cooked this bastard too. I fuckin hate geese

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Muddy conditions

Chocolaty conditions

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Headin into an Orang Asli village

Headin into an Orang Asal village

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Takin a break from the dirt at a fuckin high waterfall, highest in d state

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Expected the weekend to be more hardcore, so was a lil disappointed coz i didnt crash into some mud pit or sumtin, cept for the minor fall of the bike. Did ride straight into a bamboo grove tho when i took my eyes off d trail for one second. Haha!

Maybe next time.

D next ride i plan to trash. Luv this baby. This one's a 600

D next ride i plan to trash. Luv it. This gorjes babe's a 600. Goin for 30k

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Brain damage: Reversed due to fresh air

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Sussin out Sumatra

Did a six-day work-related road-trip on the fucking huge island called Sumatra, Indonesia. Sixth largest in da world.

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The default beverage, but surprisingly not many Sumatrans drink it. They prefer the cheaper local moonshine

Landed in Medan but was on da road most of d time for work with my local contact Heri. Started well, as dinner at his place was ubi leaves and babi panggang. Awesome shit! Thin strips of lean charcoal-bbq pork.

Lots of them in north Sumatra are Christians.

Dats da shit man! Aka BPK - babi panggang Karo. D sambal on d left is in some pig blood / chili cocktail shit

Dats da shit right there. Aka BPK - babi panggang Karo. D sambal on d left is in some pig blood / chili cocktail

Probably more churches there than here. In every village

Probably more churches there than here. In every village

Medan is a typical Indon city – noisy, dusty, crowded.

Sorait. Aint my scene.

Plannin our route. There're blackouts almost every damn day in Medan

Plannin our route. There're blackouts almost every damn day in Medan

We headed south to Berastagi, up in the hills at 2,000m+ above sea level. Nice.

Cold place. Main thing goin down here is vegetable & fruit farming. Stayed at a joint called Bamboe Hill or sumtin. Pretty cheap at about 44 bucks, if u excuse d goddam mosquitoes!

With Heri after a night of minimal sleep thanks to crazy mozzies

With Heri after a night of little sleep thanks to crazy mozzies

View from bed, with accompaniment for d cold night in white box

View from bed, with accompaniment for d cold night in white box

The backyard area of our accommodation leading to a lil bench

The backyard area of our accommodation leading to a romantic lil bench

View from hut

View from hut

One of the three mountains near Berastagi

One of the three mountains near Berastagi

Berastagi is the only place i liked among all the ones we were at, like Kabanjahe, Medan & Siantar.

Fruit feast, Berastagi market

Fruit feast, Berastagi market

Same market. D dude said the white ones "Paling enak." Haha

Same market. D dude said the white ones "Paling enak." Haha

Poser. The mountain at d back is volcanic, and was brewing

Poser. The mountain at d back is volcanic, and was brewing clouds of vapour

Veg farms, Berastagi

Veg farms, Berastagi

Pretty tiring being on d road so much. The dust, heat, noise, diesel smoke, etc gets to u. There was a point on d road where we didnt shower for two days! Dirty cowboys. So dam good to see a mirror & a proper toilet when i got back to KL!

Our ride for d trip, aka The Tank

Our ride for d trip, aka The Tank

Of course no trip is complete without sampling the local talent. They got sumin called tuak there. Had it during a bbq at Heri’s chicken farm. He’s got 10,000 birds almost ready to be sold & slaughtered. So they just grabbed a few to burn.

Talk about convenience.

Chicas lined up, to layan the sunset i guess

Chicas lined up, to layan the sunset i guess

Lookin cute...

Lookin cute...

cuter...

cuter...

...then lookin cuter. Haha

...cutest. Haha

Their so-called tuak is nutin like d one here. Theirs is made from coconut sap, like regular toddy. It looks n smells like toddy but tastes like bland tuak.

Not a good combo. I switched back to Scotch.

Local brew (in black bucket)

Local brew (in black bucket)

Also gobbled some Nasi Padang is a town called Siantar

Also gobbled some Nasi Padang in a hill town called Siantar

Final day breakfast - pack of Nasi Gurih, local version of Nasi Lemak. Some spicy-ass noodles thrown in as well

Final day breakfast - pack of Nasi Gurih - local version of Nasi Lemak. Some spicy-ass noodles thrown in as well

Havin kopi ginseng with a coupla local boys

Havin 'kopi ginseng' with a coupla local boys

Poser, at Heri's huuge guava farm

Poser, at Heri's huuge guava farm

Heri with a new buddy, Berastagi. Maybe coz of d cold weather, all dogs there are furrier

Heri with a new buddy . Maybe coz of d cold weather, all dogs in Berastagi are furrier

Even ol' Bill is in on it

Even ol' Bill is in on the babi panggang gig

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Brain damage: None. Minimal drinkin!

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Village chill

The Raya holidays was a blast. Hence, no blog entries. Havin too much fun. Haha

Managed a two-day excursion to Kuala Kubu Baru / KKB, my fave spot in da world. Thanks to Tiffany who had keys to a hut in the Orang Asli village of Pertak, which lies next to the Pertak River.

So we loaded up with extra-strong imported beers, a bottle of Smirnoff, white wine n BBQ pit. The idea was to chill of course.

Kena lemang on d way of course

Kena lemang on d way as usual

Nice toilet

Nice toilet

The scenic n chilled village

The scenic n chilled village, + welcoming party

I’ve stayed in Pertak before, courtesy of an old friend, Antares. And have stayed by Chilling River (further up the road) as well, in a bungalow, and in tents on d riverbank. They all rock. KKB’s Selangor River is also a great spot for rafting. Grade 3 to 4.

Arrived later afternoon, and was welcomed by a bunch of dogs n pups.

Nameless

Nameless dude. Dam cute. A month old

The bitch squirted out 9 pups! Jeez, dats why she so skinny now. One died, so 8 left, if anybody wants.

Our pad was a little bungalow in d village. It was perfect. Fridge, sink, beds & porch – dats all u need.

Swim-swim, drink-drink, bbq-bbq. Nice-nice. Hope to do it again real soon.

Layan

Layan

Bye sun

The sun sets over the vill

'Chefs' tryin not to burn bread

'Chefs' tryin not to burn bread

Beer-worship

Beer-worship

Dunno

Dunno

Chillin with Brown Brown

Chillin with Brown-Brown

View from my bed

View from my bed

Neighbours skinny dog, Coyote

Neighbour's skinny-ass pup, which i named Coyote. Quite a freak this guy

View from our hut of Antares' Bamboo Palace

View from our hut of Antares' Bamboo Palace

Next morning with Khang & cold beers

Next morning with Khang & cold beers

Brain damage rating: 7/10

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Day vs night drunk

Drinkers are easily categorized  – the drunkard, the social drinker and the pussy drinker. Drunkards are obviously the hardcore – mabuk every night. Pussified drinkers are d opposite – drink like once a month – that too one fucking drink only and they “gotta run”. Run where? To d hospital to get their stomach pumped?

I think most of us are social drinkers – drink whenever there’s a suitable, fun opportunity. Which can be quite often!

Of course there are other more niche categories, like emo-drunk, molester-drunk, serial pukers, etc, but dats for another story.

From the main categories, there’s another important sub-category – those who like drinking at night, and those that prefer day. I always have  a blast whenever i party at night. But frankly i’d be classified as a day-drunk. i definitely prefer drinking while its still bright. In fact when it comes to lager, i definitely prefer day.

Dont peak too early tho

Dont peak too early tho

It’s a wholly different experience. Coz at night its very normal to indulge in ‘gejala sosial’. All the ‘bad’ things are supposed to be done at night. But to do it during d day is kinda fun too! I guess same applies to doing drugs and sex.

When you’re wasted in the evening or afternoon, you see the same things in a new tinge of light. Haha

A hearty brunch

A hearty breakfast in Sarawak

Dats d reason i dig happy hours. Coz drinks are more fun in d afternoon / early evening. If ur at a bar, it’s  best time for cold draft stouts. If the beach, it’s time for cocktails and sun-downers. At an event, start off with a chilled white wine or champagne. When ur off on a road-trip, crack a few cans of ice-cold beers for d drive. If in Sarawak, open a tuak.

Or hit a mall for happy hours at a restaurant/bar then walk around n try n shop when you’re high as a kite! Or head to Klang, and down toddy before a bak kut teh brunch.

Doing all of the above at night is boring. Coz at night, your movements are kinda restricted. In a confined and fixed setting, like a bar or club or a house. In the day, you could be anywhere and doing anything. The possibilities are endless!

Day-drunk n proud of it

Day-drunk n proud of it!

Believe me, its fun shit. Requires a a lil more of an adventurous streak.

Especially when travelling. Dats why all my blog posts about travel always seem alcoholic. Haha

Hell, most mornings on d road start with a cold drink! If in Langkawi, even before i brush my teeth am mixing some refreshing tropical cocktails.

If am camping by Chilling River in KKB, i’d crawl outta d tent n fish out d beer dat was chillin in d river overnight.

Cool part of day-drunkness is, there’re definitely no fuckin pigs and their road blocks!

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