The Journey North

I don't remember if I have driven long distance.. Hmm.. I suppose that means I am lucky to be chauffeur-driven all this while (also means that taxis are abundant in Bangkok).

When I announced that I will be making a 5 hour trip up north, with Gooly, the reactions were somewhat the same; awed and pity.

"Woah.. the Jelapang there very tricky..bengkang bengkok.."

"Gooly can sit still meh?"

"Can or not oh you?"

I admit I was 99% sure I can do it, and 1%, can I do it?

So yesterday, I started the engine, and ejected THE BEST 95 CHILDREN SONGS cd from the player. Within PJ vicinity, I could still stand YANKEE DOODLE CAME TO TOWN repeatedly. 5 hours of the same songs, can die, you know?

Titt tiit tiit..88.9 FM came on air.. There isn't one local DJ I fancy,you know. They talk too much about insignificant issues. They laugh at their own jokes. They play childish pranks. And so I was visibly pleased that 88.9's DJ went on a pangsai/lunch break cos there were only songs, no banal banters. The selection of songs were good, nothing too POP:

a. Isabella, rap version
b. Viva la vida
c. Baa baa black sheep..HOI! That bugger sneakily touched the dial
d. TIT, back to radio.. Weeehu..weeehu (Gwen's)

We left at about 11.30am. Using my mental arithmetics, I reckoned that Gooly will be bugging for food at approximately 1.32pm and we would be somewhere in ulu SUNGKAI then. So I decided to tarpao Mc D, much to his delight. Kopi for me, puhleeeze....

Chun chun at SUNGKAI WANG, he said, I'm hungry. And so I did a 180 degree F-1 swerve to the tandas awam stop. Kreeech... Opened up the oily paper package, and got a whiff of the aromatic hash browns. Mmm... jom makan.

And I sempat to go online. Ya man, tandas stop also main Wi-Fi. Replied a couple of comments, read one chisin post, and suddenly.. "Mahmee, I want to pangsai.." Cilaka..potong stim.

After carefully choosing the nicest cubicle, and some 'eeeengh..eeeengh...' action (eat more vege, son), we went back into the car. To my dismay, my Wi-fi connection went poof! Vanished! Together with my 88.9FM! *start Ding Dong Bell, Pussy in the well* Sigh..

*start engine again*

Anyways, even without the radio on, the drive was pleasing enough..rather scenic.


Salem High Country tak? Of course this pic wasn't taken by me. :P I drive with both hands, wokeh! (Alaska mia picture actually) But I swear somewhere around Lembah Beringin, the view was like that. I could almost hear:

I see skies are blue..
Red roses too..
I see them bloom for you and me..
What a wonderful world..

It's strange how I never noticed such greenvilles before. Oh.. cos I was always sleeping in the car. Heheh..

We passed by Bukit Merah Resort, Genting, Tasik Pedu, Gua Sampo, Batu Feringghi, Taiping Zoo.Ipoh..(Helloh, Claire!). I was tempted to cuticuti a bit. You know.. a road trip with Gooly.. in a convertible.. me with big scarf on my head.. big sunnies.. Gooly chewing gum... HOI! Wake up lah! Balik kampung ah.. cuti what la..

Gooly was good..must give credit when due. He didn't sleep as instructed or hypnotised. 'Go to sleep go to sleep go to sleep' didnt work. "Are we there yet?" per hour was bearable. Grunting rock songs and screeching ballads were also tolerable. The fearful "I really want to wee wee and pangsai" in the middle of no where didn't happen.

and then..

SELAMAT DATANG KE ALOR STAR.. Yeah! We made it.

Not too bad. Shall we do it again, Gooly? Sure.. let's stop at SUNGKAI WANG next time. :)