2D/1N Trip to Batu Pahat

Hi guys, (excuse the typo and spacing errors),

Last night we met and agreed on the following itinerary. Ther is only space for another as Genet cannot come.

  • The Treasurer for this trip is Pauline Chew. Please pay to her if you have not already done so.
  • We have agreed that all the drivers and Abel are ‘exempted’ from the $50 fee. Everything else is prorated.

Please ask your questions here for clarification.  Some people are trying to get another car, and if successful there will be 20 people. So keep your ears opened.

Thanks very much. Don’t eat too much from now till May 22nd, save your calories for Batu Pahat. Batu Pahat here we come.

Itinerary:  Johor 2 days 1 nite Getaway

22nd May 2009

  • 09.00am Pick up at various points.
  • 10.00am Meeting point at Shell station Johore after ICA.
  • 10.30am Proceed to Kluang for lunch.
  • 12.30pm Lunch in Kluang.
  • 02.30pm Coffee/Tea at Railway station.
  • 04.00pm Check in Katerina Hotel Batu Pahat.
  • 05.00pm Viewing giant fish at Seringtin (optional)
  • or Ladies to hairdresser (optional).
  • 07.00pm Dinner steam boat with Chili crab at Minyat Beku.
  • 09.00pm Back to Hotel.

23rd May 2009

  • 08.00am Buffet breakfast in Hotel.
  • 09.00am Meeting Hotel’s owner Dato Au (Photo session).
  • 10.00am View Batu Pahat on Mt. Soga from Mr. Liew’s Hse.
  • 11.00am Depart BP for JB.
  • 01.00pm Lunch at Fatty Heng Rest at Kempas.
  • 02.00pm Shopping at New Carrefour – Tmn Impian.
  • 03.30pm Tea time at Toast Box – Bread Talk.
  • 05.00pm Back to Singapore.
  1. Food in itinerary is non Halal and non vegetarian.
  2. Kluang:- No option for both.
  3. Batu Pahat:- Halal and vegetarian available.
  4. Johore:- No option for both.
  5. Cost:- SD50/- approx. accommodation, food & transport.

Spore pick up points:

  1. East: Bedok MRT Stn beside hawker ctr.
    Contact:  Paul Kong, Time: 9am
  2. Central: Aljunied MRT Stn
    Contact: Charles Chua, Time: 9am
  3. West: Jurong East MRT Stn.
    Wait at NTUC beside pedestrian crossing.
    Contact:Goh Chin Huat, Time: 9am

Members going:

  1. Paul Kong-   Chief Topo Officer     
  2. Peggy Kong- Mrs Chief Topo Officer
  3. Jane Loh
  4. Sally Tan (All above in PK’s car)
  5. Sam Goh- Asst CTO
  6. Pauline Chew- Chief Financial Officer
  7. Marge Tian
  8. Lena Ho (All above in SG’s car)
  9. Terence Seah- Big Boss, SHC
  10. Daisy Yeo- Asst CFO,
  11. Abel Tan- Discoverer and Pathfinder,
  12. Neo Seok Cheng- C Teochew(Talking) Officer + photographer
  13. Charles Chua- your humble servant
  14. Pearl Goh 
  15. Richard Kee and
  16. Jane Kee
  17. Dolly Lim
  18. Rene Leong

Car Pool Arrangement as follows:
1) Paul, Peggy, Jane Loh and Sally Tan
2) Sam Goh, Marg Tian, Lena Pauline Chiew
3) Charles Chua, Abel Tan, Terence, Sock Cheng, Daisy Yeo and Rene Leong
4) Richard Kee, Jane Kee, Dolly Lim, Pearl Goh

Hotel Accomodation Arrangement
1) Paul and Peggy Kong
2) Richard and Jane Kee
3) Terence Seah and Abel Tan
4) Charles Chua and Sam Goh
5) Jane and Sally
6) Marg & Pauline Chiew
7) Lena and Pearl
8) Daisy and Rene
9) Dolly and Sock Cheng

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED…..

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81 thoughts on “2D/1N Trip to Batu Pahat”

  2. Hi Charles

    Members going and confirmed and if we can have another vehicle we can add those on the wait list.

    Men
    Paul Kong – driver
    Sam Goh – driver
    Charles Chua – driver
    Terence Seah (paid)
    Abel

    Ladies
    Jane Loh (paid)
    Peggy Kong (paid)
    Neo Seok Cheng (paid)
    Daisy Yeo (paid)
    Sally Tan (paid)
    Marge Tian (paid)
    Pauline Chew (paid)

    Wait list
    Lena Ho
    Pearl Goh
    Dolly
    Rene Leong

    Hi Rene

    Sorry will have to put you on wait list until we can get another vehicle….tks

    Pauline

  3. Charles

    Would you please be kind enough to put Helen Kuek and I (Helen T Wong) on waiting list for JB trip. I only realise it last evening of this planned trip.

    Thanks & Regards
    Helen

  4. Hi Charles,

    I have just modified your Post. Hope it looks better. I have removed the mobile numbers, as this is part of our security rules.

    Terence Seah

  6. hi our humble tio chew ah hia,

    yes , i agree tat our discoverer n pathfinder abel should b foc 2 ! ya must eat less now toward our trip ,if not hor our c.m. dolly say i pui liao last nite back home hor cannot tidur ! still dream of nor mi goreng n ayam got no wings…ha ha ha.

    hi janet loo afternoon gd huh!

    the resort voucher when expired huh! can i know huh, no offence maybe i want n where is the place ? thks n ve a nice evening chiok!

  8. Aiyo, Ah Sam, hor lian hor.. nvr noe dat my words so powderful leh.. paiseh la.. OK, u bo pui lor.. abit bak bak tham por lor.. Cheers… Dolly

  9. Hi to All,

    This just serves to confirm that the 14 participants include Lena Ho (not Lina Tan) who will be in Sam’s car and Pearl Goh who will be in my car in Aljunied MRT.

    Please pay to our Treasurer, Pauline Chew as she intends to change the proceeds to M$. Due to the large proceeds collected and the VVIP personnel involved, we will be making additional security arrangements like guards, walkie-talkie comms, report lines, axis codes etc and other confidential security matters.

    The others on the waitlist will be subject to the availability of the 4th car. Can Ron Wie or Ron Lee oblige?
    Many thanks.

    Hi Janet Loo @ #5,
    We won’t be going to M’cca this trip, perhaps the next time.
    Thanks for your offer.

    Cheers to all,

  10. our humble pilot c.chua ,

    the guard hor must b frm fbi , cia n b52 bomber escort lah !
    dolly,
    wahlau, bo pui abit bak bak tham por , i seow liao lah ! die die must go on diet lah…….. dolly no offence taken yr word is a fact, me pui by at least 18kg. so hw now ?

  11. Wow! Just realized I’ve been appointed an Asst. CFO!

    Would definitely be nicer if the next surprise is I’ve an inheritance but dreaming only lah!

    My definition of a Treasurer is one who pays out money when its due but a CFO will do so only when a payment is justified and fully accountable for. So, not so easy to get money from the CFO and Asst. CFO, urgh. Any regrets in the appointments?

    Pauline, will be happy to assist.

    dAISY

  12. Hi Abel

    I don’t really recall reading a detailed plan of yours for Batu Pahat. Am assuming that the itinerary comprises some activity/ies that you would like to share with us. Please do let us know so we can have a consensus and cover as much as we can because Batu Pahat is a new travel destination for many of us.

    dAISY

  13. My wife and I will drive. Dolly Lim will be in our car and we will be able to take on another passenger.
    We’ll leave the allocation CTO.
    We live at Pasir Panjang and the nearest MRT Station is Harbour Front.

  14. Hi Daisy

    The itinerary is in accordance with the details listed in
    the post as revised by Sam Goh which in my opinion is interesting. Now, let us all hope there will be no poor weather on 22nd/23rd, to disrupt our intended plans.

    Before the opening up of the North-South Highway 1987/88, nearly all Sporean travellers to Malacca, do stop at Batu Pahat for half-hour breaks because it is already a 3hr non-stop drive from Woodlands. Most Sporeans preferred BPahat rather than the preceeding Ayer Hitam which is one hour away due to the latter’s “cramness & unhygenicness”.

    Regards

    Abel Tan

  16. Hi folks

    Post this on behalf of Charles as he is busy at the moment. We have the following members a total of 20 which comprises of 7 men and 13 ladies:

    Men Ladies
    Paul Kong – driver Jane Loh (paid)
    Sam Goh – driver Peggy Kong (paid)
    Charles Chua – driver Neo Seok Cheng (paid)
    Eddie Foo – driver Daisy Yeo (paid)
    Richard Kee – driver Sally Tan (paid)
    Terence Seah (paid) Marge Tian (paid)
    Abel Pauline Chew (paid)
    Lena Ho
    Pearl Goh
    Dolly Lim
    Rena Leong
    Eddie’s wife
    Richard’s wife

    Registration is closed and those who have not paid please pay S$50 into my post bank saving a/c at 254- 13405-3. Once all S$ collected will change to M$. My email is thietheie@pacific.net.sg. and Charles email is ccangels04@yahoo.com.sg. Pls drop Charles a note on your email and mobile no: for easier coordination.

    Eddie, please advise your pick-up point.

    Daisy #11, thanks for the offer. Want to take over the M$$$ at the Mysian side.

    Paul #7, would you like to take this list for tentative hotel booking?.

    TQ…..Pauline Chew

  18. Hi Sam #10, Go on diet lor. Drink black coffee everyday! In actual fact, you look more ‘pui’ cos you cut your hair so short which gives you a rounder face!

  19. Hi Pauline/Charles,
    Just wander is Eddie’s wife a SHC member If not, are u going to make exception on this cos I am sure Richard’s wife, Jane is definitely a SHC member… Dolly

  20. Lina,
    Mayb hor, black kopi cant help la.. hmmm, i think hor, i beta scout around in China 2 get some pangsai teh 4 him so dat he can TLS… den sure slim down 1… Joking la.. hehehehe.. Dolly

  21. Hi folks

    Amendment to my post #16 on posbank a/c and email address and etc……A total of 20 members with 7 men and 13 ladies.

    Men
    Paul Kong – driver
    Abel
    Sam Goh – driver
    Charles Chua – driver
    Eddie Foo – driver
    Richard Kee – driver
    Terence Seah (paid)

    Ladies
    Jane Loh (paid)
    Sally Tan (paid)
    Neo Seok Cheng (paid)
    Marge Tian (paid)
    Peggy Kong (paid)
    Daisy Yeo (paid)
    Pauline Chew (paid)
    Lena Ho
    Pearl Goh
    Dolly Lim
    Rena Leong
    Eddie’s wife
    Richard’s wife

    Registration is closed and those who have not paid please pay S$50 into my postbank saving a/c 245- 13405-3 by 16 May 09. Once all S$ collected will change to M$. My email is thiethie@pacific.net.sg. and Charles email is ccangels04@yahoo.com.sg. Pls drop Charles a note on your email and mobile no: for easier coordination.

    Eddie, please advise your pick-up point.

    Daisy #11, thanks for the offer. Want to take over the M$$$ at the Mysian side.

    Paul #7, would you like to take this list for tentative hotel booking?.

    Charles, Pls reply to Dolly on #19.

    Rene, Thanks for the highlight on my email, clever girl, you got it right.

    TQ…..Pauline Chew

  22. Dolly #20, The pangsai teh will not only slim him down, but slim his intestines too! And have to wear diapers also. Then he will be called Skinny Goh, not Sam Goh…joking hor! Don’t get angry. He won’t know what TLS mean, you must translate.
    Rene Leong shd be the correct spelling, not Rena. I only kaypoh here.

  23. Hi All again,

    Apologies for this correction.

    We have 4 cars to carry only 18 passengers. As follows

    PKong’s car, Sam Goh’s car, C Chua’s car R Kee’s car
    Paul Kong Sam Goh, Charles Richard Kee
    Peggy Kong Marge Tian Abel Tan Mrs R Kee
    Jane Loh Lena Ho Terence Seah Dolly Lim
    Sally Tan Pauline Chew Rene Leong Pearl Goh
    Daisy Yeo
    Neo SC

    Therefore there are only 18 people and we need 9 rooms, 2 doubles for Paul Kong and wife and Richard Kee and wife.
    Another 2 twin bedded rooms for the batangs, Terence, Abel, Sam and Charles.
    And another 5 twin rooms for the ladies, Jane and Sally, Marge and Pauline Chew, Lena and Pearl, Daisy and Rene, and Dolly and Sock Cheng.

    I hope this confirms everything correctly. For those who want to change the pickup point, please contact the driver and make the necessary coordination.

    For those who want to sleep with a particular partner, please make the necessary amicable arrangements and inform Paul Kong.

    Please accept my apologies for the mistakes and confusion, I have to visit the doctor for 1st stage dementia. Please pray for my early recovery, otherwise I may forget to be present on the 22nd, or is it 23rd Jun?

    The mistake about Eddie Foo is totally mine as I thot Richard Kee was Eddie. I don’t know why I made that mistake. Even now.

    I think that all the pickup points are as requested by all except for Pearl Goh, so I have arbitrarily put her in Richard’s car. I am sure we can manage to pick her from any of the mrt stops mentioned and meet in JB and change places in the car.

    Cheers to ALL

  24. Hi Sorry but it’s me again as I have to re-do the car arrmt. It did not appear like that wen I was typing. Here goes.

    Paul Kong’s car-P Kong, Peggy Kong, Jane Loh and Sally Tan.

    Sam Goh’s car-Sam Goh, Marge Tian, Lena Ho and Pauline Chew.

    Charles Chua’s car- C Chua, Terence S, Abel Tan, Daisy Yeo, Neo Sock Cheng and Rene Leong.

    Richard Kee’s car- R Kee, Mrs R Kee, Dolly Lim and Pearl Goh.

    Hope that is satisfactory.

  25. @ #14:

    Hi Abel,

    Just to let you know, i believe the itinerary was set up by Paul Kong and not me.

    Cheers
    @ #13:

    Hi Richard,

    Sorry to kaypoh, but from SG to JB shell petrol kiosk i am quite familiar. Do you want to meet up i take the lead ?

    Cheers
    @ #18/19:

    Aiyah! TLS!(TLS is tua lao sai right?) abt the slim tee, i bought one in the medical hall. very effective until my ka neng ah!

  26. Hi Sam

    Thanks for the clarification. Sorry Paul, I just got mixed up with yours and Sam’s names, as you were the one who was doing the briefing.

    Just a notification to consider that my take is not to travel in “close” convoy ie., our cars tailing each one closely. It is my suggestion that there’ll be a forty metres “break” between the 2nd lead-car and the following 3rd car which together with the 4th car are acting as “vigilante eyes”.

    My experience in driving through Malaysia, particularly the NS Highway is after 30-35mins, the lead car will “rest” on the road-shoulder and then a minute or two later tailed the last car and this interchangeability continued as long as we are on the highway.

    With due respect, my above summary is just a precautionery tale.

    Regards

    Abel

  28. Hi Daisy,
    Did you get a copy of the itinerary? e-mail me if you wants one. Batu Pahat is a small town orginating from Textile Industries till recently into electronic. Just obtain City Status 3 years ago. Population 300,000 inclusive of Yong Peng (20 km away) and Muar (50 km away). Mainly Chinese community.
    There are 3 main shopping Malls, namly Pacific Mall, Summit Parade and Carefour with Shopper one beside.
    If you like climbing, there is Bukit Perdana with tall trees like our Bt Timah hill. The concrete 1,700 steps take you to the top of the hill overlooking the whole of BP.
    There sre on airport, railway and sea port connection.
    Transport is mainly by taxi or bus. Cannot flag a taxi, so you have to call stn which is also at the bus terminal.
    The only spare time we have is after checking into Katerina Hotel til Dinner. I have included to view live giant fish (1 meter long) at Seringtin which is 15km away by the sea side. On the way back is the place (Minyek Beku) for our dinner (6 km away from town). Let me know if there are any specific in mind, maybe I can accomadate. One option to mind is, if we can leave Katerina early namly at 4pm, can squeeze shopping for local popular cookies before viewing fish. This will cover the city tour as the shop is in Jln Rahmat. (Orchard Rd of BP)

    Hi Abel,
    Tks for the caution#26
    Drivers take note.

    Hi Richard,#27
    Good idea to meet. Drivers are you free on 19 Tuesday or 21 Thursday evening for 20 mins meeting?.
    Place: Mc Donald beside Bedok Bus Interchange.
    Time: 7.30pm
    Let me know which day.

    Hi Charles and Pauline,
    Can we accomadated the last participant with car?
    Can he/she include those on waiting list?
    On my end, hotel accomadation no problem.
    Will await your final number.

  29. Hi Charles and Paul

    I leave it to both of you. There are 3 on the waitlist and they are :

    Waitlist
    Helen Kuek #3
    Helen T Wong #3
    Ann Lim #15

    Hi Helen Kuek, Helen Wong and Ann Lim
    Pls drop a mail to Paul Kong @ paulkong.paul@gmail.com and Charles Chua @ccangels04@yahoo.com.sg to provide your email address and mobile for the necessary arrangement.

    TQ… Pauline

  30. Hi to All,

    I think the registration is closed.
    Batu Pahat is only 2 hours away and it is easy to organise another trip but I think a convoy of 4 cars is sufficient for our first trip to BP.

    I look forward to the next trip tho’.

    Cheers

  31. hi CTO brother paul kong , #28

    any of the both date is fine with me.

    but hor can we meet @ blk 58 new upp changi rd cos hor , wan 2 try 1 fish soup @ the coffeeshop was on tv 1 week ago,ai mai…. pui sam hungry n die die must try lah leh.wat say u…. sam goh bin ah pui.

  33. Charles Chua #23, If you turn up on the 23rd June, then it is final stage dementia oredi! Hehe!

    Sam Goh #25, Correct! You are so clever!

  36. hi cto paul kong, #34
    gd moring thks 4 the change of venue.
    so it on may 19 tue @1930hrs.

    hello lina, #33
    thks 4 the compliment …

  37. Hi Lina @22

    Thanks for highlighting to “Thie Thie” the spelling error. I am always a day or two late in response due to bz work schedule :P

  39. Hi Pauline

    Dolly is away and had asked me to transfer the money to you on her behalf. Just did that this evening from Hougang Mall ATM Ref : 2042

    Sockie

  40. Hi Abel
    Thanks, thanks.

    Hi Paul
    Yes, I’ve gotten the copy of the itinerary you’ve sent and thanks, thanks too.

    Hi Pauline
    With Abel’s caution at #26, the Asst. CFO is happy to confine her role to passing the calculator to the CFO when she needs it and to watching the CFO’s back whenever she makes a payment. Ha ha ha….

    Didn’t realize I’m in for an adventurous weekend. U guys going to place a couple of baseball bats in the car? Suggests an exchange of mobile numbers amongst the passengers of the different cars too?

    Hi Sam
    The fish soup stall @Blk 58 should be at the hawker center
    not in a coffee shop. There are three fish soup stalls there. Don’t know which was featured but hope you get the right one. One is closed in the evenings.

    If you like mee goreng, go for it too.

    dAISY

  41. Hello Sam Goh bin “ah pui”….hahaha….

    I see you enjoy eating…..me too, love to eat! Got “ho liao” & “lobang” on makan makan hor, must gather a few people like me to join you lah, “boleh tak”?

    This fish soup @ blk 58 new upp changi road, really so good meh? die die also must eat huh….wonder if my buddies want to make trip there or not? :)

    Ah Nee

  42. hi paul,

    with regard 2 our email, it fine with me on change of venue… so 2 morrow @ src. time ?

    hi daisy yeo, #40

    thank 4 yr infor… btw r u operating a italian spaghetti food ? could like 2 try 1 day lah… the fish soup 2 morrow cancel… the mi goreng chinese stall or malay stall , u boh kong leh ?

    meow meow ah nee ,

    sam goh ah pui must check with TCS lobang king or adrian pang 4 ho liao… can lah like a table frm swa gdn rite !

  43. Sam

    Italian Spaghetti? More like ayam buah keluak and nasi ulam. The mee goreg is from an Indian Muslim stall opposite one of the fish soup stall.

    dAISY

  44. Sam Goh Bin Ah Pui,

    Don’t need so high class lah. Don’t want that Swa Gdn. style anymore. Ah Nee and I talking about eating at anywhere, so long as the food is good, hawker centres, food courts, etc. So we eat from east to west and south to north, cross the Straits of Johor and eat in JB too. You want to be EO? BTW, we don’t have each others number and cannot write them here, so you send e-mail, OK. Remember, my e-mail is not lina ang (I told u my ka ch’ng not ‘ang’ long long ago in the Teochew thread)

    Anyway, thank you for your red wine at the Botanic Gdns. But why no kopi O?

    Regards, Lina, going to be ah pui if I join your eating spree!

  45. Hi Sockie, Ah Nee, Sam kor,

    Since we have so many food connoisseurs here, why not try
    the Chinese buffet with its yummy spread of 27 dishes at
    grassroot Club on 27-Jun?
    Pls see my post put up yesterday.
    Already more than 20 ppl have signed up.
    Hope you can join in the feast too.

    james

  46. hi daisy yeo, #43
    so sori if i will 2 offend u huh! anyway thks 4 the infor, will try put i day lah….gd nite sam yawn now !

    wah lau , lina ng ah nia,

    u know hor i scroll all the way 2 #270 check umtil ma tiau teng 4 yr kia tiang poi.

    me EO not now ah nia ,later can or not ?

    btw how the red wine taste ? brought my c/a yrs ago….sweet dreams n gd nite ……..

  47. Hi All

    A final update on the $$$$$ matters. With the exception of the 4 drivers and Abel, all (*Lena and Pearl) have already make payment.

    Paul Kong – driver
    Abel
    Sam Goh – driver
    Charles Chua – driver
    Richard Kee – driver
    Terence Seah (paid)
    Jane Loh (paid)
    Sally Tan (paid)
    Neo Sock Cheng (paid)
    Marge Tian (paid)
    Peggy Kong (paid)
    Daisy Yeo (paid)
    Pauline Chew (paid)
    *Lena Ho – to pay M$120 in JB
    *Pearl Goh – to pay M$120 in JB
    Dolly Lim – paid
    Rene Leong – paid
    Richard’s wife – paid

    Tks all…..Pauline

  48. Hi Sam Bin Ah Pui,

    What’s c/a? You learning to write like Dolly ah? Well, your red wine was good, full-bodied, makes your head spin after a few sips in that hot afternoon! But, I drank it with pieces of cork floating in my plastic cup.

    You see, Terence spent a good 15 mins. removing the cork, bit by bit, perspiration trickling down and me wiping his forehead. The cork was dry and brittle. How many years did you keep that bottle standing up, ah? Anyway, still so kind of you to give us that bottle. Pity you did not come to the picnic cos we had so much food left. Nor brought your favourite chicken wings and mee rebus.

    You should join us cycling and walking if you are free. Cos after those activities we go makan.

  49. Hi Pauline

    You have been a great secretarial help for this trip. Will hand over my share of $50 on Friday as on the 12th, my pocket contain less than $30.

    Let us all pray for fair weather on 22nd/23rd.

    Regards

    Abel Tan

  50. Hi Abel

    Tks for the compliment. As agreed by Charles and with the consensus of most in this group, you are exempted from paying the S$50. If you insist then shall obliged.

    Total collection = 12 pax (Abel included) x S$50 x (2.40) + M$240 = M$1680. This is based on exchange rate of 1 S$ = M$2.40. Hope can get a better rate in 1 to 2 days time.

    The M$1680 is for dinner steam boat with Chili crab at Minyat Beku. + Lunch at Fatty Heng Rest at Kempas and hotel stay at Katrina. Balance (if any) will be for Coffee/tea at Toast Box – Bread Talk and/or buy outak and distribute to all (drivers inclusive) on the way back.

    Hi Paul
    How is the hotel rate like?

    Hi All
    Yes lets pray for fine weather on 22 & 23 May. Any objections/suggestions??.

    TQ ……Pauline

  51. hi 2 all pilot on tis friday departure.

    judt like wat our cto paul kong said no no no cd,dvd or vcd.

    pls c hor , our albert lim post, so i kaypoh a bit be kiasu n kiasi a bit lah… hope everythings go siew siew 4 our 1st journey 2gethter hor!

    cpo paul,

    thks 4 the de briefing last nite 1 ,is very fruitful n yr talkies also very useful which i ve no noubt on it..

    bye,bye…..

  52. Hi Sockie,

    I am looking forward to this batu Pahat trip. If you are very excited and cannot sleep, please give me a wake up call at 7am. I will only arrive Singapore from Taipei same day early morning at 1am.

    Thanks Charles, Abel, Sam, Richard and Paul for making this trip possible. Am thinking of the steamy boat.

    Terence Seah

  54. Hi Pauline,
    Hotel reservation confrimed at 130 ringgits per room with breakfast. Owner have extended complimentary to my room. Will brief details to you on Friday.
    Tks – Paul

  55. There was mention somewhere that the polis are on the roads looking out for illegal CDs in cars etc. Over lunch I asked a colleague living in Johor who has a brother at Bt Aman. He said it’s more likely an isolated case of some over-zealous officers working overtime and he didnt think it’s a directive came right down from the IGP. However, he did warn of smuggling.

    Some years back, I used to send cockroaches, frustrated with the harshness of living in squeaky clean spore, north where food was aplenty, nite clubs were many, co-existence with the human kind was easy and best, with a large population there, size meant might and might meant clout and good bargaining power.

    I do no more now as this could happen with so many roadblocks.

    At a roadblock, polis stop car and check its passengers.

    Polis : (Lifting the floormat and a few cockroaches run out) What are these?

    You : Cockroaches lor………..

    Polis : Show me their passports.

    You : Cockroaches…..where got passport? Yr country issues passports to insects meh? (you think you hv out-smarted him, and you break into Gerald-the-Thing laughter kekekekeke……).

    Polis : If you’re not smuggling them in, then why were they hiding under and covered by yr floormat? Why werent they seated next to you and be seen? You’re booked for smuggling in illegals.

    Ffwd and you change yr reply when asked what they were.

    You : Cockroaches…..Msian cockroaches, see, all hibiscus pattern, no orchid pattern.

    Polis : We are charging you for kidnapping.

    You : But they’re my friends……..

    Polis : Call them back if they’re yr friends. You hv 5 minutes, starting now………

    So, do be very careful that you check and recheck your car, not whether there’s any CD but whether there’re cockroaches………….

  57. hello senior richard kee ,

    jst 2 let u know tat hor i ve already got u the touch n go card tis afternoon. rm 10 4 their safekeeping n value @ rm40.

    n many thks 4 the drink @ SRC last nite , so tis trip 2 BP hor pls when @ woodland c/point hor try n use lane 2, after our custom check on our car fuel meter hor ,we meet up near the portable loo parking lot,jst incase u overshot hor ,then lah we meet @ near the old bridge toward malaysia side there is a sm like storeroom type park aside n wait lor… n again if over shot hor then lah u call my cellar phone 911 ,oops sori cannot post nos here lah, ha ha

  58. hi big boss terence,

    yr younger sam goh b ah pui hor is an early bird, jst incase sockie hor (koon) then i kaypoh lah, ai mai ?

    so hor cu ppls tis BP trips…

  60. Terence #52

    Aiyo you arrive at 1am no need to sleep meh. Better take 40 winks first if not sekali you start snoring in the car Charles might press the ‘E” button and you will be flying out of the car kekekekekek.

    Will call you when I am ready to hail a cab and you come out, cross the road and wait for me hor…time will be 8.15am.

    Sam #58

    You are in the west bukan? So how you kaypoh neh???? You wanna abandon all your passengers izzit….wait hor you orh bak kak then take picture not nice liao hor

    Sockie

  61. Hi Sock Cheng

    ‘……..if not sekali you start snoring….’ kakakakaa….

    About to log off and head to bed and found this.

    Good night,

  62. sockie #60

    gd morning huh, why u so like tat ?

    only wake up call then hor kena orh bak kak wow lau so serious 1, i hor scare scare liao !!

    ve a nice day n c u 2morrow hor !!!

  63. Hi Everybody,

    I wish all of you a pleasant & enjoyable trip this weekend.

    Sorry I had to withdraw my participation + help to Abel.

    Hi Abel, Charles, Paul & Sam,

    Thanks and much appreciate your words of comfort.

    Kind Regards,
    Genet

  65. Sam #62

    Sorli sorli I thought you wanna come and fetch Terence that’s why me warn you about your passengers giving you or bak kak if you no go pick them up on time.

    No scare no scare, me worry for you only kekekekek

  66. Dear Friends

    All participants would agree that we had a wonderful Batu Pahat trip, with full-credit to Paul Kong for leading us on a well-planned/executed itinerary, in particular the series of “sedap makan” stopovers we had throughout.

    Commendation is also due to, besides Charles Chua and Sam Goh, the two other co-lead drivers, Elder Richard Kee in whose car I was a passenger, for being a admirably true-grit 78-YEAR OLD driver-traveller. In addition, this fun-filled trip was continually live-wired by Sam Goh, Terence Seah, Dolly and Sock Cheng, who was our group’s official camera-woman.

    Tentatively now, another such cars-convoy trip is in the books and probably this time we shall GO EAST, perhaps on a longer trip to Kuantan, Pahang. Just wathc out for the post in the next couple of weeks.

    Cheerio

    Abel Tan

  67. abang abel #66

    kam siah kam siah juay juay i hor pai seh lah.

    jst hope tat hor every 1 enjoy lah , u r right man another trip 2 c koo n ah paul kong must again b the CTO.

    He is very the tok kong lah, c hor our BP trip is a chicken feet 2 him…

    thks a lot paul n the clip which i so clumsy 2 return u hor ,will keep till we meet again la, as we sms tis pagi hor !!!

    b

  68. To Abel and Paul, thanks for organsiing the trip for us and we all had a great time eating,sightseeing etc. Food was d company were and communication via the walkie talkies were so fun.

    Many thanks to the 4 drivers who drove us safely to Batu Pahat and home. Personal thanks for Charles for sending us home individually with out heavy shopping loads. Sam aka Ah Huat kamsia for the lulian fix hor.

    I am still working on the photos sooooo will take a while hor…have 400+ photos to go through and edit.

    Will be looking forward to another trip with all of you in the near ftuture.

  70. Sockie

    If everyone can post the photo in “photo-bucket” , Oi Cheng will lost her job la (haha)

    I love those sunset & Sunrise photo – is so beauitful .

    WHen u come my house next Sunday – teach me how to load the photo in photo-bucket ok. Thanks

    karen

  71. Karen, photobucket is a freeware la.. so we dun noe when they will decide 2 discontinue this kind of freeware n tese photos stored thre will disappeared lor.. but for SHC, d software is brought by Terence nad registered hence there is no worry dat these photos will be lost in transit lor.. So u c, OiCheng’s job very secure la.. hehehehe.. Dolly

  72. Hi All

    A word 2 those members who stores data n photo on free web spaces. As Dolly had pointed out, free things dont last forever n hosting parties also need 2 pay 4 maintenance. The most impt thing is make hard copies on media in case they disappear one day.

  73. Karen #70, Dolly #71, Yew Kwong #72

    Karen, I am not trying to make Oi Cheng ‘jobless’ lah ……. was trying to save space for SHC and also Oi Cheng was away and I got no time to meet her to pass the photos to her.

    Dolly & Yew Kwong, thanks for your advice. I used photobucket to share photos with friends but do not depend on it for permanent storage. Still keeping all my raw files and edited ones in my pc and back up disk also. I forsee one day I will have to pay for some kind of online storage facilities….anyone got suggestion on good and reliable one?

    When I see Oi Cheng I will still pass her all the photos I have taken and she can decide which ones to put up in SHC website……. guess she will be very busy liao

    Sockie

  74. Calling SamG,

    I have a tray in Singapore where I put in everything from my pocket, and have not sorted them out. This morning, I found that I have all the 4D lottery tickets that we have bought during our trip back from Batu Pahat. How come, nobody remembered, or we have already won or lost.

    How to check? Sockie is waiting to buy a new camera. Peggy waiting to have her new hairdo. Richard and Jane waiting to go back to meet that guy at the traffic junction. Sally just can’t wait to go back to the Karaoke. And, Lena would love to go back to the durian stall. Rene and me would want to sit at the back of Paul’s car again.

    So, anyone know we win or not?

    Terence Seah

  75. Terence #74

    Charles would chase us out of his car next time not because we have eaten durians but you tell the world you prefer Paul’s car. kekeke!

    I am still waiting to go back to collect my $$$!

  76. yes yes coming 2 help terence #74

    very easy la ,surf d net on 4d2u.com
    or u can opt 4 malaysia central gambling .com

    so keep our fingers cross & say HUAT HUAT HUAT tio si not tio bo la hahha….

  77. Terence #74, Rene #75

    Ya lor PC show over liao and I still have not brought home my new camera….Sam (Huat) you check the 4D properly or not lie.

    Rene,I will put myself on wait list, soooo if Terence kenna kick out by Charles, I will take the back seat.

    Soooo Sam (Huat) when we going back to collect the $$$$$$$ huh?

    Sockie

  78. Hi all in the Batu Pahat group,

    Someone in the group did ask me about meeting Dato Au (owner of Katerina Hotel). Was unable because of health problem. Passed away on 11th June 2009, today (16th June 2009) Strait Times Page B11 (obituries).

    I lost a friend.

    Paul

  79. Hi Batu Pahat travellers,

    I was reading Paul Kong’s mthy update, and realised I had not update you on the results of the toto we bought.

    Sorry guys and gals, we did not win anything. Remember, we were hoping to come back again to touch the giant fishes and come back to stay in the hotel. Maybe, we need Sam’s good wishes again.

    Terence Seah

  80. halo boss ,,

    it or rite dun ve 2 sorry la,,understand yr case !!!

    bo strike oredil chte liao !!!

    but tis tx huh hope it strike cos got 2 eat long sia wif tian soo makan again !! tio bo tian soo kor,, lai HUAT HUAT HUAT after our pdg trips or early strike aso can !!!

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