DEPARTURE: 25th May, Friday 9pm leave by Express-bus to Johor Baru, then 11.40/45pm
leave by train(with sleeping berths) to Kuala Lumpur
26th May, Saturday 6.40/45am arrive KL Sentral Stesen, then 8.50/55am
transit to North-bound train leaving for Butterworth
11.45/50am ARRIVE Kampar, Perak, then taxi 40/45mins to Teluk Intan
Check-in hotel Anson, then Lunch-break
3pm-6.30pm visit Leaning Pagoda and walk-about town
7.30/8pm Dinnertime
27th May, Sunday 9.30/10am DEPART Teluk Intan by taxi to Kampar
11.50/55am DEPART Kampar to arrive JBaru by 8.30/35pm
MAXIMUM to travel Sixteen persons including Two EOs (URGENT request for one participant to
be co-EO)
Participant, kindly remit Thirty dollars to POSB 510-03270-0 upon signing-up
Abel Tan
Hi-Abel
good to hear from you.
question-why do you choose teluk intan? beside leaning
pagoda any other thing special. any special food
looks a lot of travelling and little time for sightseeing.
the $30 covers the train fare correct?
regds
Peter Lim
Abel Tan,
Can you also provide more details for the trip as the price of $30 is reasonably cheap but does it cover hotel accommodation (how many *), food and others ?
Appreciate your understanding.
Rgds,
Danny Lye
Hi Peter, Danny
Sorry for the late reply.
For food, it is the usual Ipoh hor-fun besides fresh seafood.
The Thirty dollars is just to cover the two-way train fare probably costing more than Seventy Ringgit inclusive of sleeping-bunks. Accordingly, each of us pay-up for any further expense which incurr later.
This will be my fourth trip to Teluk Intan, the last being July 2006. The problem is I am not able to take three days off at one time unless on urgent matters, as most assignment-sites face shortage of at least one or two security-guards personnel. If I could I will combine Teluk Intan-cum-Sitiawan, the latter town being 90-100minutes northwest of the former.
My opinion is train-travelling is more relaxing as card-games(strictly no gambling) can be indulged in the Cafe-Drinks carriage and plus with due respect, one or two of us can readily “leak” as and when one wishes to.
I acknowledge that the time spent travelling will take up more than half of the event’s touring journey.
Regards
Abel Tan
Dear Friends,
As there is no reponse to the above, this event is duly cancelled and my intention is to replace it with a trip to
Tanjung Balai, Karimun Island but on the 25th May I have to attend a compulsory dinner invitation.
Regards
Abel Tan
Hi-Abel #4
I really appreciate your keenness to organise this trip but I think the travelling time surpasses the sightseeing trip is a factor for the low response.
A visit to the Riau islands will be interesting. Hope to hear from you soon
regds
Peter Lim
Hi Peter
Thank you for your interest to visit one of the Riau Islands.
The fact is I am already committed in co-organising a Tanjung Balai, Karimun Island trip for another retiress’ group in July.
If you can kindly co-EO, we can organise a similar trip in September or October, and alternatively your kakis may wish to select Tanjung Pinang, Bintan Island.
My aim in the next couple of years is to organise a trip to the Natuna Islands which are almost halfway between Spore and Sarawak. It is an hours’ flight from Batam and with two-way air tickets costing less than one million rupiah ($138 at current exchange).
Perhaps, as a Sporean I am being overly cautious, but the fact is at least two or three flights out of the annually eight or nine flights I make to visit my family in Bandar Lampung, southernmost Sumatera, do occur “imperfect” take-offs and touchdowns.
In nearly all flights, Indonesian pilots greet disembarking passengers and each time I noticed the takeoff or touchdown “imperfections” are piloted by young aged thirties pilots. Since the rapid opening-up of domestic airports from 2008, the international airline-gossip is some of the newer Indonesian pilots are suspected to be less than 100% qualified and particularly those piloting domestic flights.
Incidentally, I have always say my prayers each time as the plane gathers speed to takeoff and after the plane arrived and slowed to the parking bay.
Regards
Abel Tan
Hi Peter,
The retirees’ group (non-specific organisation) which yours truly is a co-organiser, will leave for Tanjung Balai, Karimun Island on Saturday, 21st July, with the ferry departing Harbourfront at 8am and after an overnight stay we shall leave for home at 3pm(Spore time), Sunday 22nd.
You plus another traveller of your choice are duly invited(payable) to come along. Kindly be present on the appointed day at 7.10am SHARP, to purchase the two-way ferry-ticket. Boh-pai-say if both of you cannot turn up at the last minute.
Kindly email me at abeltan84@gmail.com for further details on this trip.
Regards
Abel Tan