2018 - How I Made It Great!

Mentakab, Pahang

It was the end of 2017 and as usual, concerns and worries for the new year arose from reading zodiacs and horoscopes. I approached 2018 with trepidation, with a predicted bad year ahead. However, I can't remember a year when there wasn't a warning of impending bad fortune. It's our Life and we have control over it, or do we? The fireworks fired away in the early hours of the year 2018 and so, it arrived with a bang! I swore I'll make 2018 a good one so, read on!

Jackie Cheung Concert

January - The first event that kicked off the year came in the form of a Jacky Cheung concert held at Axiata Arena. Having listened to his recordings all these years, it was our first time listening to the great showman live on stage. He held us in awe for 3 hours, with nary a rest in between songs, crooning his famous ballades and maintained good interaction with the screaming crowd. Best of all, the concert tickets were free! Truly grateful for the experience.

Ducati - Dare2Ride

February - Having passed the B (above 400 cc) motorcycle license last year, how best to celebrate it other than participating in the Ducati Dare2Ride event. A 342 km trial ride on the new Multistrada 950 model, carving through the hills of Kuala Kubu Baru, up Fraser's Hill and the night was spent at Caravan Serai in Bentong, Pahang. A BBQ dinner awaits us after my bath in my first glamping experience. Getting to know this group of riders, makes me feel small as they're in a different league from me. Business owners with BMWs, KTM, Kawasaki riding experience to share, with both funny and dangerous anecdotes from their world travels. For the first time in my life, I touched 200 km/h and I now understand the feeling as bikes fly past my car on the highway.

Wing Chun Class

March - If not now, when? The interest in Wing Chun started many, many years ago as I'm a fan of the great Bruce Lee. Reading about the technique from books doesn't do justice to the real stuff. Held on Monday nights, I really sweat it out and endured pain from the hand conditioning exercises. Before that, I scraped my knuckles bleeding from the 200 punches on the bean bag. Got to know great people and added more friends to my list. It's fortunate that I joined this class because I've at least 8 months of Wing Chun before Sifu Wong ended the class in November due to work commitments. Monday nights will never be the same again but perhaps there's a continuation to the classes. We'll see how.

GE14 - Nomination Day

April - The anticipation and will of the people to get rid of the government led by a thief and his bunch of corrupted clowns was an emotional one for the country. The events of the greatest political event of the century were shared on social media as the corrupt controlled the mass media. Malaysians were really serious in their concerted effort to have this worst government replaced this year. Nomination  Day was held with a lot of noise and banter as we united to drown the supporters of the country's biggest thief albeit peacefully.

GE14 - Pakatan Harapan Wins!

May - In our concerted effort to rid the country from the thief and his bunch of corrupted clowns, many of us bandied together and attended PACA (Polling Agent, Counting Agent) training to ensure we know our duties on Polling Day. The unity amongst various races was reflected in our camaraderie to achieve Change! in GE14. Although the thief delayed the results till 4.30 am the next morning, the result was inevitable - we have achieved Change! The losers had their tails between their legs.

Beautiful Chongqing

June - What better way to celebrate Change! than a holiday abroad to Chongqing, China with the family. My first step on China land and I'm truly taken aback with awe at Chinese culture, numbing hot food, natural beauty in gigantic proportions and warmth of the people despite their busy lives. China isn't too bad after all. It's the next master of economy after America and it's a privilege to appreciate it. Like ants, the Chinese are always on their foot, busy everywhere.

A New Friend

July - Itching for a long ride and so did that one Saturday, to Malacca. It should've been a 2 hours ride, if not for the rain. As the wind was blowing a hurricane, I decided to stop at the rest area while waiting the rain out. Then came this lady, soakingwet from the rain. I was quite comfortably warm in my rain coat and riding jacket. Offered my rain coat but she declined and continued to enjoy her shiver? I thought that was that, until her bike refused to start. The gentleman in me, decided to help her kick start the reluctant bike. After 20 kicks, it struggled alive and I followed her to the next highway exit. Surmised that it could've been water splashing into the engine air intake, causing the initial reluctance to start. Continued my journey after making sure she'll be alright. A new friend added.

More Friends

August - After applying through 60 possible job vacancies, landed myself in a new working environment. The camaraderie among the production team made me felt like family. It was instant fascination with this close knit group of employees, almost like family. As long as I portray an outwardly positive attitude and gain their respect and trust, I will survive well here. And every day, I look forward to going to work, to meet friends, not colleagues. What more can I ask or is there?

Steamed Patin Fish

September - Weekends are not without adventures or should it be that way? Well, we found ourselves in Mentakab, Pahang for a night's stay in this small and quiet town. It's about 3 hours drive, to this town famed for it's patin fish offering. And we had both styles - steamed Chinese style for lunch and tempoyak Malay style for dinner. Most tourists flock to the railway track for a shot at photography and followed the flow. There were 2 couples taking their wedding shots in the warm,evening glow of fading sunlight.

Penang Ferry Ride

October - Made our way to Penang for the annual pilgrimage to my mother's hometown, to attend the convocation ceremony of niece. Took up my role as cameraman and enjoyed the shots at laughter and merriment of the moment, as graduates posed for photographs with their family and friends. Penang being Penang, we got our share of delicious local food, including the pure nutmeg juice, freshly blended. Can't get it anywhere else in Malaysia except at Balik Pulau, Penang.

Adieu, Cuz!

November - It was in July that you gave me a call one Thursday afternoon, and was sobbing on your side. You told me you had leukaemia. I immediately went to visit you at Ampang Hospital the next day and had one of the most lengthy conversation with you. All these years, it was mostly hi and bye during CNY and Ching Ming. And then, visited you in Malacca in October and also had a good, cheerful chat together with my parents. But now that you've left us, I'm glad I made the effort to visit and chat. Hope you're doing well on the next journey of your existence. With your blessing, I received my renewed Green Book the week after your funeral. And strangely, my shower head which was defective (slow to stop) for quite a few months already, became ok again. Hmmm...

Wedding Of The Year

December - The event finale for the year would be this wedding of a lovely couple who's almost always travelling and enjoying Life every moment. Friends, both bride and bridegroom. The cheerful atmosphere as old friends met up, laughed over their experiences made the dinner gathering seemed too short. I'll be spending the year's end in Singapore, a place I've left 15 years ago. Not to forget my first MMA championship as a spectator, sitting at the VIP section and best of all, it's a free VIP ticket! Real life grappling and punches, with cracked eyebrow and broken noses, and blood all over. Ah, it's certainly been a wonderful 2018 for me.

A time to reflect on 2018 before 2019 approaches at my doorstep. I'm very sure I had a blast of a year and 2018 is full of good memories. And that's because I swore I'll make it great. Hope you'll have a relaxing year end break. Merry X'mas and may the Yuletide season unite us Malaysians, as we continue to make the country better with good proposals and actions, despite the challenges and hope that the naysayers would be proven wrong in the next 4 years.

Have A Great 2019!

A Batch Of New Friends

MMA, Axiata Arena

Birthday Celebration - My Own and The Country's Re-birth

It's the month of September and it's that time of the year when I'm in a pensive mood and turn on the 'Reflection' button. 45 years have passed. Yeah, I'm almost half a century old and should be suffering from a mid-life crisis but haven't or have I? From a little yogi on a plastic scooter toy to a real bike touring the country and hunting down the foodie spots. From a reader to a writer. From being a receiver, I'm now a contributor. That's what Time does to you. It grows you.

Originating from Malacca but now residing in Shah Alam, Malaysia. I learnt Jawi in my primary school. 6 years of that. It was a compulsory subject and it was really a chore, learning a language which isn't mine. But that's what endeared me to the Malays who are surprised at this special skill of mine, besides speaking fluent Malay, throwing in uncommon words which I've picked up along the way. Mastering both languages have helped me in my career, often times, translating from English into Bahasa Malaysia and vice versa as I need my audience to understand the message. Mixing around with the Malays, Chinese and Indians - it was a truly muhibbah society compared to the society today. Hopefully, the spirit of muhibbah will prevail.

This year, the birthday celebration is made even more meaningful as it involves another entity - the country reborn. Many of us worked and contributed heaps of energy towards ensuring the thieving regime does not make it past 9th May and we succeeded. This piece of land where I'm standing (Padang Merdeka) was denied to citizens who only wanted to gather peacefully to make their voices heard, a call for free and fair elections. The regime was forced to make improvements to the electoral system, after 5 mass gatherings over 10 years. And now I stand here, the country under a new government, who assumed the country's management and lead the country towards its healing. Much have been lost or stolen over 10 years.

Regardless of political affiliations, I'm a person who can assume a nonchalant perspective towards racial differences and just blend in with the crowd. A non-violent one, of course. I see humans as humans, it doesn't matter your race or creed or status. I enjoy the camaraderie of fellow human beings, young and old. Humans are social beings and I represent that concept. Our Life on earth is not without a limit and I don't intend to live it without bringing value to other fellow human beings. Do not wait to give but always be the first to offer. The change we desire begin with ourselves. We smile, and we will receive a smile in return. Frown and you'll get a frown in return. Smile and the world will smile with you.

Malaysia, a peninsula located below Thailand, is actually a country with a lot to offer. Those of you who follow me on Instagram : thehapi8wanderer can certainly attest to that. There's beautiful nature, supplemented by good food across the breadth and length of the country. I just need to find it and many of you bloggers have helped me in this quest. To enjoy the country or otherwise - it's up to us. If we remain conceited and clam ourselves up, we'll never enjoy Life to its fullest. All that's required is for us to open our minds to the possibilities. If I fall, I'll pick myself up again and keep on walking. This is in contrast to where I was in the beginning years of my Life - the shy person that I was. Yes, you wouldn't believe that.

In Life, there's certain figures that you respect. And Zunar, the political cartoonist, has my adulation secured. A cartoonist who was severely persecuted by the thieving regime, suffered indignity as the regime sought to prevent him from making fun of them in the form of comics. He was even prevented from travel to attend an international event to receive an award for his contribution to the comic world. After May 9th, things changed as the thieves were removed from government. This cartoonist, who persevered through his conviction in his belief, won the battle. All trumped up court charges were dropped and he's now a free man. He can sell comics in peace now.

The events that led to May 9th and after, continue to rile my patriotic spirit and this year, I'm flying the flag proudly as my pen had caused the thieving regime to be replaced with the government of my choice. I, as many others, are sighing in relief that our efforts have born fruit and the country will head towards a period of healing. Where citizens are now able to feel proud and hold our heads high when we travel to other countries. We hung our heads in shame before this. It was certainly a dark period in Malaysia.

That's why, my birthday celebration this year will be a double happiness event - me, surviving 45 years and for the nation, a re-birth. I've never felt more patriotic in my entire life and this year, I hold the flag with pride. What will happen before my birthday next year? I won't know and I can't predict the future. Hopefully, there'll be a year of more learnings, making even more friends and continue to enjoy my joy of Life. Every other waking day is a gift and I will cherish this privilege. I continue to be grateful for what Life has given me - family and friends.

The Thief's End & Beginning of the Country's Revival

Stepping Foot Into China - Chongqing

It was 9.6.18 and after a 4.5 hours late night flight to Chongqing, it was an early morning (0240 hrs) check-in into a boutique hotel (within Paradise Walk), short sleep and our first breakfast was this delicious looking bowl of noodles (RMB6) at a nearby street shop. Local food is always our direction and purpose in our travels. Blend in with the locals. With our Chinese family background, that's not a big problem. What gives us away, is the different spoken Chinese language!

On we wandered to Ciqikou, which was 9 stations away by MRT (RMB12). From where we were, we had to wander underground to catch the train. Food stalls in clean and compact shoplots lined our path to the train station. Our bags were scanned and water bottles were analysed on a separate machine. In the quaint old part of Chongqing, we had to navigate through narrow streets lined with food and souvenir stalls. For sustenance, we had bbq pork leg (RMB20), smelly tofu (RMB12), bbq octopus (RMB20) and crab soup dumplings (RMB40). After 3.5 hours, off we went to the next destination.

And it was Hongyatong, a gigantic multi-storey wooden building by the river. An amazing piece of architecture indeed. There were hoards of tourists, mostly locals, who were civilised in their manners and there were no loud conversations and pushings around. Unlike what we've heard about the Chinese online. On the contrary, they're very helpful and offered suggestions to our destinations because we looked like lost. Our pre-conceptions about them were smashed!

After we huffed and puffed on the 30 minutes climb via steps to the top, we were rewarded with this amazing sunset view of the Qiansimen Bridge across the Jialing River. A mix of the old and new could be seen in this shot and the synergy added to the charm and lure of this tourist spot. 30 minutes was spent admiring the beauty of this view and observing the activities of the locals who like us, were busy with selfies and we-fies. Dinner was ma-la steamboat (RMB180), a local delicacy which is stomach-churning hot!

The next destination, was a journey to Wulong Karst. An amazing karst landscape and had us in awe with this geological wonder. It was also the scene for the shooting of Transformers : Age of Extinction. At a cool 23 degres Celsius, it was a 30 mins walk down the valley via concrete steps. If you feel like being carried down by sedan chairs, you can part with RMB200. It can be quite an experience itself, as you sit on a chair lifted by two men on their shoulders as they navigate the steep path down to the valley. We opted to enjoy the short hike since it was a fairly good weather, with grey clouds looming overhead. Almost 4 hours was spent in this sprawling 19 hectares geological UNESCO heritage wonder.

To supplement our tour of China, a visit to the local zoo (Yangjiaping) was in the works. For the first time, we saw a red panda. A rarity which I'm pleasantly surprised. The kids had fun observing the animals in this neatly kept park in the city (RMB105 for 2 adults, 2 kids). To pacify the hunger pangs, local dumplings were had. I was impressed with the connectivity of public transport and the various stops along the MRT track. Excellent planning of services around buildings instead of the other way round.

The final place to check out was the 3 Gorges Museum. A grand museum for a grand irrigation and electrical power generation project. Again, we had to submit our bags for security scanning and separate analysis for the water bottles. At 1500 hrs, we were lucky as the entrance closed at 1530 hrs. Walking through 4 floors of exhibits on the history of the project, the culture and lifestyle of the folks along the river who had their lives changed forever. 

This trip to China, being my first experience of it, left me wanting for more! No, I did not meet loud mouth and uncouth Chinese people but instead, they seemed happy and contented and because of that, are always helpful to offer help and direction to us tourists. All public toilets are clean here, and you don't have to pay anything to use it. Yes, they have doors and you don't have to expose your butt to other users. Speaking limited Putonghua, we survived the experience of strong local Chinese dialects and were able to move around without much difficulty. Even the kids had their perception of China completely turned around and they're now comparing the technology and facilities with what's being offered in their home country - Malaysia. Don't forget to book your next fligh to Chongqing. Till the next World Destination Travel, keep smiling and choose to live a good Life!

For more amazing shots of amazing China, look here Best of Chongqing

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Woof! Woof! Wanderings For CNY 2018

Celebrations are aplenty in a year. It just depends on whether you're up for it. In fact, Malaysia has too many public holidays, and the employers are not too happy about it. This is really a 'what to do?' case because we have been bestowed an abundance of holidays to celebrate life but the happiest country in the world is Bhutan instead? Are we not happy with so many days of rest? Why are we still not happy? Did we choose not to be happy despite the good Life that we have? Don't we appreciate the little things in Life? Anyways, I chose to celebrate my love on 14th February and the daughter (why is she present on our dinner date?) shot this photo for us. That's how we began week 7 of the year 2018.

2 days later, it's the Chinese New Year. The drive back on the eve was a breeze and I was a bit disappointed that I wasn't caught in the gridlock jam as my fellow countrymen took part in the annual exodus back to their respective hometowns. Ho ho ho! The morning began with 3 hours of packing stuff into the boot of the car, in batches as everyone took turns to wake up. The dinner for CNY eve was held in an impressive school hall, by a restaurant which rented the space. I was awed.

The red packets were quickly distributed after the clock struck 12 midnight. The noise of fire crackers and rockets blasted in the background as we stood outside to appreciate the start of the festive air. After a couple of hours of shut eye, relatives arrived for the 1st day lunch gathering at our place. Instead of having steamboat like in the past couple of years, mum decided to prepare Penang laksa and rojak buah instead.

It may seem strange to serve a tangy dish for lunch which will make anyone hungry but it's a good break away from the norm. Being older and more frail as age catches up, it's a simpler meal for mum to prepare. However, no worries about that. The dinner later in the day made up for that. And there was another dinner the next day, both treats by an uncle from Singapore and a cousin respectively. All in all, I had 5 yee sangs throughout CNY 2018.

After the dinner on the 1st day, proceeded to an auntie's house to continue the catching up session. The restaurants were too noisy an environment to have a comfortable chat. It's good to see everyone, albeit a year later, as features and forms change after a year. A drive through the housing area in the morning, reminisced how we ran through this expanse of padi field in our kid days. Now, that same expanse is replaced by houses, and there's no more ponds to catch fish or grids of land to play kites after the padi harvesting period.

Then there's the old village where we grew up as kids and spent time during weekends and public holidays. Kampung Hailam, is a thing of the past, as the entire Chinese village had been demolished to make way for development. No race based party saved the quaint Chinese village from destruction and the sea shore has been replaced with this embankment to prevent erosion. This project wasn't carried out when the villagers were still staying there though.

A drive down the road further away, where the 'Long Beach' at Pantai Puteri was, I decided to capture this shot of parents. We're too busy in our fast paced life, with the kids and their activities. Sometimes, we just need to pace down and appreciate those around us. In their twilight years, having spent their best years of their Life bringing us up, parents deserve to have this moment of time recorded and so, the photographer in me captured this portrait of them for CNY 2018. In a natural environment, there's totally no need for portraits in the boring studio, right? Trips to the sea side always meant sand in the car, sitting on newspapers placed on the seat to keep our wet butts from making the seat wet and having bottles of plain water to wash the sand before entering the car.

The day and journey throughout the day continued with lunch preparation. The traditional fried waxed sausage and spring onion dish is always there as a prosperity meal. With everyone gathered at the table, it was really good for chats as we don't really eat together during our regular meals. We normally eat at different times and even carry our plates to the living room to watch tv. I'm lucky to have meals with my late paternal grandfather though, as I made a decision to return to Malaysia in 2003. He left about 4 years after that.

All in all, a good CNY 2018 as we had the chance to keep up to date with each other's progress in Life. As everyone catches up in age, we also can't eat much already. The younger generation will pick up from here. Till the next CNY, hope everyone will continue to have a good one and stay healthy and don't forget to take part in Life's adventure.

Wanderlust of the Social and Biking Kind

A new year means a new start. According to Joey Yap, 2018 will be a great year for the Ox (yours truly). Horoscope remains as predictions if we don't take action. So, I made a killing while the iron is hot and a big bike ride sounds like a really good way to start the the year. As luck would have it, I came across an article in The Star, which promoted a Ducati Dare 2 Challenge event and I immediately struck a conversation on 4th January, 2018 with Mr. Diddy at the phone number stated. After 6 days, I was given a slot on 3 - 4 February, 2018 to join the ride. Excited I was, and the details of my IC and riding license, was submitted for the registration process, including the RM480 fees.

Fast forward to 3rd February, 2018 and I found myself riding my FZ150i to the Ducati headquarters at Petaling Jaya. At 0845 hrs, I was the 2nd earliest to arrive and Mr. Diddy himself greeted my as I parked my cute little superbike (sic!) Fortunately, there were additional bikes with pannier boxes and I jumped at the chance to ride one. The other Pilots (that's the term for Ducati bike riders) trickled in to sign the registration and indemnity form and a safety & technical briefing was on the cards. The riding mode had been set to 'Touring' which indicated DTC level 5 and ABS level 3, which we were to use throughout the journey. We were allowed to switch to 'Sports' mode where DTC was set at level 4 and ABS at level 2. More on that later.

The detailed briefing at 0930 hrs showed that Ducati really wanted us to enjoy the ride and in a safe manner. We were assured. Strangers to me, the team of 1 Ride Captain (Diddy), 1 Sweeper (Rosman), 6 male Pilots (Rashique, Lai, Danny, Anaz, Siaw& Sivakumar) and 1 female pillion (Shan). Off we went to have our fill of petrol after being flagged off at 0953 hrs. A total of RM230 had all the bikes filled to the brim.

Weaving through the various highways was a cinch as the bike was well balanced and we didn't break a sweat at all. 30 mins later, found ourselves riding across the majestic Rawang Bypass which was just opened last December. The unique feature of this elevated highway is that it sits 60 metres above ground, giving the Pilots a magnificient view of the forest reserve and Rawang township below us. A short 8 km later, we exited Batang Kali and entered the North-South highway via Sg. Choh.

Here, we were given an opportunity to try out the 'Sports' mode and we, like the decent boyz we were, tried very, very hard to keep to the speed limit. However, the only problem was that with every squeeze of the throttle which worked in tandem with the ride-by-wire system, the bike had a tendency to surge forwards with such fury, that it leapt forwards trying to chase the wind. Couple that with the fierce growl of the exhaust pipe, it was a pleasure to ride. However, it lasted only 15 mins though, as we exited the highway at the Lembah Beringin exit. Tragedy struck and a Pilot was down with a puncture at the rear tyre. So, with the Pilots teamwork for an hour and a half, everyone had a hand in setting the situation right by fixing the puncture and filling up the air pressure.

Dropped by the bike shop to make things are right before continuing our journey for another half hour to the lunch destination, where great Malay food was served. We were famished after a 100 km ride. Sitting down together, we were told that this shop provided good food for Big Boys Adventure's white river rafting participants. Well, good food after a thrilling adventure sounds like a good reward, eh? Come to this stall if you're passing by Kuala Kubu Baru town.

After making sure the Pilots weren't sleepy after the satisfying lunch, off we headed to the Kuala Kubu Baru dam, which was only 20 mins away. Not letting a photographic opportunity pass, we gathered the bikes for a group photo with the dam as the background. Scenes of nature always calms the soul and it's not too bad idea to check out mother nature as a break away from the polluted atmosphere of the city. Having had enough good quality oxygen, off we started the run to Fraser's Hill, to swallow the curves for 30 minutes and experiencing the agility of the Multistrada 950 which weighs in at 205.7 kg. 

We needed to remain hydrated to cool down and so, a drink at Fraser's Hill didn't sound too bad an idea. The reward was within our reach after snaking through 8 km of windy road up The Gap. Moving off at about 1620 hrs, we found ourselves at Caravan Serai after 1.5 hours of more curves (and smell of durian). A cold shower in the glamping site had us refreshed and ready to share our stories and experiences (both life and riding) from 1900 hrs, which lasted till 0200 hrs.

Dinner was served at 2045 hrs and the hungry Pilots wolfed down the delicious chicken wings, fried rice, corn cob, ikan bakar, fish cake and sweet potato. Interestingly, this is my first BBQ where food was served to us instead of me having to partake in the cooking process. Not complaining though, as our brotherhood and sisterhood bond grew stronger by the minute and we thoroughly enjoyed the sharing. As Diddy said, everyone's adventure is unique in their own ways. And as always, guys topics starts after midnight and we were awed by the sharing of world standard experiences (of the ladies type).

Morning was broken at 0700 hrs as always but I joined the Pilots at 0845 hrs for breakfast. Not missing out the golden hour of morning photography, I couldn't miss this shot of the glamping site as the sun's rays warm the atmosphere and break the spell of coldness which ensured we had a good night's sleep without the need for air conditioning. Well, except just for the stand fan provided in the tent to circulate the air a bit. Alas, more stories on ladies was shared and we were guffawing our way through breakfast. This was perhaps the noisiest breakfast I've ever had in my life and I'm not complaining. I like to learn from people's experiences and it's priceless. It's just the opportunity that we must seize and this Dare 2 Challenge event provided the medium.

What's a trip to Bentong without savouring the durians, right? A kilo at RM23.70 didn't sound too expensive and 3 durians were slaughtered to feed 5 Pilots. As always with food, I'm always the unlucky (or lucky) one to finish it all and I took in the remaining 4 slices of the pungent smelling King of Fruits. With our mouths filled with the smelly stuff, we're ready to ride up Genting Highlands and squeezing the available 113 hp and 96 Nm of torque, we reached the top at 1307 hrs. Being misty, no shots of the scenery was possible. So, off we rode down to Starbucks at Gohtong Jaya. 

Here, Diddy shared with us the planned events of Bhutan Adventure Ride (BAR) which will take place on 18th March - 1st April where the Royal Enfield Himalayan 411 cc bike will be provided after touching down in Bhutan. For the Ducati fans, there's also the Italy Adventure Ride (IAR) World Ducati Week (WDW) which will run it's course on 16th - 24th July. Bookings for both events need to be made and confirmed by end February 2018. So, hurry up and call Mr. Diddy (Big Boys Adventure) at 016-291 9564 for further details.

We were back at Ducati HQ at 1624 hrs, after a 60 km ride through the old Ulu Yam road. Rider comfort was pleasant along this road where the engine temperature remained at comfortable 66 degress Celsius. But the engine temperature rose to 108 degress Celsius during the attempt to snake our way through the traffic jam towards Jalan Kuching. Now, that's a hazard for the guys nether areas, if you know what I mean. A satisfying total 342 km of great Ducati Multistrada 950 experience and everyone wasn't allowed to leave before all the Pilots had a go at the video interview of the awesome experience.

Ducati - Dare 2 Challenge Pilots, Ride Captain and Marshall

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