May 3oth, Sunday.
this is my travel entry of my trip to sabah (west coast area only) with hubby. i might, or might not be able to update this entry daily. depends on my schedule & the phone signal.. so just enjoy..
My trip actually starts last Friday (May 28th) from Mukah Sarawak, and hubby's was yesterday (May 29th) from Kuching Sarawak.
This morning (May 30th), our trip starts at 5.30am. My dad bought us tickets of 'Sungei Merah' bus, costs RM50 per head for a one way trip Sibu-Miri. The bus was suppose to be a new bus, but dad was surprised to see.. its actually an old bus. My dad put it this way, "This WAS a new bus..". I looked at him and said, "Yes, it WAS a new bus, but now its old!" Hahaha! A 5-am joke! The company shouldnt 'lie' to their customers by saying its a new bus when the bus could be any! The 'broker' said, they changed the new bus schedule. (I could have said, what the heck! so what if u changed the schedule! i want a new bus!) . The reason why i insist for new bus is that i cant stand the smell of old buses! it could give me nausea! Tried to be positive, so we just hop in and wait for the bus to depart. 5 minutes departing, me and hubby laughed out (not loudly). Wonder why? The bus have this 'vibrating feel'. hubby called it vibrating. actually the bus shakes real hard from time to time. which is why hubby said 'bas tok vibrate!' (this bus is vibrating!). Whenever we're awake, we smile and laugh everytime the bus shakes uncontrollably... Im nervous everytime it shakes, something for sure, the bus is NOT SAFE for a long journey..
At approximately 730am the bus stop at its first rest-stop, Selangau (very small town in between Sibu, Bintulu and Mukah.
Then another stop at 9am in Bintulu (the oil town).
Another stop at Batu Niah (between Bintulu and Miri, and not far from the popular Niah Cave) around 11am.
These buses came from Brunei, I'm always interested when they're around. But these two bus have something that Sarawak's and Sabah's bus dont have. Look carefully at the 2nd picture.
Its an arabic writing, a.k.a Jawi writing. Written: P.H.L.S. Sendirian Berhad.
At 1pm, arrived at Pujut Bus Terminal (Miri Bus Terminal-i'm not sure about how many bus terminals in Miri)
We went straight to hotel, hitching a Myvi (national car) for RM12. I always set a rule when it comes to renting a hotel room.
Our room is on the ground floor. Double twin bed. RM58 per nite. Imperial Mall is 10 mins walk from here. Or shop. But i think its cheaper to shop in Sibu/Kuching. Place to hang out (lepak) is just around the corner.
It's 8pm now, we're going out again later on to' lepak' and grab some burger.. ;)
Our journey will continue tomorrow morning at 9am to Miri Airport..
I'll take more pictures starting tomorrow.
this is my travel entry of my trip to sabah (west coast area only) with hubby. i might, or might not be able to update this entry daily. depends on my schedule & the phone signal.. so just enjoy..
My trip actually starts last Friday (May 28th) from Mukah Sarawak, and hubby's was yesterday (May 29th) from Kuching Sarawak.
This morning (May 30th), our trip starts at 5.30am. My dad bought us tickets of 'Sungei Merah' bus, costs RM50 per head for a one way trip Sibu-Miri. The bus was suppose to be a new bus, but dad was surprised to see.. its actually an old bus. My dad put it this way, "This WAS a new bus..". I looked at him and said, "Yes, it WAS a new bus, but now its old!" Hahaha! A 5-am joke! The company shouldnt 'lie' to their customers by saying its a new bus when the bus could be any! The 'broker' said, they changed the new bus schedule. (I could have said, what the heck! so what if u changed the schedule! i want a new bus!) . The reason why i insist for new bus is that i cant stand the smell of old buses! it could give me nausea! Tried to be positive, so we just hop in and wait for the bus to depart. 5 minutes departing, me and hubby laughed out (not loudly). Wonder why? The bus have this 'vibrating feel'. hubby called it vibrating. actually the bus shakes real hard from time to time. which is why hubby said 'bas tok vibrate!' (this bus is vibrating!). Whenever we're awake, we smile and laugh everytime the bus shakes uncontrollably... Im nervous everytime it shakes, something for sure, the bus is NOT SAFE for a long journey..
At approximately 730am the bus stop at its first rest-stop, Selangau (very small town in between Sibu, Bintulu and Mukah.
Then another stop at 9am in Bintulu (the oil town).
Another stop at Batu Niah (between Bintulu and Miri, and not far from the popular Niah Cave) around 11am.
These buses came from Brunei, I'm always interested when they're around. But these two bus have something that Sarawak's and Sabah's bus dont have. Look carefully at the 2nd picture.
Its an arabic writing, a.k.a Jawi writing. Written: P.H.L.S. Sendirian Berhad.
At 1pm, arrived at Pujut Bus Terminal (Miri Bus Terminal-i'm not sure about how many bus terminals in Miri)
We went straight to hotel, hitching a Myvi (national car) for RM12. I always set a rule when it comes to renting a hotel room.
- It must be safe,
- in the middle of a town if possible
- it must be really cheap
- place to eat are very near
Our room is on the ground floor. Double twin bed. RM58 per nite. Imperial Mall is 10 mins walk from here. Or shop. But i think its cheaper to shop in Sibu/Kuching. Place to hang out (lepak) is just around the corner.
It's 8pm now, we're going out again later on to' lepak' and grab some burger.. ;)
Our journey will continue tomorrow morning at 9am to Miri Airport..
I'll take more pictures starting tomorrow.
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