1/12/2017 : A JB Durian adventure with some of my JC classmates!
My classmate P was so efficient in recording this travelog. Here it is!
Reflection
As I was reflecting on this trip the next day.
One of the questions that came ringing back to me was why the mini-bus driver LEE overslept for more than an hour of our scheduled pickup time! To me, that was irresponsible!
The decision for us to make the changes to drive in to JB in 2 cars instead was spontaneous. Imagine we had already placed S$100 deposit with this driver. The thought of trying to get back this deposit was on my mind.
However, he was given a second chance to 'redeem' himself. We allowed him to pick up back at Jurong Point Mall as we took it upon ourselves to park our cars in the mall instead. That cost us another $14 each for the parking fee:(
Being the organizer for this trip for my classmates, I wished the driver came on time! He was recommended through another friend who had engaged him for a recent trip. So it was a little unexpected to encounter an MIA situation! LOL.
Some thanksgiving despite this little HICCUP!
- There were initially 11 of us. But for some reason, 3 could not make it the last minute and hence we could drive in 2 cars (just nice 8 pax) to JB still!
- The Lord only allowed me to see his tagline "666 - Devil" in grey print behind his mobile number in the group chat after the trip! John was using an android so strangely this tagline did not appear at all. And I did not notice this until sat morning after the trip! (Think the Lord did not want us to see this earlier!...Despite the sluggish manner of this driver's response to our queries earlier before the trip, and for S$50 cheaper than other quotes, we had decided to use him! Oh my!!) Freaky! Had we seen the tagline much earlier, we would not have engaged him!
- Half way through the journey on route to Yong Peng, this driver Lee switched with another driver Wei! It was along the NS highway around Machap! Why? Cos Wei's bus had technical issue and Lee was better in repairing the bus. So we had to change the drivers! Oh My! The police car was just behind the broken down bus. Well, thank God for His protection over us. Despite the change , we were kept safe and sound throughout ! Also, we felt that Wei was a better and nicer driver than Lee:)
- We had a really SUMPTIOUS dinner at Peking Restaurant! Never knew that this place serve such seafood ! And it actually cost more than our whole day trip cost combined! LOL. But for the fellowship we had on this journey, it was still great fun and revelation to know each other much better than we had ever known ! Garlics, onions....Hmmm
Till then....another excursion to bring back memories of our school days...some 30 years on....
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