bumping in the interior

looks like blogging weekly will be quite a routine from now on. i don't think i will have the energy and the time to do so during weekdays. although i have said that doing the job now is less hectic, but looks like things are going to change.

as the days passed, more places are visited, more people met, and that means the work is pilling up and more problems need to be solved. i can already feel a big rock growing on one of the shoulders. and having an authoritative colleague who has been nominated to be the leader of the group is not helping either. that was a so wrong choice. haiz.

this week, went on an adventurous trip to the interior...a place i have never thought i would ever get to go. it was 40 minutes on bumpy and unpaved road on a 4 wheel drive. i had lost counts of the times my head knocked the sides and top of the truck. i really wished for a helmet to protect my head.
3 rivers were crossed before we reached our destination.

the first river....with a bridge only for motorcycles.

we crossed the river of course. the bridge was made by the locals themselves.

the second river-

there was also a bridge for motorcycles.....

and the last one.....we crossed on a bridge instead of a river. can you spot a local washing her clothes there??

we passed palm-oil trees and rubber trees and of course...big ferns, fallen trunks, and jungles.

this is the most spacious area i saw...the rest was dense jungle trees.

and this- really made me hang on for dear life.

soft eroded gully made by flowing water. imagine manouvering the tyres along them and making sure they don't get into the gullies. at some parts, the narrow dirt road was just wide enough for the width of the truck. there was no room for mistake there. one minor swerve would land the truck down the slope already. oh boy.

when we finally reached the destination, and i sat down on a chair, the head was still spinning and stars were twirling. i can't imagine travelling there everyday for work. i know most who work there travel on motorbikes....but imagine the way after rain. some parts are definitely flooded and slippery. the extra allowance might not be that worthy when accidents occur.

anyway, in most of my trips, i have received warm welcome and kind hospitality from the hosts. sometimes we were feted with breakfast during break with food specially prepared for us:

and at the interior school, we got to feast on durian ;)

it is the end of the season now but durian is still available in this part. i dared not take too much as there was still the way back to think about. vomiting or belching in the truck....haha....try to imagine that.

what an experience....and it won't be the only time i am going in. i still need to make a few visits to sort things out.....gosh....won't be thinking about that till next month.

had found an afternoon to catch a movie in ipoh with a few guys.

donuts!!! how i miss them. i have controlled myself for quite a while from getting them....and that day, i rewarded myself. well, i did not really pay for them....a kid paid haha. yummy.
watched the lego movie and it was hillarious and cute. seeing all the blocks coming to life was like bring brought back childhood time. it is a movie suitable for all ages....lego fans especially.

my handmade bracelets have been getting quite good responses and i am actually running out of them. have found a website where i can buy and get them send to my house....well, work will stop for this week as i wait for the bands to come.
here are some of the bracelets made this week:

i call the above simple design....and it is one of the most popular as well. they just love its simplicity and all the different colour combinations they can make. i did not fathom this to be so well received. so happy to see those smiling faces when they put them on.

ok...time for bed. it is almost 12 now. sunday is the busiest day!!! what a different day compared to others who have it as their rest day.