Tanjong Leman beach

Went for a trip to Tanjong Leman at Mersing, Malaysia yesterdy. Supposed to reach JB custom at 8am but wake up late, and reach at 9.45am. The reason for going is I haven been on a trip for sometime. And I wanted to bring back old memories of our times at the beach.


Remember in your powerpoint you were saying "do I want to go to the beach alone?".... Im doing that now, though not of my own accord.

The whole trip took me 1.5 hours to reach. I was surprised as I remembered it took us 2hours then. Maybe becos we are travelling in a group and that takes longer time. Along the way, Im the only singapore bike. The road signs to Tanjong Leman was clear. However, as per usual, I overshoot 2 turns (going fast and did not see the sign until I was very near which is too dangerous for me to stop and make the turn).



I also remember the jetty location on the wrong side of the beach, causing me to go into a mud track someway in before I decided that the road was wrong. I almost dropped my bike due to the uneven ground and potholes.




I bought 2 burgers at the jetty food centre for lunch. At the beach, I parked at a corner farest away from the beach as there were alot of people. I think there were a few singaporeans as they were surprised to see a lone singapore bike there. Going alone had its disadvantage. I kept looking to see if anybody trying to disturb my bike. After a while, seeing no harm I dare to go further away from the bike.


Overall, I spent a few hours there, trying to look for hermit crabs to kidnap back singapore :p
Found a few small ones but cannot find the big one I captured that time. I still dun want to go until the raindrops fall forced me to go back. It was a sudden downpour and all the people at the beach started their cars and go off.


From Tanjong Leman, I was ridding in the rain till JB town. The whole journey was surprising short, 1.45hrs back in the rain. I used the shoulder lane (motorcycle lane) most of the time to overtake the cars. A point to note, at the singapore cusatom there was a long jam. I kept my engine running and after 15mins, smoke start coming out from the bike although the engine did not die off.

It was a nice trip and Im surprised the journey was so short (less than what I expected). I guess I could make it a frequent trip and it is not so scaring as I thought to ride alone.

Suddenly, Cameron Highland and Gerik Highway seems so easy to reach....hahaha....
Im still waiting for my GPS!!

Oh....Im maybe planning a weekend trip to malaysia the next few months. Maybe Cameron Highland. It has been a regret of mine since my Phantom time, when I buang during a corner. I wasn't able to make it on my Bandit too... so it had been on my mind to complete the trip without an accident.

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Update : A few days after this trip, I received my first summon of all my 6 years of riding (exceeding speed limit of 90km/h by 21-30km/h : 6 points + $150). And the speed they caught me at...? 111km/h. What the hell...?!!

Must appeal!!