NAG 2013, the EXCITEMENT begins EARLY!

A blown Hankook tyre just before the Perak signage at KM393(about 10-15metres before the Bernam River) nearly derailed the Family's journey to Tronoh.

( The tattered Korean tyre that delayed but, did not derailed our NAG2013 plans at UTP Tronoh )

( ...that's how bad the tyre was. Amazing that the rubber didnt't come off totally. Alhamdullilah )

( One of the PLUS road assist gentlemen. Their help under the blazing sun was simply awesome )


Alhamdullilah, though delayed for several hours which included a detour to a tyre shop just off the Slim River toll entrance/exit - we still managed to arrive before 8pm at our homestay in Tronoh. More importantly is the fact that nobody was hurt as I'd managed to control the car having experienced a similar blow whilst driving the Tank @Opel Frontera many years ago otw to KLIA. Praise to Allah SWT that not only was nobody hurt but the GS itself was not damaged...only puncture was to the pocket which set me back RM380 I.e. RM50 as a token of appreciation to the PLUS guys who assisted(they didn't ask for anything) and RM330 for a brand new Dunlop 215 tyre.

Though I am slightly under the weather, the kids seemed to be in high spirits.

Incentives have been announced I.e. Laptop and half dinar for hAnA. The cHEss pIRATE seemed eager to get hold of the Mindcraft game and totally ignored the fact that a half dinar is also on the table if the target set is achieved. Other targets set included choice of dinner spot for Friday night if the respective points target are met.

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!!