MALAYSIA BOOK OF RECORDS CERTIFICATE PRESENTATION

DATE   : 1st Sept 2013

VENUE: Grand Dorsett Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

 

The event started at 2pm. Among those attended were my sifu, Hadi Hussein, Lanun Bikerz, rep from MBOR - Miss Leona, reps from my sponsors, the media people, my mechanic Faiesal, my vocalist Rose Sherox, my drummer Zuzana and her husband Jai, and my other friends. Zahariz Khuzaimah, si pencetus inspirasi unfortunately overslept that afternoon, and therefore was absent. 

 

Thanks to everyone who had been there and BIGGGG THANKS to Global Tree Media (Datuk Raja Mohd Firdaus Raja Zainal and wife, Datin Liza Aryanty Zulkifli) for sponsoring the event for me. I was informed later that the cost was RM12k. Thank you very much....semoga Datuk & Datin dimurahkan rezeki oleh Allah SWT...

 

Miss Leona from MBOR presenting the cert to me

Presenting momento to Mr Lee from Yamaha Hong Leong

With Datuk & Datin, sponsor for the event.....TQVM

With Lanun Bikerz

Bro Azman Baharuddin, overlander otai, and sis Nz York, otai lady biker, among those attending...thanks...

With Rock Kapak Otai, Abg Rom, Penghulu Wilayah Dorai, Kaswan, my drummer Zana & vocalist Rose

My son, Rudy

My sifu, Hadi Hussein

My bff, Liza Itchihair

The highest achievement in my life....Thanks Allah Almighty...

MHI @ TV3 LIVE INTERVIEW, POST CENTRAL ASIA RIDE

MEDIA REPORT

Some of my stories...

 

 And the most precious, is the one appear in Central Asia Times online newspaper....

COMMENTS FROM OVERLANDER OTAIS & SIFU...

 

AZMAN BAHARUDDIN -  THE PIONEER OF KEMBARA BUMI SUCI

 

 

PAK AMZAH SULAIMAN - HE HAD RODE TO 3/4 OF THE WORLD

AKI ANIS - THE OFF ROAD MASTER

 

 

 

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST.....SIFU HADI HUSSEIN, 2010 KL - LONDON; 2012 EQUATOR CHALLENGE; 2013 SAHARA (AFRICA) CHALLENGE

 

 

 

Thank you all for the comments and motivational words. It means a lot to me......

 

 

CENTRAL ASIA....BEEN THERE....DONE THAT.....

ALL PRAISES TO ALLAH ALMIGHTY.....

5 countries covered – Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan...

6208kms distance travelled....only 810kms proper paved road, 1250kms pure off road (gravels, rocks, dirt, sands) and 4148kms badly damaged paved road...

Became the first Malaysian (woman) to do a solo motorbike ride in 5 Central Asian countries, and recognized by the Malaysia Book of Record...

Successfully ascended and descended 13 mountain passes ranging from 2200m to 4655m above sea level...

Was the 1^st Malaysian to do a solo motorbike ride on Ak-Baital Pass (4655m), Tajikistan, which was the 2^ndhighest road in the world...

Had to experience icy mountain passes, wet slippery off road due to melting glaciers in the mountains, road washed away due to landslides, floods and snow avalanches...

Lived through extreme temperature ranging from 2°Celsius to 52°Celsius...

Had to weather through sand storms in Afghanistan and extremely super strong winds while riding in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan territories...

I SURVIVED THEM ALL.....

AND I HAD LIVED MY DREAM.....

 

 

THE END OF RIDE....

19^th  & 20^th June 2013: DAY 29 & 30, TASHKENT – KUL – IPOH

The day had finally arrived. Today, I am going back home. I felt sad to leave my new friends whom I already felt like family – Ridzuan, Yati and her adorable son, Aisy. All of them including Mr Mahmud, the driver, sent me to the final door at the airport where we hugged and said good bye. Thank you all for the nice hospitality that you had given me. I will never forget your kindness for the rest of my life.

My flight was delayed, however it was not a full flight. So, I managed to get 4 rows of the seat and caught some sleep. Upon arrival at KLIA, I was so surprised to see a number of unfamiliar bikers who had been waiting to welcome me back home. Ohhh....and reporters too!!! They made me felt like a hero. I really had no idea that this solo ride that I’m doing had created a phenomena in Malaysian biking world. I was deeply touched. Some of my friends were there to meet me too. However, I was sad that my sifu, Hadi Hussein (KL – London solo rider on a kapchai in 2010), the one whom I really wanted to see, couldn’t make it due to some personal matters. I can't help tears.....

 

The next day, after clearing dusty & muddy DREAM (which he collected from Tajik, Afghan & Uzbek) at the customs, I rode my last 300km route back.....the same way that I had taken one month ago.....to Ipoh, my home sweet home....all along the way, feeling so lucky to be borned Malaysian. From now on, good paved road will be considered as one of the blessings in life.....  

With that, my Central Asia 'STANS' Solo Ride had now reached its end....
 

Some stats for this ride:

LONGEST DISTANCE COVERED IN A DAY:    635km
SHORTEST DISTANCE COVERED IN A DAY:   100km
LONGEST DAY WITHOUT SHOWER:   2 days
LONGEST TIME WITHOUT RICE:   7 days
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE:   52° Celsius
LOWEST TEMPERATURE:   2° Celsius
HIGHEST MOUNTAIN PASS:   Ak Baital, Tajik (4655m)
LOWEST MOUNTAIN PASS:   Shurubod, Tajik (2200m)
SCARIEST MOUNTAIN PASS:   Ak Moinak & Kulak Assu (Kyrgyz)

MOST CHALLENGING RIDE:  Tash Rabat - Jalalabad (Kyrgyz)
MOST RELAXING RIDE:   Almaty - Korday (Kazakh)
MOST ENJOYFUL RIDE:   Circling Issykul Lake (Kyrgyz)
MOST STRESSFUL RIDE:   Kaldama Pass (Kyrgyz)
MOST SPECTACULAR VIEW:   Balykchyi - Narin - Tash Rabat - Osh (Kyrgyz) - Kara Kul (Tajik)
BEST PAVED ROAD:   Korday - Kaskelen (Kazakh)
WORST PAVED ROAD:   Sherobod - Bukhara (Uzbek)
BEST OFFROAD EXPERIENCE:   Tash Rabat (Kyrgyz)
UNFORGETTABLE OFFROAD EXPERIENCE:   Khorog - Kulyob (Tajik)
TOTAL BIKE FALL:   10

MOST HOSPITABLE PEOPLE:   Nomads & the mountain tribes
MOST HARD TO DEAL PEOPLE:   Uzbek authorities
MOST HANDSOME MEN:   Southern Tajik & Afghan
MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMEN:   Uzbek & Kazakh
COOLEST DRIVER:   Chinese lorry drivers @ Pamir Highway
WORST DRIVER:   Kazakh
MOST BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY:    Kyrgyzstan
MOST UNIQUE LANDSCAPE:   Tajikistan
MOST HISTORICAL COUNTRY:  Uzbekistan
NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE:   Dehydration due to the heat of 52° Celsius in Tajik's low land
SWEETEST MEMORY: Visiting Saidina Ali's Mausoleum in Afghan

 
p/s: A more detailed story about my journey will be told in my upcoming book. More beautiful pics of course. STAY TUNED.....
 

 

DAY 28, TASHKENT (REST DAY)

18^th June 2013

I followed Madam Haryati to the Malaysian Embassy as I had an interview with Uzbek TV Station this morning. It was very funny because this was the first time in my life that an interpreter’s (Mr Farhod) service was needed during an interview. It was even funnier because every time Mr Farhod translated my answer, his translation took double the time than the time I took to answer each question. The interview took about 1 hour. Once done, I enjoyed the ripe plums at the embassy’s courtyard.

Later in the afternoon, Madam Hamidah the consulate, took me for some shopping at Chorsu Bazaar, the most famous bazaar in Tashkent. I bought some magnets, display plates, dried fruits, nuts, chocs and T-shirts to bring back home.

Chorsu Bazaar

Chocolate section

Herbs and spices

 That night, Madam Hamidah hosted me, some other Malaysian guests and the embassy staff at her house for dinner. She was a great cook and the dinner was really superb. Thank you very much Madam.

With Madam Hamidah, Consulate of Msian Embassy in Tashkent

p/s: A more detailed story about my journey will be told in my upcoming book. More beautiful pics of course. STAY TUNED.....