FIELD TRIPS

Phew! Just came back from outstation trips to Lahad Datu and Sandakan with my new salesman. Tired but need to create updates. Started our journey to Lahad Datu at around 10.30am. Considered late and it took us 6 hours to reach lahad datu. Immediately check in hotel as it was getting late. Had a rest and we went for supper. A special dish, fried kangkung. Haven't tasted yet. In future when you are in lahad datu, just go to a place locally known as volkswagen. It has a row of lots selling food (something like food court) The stall is at the second last. The dinner was sumptuous and it's cheap, three dishes costs only RM22.00.

Next morning visited customers and opening new accounts. We leave lahad datu at around 2pm.
Half way before reaching check-point we had a burst tyre. Subsequently we parked at the road side. We took out the spares but to our horror, it was flat. We were helpless as we do not know what to do. Luckily a local kampong man came and advised us to go to his neighbours to inflate the tyre. My salesman vincent dutifully went over and later came back with the inflated tyre. We thanked the simple malay man profusely before we continued our journey. On reaching the checkpoint we check our tyres at a tyre shop. After the needful top-up we continued our journey reaching Sandakan at around 6.30 pm much to our relief.

We stayed for two nights doing sales and collections. It was good and we enjoyed ourselves. Met Y2K Chong and Mr. Chong at dinner at kim fung market. The food is good and cheap. The next day we left Sandakan at 12 noon. We stopped at Ranau and Kundasang for collection and orders.
Reached Kota Kinabalu at 6.00pm.

Recalling back, it was adventurous and exciting especially the tyre incident. It was a harrowing experience but luckily we met this local malay man who came to our help. If not for him we will be at a loss. Thank you again this malay man. If i do go back i might visit him again (i know his house).

This goes to show that racial tolerance and integration is at its highest level in Sabah. A long way to follow, my semenanjung brothers.