Nilai Spring Finale!

A pre-Ramadhan outing was organized by Jai in Nilai Spring Golf and Country Club and Staffield Golf Club on 18 August 2009. We had the morning session in Nilai Spring and afternoon session at Staffield but the afternoon game ended prematurely due to rain and thunderstorms...

At Nilai Spring the ceremonial tee-off was given to Sharol of Menara KL and he sliced the shot into the right hazards...yeah the one month rest will do him good! Hj Katek scooped the ball high but landed on the fairway..so much for the standard of play of my golf buddies.

Hj Munir ended the golf season on a high note..scoring gross 74 on the Pine and Mango courses and he is on handicap 12 at the moment! The next best golfer was Azharuddin or AA who returned with a gross 84! I lost twenty bucks for the pool and five buck for his solo birdie...

O yes...Yasni looked like he enjoyed the game because the pretty Indon caddy served him well..no wonder he could not take advantage of the 4 strokes we all gave him... he was the overall loser in my group..never mind we all can eat more during lunch! Ayi played very well...this ex-single handicapper wanted to play at 16 handicap..level with me, never mind..his other handicap was stamina..he was running at three-cylinder in Staffield!

Me..Munir and Pak Yob had dinner at a Tom Yam restaurant in Semenyih while the others turned right to take the LEKAS highway back to KL! Until next outing..lets keep the body fit with lots of Tarawih!

Golf in Vientiane

Hmm..the smell of Agarwood brought me to Vientiane, the Capital city Lao PDR. It is a landlocked nation bordered by Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam without any sea ports to export and import. The missing sea view was nevertheless replaced by the Mekong River and with all the exciting nightly waterfront activities we can forget the sea! I spent everynight having grilled Black Talapia for dinner with sticky rice and fresh vegetables. There were also river prawns and snake head fish for company!

For Muslim there were Nizam, Fatima and Ali restaurants that served the special fried rice..teh tarik and the Berianis...mutton, chicken and fish. The Jamek Mosque was still under renovation.

Old friend Mr Bounsouane and newly found friend Ms Papao made my life a little easier as they provided the basic translation in my everyday communication. Met Mr Benny Tan, GM of DRose Hotel (Malaysian owned) located next to Lao Plaza Hotel. Let him know you are my friend..he will let you stay at the hotel for USD 40 per room. The room is huge..350 sq feet!

Benny got all his friend's golf sets and loaned them to us and we played at the Vientiane KM 6 Golf Club. Arrived at the golf club about 2.30 pm and paid the green fees at the Sport Shop about Lao kip 280,000 per person including cute girl caddies! This was a 9 hole set-up so we played from White tees and then yellow tees. We finished the game in darkness..No..No.. there were floodlights at no extra charges!

Great game..shot 86 ( 5 pars and 2 birdies..not bad with a borrowed set) and enjoy the photos.
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