With=20 Asar passing on, we board the excellent new carriage Ullyses (how do you re= ally=20 pronounce this was a hot discussion as well), a newly acquired Fiat of Doc.= Azmi=20 and almost all of us were in awe. Gadget filled, roomy and all, our thought= s of=20 Sharafi, our former first BNO chauffer was quickly forgotten, He he he. It = also=20 comes with a built-in cell phone!

Destination? Bowling alley. Our doc has brought his shiny bowling = balls=20 and shoes and decided to show us a lesson or two in it. Originally set for = two=20 frames, the third frame was added after Maghrib since the virgin bowler has= =20 literally bowled us all with his first-time performance. Score is as=20 below.

Nama            = =20 F1     F2     F3   = =20 Av.

A.=20 Razally     103    090   = =20 144    112.3

Azmi            = =20 146    141    123   =20 136.7

Aznijar          = ;106   =20 107    102    105

Hisham         135  &= nbsp;=20 127    152    138

M.=20 Eddzam    097   115   =20  103    105

R.M.=20 Ariff        066   =20 090    065    73.7

Zahari           =20 106    120    103   =20 109.7

After Isya=92, grumbling stomach dictate that we need to grab some= thing. A=20 trip to Jalan Pantai, off Kuala Klawang brought us to a nice restaurant.=20 Unfortunately there was a huge crowd and the atmosphere too-=91grandee=92 f= or a BNO,=20 yours truly proposed that we were to drive away to a more down to earth=20 =91warungs=92 instead. About turn, and we found ourselves in Kg. Ismail, Am= pangan,=20 the other side of the road. No negeri sembilan meals mates, this place is a= lmost=20 the same with the other eating joints all over Malaysia, I guess, thai-food= and=20 the likes. There=92s a stall selling western food, satay, roti john etc. Ta= pi=20 steam boat meals takde nampak pun. Arsenal just beaten Blackburn 3-0 by the= time=20 we arrived. There was a stall with Astro channel and I did manage to catch = the=20 match highlights.

Meal=20 was short and fast, but the =91boraks=92 flows. Brother Gazali managed to c= oax Jais=20 to accompany him to join us there, and he managed to find the Giant market = quite=20 easily in the night, bravo! More drinks, and more boraks. Time is however=20 running out for our resident medical officer, Curfew which was extended has= gone=20 way-past, and silent treatment beckons. Quickly finishing off with more end= =20 notes on SB, our gracious new supir dropped us in front of the Adelphi cend= ol=20 stall. Some more demonstration on the gadget-filled Ullyses followed our de= ar MD=20 off to his beloved waiting, but prospectively silent wife!

At=20 the same time, some of us dropped their donated books into my care. They ar= e=20 Peter Haining=92s The Fankenstein Omnibus and The Vampire Omnibus, Ben Elto= n=92s=20 Gridlock, Robin Cook=92s Harmful Intent, 2 copies of Times Editions=92 King= fishes of=20 the world, Alan Downs=92 Why Do This Keep Happening To Me, Paul Taggart=92s= Light=20 & Shade and Marshall=92s On The Move encyclopedia of transport. 9 books= in=20 total, exclusive my own personal future contribution. Someone thought of gi= ving=20 away his political-theme books as well, but decided not to, it=92s too oppo= sition=20 flavoured.

Parking the rest of the vehicles properly side-by-side under the s= trong=20 lights at the caf=E9, we split ourselves into three groups. Gazali and Jais= on his=20 under-utilised Satria, with Ariff and his Johor entourage on his Karen and = me=20 and Hisham joining Zahari on the other Karen, off we go to the favourite ha= unt=20 in PD! Macam lah tak de tempat lain nak lepak, especially post-tsunami. Cik= gu=20 Zahari wanted to get some sea-cucumber for proof of outing, he he he. Someo= ne=20 did mentioned Bandar Baru Nilai karaoke to be included into the initianary,= but=20 response was lukewarm, don=92t really know why. Maybe because Pak Haji ada = sekali,=20 or takut luka lama berdarah kembali,

We=20 had good lepak, good supply of cigarettes, kretek and all, roti kaya ( Kual= a=20 Pilah punya ini tahun tadak!), big kacang Shandong, tidbits, not forgetting= buah=20 Keranji and Celagi from hutan Pahang! Confession session was indeed an eye= =20 opener for everybody but most of the time, the name SB keeps cropping up, e= ven=20 when the person concerned has gone off for his forty winks! There are thing= s=20 that indeed nobody ever thought someone might have gone through in his life= , and=20 the told stories in the nite introduces yourselves better to your mates. Ho= w=20 precious the time that we spent, sharing all our story of life, the goods, = the=20 bads, the highs and the lows. It was worth billions Oprah=92s session. Sess= i=20 memberi nombor ditunda ke BNO ke-tiga, insyAllah.

Gazali has to leave now, bearing in mind that Jais has to be at th= e=20 greens by 7.30 a.m. There=92s a morning tee-off! Credits to both for making= their=20 effort to travel even though there are other pressing matters on=20 hand.

Conversation carried on till subuh, and it was indeed a great expe= rience=20 taking our ablution in the salty sea. MasyAllah, Allahuakbar! Pak Haji lah = solat=20 dulu, dia supply 1 je sejadah, takleh buat jemaah. Nak guna tikar, dah ada = kutu=20 melingkau pulak! Alamak aihhhh.

Lepas subuh, our dear CEO kena blah dulu. After saying our bye-bye= s, bro=20 A. Razally provoked everyone into the sea. Hah, mak engkau, seronok main ai= r=20 tanpa anak-anak sekali. No worries. Menyelam dan berendamlah sesuka hati=20 bapak-bapak sekalian. Memories of Bondi Beach and Brighton Rocks went to fe= w of=20 us while splashing around. Dressing pun ala-ala macam 20 tahun lepas, nice = and=20 exclusive swimming trunks! Nasib baik tak ada mamat yang teringat nak ambik= =20 gambar.

Stamina ada sikit kureng. Our romps in the sea is not that long, a= =20 reflection of romps at other locations? He he he! Tempat mandi pun dah buka= k,=20 near the camping site, and soon after, we found ourselves near Bayu Beach f= or=20 Nasi Lemak. It was indeed a welcomed breakfast, after all the cigarette=20 intakes!

I=20 vaguely remembered the trip back to Adelphi to pick our cars to go back to = our=20 respective homes. The mind keeps on playing with the memories of early days= , my=20 own as well as the ones being told by our brethrens during the nite at the= =20 bitch, err, beach. Macam-macam terbayang dikepala, yang manis, tawar, pahit= dan=20 manis.

Every meetings has to end, every =91pertemuan=92 ada =91perpisahan= =92, this BNO=20 not excluding. We part to each others destination, but we carry with oursel= ves,=20 a great time and indeed a great memory of getting to know each and everyone= =20 better session at PD! Thanks to all, participants for being present to enjo= y=20 each other's company, and not forgetting the rest of the sdarian8= 4,=20 for the participation in spirit. It was indeed an excellent outing, and loo= king=20 forward to many more. Alhamdullilah.

Yang really appreciat= e ur=20 camaraderie,