The Adventure of PakMus.

The Mail Train Locomotive in the 50s.

The Mail Train Coaches.

The kampong lad who watched the Mail train passing by and dreamt to set foot on Singapore, and finally he landed at various countries and cities in the world.

Asia.

Indonesia: Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, Palembang, Medan, Lake Toba, Dumai, Pekanbaru, Batam Island and Bengkalis Island.
Singapore: Lion City.
Thailand: Hatnyai, Bangkok, Krabi, Pattaya, Phuket.
Vietnam: Ho Chin Minh City.
China: Beijing, Shenzen and Hong Kong.
Japan: Tokyo.

Saudi Arabia: Jeddah, Medina, Mekah, Riyadh.

United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi.
Bahrain: Manama.

Australasia.

Australia: Perth, Fremantle, Sydney, Katoomba, Auburn, Gold Coast.

Africa.

Egypt: Cairo, Alexandria.

Europe.

United Kingdom: London, Dover.
France: Calais, Paris.
Switzerland: Basel, Lucerne, Stanserhorn.
Italy: Rome, Vatican City, Venice, Florence.
Austria: *Vienna, Innsbruck.
Germany: Munich.
Holland: Amsterdam.
Belgium: Brussels.

Eurasian.

Turkey: Istanbul.

American Continent.

United States of America.

California: Los Angeles, Anaheim, Long Beach, San Diego, Oakland, San Francisco, Fresno,
Sacramento, Redding, Eureka.
Nevada: Las Vegas, Beatty, Tonopah, Hawthorne, Reno, Lake Tahoe.
Illinois: Chicago.
Oregon: Medford, Eugene, Salem, Portland.
Washington: Seattle.
Arizona: Tucson.
Texas: Brownsville, Houston, Dallas, South Padre Island.
South Carolina: Charleston.
Virginia: Dulles.
Georgia: Atlanta, Savannah.
District of Columbia: *Washington DC.
New York State: New York.
Maryland: Baltimore.

Mexico.

Nuevo Leon: Monterey.

Canada.

British Columbia: Vancouver.

I covered USA, Europe, Canada, Mexico and certain Asians cities (towns) mostly on Company business and expenses. Having employed by former British Plantation Company, one of the perk handed over was a sabbatical leave for every ten (10) years service. Sometimes I programmed company business immediately after the long service leave. Win-win situation, the Company saved and I got to see places. I managed to attack USA, east and west, once landed at Los Angeles and the other at Washington DC.

*Nominated by SIRIM Malaysia and with the approval of the Company CEO I was off to Washington DC and Vienna Austria to attend the ISO 14000 “Term & Definitions” Conference.

The best part, I flew westward to London, hopped to Washington DC, travelled US cities, landed in Los Angeles and flew back to Subang via Narita. The KGB Senior Manager circled the globe within twenty two (22) days. The adventure, which the kampong boy could never, dreamt of.