Tulsa, Oklahoma pan Dayton, Ohio
Tuesday, September 2
Tulsa pan zingsang na 8:00AM in dingkhia in apa Lianno mawtaw lei thak Lexus SUV R-300 tawh ama’n hawlin kei a mai ah ka tuang hi. A nungah Kamnu leh Niangniang tu uhhi. Kamphatna citciat ah ka dinkhiat ni a zan nitakin Sawm Lian (Tg Thang Sawm Lian) Malaysia pan hong tung thei zenzen a, a ciahkik ciang a, a pawl dingin ka tonpih pah uhhi.
Lampi ah muh peuhpeuh kei aa’in athak vive ahih manin, hoih ka sakna mun khat peuhpeuh maan zaih thei dingin, video camera leh ‘still digital camera’ zong ka keng hi. A diakdiak mawtaw lampi a ziik dan mahmah hoih ka sa hi. Ei Kawlgamah sang lai sinna bang zui a kibawl akician penpen a kibawl lampi pen (1986 – 92) kum aa kiziik Yangon – Prome Rd bek mah om ding hi. Tua mahmah zong lampi zing nih kician zong hi lo lai hi. Hih lam ah mawtaw lampi khempeuh Civil Engineering laisinna sung a ka sinna bang teekhteekh uh tawh kizui a kiziik kilam na hi a, a nop bek tham lohin muhnop mahmah lungkim huai mahmah ka sa hi. Mawtaw kisia zenzen leh lampi a nawl tuak ah mawtaw khawlna ding a tuamin a val in koih beh lai uhhi.
Tulsa pan Inter-State Highway I-44 East zui a, apai suaksuak ka hi uh a, lam tawntung a nitaang veva cih om lo in liap dildial hi. Singkung lopate eng sitset in etlawm mahmah laitak hi. Lam tawntung mah lusu lo in ka kim ka pam leh lampi dungteng mah ka en kawikawi hi. Lamdung khempeuhah a tawmpen a pailam leh a ciahlam zingnih tuakin pai a, a vekin zing li (four lanes) pha hi.
Lam tawntungah a kawi a maam zui in lamzing khenna leh mawtaw a siat ciang a khawlna ding munte tembaw za tawh kigit suaksuak hi. Lamsuk lamto omna a kawi a mam omna, lampi kituahna omna, guah zuk ciangin lamnaal theih diakna ‘caution sign’ kici kidop kholh ding a lim leh lai tawh gen kholhna lak kholhnate om zihziah hi. Phalbi ciangin Reinforced Cement Concrete (RCC) tawh kibawl leii tungah tuikhal omin naal mahmah ding hi ci in genkholhna kidopsak kholhna lai kisuang dimdiam hi. Lam kalah lampi kisiatna puahin bawl pha leh zong a tawm pen tai 4 tai 5 na ah, na mai ah lampi kibawl a zing khat bek kihong hi., ci in vei lam zing maw taklam zing maw cih na dongin a thu leh thaltang tawh lak khol hi.
Highway taktak ciangin speed limit pen 40-45mph sang a tawm zaw lo ding 60-75mph a hawl ding vive tam hi. Lampi hoih mahmah ahih manin akihawl taktak ciangin 80-90mph kimkim ah kihawl tek mai hi. Ahi zongin palik ten a kulkulna ah camera koih banah mun khat peuhah na ngak sim khinkhian thei ahih manin, a tam zaw in kinluat mahmah a kinawh nuam lua mahmah ahih kei nak leh a val lua in kihawl ngam sam lo hi.
Lampi a kawi na mun khawngah upmawh peuh tawh a sang a ngiam (super elevation) bawl maimai hi lo a, a mawtaw manlanna tawh kizui in Geometric Design ci in kituat ngelhngelh a kilam kibawl a hih manin amau hong ciangtan sak mawtaw hatna (Speed limit) tawh hawl peuh lecin mawtaw hatlua in kibung cih khawng a om peuhmah lo ding aa kibawl ahi hi.
Lam tawntungah lamsak lamkhang a vei leh takah lopate lam tawntung mahah meetmai khin uh a, et lawm mahmah hi. Set vive tawh kimetmai ahih manin nasep zong telh mahmah uhhi. Ganhingte zong zual thei mahmah uh aa gammang tuu lak leh gamsa tamna munte ah ganhingte lam kantanin pai hiathiat thei uhhi. Tua huhau in gamsate tamna munmun ah na mawtaw hatna khiam in la gamsate na nawk khak loh nading in kidawm in, ci in lai kisuang tengtang hi.
Lam a kawina luat munte ah mawtaw tawh kituak vat leng, a ki-ot man hun ding a kicing lampi sauna (sight distant) ci in eilam a hong pai mawtawte tawh ki-ot man ding a lampi a kicin lohna munte ah, muh kholh theih dingin a lam kawina akiu ah limlangh maan limlangh kuum (convex mirror)te kikoih hamtang hi. America ah bel a gam uh za ahih manin lampi a zaina ding mun kicing tam zaw a mualtung kahnate lo buangah kitam zat het lo hi. Japan ah a lamte lah neu in a lam kawina lah tam ahih manin limlangh kuum bel kinak zat mahmah cih ding ahihi.
Mawtaw hawllai ihmut suak a lusute a phawkkik vatna dingin a lauhuaina lampi mun diakdiak – a kim a paam a sanna mun guam thukpipi omna munte ah set lamziik pei (chain) cia apha ding leh letmat thumta hal in letmat 1 dektak a thuk ding gitsa in a nawl penpen lamzing dung tawh kizomin bawl uh a, lampial dia kithawite’n tua mun a pei in a sikkhak ciangin, ging pah henhan in a lusu khate nangawn phawk lohin phamawh hi.
Lam kawinate ah paina ding thaltang lim tawh kilak khol hi. Lam kawina leh lam kawcikna ahi zong lamkawina kensang omna tata ah guard post (khuamgual) khuamial khuazin cianga oltak a kimu thei phadiak dingin lingmaw meel leh a vomin a zingzingin za kizutin muanhuai tak leh etlawm takin kiphut ngilhngelh hi. Lamkal ah telephone box zong koih hi. Na tuntunna pan datsi sai (hi lamah gas sai kici) tai bangzahna ah na om ding hi, na gil a kial leh tai tua zahna ah Mac Donald sai na om ding hi, awng na pai nop leh tai tua zahna ah awng hawhna ‘restroom’ om ding hi cih a kipan na kilak zihziah hi.
Bek thamloh in lampi ah khuasung tawh kinai kei ta leh zong ‘lodging’ ci in tun theihna pakpak ding bukno innno omnate ‘inn’ ‘motel’ ci in man oltak leh mawtaw tawh khualzinte tunna dingin a kulna munah hong lakkhol zihziah hi.
Tua bang ngeiingeii in lamdung pan ih paina ding mun pai theihna dingin koi lai pialkhiatna (exit) ah pial ding cih hong lakkhol a exit nambat zong tawh kilak pah hi. Hih pusuahna ding nambat (exit number) pen a pai lam leh a ciah lam a pusuahna nambat kibang hi. Apu suahna peuhpeuh ah a leh lam aa kileh kikna ding a lutna om sak pahpah hi.
Ciah leh kuan lampi deina pen pi nih leh a lang bang sang dingin RCC Block tawh deisuak uh a, ahi zongin mipi zat ding a, akiphallo thunei palikte cih bangin thubuai thu phamawh khat peuh a om aleh akileh kik loh a phamawhna munte ah mawtaw khat ta khop dingin vangsak uhhi. Mipite zat theih ding pen ih paina lamah ih kileh kik nop leh exit tuah masak pen mahah pusuak le teh a leh lam a paina ding zong lampi na om pah ding hi.
Lam tawntungah tua bangin kidei suak sam lo a, a toi deuhdeuhna ta ah a pailam leh a ciahlamte akinawk khak ding lauhuai a sakna tatate ah deitan uhhi. Tua akideina concrete block te a nawk khak lohna dingin adeina alai pan 5’ a zaina pan yellow color tawh line git suaksuak hi. Khuazin ciangin limtak a kimu thei dingin mit hong lengthei siikpeek neu 20’ hal cih bangin a deina conctrete blockte tungah phut uhhi.
Adang amun zainate ah lampi a pai lam leh a ciah lam khenna a laizangah 50-100 ft bang zai in mun awng (island) bawl uh a, nungsang ciangin a lampi zaisak nuam leh zong bawl ol mahmah pah ding hi.
Lampi thak kipatna gentehna, khuapi sungtata-ah hih lampi tungah zekaina om lo hi a hih kei leh lam kibawl ahih manin zekaina om thei hi; cih bang in a kimu theithei dingin kisuangin kilak tangtang hi. (‘ I -44 No Delay ’ ahih kei leh ‘ Exspect Delay ’).
Lamdungah taikhuamte (mile post) kiphut a, State khat leh khat a simdan kibang lo hi. Gentehna in Oklahoma state sung bangah tai khat pen seh sawm suah in akikalah ciaptehna 3’ a sang ding khuam neu khatta phut a, tai simna pen a tai pha zahzah gelhin suang hi.
Missouri State gamsung leuleu ciangin OK state tawh kibang nawn lo in taikhat ah seh nga ta in khen hi. Gentehna: 40/0, 40/.2, 40/.4, 40/.6, 40/.8, 41/0 cih bangin gelh se uh hi. Tai khuamte pen kisim zom paisuak tuan sak se lo in State thak khat akipat ciangin, tai khat panin kipansak kik leuleu hi. Tua ka cihte pen Inter-State Express Highway/Freeway te a gen ka hihi.
Lam tawntungah county kici district khat leh khat kikawmna, khuano sung paina leh a lo lam paina in express highway kantanin a tawmpen pi 14 a sang leii (over-pass bridge) na om hamtang hi. A sanna zahzah kitel takin gelh hi. Hih caution signs tawh kisai lam tawntung a zuih ding a tuamtuam aki-atte pen ‘road ornament’ kici liangin lampi zeemna zong lah hi in, theihkholh dingteng lai tawh ahi zongin lim tawh ahi zongin khualzin gamvakte theih pahpah ding a kigenkholhna a lahna zong ahihi.
Oklahoma State sung tengah lozau ka tam muh kei hi. Ahi zongin anlaak khit bawl bei laitak ahih man hi a, mangbuh lo khawng zong om leh kilawm hi. Vaimiim ciinna lozau zong ka mu hi. Lamdang ka sak gige khat ah, a vaimiim ciin dante uh ei lam taang ciin bangin kinaii takin na ciing uh a, um hoih zong na tawi tek lel uhhi. Mun khatkhatah sakol khawina om hi. Sakol khawinate pen huang zaipi sungah kikhawi hi. Mun khatkhat ah bawnghon khawina khawng ka mu hi.
Gampate deih bangbang gentehna in; bawlung tualpi tung a phah dingin ahi zongin, phalbi khuakhal gampate selma in gankhawite neek ding a, a ciin ngiat uh lopate delhphah sah muaihzate (mattress) bangin pheekhual bangin hualin gampa ciinna lo zau sung ah kikoih khawng ka mu hi. Tua gampate pen ei’ mi menmen mi mengkengte theih ei Zogam a ih muh gampate mawkmawk bek hi lo in, amau siamna tawh gampa nam khat leh nam khat pan a piansak tawm vive uh ahihi.
Lozau a, a innte uhah mawtaw saloon car (hi lamah sedan car kici) khat khat leh a tam zaw pick-up leh truck carte Kawlgam hi leh a bawngleeng kaite munah na om zihziah hi. Khuapi tawh kilamna mahmah gammang tu lakpipi ah inn khat leh nih khawng a tolten zong om a, electric akipan a dawn a zat ding akipan sikhtui pen a deih zah in tung zihziah kawikawi hi. Mi a ten nak leh a tentenna ah mei leh tui kicing takin atung sak pahpah uh ahihi.
Zingsang nai 8:00AM a dingkhia ka hi uh a, lamkal ah leitung a MacDonald sai lian penpen I-44 Vinita, Oklahoma khua ah om a, lampi zing guk (6 lanes) kantan a inn kilam hi in 29,135 sq ft zai hi. Tua lai ah awng (restroom) pai kawm leh a en pak ding a pai ka hih man un bangmah ka ne kei uhhi. Hih inn pen 1957 akilam hi a, a sawtsawt ciangin MacDonald te khutsung hong tung in 1987 akipan MacDonaldte saipi in kizang hi.
Sawt simsim nai nih bang ka pai zawh uh ciangin ka gil uh zong hong kial pianta a, Springfield, Missouri ah MacDonald sai ah burger (Burger cih pen pongmoh nih kikal ah ei deih bangbang sa ahih keh cheese leh mantasan, tangmai thuk, salad te gawm kawm akibawl ahihi.) ne in ka khawl uhhi. Springfield pan ka pai suaksuak uh a, lampi ah Middle East pan mah a, a taam ken ahitam Lebanon khua cih khawng, Native Americante’ pau ahi tam, ‘Te’rre Haute’ khua cih bang Zo min tawh kibang dekdek/vikvik kammal khawng ka mu kha kawikawi hi.
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