[Ep 4] Way up to Kinabalu Park !

[Day 4]
Also the last day.
Woke up at 6.00,
breakfast at 6.30.
Too bad its too early,
my body, mind and everything didnt really have the appetite
to eat breakfast buffet, just abit.



• 6.30am in Sabah. Yes, they have sunrise and sunset an hour early than W.Malaysia

Then check-out at 7+
To save time, we brought our luggages and bags
down for breakfast.
=_____=
kinda funny though.

Our van and lecturer came and fetched us.
Wait, the lecturer is not the driver.
We left at 7.30am
and reached Pekan Nabalu after 1 1/2 hour ride.

Along the way,
we're able to see Mount Kinabalu a.k.a 神山
from far to near,
from clear to cover in clouds.
One day, I'll conquer it!
Yes, now that's on my list.



• Ecstatically keep on snapping Mt Kinabalu, hoping to get one with no poles, bushes or trees.


• At Pekan Nabalu. Behind us is the amazing 神山, aka Mt. Kinabalu.


• Mt Kinabalu is OURS!!!

Then another 1/2 hour,
we reached Kinabalu Park.
It feels as if we're on Cameron Highlands.
Cool breeze, surrounded by nature!
Nice!
Entrance fee RM3,
and remember to keep the ticket for Poring!



• Like what the roadsign implies, we're 500m away after almost 2 hours!

We took one of the jungle trails there,
named Silau-Silau Trail.
Followed the trail for 30 mins and we got back onto our van,
leaving for Poring Hot Springs.



• Can this be considered as jungle-trekking? D:


• On the bridge that was hanging across Sg. Mamut(???).


• Poring Hotsprings.

An absolutely superb place for relaxation.
We went there not only for the hotsprings,
but also for its canopy walk.
You'll have to pay extra RM3/person* and RM5/camera,
be it phone, point-and-shoot or DSLR for the canopy walk
(Note: *Malaysian )

But before reaching the canopy walk,
we had to climb follow a 500-600m jungle trails.
To us, sap-sap water. it was TIRING, very very tiring.
I'm a 宅女 mah！
So, I dont really have enough staminas
for stuffs like this.
*Thinking twice whether to stick to my mission to climb Mt.Kinabalu*



*shrugs*


Upon reaching the Canopy Walk :


• Reached the Tree Top Canopy Walk after a SHORT LOOOOOONNNNNG jungle trail.


Breathless already.



• We made it!


The old man warned us earlier if any of us are acrophobic
- person who is fear of height.
The walk is around 160m long and 40m from the forest ground,
divided into 5 parts
with 5-6 viewing platforms.
The last part is the longest and freakiest.
Standing in the middle of the trail,
imagination kicks in.
Was so afraid the thing would just putus like that
and i'll drop to the ground, shattered.


Glad that we all made it through.


• The super, uber-long, high and freaky canopy walk. :S


• The Patpohs, minus PC who wasnt there with us.

Soaked our 猪脚s and 鸡脚 in the hot sulphuric minerals
in one of the open-air tub, under the sun.
Because it'll take > 30minutes to fill up an open-air tub under the roof.


• Waiting for water in the tub to rise :)


• Under the scorching hot sun .


• Water oh water.. faster oh faster.

At 1+ we left Poring, making our way out to Ranau.
Earlier,
before we reached Poring,
we saw signboard and banner which notify passer-bys blooming of Rafflesia,
the largest flower in the world.
The flower which i had only saw and heard in books and TVs,
never thought I could see one right in front of me.


• We are that lucky!

According to the old man,
he had never seen rafflesia during his 4 years in Sabah.
So, we zat-ed him saying his suayness prevented him from seeing one.
When we managed to see the flower on our first visit to Sabah,
we continued, saying that luckily our good luck are able
to overshadow the suayness. XD


• This way <----


!
• Yay! Saw the Rafflesia !


• Rafflessia Keithii


• D: Im going to steal the flower, bring back to W.M and hug it sleep!

Next on the list is the Desa Dairy Farm,
but before heading to the farm in Kundasang,
we had lunch in Ranau.


• Lunch : Mee Tuaran.



Reached the farm about 3+ in the noon.
Milking session is in progress.
At first i thought we could really milk the cows with our hands,
but then got disappointed because they are milked using machines.
Plus, they smells.
Never take bath la,
thats why.

Nice scenery,
its like a New Zealand in Malaysia.
LOL.
With the cool breeze, blue sky and green grass scenery.
*Ignore the smell at the back of the farm.


• Desa Dairy Farm, where the cows, grass, sky and cool breeze come together.


• The farm. Ada NZ feel? XD



• On the white fences at the farm. The background is real, bt somehow looks like a backdrop or Photoshopped


• Chcken and I. PHAIL! LOL! The wind messed our hair!


• High on a rock at Dairy Farm


• Moo-moos that never bath. Stink to MAX!

We then left for KKIA T2 at around 4+
because our flight back KUL was at 2100.
2 hours of journey back from Kundasang to the airport.
Thanks to Mr Tiong who spoke quite fluent Sabahan Malay,
we could save on the extra charges on our luggages and etc. :)


• BEFORE on the Left(w/o FML's) and AFTER on the Right (w FML's).


• We're LEAVING! noooooo... *bawls*




I started missing Sabah already.
Next time, I wanna go Sandakan and watch turtles!
Or maybe go Jesselton Kota Kinabalu again!

[Ep 3] - Off to Penampang and UMS

[Day 3]
Woke up at around 7.30-8.00 am to get ready
for breakfast and Gaya Market
held every Sunday morning.
Its like a pasar malam with a mix of pasar pagi,
which targets mostly tourists
with stalls that offer mostly souvenirs.


• Gaya Street or Gaya Market? Every Sunday morning
[Clockwise from top : the 'Gate', rabbit for sale, flowers and crochets and bracelets.


• Tortoise for sale at Gaya Market! :) ♥

Got changed back in hotel because we're drenched in sweat,
before checking out.
Then we checked in at GrandBorneo
(yes, kaima checked in also in Facebook)
and went up to 1Borneo's GSC to buy tix for late night movie.


• Grandborneo's lobby. Took this because i was too free while they were busy checking in :P


• Camwhore after got the first room. i know, my hair. >__<

Thomas,
the young friend of the old man ex-student of Mr Tiong,
mentioned in previous post,
fetched us before fetching Mr Tiong
and we left for seafood in Penampang.


• A roundabout in Penampang. Hiak hiak hiak.

But,
the shop was not opened until 3pm,
and we reached there around 1+,
so we had to wander take a walk
at KDCA.
I dont know what it stands for,
but according to its website,
KDCA stands for Kadazandusun Cultural Association.
Heh.


• KDCA


• Again, houses in KDCA. LOL

Before we left KDCA, we decided to take picture in front
of the gong-like thing ,tagung (???) at the entrance.
We're very lucky because there was a cement stand there,
high enough to act as the stand for the camera
for self timer.


• At KDCA! 大合照 ♥

So, we have our 大合照!
I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ 大合照, where no one is left out! :)))
Hehehehehehehe.

Back to seafood :
Honestly, i really really seldom eat prawns
especially if they still have their shells intact.
(exception for Assam Prawns, :O)
this time,
lazy eat also have to rajin abit. :))

Next time i must also find someone to help me kopek the shells
apart from teaching me how to swim X)


• ♥ Lime juice : 3 vs 3. Right, with skin. Left without skin. Great thirst quencher ;)


• Siput Seafood at Penampang, Sabah. the 招牌豆腐 so nice ♥ :P

We wanted to go for coconut pudding as dessert
but the shop was closed.
Then on our way back to 1Borneo,
we visited the University Malaysia Sabah, UMS.
Known as one of the most beautiful university in Malaysia.


• UMS, facing the sea. so it has nice view of the sea and the sky.


• Almost-sunset view from UMS's jetty.


• ♥ the 2 pics on the RIGHT. they are TWO SEPARATE photos that fit so well together.
Not two pictures that were separated from one. ;)

The U is huge,
without transportation,
it'll take us at least 2-hour to tour the U on our feet,
exclude visits into the building.
But fortunately, we have THOMAS!
Hehehehhehehehehe.


• Thomas. :)


• Kai ma, fail the thing. LOL. no la, she didnt expect it also.


• Yay! Love this lots. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

Another 大合照 !
Super ♥ this!

Took some time at UMS's jetty,
where the patpohs and men fought
because of the poses posed for photo-taking.


• The ladies
Ee.. all of us are so cute.

Not like this two :


• The 咸菜s men.

Macam ikan masin or sayur masin being dried out in the sun XD
kan kan kan???

Then, we dropped off at GrandBorneo, get our another room
and checked-in before meeting YBB.
Shopping lagi loh
before watching The Rise of The Planet of The Apes.

Chor 2 rounds of Di while munching on
very nice coconut and yam puddings
before going to bed.

*P/s:
before ending, i must say:
Sabah has alot alot alot of roundabouts;
from big to small.
And according to Winston,



...... this is RAFFLESIA. LOL

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[Ep 2] - Hopping from island to island.

[Day 2]

Had buffet breakfast before leaving to Jesselton Point
at 8.30am.


• Going down for breakfast at 7am + :)


• ♥ Nasi Lemak.


• Jay's 阳光宅男 阳光宅女 . wakakakaka. I'm feeling so sunny.

Another guy and an old man good man joined us
for the trip to the islands; Pulau Manukan and Pulau Sapi.

We were given snorkels and life jackets,
and when i got the thing,
i was like : Damn, should have learned swimming.
LOL.

Only FML and I who dont know how to swim.
So, yea.
Nxt time I must find a lengzai to teach me swimming dy. ;)


.:. At the jetty. Took a pic before becme chao da-ed got tanned.


• Leaving KK for Pulau Manukan and Sapi ^_^

1st stop : Pulau Manukan
After dropping a Japanese family of three at Mamutik,
the rest of us went Manukan.


• We're at Manukan!

Honestly, I'm abit afraid of water,
mainly of the depth.
You-know-la,
I kan tak cukup tinggi.
Coupled with the fact that i dont know how to swim,
lagilah i takut -____-


So after trying on the snorkelling thing for a while,
I gave up QUIT! LOL
Then FML and i sat on the white beach,
watching an old SHARK playing with two SMALL FISHES.

Hahahahahahhahaha
And watched plastic bags floating in the sea.




Drenched in seawater,
We left for Sapi when it almost reached noon.
Sapi is way way more crowded that Manukan,
mainly because the water there is way clearer and cleaner.


• All wet. On the boat to Sapi from Manukan ;) *cold*



• Us, at Sapi Island




• Haha. We're the Broga chicks and old man.

Here, we drew on the sand while waiting for lunch
The rest continued snorkelling while FML and i cleaned up.
Covered in Pareo,
we sat on the beach watching angmoh's sunbathing,
children sand playing and people snorkeling.











• Sawadikap! Not from Thailand but from Sabah, kap. ;)


• Preparing to leave Sapi back to KK.

Reached the mainland around 3
and took some rest in hotel.
All of us managed to nap except kai ma!
LOL.

Dinner that day was at dont-know-what-place.
That night, poor kaima kena ZAT gao gao.
Hehe. 3 mouths vs kaima's 1 mouth.
we put our "进风" theory aside
and talked, zat-ed and laughed like gilas.


We asked the driver to drop us at Centrepoint,
and did some walking and shopping around
where we bumped into old man and his young friend ah Sir and his ex-student.
Hahahaha.

Shops in Sabah 'lai zap' close quite early,
around 9pm.
Then we went to next door, Warisan Square(??).
Most of the shops there are already closed as well,
except for Padini.
So we lepak-ed at Padini before we ter-jalan till The Waterfront.

Walked back to hotel from Waterfront and joined the two men
we bumped into earlier for yumcha at Fook Yuen,
a cafe which is famous for its Damai Roti,
a bread spread with peanut butter and kaya.
Also had Teh C.
All on Victor!
Heheheh.



• Yumcha @ Fook Yuen


• Fook Yuen's Damai roti; bread with peanut butter and kaya.

Chit-chatted for 2 hours till almost 1am.
By then, we're already very tired. :\
And apa lagi?
SLEEP! :DDDD