Cont : Sabah, Part 3

Day 4

Lok Kawi Wildlife Park and Monkey Tops Safari

We left the hotel around 12pm, had lunch at some chinese restaurant then headed off to Lok Kawi Wildlife Park. It took us half and hour to get there by van. And when we arrived, i took out my camera and shot almost all the animals there. The park had the usual common animals such as elephants, tigers, sunbears, monkeys, birds etc. All that i've seen before when i visited Zoo Negara earlier this year. So overall, i wasn't very hyped about the tour. Although, there was one particular animal that caught my eye, the proboscis monkey. It is only found in Borneo and has a kinda big ass nose.

After about an hour there, my legs were getting tired, so we decided it was time to continue our journey to the Monkey Tops Safari which is a 2 hour drive from the zoo! OMG! Drive all the way there just to see the wild proboscis monkeys and fireflies?! Oh well, it was all worthwile cos the fireflies, ahhh very pretty! A whole lot of them on a tree made it look like a christmas tree, bright and sparkly!

We arrived there early, had to wait for other tourists to come. Plus, the monkeys don't come out when the sun is still so high up, probably about 5pm when the sun is setting then only we can see them. Meanwhile, my sister and i tried the garra rufa fish therapy. Geez it was ticklish as hell when like 10 fishes are "eating" my dead skin cells. Really cannot tahan after a few seconds.

I bet i don't have to mention this, it's clear from the pictures! The weather is AWESOME! No rain to spoil our outdoor tour for the past 4 days. Imagine if it was raining? The beach, mangrove, rafting all were not possible.

Look at the wonderful colours of the sunset. Btw, the sunsets about an hour earlier in Sabah. By 6.30pm it's pitch black already. Therefore, it's time for the fireflies to shine, or... i dunno what word to use.

And that, concludes my 4D 3N tour in Sabah. The next few days were spent at my dad's apartment, pigging out and watching CSI NY.

This is the seafood dinner my dad promised us. We went to Port View, one of the most popular seafood restaurants in KK. Every night at 8pm, they have a cultural show which features pretty women and half-naked men. The service was great, food came in less than 15 minutes although the place was packed. Soft shell crab and cheese baked lobsters are yummy beyond words! Despite the not so appetizing presentation, the sabah vegetables are seriously above average, it doesn't have the disgusting, bland vege taste. I'm craving for seafood as i'm typing this!!! Screw diet lah.

Me. At Karamunsing Kompleks, equivalent to Low Yat Plaza. My dad's favourite hang out place during the weekends. And yes, i look like a slacker cos sabahans are verryyy casual. I swear i will never be caught like this in KL.

X'mas decorations in 1Borneo. Located just below my dad's apartment. How fab is that!! I kinda like it, very colourful, much nicer than 1Utama's boring white theme. I want to go Pavilion again to snap more pictures of their x'mas deco before it's all gone. Also to get my baby. *prays hard it is not sold out* or i'll kill someone. Haha. Yes i'm that desperate. Blame the dramas.

THE END of my vacation to sabah.

Cont : Sabah, Part 2

Mt. Kinabalu Resort aka Perkasa Hotel is a total waste of money. We arrived there about 4pm, then checked in. The room that we got was quite big, complete with 3 single beds, tv, wardrobe, dressing table. Then i went into the toilet, i was so shocked to see a really dirty brown dunno got what kind of stain inside the bath tub. Plus, there were no towels at all, the tap water was freezing cold! Can u imagine having to use ice cold water in high altitudes? Crazy!!

With the lousy service and all, i expected the food to be horrible too. Well, it wasn't, the steamboat that night was really good! The servings were pretty good, they had prawns, fish, balls, vege, taufu, foochuk. Too bad they only served clear chicken soup, i was craving for tomyam! YUEN Steamboat anybody?

So after the very filling dinner, we toured the outside of the hotel until about 10pm.


Day 2

Hot spring, Canopy walk

Woke up early (8am) to catch a view of the magnificent Mount Kinabalu

My dad and I

A very very clean sungai! No sights of rubbish at all

Taking a long walk in the hutan but there were no animals insight.

See the top right hand corner? That's the room for those who want to soak in private. I didn't dare to go into the public pools cos there were so many kids. Kids who love to pee in the pool even though there is a toilet just opposite. Eww disgusting i can't bear the thought of swimming in their pee.

So, i went to the so called butterfly farm, where there were only a few butterflies. Bloody hell con my RM3. And the butterflies weren't even pretty.

Later, we went back to the hotel for lunch cos the tour guide said it's difficult to find a place where you can eat without getting diarrhea. That was another long long drive. Come to think of it, i spent like a quarter of the time visiting, sitting on the bus and van. Thank god for iPod and junk food!

The 10 of us, shared a 10-course meal. Yes, there were 10 dishes but i only remembered to take pictures after we started eating. Food first!

Day 3

Kiulu White Water Rafting and Mangrove Forest

On the second night in KK, my sis and i stayed at Grand Borneo, which is located just beside my dad's apartment and is linked to 1Borneo Hypermall. I wish i had taken some pictures of the room before we messed it up. The room was really really messy, clothes, towels thrown everywhere, empty food containers on the counter, shoes slippers etc. I guess this is what happens when there is no mummy to clean up after us. Not that i'm a dirty person, just sometimes i get lazy.

The buffet breakfast was really good, worth waking up early for. By early i mean 7am. KK people have their breakfast early cos they get up around 6.30am. I had eggs, croissant, baked beans, mushrooms for starters. Then later it was the heavier food like rice, porridge, mee etc. Too bad the only desserts were watermelon, papaya and honeydew. I was hoping for brownies, cakes, muffins! *greedy*

So after a very heavy breakfast, it was time to burn off those calories by going rafting.

Bought the t-shirt from Filipino Market beside Port View in town. I wanted to get some nice souvenirs for my friends but honestly, there wasn't anything nice.

Air jernih!! So syok!!

Since we were early, the four of us, my sister, rafter, tour guide and i had the boat to ourselves. My very first time rafting! Got very excited at first but then after 20 minutes my hands were so tired. Haha. It must be the lack of exercise! God i feel so old already.

Later, we went to visit the mangrove forest and there were quite a lot of activities lined up for us. But like i said, no stamina, so i only took a short ride on the ATV. Haha.

Took a speedboat to the mangrove swamp, attempt to catch fish and crab but failed. See the picture on the top left hand corner? That is the mangrove seed! I remember learning about it during Form 5 in Biology. I was quite surprised to see many houses on water, can imagine the kids shit pee and play in the river? Then the fisherman catch the fish, then they eat it. Eww!!

So after touring the place, we went back to the apartment for our much needed break from a vacation.

Next update on soft shell crab, 1Borneo shopping, lok kawi wildlife park, fireflies and many many more!

Sweet Escape : Sabah

Papa. The main reason why i chose sabah as my holiday destination. Although it wasn't cheap, my dad said the total cost is close to RM3000, it was definitely worth every cent.

Day 1

Island hopping

At the port located near Sutera Harbour Resort

Took a speedboat to Pulau Mamutik. I went up to the deck so that i can enjoy the view, but the wind was too strong, and i didn't tie my hair so i ended up looking like a hantu.

Sunnies + Flip flops + Shorts + Tank = Comfy

Weather was perfect, not too sunny and no rain!! But i still applied sunblock SPF50 so i won't be a blackie!! Yes unlike most people, i hate to get a tan cos i look horrible.

The beach is kinda clean, not that much seashells though. I wanted to collect some as souvenirs for my friends. There were some weird stuff that the sea swept in such as hair comb?

Like many people would do when they're at the beach, my sis and i wrote our names etc. I saw some really ridiculous writings like Baba loves Ali 4ever. WTH!! The crazy things we do for love huh.

Activities like parasailing, banana boat, bla bla bla were available but for a price, that i was not willing to pay! As usual, i'd rather spend it on clothes, bags and shoes.

Cannot swim cos i don't have a swimming suit plus i'm too fat to wear a bikini. Damn sad case right?!!

Spot the angmoh! Haha. One great thing about tourist spots. Blue eyes and blond haired hotties!

Orang kaya punya kapal besar

After about 4 hours on the island, we took a bus up to Mount Kinabalu Heritage Resort & Spa. Sounds fancy? Not really. Instantly this malay thing, "khabar angin dari rupa" popped into my mind. More about the resort in the next update.