Sabah Trip - Part 2

Sabah Trip 

21/09/12 - 23/09/12

- Part 2 -

rise and shine... 

it felt so good waking up to a beautiful weather and scenery..

went to the cafe for our buffet breakfast...

Cecilia toasting some bread... 

 my breakfast... not much choice though.. :P

after breakfast, we went for a walk and explore the resort... it was quite cold in the morning...

 Jor and Aunty Cecilia...

apparently, there's a platform for us to view the Mount Kinabalu...

 us :)

 Mount Kinabalu View...

 the thick fog covering part of the mountain...

 cheeky boy...

 smile for the camera :)

 a pic wit mummy...

 family pic..

 the women minus Jordan...

next, we went to the mini hanging bridge...

 a pic at the hanging bridge...

it connects us to the chalet...

 another family pic...

then, it was time for us to check-out... our next stop is the Poring Hot Spring... before that, we stopped a while at the roadside with a great view of Mount Kinabalu for some group photo...

 mum and son...

 group pic #1...

 group pic #2... YEAH !!!

 just me...

we continued our journey to Poring Hot Spring... it took around 40 minutes to reach from our resort...

 we're here... 

our first mission - a mini hiking before we can reach the hanging bridge...

 Jordan reached the top first... Mr KBC carried him all the way up !! 

it took me quite some time to reach... oh well, it was quite challenging for me to hike at 31 weeks pregnant... hahaa...

 finally... a pic with my mum at the entrance to the Poring Treetop Canopy Walkway...

 my mummy... 

 the exhausted me... seriously, it was quite scary as the hanging bridge will shake when someone walking on it at the same time... hahaa...

 going downhill...

next, it was the time for hot spring... we booked a private room... i was just sitting there watching them...

 a private round bath tub...

 the public area...

soon enough, it was lunch time... our tour guide brought us to this not-so-good restaurant cos there's not much choice at that area... 

 anyway, since we're hungry, we just wallop all the food...

our next stop - New Zealand Dairy Farm ?? hahaa.. it's the Desa Cattle (M) Sdn Bhd...

dairy cows...  Jordan was so excited when he saw those cows..

 lining up to be milked...

 so many cows... hahaa...

mooooooo....

it was a quick stop before we headed to the Kinabalu Park... 

 Tommy explaining the history of Sabah to us...  

spent around half an hour there and it started to drizzle... we quickly got into our van and continued our journey back to KK city... everyone dozed off till we reached our hotel...

 it's the Gaya Hotel... Jordan was still sleeping soundly... :P

 triple sharing... the room was quite small compared to the earlier one... but the room was definitely cleaner and more comfy... :)

cleaned up ourselves and rested a while before we went for our seafood dinner...

yummy... we even had the lobsters !! the dinner costs us only RM600++...

after our heavy dinner, Tommy sent us back to the hotel... we walked to the nearest bar/cafe for a second round...

a Heineken tower for them...

i only had a glass of apple juice... :)

walked back to our hotel around 11pm... 

it was a tiring but happy day... :)

to be continued... 

Sabah Trip - Part 1

Sabah Trip

21/09/12 - 23/09/12

- Part 1 -

it's my long awaited trip... and also my first visit to Sabah.... hehee... bought the air ticket during the Air Asia promotion somewhere back in February... oh yea, i wasn't pregnant yet during that time... 

i was actually in my 3rd trimester when i fly this time... approximately 31 weeks... done some survey about travelling during pregnancy... hehee... earlier on, i've got my gynae to write me a letter stating about my health    condition... :)

there were altogether 13 adults + my lil boy... most of them were senior citizens... ranging from the youngest 2 years old to 70++... there're 2 groups, one group from Kepong and 3 of us from Cheras... our flight was 9.30am, so we met up at the airport around 7.30am... 

 my tour mates... :P

 mum, Jor and me... 

 Jor trying to put the earphone into his ear...

soon enough, it was time to board our flight... i totally couldn't hear the announcement for the Hot Seat passengers... few days before the trip, i've upgraded my seat for a more comfy flight... no regret for that cos Jordan had 2 Hot Seats for him to sleep...

 the happy boy...

it took around two and half an hour to reach Kota Kinabalu airport... it was a small airport... we were greeted by our tour guide, Mr Tommy and he brought us for lunch at Kedai Kopi Wan Wan in one van and one Avanza...

famous for the fish head noodle... 

the notty boy showing his skill... hahaa... 

 cute Grandma and grandson... :)

yummy fish noodle...

fish head soup... 

 garoupa slices... counted by pieces... if not mistaken, it cost us RM2 per piece... 

 Mr KBC...

 the dry mee hoon....

after lunch, we proceeded to the "Rumah Terbalik"... basically, they built the house upside down..

 the house...

 even the car also upside down...

the entrance fee was RM 10 per person, none of us want to pay to enter the place... hehee...

next, we had barbeque "babi hutan" (wild boar) meat for tea time... haha....

 it's for non-muslim only !!

 bbq-ing...

 

 honestly, the meat was not tender enough... but it tasted good...

then, we continued our journey to Mount Kinabalu... stopped halfway to buy some fresh vegetables for our steamboat dinner...

 choosing the vegetables...

 fresh from the farm... :)

 checked in to Mount Kinabalu Heritage Hotel... it was very cold and windy... didn't expect it at all.. hahaa...

triple sharing for us...

rested a while and took our showers before headed for our Halal steamboat dinner... it was included in our tour it not itinerary... not good at all... hahaa... we even ordered some ala carte food... hehee...

 the plain steamboat...

 the condiments...

say hi !! they totally did not enjoy the dinner... hahaa...

after dinner, we gambled a while in one of the room before we hit the sack...

to be continued...