Kota Kinabalu - Day 2

Poring Hot Spring & Canopy Walk

They do not call it a canopy walk for nothing...

Canopy Challenge Group !!

The 1st step is always the hardest !!

You Ok, I Ok...jalan 

Almost there!!!

Water water in the pool
Who has the fairest feet in the group!!

Enjoying a hot dip at Poring Spring

Kota Kinabalu - March 2013 - Day 1

After much contemplating and '1 2 zoommm' amongt the group, the decision was

KOTA KINABALU 

WE ARE COMING!!

23rd March 2013
Our flight from LCCT departed on time..
Landed at KK Airport at 10.00am..

and then the drama began..

Our driver was not there to greet us..
Calls made to the office not answered.
Then the driver called me..saying he is on the way..
And 'his on the way' was at least 40 minutes later..

Is this a 'bad' omen or what?

With 11 paxes and many luggages, we managed to squeeze into this van


first stop..breakfast...

With a satiated team, we were on our way to Kota Kinabalu Park..

But on the way, must stop also for our load of Vitamic C...fresh local fruits...

Sabah pineapples...sweet, juicy and fibreless

Sabah organic bananas 

Our first glimpse of Kota Kinabalu Mountain..the peak is hidden by the heavy clouds..

Kota Kinabalu : March 2013

We are the 'kam sei' group..

The Sulu landed at Lahad Datu sometimes in mid Feb 2013..apparently they wanted to take back Sabah from Malaysia.  Their Sultan, had sent his troops over by boats and they are holed up in the villages. You want more details, please read it here

Over in Penisular Malaysia, we have 'unofficial' reports that KK is in chaos, shops are closing early (that means also our seafood restaurants)..people are staying in-door after dusk, pasar malams are deserted..army and tanks are patrolling the streets..security is so strung up..

On the other hand, our Tourism Ministry said it is safe to visit West Sabah ...

Ok, so to go or not to go ..AirAsia tickets purchased already in late 2012..either we take the risks or burnt our $$

Sometimes,  I wounder why are we so 'lucky''...we were in Bali after the 2nd bombing (Oct 2005) , and now this ...haiiiiiizzz

TNB Boleh

I am impressed..really impressed by TNB..

Yesterday was a very peaceful and uneventful day until in the evening when

the utility pole decided to spit fire works to lighten up the night  !  at 8.pm

Sample

Luckily we had good responsible guards, whom help us to remove our cars from being electrocuted and set on fire.

The guard also extinguished the fire still burning on the cables before the Fire Brigade arrived.
One of the cable came crashing down !

Half the neighbor hood was in total darkness.  It was hot, humid and unbearable ! Imagine those living without electricity.

The TNB team came and promised that repair work would be carried out and electricity would be connected soon.  Later they left and I saw no back-up team.. Mentally I assumed that TNB would only come back when there is daylight..so looks like we had free sauna for the night..

We shared a small fan in the room and try our best to stay cool and not attract the mozzies..

Then, surprisingly three TNB teams came before 11 pm..and electricity was resumed less than 2 hours later..

I am so impressed by their quick response which all of us appreciated very much to make the night more comfortable.

Totally impressed ...really !

Good Job TNB Boleh !!!

Chinese Rice

This morning the India office lady suddenly asked me how 'old' I am..

Frankly I do not believe in hiding my age ,,,what do you have to gain?

Told her that I am already approaching 50 (born 1965)...

She stared at me in disbelief ,...not sure if it was disgustingly that I look old or
admiringly that my appearance belies my age (cough cough cough)..



I do strongly strongly believed she was admiring my youthfulness (yada yada self praise no praise)..

and she asked me what food do I take

told her  CHINESE RICE ...and that made her cracked up