To the mountains and back (in pictures)

All geared up for the trip-excited but nervous at the same time...

View onboard Air Asia, row 31 (the last row,FYI)

Avocado juice @ Tanjung Aru...delicious but the food is otherwise...Sabah has abundance of avocado that they use it for everything...

I'm sure the toufu is very young

Pineapple @ Pekan Nabalu...sweet and cheap and the kacangs too

Cheap sticks for sale...I knew I found mine, darker than the rest, just like me...

View from Kinabalu park...I like the park-peaceful, fresh air, cool temperature...

Attempting a scene from Star Wars...not!

Steamboat dinner...so so only...but just nice to warm us up in the cold weather...

Bishops Head, dorm 3

Mesilau starting point

Still all smiles, quarter of the way...well done girls...

Saw a lot of beautiful flora...but no fauna, except for...

mr ulat

Dawn breaking, I can sit there everyday, watching the first ray of the sun, drinking hot milo in the cold...

Almost to Low's peak, so near yet so far...with that famous RM1 peak in the backdrop

Ascending is not a problem as it is still dark at that time...but during descend, it gaves me shivering legs and sore arms from holding the ropes, but this is not as dangerous compared to the Mulu Pinnacles

Laban Rata, our accomodation for that few hours before we ascend to the summit...no hot water but I still managed to wash my hair

Beautiful trees along the way...some parts are so beautiful, you'll feel like you're in a another country

We took it slow, taking pictures of every marker

and every hut

The night after the climb, we had a small celebration for Terence, Happy Birthday!!! hope you will remember this birthday, especially when we sang for you on the summit...

The morning after, still hard to believe that we were up there...above the clouds...

Some better lodges near to our hostel...with the view of Mount Kinabalu...

Grace's Hostel

Local ice cream with Baskin Robbins' concept...really nice...they have avocado flavour

Dinner at a seafood restaurant with many weird fishes and clams bigger that my palm...

Not complete without some booze

Walked along a pasar malam, selling weirder fishes and stuff like this

and this

Instead of eating the hotel breakfast, me and FoongLing ventured out for a taste of the local food...Ko Lo mee and the beef noodles. This is when my mum called and told me my house was borken in when my parents went to the market...story on it coming soon

Ventured out to explore KK town...

and getting excited sitting on some poor fish despite under the EXTREMELY hot and burning sun...I am missing the weather up in the mountains...:(

Walked to the markets and handycrafts centre, bought this ragi for dad to make tapai...

Our room in Kinabalu Daya...pardon the messy beds...we packed our things (oh and we had VedaBlu again before that) and head to...

1borneo...not 1utama ya...

after all the energy burnt, we had a hearty meal at ManHattan Fish Market

before we went to buy cheap cheap cheap frozen seafood...

Overall, it was a very memorable trip. I feel a sense of achievement. Will I do it again? Yes!! Anyone wants to join?

tired

At times, I really wish I can be free to do whatever I want, go wherever I want. I wish to be carefree and only accountable to myself. But, I don't need no one to tell me that this is impossible. I am bounded by responsibility- as a daughther who have to take care of my parents, as a gf who needs to be understanding. Bounded by fear of the unknown. Bounded by doubts and discouraging factors that will pull me down. I'm tired sometimes. I just want to be alone in a place that no one knows me. Then, I don't need to give a damn on what people say or do. I don't need to put on a smiling face to please everybody.

Of dragons and titans

Believe it or not, I grew up reading Greek myths and got myself quite familiar with the names of the Olympian Gods, Achilles, Medusa, etc. So, not surprisingly, I wouldn't miss watching movies like Troy (it's not all about Brad) and the most recent movie, Clash of the Titans (COTT). Despite some bad feedbacks and reviews, I find the movie quite enjoyable. Maybe because it brings my imagination of those stories I read to life.
And Sam Worthington is hot. Well, not those strikingly handsome type but he has a charming element of his own. I couldn't really remember his name from Avatar/Terminator Salvation but he made his mark in COTT.

And go watch How to Train Your Dragon...It's one of the nicest animated movie I've watched. Some graphics are so real. And I realise I can recognize Gerard Butler's voice easily. LOL, his Scottish accent is still strong. Toothless, the Night Fury dragon is so cute...

road rage

And so I have to drive again as my driver aka my dear is on 'mogok' leave (just joking)...Anyway, due to some errmmm foreseen circumstances, i'll not have the privilege to be chauffered around anymore...
It's been over a week now...and I find myself getting really pissed off on the road. Stupid, impatient, rude drivers should be banned from the road, forever...
I mean, what is the point of overtaking me, using the emergency lane, just to brake to a halt in front of me because the traffic light is red? What is the purpose of tail-gating me, almost kissing my bao bei's buttocks, in the middle lane and when I am already going at 90km/h? And people, please turn on your signal light BEFORE a junction and NOT upon reaching it. And one of the rudest driver is the lady who stole my parking lot right in front of my eyes! I was patiently waiting for a car to reverse out, and I did turn on signal light while waiting. And this stupid lady driver coming from behind me just overtook and slotted in the parking lot before I can make a move. I was fuming mad and I stopped my car behind her. I was ready to get out and confront her but lucky for her, a car was behind me and if get down, I would be blocking the way. It was so unbelievably rude. Anyone can see that I am waiting for that lot. Arrrrggghh...
But in most of these situations, I managed to cool down...Deep breathing works for me. Else you can just wind down your window and show the middle finger. I've learnt to be really really careful on the road, influenced by dear...I do not want to be part of the road accidents statistics. But sometimes, no matter how careful we are, it's the carelessness of other that we cannot avoid.
So I do hope that everyone can be nicer on the road. Everyone is trying to reach their destination so be considerate and respects others. You might not value your life but others do. And if you cannot even understand basic road signs/ etiquette, just don't drive.

Food Review:Fitou@Desa Park City

Fitou brasserie at Desa Park city has nice indoor settings but most of all you can dine alfresco while enjoying the view of the lake. Too bad, it was raining heavily the day we went so we decidedly to sit inside. Food there is nice and will definitely make a few more trips to try out other items on the menu.


1) Paella - spanish version of risotto. Rice with generous amount of prawns, mussels, squids, sausages, and chicken. My first time trying paella and love it. Very flavourful.

2) Spaghetti carbonara (with egg yolk for that extra creamyness) - orgasmic. It's so rich and creamy, one of the best carbonara I've tasted. Surprisingly, it does not make me go wueeekk when eaten too much like most carbonara do...

3) Country Farmer salad - with juicy prawns, thick bacon bits, fresh lettuce and grilled potato. Despite too dry and lack of sauce, the bacon and potato is nice.

4) Burger (either with pork or beef) - Huge, juicy meat with fresh vege & very delicious toppings.

5) Spaghetti meatballs (again either with pork or beef) - generous amount of cheese sprinkles and big meatballs. Not bad at all...

Ending the day with some NZ natural...beats Baskin Robbins...:P

I love orang utan...