a PIECE of ME: Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (17

Salam sume...

Ok, seperti yang dijanjikan, berikut adelah update trip ke Kota Kinabalu, Sabah pada 17 hingga 20 April 2011 (sila baca dengan nada sirius ~~black~~ a.k.a bahasa surat rasmi - inilah akibatnye terlebih tulih surat rasmi dan kurang menulih blog...ok, melalut..)

As u noe since its been mentioned in my previous entri, i went to sabah last mid of april...it was my second pre-planned vacay..been planned since last year as well (cam trip krabi jugak)...flight tix was bought mid of last year (meaning 1 year in advance). This time i naik fireflyz, not air asia as usual...this is becoz at the time we bought the tix, fireflyz did the promo to KK...promo sempena expand their destination to KK la...tix price adelah sangat murah..hanya RM18 thru n flow yer...amazing aite? yes, kalau anda2 adelah rajen untuk melayari web both airplane terbang murah, mmg boleh dapat hrge flight tix serendah itu ok..

Trip kali ni saye pegi dengan my fellow frens, 3 org sume (4 plus me)..fae~ my dearest bff. been fren wif her since hi school (tingkatan 1) cum my classmate, collegemate, roomate, housemate n ape2 '-mate' lagi lah...and liza and yan...my classmate during UiTM time...tix was bought by fae..and the rest kami jalan sendiri saje which means kitorg xde amek ape2 tour dgn mane2 travel agency...jalan dalam malaysia kan...bukan g oversea pon...we did a lot of research (thanx to fae)

ok, intro done...

Day 1 @ 17 April 2010

ok, we started the journey as early as 5 am in the morning...ni sume pasal nak kekalkan price rm18 for flight tix, kitorg chose flight kol 6.55am..AM ye kengkawan..meaning pagi..awal gile i bangun...g keje pon x bgn awal camnie..hehehe...muke masing2 adelah sedikit kelat sbb kurang tido coz masing2 ade last minute work to do..xcaye, sile tgk muke kelat ni..

liza n yan yang masih sempat make up (bangun awal 2 jam dari kitorg untuk make up...hehhehe...cute!)

sila lihat muka ceria cik yan nek flight..

bertolak pade subuh pagi..ari masih gelap...pemandangan saya tika flight take off...

we arrived at Kota Kinabalu International Airport lebih kurang jam 9.30 pagi..smpi jer trus jmpe dengan en salleh (tuan punya kete sewa) dan amek kete sewa iaitu kete SAGA BLM auto…rate sehari sewa kete adelah RM120..ni sume berkat fae nyer research lam mudah.my..kitorg dapat harge a bit cheaper if we pre-booked klu compare to kite nak sewa immediately kan…

sume sebolat suare melantik I sbg driver..dan fae sbg co-driver…diorg nak membuta la tu kat blakang..cait..tapi ok la considering liza yng perlu membawe bekal plastic during the journey (takut muntah le tu…mabuk todi lam kete la katekan..heheheh)…

so, our 1^st destination is to GAYA MARKET…it is basically an open market…ala2 pasar pagi la tu..but it was located in gaya street, so that is why they call it gaya market..kat sini baaaannyyaakk sgt brg yg dijual..daripada baju-bajan, barg perhiasan, accessories, souvenir, brg2 antik..dan yang paling besh adelah binatang peliharaan….kitorg jalan from end to end…tapi x beli byk souvenir kat sini..pasal menurut reseach, sourvenir bleh bli kat Filipina Market, which akan diceritakan dalam next part..tapi kitorg ade singgah satu kedai ni yang jual baju2 comel ala2 barbie doll, home made yg harge 10 hengget..so, sume selok kediri cari baju menarik di bawah matahari terik..sangat panas ok, da rase cam kat gurun sahara ye…(ok, tipu! Hehe)

ni antara pemandangan di gaya street…

antara barang-barang yang dijual di gaya street....bling2 u tgk mutiara yg byk tu..

binatang peliharaan yg jual kat gaya street..kucing ngan anjing dok sebelah2 tau..binatang peliharaan utama kat sini adelah puppy ok. Adelah sangat comel..tapi xleh pegang..kang kene samak…

note fae punye gelang baru…jimat plastic makcik penjual tu..dia pakai trus..hehe..

Along the way, kitorg singgah brunch di satu kedai ni yang jual air s’jora…ala..air ni burger king pon ade jual..nama kedai ni dah x igt…ok gak makan sini..cara masakan die laen la dari kat semenanjung…so, mari layan gamba kami makan di sini...

After we were done jejalan di gaya street, we continue our journey ke kundasang..dengan berbekalkan map yang kitorg pow kat airport tadi (without any GPS yer)…kitorg drive ke kundasang melalui likas, tuaran, tarampuli (ehehhehee…ekceli its tamparuli..except ade 1 org tu je yg panggil tarampuli..kan Yan kan?? Heheheh)…dan seterusnye ke kundasang…

The journey boleh thn gak la..lalu road kecik, turun naik bukit but somehow ia x susah nak cari, x byk simpang..but we did stop at several place untuk tye arah..tapi, ok, x susah..kite boleh drive sndiri..x perlu pemandu pelancong I guess..tapi terpulang la..for those yg x nak drive sndiri, maybe amek tour guide will help u a lot..tapi for us, trip without tour guide is better..sbb kite x terikat ngn jadual kan..plus, we are in our own country…klu agak2 nak tersesat, brenti dan tye la jalan…ok kot..

Jambatan Tarampuli...eh..Tamparuli..hehe..

keadaan yang hujan agak lebat menuju ke Kundasang

After 2 and half hour journey we arrived in Kundasang after melalui Pekan Nabalu..Pekan Nabalu located kira2 10 km dari Kundasang…kat sini ade byk jual2 sourvenir….especially yang crafted an specially made by orang kampong kat area pekan ni..byk mende2 pelik boleh jumpe kat sini i.e raga yang cantik2…bekas tisu etc yang made from wood and beautifully crafted…we did stop at the shop tapi byk yang da tutup since its hari ahad kan…jadi we decide utk trus check in di hotel..

We checked in at Mount Kinabalu Heritage Resort and Spa..Kat sini accomoditionnye ade 2 jenis which is hotel dan another is chalet..kitorg cekidaut 2-2 room ni but then decided to opt for chalet + extra mattress..sumbat 4 org 1 chalet..chalet dia ok la..x besar sangat untuk kitorg yg berbadan jumbo nie..tapi still leh sumbat g..(maknenye kami masih kurus…heheheh)..the price is RM290 inclusive of bfast n dinner for 2 only…another 2 is meal need to pay direct at the restaurant…so, all in all..kitorg spent about rm75 per person for accommodation and meal (bfast n dinner)….affordable kann??

So, layan gambar di sekitar Mount Kinabalau Heritage Resort and Spa…

view di atas jambatan yang menghubungkan kawasan chalet dan dan kawasan hotel...lepak chalet besh...rase closer to nature..hehehe..

cik liza bergambo dihadapan unit chalet kami...

then after that we decide to find some food since kitorg lom makan lagi since brunch..tye punye tye org hotel tu since kitrog teringin nak cari jagung bakar, diorg suggest kitorg ke ranau, which is about 30 km from pekan kundasang...diorg kate kat situ byk choice sket nak makan..so, we went there anyway…

Ranau is a lot bigger than Pekan Nabalu and Kundasang itself..sini byk bangunan dan byk gak ekonomi kat sini…lebih kurang little town laa…upgrade sket dari Pekan….mungkin disebabkan hari ahad, kedai byk x bukak…tapi kitorg we did went to their pasar malam…but the best part is..agaknye sbb baru kol 4 camtu, kedai x byk lagi..so, kitorg yg confuse2 jalan ni telah dengan tidak sengajanya round pasal malam tu gune kete…hehehhe..punye pemalas nak jalan, sampai round pasar malam pun gune kete..ok, malu! Hahahaa…

Xde byk makanan sgt jual kat sinie..we bought some chicken wing and kuih2 jer sbb lastly we decide untuk tunggu smpai dinner… then after that, kitorg blk ke hotel had some rest n tunggu malam untuk dinner..mlm xder xtiviti ape2..just makan, borak2, dan gossip2 hingga lebam..

pemandangan kami tika berborak2 dan bergossip2 di waktu malam..