KK Day 2

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630am…

Buka mata besar besar ^_^

Sunrise!!!

Slowly slipped out of my comfortable bed (don’t miss me bed, I’ll be back… ) and freshen up before heading off to the sea to take pictures of sunrise…

Buka pintu besar besar O_O

‘eh how come already so bright?’

Looked at phone… 640am
Looked at watch… 640am

No sunrise -_-*

*Nexus Resort

The sun’s already up and shining in the clear blue skies… oh well…

*C-o-C-o-N-u-T

While waiting for XT, Sue & K for breakfast, I wandered off to the beach to take some more pictures and then went for a swim. Really nice water :)

*clear water

-Padang Merdeka-

KL ada Dataran Merdeka, dekat KK pula ada Padang Merdeka. Ada kaitan ke ni?

*Padang Merdeka

The reason they called it Padang Merdeka is because…
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I also don’t know because I’d forgotten to ask the driver while we were on the way to KK Park :P



-1 helluva ride-

Everyone in the car was catching a quick 40 winks while I enjoyed the beauty of the Crocker range from my cosy little window.

Cars travel very fast here…

I casually looked over the shoulder of the driver at the speedometer… *agape* It’s traveling at 100 kmph… up hill! Initial D in the making…

From the speedometer, my gaze slowly shifted to the center

O_O saw a lorry traveling towards us at very high speed…

(Ain’t it supposed to travel on the opposite lane?!!!)

Screaming, honking, car swirling…

Everyone in the car was jolted out of their dreamland while I was sweating on my seat over the whole near death experience -_-‘

XT: What happened?
JL: You’ve just missed your life’s flashback
XT: ???



-Kinabalu Park-

One word… nice!

I love the nature… Trees, flowers, hills, waterfalls, clouds, birds

Sweet escape!

We spent the night at this cosy little hut called ‘Peak Lodge’. It even has a functional fireplace, how cool is that :)

*The Peak Lodge

*Fireplace next to the TV

It’s drizzling outside but it didn’t stop us from exploring the park. We put on our al’cheapo fugly raincoats from Guardian and walked around the park in the rain…

*I’m singing in the rain, singing in the rain.. it’s a wonderful feeling… fa lalala*

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Trigger happy fingers :)

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*lil brook... nice

Had to attend a briefing organized by the park personnel before dinner… the usual safety precautions and the do’s and don’ts… yadah yadah yadah

Dinner was horrid… nuf said

After a long hot shower, i got into bed at around 10pm… sweet dreams.
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to CJ

Soave sia il vento
Tranquilla sia l'onda
Ed ogni elemento
Benigno risponda
Ai nostri desir

May the winds be gentle
The waves calm
And may all elements
Respond gently
To all your wishes

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KK Day 1

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I stared at the clock in my phone… 4am!!! dem

Time to get up…

Still sleepy…

Why did I get such an early flight -_-*

Reached KL Sentral around 5am (thanks mom) and to my surprise, the bus terminal was already buzzing with people!!! Apparently, all of them were going to LCCT… Everyone can fly eh…

*saw a sky bus* Quickly hopped into the bus and secured myself a window seat (planned to take some photos while on the way to LCCT).

It’s still very dark outside… couldn’t do much photography *sigh…

*0532 hours

A little shiny silver box was sitting on my lap. I looked at the box and my lips formed a slight upward curve. Inside the shiny box was a Tiramisu cake CJ had bought for me.

Happy ^_^ (thanks CJ)

-LCCT @ 0603 Hrs-

“Mak Oi! Ramainyer orang!”

*Exodus

Greeted by an even more shocking sight. This time people were literally everywhere. XT (my ex-Uni buddy) was waiting for me at McD. We made a quick dash to the check in counter to get our boarding passes before the claustrophobic mass of people started to flood in.

*Showed IC to the officer at the check in counter*

-5 mins later -

Given a piece of miserable print out as boarding pass… Save cost eh…

XT: It’s free seating... so must be quick if you want to get a good seat

JL: Free seating??? Orh…

*space

Apart from the slightly uncomfortable seat (too upright for my liking), I’ve had no complaints for Air Asia flight. The plane is new & clean, friendly flight attendants and the most amazing thing (according to XT)… there’s NO DELAY, which happens quite often… Lucky ^_^

-KK Terminal 2 @ 1215pm-

*Yawn* sleepy -___-

*Welcome to KK Terminal 2

We walked around the terminal while waiting for our friend, Sue (ex-Uni mate), to pick us up.

-15 mins later-

Sue arrived in her funky new red MyVi. She hasn’t changed much since Uni except gotten a little fairer. She brought us to this shop called ‘Jia Xiang Sen Rou Mien’ (according to her it’s quite famous at KK… betul ke) for brunch. At 1^st I was wandering what’s a raw meat noodle… rupanyer it’s just pork noodle. It’s nice but what I like most was their ‘Lin Chin Kang’ which uses soy bean :)

*Ah Moi... mana gua mia mee oink oink?

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*Clouds ^_^

One thing I noticed about KK is that the skies are always filled with beautiful clouds. It must have got to do with the topography where it’s surrounded by the majestic Crocker Range from the east and the beautiful South China Sea from the west.

Cloud formation:

Air cools as it flows up a mountain. When it has reached its saturation point, water vapor condenses into tiny visible droplets in the atmosphere as clouds.

“Wah clouds!!!”

*More Clouds ^_^ - Cumulonimbus

*Bermacam-macam awan ada ^_^ - Cumulonimbus

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XT & Sue: -after brunch-

While walking around KK town, tiba-tiba I spotted an Ah Pek with Jesus!

*Styrofoam carving

Ah Pek’s carving the Styrofoam which later will be made into a mould to make the statue (according to Ah Pek, the carving costs RM10 000 O_O). Interesting eh?...

-Around 1pm @ Sabah Museum-

The Good:

• Traditional costumes of all the tribes found in Sabah
• Musical instruments
• Weapons
• Pottery
• Old photographs
• Stuffed dead animals (I saw a Dugong!)
• Long Houses
• Botanical Garden (Flower power! Nice)

*Muzium Sabah

The Bad:

• Lighting sucks
• Dusty *Sneeze*
• Unkempt (web-sites everywhere... going virtual eh?)
• Mana Label?

*Nymphaeaceae - Water lily

Learned a great deal on the history of Sabah. It’s really a pity that the place is not well maintained… what a waste…

After visiting the Museum, we met up with Sue’s BF, K, who drove us to Nexus Resort in his sturdy Prado.

‘Wah.. clouds!’

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*Cirrus & Altostratus clouds

XT, Sue & K:

-430pm @ Nexus Resort-

The resort is located in a secluded cove North East of KK called the Karambunai Peninsula. It claimed to have a 6-km pristine white sandy beach and million-year old tropical rainforest poise as the majestic margin & back drop woh…

*Nexus Resort

We spent the night in one of their Ocean deluxe room… Nothing to shout about the room but the ocean view is very nice.

XT: what do you want to do later?

JL: sleep *hide underneath the comforter*

XT: WTF… we didn’t come all the way here just to sleep… It’s for sun, sand, sea, & most all… skimpy bikinis!!!

JL: *sleepy face* you go ahead and have fun… I only have 1 S in my mind now.. that is to SLEEP

XT: *take away pillows & blankets* get you ass off the bed and follow me to the beach!

JL: B.. b.. bu..but.. I want to sleep………

XT: You can sleep all you want after dinner but now... TO THE BEACH!

JL: -___-‘

XT went for a dip in the pool before heading off to the open sea. I on the other hand chose to stay dry. I walked along the really beautiful pristine sandy beach and did some photography.

*breathtaking view

Awed by the clarity of the water… it’s really clear & odorless.

*Double Rainbow ^_^

Next, I looked up and saw a beautiful double rainbow fading into the sunset sky (for the first time). ^_^

-Dinner @ Gayang-

Had:

• Prawns (sweet & juicy)
• Soft shell crabs (crispy but a lil too salty)
• Tilapia Fish (Nyonya style… sedap)
• Mixed Vegetables (normal lah..)
• Elephant trunk clam (eeyer…)

Damage done: RM140 for 4 person. Quite reasonable :)

-1030 pm... ish-

Happy. Full. Contented. What’s next?

TIDUR LAH……………. ^_^