Sabah Ohh Sabah..

Well, i was in Sabah from 29.04.08 - 2.05.08 for my "lawatan kerja sambil melancong" buleh? hehe. This was my third trip to Sabah. I was in Kota Kinabalu, Tawau and Semporna to be exact. It was a scorching hot on the day we arrived at KKIA, but then thunderstom took over the next day. Knowing that i would be in KK, i took the liberty of bringing my ATC to pass them to mangosteenskin. Yaa..the ATC Swap Thingy. Heck, i did my first layer colouring on 8.00 am that morning and finished all three on the plane. Haha. The passenger next to me was curiously looking most of the time while I tried to finish my ATC. Even skipped my meal (but still took the food la) .


So, on the first day, i finally met, that creative Sabahan blogger known as Mangosteenskin. Mango n hubby picked me and my colleague - Linda. We had a great time. Both of them were very warm and made us felt very welcoming there. Got a bit of history here and there, especially more details on Pulau Gaya. Mango's Hubby used to work in tourism industry, and that would explain the excellent PR. Clap! clap! They even drove us around the whole KK and got a chance to see the KK Times Square. Up close and personal. Had our dinner - On Mango's hubby treat ( thanks again) - at Jesselton. Nice surroundings in spite of few unexpected things. I guess we all now learn something there. hehe. :) I guess, we have made ourselves (me and Linda) new Sabahan friends. You rock (Manggo and Hubby) huhu.

Now, when going for a trip, be it for business or pleasure, one cannot avoid the experiences of "makan-makan." Oh my, such experiences!!. From the delicious cheap seafood, spicy mouth watering tomyam, sweet and tender payau (deer) soup, heavy sup banjo to drinks like refreshing Ginseng Flower Tea. I think i put some weight now after eating all those great food. Haha. But, it would be a sin if you didnt try any of that. And please, dont even think of diet if you are on a trip. That would be just soooo wroooonggg.. unspeakabale!! hehe You can always do your workouts later once you get back home. Even though it was a business trip. "Makan-makan" was having the same weigh ratio. Haha.


Manggo and hubby treated us again for another great breakfast. Ayoyo, i was sweating all the time from eating that hot n spicy food. Keke. Then, off to market.. Hubby even belanja us some ikan kering (thanks again Hubby). Later, Mango accompanied me and Linda to Pasar Filipin. Well, as expected, Linda was rambang mata looking at all those stuffs. Yeah i just call them stuffs. Haha. She ended up buying quite some items. Heck! and she did bargain, bargain and bargain. She was good. Haha. Ohhh, swarovski dear?


Well, here is a picture of Kota Kinabalu -A glimpse from signal hill. We walked on the whole town to experience what it had to offer on the first day we arrived there, at night though. Pasar malam, shops, bars, watching people semua kami tgk dan redah..haha. Well, i like the fact that you can experience a bit of this and that on the town itself, and all on walking distance. I am pretty much sure that KK can offer something for you on all these three things - see, hear and taste. :)


Well, here are some pictures of things happened during our visit there. I think few will just do fine.


Last but not least, the Peak a Boo story. Haha. This was something i must say. On my second night, i experienced what we all would say as "entity" in my hotel room. Huhu.. While watching tv, i thought i noticed a black figure just poking out from the dress sliding cupboard. It was like a three second peek-a-boo movement - from in-out and in again. I just ignored it thinking it might be my black t shirt hanging in that cupboard. Then, there it was again for 2nd time (three-five minutes later). Mannn, i got this rush of heartbeat but i stayed calm, ignoring, just kept my eyes on the TV. Kept saying to myself it was my black tshirt. Now, the third time, that black thing was coming out even further. It was like this figure of a thing from side view - pochong like style but was fully black. Ohhhh mak kao apocot!!! Tak sanggup den. I quickly rushed to that cupboard and closed that thing immediately. I had this chill feeling on my neck. I kept walking back and forth in my room and every time i walked to that cupboard, i got this chilled feeling and tremendous goosebumps on my neck. At the same time, i was having a terrible stomach ache. Damn! damn! Now, kept saying to myself, "ni kalau masuk tandas..keluar2 tandas mender tuu tercegat depan tandas..mau aku jerit satu floor.." Lastly, i called Linda and asked her to stay in my room while i took a quick shower and a **** haha. Luckily nothing happened for the rest of the night. I did want to change to another room actually. Haha. What an experience!!

All i can say, Sabah trip was great. Met my blogger friend and met new friend - Manggo and hubby. Tasted that delicious food. Saw people. Understood and respected those cultures. And Played Peek - A - Boo. Haha. In terms of ranking(my personal ranking though) - Sabah is definitely in no.1 (no.2 is Langkawi) of all states that i have visited in Malaysia.

Well, i guess now it is back to usual stuffs. Oh my, i have missed two weeks of Illos - Primitive and Wrinkle. "Seed" I am on and ready to go. Have a great weekend and hepi blogging yaa.

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