Sabah Trip Part 5: Kinabalu Pines Resort, Kundasang

sementara masih fresh dalam ingatan ...am going to take you guys to this wonderful place kat kaki Gunung Kinabalu ..biler aku plan nak bercuti ke KK, my dad kata dia nak stay kat this area jugak ..so, browse punya browse kat internet, aku jumpa this place: Pines Resort ...the description about this place menambat ati aku LOL ...but the reality was more perfect than what i first imagined ....

one type of chalet ...in front of the reception and restaurant

Pines Resort terletak kat Kundasang, about 2 hour drive from KK ...we all drive sendiri, so we stopped here and there masa on the way ke sini .....singgah kat Tamparuli, then kat Pekan Nabalu before reaching Kundasang ....urusan check in semua lancar ...i paid the whole amount before kami gi sana ...so it was a matter of check in and bayar deposit kunci ajer ....

our block yang ada bunga kertas merah tu ....very steep driveway

our rooms were on the S-block ....yang paling tinngi kat sini ...and had an unobstructed view of Gunung Kinabalu ...infact, kalau baring kat katil pun boleh nampak gunun tu ......aku saja ambik S-block as a treat to my dad ...bkan selalu pon gi sini ....

Biasa nya two rooms akan share one large balcony ...and each room muat 2 org (i mean katil for 2 people) tapi boleh mintak extra tilam and beddings at RM20 per night ....bilik rather large but with basic facilities ...ada lah kettle, hot shower etc ...aircond takde ok ...but you wont need one coz masa malam amat2 lah sejuk nya .....

the balcony ...where we spent so much time gazing at the scenery and lepak2

 

i kid you not! nie lah view dari katil from our rooms ...

 my dad enjoying himself ...siap posing tu, byk gambar dia kat sini ....and that is unusual sebab dia nie tak suka ambik gambar hehehehe

 This place offers banyak tempat2 untuk mountain gazing ...ada gazebo, ada observation platform ...and lots of other interesting places ...untuk kids ada rabbit house and bird houses ...tapi rabbit ada 3 ekor ajer (masa aku ngan Al gi feed the rabbit pagi2 tu kami tengok) ...

 kat observation platform ....

 the gazebo

 masa booking for or accommodation kat sini ada offer ...aku booked two rooms yang termasuk ngan breakfast and dinner for 4 adults ....yang 2 org lagi tu we all tambah sendiri ...not a bad deal actually ....my dad loves this place so much, siap ajak aku gi lagi .....dia tak puas dok sini ...next time dia kata we all datang just to lepak here - takyah dah gi Ranau or nearby attractions ....

dad enjoying a view while waiting for kami kami semua bersiap nak gi dinner

too many pictures were taken ...takleh nak masukkan semua ...but other posting o this place akan menyusul ...

Conference di Penang

Punya lah banyak gambar dalam PC aku nie ...byk event 3-4 bulan nie tapi tak sempat nak buat posting ... al-maklum lah event berturut2 sampai tak sempat nak update ....bulan 6 aritu aku gi Penang ...tujuan utama is work related ...we all bentang paper kat conference anjuran USM ...by we all, aku maksudkan Bemen, Haslina and myself ...and another colleague, Stanley pun ada ...mmg plan nak pi sesama coz masing2 nak gi Penang ...plan nak gi makan and jalan2 ...that's why we took a day off after the conference utk ronda2 Penang ....

 conference kat Batu Ferinngi, but kami dok kat city .....so ari ari lah ulang alik ...best kalau gi coference ngan kekawan ....happenning sket ...kalau sesorang tu ok gak ...but the fun tu tak sama ...LOL ...dok city bukan apa, supaya senang ronggeng waktu malam ....

conference nie attended by many international participants ...e.g. those kat belakang Haslina tu from African countries (aku lupa which one) ...ada gak fom Iran, Philipines, Thailand etc etc ...quite a diverse platform jugak ....

Stanley - masa presenting his paper ...dia present 2nd day ...aku, haslina and bemen semua present on 3rd day .....

diorang berdua ni bentang kat session yang sama ...so, aku tukang ambik gambar LOL ....aku punya session was after theirs .....

Bemen ambik gambar aku ...muka intelektual tak? LOL ...

dan rombongan Cik Kiah dari Uni aku ...hehehehe ...kisah nyer ada lagi org from same uni, cuma from different faculties :-) yang dua org kat belakang tu from Europe ...bukan geng Cik Kiah ...

But not everything is formal or academically inclined ...ada gak masa2 happenning masa conference tu ..and as usual, posing adalah WAJIB ...hehehehe tak kira di mana jua ...

nie second day ...kami bertiga datang lambat, missed the first session ...reason: malas bangun awal ...so, sementara tunggu abis 1st session, posing2 round the hotel ...

masa tunggu taxi pon sempat posing ...hahahaha ...

Conference ok ...selalu nyer you gain something new ....in this field, mmg harus lah attend such idea-sharing forum coz kiter nie perlu memperbaiki tahap pengetahuan pada bidang2 yang kiter ceburi ....plus, i love it as it allows me to enjoy the place, the food etc ...all expenses paid ...hehehe ...so, what's the next destination for me???? wait and see yea ...

Bruno Mars- Count on me

I have to admit that I am a bit behind now on the music industry..i am still very much holding on to those like Celine Dion, Mariah Carey...etc etc...but I like Bruno Mars since Granite and that other song...god I can't recall the title lah...
Anyway a dear friend send me this Count on Me plus the lyrics...and I think the song...and the lyrics is so cool....I am the kind of person who can like a song starting from the lyrics...really...kind of jiwang jugak kan??? sort of lah...that's me :)
So i want to dedicate this song to my dearest bestest friends here on this fast lane....I am glad to have you guys as my friends...they said we dont need to have many friends but some real ones are just enough....you guys are like most valuable antiques!
I just told Afi about this song...jawapan Afi " mummy ni tu lagu lama lah...",
see...told u , i am so far behind..ha..ha..

COUNT ON ME.....
If you ever find yourself stuck in the middle of the sea
I'll sail the world to find you
If you ever find yourself lost in the dark and you can't see
I'll be the light to guide you

Find out what we're made of
When we are called to help our friends in need

You can count on me like one, two, three
I'll be there and I know when I need it
I can count on you like four, three, two
And you'll be there 'cause that's what friends
Are supposed to do, oh yeah, ooh, ooh

If you toss and you turn and you just can't fall asleep
I'll sing a song beside you
And if you ever forget how much you really mean to me
Everyday I will remind you

Find out what we're made of
When we are called to help our friends in need

You can count on me like one, two, three
I'll be there and I know when I need it
I can count on you like four, three, two
And you'll be there 'cause that's what friends
Are supposed to do, oh yeah, ooh, ooh, yeah, yeah

You'll always have my shoulder when you cry
I'll never let go, never say goodbye

You can count on me like one, two, three
I'll be there and I know when I need it
I can count on you like four, three, two
And you'll be there 'cause that's what friends
Are supposed to do, oh yeah, ooh, ooh

You can count on me 'cause I can count on you

****for the song..google lah ya..tak erti pulak nak upload kat sini :(

durian lagi

kalau dah hantu durian ....pantang nampak, mesti nak beli LOL

my dad memang jadi tukang belah durian kat rumah ...he does not trust me with the parangs (and even knives!)

sedap, walaupun tak kuning sangat ...

yang nie more kuning ...aiyooo lemak berkrim LOL

4 jenis yang berlainan ...so letak 4 different pinggan ...tapi tak abis pon ...mak aku buat tempoyak ...nak goreng ngan ikan bilis and cili ...makan ngan nasi panas ...yumm yumm ...LOL

Wedding of THAT year~~

In the hype surrounding Memey's wedding which gonna be sponsored for a smashing 7 over million, kan...Yes, Miss Memey is a relative...her father is my cousin, her atok is my uncle, my father's older brother... so...what makes her to me??? anak sedara sepupu ke? or dua pupu....i never know how those dua pupu or tiga pupu is titled...Anyway, that was my mukadimmah to tell that I found this nostalgic picture of our wedding, readily scanned in my pic folder..(tough luck--i am not going to write anything about memey ha..ha..ha..)

This is one of the pictures ( that captured my "grande" wedding) that I love the most....a nicely captured candid! I posted this picture to my family bbm group....and said this was "wedding of that year"...sesedap rasa dia org gelak kan....so what.. if the wedding planner was Jaffar Onn....grande lah tu kan??? ha..ha..ha

I was a real blushing bride tau...tak de pilih pilih....macam zaman dolu dolu...ikut ajer...boleh pilih kaler ajer,...design apa yg ada lah kak....ha..ha..ha...yang penting it was 2 hari 2 malam punya occassion....sampai lembik ngenyehhh...

The brothers and sisters were so hingusan lagi...and they are all mothers and fathers to some little juniors now...time flies ....like zass zapp zapp...I think Ann looked excatly like Afroza..."little Ann junior"...

My mom that year was 41 years....just 3 years older than us....another "grande" facts lah....can u guys imagine us having a menantu in 3 years time???? Didnt my mother look d bomb...(other than the bride lah of course...)....she's beautiful lah kan? that's a fact......

And all the girls in the picture were having fringe.....masa tu macam the in trend...seboleh tidak...yg jadi bride pun degil nak jugak fringe.

And I still remember, my dear friend back then Miss Haliza Misbun...kejap kawan kejap tidak kind of style...commented that "liz, kau ni simple sangat lah"...i was like..hello, i am the bride here....mana boleh komen cam tu kat bride kan...dosa tau...ha..ha..ha..nak je sumbat mulut dia...mmg tak de insurance...

My wedding was the simplest I think compared to my other brothers and sisters for a simple fact that I am not celebrities like they are...but I still think there was a warm side to my wedding which is so memorable and somehow missing in others'....perhaps I am feeling that way because that was my wedding afterall...ha..ha..ha.....I've never said this to my parents but I really treasured the wedding they have thrown for us....

Interior design Part3

This is another wishlist of mine...a walk-in-closet. One of the things that i have always wanted to own...With one of our shared hobbies is buying clothes, a walk in closet is like a must have kind of stuff.
I just adore seeing properly arranged ironed clothing...love the built in wardrobe, love colour coding of the clothes, separate comparment...more than anything i just feel neat! This was the space previously : a study room which came along with a built in wardrobeHere we go the process of conversion..the window was first to goThen new cabinet came in...we have an open concept for the new wardrobe...since it's a walk in closet....the room itself is the closet and the room door is the closet's door..It just doesnt make sense to have more doors The 3 older boys....
and the after....extension to the old wardrobe, at the far end...4 drawers for my tudungs..the drawers are just enough for my current tudungs, but they are quite deep so basically they can handle a doubling of quantity :)...have had another sessi bersedekah after the housekeeping and the top closet above those drawers is for my handbags. i really cant figure out the best way to keep handbags. I previously just left them in their dustbags but they appeared lembik sana sini terpeleot kiri kanan...so I thought why not dump them each in a separate paperbag..I think it looks much neater....or is there a better way? Tolong lah share...One compartment for all the trousers and jeans One for all the t shirts Basically i managed to have separate compartment for each different kind of clothing e.g. the boys clothing, my nite attire, Duan shirts, towels, space to keep the luggage, curtains, beddings and even Aariz has his own space....Too many pictures if I am to show each and every compartments..I still got some touch up to do here and there....cant do it in one go...got to take it slow or akak terus pening ....

Sabah Trip Part 4: seafood Sabah

Orang dok kata seafood banyak and murah kat Sabah ...for me, it all depends ..yang dimasak (i.e. yang kat restoren) actually lebih mahal from those kat Kuching ....tapi yang mentah ...very cheap (kalau kena musim lah) ....our initial plan was nak makan kat restoren ...tapi penat, letih, tak larat etc ...jadi dinner tu cancel ..instead, kami gi membeli seafood kat pasar malam ..berlambak2 oooo ....

gambar2 courtesy of my brother's camera mahal ...hahahaha ...sebab tu clear

lobster tu.tak beli pun ...we all beli udang kecik ajer hehehehe

Dinner malam tu penuh meja ...LOL ...yang makan hanya 6 org ..tapi makanan enough for 10 people agak nya ...my SIL belanja us ..but food was chosen my my mom and my brother ...(aku kan babysitter bertauliah ..tak ikut gi beli food)

yang nie from my own camera ...nampak beza nyer?

jenahak bakar ...besar yang amat ...sedap! moist and well seasoned

sotong bakar ...

hahahaha ...tapi mesti ada ayam jugak ...aku takleh kalau takde ayam LOL

pari bakar pun ada

and side dishes nyer jagung rebus and kerabu manga:

as expected, makanan was too much...tak abis pun! so the very next morning, my brother buatkan breakfast utk we all ...sebab duduk apartment kan ...senang dia masak ...he cooked mee goreng seafood ...yummy!!!

Sabah Trip Part 3: Elephant watching at Lok Kawi Wildlife Park, Sabah

nak sambung cerita pasal my last trip ...2nd day kat Sabah, we all gi Lok Kawi Wildlife Park ...about 20 minit kot from Marina Court ....as usual sebab bawak budak2, we all gerak lambat ...sampai sana kol 11 ...matahari mmg menyengit lah ....sebab tu gambar kat entrance mmg takde ...semua rushing to get inside ...

bayaran nya is RM10 utk adult, and free utk warga emas (60 tahun ke atas) ...utk kids half price ...tapi masa we all masuk tu Al and adik tak dikenakan bayaran pun, and my dad pun free sebab warga emas ...

 adik dah tak tahan panas

disebabkan cuaca terlalu panas, kami tak tengok semua ...mostly spent time tengok gajah ajer (that's why tajuk posting pun elephant watching) ...kandang gajah dekat dengan entrance ...and also dekat cafe ...so, we all lepak2 kat cafe ...to cool down, then lepak tengok gajah ....

kami elephant watching, tapi gajah plak people watching gamak nyer ...tengok perangai kami LOL

by the way, kat sini ada elephant rides ...RM5 per ride (tak kira budak or adult) ..malang nyer we all sampai masa the rides sedang took place, and the next ride was about 3 hours away ...masing2 malas nak tunggu ...instead kami jalan2 situ ajer ....in fact, kami just select ajer mana nak tengok ....bawak Al tengok bear ...sun bear yang sangat playful ...

masa bear nie berdiri on its two feet aku tak sempat capai camera coz masa tu aku dukung adik ...my SIL, my mom and my sister gave up kat sini ...mereka semua tak larat nak jalan dah ....Al, my brother and my dad nak gi tengok tiger and orang utan ...so aku dukung adik jer ...kesian plak dia tak gi tengok org utan and tiger ...nasib baik dekat2 tempat tu ...

muka2 org yang give up ...

tiger ...tiger ...tiger ...(Al menjerit2 tengok tiger)

3 generations ...tengok gelagat orang utan ...aku plak snap gambar diorang and lupa snap gambar org utan LOL

Pas tengok org utan, we all patah balik to my mum ....and after rest, terus keluar ...tak tahan panas ....and boleh plak adik aku jumpa colleague dia kat situ LOL what a small world! anyway, just to share some tips kalau nak gi tempat nie ...

(i) bawak topi, payung etc ...panas!!! tapi kat luar pagar tu ada org sewakan payung besar ..at RM2 each ...
(ii) pakai kasut dan pakaian yang sesuai ....kang terpeleot kang ...
(iii) bawak air ...ada gak cafe kat sini but choices limited and it tend to be a bit more expensive than outside
(iv) be prepared to spend more time here ...byk tempat utk dilihat ...and make sure check feeding time, train ride etc beforehand ....
(v) bawak stroller ....pada yang berkenaan