Taw@u FeaStiNg trip..

23 to 25th oct 2009

million thanks to yi Sze and her dear for being our tourist guide...



the weighing scale is for luggage but normal lah we saw any interesting thing also will try and take photo..but the scale really accurate...

we reached tawau about 430pm..we spent only about 4omin in flight.. after waiting for awhile, yi sze came and fetched us to her house..after rested for awhile and introduced each other we went2 have dinner at 日月明restaurant...each meal oso delicious...i ordered asam fish rice..

the next morning we had our simple breakfast..then went to shop around tawau town..many boutiques shops there..i bought 1 kebaya nyonya which only cost less than rm30..dress, top and some wedding accessories...

that afternoon we ate chinese soto as our lunch..totally different from what we always eat...the ingredients are su hun (东粉）,mihun and egg slice..each bite confirms has egg slices..the souposo very sweet and yummy...


the chinese soto...lots of ingredients inside..


inside the soup...

after that we moved to taman bukit tawau... that is one of the tourism places in tawau...




have to cross this slippery hanging bridge..i really felt dizzy and legs trembling after crossing the bridge although not really high..





four of us...feel glad can get new friends...


waterfall at the other side..

that night we really have seafood feasting home party..yi sze's brother in law brought lots of lobsters,prawns and squids to their house...we really got the good faith 口福 to enjoy all the seafood there..


lobster before cooking..


lobsters after steamed...eat with mayonnaise..thumb up..


steamed ikan bawal putih with onions and mushrooms...fish is really fresh...


home cooked fried squids..the squids are very juicy..one bite will cut the squid into two..not that type of big squids..like chewing gum...have to really chew to tear them apart..just bit too much flour for this..


my favourite popia..with mengkuang, prawns, carrots,gu chai inside...much more yummier than outside stalls..


fresh juicy prawns..


famous wo tie in tawau...


yummy home-cooked curry chicken using deli's chef curry paste..


see the different of lobsters before and after being stripped off...

after seafood party we still sempat to go watch my favourite movie in tawau cinema..'where is the ghost'..kind of scary but really meaningful...full stars for leong's production..


the next morning we went to Tawau tamu to see any special stuffs there..we bought some local kuih-muih and nasi kuning...we shared the experience and exchange opinion on their local food and ours..


delicious egg tarts..


polo pao..inside ingredient is pineapple jam..


my favourite 7 layers agar-agar...

then we went to chinese food stalls to enjoy a famous bihun soup with slice pork...the meal is known as 香底米粉。the bihun is fried covered by a layer of eggs..then there are pork slices on top with sticky kuah..delicious n yummy yummy..


the fried mihun soup..


this is how it looks...

then we went to eastern shopping complex..we didnt shopping that time but went to do pedicure and medicure...feel so sorry for them for waiting us for 3 hours..that lady cheated us..said 1 and half hours can finish..that why we were willing to do..at d end not really nice oso the nail painting..but ok also..only rm38..


the process of pedicure


just want to experience how rich lady live..

then we went to try nasi kuning at 1 malay stall...according to yi sze, nasi kuning is one of the famous food in Tawau..but that stall is not the most famous one..but for us it is tasty enough..cant imagine what is the taste of the most famous nasi kuning.


this is the nasi kuning..with sambal fish or chicken..but the sambal sweeter compared to semenanjung..

one worst thing that i was angry until now is the stupid Airsia delayed the flight to night time...which caused me tak sempat to come back nabawan and have to overnight in KK..damn it...and the number to the tawau airport is no more available..so shit!!!!

but one thing sayang is we tak sempat to step in sempona..hopefully next time we have chance to go sempona and dive into pulau sipadan and mabul...dreaming of it..

Kud@t during dvali...

18-19 oct

it is always my dream to round the whole Sabah..so even we have 3 days holidays still i was willing to travel to Kudat..thanks saw for her hard work as organizer..it was a nice trip...

one thing bad i have done was i skipped classes...but i have exchanged my class with another teacher with the excuse of having urusan in KK..clever rite?? nana and i went to KK lepak first..we had our lunch in Fu Yuan Kedai Roti..the roti kahwin there is quite famous...but for me is so so only because they didnt serve hot..very pantang if the roti bakar serve cold. then we went 2 1 borneo by the mini one borneo bus..FOC..

the next morning, at about 8 we have departed..had our breakfast in Sri keningau KK..haha..from keningau to KK still have great faith with sri keningau restaurant...then we strat out journey 2 kudat..at d middle of the way, we had a toilet break..out of my expectation, we met firdaus..i was so excited..really really excited that we didnt expect to see him at the roadside, during toilet break..good faith with him right..

then we stopped by the jagung bakar stalls..first time we saw jagung kena bakar hitam..we tried the jagung pulut but i didnt really like it. i prefer jagung manis..that was nice..


these are the jagung bakar..corns in black..


dare to eat??

then we proceeded to honey farm..really out of my expectation,in my imagination, i thought we have to wear like astronaut suit, bring the 'fire extinguisher' and'fire' the bees to get their honey..who knows totally different from what i expect.. entrance fee is RM5..


the entrance


this is the device use to 'smoke' the bees so that they mabuk...


the bottom part,biji-biji 1 are the telur of bees..can be eaten..above is the matured honey...



the artificial bee hive...the bee's house is made of kind of wood..they burn them so that release the smell to attract the bees to build their hive there and made honey..



suck...suck..suck...suck the honey so that i am as sweet as you..

next was the kampung Gong..it is a village which all the villagers are making gong as their main occupation..we went to the hall first..they will be having pesta gong on 24th and 25th which entrance is free plus can watch cultural performance using gong..then we went to a house to watch the man mending the gong surface..then a lady require RM5 for entrance fee..i though the fee is for us to enter a factory to see the making of gong..who knows that house consider as the factory and it cost rm5..well, is ok..as long as i have seen something i have never seen before..


the biggest gong...


hall for the pesta gong..on 24th and 25th oct..


place where they make the gong..


playing the gong music instrument..the jejari of the gong affect the sound..they need to tune it like tuning guitar too..tuning by knocking around the gong..


gong as souvenirs...for small gong the price around rm35 to 50..but i am not interested..


dragon gong..which is more Chinese ish..


that man is paying full attention in mending the gong surface..

after that, we went to long house...there is a name for that village..just i cant memorise the rungus name..it is in the photo..we could overnight at the long house..rm78..including 3 meals, cultural performance and bed with mosquito net..but we felt that bit scary staying in that kind of places..after taking photos, rest there for awhile...we departed to our 4 stars hotel-hotel Marina.


the rungus long house


room in rungus long house...rm78 per night..including 3meals and cultural performance


look at the cane..the people there said if a man wan to marry a girl, he has to release the string from the cane..it is not easy to do that..has a trick there..

once we enter the lobby, we could see the sea view at the balcony...the scenery was fantastic with baby blue sky, dark blue sea, with few yachts parking there...and the blue ish swimming pool..so comfortable and cosy..but the weather...don play-play..i got sunburn in just 1 day without going in the water,...


marina resort...


view from marina resort..


swimming pool there..


few yachts parking there...


after rest for awhile,we went to simpang mengayau..the meeting point of sulu sea and south china sea..it was the only place amazed me so much... if people ask me what is interesting about kudat i will only suggest to simpang mengayau..no wonder so many friends highly recommended to go there...




the seaside to simpang mengayau..


path towards the tip of borneo..


see my hairs....our bodies also lost balance..


mengayau is the meeting point of sulu sea and south china sea..


looking at the sunset there is the most romantic moment...


this globe is the landmark of simpang mengayau..

after seeing the sunset in simpang mengayau, it was dinner time. we at first planned to go to kayangan seafood restauarant at esplanaid but unfortunately it was closed..muslim firends went to have their dinner opposite kayangan, while me, saw, nana and the driver had our dinner at the small stall next to kayangan..one word to describe..the seafood there is really cheap and fresh..1 steamed kerapu '7 star'七星斑 ， sweet sour prawns, siputs and bitter gourd for4person only cost rm49 with drinks...


fresh and juicy siputs...with chili, kicap and limau..thumb up man..


having our dinner at esplainad...


then daus came to sembang with us..then we went to meet my housemates..i think that time was visit kudat weekend..so many people visited kudat..

then, daus brought us to round round the town and introduce us the town, his house, some famous places and so on..then we went back hotel tidor lo..so tired because never rest well along the journey..

the next day, we went to the biggest tamu in sabah in kota belud..however, because it was not the special tamu there,only 25th oct is the biggest tamu, which we could see orang bajau riding horses and we could ride to take photo...sayang betul..but i bought a pajamas as souvenior..at least i have stepped in the tamu and bought pajamas..


sunrise view from marina resort

we had our lunch at gayang seafood at Tuaran...heard it is a famous places...food were not bad..can enjoy the lake scenery but quite expensive also...after makan makan then we backto kk town and me and nana balik keningau, preparing to go back the next day for the last raya open house..endof this time trip..next would be the tawau trip on next week..huraaayyyyy!!!!


nyanya fish fillets...nice...


fresh fat meat crab from Alaska...