P R E S S T A G: Sabah Trip

Summit of Mount Kinabalu

Just got back from my 1 week trip to Sabah, Malaysia. It's not entirely a visit to Sabah. The journey began at Kuching, Sarawak. Took a 1 and half hour midnight flight by Airasia to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. After the sun rises, we travelled by van to Slagon Homestay. The journey took about 3-4 hours. On the way, we passed by Pekan Nabalu and several other community.

Pekan Nabalu

Pineapple Tower

Not that tall...

Look at the roofs

Mesmerizing Scenery

Heaven gleamed

Have you seen this? Its called buah terap

Mini size of durian but taste like amonanas (if you know what is that) or sweet mangosteens

Snake skin? NO! Its called buah salak. From left is the seed of this fruit then is the part where the fruit can be eaten and the right is the outer layer of the buah salak. It taste very dry, sourly and sweet.

Slagon Homestay - The place we play with their dogs, BBQ and overnight

We visited the hot spring nearby Slagon Homestay and also have some fish to massage us.

Hot Spring

What do you feel bathing and immersing in hot tub in this kind environment?

The water is extremely hot and mixed with natural sulphur

Kipungit Waterfall

Help!! The fish is biting my feet!! Actually they are massaging your feet but it feels ticklish

Its a baby fish...not a leech

Having breakfast with the owner of the homestay. This breakfast is not free....we have to pay for it! Does she look familiar to you....someone you often see in TV?

The owner showing us his horses and ponies behind his house. They are not very well mannered...they shit and pee in front of us and kick anyone who stand behind them

Next destination is back to Lawas, Sarawak. We spent 2 nights there in our friend's house and also have a party there for a 1 month old baby.

On the way to Lawas passed by Kuala Penyu

Passing through Sabah border back to Sarawak border

Lawas bridge..."very well maintained"

Free Bario paddy rice from friend - Local paddy which free from pesticides

Guess what is this....its called "Pong Pia" (Direct translation from hokkien to English is "Expanding Biscuit") - Only available certain time and we are lucky to be able to taste it and bought some back

After 2 nights there, we went to labuan and have some alcoholic shopping spree. We back to Kota Kinabalu and proceed to the islands around Kota Kinabalu and eventually we ended our trip with a luxury dinner and karaoke.