Sunday, December 24, 2023

Kundasang, Kokol Hill and Kota Kinabalu (18 - 24 Dec 2023)

Exchange rate according to XE is SGD $1 = RM 3.49. 

🚗 Hertz Car Rental for 5 days (18 - 22 Dec) was 311.7+87.45 = $399.15



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Day 1 (18 Dec 23)

SATS Premier Lounge at T1, via Priority Pass

Toilet and shower

Food choices was so so


Laksa

✈️ Scoot Flight 

Singapore Changi Airport





WiFi onboard




First meal at 金沙园生肉面 (Kedai Kopi Melanian)

Many permutations

Sang Nyuk Mee 生肉面

其实【生肉】在马来西亚是猪肉的意思,因为马来西亚是回教国家,为了让回教徒知道这家餐厅卖的是猪肉, 所以以【生肉面】作为辨析了。


Durian~

Tamparuli Suspension Bridge




Pisang Goreng

At Tamu Tamparuli, Sabah.

First Choice Cake House


Uncle with the feet outside the car

Pekan Nabalu Weekly Market

Pineapple

Taman Selfie

Helicopter

Wings

Butterflies

Challenging parking at B-Inspired Adobe

B-Inspired Adobe - Honeymoon room at RM 150 per night

Sitting by the window


View from the window

Washing area

Comes with kettle and rice cooker

Mini-mart with items to purchase

Swan towels

Bathroom, with limited hot shower

Potato chips got inflated 


Jam everywhere due to Pesta kubis Kundasang (Kundasang cabbage festival), 16 - 18 Dec 2023.

Take away - Chicken chop and fried rice

GPS Log


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Day 2 (19 Dec 23)

Sunrise

Hiking up the Bukit Kimondou



Kimondou Hill, 899m, with Mount Kota Kinabalu in the background


Sunflower

Clouds 云海


GPS Log - 2.16km walk



Local market




Breakfast at Ranau

Ranau Paragliding

BW ATV

Rafflesia flower made from car tires

Pineapple

Long wait for the wind condition for the paragliding.








Every Love Story is Beautiful, but Ours is my Favourite

Fried chicken


Poring Hot Spring - Due to long waiting time at the paragliding, arrived at Poring rather late to enjoy


Poring is known for its hot sulphur spring bath 

Sabah Tea Resort


Having tea

Tea time

Tea with snacks 

"I'm your tea" and "You are my cup of tea"


Love locks



Factory is the Heart of the plantation


BW Bus Restron









Durian

RM 1.00 for jeans



Bloated cup noodles probably due to lower atmospheric pressure at higher altitude

LEE Pineapple drink

Night Shot







GPS Log

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Day 3 (20 Dec 23)

Morning



View from the bed


360

Queuing up to enter the Desa Dairy Farm




Cafe


New Zealand lookalike






Gelato

Milking facilty

Packaging



Feeding the calves


Sosodikon Sunflower Farm


Sunflower



Sosodikon Hill Kundasang



Sosodikon Hill Peak Platform - 1,465m


GPS Log

Alpaca Club










SS Chinese Restaurant 神山中餐厅





Siew mai


Wild veg

Crispy mushroom


Kundasang Market



Durian



Anooh Coffee


Rainbow

Photo taking area


KFC Nasi Lemak

Satay burger


Durian

Baicai monument at roundabout

Sunset




Watermelon for supper

GPS log

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Day 4 (21 Dec 23)

Morning

Beautiful rainbow









Breakfast at SS Chinese Restaurant 神山中餐厅





Departing Kundasang

Detour to see a beautiful river at Polumpung Melangkap View Camp Site










Pitstop for Sinalau Bakas (smoked wild boar) stalls






Lokan (Clam) Bakar (roasted)


Kelapa (coconut) Bakar (roasted)

Extracting the roasted coconut

Coconut drink and the rosted coconut that tasted like Gula Melaka

Coconut pudding

Coconut pudding cup for take-away

Kokol Haven Resort

Room

Big room

Balcony

View

Toilet






Sparkling wine

Appetizer



Creamy pumpkin soup with garlic bread


Main course

Grilled Lamb Rack with mix Potatoes, Ratatouille vegetables serve with Mint Sauce and Gravy

Grilled Salmon Fillet Steak with Garden Vegetables,Parsley Potato,Sweet Potato with Lemon Butter Cappers and Pesto


Dessert: Red Velvet & Cinnamon Carrot Cheese Cake

Night



GPS Log

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Day 5 (22 Dec 23)

Morning

Rose Villa: Sunrise Wing


Sunrise




Mini Golf

Clouds


???

Bee and Hibiscus






Wings

Swing


Moon

Sabah


我想你

Breakfast

Meow meow



Kokol Elf


Colourful stairs

亞燕古早味炸肉 Ah Yen Sandakan Traditional Fried Pork Kuey Teow




Bataras

RM 1.00 or RM 0.50 jeans?

Comes with a twist

Snowman made from paper cups



Marlin Roundabout

Hyatt Regency Kinabalu



KK Waterfront

Mosaic Cafe

Free ice-cream

Fishing boats


Handicraft Market

Market

The Skybridge

Welcome Seafood Restaurant 大茄來海鮮餐廳 


Prawn

Crispy soft-shell crab

Bee Hoon


Imago Shopping Mall


Godiva




Durian



GPS Log

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Day 6 (23 Dec 23)





Harvesting the veg












Jesselton Point

Boarding



Snorkeling


Lunch



Padang Point





Do not fly drone withou permit


Yu Kee Bak Kut Teh


吃吃吃

Suria Sabah Mall

Donut + Crosiant = Cronut by xoxo_bakes




亚燕 Ah Yen Sandakan Traditional Fried Pork

Iceberg lettuce with oyster sauce

Pumpkin Sago

Api Api Night Food Market



Dessert


GPS Log

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Day 7 (24 Dec 23)


Keng Wan Hing 瓊萬興




🍍 Pineapple jam Bolo Bun



Gaya Street weekend market


Durian




Pomelo





GPS Log

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