Of Mountains and Oceans. A Visits to Kundasang and Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (Part I)

Recently, my family and I, accompanied by my best buddies went to Sabah (Kundasang and Kota Kinabalu in particular). The 4 days 3 nights trip was (in a nut shell) AWESOME!

The Air Asia flight (RM63/person) was cheap enough for the whole family, so we bought the tickets, book the hotel online via Agoda and Wira (the other author of this blog) booked our transportation. We took the morning flight as we have to drive to Kundasang from the KK Airport.

The drive to Kundasang was mesmerizing to say the least though we drove an old Nissan Urvan (the tires were almost wear off by god knows how many trips up and down the mountain) through the mountain road. It took us around two and half hours to reach the Celyn Resort. Please note that we'd safely arrived taking into consideration the condition of the van. Whew!

My two little girls, upon arriving at Celyn Resort

The Celyn Resort was located a few kilometers from Nabalu Town. For only RM180.++, which also includes breakfast, the place was fantastic with good looking rooms and not to mention the fantastic views, including the great Mount Kinabalu. The food was also good (one can choose between English breakfast or a traditional).

The great Mount Kinabalu and all its splendors

So we checked in our stuff (I carried the most, more than half the stuff is for the girls) and head straight for the Dairy Farm, which located near Nabalu Town. There we (again) enjoy the views (I'll probably repeat this from time to time as the place really is BEAUTIFUL). Though some of the areas smell like cow piss and dunk (I mean what do you expect? It's a dairy farm, ain't gonna smell like roses), still it's a must go place should you ever visits Kundasang. We bought few cartons of fresh milk and pop corns for the night 

The happy bunch at the Dairy Farm

The weather at night was chilly, and yes it leads to a wonderful world of dream and fantasy and well... a good night sleep (even sharing the cramped queen sized bed with my wife and the two girls didn't spoil my sleep). Thank god I woke in time that morning to catch the breathtakingly beautiful sunrise, which reminds me of West Life's flying without wings. It goes something like (This was really how I felt, looking at my wife and the girls at that time):

"Well for me is waking up beside you, 

To watch the sun rises on your face, 

To know that I can say I love you, 

In any given time or place..."

Sunrise at the Celyn Resort, so unforgettable  

There're more to share but I guess it will make this post too bloody long and boring (At least for the readers, and I have no more ideas on how to describe the place other than using the same phrases over and over again).

So I'll stop here with the hope that more ideas and words will come pouring out while I continue with my daily job. Cheers!

Thanks.

Yours truly

Kaz

10 Dec. 2013  

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Kata Dari Rasa

Faith activates God - Fear activates the Enemy.

Oh my, how should I begin. How should I even start when my co-writer already post his melancholic, honest from heart, soulful writing in his author's note. Surely to compete is something even Shakespeare himself would think twice, hence I will write on my own style. What would it be if not in Bahasa. Heh. After all , I am sure some of you out there valued Bahasa.

Well, oh hoi, this should be in Bahasa la Wira. Ok. Start over.

Baik, idea blog ini tercetus lantaran perlunya rasa untuk dicoretkan sesuatu bagi setiap perjalanan hidup terutamanya sesuatu tentang perkara-perkara yang diminati. Semestinya mengenai perjalanan, makanan, fotografi dan cinta. Makanya, tajuk blog ini dipahatkan sedemikian rupa.

Kebetulan, rasanya lama sungguh tidak menulis. Blog ini punya beberapa penulis. Pastinya anda akan perasan beza genre penulisan di sini. Jadi secara kolektif, blog ini persis sebuah makalah yang menghimpunkan idea-idea segar dari buah fikiran yang berbeza.

Harapan, moga blog ini punya peminat tersendiri dan pembaca dapat berkongsi jika ada sebarang pandangan mahupun kritikan. Semuanya amat dialu-alukan.

Pheww..kinda weird la pulak. So I revise back my policy. I will write on my own term. Regardless Bahasa or English. As long as you guys can relate and enjoy reading and coming back asking for more. That will make my day.

TQ

Sign off,

Wira

10 Dec 13

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An Author's Note

So where do I start? Well I guess answering the question why do I want to blog is a good place to begin with.

I've always love the art of writing, though I'm never any good at it. But tell you guys what, I'm going to write with utter sincerity, on how I see things. In this blog, I'll be sharing mostly on my life adventures (a better way to explain my vacations). The reason being is that this will becomes my memoir, my own personal history, so one day (when I'm no longer here), there'll be something about myself at least on the net.

What else? I love photography. So in this blog, I'll be sharing some of the photos taken through out my travels (the best photos, at least according to yours truly). Landscape, people, still life photography and the list goes on and on. Critics and comments from fellow photographers are very much appreciated.

An old soul reciting the Holy Quran. Reflecting, hoping, praying for days to come

And yes, I love to travel (for now mostly in Malaysia). As my boring life leads to a painful 'midlife crisis', my inner sense of adventures surfaces resulting in planing, planing and more panning for my next adventure. I will share my experiences through out my travels.

So, this is why I want to start blogging. I hope this will somehow cure my urge to write, travels and at the same time come up with great photos to share. I really hope the readers (if there are any) will enjoy this blog. Please also share your thoughts here.

Thanks.

Yours truly

Kaz

10 Dec. 2013

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