Kota Kinabalu- Day 2 (part 1)

mama was excited on the 2nd day, why? cause we are going to Mt Kinabalu (神山)... it was about few hours drive from town, we stopped by a place, where we bought some nice local handy crafts...

Da Gu was looking at the gifts...

uncle jensen bought us 2 types of local fruits...1. Red Banana 2. forgotten the name (look like durian but taste like lychee)

the sweet lychee taste durian look fruit (only at KK)

the red banana (also only at KK) you love both of them

all of us with the delicious fruits, thanks uncle jensen

it was drizzling when we reached the entrance at Mt Kinabalu. but we were still eagerly looking forward for the climb...it's not easy to climb...and by carrying u, it's like carrying a bag of rice...luckily everyone was taking turns....hahaha....

the entrance...with the record breaker names at the back

papa, mama & u

half way to the 1st stop

the best we can do so far...hope you can climb to the peak one day, with mama & papa

3 of us at the centre of gravity...

it was even more difficult to get down cause the staircase were too high...mama forgot to take pictures of it...and uncle jensen offered to carry you all the way down... and guess what everyone of us got the certificate, even though only to the 1st stop!

yea! baby bren also has the cert!

what's next?! makan time! where? nearby, uncle jensen said, " the heavan" ^_^ actually the restaurant named "the fairy garden"...all the chickens were raised and the vegetables were planted by the owner. so, HEALTHY food!

waiting the food to be served...baby bren is hungry...

the yummy butter mushroom

the nice "fish bladder" soup

the juicy tender deer meat

the crispy sweet and sour fish

the crispy thin skin and the solid non fat chicken, simply the best!

more to come...the next one...hot spring! and never miss KK seafood!

over seas trip...Kota Kinabalu Day 1

at last! mama is updating the KK trip... 1st day: Free & Easy your first time taking aeroplane "you pronounce as airplane"

sitting on your own...

landed at KK airport

after reaching KK, we have asked Jensen, the nice tour guide, to bring us for FOOD...

tuaran mee (taste like ee mee + maggi mee) extremely nice the famous tom yam mee

the mee soup (look at the prawn, so big and fresh!) the shop where the above foods are...

mama has booked one of the 5 stars hotel in KK, the Sutera Habour... ooppsss forget to tell the "participants" of the trip 1. Papa 2. Mama 3. Da Gu 4. Da Gu Chang 5. Er Gu 6. San Gu 7. Siao Gu 8. Gu Gong and baby bren...

waiting for mama during the check in process...

after we have left the luggage in the room, usual activity that you are looking forward is "splashing time"!!! after a swim...we jalan-jalan around the hotel...

can you spot some redness at your face? you fell down by the pool side, eeessshhhh, it's a painful one...sorry bren

and we ended up having dinner at hotel...nice dinner with reasonable price...that's the 1st day at KK...what next? Mount KK!!!

Beautiful Sunset at Kota Kinabalu

Mama has been busy with work lately...lot's of stories from the excellent trip at Kota Kinabalu....

back to mama's home town, ipoh & vacation at penang

rushing trip...we are busy with visiting relatives at ipoh & penang...nevertheless, another makan- makan trip too... miss out some of friends' house, hmmm...mama shall plan it more proper next year... not many photos taken, hope this is a good memory for u...mama & u only concentrating with all good foods, forget to take some good pictures... 1st day 31/1/09 AM Ipoh: visited mama's relatives & papa's god mum

on the highway...

good boy, never make noise in the car ^_^

1st day 31/1/09 PM Bukit Tambun: Papa's god bro's house. We spent a nite there, thank you uncle kelvien & auntie winnie for the kind hospitality. and never forget to thank for the marvelous seafood dinner at Batu Kawan.

"busy" walking at the uncle kelvien's garden

2nd day 1/2/09 AM Sungai Petani: uncle kelvien brought us to a nice place for fish head bee hoon... mama busy feeding you, forget to take pictures. very nice soup ( unlike those in KL with milk ), clear, sweet and hmmmm...just too delicious Alor Setar: visited papa's "san yee" & auntie winnie's mama too rush, too little time, you had good time...^_^ 2nd day 1/2/09 PM Penang: mama's favourite place! the traffic is good, we soon reached gurney hotel and checked in. the room is big, mama even requested for a baby cot, and it's FOC.

you were enjoying the scene, can see the penang bridge?

hahha...you look tired with the travelling in the morning

at last we have reached hotel, look at your happy face

after a while, papa suggested " brendon, let's go for a swim!" mama quickly changed you to your swimming suit that just bought recently.

can't wait to jump into pool papa acted cute, bren "no eye see" lol

enjoying...

after a swim, then bubble bath with papa! it was fun, both papa & u were splashing, laughing, enjoying the bath...

baby bren in the bubbles

what's next? papa & mama brought u to tanjung bungah for the great local penang food...last time was "sea horse" but now has changed to "golden sand.."

ikan bakar...hmmm....yummy

lobak...

fried oyster...big oyster!

char koay tiaw...not so nice

3rd day 2/2/09 AM we woke up early morning and had breakfast at hotel. then we went to "Guan Yin Temple" for pray. papa & mama has to go for "yak tai sui"...cause this year "goat" is "chong tai sui", so hope everything goes well this year ^_^ we took a pictures in front the temple, cause there was uncle telling us that the temple will soon be renovated.

temple before renovation...

we then visited wendy's mama before we rush back to kuala selangor...

you were trying to kiss baby gabriel (wendy's nephew), so many times, until mama has to stop u ^_^

3rd day 2/2/09 PM hoo.o...5 hours drive back to kuala selangor... all of us "pengsan"after the shower, yet to wake up 12 am for "Bai Ti Gong" that's our schedule for the 3 days short & rush trip...

the historical states...melaka

after the PD trip on sept...we decided to bring you to melaka for a day trip. we have committed to you that at least every quarter, we shall bring you to a place for vacation... mama & papa took 1 day leave on 19th Dec 2008 (Fri), and we left from house early in the morning... our 1st stop was to the well known "pork ribs" mee...yummy, you love the soup and of course the mee too...(the shop is at Jalan Gajah Berang, actually the most high demand is the "taiwan beef mee", but, papa & mama "anti beef food")

the pork ribs mee, jalan gajah berang

few shops away is another popular nasi lemak, "capitol nasi lemak", papa went and "tapao", wanted to offer you, but it's too spicy...^_^

capitol nasi lemak, jalan gajah berang

after having delicious food, we went to the revolving tower...following with the historical buildings and of course the jonker street...nevertherless, the few rounds of delicious food, cendol, "lap lap" chicken rice...etc

exciting while got the sit in the revolving tower

it's going up...yea!

up: mama waving, below: baby's turn to wave ^_^

waiting for mama & papa praying at the "kwan yin" temple, jonker street

on the way back, we stopped by seremban for the famous "bbq crabs", u had lot for that too! ^_^ it was a fruitful and exciting trip...another trip? Kota Kinabalu, we are coming soon!!! *9th Feb 2009