Kinabalu Park and Poring Hot Spring Tour & Day Three of My Trip
<< Day TwoMost part of day three was spent on the day trip to Kinabalu Park and Poring Hot Spring and i figured this would give a rather good summary of what to expect from the RM 201.40 per...
View ArticleYee Fung Laksa (怡豐叻沙) @ Gaya Street [Kota Kinabalu]
My penchant for free and easy travel means i usually have to generate a to-do and to-eat list before my trip, compiled from online searches, travel guides and advice from friends. Laksa was on my Kota...
View ArticleGaya Street Sunday Market (Part 1) @ Kota Kinabalu [Sabah, East Malaysia,...
One key advantage of staying in Jesselton Hotel was its immediate proximity to Gaya Street Sunday Market; the above photograph, taken right outside the hotel's lobby, shall provide an accurate...
View ArticleFreshly Made Putu Mayam from Heaven's Heritage @ Kopitiam [Kranji MRT Station]
As i inched slowly to my mid 30s, there were often flashbacks to my childhood days and one scene put my family at a hawker centre where my mum bought us kids putu mayam that we hungrily devoured with...
View ArticleKota Kinabalu Famous Sin Kee Bak Kut Teh (新記肉骨茶) @ Sabah [East Malaysia]
Have you seen the latest "Adidas Watches"? " p.s. Putting this sentence shall enable me to keep on blogging!Anyway, my visit to Yu Kee Bak Kut Teh was purely a matter of convenience as it was literally...
View ArticleGaya Street Sunday Market (Part 2) @ Kota Kinabalu [Sabah, East Malaysia,...
<< Click HERE for Part 1I was deliberating whether i should include this as part of the weekend market as it wasn't located along the stretch of Gaya Street; however, this didn't stop visitors...
View ArticleLast Part of Gaya Street Sunday Market @ Kota Kinabalu [Sabah, East Malaysia,...
<< Part 1<< Part 2The way i planned the postings for the weekend market at Kota Kinabalu was mainly in chronological order but for the sake of categorisation, do expect some deviations....
View ArticleHoshino Coffee - Japanese Style Western Desserts @ Suntec City Mall [Singapore]
One of my earliest visual memories of Japanese food came from those plastic food replicas outside Japanese dining establishments; how could they look so mouthwatering?! Known as sampuru, we don't see...
View ArticleCentral Market (亚庇中央市场, Pasar Besar) - @ Kota Kinabalu [Sabah State, Malaysia]
The central market in Kota Kinabalu was packaged on guide books as a tourist attraction and i guess i would not do it any justice by not visiting it when it was merely a few hundred meters away from...
View ArticleKBox K Lunch Buffet on Saturday & Sunday - Unlimited Food Indulgence and...
I am fortunate to have come from a family with strong ties and this can be seen from the occasional meetups the Teo siblings have; given i am not keen in shopping for lady clothing and accessories, the...
View ArticleLucy's Kitchen @ Imago KK Times Square [Kota Kinabalu]
When one is on unfamiliar grounds, one will check the surroundings and go along with the crowd; which was exactly what we did when we were in search of food at Kota Kinabalu's latest mall.From the...
View ArticleKK Handicraft Centre (Formerly Known as the Filipino Market) @ Sabah [East...
The handicraft centre in Kota Kinabalu (KK) was extremely easy to find as it was just next to the Central Market i covered a few days ago! It was broken up into a few sections and i was initially under...
View ArticleDay Four of My Kota Kinabalu Trip; Seemed to be Filled with Markets! @ Sabah...
<< Day ThreeAlthough i was excited to start the walk through the weekend market along Gaya Street, Alex insisted on filling his tummy at Old Town Coffee, which was right opposite Jesselton Hotel....
View ArticleCoral Flyer - The World's Longest Island to Island Zipline @ Pulau Gaya &...
With the tagline "The World's Longest Island to Island Zipline", i knew i could not resist giving the Coral Flyer a try when i was at Kota Kinabalu's Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park! The tickets could...
View ArticlePenang Road Famous Teochew Chendul @ City Square Mall [Johor Bahru, Malaysia]
There are many Chinese translations for chendol / cendol / chendul and i honestly thought the above, 煎蕊, was by far the best i have seen with insightful explanation on the words' relevance to the...
View ArticleParasailing - An Exhilarating Experience @ Pulau Sapi [Kota Kinabalu]
I am known for my adventurous, daredevil traits and despite my fear for heights, i always seek to challenge that fear by attempting daring, somewhat safe activities like Forest Adventure.In my most...
View ArticleSnorkeling at Sapi Island (Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park) @ Kota Kinabalu...
I think it's inevitable that i would have to partake in snorkeling when i was in Sabah as the state is renowned for her beautiful waters and count Sipadan (rated Top Dive Destination in the World) as...
View ArticleSapi Island - The Most Popular One @ Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park [Kota...
Long before i even booked my accommodation, i was most keen on Pulau Gaya, the biggest island in Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park but upon arrival at KK, it seemed that size doesn't really quite matter...
View ArticleCoffee : Nowhere - A Nice Place to Chill Out Near NUS @ West Coast Plaza...
Nowhere - the pronunciation has always been a confusion; should you pronounce it as no-where or now-here? Mystery solved; it should be no-where.However, according to google, nowhere is defined as not...
View ArticleSnorkeling at Manukan Island (Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park) @ Kota Kinabalu...
Yes, yet again another snorkeling; do bear with me as it would be the last one i had for Kota Kinabalu! This follows, by the way, the snorkeling i had at Sapi Island.The vast underwater scene was...
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