at McD right now. i just can't wait for my streamyx to be fixed. i need to upload the trip :p. this was my 2nd times to sabah, for vacation. previously, i lived in sabah for a year and a half. sabah is a very nice place to just chilling out and relax and enjoy the stay. this time being, i can say that we are so damn lucky!! we doesn't have any plan at all! total cost including flight ticket is RM700++. But not inclusive of souvenir. Here's our itinerary;
8/8/2009@7.20am - kuala lumpur to tawau
arrived at tawau airport around 9.30am. took a taxi heading straight to semporna. checking out all the budget hostels to mabul island. at first, there wasn't any room available. all full. foreigners from western countries were there for summer holidays. luckily, there was one tiny room available at big john scuba. there were 4 of us, all swamped together in one tiny room. and we don't really care :) as long as we have a place to stay. 2 days 1 night at mabul, inclusive of breakfast, dinner & lunch, inclusive of snorkeling at mabul & kapalai island, was RM 220.00 net.
the reef there were awesome! wished i have underwater camera. sigh :~ back to semporna on the next day after lunch hour. the timing was just perfect to catch out next flight to kota kinabalu. before i forget, the taxi from tawau to semporna cost RM 180 return.
9/8/2009@5.15pm - tawau to kota kinabalu
our flight was delayed for 10mins. arrived at kota kinabalu airport around 6.30pm. we decided to rent a car, at a cost of RM160 per day. met an old friend, yati, whom will be our tourist guide :p. headed straight to tune hotel located at 1 borneo. we decided to have a proper hotel to have a good night sleep. after checked in, we have a dinner, just opposite of the hotel, then headed back to get some sleep.
woke up pretty early, went to handycraft shop, sabahan called it as philippines market. don't ask me why. around 10am, we started our journey to mount kinabalu. it was 3 hours drive. it was hazy so, it wasn't a good timing to do sight seeing. at kinabalu park, took some photos;
as the weather was not at our side, we then headed to poring hotspring. decided to just hang around and chilled before we continue our journey to kudat.
on our way back from the hotspring, it was raining quite heavy. it was a bless!! after the rain, the weather was so much better. the gigantic mount kinabalu can be seen at last!!! on the way down, which headed to kudat, it was a time for sunset. the view was spectacular. i've never seen sunset from up there. the drive was so much fun!
want to see more? :p
mind you, there was also a rainbow!
headed downhill at sunset was a blast. i couldn't really focus on the road. took a turn to kudat. it was a 4 hours drive! arrived in kudat around 12.30am. have some sleep at some budget hotel and around 4am, woke up to catch sunrise at tip of borneo (simpang mengayau). this place was quite unknown. i never heard of this place before. when we arrived there, it was so damn beautiful! if you go to sabah, please come to this place!
11/8/09@2.05pm - kota kinabalu to kuala lumpur.
