Hello everyone! I've just returned from a two-week Chinese New Year holiday and I'm still trying to get back into the swing of things. I miss you guys so much and sorry for couldn't drop by your site(s) while I was away.
The first week was pretty packed with over 500 pictures taken during our trip. We arrived at Kota Kinabalu and stayed at cousin's place for one night. The next day we drove to Tenom, a small town (my mom's hometown) about three hours drive from Kota Kinabalu. It is also known as the "gateway to Murut (a group of hill tribes) country".
The dog's head-shaped of Sabah map.
We checked-in at the comfortable, air-conditioned Tenom Fatt Choi Coffee Cabins upon arrival.
The cabins stand majestically up a hill overlooking Tenom and a hanging bridge with the mighty Padas River roaring down the valleys.
The following day, we visited Tenom Fatt Choi Cafe and coffee factory.
I didn't know that Tenom is famous for its coffee! We expected nothing more than sitting around and sipping different flavors of complimentary Tenom Fatt Choi Coffee.
It was baby Cammy's birthday on that day. So we drove back to Kota Kinabalu for her birthday party and stayed for another two nights in Kota Kinabalu.
1 Borneo, the largest shopping and entertainment mall in Sabah.
The reunion dinner on Chinese New Year's Eve at cousin's place.
On the first day of CNY, we drove 3 hours to the north of Kota Kinabalu. We went to Kudat, another small town (my dad's hometown) on the northern part of Sabah.
Tip of Borneo at Simpang Mengayau.
They say a visit to Sabah should not be complete without having seen the very Tip of Borneo at least!
We were at one of the two ears in the "dog's head".
We had our dinner at one of the floating restaurants at Sidek Esplanade by the seashore.
There, we were recommended The Rest House Kudat for the night stay. The next day, we were off to Kundasang, the closest village to Mount Kinabalu.
Along the way, we stopped over at one of the stalls selling jagung bakar (roasted corn).
We passed by Kota Belud, stopped at Pekan Nabalu for lunch and to refresh ourselves.
Wholesale vegetables market along the roadside in Kundasang.
On my birthday,
I woke at 7am,
just to catch the best view of
Mount Kinabalu!
Kinabalu National Park.
A view from Kinabalu National Park.
We had our lunch Ranau, the nearest town to Mount Kinabalu, and district in the West Coast Division of Sabah.
Rock pool at Poring Hot Springs, which is part of the vast Kinabalu National Park.
My cousin sister, Salina and I soaked our tired legs in the mineral hot tub.
At night, we stopped at Lahad Datu for an awesome dinner. By 10 pm, we arrived at Tawau, our home sweet home, finally. Phew!
Chinese New Year theoretically is not over yet. 4 more days to go till Chap Goh Meh (the fifteenth and final day of the Lunar New Year)! Enjoy!
Well, I'd love to write more and put up more pictures, but I am afraid you can't digest. So I'll be adding tons more pictures as time goes on, I'm sure.
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Yay! You're back! I'm sure you had fun huh? Happy belated birthday to you! ;P
I'm so jealous... I've been wanting to go Sabah and not forgetting Sarawak too.. Those 2 states are the onlyl states in Malaysia I have yet to step on.. lol!
Anyway, welcome back once again and it's time to put away that holiday mood.. ;P
Welcome home and a belated very happy birthday to you also!!
I am back blogging and have been waiting for you to get home. I missed you and everyone so much!!
Oh wow Monica the pictures are simply beautiful. I would love to visit there.
it looks like you had a fantastic time!!
Hugs,
Jackie:-)
ms. monica! great that you've come back to blogging!
gagay
oh! so that was your birthday celebration! great!
i observed that you really were enjoying your trip!
see u soon!
gagay
Nice one! So many familiar places in your post. :-)
I've not been to Mt Kinabalu. Great view I can see from your photos. Happy belated birthday to you. I would love to soak my feet in the mineral water too :):)
So many interesting places... I have only been to Kota Kinabalu :(
Are the cabins made of real wood or plastic replica?
yeay u r back! :D
nice photos u have ..and the roasted jagung is seriously roasted. lol.
Welcome back and judging by the pictures, looks like you had a fun time :D
Wow! So nice your CNY holiday! I think I'll be going KK in April. Hope to visit those places you visited! Looking forward to more photos from you! : )
sounds like you're having a wonderful CNY.
welcome home, Mon!
Hi Monica,
yayyy so glad to see you back and wow is all I could say. Amazing shots and photos :) and you went to Kinabalu wahhhh Now am so jelly heheh I cant wait to get back there again :) hehehe anyways it is the weekend again and I do hope you are having a good time as always ;) xoxo
Welcome back to the blogsphere Mon :))
That's quite a fun holiday you had.
Oh, you didn't warn your readers about your birthday, otherwise this blog will not only be showered with birthday greetings, but also with birthdays presents!! ;))
I'm sure God has already had beautiful plans for you and that's the most beautiful gift.
Happy belated birthday Monica!!
:* :* :* :*
YAY! Mon is back and JS is here LOL!! 8-) 8-)
So good to see new post here Mon, we've missed u soooooo much! HUGS! 8-) :*
Mon, u have joined the JS gang yeeha! :-P 8-)
Your birthday??? *DONT_KNOW* *DONT_KNOW* *DONT_KNOW*
Woohhhooo.. I see someone is using JS too... Ohh this is so much fun!!!
Wonderful pictures Mon..
Glad you're back!! :* :*
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MONICA!!!!! May you remain young at heart and beautiful always! Love and hugs! :* :* :*
So when was ur birthday la?
Love the pics dearie and that jagung bakar is making me hungry now! :* :-D =-O =-X
28 Jan :-D
oh ya the jagung bakar is very delicious la
:-P
thanks dear ;)
Ohhhh 28 Jan!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY again sweetie! Love and hugs! :* :* 8-) 8-)
Thanks dear! *HUGS* :*
oh yes Cashmere, I had so much fun in Sabah! you must go visit Sabah & Sarawak one day
:)
Thanks for the birthday wishes! ;)
Shinade! Welcome back to the blogging world! I'm so glad to hear that, you're such a great blogger you know :) Thanks for the birthday wishes dear.. I miss you too *HUGS*
Hello GAGAY ;)
I didn't celebrate my b'day; just had dinner with my family..and I got "ang pows" :-D
:)
it was also my first time seeing Mt Kinabalu.. :-P
Thanks for the birthday wishes J@n!ce ;)
The cabins are made of teak wood :)
hehe! the roasted jagung is YUMMY I tell ya :-D
oh yes we had so much fun! :-D
Great; I hope you enjoy your trip to KK!
Stay tuned for more pics ya ;)
I hope you had a wonderful CNY, too! :)
Hi Metz! so glad to see you here, too! ya I went to Kinabalu! so when are you going to Sabah, again? ;)
hehe! you're so sweet Ori :*
& thanks for the birthday wishes ya *HUGS*
welcome back, my dear!s AND blated Happy B'day to you!
Awww, those CNY dishes look so yummy! thanks for the geography lessons and taking us there too, sweetie.s
(pssst ... did u had the chance to color your hair)s :)
Tenom is well-known for its fragrant coffee becuase I once had friends bring it to me. I so want to visit Sabah now! It looks like a gorgeous place for a holiday.
Babe you got so banyak-banyak pictures!!! Hehehe It looks like you had a great holiday and wow that CNY dinner looks real good!!
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:-P :*
Dropping ec as usual Mon, what's for dinner? *DONT_KNOW* :-P
EC traffic not bad today, it has been unbearable past two days but today a bit better YAY! Almost done with WOAFS! :D
:-$ :* :-D
Lovely saturday to u and Ralph! :* :* O:-) :-D
Thanks for dropping by Monica! Those pictures of yours just show how great and fun-filled your vacation was.
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Thanks for the birthday wishes dear!s
oh, I didn't ve the chance to color my hair :(
yeah, you must go visit Sabah one day...hehe!
more than 500 pics babe! :-D
btw, you are living in KK right?
;-)
I had roti susu just now...LOL! what abt you?
you're almost done?! wah! so fast-nya :-D
thanks hun! *muah**muah**muah*
you're welcome! ;-)
Ha, the reunion dinner is just like my mom's cooking, more meat than vege.sMMm... home cook, Iscould smell it fromshere..s
That view of the mountain is just majestic!
Kota Kinabalu is one of the place I would love to visit but maybe I'll wait when we are already living in the Philippines as it is closer to fly from Manila I think.
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now I miss my dad's/mom's cooking :(
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go visit Kota Kinabalu; I'm sure you'll love it ;-)
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Wow! Amazing pics!
Now I know you sure had a good time :)
Would´n´t mind visiting that lovely countryside and stay in the cabins, it looks so peaceful there.
Ah! And wouldn´t mind trying the food too! :)
Late birthday wishes.
Good Tuesday xx
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