Aww~nini's 70th birthday(grandma). Bought her a cake and joined her for lunch.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY~
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Okay seafood night.It is a must for a vacation like this especially with families.The only problem is finding empty tables fit for about 30 people.haha.The food was okay.
Goodbye Kota Kinabalu
After about 4 days in K.K its time to go back home to Brunei.Goodbye K.K i'm sure we'll be back again.Hahaha.We checked out.Eat.And went home.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Kota Kinabalu is a popular vacation place for the Bruneians.It is the capital city of Sabah,Malaysia and it is considered close to Brunei(somehow close by aeroplane).K.K is a fast growing centre.
My family went to Kota KInabalu and experience ourselves,fascinating places of Kota Kinabalu.
Ofcourse for the shopaholics or even the non-shopaholics will love the big shopping centre,1 borneo which is attached to several hotels and apartments.Half an hour away from its capital.It was really big it took hourss just to walk around inside the building.I watched movies,played bowling and listen to my cousins sing in the karaoke box in 1borneo:p
During our stay there,Siti Nurhaliza,the malaysian singer and many others were performing there too.Unfortunately we were out for dinner so we missed it.
Hmmm fascinating when I saw alot of banners with the words'negeri di bawah bayu' or 'land below the wind'.I asked my mother what it means and she said that clouds looks nearer to the ground.and so it is chilly:)
Kota Kinabalu is also famous for its mountain,Mount KInabalu(Which I wish to climb one day).There is a park to start climbing,take pictures or buy souveniers.We actually need luck to see this mountain clearly because it keeps hiding on its blanket of clouds(shy i guess,hehe).But yeah we were lucky this time.We even saw how shiny the rocks were.Beautiful!
We didnt go to the actual park this time.We went visiting some of the places along the hilly road to and from the park .
We visit a cow farm and saw the milk packing process.This place is KK's New Zealand.We also went to this fish pond where we put in our feet inside the water.Ticklish and scary!During the trip along the hills,we can see alot of farms and houses along other hills.It was a magnificent view.Also,there were alot of fruit and vegetables markets along the way!
Aaahh.The more modern world.Pointing out that I love the airport's design.
Monday, December 19, 2011
14/12/11
Lawas
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Before going to Kota Kinabalu,we decided to stay in Temburong for the night.Temburong is the eastern-most district of Brunei.Its capital is Bangar.Since temburong is cut from the rest of brunei by Limbang,Malaysia,we have to endure long queue of cars.Patience is really necessary as it takes hours to just cross a small river(cross by ferry).We reach Rumah Persinggahan Kerajaan,Temburong at about 8pm.we share a block with my ngangah(uncle and auntie)and their two kids.The house is complete with a kitchen,a bedroom and a large living room.
The next day,after breakfast.We set again for our journey to Kota Kinabalu.
Lawas
At exactly 7:27 in the morning,we continued.We stopped at Hotel Seri Malaysia,Lawas where we met the others(my uncles,aunties and cousins).There are actually 5 other families(convoy) going to Kota Kinabalu with us.While we stayed in Temburong,they stayed in Lawas.
After Lawas,we went past the immigration in Merapok where we enter Sindumin.Everything went smoothly so we stop at Sipitang.Sipitang is famous for its tamu(market).There are alot of fruits here.We bought durians(a must buy,hehe) and even ate there.
Then,we past Beaufort,a beautiful town(no not in Carolina,in sabah ler:p).Beaufort was named after former british governer L.P. beaufort.Though in old french Beaufort means 'beautiful fort'.Another small town after Beaufort is Papar.Due to exhaustion and grumbling stomach we stop to eat lunch at Papar.Anyway Kota Kinabalu is much closer by then:D:D
Ahh..Kota Kinabalu at last.It was afternoon so went straight to our apartment.We stayed at Holiday Borneo Apartment which is on the same building with 1Borneo shopping paradise which is the largest mall in east Malaysia(cool).This apartment was booked really early.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Sunday, December 11, 2011
In 3 more days,i'm going to Kota Kinabalu,Sabah for a family vacation.Before going outside Brunei,not to forget,we do have our Brunei family activities.My family,let me just say are more-towards-the-nature;D
Picking Asam fruit near my grandma's(nini's)house.
And this one is on our 'Fruit Island'
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Picking Asam fruit near my grandma's(nini's)house.
And this one is on our 'Fruit Island'
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
This post is about one of our kebun buah.It's just a few sweaty,down-the-hill,across-the-river walks from my grandma's (Nini's)house.We cross the river using our own bamboo bridge.It's scary but it's easy to balance ourself.
MY NINI'S HOUSE AND THE SCARY BRIDGE
This kebun is actually on an island and so we own the whole island.It's surrounded by small river.There are lots of different fruit trees grown here.They are abot 15-20 years old.My parents bought this kebun a few years ago so it have been producing fruits for a long time.My parents are mostly concern of the durian trees here.there are about 5 different kind of durian.Durian otak udang,putih,sukang,simpur and pulu.My personal favourite is simpur.It's very delicious!(nyummmm!:D)Take a look at simpur's tree and fruit.
Asam is also grown here.I'll point this out since its the asam season now.One asam tree can produce thousands of asam fruit.The fruit is red just like cherry.Its use in cooking but before that it needs to undergo several process.Just like raisins,asam needs to be dried out in the sun.But before that,it must be cut in a specific way first.it looks easy but it's quite hard catching the sunlight and avoiding rainwater.Not to forget all those hours sitting and cuttng the asam(ouch!)Fortunately we got workers to do that for us.hehe. These are pictures of asam tree,the fruits and picking it up process.;D
Okay so after cutting it'll look just like this
So i'll skip the drying it up pictures.hehe.The asam can just be sold without drying it though.My nini sell it to people who wants it:) 1packet $1;)
So there are more fruits grown in this kebun.Membangan,Manggis,Rambutan,Petai,Tarap,Cempedak(tibadak),Langsat,Pulasan etc.hehe.They grow according to their seasons.
MY NINI'S HOUSE AND THE SCARY BRIDGE
This kebun is actually on an island and so we own the whole island.It's surrounded by small river.There are lots of different fruit trees grown here.They are abot 15-20 years old.My parents bought this kebun a few years ago so it have been producing fruits for a long time.My parents are mostly concern of the durian trees here.there are about 5 different kind of durian.Durian otak udang,putih,sukang,simpur and pulu.My personal favourite is simpur.It's very delicious!(nyummmm!:D)Take a look at simpur's tree and fruit.
Asam is also grown here.I'll point this out since its the asam season now.One asam tree can produce thousands of asam fruit.The fruit is red just like cherry.Its use in cooking but before that it needs to undergo several process.Just like raisins,asam needs to be dried out in the sun.But before that,it must be cut in a specific way first.it looks easy but it's quite hard catching the sunlight and avoiding rainwater.Not to forget all those hours sitting and cuttng the asam(ouch!)Fortunately we got workers to do that for us.hehe. These are pictures of asam tree,the fruits and picking it up process.;D
Okay so after cutting it'll look just like this
So i'll skip the drying it up pictures.hehe.The asam can just be sold without drying it though.My nini sell it to people who wants it:) 1packet $1;)
So there are more fruits grown in this kebun.Membangan,Manggis,Rambutan,Petai,Tarap,Cempedak(tibadak),Langsat,Pulasan etc.hehe.They grow according to their seasons.
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