The next day..........we met up with doh, and he brought us to Abang Ikan....???!!! ya tat's what people called him........he sort of the person in-charge and leader of this Padas White water rafting from RiverBug company........we were brought to Beaufort town.........which was an hour ++ ride, and then directly to the Beaufort Train station..........
Today they were about 100++ people going for Padas water rafting........that's alot, man!!! Very good business they have..........Along the way from KK to Beaufort inside the bus and in the train station , we were briefed about the train/water rafting condition, the expected time arrival of every place, what to expect, ........etc, we were introduced to the other crews- the cameraman who will be located on certain spots to take videos and pictures of our raftings........Also, we need to sign up a life & death agreement, that whatever happens, any injuries...., it's our own responsibilities..........not theirs..............
At the train station, we waited quite a while, before Abang Ikan came saying that there might be a delay for the train had some problem.........it was stucked,,,,,,,,,,,oh no .......we waited and waited untill 12sthg PM........still no sign of the train........we knew this wasn't a good sign...........in the end, Abang Ikan called it off..........cancelled........we have to sit for another 1 hour++ to go back KK..........what a waste of time.
In the bus, Abang Ikan was asking the poeple whether they wanted to switch to kiulu river which was level 1-2 (for your information, the difficulties of the river was divided into 6 level, kiulu river was considered mild most of the time, while padas river was at level 3-4, which was considered quite risky........, of course when rain comes, padas river turn into level 5-6 which was not allowed to be enter). Some opted for kiulu but we changed to the next day...........Me and wx chated with Abang ikan about bajau lauts( if u really to see original bajau laut water village, go semporna. And do u noe tat bajau laut people thrown their newborn baby into the water/sea as a symbolism to honour the god of sea....wooi........but of course, they save the baby out from the water as fast as possible........it's also to let the baby get the 1st touch with water......, NOT TO KILL THE BABY......., and bajau laut cant stay in land for long, they will eventually get sick,....strange???believe it)........., then we river uprafting in perak.......bla blah......
By the time we reached Xplorer's lodge, it was almost 3PM, tired.......As Doh can only meet us at 5.30PM, we have to 'chia ka ki' (makan sendiri)..........
Untill Doh came, he brought us to Tangjung Aru beach.......to c the lovely sunset.......this time, we managed to watch a full sunset........this was nice place to snap sunsets pics....
Unfortunatelly, we received news from RiverBug that evening, that the train cant operate even tomorrow.........too bad..........we all got our full refund back........so we have to plan again.......We had dinner at Damai, a chinese populated area ( the chinese moved here after KK was gradually being dominated by other races).........to have our dinner.......haha.
We ordered alot.........ate alot........had 5 types of Mee Tuaran - original, xin chou,hua tan ho.....etc, vy soft and yummy bread, ....., and we were too full to finish all the tuaran mee, we only managed to finish 2 1/2 out of 5 plates (so pai sei that we cant finish, coz the aunt was so suprised of us asking for 5 plates of mee tuaran), felt very wasted..........my favourite flavour of all remains the original fried flavour......we even had coconut pudding which ah Doh bought us from somewhere nearby UMS (university of Sabah), quite nice :)
After that we visited Sutera Habour Hotel ( 5star hotel).......this hotel is divided into 2 hotels, - sutera pacific and sutera ??? hotel...........this place was very beautiful, had its own beach with crystal water...........and harbour.......it was lighted very heavily at nite.........the interior design was very spacious, walls hangs with local arts, and wood carve.........with waterfalls.........a little bit like Palace of Golden horses.........
after some planning of tomorrow's schedule.........it's Zzzzz time........haha
Day8......
Left at 9am......
Went Sutera Harbour for a while then to signal observatory hill, where u get to look at KK city from a quite high point, then took pics at the artkinson tower, where it's a memorial clock built for the Australian soldiers........then went yayasan Sabah, but we din take any pics there..........then to UMS........
Oh ya, at the same time, UMS was visited by buses of national service students..........
After that, we went into the chancellor building which is a twin tower connected witha bridge in between. It was located on the hills......very nice........
The chansellory of UMS is much better than UM...........sigh.........very spacious lagi........we were lucky enough that the UMS gallery was opened.........the gallery looked very grand ........and displayed many things- the NC chair, table used during convo(which we took pics of),
Pictures of pass convocation, pass success in research or academic, publish UMS journals or books, the 'jubah' of different faculty......the lecturer's jubah, TNC, NC 's jubah....etc.......
pictures of each faculty from a helicopter view, and a 3D model of UMS.......
Next we walked through the bridge, it has a very good view of UMS till the main gate of UMS.........can take vy nice pic here.
Then we went into another gallery which exhibits the faculties's archievements, poster, aims.....oso a nice place........
WE all wondered why UM doesn't has 1 ..........!!!
after that, it's all taking pictures..........then off we went for lunch at kingfisher , another UMS residential area.........wx met his medic seniors, kp met his medic fren.....doh meet his frens..........
After a long chat.........it was raining, but we went on to try kelapa bakar..........must try.......taste vy different, the flesh of the coconut also different, taste like peanuts.....haha...the clams BBQ there was vy nice too, with tom yam flavour, which covered off the stinks.......
Then we went karambunai.........another 5-star hotel...........tis place is huge..........with many facilities and activities that can be done especially for foreigners..........the bungalows here are vy beautiful.......saw bull racing of bajau darat here too.........
We had dinner at menggatal, in a seafood restaurant near a sport centre, the seafood here was nice and quite cheap compared to those in KK city......haha, on the way here......we saw the signboard showing after menggatal, u'll reach Tuaran......and Ah doh told us a joke........"u have the action of gatal( itchy for excitement/restless) then u developed 'tua lan ' ( big cock/testicles)..........haha........"
after tat, we went to signal observatory hill again to look at KK nite view........
Day9.......
Today's programme was just filipino market, ........they all bz buy souvenirs......., search for the big long banana, pisang tanduk.......failed........haha........
then developed some photos for Doh, HK and abang Rap.......
at 1sthg PM we checked in for AK5107 backed to KL...........on the flight, we rolled back the photos we took all these 9 days.......CONCLUSION.........a memorable Sabah Trip......Thanx to Mr. Doh, Mr HK, Mr Anthony, and abang Raplin Wido.......thanx for everything........thanx to wx,kp,sz and jh..............
After that we visited Sutera Habour Hotel ( 5star hotel).......this hotel is divided into 2 hotels, - sutera pacific and sutera ??? hotel...........this place was very beautiful, had its own beach with crystal water...........and harbour.......it was lighted very heavily at nite.........the interior design was very spacious, walls hangs with local arts, and wood carve.........with waterfalls.........a little bit like Palace of Golden horses.........
after some planning of tomorrow's schedule.........it's Zzzzz time........haha
Day8......
Left at 9am......
Went Sutera Harbour for a while then to signal observatory hill, where u get to look at KK city from a quite high point, then took pics at the artkinson tower, where it's a memorial clock built for the Australian soldiers........then went yayasan Sabah, but we din take any pics there..........then to UMS........
Oh ya, at the same time, UMS was visited by buses of national service students..........
After that, we went into the chancellor building which is a twin tower connected witha bridge in between. It was located on the hills......very nice........
The chansellory of UMS is much better than UM...........sigh.........very spacious lagi........we were lucky enough that the UMS gallery was opened.........the gallery looked very grand ........and displayed many things- the NC chair, table used during convo(which we took pics of),
Pictures of pass convocation, pass success in research or academic, publish UMS journals or books, the 'jubah' of different faculty......the lecturer's jubah, TNC, NC 's jubah....etc.......
pictures of each faculty from a helicopter view, and a 3D model of UMS.......
Next we walked through the bridge, it has a very good view of UMS till the main gate of UMS.........can take vy nice pic here.
Then we went into another gallery which exhibits the faculties's archievements, poster, aims.....oso a nice place........
WE all wondered why UM doesn't has 1 ..........!!!
after that, it's all taking pictures..........then off we went for lunch at kingfisher , another UMS residential area.........wx met his medic seniors, kp met his medic fren.....doh meet his frens..........
After a long chat.........it was raining, but we went on to try kelapa bakar..........must try.......taste vy different, the flesh of the coconut also different, taste like peanuts.....haha...the clams BBQ there was vy nice too, with tom yam flavour, which covered off the stinks.......
Then we went karambunai.........another 5-star hotel...........tis place is huge..........with many facilities and activities that can be done especially for foreigners..........the bungalows here are vy beautiful.......saw bull racing of bajau darat here too.........
We had dinner at menggatal, in a seafood restaurant near a sport centre, the seafood here was nice and quite cheap compared to those in KK city......haha, on the way here......we saw the signboard showing after menggatal, u'll reach Tuaran......and Ah doh told us a joke........"u have the action of gatal( itchy for excitement/restless) then u developed 'tua lan ' ( big cock/testicles)..........haha........"
after tat, we went to signal observatory hill again to look at KK nite view........
Day9.......
Today's programme was just filipino market, ........they all bz buy souvenirs......., search for the big long banana, pisang tanduk.......failed........haha........
then developed some photos for Doh, HK and abang Rap.......
at 1sthg PM we checked in for AK5107 backed to KL...........on the flight, we rolled back the photos we took all these 9 days.......CONCLUSION.........a memorable Sabah Trip......Thanx to Mr. Doh, Mr HK, Mr Anthony, and abang Raplin Wido.......thanx for everything........thanx to wx,kp,sz and jh..............
keep in touch and all the best every1........
I'll come again , SABAH....
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