Day 6 @ Kota Kinabalu - Manukan Island & Mamuntik Island

Today was Island day!! yippie! We chartered a boat to bring us to Manukan & Mamutih... it cost about RM200 for a boat, whole day... Encik Amran, our guide was very nice...

The day started with a visit to the Market... i don't really like the markets... markets are overcrowded, hot, sticky... and filled with 'unique' smells... but, today was different, we were on a mission... when MoguJing said: let's spilt into 2 groups... you & cherry queen go buy fish, while we go buy corn/potatoes... i was blinking back, 'Fish??' 'you want me to buy fish?' i can't even differentiate fishes... when i help my mum shop at the market in Seremban Big Market, i would go to the uncle and say, 'Uncle, give me the fish my mum usually buys..' haha.. 'and clean them' -end of story... so, this time was a good experience for me also kua... luckily got Cherry Queen...

So many fishes neatly arranged in heaps.. i tried to remember what my mum used to taught me when i was little. She said, 'the eyes of the fish should glows/shine... that means it's fresh'..

so, i was looking really hard for that shine~

very pretty red 'si pan' fish...

Cherry Queen, my saviour... luckily got her help us choose fishes..

another super colorful fish~

the locals selling fishes...

a picture with the locals and the squids...

the dry market~ how colorful~

~ the Kota Kinabalu market~

We bought :

1. 5 different Fishes

2. Squids

3. Sweet Corn

4. Sweet potatoes

5. Ice cubes

6. Charcoal

7. Ice-drinks (Shandy & Soft drinks)

8. Icebox (from Bobo)

and we head to Jesselton Harbour....

So many boats~

RM200 only to charter a private boat~
how nice~

the boat was like moving 100km/hr

this is the hungry GG eating at 100km/hr

haha! eating on the boat challenging pun...

me on the boat

Welcome to Manukan Island
Entry Fees: RM3

Went Parasailing...

the price is around RM180 per person..

but if you know the locals, you can bargain up to RM50 per person...

luckily got En Amran to help us... hehe..

So fun, Parasailing~ can see the whole island from up here~

~On the boat~

the scenery is beautiful

The Jetty

i spotted 2 very cute, yet very shy kids...

T En Amran helped us start a fire

~BBQ~

Makan, Makan, Makan... ikan bakar, sotong bakar, potato bakar, corn bakar... all very nice~

Roasted sweet corn~

MoguJing, Sweet Cherry and i in colorful kains

Pretending to be a lifesaver...

The lifeguard somemore volunteer to bring Cherry Queen (Ling Ling) around~

hehe..

@ Pulau Mamuntik, shading from the rain

@ the jetty

Welcome to Mamutik Island

Kota Kinabalu view from the sea~

Speeding across Jesselton

Jesselton Harbour~

The abundance boats~

Our really nice Guide, Encik Amran~ @ Jesselton, all wet in the rain~

~Trapped in the phonebooth~

This phonebooth seriously quite cute wor...

So, that's the Island trip for today... I particulary like Pulau Mamutik a lot, it was less crowded compared to Manukan...and snorkeling there was wonderful... Too bad i did not have a waterproof camera...


~till then~ adios~

u

Day 5 @ Kota Kinabalu

Today was free & easy day.... We were too tired for anything... Island trip to Manukan was postponed to the next day....

We went to 1 Borneo today... it's the new shopping mall in KK and also the so-called most happening place around here... or so, i heard... Not a bad place... it's like a Miniature of Mid Valley... Guess What? They had like 3 Starbucks in that shopping mall! THREE!!! one at each floor... can you believe that? We did not have StarBucks though,.. opt for secret recipe instead... will show pics next time...

oh yes, and i've watched Shinjuku at GSC... not a bad movie... some parts of the movie rather violent.... but i guess it gives a picture of gangsterism & politics in those days in Japan.... and it shows the dark side of human... greed & lust for power....

it's kinda sad..

don't expect too much from Daniel Woo this time though...

We went to Tanjung Aru Beach... the beach was just so-so, i though...

short post today... here's some snaps~ ^^

Breakfast: Dim Sum @ Foo Phing Restaurant

the dim sum in KK is more expensive than KL prices...

taste about the same

~Tanjung Aru Beach~

cheryl & i 'zhi pai'

then typ n yml joined us

silhouette

so Big the King Lobster (Long Har)
Dinner with May Luu's Uncle family... they are very nice people... i'm currantly staying in their house... that's (from left) : Yen Pin, May Luu, Uncle Lee, Ah Gong, Auntie Sa Kim, Zhu Zhu, me & Cheryl... had a sumptious seafood at Hai Long Chen... and abused 5 tab Loratidines (anti-histamines)

Day 4 @ Kota Kinabalu

i'm blogging from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah! yippie!! the net is a little slow today... so, i'll just share a few pictures ya...

after 4 days in Sabah, i realised 4 things:

1. There are many MANY roundabouts here... almost every corner...

2. The car plats here are usually starting with SA, SAA, ST... and they like adding an alphabet at the end of it

3. The food here are relatively expensive, can fight KL prices...

4. There are no Indians here

anyway, i went to this place today...

doesn't that reminds you of New Zealand?

oh, and we tried something today...

this(synchronized jumping) is super challenging wehh... trust me!

this is dedicated to dear Im Sing who couldn't join us...

an ImSing pose for you *hugs*

wished you were here !

raining pulak... siGh....

i decided that i will add 'learning a sun-dance or sun-song' to my to-do-list....

i hate the rain...

Oh, did i mention that this place was The Dairy Farm in Kundasang?
a very nice place... and the milk was very fresh as well... and not too 'cowie' for my liking...

the chocolate flavour was also good.. taste like ice-cream~

after drink, can grow tall tall, jump high high!!!

really nice milk... even Cherry Queen (who don't usually drink milk) bought a packet and happily finished it!

all habis!




We went to Poring Hot Spring and hiking after that...

hiking

cute little girl in Model pose @hot springs...

medical students having fun with terms....
med sch make us mad ?
acne vulgaris?
(like Prof Shahrir said, we should always revise, even during vacation~)

hiking super tiring wehhh... specially when in the wrong footware....

blisters~ man biggest enemy!

but yeay! we managed to complete it!!

the locals there called us 'cina tempatan empat orang'

*faint!*

that's all for now.... going Manukan Island tomorrow~ yuhuu~~

lotsa love from KK,
shinyin =)

humour: my friend is a medical student (1)

disclaimer: cerita in rekaan semata-mata. tiada kiatan sama ada dengan yang hidup ataupun yang mati.
nicknames have been used to protect privacy and identity.
note: MS = med student




Humour #1:

XiaoBaiNian: Eh, you study so hard. ask u something. A person can produce how much sperm ak? will 'use finish' or not one??
MGJ (MS): Ermm... bout the amount of a large pepsi bottle.
XiaoBaiNian: 1.5Liter??
MGJ: Yalar... if not wat u think?
*XiaoBaiNian scared*
*MGJ giggles*

after 1 week... in a reunion, crapping over yam char...

XiaoBaiNian: Eh, you all don't *** so often. A man only have 1.5 litre of sperm to spare.
XiaoBaiNian's friend: Sure bo? (skeptical)
XiaoBaiNian: Sure la!! Medical student say one!!!
XiaoBaiNian's friend: Oh My God!! then i ma sterile liao!!
XiaoBaiNian: So fast??
*MGJ sweats* -.-

Moral of the story: Don't trust your friend.

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Humour #2:
KK examining a patient's right inguinal hernia.
short discussion (whisper) after that...
KK (MS-XY): Eh, i think his left scrotum is also enlarged.
G Cup (MS-XY): It's normal la.
MGJ (MS-XX) : Normal or abnormal?
KK: Eh, like very big leh. i also not sure. what u think?
RJJ (MS-XX) : How i know wor? U should know better what... you guys asking girls pulak...
G Cup : Confirm, that one normal. not very big also.
RJJ : comparing with what? different sizes?
MGJ: indeed, different sizes pun
*giggles*

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Humour #3:
BirdieKingdo : Mint ice-cream? Yeay!! *makan* *makan* *makan*
RJJ: Makan mint again?? u not scared meh?
MGJ: Yalor... so many somemore you makan...
CQ: Habis lar... you'll disappoint your dad & mum....
BirdieKingdo: Oh shit!! how much have i makan?? habislah my quota for the year!!

(note: mint had been significantly related to low sperm count - true story)