After a big rest, today i come back to update about our latest trip... I will say that this post is a little bit special because for the first time I will write a post in broken english (juz neglect any grammatical error) and talk about my own state which is Sabah. Before this, all of our activities that have been posted were held at Bumi Kenyalang, Sarawak. Before go through, let me give u some eye's refreshment . juz look at pic below... jeng jeng jeng. :P Muahahahah! (evil laugh)
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| Mesilau, Kundasang |
I bet many of you feel excited when see this pic, not because of the model (model la sgt) but because of the view rite??hehe... For me, the view is really beautiful and refreshing... I would say that you will feel even more when you breathe the air by yourself.
By the way, this trip has been planned about 2 to 3 weeks before but we only confirm about the trip two days before the actual date due to the unpredictable weather at Sabah. There was heavy rain, and some place were flooding juz before we go there.. One more thing is I don't have the confirmation from my dad to use his 4WD. The only solution for me is to use Perodua Kancil which I think impossible for us to reach Mesilau with that tiny car... I'm afraid that we will get stuck because there are hills that we need to pass through. So, all we can do is pray so that we will have a good weather at that time and my dad will give permission to use his car. But, thanks to God, our prayer has been answered because at that time, the weather is good and I have been given the permission.
So there are only three of us that joined this trip which is Mir, Nasha and of course myself as the guide and driver(xda gaji). huhuhu... The others cannot make it. Maybe some of them really enjoy to be at home kot.... biasalah lepas exam mmg nak rehat kan. hehe.. So on 18th of January 2014, sejarah tercipta where Nasha for the first time menjejakkan kaki di Sabah. Of course she feel really excited and sempat tanya whether she is dreaming at that time. Then we sepak kepala dia so tht she will get up from her dream..lol.. juz kidding.. there was a little bit delay on her flight which makes me and Mir a little bit nervous. What will happen if she's been kidnapped? lol.. u know that Sabah is not really safe for backpackers. We need friends to jalan2 at Sabah. Or else u will experienced with pick pocket or 'diugut' by the illegal immigrants. After 4 to 5 miscall then she finally answered my call and syukur lah nak dah sampai akhirnya. hehe
So our first plan is to go Kundasang and find place to sleep. I have been searching for places over the internet and one place that came into my mind is Kiram's Village because of the scenery and low price. But pity for us, all the rooms have been fully booked. So I have to find another place and lastly we decided to stay at Puncak Borneo Resort. The price is consider affordable and the views also not bad. We can see the Mountain peak from our room.
So, at 12.30pm we start our journey to Kundasang. We stopped at Inanam for lunch then continue our journey to Kundasang. It was my first experience driving to Kundasang. But the route is simple, we juz follow the GPS.. juz go to Tuaran Bypass then Tamparuli. From Tamparuli juz follow the route and you will reach Kundasang. It is simple but the journey is not that simple.. we need to pass through hills and mist... This is 'original aircond'.. really cold and refreshing... by the way, if you don't really know how to drive manual car, you should choose auto instead of manual. Lucky for me because I can drive both.. hehe.. there is so much cars and trucks. So, some time when the route going uphill you will get stuck behind the truck. My advice is to drive slowly but not too slow because if you did, there will be many cars queue up behind you.
Finally, we arrived at Puncak Borneo resort at 4pm. The resort situated right at the junction of Bundu Tuhan. The air is really cold thus no need for any aircond. Actually the coldness of the air itself kalah tu aircond..haha. After checked in, we decided to visit Timpohon Gate at Kinabalu Park. Kinabalu Park is situated about 2km from Puncak Borneo. To reach Timpohon gate, we need to drive uphill. The route makes me nervous a little bit but thanks to my driving skills that we were able to reach Timpohon gate..hehehe. Timpohon Gate is the starting to those who want to climb Mount Kinabalu. The second check point is Laban rata which is higher than Timpohon gate. You can choose to use Timpohon Gate or Laban Rata.. kalau malas2 or x mampu, guna Laban Rata ja..hehe.
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| Timpohon gate, Mount Kinabalu |
believe me its really cold.. trip2 korea suda Mir
No luck for us. cannot see the view because of the mist.. huhuh
Just take pictures no matter what
bye2 smua. we are going to climb the mountain... not now but soon!..haha
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| Pondok Timpohon |
Finally reach at "Oxford university, England".. lol
After taking photo, we decided to go back to our lodge before dark. I'm afraid we cannot see the road when its getting dark. So, we decided to have our dinner at Puncak Borneo Resort. After taking our bath, we went to the restaurant which is upstairs from our room.
Entertainment provided by Puncak Borneo Resort
cannot see anything at night
We ordered Mix Vegetable soup, sweet and sour fish, and ginger chicken with onion. For me the food is just ordinary but the atmosphere is different. Its really cold. There is no fan or aircond at the restaurant but then we need to wear sweater..haha... Nasha and Mir were busy with their korean drama and me just want to finish the foods as soon as possible.. haha..
Both of them busy with their korean drama (My love from the stars)
The total cost for foods and drinks is RM43.80.. affordable price with free entertainment. Consider having meal here next time. The waitress is also good... We came back to our room at 8pm.. Only God knows how we feel when try to sleep at the resort.. Nasha and Mir sempat minum air panas juz to transfer the heat to their body..lol.. epic failed!! haha.. can u imagine sleeping with double sweater and you still feel the coldness.. huhuhu... But at last, all of us can sleep due to tiredness.... ZZZzzz
The next day we woke up at 4.30am just want to see the peak of Mount Kinabalu but its just too early and still dark. At 5.30 we were able to see the 'bayang2' of Mount Kinabalu and of course we were amazed with the height furthermore it was really in front of us.
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| Mount Kinabalu |
View of Mount Kinabalu at 5.30am..
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| Mount Kinabalu |
View of Mount Kinabalu at 7am
At 7 o'clock in the morning we were able to see the peak but the mist was still there. Maybe its not our luck to see clear view of Mount Kinabalu. We decided to check out early after having our breakfast. The resort only provide free breakfast for two and for me, I have to pay (untunglah yg free). Before leaving the resort, we took some pictures as evidence that we have been at Puncak Borneo Resort.. hek3
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| Puncak Borneo Resort, Sabah |
Front view of Puncak Borneo Resort
Sumandak sabah from Kudat
My pictures kena la special ckit... hehehe
jangan sampai jatuh pula yer... hohoho
Restaurant at the back...
The cost for accommodation at puncak Borneo Resort is RM100 only.. cheap right?? so for those of you who want to stay overnight but want to save money, you may consider Puncak Borneo Resort as your place to stay. But believe me, there is a lot of homestay/lodge/resort/hotel in Kundasang. Just make sure you have back up plan so that you will be able to save cost on fuel transport and at the same save your time.
I think, its enough for now, need to rest for a while. I will continue this post on second part where we went to Mesilau (lembu new Zealand)..hehheeh.. Just wait and see... :p
