Kundasang & KK Trip

Last month DH had a seminar in KK, so all of us tag along...we wanted to go to Kundasang. We took Malindo air...the kids were super excited when they saw the flight entertainment..all this while they only took air asia or air asia x je..mana ada suma ni..

Sampai airport DH rented a car and drove to Kundasang...along the way nampak signboard Jambatan Tamparuli...so we stop by.

 Just look at the bridge for the cars kat bawah...horror!

Dah sampai The Pines...view from our room

at the veranda, Irfan;s trying to use the bulky DSLR. After a short rest, we drove to Kundasang town and look for dairy farm.

yeay... found it

 photo session first..

 quite cold and definitely windy here

 the kids were excited when they saw how we get our 'susu kotak'

the friesian cows seems to know what to do.. they line up and took their turns

a separate area for anak lembu

the main building

 yummy chocolate milk..other types of milk suma sold out. We bought some fresh mushroom, strawberry and tidbits, had dinner and restint our room. Slept early coz there's nothing much to do at night here and we were also awake from 4am earlier.

 Next morning DH and I had an early breakfast at the resort. simple buffet spread..kids were still sleeping
at this hour. After breakfast we woke the kids up to get ready. They had bread/ cup noodles breakfast which they actually enjoyed more than our breakfast.

 Last photo before we check out.

we went further up to the tea plantation. the road to the tea factory is actually gravel road...it's about 1km from the main road but because of the road condition and we only saw 4WD passing us we were not sure if normal cars are meant for the road... sampai atas nampak kancil lagi...lega

 Ada memorial at one part of the plantation area

 then we stop by Tagal  'Fish spa'

Ikan kelah all over our feet

Dh busy trying to get a good shot. We drove back to KK as DH has a session late evening.

Checked- in sutera harbour and terus pegi pool. I didn't join them, had a short nap instead. Tengah tidur room service hantar fruit basket and chocolates.

 Since DH session will only ends at 9pm, I decided to bring the kids for dinner. we took a shuttle bus to the city.

 we went to pasar malam and decided to eat there...makan ikan biru...I'm not sure the name of the fish

 lobster and udang harimau... just look at the size!

 Lobster masak creamy butter

 Udang harimau  tiga rasa.. 1 piece for each...

 ikan bakar... all the seafood plus rice and drinks for RM90. After our dinner we went to pasar malam and bought some pearls/crystal brooches. we went back taking the same shuttle bus.

the next morning Irfan wanted to 'main pasir'

then we went to Pasar Gaya and had lunch nearby.

Drove to airport, returned the car and wait for our flight home. Enjoyable break.

bakes & cakes 13

Steam moist fruit cake..in my house i'm the only one who eat this cake...so, once it's cool down, just divide into half and gave one half to my next door neighbour which I know also enjoy fruit cake.  i chose this recipe  because the cooking time is just 2 hours compared to my grandma's recipe which take 4 hours. May be next time I'll invest in  a bigger steamer and try my granny's recipe. Kalau pakai steamer kecik kena pakai half recipe...buang gas aje...

 biskut mazola.. DH's favourite cookie

 orange syrup cake recipe adapted from davidlebovitz.com  I substituted half of almond powder with semolina. Alia and I love it because the orange taste refreshingly strong, but DH and Irfan couldn't eat it because of the same reason. If you love orange cake, you've got to try this.

Yet to be baked banana muffin.. made this and brought to hospital when visiting relatives

 Shortbread cookie again, this time I bake it in a 8x8 cake pan and cut it into bars when it's still warm

 yet to be filled cream puff. made chocolate custard cream for the filling

nostalgic baking...rock buns but with choc chips instead of raisin.. I first made this in Form 1, form 2? during SRT class. since DH and the kids don't like raisins, I have always use chocolate chips or dates even instead of raisins.

Trip to Brunei

We went for a short holiday in Brunei last month..we reached there about 9 am and rented a car. We brought our GPS along to help us find our way. But the GPS kept showing us the wrong way or near but not the correct building. Berpusing-pusing, last-last we decided to check-in our hotel first and have an early lunch.

Tried a nearby restaurant near the hotel and Irfan ordered chicken chop...bila sampai it was as above...tercengang jugakla masa tu...tanya waiter memang chicken chop..ooh macam ni ke their chicken chop? makan jela Irfan...

 then we did a typical tourists thingy...jalan tengah panas & amik gambar

 another one

first stop...Royal Regalia museum, a place where all the souvenirs/gifts to the sultan are displayed. No cameras or handphones allowed except at the foyer.

the majestic looking royal chariot

the royal shield

after the museum we continued walking and saw this..while DH was reading inside,

the kids was already tired with walking...aikkkk...kalau cam ni macam mana nak ikut mama papa travel ni? baru setengah hari dah penat? Hish....belum lagi bawak pegi ho chi minh ke bandung ke...Kalau pegi jungle trekking tak pulak penat...tapi kalau jalan kat town asik2 tanya lepas ni nak gi mana? bila nak balik hotel? etc

 Stopped by waterfront for a while.. ada orang offer boatride tapi seram tengok boat and ombak masa tu.

 

At night pegi Pasar malam,..all food is halal...bestnya can try anything that you fancy. most food selling at 1BND..chicken wings is popular here. Many stuff are similar to Malaysia but named differently here. Bought our dinner had it in our hotel room.

Then we go off to Jerudong Park. Unfortunately it was quite late and the ticket counter for the rides are closed. Jalan2 je la..

 DH seronok amik gambar

 Next morning we went to Tamu Kianggeh.

 Smoked fish?

DH bought some ikan masin

We went to waterfront area again to buy some souvenirs .this boatman approached us and offered a ride. DH mentioned that life jacket are not provided, we wont take the risk. He told us he will get  the jackets for us...just wait for him at the jetty. Kalau cam tu okla..

The jackets were all adult size and zipper not working, pakai tali je ikat...hmmm tawakkal ajelah, after all i saw that we were the only ones yang pakai life jacket, tourist lain tak kisah pun...local memang tak pakai lah..

he brought us to a place where the rock looks like a ship about to sink. kira macam kisah si tanggang la ni..This is in front of Istana Nurul Iman.

the best shot you can get of the palace

 one of the school in Kampung Ayer. Ada sekolah rendah, sekolah menengah, sekolah agama

 bomba

 masjid

 balai polis

 along the houses...kawasan perumahan lama

kawasan perumahan baru, double storey, a government project using a contractor from Japan, all equipped with aircon as it will get very hot during the day

Petang we went to a kopitiam

the usual stuff

 their signature dish, kue tiau seama

then we decided  to stop by the beach, nampak pop ice blended. Of course the kids suka.

 saw durian belanda or durian salat they call it here...lagi murah kat malaysia,  i bought the drink...sedap, more durian salat in the drink compared to the Malaysian ones tapi tak lawan air sirsak kat Indonesia.

this is how they prepare jagung bakar...bakar dengan kulit2 skali

Just relaxing by the beach

 we drove off and stopped by another beach, a secluded and nicer beach.

busy conteng2

 ada apa?

oiii..dah la tu...stop taking my pics

on the way back to our hotel singgah kat supermarket and borong some indonesian stuff (including the pop ice that we drank at the beach) and some imported chocs (cheaper than Msia). rupanya bila balik my maid told me the pop ice tu kalau kat indon  harga 50sen je, tu yang ready to drink tu..ishhh kalau cam tu next time balik cuti borong tau... the next day we returned our car in the morning and jalan2 near our hotel ...before calling a taxi to the airport

Overall, it was quite a relaxing holiday, I think Brunei is a place where you visit once and just cross off your list of places to travel.