Good Foods at Kota Kinabalu

Everywhere we go, we won't stop hunting good foods

Haw Shyang, my friend from Sabah was telling me all kinds of good foods at KK

So we have managed to taste the local good foods there...

Yummy~

The first seafood dinner we have had once we reached KK city

This is the foodcourt with few stalls selling fresh seafood, located opposite Lavender Lodge

We picked one with offering 10% and free fruits platter for us

Dishes ordered weren't too bad

Like the fried rice with crab meat, and fried mee tuaran and Sabah vege

Mantis shrimp were delicious too!

Quite a pricey dinner for us, RM300+

Another recommended by blogger, Bak Kut Teh at Kwong Tung Chai Kopitiam

The Bak Kut Teh stall is opened at 4pm of the day

We were having this after our day out to the Sapi Island
Delicious Bak Kut Teh and Braised Pork Nuckle

Not too pricey, just reasonable as selling in the kopitiam 

This Laksa is one of the must try at KK

It's located behind the Le Meridian Hotel, Seng Heng Kopitiam

It's different from our asam laksa

It's like Sarawak Laksa, laksa soup with santan

serve with shrimp, selling at RM5.50 a bowl

Hawker foods at KK isn't cheap overall...

Yet, this is a bowl of delicious laksa 

Welcome Seafood, here I come again!

A famous seafood restaurant in KK

I patroned to this restaurant 2 yearrs back with my cousins at our last hiking trip

This time we came back this restaurant located at Asia City, near to Marina Court Promenade

Seafoods sold here are fresh, and with reasonable price, slightly cheaper than the one we have had at the food court... RM270+

Haw Shyang told me to try the fried dumpling at Taman Fo San

Somehow, we managed to hired a van to drive us around the city at the last day we at KK

And we found the Taman Fo San, as we were brought by Lai's friend to one of the shop at this taman to buy our dried sea cucumber... and we were glad to know the friendly boss of the shop... he is selling the greatest dried sea cucumber in Malaysia... he claimed that...

Well, come back to makan... since we were in Taman Fo San
So we managed to try the fried dumpling here.. and we discovered another great one...

the fried kuey teow...! It's so delicious! Chinese said it 火候十足

Fried dumpling RM0.70 per-piece while fried kuey teow at RM5.50 per-plate



It's a Beautiful Kota Kinabalu

My second time visited to Kota Kinabalu

It's a beautiful place you must visit... if you like nature...

Mountain, greenie farm, sun, sea beach

I love nature, nature is beautiful~

Mt Kinabalu hided behind the thick cloud...

A close contact with flora and fauna in the forest

Greenie farm with moo moo cow

Welcome to Desa Dairy Farm, Mersilau

I love much, clean beach + blue sky + crystal clear sea...

Sapi Island @ Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park

Awesome sunset viewable from Marina Court Promenade

I have had a merry trip with my fantastic buddies

Personally, I love Kota Kinabalu

Kura

Kura is a japanese restaurant at One World Hotel

This restaurant was highly recommended by blogger

So, I have tried this japanese meal with my bro and his girl friend

As it was a meal for her birthday :)

Foods served in Kura at a 5 Stars Hotel are with reasonable price

A set meal is in between of RM35~RM40

I ordered my favourite Salted Grill Saba + Shasimi

the set meal came with a salad as starter

follow by the set meal with...

a bowl of japanese rice, a bowl of miso soup, a cup of cawanmushi

a plate of shashimi with Salmon and Tuna slices

a little plate of pickled vege and a little plate of fruits

My comments on the meal  

~ fresh ingredients prepared by the restaurant

cooking by dedicated chef to come out with the delicious meal

 and filling my stomach fully. Good! ~

A Simple Life

I watched a movie, A Simple Life by HK famous director, Ann Hui. The movie was casted by Dianie Ip and Andy Lau. It's all about an old lady, Hoe Jie's living at her elder age, who was not married and worked as a family servant for the Leong family for 60 years, witnessing the five generations of the family. And the good part is one of the son of the Leong family, Roger has took the responsibility to take care of Hoe Jie at her aging days, support her financially for staying in an old folk home and accompanying her till her last day of her life.

The movie touched my soul. It made me realised the life of the human in the aging days. It's not important that you are married or not, as what I can see. They are elderies with children yet still are being sent in to the old folks home, some are being abandoned by their children, some are of course still staying single. What does important is that someone really care for the one stay in old folks home? I can see from Hoe Jie, on how she was expecting the visits of Roger to her. How happy is her when she knew someone care for her.

The movie made me felt for the living of the aging elderies that I has not came across yet. I have parent, they are getting aging, they might think the same like the elderies in the movie. How they expect us to go home to visit them, how they expect we think of them when we are away out here for earning a living. In fact, I realise we need to be patience with the elderies, spending more times with them if we can and care for them more. I did ask myself, am I doing the right part as I suppose to do as a daughter? I do my right part but I don't think I do enough, I need to do better.

I did think about myself too... what will happen to me when I am aging? I just need cares from my family, I wish not to be a burden to them. I wish I am able to take care of myself at my aging days, and I have good contacts with my family, that my siblings will care for each other at our aging days. That's why I practice healthier lifestyle now, to have a healthy body or at least not too sick with illness at my aging days... A simple life I am seeking for, just like Hoe Jie.

Cousins Gathering

We grew up together

We share happiness, we share sorrows

We have had our memorable childhood times together

Now, we all are working adults

Recalling of old times of us, there are laughing faces on each of us

Such a great time we have had!

One of my lovely cousin, Joanne came back from US for holiday

We met, we talked, we laughed

Now, we are matured and being wiser in term of how we think

One thing won't change, we are cousins forever!

Both my 'snakey' cousins ~ Autumn and Joanne

Cousins ~ having pizza for recalling of childhood times

Tell you what... when we were young, we like to dine at Pizza Hut at Ipoh Garden :p 

Joanne and Brother, Jason

Joanne and me :) 

What I have did at February...

It has been long I didn't write here...

So, what I have did at February?

It's a pretty busy month for me, mainly on my works...

Yet, I have my personal activities on~

I have CNY open-house visit to Joanne's house

Meeting her lovely twin and we have had good times together

Andrea and Andrene, I miss both of you... especially Andrene

She is cute and cheerful~

Having CNY dinner with Bobo Club sisters...

We have the famous 'pun choy' at one of the famous restaurant at Puchong

Another CNY dinner with my group of old times buddies

Another great dinner we have had with great friends and laughters 

Went to Tian Hou Temple at the Chap Goh Mei

Prayed for a good blessing year for my family (both Liew & Chang)

and myself too...  

I have been busy helping brother to clean his new house

before he moved into his new house

I was like a maid to her... hahahaha...

In return, brother treated us yummy meal with big crab

Yum yum... what a delicious meal 

Having good tea time with Michelle at one of the weekend

Cathing up each other since she has back to KL from China

Having great time spending together, talk about anything in us 

The dessert is yummy, mango ice-cream with the pastry

This one was the voucher I bought online

A dine-in meal voucher at Blue Cow, Plaza Damas Sri Hartamas

for their famous big breakfast

This is truly a good deal I got for the voucher i have bought online

Big breakfast is big in portion, and is nice in taste except for the little bit salty with their bacon

Made myself a yummy breakfast at one of the weekend

It's a good enjoyment I love to have myself

And I remain the happy go lucky one

being contented, cheerful at all times...

Bye February... and welcome March 

Happy valentines day . 情人节快乐

Happy valentines day . 情人节快乐

新春.福到

年卄九，洗狗狗。

洗咗狗狗，抹屋除污垢。

新年开餐吃够够。

不忘祝愿大家新春乐透透！

愿亲朋戚友~

新春快乐，身体健康，心想事成，恭喜发财！

百事确实很温馨。。。新年快乐!

我今晚就把乐带回家。愿大家小心开车，回家团圆，新年快乐~

I Have a Happy Birthday

Today is my birthday...

Since yesterday, I started getting birthday wishes from family and friends.

Thanks to Mama for making hard boiled egg dipped with red coloring, this is a blessing from mama to me for having another good year with good health and good luck. Yummy hard boiled egg was in my stomach now... yum!

Thanks to sister for the birthday gift ~ a Coach wristlet, followed with FB messages, Whatsapp messages and phone call with both sister and my niece sang me the birthday song... so sweet!

Thanks to brother for the birthday gift ~ another Coach wristlet. I forgot telling him that sister have bought me one. Yet, I love both the wristlets... Thanks again to my lovely siblings. Muacksss!

Thanks to Samyi (my auntie) for and angpow given to me, a blessing of another greater year for me.

Thanks to cousins for wishes sent to me... and there will be a belated brithday gift from them... I knew who is going to buy me the gift... Waiting patiencely now :). Yes, we have practice of buying gift for the birthday cousin in our lovely cousin group.

Thanks to my friends for sending me wishes via SMS, Whatsapp messages, FB postings, all about my birthday ~ You all are just so awesome!

For myself, it's another year I have gained, and for me to experience the beautiful life of mine. I wish to be a better person to have a better living with my family, with good health and good luck.

Opps... Happy New Year!

Tho' there are sayings around to talk about 2012... a year of end of the world..
Do you believe it?
I think it doesn't matter for the believe...
I wish everyone of me family and friend for having a great day everyday in the year of 2012!
By the way, I don't believe this year is the year of end of the world...
I will live my life to the fullest! Happy go Lucky as usual!

Xmas & New Year!

Busy with works on weekdays since last Dec till now

Yet I have super duper happy and satisfied Xmas and New Year

It's all about foods, family, friends and shopping!

Xmas Day ~

At Xmas, sister and kids were back for holiday

We went to Da Sa Rang for a yummilicios korean meal

Hot and spicy for the night!

My beloved siblings, nephew and niece

We enjoyed the time a lot... good foods with good laughters! 

Lovely times with sister, nephew and niece

Enjoying free coffee at Setia Alam Welcome Center,

while waiting for brother to show us his new home sweet home

Eric loves the riding on the buggy provided by SP for fetching us to show unit

We have Xmas eve's dinner at Zanmai Sushi

Glad that my sister and kids loved the meal here too

As I love the meal served here :) 

Taking pictures with the kids before meal started 

New Year Day ~

On new year eve, I was meeting my good friend Mow Mow

We were having dinner at Thai Express at Jurong Point

Great catch up... We talked a lot~ 

Yes... New Year Day was just as happy as it used to be!

Mama, sister and me were having great shopping time!

We bought a lot of good stuffs with good prices!

My first H&M dress looked great? lolsss

I love shopping at Singapore!

Thanks to sister for the birthday gift you have bought me!

So happy ^.^