And so, we went for the KK Trip.

KK offered to fork out my share of the trip, cos he needed a companion. Or he simply dotes on me. I dunno....

We took the Silk Air package, as usual the service was good. The air stewardesses were so much more courteous than any of the budget airlines we had previously (Phuket, KL). Food on the plane was not bad either. The orange juice was nice however it was difficult to get a 2nd serving due to the short of manpower. I guess Silk Air cuts down on its staff crew due to recession as well.

We reached Kota Kinabalu in the late morning after flying across Sarawak, Brunei and din realize it was hotter than Singapore. The sun was already glaring strongly before noon. However, the sun sets down faster than in Singapore. And the orangery sunset looks romantically beautiful.


Sabah Foundation ~ Took taxi, 20 ringgit to go there,30 ringgit to come back.
Freakishly expensive.


Taken from the 18th storey of the Sabah Foundation Building


We chose the city hotel as it was located inside the hypermall called 1Borneo. The newly constructed mall was also linked to apartments (still under construction) and the shops were actually catered for its future residents. 1Borneo was more like a new town away from its old city centre and strategically located near the Sabah University.




Our hotel


Swimming pool in hotel : The water was cold ~ too cold for swimming.
I screamed at the sight of a rat running towards me while inside the toilet cubicle!


The hotel, was however disappointingly small. There wasn't a bathtub either. Bed was too soft however tv channels were quite interesting was it had Astro, a satellite television network station from Malaysia. So after our shopping, we could just relax on our bed and watch tv until we fall asleep.


Sapi Island was quite enjoyable as well. We joined a family of 4 for the trip who had 2 very young daughters. The 2 girls freaked out and cried during the speed boat ride from Jesselton Point to Sapi Island as it was their first experience on choppy waters. Overall, the Sapi Island trip was pretty pleasant except for the pesky houseflies and bees that attacked our lunch. Beach waters were quite clean and we saw fishes and corals while snorkeling.


Speed-boat ride to Sapi



There are alot of fishes near the jetty too.


No bikini-clad ladies though. This is a "clean" beach.


The next few days were shopping and eating. KK was thrilled over the discounted prices of sports merchandise which over in Singapore were much more expensive. At the end of the day, he was quite satisfied with his shopping trip. As for me, I din shop much except I've got my hair rebonded over at a hair saloon which took me almost 4 hours. Grabbed some Padini sales items and Sabah coffee from Giant as well.



Just heard that Jetstar had some Macau Challenge, should I try that out too?