Great experience at Weston Wetland

Sunset at Weston

Last Friday i and my children go to the Weston Wetland park which famous with their rare proboscis monkeys, fireflies, wild plant and wild animal such as crocodile. This land are protected area which our government reserve it for parks and nature purposed.

Our group consists of 24 people only 4 of us is local and the other are from China. About 1.30 pm we leave from the city of Kota Kinabalu and reached Weston about 4.30 pm. After a short break then we start with a river cruise sight. We are very lucky on that day, where we are able to see 3 kind of monkey species but i'm not sure what kind of it. Our tour guide gives a very good explanation but mostly in Chinese language (Mandarin). My children often ignores any explanation of a person. Surprisingly they listen every statement from our guide and ask a lot of question to him. If you want to took an nice picture of a proboscis monkey, i advise you to use a camera with a lens at least 50mm to 250mm or more.  
Even haze is covering the sky but we still able to take a nice picture of their sunset. This is the most memorable evening where i can spend together with my family on the boat accompanied by the view of Weston sunset. Dinner is serve when we reached the jetty. About 7.00 pm once again we have to ride on the boat for a fireflies sight. During the fireflies sight we are adviced not to use any flash on the camera coz this will scared all the fireflies. I can't take any video of the fireflies coz is to dark (still learning how to lower the light to get the best picture of it.) After half and hour we all get back to coach and get back to the city.    

cute little bird 

Here is my short video of my half day tour at Weston Wetland.

First time DIY canvas painting with my children

Children are the most precious thing in our life, so learning is very important to them. What have been applied will be the basic to guide them in the future. With it, spend some time with them while they were young. I my self as a working mom, hardly have a time to play with them. They really like craft and art things especially DIY. 

This is my first DIY project with my children. Below is my canvas painting video with my children. I think the video are to long, so i'll do some improvement in the future.

Fresh Loh Hon Kor herbal tea

Loh Hon Kor or Chinese people call it Buddha fruit or monk fruit or longevity fruit. This is my first time see a fresh Loh Hon Kor because normally i just buy those process one from the grocery store. This fruit have are great benefit for dispelling heat and cooling down your body, avoid heat stroke, throat inflammation and cough.  

My aunt from Brunei brought me this fresh Buddha fruit but i didn't manage to meet her because she is busy with her church conference. She left the fruit at my uncle house and ask me to pickup from him. I manage to call her and thanks for the gift. Just have a short conversation and she have to hang up cos she still have something on that time. Maybe in this coming years i'll go to pay a visit to her house at Brunei. That night i have make some Loh Hon Kor herbal tea without adding any sugar. It has a sweet and bitter taste.

Fresh Loh Hon Kor 

Loh Hon Kor Herbal tea no sugar added

Lunch at the Glass Grill & Bar, Suria Sabah.

After an hour of window shopping and 1 1/2 hours of book searching then is the time to fill our empty tank. This is our favorite spot and my children like the most.   

Hawaiian Chicken Pizza

Carbonara Tagliatelle

Pineapple and crab Meat Fried Rice 

Combination Dessert

Milo with Ice Cream 

Restaurant Hakka Corner for breakfast.

Just another blessing Sunday even with a polluted air but still didn't affected us to going out for breakfast. All the way from our house to the town we still haven't decide where we are heading for breakfast until we reach Fortuna Commercial center area. Then remind me that there is a restaurant call Restaurant Hakka Corner which of course they serve Hakka food but not sure if there still have an empty seat. Luckily when we reached there, they still have one empty table so we don't have to wait for a seat. There is a most selected menu at the shop like stew boar meat, deep fried mee hoon, kan lau mee with fried pork and some other menu that i don't really remember. Their food are so tasty and the price are also reasonable.

I'm not sure if this is the Front entrance or back door of the shop

Extended seat area  

Kon Lau Mee with deep fry pork

Kon Lau Mee with Wan ton

Yum Cha at Nyuk Pau Ngiu Chap, Penampang

My daughter craving for some beef mee hoon soup for breakfast but get bored with the same coffee shop that we use to go. My husband bring us to the new place that we never been there before. This shop located at the Old Penampang. There is several shop that selling food there. I don't feel like eating beef that day so i order from the next shop which selling seafood. That day my daughter like to have Ngiu nyuk mee hoon, me with my tom yum mee hoon and my husband with his mix fish paste guo tiao soup. The price at the shop are not cheap then the food also not very taste. Maybe this is not my taste.

  

Ngiu Chap Mee Hoon 

this is not my preference.......

dog : can u please spare some food for me....

ADDICTED with Nasi Ayam Penyet

Nasi Ayam Penyet is a typical Indonesia food from eastern Jawa. It's normally  serve with spicy sambal with a piece of chicken, tempe and few slice of cucumber. Typically the chicken are marinated with herb and fried until crispy or golden colour.

 Lately there is a new menu at the Restaurant Mari-Mari at Sabah Trade Centre and i'm so so addicted with it. They sale it for RM9.00 per dish, so is not cheap. I heard from my colleague that one of the restaurant somewhere Alamesra also got Nasi Ayam Penyet. According from them the potion of the chicken are bigger from here, more tastier and even cheaper. I'm looking forward to try it there.  

Breakfast at Da chen, Damai

When it's come to Monday there is some reason that make me feel moody, tired and every things seems going to be wrong. A good breakfast is a good treat to cure my Monday blue symptoms. 

As we both are working then we choose to go to the middle point which not far from my office and my husband working place. I think most of the time, i will go to this shop because i really really like their tofu and the most important thing are their CHILI (i didn't manage to took a picture of their chili). Other than Tofu, i think most of the people would like to eat their Wan tan Hor, porridge, Fish paste noodle and many more.

Kan Lau Mee chicken feet (sorry for the blur picture)

Tofu stuff with pork mince 

Mee hoon soup sui kau

NEWEST SCOOPEE - COFFEE & ICE CREAM CO. IN TOWN

LATELY THERE IS SEVERAL NEW COFFEE AND ICE CREAM SHOP THAT'S OPEN FOR BUSINESS IN TOWN. IT'S JUST LIKE A TREND IN A MODERN SOCIETY WHERE ALL THE YOUNG PEOPLE SIT AND GATHERED WHILE ENJOYING A NICE CUP OF COFFEE. 

THE NICE EARTHY COLOR MAKES IT A VERY COMFORTABLE PLACE TO GATHER. I NEVER THINKING OF USING A DRUM CAN BE A NICE MODERN LOOK SOFA, IT'S ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY I GUESS, THAT CAN MAKE THE PLACE LOOK'S SO SPECIAL BESIDE OF THEIR SPECIALTY IN COFFEE AND ICE CREAM.   IF YOU ARE A COFFEE LOVER OR ICE CREAM MONSTER THEN THIS IS THE NEW PLACE TO EXPLORE.  

CAFE LATTE WITH A NICE ART OF A SWAN

STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM 

OREO CHEESE CAKE 

HOT CHOCOLATE 

LOVE THE CREATIVE IDEA OF USING THE DRUM AS A SEATED

NEVER THINK OF USING DRUM AS A COFFEE TABLE 

NICE COLLECTION OF ART 

MY SON JUST LOVE THE VAN BUT I LIKE THE COFFEE GRINDER 

My new Hello kitty water bottle

Cute Hello Kitty water bottle by tupperware

I'm also a fan of the famous cartoon character Hello Kitty. Although i'm not that crazy on this character but still buying and collect some of the Hello Kitty item.I prefered to keep household item.

Delicious Dim Sum House

The night before, my husband told me that we are going to have a breakfast at Delicious Dim Sum House. The shop located just next to the GK Grill'z Kitchen and behind Eminent Hotel. I'm not sure how long is this shop been open for business but this is my first time eating here. The shop are equip with air con and Their food are very tasty, both of my children like this place.

Nice and Clean place  

All the time flavor 

Kan Lau Mee With Char Sau

Plain Porridge with century egg and youtiao for dressing 

Kedai Kopi Wan Wan

If you are craving for some fresh fish paste for your breakfast, then this is the right place to hunt for. This is one of the famous coffee shop that attract so many tourists and of course local people. Originally this shop are located behind Damai Club but then they move it here. I think this is a really good location coz this shop are bigger from the previous one. Some time my Muslim friend also came here if they craving for some nice fish paste for breakfast.

Main entrance of the shop

They display all the photo of artist that dine here before

Tom Yum mee

Mix seafood Mee Hoon Soup

A evening sight at Rasa Ria Resort

Since we are at Tuaran, we do not want to miss the opportunity to have a quick sight on one of the famous resort in Kota Kinabalu. It's feel like just yesterday, i stay there with my college friend for a short term school holiday. The resort are well maintain which I can't see any of damages on the resort, even after the 5.9 scale of earthquake that hit our countries. There are a new block of the resort which call Ocean Wing, seem like they have expended their business. Ocean Wing located in the left side away from the previous resort. From the appearance i saw this new block are more on luxury and stylish with modern amenities. In future will do some planning to stay there with my family. 

Giant chess for kids to play

nice white sandy beach  

Windy evening accompanied by the sounds of the wave that mesmerize the soul and mind.

 

Bamboo

In house swimming pool

Rosted clam and coconut by Gerai Bersamamu at Tuaran

After attending the Aqiqah ceremony, my husband bring us to the near by road side stall that sale roasted clam, fish and coconut. I always see my friend posted on the social media but never been here. This stall located far away from the city of Kota Kinabalu but they are very famous among the local people. Some of my friend drive there just to enjoy their roasted clam and coconut. I didn't manage to try their roasted food because we all still full after attending the ceremony. Since we are there, my husband decided to stop by to try their coconut pudding and coconut juice. According to him mostly all the tours buses will stop by and buy some coconut pudding for the tourists.  

More variety sizes for us to choose

All the stall are selling the same thing but the different is the taste of the food

Coconut pudding

Coconut juice