A Birthday Wish to Darling Chon

Another year has passed for you,
It's time to cut the cake and celebrate.
And once again, my love, I start to think
Of things about you I appreciate. It means so much to have you in my life;
Your loving care fills up my days with pleasure.
Your warm and giving nature helps create
Close, special times together that I treasure. I live within a safe and steady world,
Because you love me unconditionally.
Your easygoing ways mean that I'm blessed
With peace and joy and blissful harmony. To me your birthday is a precious day.
I hope it brings you joy in every way.

Dearest chon, my gift to you is all my love and unshakable devotion.
Happy Birthday with love. xoxoxo

The Tip of Borneo

This is actually my second trip to the tip... such an unforgettable scene, with the soft sandy beach, windy breeze... arrived in time for a beautiful sunset... very inviting.

View from the tip... so many huge rocks, big waves as well... wonderfull

Different views of the Sunset

Chon and Tyler... o.O showing off some kungfu? heheChon with the power of light... hahaThe '5' of us together

So, that's the end of our trip from Kibunut River all the way to the Tip of Borneo. Wonder where we'll go next... hmmm... sure to have more adventures to come!!!

Our Journey to Ranau

Well, after the stay at Keningau... we continued our journey to Ranau by going through an unknown road which Chon is not familiar with... the road to MahuaWaterfall. (Continue from previous post)

Some part of the road was not really good... bumpy... if you're driving a four-wheel vehicle... then you have nothing to worry about, unlike us driving in a proton saga... really have to be careful.

About 2 hours drive, we finally arrived Ranau... drop by Kinabalu Pine Resort for some photo taking.

The Five of us, posing under the hot sun, the breeze was nice and cool though... haha

Fresh breeze, beautiful scenery, peaceful and calming feeling... really mesmerizing.

After relaxing and enjoying the cool breeze, we continued our journey and took another stop at Kundasang to tapau some yummy "Sayap Panggang" which means BBQ Chicken Wings, fruits and Tuhau.

The yummy "Sayap Panggang" corner... hehehe...Look at all the fruits, snacks, flowers and other things you can buy here... awesome.Jane & Tyler getting some Tuhau...

That's basically the end of our trip to Ranau, next stop... The Tip of Borneo, here we come!!!

A visit to Keningau

If you have read my previous post, this is the part when we were in Keningau. Well, it was a very short visit... by the time we arrived it was already dark. We had Soto for dinner at Rahmat Restaurant, bought some toiletry from the supermarket nearby and crash at Uncle Grey's place for the night... excited about the next day, we slept early to gain energy for the trip to Ranau and Kudat.

Rahmat, famous for their Soto in Keningau


Abigail, chon's little cute cousin

Nice pose by Imelda

Daschund puppies... so adorable.

Tyler, too taking a pose... ^^V hehe

Guess, that's about it. Upcoming post will be the journey to Ranau. I'm taking this opportunity to say thank you to Uncle Grey and Aunty Crispina for letting us stay at their place although it was a short notice. Hope to see them again soon.

Another Day at Kibunut River

Last Saturday was definitely a lovely day for a picnic, at first we wanted to go for an Island trip but since it's already late middle of the month, some of us are on a tight budget... so, we decided to go to Kibunut river instead... which cost us only RM1 p/pax to enter the place... cheap... hehe...

Mesmerizing view of Kibunut River... ^_^

The beautiful scenery, peaceful and calming atmosphere at the riverGroup pics: Darling chon, Jane, Tyler, myself ^^V, Imelda and Augustine
Imelda posing a sexy lookSabah Top Model in the making... haha...

Jane and Tyler

Girlfriends: Imelda, myself and Jane

Another day of adventure which did not end just here, we headed out to Tambunan at around 5pm, and crash at chon's uncle place in Keningau for the night and ate Soto for dinner at Rahmat restaurant. Well, it's kind of a last minute plan. Chon was in the mood to bring us especially Tyler to ranau and the tip of borneo, Kudat the next day. So, we slept early and continued our journey the next day.

Happy Birthday Geaneve a.k.a. Jane

Dear sweet Jane,
though you're older one more year, you're still cool and stylin', you're full of life and always smiling. Happy Birthday Girlfriend...friends forever... God bless you always... ^^V hehe...

Celebrated at Novus, Waterfront with Garnesh and Vijay our colleague from India.




Many happy returns and long live Jane D' Great... Cheers!!! haha...

What have I been doing?

It was kinda boring at night with our routine as a workaholic (chon & me)... so to release our tons of stress we go for dining, movies (sometimes just the 2 of us) and listening to live bands at Waterfront with some colleagues... Just relaxing our minds, chit-chatting, playing pool or sometimes Karaoke.

Just chilling with Tyler, a friend from Alaska

Gurlfrenz: Imelda, me & Jane

Me & Imelda just taking a pose

Tyler & Chon

Trying-out new recipes

It was the day before returning back to KK after a week of Kaamatan break, I felt like preparing dinner for my beloved family in Labuan. So, i browse through the net and found 2 recipes that I've never tried cooking before: Lechon Kawali and Butter Prawn... and of coz there are other dishes as well as shown in the pictures.

New: Butter Prawn
New: Lechon Kawali
Sweet and Sour Grouper

MixVege with Broccoli and Mushrooms

Well, in the end, it tasted better than just "okay". Did ling ling cook the dinner tonight? asked my dad, and my mum who was observing once in a while when I was in the kitchen earlier nodded yes... surprise surprise that I can be as good as my mum in cooking and finally the thought of "Nothing is impossible" just pop-up in my mind, and I was feeling very happy that I managed to prepare such a finger licking good dinner for my family. If I can do it... I'm sure you can do it too.

Cheers from the chef,

Ferry to Labuan

Last Friday was a very busy day at the Menumbok ferry terminal. Lots of people queued up to get their tickets to attend the Water Festival which was held in Labuan last weekend. Luckily my mummy booked our ticket earlier... if not, we won't be able to bring our car to Labuan as all were fully booked. Poor chon, he had to wait for a very long time just to collect our pre-book ticket. We were supposed to leave the terminal at 11.30am, but dragged up to 2.00pm. Finally at 3.45pm, we arrived in Labuan.

Labuan view from the ferry

Another view from the Ferry

Passengers waiting patiently while enjoying the beautiful scenery from the ferry.

Filipino Dish II

After an unsatisfying dinner, we decided to try another eating outlet the next day after attending Sunday mass, which also provide Filipino dishes. We had our lunch here, and this time the price was affordable and the food was very fulfilling. The restaurant is situated at Jati Shophouse near RHB Bank, Labuan. =D

The view from our table.

This time, we let my brother and Ella do the ordering as me, mummy, daddy and darling chon waited patiently for the dishes to be served. Well, they ordered much similar to the ones we tasted at Le Caerau Arms Bistro & Grill, but this time it was tasty... =D

Chicken Afritada

Lechon Kawali

Sinigang Baboy

The Mang Tomas is a special sos for the Lechon Kawali, you should try it... taste sweet. Next to it is KitChai Ping, a cooling drink suitable for a hot weather.

These 3 dishes were enough for the 6 of us, we had happy tummy compared to the 5 disappointing dishes we ordered at Le Caerau Arms Bistro & Grill. King Mark Seafood Restairant, a place highly recommended if you want to try some filipino food in Labuan. -Thumbs up-

Filipino Dish I

Well, a change of taste during my latest return to Labuan as me and my family decided to taste some Filipino dishes. First off, we tried Le Caerau Arms Bistro & Grill near Utama Jaya Supermarket for dinner last Saturday night. Front View of the placeView from the insideThe place was nice and clean, the waitress was friendly as well as the owner. However, it was pricey and we waited more than an hour for our food which ended up not that satisfying. We ordered 5 dishes:Chop Suey

Adobo Baboy

Sinigang Baboy

Tinulang Manok

Lechon Kawali

If you're thinking of checking out this place, it is recommended to order the western dish and fried rice as my brother and Ella said it tasted good the last time they visited.

California grill

Opened in November 2008 California Grill is located at 1Borneo Hypermall. From the looks of the California Grill restaurant’s interior is enough to lure anyone to come in and find out more about this eatery. It brings a relax and cozy feeling as you enter which complies to the motto of the California Grill which is “bringing together great food and good company in a relaxed atmosphere.”

It was our first time dining here, not to say it is cheap... but well, it's a affordable... looking through the menu which has a wide range of western food to choose from. Starting from appetizers, soup, platters, fish & chicken, lamb and beef, bread, pasta, pizza, dessert, fresh fruit juices, cool & hot beverage, ice blended and so much more.

Enjoying the ice lemon tea
The Portuguese Chicken (As yummy as it looks)
Fish and Chips (It tasted good despite the look of it)