Greetings from Labuan

Touchdown @ Labuan Airport on Fri evening and we were greeted by a heavy rain. Bro picked us up and immediately brought us to the duty free shop for some shopping spree. Liquor, chocs, beer... hmm... hmmm.. With our mindset fixed that the stuff there is super cheap without duty tax, mom spent a few hundred bucks in that shop without realizing it. Yes, mummy, it is cheap, but it's not free!

Labuan is a rather small place, with just one main road connecting every other area in the island. A lot of nice cars cos they are cheap there, but i guess the Labuan folks prefer 4 wheel drive more, due to their sandy and hilly environment.

We went to my bro's workplace @ Kolej Matrikulasi Labuan and Pantai Rekreasi Pancur Hitam the next morning. The beach is really beautiful...


Pantai Rekreasi Pancur Hitam.


The lecturer brother and the sleepy Jane :(

Our flight to Kota Kinabalu is very short, 30 mins is all we need. We checked into Hotel Deleeton (no star rating), right opposite Centre Point Sabah. According to some reliable sources, it is the most happening place in the city, which i totally agree. -_-


On our way to KK.


Sunset @ Tanjung Aru Beach.

We wanted to have some seafood that night @ a restaurant recommended by my bro's fren, but we didnt manage to find the place. So we settled for a Malay restaurant @ 2nd beach, Tanjung Aru. Mom was super worried that we couldnt get a cab back to our hotel.. but when bro called the taxi driver and he fetched us back, safely, mom was relieved. Haha.. mama always like that.


Coincidence do happens sometimes. See the color of my top and my bro's tshirt? *wink*

Our stay in KK was quite tiring cos we had no car, unlike in Labuan where we can go around with bro's punya Vios. So we basically need to go anywhere on foot. Been to the Centre Point Sabah (obviously!), Phillipine's village (Pasar Kraftangan), Pasar Ikan Masin, Tugu Peringatan Malaysia, Gaya Street (very famous, similar to Petaling Street in KL), KK Plaza, Wisma Merdeka and Plaza Wawasan. We actually went to all the 4 shopping complexes in KK in a day! Never done anything like that when i was in KL. I guess that shows how much we can shop in KL compared to KK. ^_^


i seriously dunno what is on top of my head.


Me and my mom.

Due to the disappointment that we didnt get to eat any proper seafood the night before @ Tanjung Aru, i lead the family to have a super duper delicious seafood lunch @ Port View Seafood Village, before we set off to the airport. And how my mom and bro thank me for that... *drools*

Yes, it is cheap.

Reached Labuan around dinner time, and we went to search for food again. This time we went to this restaurant in the Pulau Labuan Hotel for some nice not-so-cheap Chinese cusine. Mom freaked out when we joked about having another malay food again. She is a bit picky on the food that can go into her mouth. *kekeke*

There is this dessert which is only available in Labuan, or so i was told. Coconut pudding served in a cleaned and dried coconut shell. It was special, but i think the puding was rather rough. Maybe they could improve on that a bit. :P


Coconut Pudding.

The last day on the island was spent on looking for liquor and chocs (again) in the one and only shopping complex in Labuan, called Financial Square. Im really amazed how my brother can stay there for so long. I guess he has really grown up :)


The last stop, Marine Museum.

I have been eating alot these 4 days. Hmm, no wonder he keeps on complaining that there is nothing much to do in Labuan except eating, thus contributing to the fact that he has grew wider. Muahaha... :D

The most valuable experience gained during this trip;
i took flight everyday, which is not what a sane human would wanna do.
1st day ~ KL to Labuan
2nd day ~ Labuan to KK
3rd day ~ KK back to Labuan
4th day ~ Labuan back to KL

*dead tired*