NUke Rude

Delayed Entry.

Eventually, I became a husband to someone.

Hard to believe. Even until now. Not that I never have any intention, but acknowledging the fact that we faced a lot of challenge through out the relationship - back when we're still "friends". Of course, she asked on what's next... 2 years ago. But, silly me had kept myself shut which was way worst that saying "no comment".

Anyhow. We were destined to meet again. A simple text eventually developed into a new kind of start-over. I man-ed up this time to give her explanation. And eventually decided to be together. don't ask me how and why? I don't even know what am I doing, back then.

But yeah. I feel blessed; holding onto the phrase "kalau betul dia jodohku, Kau permudahkanlah."

If you were to ask me my major achievement this year... definitely jawapannya: Aku jadi laki orang!

Tak sangka ada yang nak aku, weh.

til then.

Hola, Amigo!

It's really hard to admit that; with the kecanggihan technology, sometimes it brings more negativity rather than something positive. For instance, I am no longer have more time sitting in front of my desktop and writing blogs. Instead, I (still) get too attached with smart phone(s) and do stuffs.

*tiup habuk kat blog*

Anyway, how's life?

I know some of you still checkin' out this page, craving for more things or maybe just browsing my archive and read those "Pantang Larang" section. lol. I promise, I will update the pantang larang soon. I have some good stuffs.

2016. Have been slightly amazing to me. I had (and still experiencing) the ups and downs of what we call - life. But most important is that I've got the chance to travel to some part of the world. Which is amazing. Kadang-kadang kan, bila dah semakin berusia, kita akan lebih menghargai apa yang ada di sekeliling kita, contohnya parents. Sebab tu dalam tahun ni, aku nasihat kepada diri sendiri untuk kerap balik rumah untuk jenguk keluarga. But the definition of keluarga ni berbeza, especially in the work life. Sebab hanya orang yang dah berkahwin je ada keluarga. Orang bujang macamana? Takde. Yes. Orang bujang takde parents, sibling and relatives to spend our time with. Isn't it?

2016. I try to appreciate myself more. After all, what's the point of spending so much money, time and attention to other people/thing? At the end of the day, will they appreciate you? I have learnt at least a lesson in 2016. Work still continues tomorrow though you die today. Never that I thought that I will have to pack my colleague's workstation at this age. You went too soon, my friend. Al-Fatihah.

2016. Sometimes, you just had to say "No" to certain things. Saying "Yes" all the times will eventually backfired you. 

Yeap, we still have few days remaining to travel 2016. And I hope I will, eventually progress; and be ready to travel 2017.

NUke

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.

Setelah sekian lama, cewah, saya akan cuba mengaktifkan diri semula dalam bidang penulisan. Sebenarnya banyak saja benda yang nak dikongsikan, cumanya kebelakangan ni masa-masa senggang lebih terisi dengan aktiviti riadah seperti swimming, membongkang, makan dan aktiviti yang tak bermanfaat. Huhuhu.

Sejak awal tahun haritu, aku banyak je pergi aktiviti-aktiviti setempat dan luar tempat yg berdekatan. Antaranya Pesta Belon Udara Panas Antarabangsa Putrajaya 2016.

Sama macam tahun-tahun lepas, penganjuran pesta ni selalunya pada bulan Mac. Cumanya tahun ni, macam tak berapa meriah sangat kot. Aku rasa la. Official merchandise event ni pun macam suam-suam kuku je. Tak macam last year.

Adalah macam2 benda yang dijualnya; mostly makanan and adalah barang mainan bebudak dan juga pakaian. Ada gak la yang jual barang deko2 rumah (like, apa kaitan semua ini dengan hot air balloon, kan?) tapi, itulah. Layan jugak lah!

Yang paling menangkap perhatian aku adalah booth 'Wonderful Indonesia' yang terletak ditengah2 tapak pesta. Memang tahun ni macam ada plan nak gi travel Indonesia, sebenarnya, so layan jugak lah.

Paling best, aku dan Maman saja je join pertandingan susun surat kat booth Pos Malaysia. Kiranya, kena susun 27 surat mengikut nama jalan, poskod, bangunan etc pada rak yang disediakan lah! Ok apa, sesekali merasa jadi posman. Too bad untuk Maman sebab tak dapat beat record peserta sebelumnya.

But, Alhamdulillah; bila tiba turn aku, aku dapat bested the record; 1'35". Ok lah kan. Dapat lah hadiah 'sampul surat hari pertama' daripada penganjur!

Dan bila nak balik tu, kitorang tertangkap satu figura yang sedap mata memandang; rupa2nya figura itu boleh didapati di sebuah booth jualan! Makanya, dengan tidak berfikir panjang, kitorang pun singgah dan membeli belah di situ. Sedap baq hang! Popcorn dan air minuman yang dijual kat situ!

Agak2 dah panas terik tengahari tu, kami pun balik! Tu je.

NUke

I know you have been checking on my blog frequently. So this entry is for you.

Dear,

Things happened for reasons. And sadly, things were (and are) not working quite well with us. We once were buddies, we shared most of our times together - doing things, travels, the sleepovers, etc. But, things changed. I am no longer a friend once you knew very well. And you are no longer a friend whose emotions I can easily predict. Not anymore.

We have got too close that it seems very hard for us (especially you) to put everything we once share at the back of your head; back of your life; back to the place called 'memory' or 'lesson learnt'.

We are adults. No longer teenagers, growing up and still figuring our lives. You have created your own life path as I have started to embark my adventurous journey. We are good with it. Supposedly, nothing to be worried because that's how things work. The life.

So, let bygones be bygones; by moving on to the next chapter(s) of your own life; as I do on mine. Do not ask forgiveness from me but yourself. Do not continuously blame yourself for what you have lost.

We may no longer be friends now, and let the time flies. Who knows what will happened in the future -  whether in this remaining life on dunya or the hereafter.

I have always proud of you; your achievements. But never proud of you torturing your soul over what happened.

So, unless you can prove to me that you can continue to be a great person (includes no longer stalking my blog), after reading this; you can fuck off and do not ever think to (even) dream about me again.

Sorry, not sorry, pal.

NUke

You,

I have a story to tell.

You got to listen to this story.

Okay, go on.

Alright! So there is a guy. He is just an ordinary guy. Typical layman; working eight-to-five job except on some occasions that require him to stay longer at the office. So, along the way... working, he met this bunch of people, soon became his clique and close friends. He would go out lunch, dinner, movies and some occasion together. But he later found that there is this one girl, that keep catching his attention.

Is she hot?

She is just an ordinary girl. A lady, to be precise. Full with emotions, funny, knows how to make jokes and fun of him. She always spare some of her time to be with him, apparently. She is nice and beautiful.

Okay... So?

So, that is the thing.

The... what?

The thing. He is totally confused then. Because he has forgotten how to be in love, again. Though he knows the hints and so on, he's just like, confused; you know... Like, panicking. What to do now, what to do next. How he is supposed to react, and such.

Uh-huh.

So, he consulted with his brother. Later his mother. And he's still do not know what to do. Eventually, the girl probably lost hopes in him and things aren't like before. Their eyes no longer met; they lose words. They become a complete stranger. Mostly because of him; keeping his feelings to himself, by not telling the truth. Probably, that guy is no longer the girl's muse.

Duh! What a stupid guy.

Yes. Coward, actually.

Has he seek guidance from Him?

Eventually yes. And everything's heading towards one thing. That girl.

That must be a sign.

Perhaps, but you know, 'Decent man is for a decent woman" thing.

So, is she not a good kind of person?

Not that girl. But him. He knows he is not a good person. Never a good person; at least not for her.

So, you are a God, now? How do you know?

... I don't know. He felt that way. Always.

...Or, could it be that the girl will be the reason for him to be a better man?

Hm, I got your point.

So, who is this she?

Urm, a girl?

Sigh, and who is this 'he'?

NUke

Despite the haywire in my personal life; 2015 was great. Kalau tahun sebelumnya, kehidupan aku diuji dengan kehilangan seorang insan yang tersayang - digelar Ayah; tetapi tahun 2015 ini (boleh lah) dikatakan penuh dengan banyak kisah suka (berbanding duka).

About myself:

Masih bekerja.

Masih sihat. Alhamdulillah.

Masih bujang.

Masih belum sasa. Hahaha!

About my journey:

I have got a chance to explore beautiful places. Which is good. Not only for leisure, but charity and other work-related too. From there, I learned to be grateful for whatever He gives me; be it family, clean water, nice food to eat and a proper job that gives me salary every end of month.

About my financial:

A little bit hectic, I must say.

Boros (as usual). Kadang-kadang spent on unnecessary things. But after all, ianya menggembirakan hati kan? So, okay lah.

Emotional-wise?

Aku rasa aku semakin tua (literally). Memandangkan simptom-simptom 'tua' tu makin menjelmakan diri. Once in a while, I do think about settling down somewhere, with someone. Get married, have kids, grow old together. Lawan siapa kentut paling kuat. Main dengan anak kucing. Beli rumah. Travel with soulmate. Pergi buat haji. (Dulu dah ada orang melamar, ko tak jawab! Lepas tu macam nak menyesal! Padan muka!)

Life's short, anyway?

And most important thing. 2015 mengajar aku untuk lebih menghargai apa yang kita ada; dan apa yang kita pernah ada. In fact, I've learnt to let things go and be the way they should be. There's nothing to rush pun. Things happen for a reason. Definitely.

So, the question is. Should I continue blogging?

NUke

Ha, kalau haritu abang cerita pasal trip abang ke Singapura sebab jadi pengapit, la ni abang nak habaq mai pasal trip abang ke Jakarta, Indonesia pulak. No, kali ini bukan sebab jadi pengapit ke apa. Kali ni, abang saja pi berjalan dengan kengkawan.

No. Abang bukan orang Kedah naa. Kedah kalah Piala Malaysia dengan Selangor ya. 2 - 0. Tapi, orang cakap.. orang Kedah ni besar-besar...

Nak dijadikan cerita, kami terbelilah tiket ke Jakarta tempoh hari. Makanya, bila dah terbeli tiket kapal terbang, terpaksalah book hotel. Untuk trip kali ni, abang first time aikh naik KLM; dan stay di Morrissey Jakarta. Comey sungguh aih hotel depa tuh!

Trip ini juga dilakukan dengan hajat untuk menemui sobat yang menetap di negeri jiran itu.

Sebenarnya kan, banyak masa abang di Jakarta tu habis disebabkan berjalan kaki untuk menjari street foods, naik teksi dan tuk tuk (yang macam kat Thailand tu). Selain menghabiskan masa dengan aktiviti-aktiviti tak berfaedah seperti melepak di Starbucks, mencari fridge magnets dan bendera Indonesia, abang juga adalah melawat beberapa tempat yang signifikan dengan Jakarta, iaitu Monumen Nasional (MONAS) dan Masjid Istiqlal.

(haa... macam tu)

Basically, Jakarta ni lebih kurang sama macam KL or any other big city in Malaysia. Bezanya, di Jakarta, anda akan rasa lebih panas berbanding KL sebab bandarnya relatively dekat juga la dengan laut, dan terletak kat pulau Jawa. So, normal lah kan. Pulau memang panas. Put aside the environmental issues, you may found that people of Jakarta (termasuk orang kebanyakan dan hot stuffs there) sangat ramah. :)

Barista Starbucks diorang pun ramah!

Orang kat hotel pun ramah! dan hot!

Pemandu teksi pun ramah!

Laundry? Memang tak lah. I choose the latter.

Ok. Tu je lah.

NUke

The fact that aku ke seberang tambak sebenarnya adalah untuk menjadi pengapit kepada Pingu. Seperti dalam entry sebelum ni; lepas dah puas berjimba-jimba kat town Singapore; maka tibalah harinya di mana Pingu kelihatan tak senang duduk, tetiba hilang selera makan, kuat berpeluh dan gemuruh. Ha! tau pun cuak nak kahwin! hue hue hue.

2 days earlier (as I mentioned in the previous entry), Pingu did the fitting. Alhamdulillah,semuanya berjalan lancar. Pingu berjaya memaintainkan bentuk badannya yang padu itu (khususnya his babelbat) untuk berjaya muat dalam persalinan2nya itu. hue hue hue.

Cut short, at 8.30 am on Saturday; we checked out from the Raintr33 Hotel and went to Paksu's house, another relative of Nirosette (bakal wife). Dipelawa untuk menjamu selera, aku dan Ren on je. Pingu je yang tetiba hilang selera. hahaha. Gementor yobb! At around 10, we got ourselves ready in the designated clothes (Baju Melayu for both me and Ren) and Pingu in his 'pure' white baju Melayu untuk akad nikah. Kononnya putih tu melambangkan kesucian lah? Puiii... hahahaha,

 

At 1130 hrs, dengan sekali lafaz, Pingu pun bergelarlah sang suami. 

And at around 1.30 noon, tukar persalinan untuk bersanding pulak.

Korang tak tau betapa gighnya REN dan aku menjadi 'pak andam' (minus the solek) mengadjust sang pengantin ni punya sampin dan rerantai. But, kudos to REN yang banyak do the hard works seperti mengepinkan bekung, sampin dan membuat bunga pada sampin. Aku? Aku mostly tolong pakaikan rantai dan lap2 peluh je.

Dan oh, pegang payung!

They had 3 persalinan on that day. The last one was meant for cake-cutting ceremony. Awwww!

Majlis resepsi tamat lebih kurang jam 6.00 pm. Immediately after that, Aku dan Ren terus bergerak ke ICQ Woodlands. At first, ingat nak lepak JB malam tu, tapi bila pikir2 balik dan setelah berbincang dengan Ren, kitorng decided utk terus balik ke Putrajaya malam tu juga. Letih tu memanglah letih; but the journey and memories gained were priceless.

So, Pingu; this is for you:-

Tambahan:

Tahu tak, on the way balik Putrajaya tu, radio kereta aku lak buat hal??? Tak percaya, tanya Ren. Kitorang layan YouTube je sepanjang perjalanan tu.

p/s. All pics credited to REN; except the first one, from Nirosette's friend that I don't even know who. :)

NUke

It was a wonderful day (at least at that day lah!) when Pingu suddenly asked me a question; "Kau nak jadi pengapit aku tak?". I did not reply him ASAP as this offer, to be someone's best man is not an easy thing. Though it has nothing to do with beliefs towards pantang larang pengapit (rujuk entry ni), it took me almost a week or two to reply him. I said, yes. Why not, kan?

Background info: Pingu is a friend of mine that shares some significant mutual friends, among them is Ren. Remember Ren? The famous travel blogger tu? Yeah. I made friend with Ren first, then Pingu. So, who is Pingu? He is a famous novelist. He writes book about...apa ek? Basically, dia penulis buku lah. So, dia nak kahwin. Dia perlukan pengapit. Aku bersetuju untuk jadi pengapit.

Bila aku story morey kat Ibu aku, respon dia cenggini:

Senyum jelah yang aku mampu balaskan.

On May 27th, we carpooled together (Aku, Pingu dan Ren - kamilah #Trisam) to JB. Untuk bermalam di rumah pakcik Pingu. Kat Kg. Melayu Majidee. We took a chance to have Murtabak and Nasi ayam Penyet there. Then, that night we went to Pasar Karat and had dinner at Pots near Danga Bay. Konon2 nak makan satay, penyudahnya makan benda lain. Aku makan nasi goreng kot. Ren makan ayam, Pingu amik spaghetti; together we were accompanied by Ren's friends. :)

The next day; pagi2 dah bangun menuju ke Larkin sebab nak amik bas ke Temasek. Breakfast jap kat kedai Melayu "Cafe Mana Lagi". Then, decided to have a new hairdo before boarding our bus to Temasek. :)

Uuuu.. First time pergi Singapore. Jakun jap.

Kami disambut oleh Paklong Pingu kat ICQ Woodlands; dan dibawa ke hotel Raintr33, Changi menaiki teksi. Paklong then bawak kitorang jalan2 ke Changi Village kejap dan makan cendol before dia balik rumah dia. He lives somewhere nearby juga; in Tampines. Basically our mode of transportaion there were buses and MRTs. Petang tu, we went to Bugis because Pingu needs to do some fitting.

Arab Street - where we had our early dinner / late lunch?; kat Maimunah. Seriously, makanan dan lauk pauk nya sedap! and staff dorang friendly. Friendly ya. Aku rasa kalo bro bro sado yg datang singgah makan situ, konfirm lagi friendly. Mostly staff dorg lelaki, btw.

Sekitar Arab Street tu jugak la aku membeli beberapa cenderahati dan minuman utk dibawa balik ke hotel / simpanan sendiri. Lepas tu, Ren (since dia juga seorang backpackers yang banyak menjelajah dunia) bawak kitorang pergi somewhere near Raffles dan Kallang River utk tgk sunset. Tempat favourite dia, katanya. It's a nice place actually. Later in the late evening, we went to Merlion Park to take some photos.

Apalah guna kalau ke Temasek, tapi tak bergambar kat Merlion, ye dop?

Day 3 (29/5): Pagi tu, kitorang breakfast kat Changi Village kot (lupa?) before berjalan sakan tak ingat dunia kat Downtown. So, syurga souvenirs di Chinatown; syurga perfume dan macam2 lagi benda murah kat Mustapha Centre, Little India; dan finally Orchard Road. Letih baqhang! Pingu ni macam tak sedar diri je yang the next day tu dia dah nak kahwin.

Itu lah cara dia spend saki baki kebujangannya dengan kitorang.

-- Bersambung...

NUke

Okay lah. Actually, dah lama nak post entry pasal Langkawi ni, tapi (kononnya) sibuk memanjang. Panjang ke? Biasa je. Anyway, nak dijadikan cerita, awal Januari 2015 haritu (now dah June, kan?) aku decided to have a short trip to Langkawi, Kedah. Tujuannya hanya untuk bercuti membawa diri memandangkan almost 5 weeks before that aku bekerja non-stop (even during weekends).

So, cut it short; aku called Ri, ajak dia join trip ni sekali. He said OK! Great!

Jadinya, ke Langkawi lee kite.

Pantai Chenang baq hang!

Not that aku tak pernah pergi Langkawi sebelum ni. Kalau ta silap aku, masuk trip kali ni, dah 5 kali aku ke sana. What is good about Langkawi is, you'll always get a chance to do new things there. Contohnya, macam makan ais krim kat puncak gunung, lepas naik cable car; mandi laut di Tanjung Rhu, beli aircraft model A380 MAS; dan pergi Pantai Chenang, tapi tak mandi sebab dah tengahari.

Nasi Dagang baq hang! Mai singgah! Sebelum simpang ke Makam Mahsuri! View cantik baq hang!

Tanjung Rhu baq hang! Banyak mat salleh shirtless and berbikini baq hang!

The point here is that sometimes, kita kena sayangi diri sendiri. Don't overwork because you will eventually put yourself in an unhealthy situation; and eventually dies. Hahaha. No, just don't overwork.

Assalamualaikum. Salam sejahtera. Salam 1Malaysia. Chewah!

Untuk kesekian kalinya, Ramadan kunjung tiba. Dan untuk itu, pertamanya aku memohon beribu kemaafan kepada para pembaca kerana lambat wish "Selamat Menyambut Ramadan" kepada kalian. Ketiadaan aku di dunia maya dan blog selama ini adalah disebabkan oleh beberapa urusan duniawi. haha!

Kalau dalam entry yang lepas, aku ada summarise sedikit sebanyak tentang progress hidup. Jadi, benda yang sama anda boleh jangkakan dalam entry kali ni. Cuma disimpulkan dalam 'kelainan ramadan' yang aku tempuhi tahun ni.

Kelainan #1

Kalau tahun lepas, aku banyak berbuka puasa di Masjid Putra Putrajaya, makanya tahun ni, majority sesi berbuka puasa aku berlangsung di Sungai Petani, Kedah. Pa habaq oghang Kedah?? Seuanya gara-gara kursus 7 bulan aku yang still on-going and will only ends by end of September! Kann... Up til now, aku masih tak berpeluang untuk berbuka puasa bersama-sama keluarga lagi. Sedih kan, aku!? Good thing is, kat utagha ni macam-macam juadah yang aku maybe tak pernah explore pun sebelum2 ni... antaranya "tepung bungkus". First time aku dengar nama kuih ni kat sini... 

Kelainan #2

Ramadan kali ni disambut tanpa kehadiran sang Ayah. Sebulan lepas, sang Ayah telah dijemput menemui Ilahi. Untunglah beliau. Dah boleh jumpa parents dia kat 'atas' sana. I am sure sang Ayah ditempatkan dalam kalangan hamba2Nya yang beriman. Well, at least we, the children, knew how his life ends... but how about our own good-self? Baik atau buruk penghujungnya, Allah je yang tahu. Agak kekok untuk aku ucapkan sebenarnya ni... yang sebenarnya, aku rindu Ayah.

Kelainan #3

Hehehe. Ini sepatutnya menjadi rahsia antara kita ya. Janji? Tahun ni, aku decide tak nak bagi duit raya! Hahaha!

So, tell me... how was your Ramadan so far?

NUke

Ada ketika, kita kena refleksi semula tentang diri kita sendiri. Apakah ertinya bagi kita untuk berada di sesuatu tempat pada masa yang tertentu. Macam aku sekarang ni. Berada di tempat asing bersama-sama dengan circle of people yang asing. Well, takde lah asing sangat, tapi usually aku takdelah kerap melepak dengan these circle of friends macam time kursus ni.

Anyhow... recently, few things happened that affect my feelings, emotions and financial. Couple of good things happened, together with some not-so-happy things; it's a Life Package, kan!? Tak aci lah kalau semua benda dalam hidup ni semuanya happy2 je. Kena ada sedih2 juga.

Chapter 1 : Ayah

Ayah dimasukkan ke Hospital semula, disebabkan kanser dia kembali menyerang! Hiyaargh! Macamtu lah gamaknya jeritan sel-sel kanser dalam badan beliau. Dan keberadaan aku jauh di perantauan ini sikit sebanyak affect my emotions, sebab this time, I know I can't take him for granted. Sekerap mana aku cuba meyakinkan diri untuk tidak menjadi a 'family man' type, semakin dekat aku menghampiri dan menjadi seperti itu. 

Chapter 2 : Cinta

Aku bersyukur sebab dalam banyak-banyak orang, dia pilih aku. Dan aku menerima dia. But sometimes, satu perjalanan tu takkan selalunya gembira dan bahagia. Banyak gelora semasa proses rundingan damai, sebelum keputusan secara pemahaman sendiri diambil. I am glad that we are still friends, good in saying hello and goodbye; and I am blessed to have a chance to experience part of my life together with you. I appreciate all your love, time and supports given towards me and my family, my career and my life; and I am looking forward to be part of your life again, as your truly best friend. It is best for now, for both of us, to live and enjoy our lives in our own ways and directions. Sorry and Thank you.

Chapter 3 : Tanggungjawab

How should I start this? Great things come with great responsibilities. Eh?! I don't know whether I am ready to face uncertainties in life. Though, I am grateful to Allah, for all the things that He gave me, previously, now and in the future.

Lastly, I love you all. Chewah.

Okay, makanya kali ini tuan punya blog nak menceritakan tentang kisah percutian hujung minggu yang telah pun berlangsung pada penghujung November yang lalu. Ya, maafkan saya karena lambat untuk mengemaskini blog ini yang kelihatan semakin bersawang dan syahdu.

Apa-apa pun, pada 22 hingga 24 November lepas, aku bersama sahabat telah mengambil keputusan untuk melarikan diri daripada kesibukan hidup dan kerja sementara waktu. Actually, dari dulu lagi 'verbally' plan nak bercuti tetapi asyik tak jadi je sebab masing-masing sibuk and budget constrain. So, at the end, jadi juga. Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

It will be not fair if I said I travel to 'Sabah' kan, walhal hanya meng-explore KK je.

Flight tengahari, sampai KK around petang. Ambil teksi dan terus ke Hotel Garden, situated exactly next to Signal Hill (Bukit Bendera). FYI, korang boleh naik ke Signal Hill tu untuk menikmati permandangan matahari terbenam. We did that. Yeay! Panjat tangga laa tapi! Sampai je KK petang tu, kami ke Wisma Sabah untuk mencari tour package yang sesuai untuk dijoin pada hari esoknya. Setelah berbincang2, we all decided to pick Island Packages instead of Mountain Package. Kebiasannya, 2 packages ni yang popular among local & foreign tourists.

Dan kitorang tak menyesal pun! Harga asal pakej (2 pulau) RM 225 per person, but nego, kitorang dapat RM 175 per pax! Plus, we got to know that both of us were the only tourist yg ambil package tu on Saturday (23 Nov). Advantage sebab the tour guide bawak kitorang pusing2 and explore pulau-pulau. We went to Sutera Harbour Jetty before taking a speedboat ride to Pulau Sapi. There, we snorkel and FOUND NEMO. You know.. Nemo, the clown fish... Jumpa kat celah-celah batu karang tu. Almost half day kat Pulau Sapi, kami dijamu dengan makanan laut masakan tempatan yang super awesome. Then, around 1.30 pm, we went to Pulau Manukan. Try google Borneo Trails, the company.

Instead of snorkel, kitorang suruh our tour guide, Gan, bawak kitorang pusing-pusing pulau. And he brought us to the 'other side' of the island yang sedikit berbatu-batu tetapi ada very nice view! Far away from the crowded spot. Bliss. Bless! Both islands were among the five islands yang membentuk Taman Laut Tunku Abdul Rahman.

At Kota Kinabalu... tempat yang wajib pergi adalah Pasar Kraftangan, where you can find those accessories made from the pearls. And the price is quite cheap though! So, I bought hellot of souvenirs there for the family yang menanti di Kolumpo. Harapnya diorang suka. Kalau tak suka, pulangkan balik!!

At night, you should try KK's seafood near the Waterfront and the Central Market. Fresh and sedap!

Despite the city yang tak sebesar mana, you can still enjoy the traditional and modern influences in the city. Near the Tourism Board, ada satu tempat yang macam dah abandoned, tapi penuh dengan graffiti yang cantik-cantik. :)

While at the Jesselton Jetty Point, ada banyak juga kedai makan, and I recommend you to have 'Nasi Katok'. Jangan tanya macamana rupanya... aku tinggalkan untuk korang rasa sendiri. On Sunday morning, there will be Sunday Market yang korang boleh jumpa macam-macam jenis benda - daripada lauk pauk, keychains, sampailah binatang peliharaan. Tak tipu! The local people here selalu rekomen Roti Kahwin dan Teh C Peng (Beng) dari kedai roti Fook Yuen. Serious sedap! Should try! Halal.

Overall, Kota Kinabalu is actually a nice city for those yang nak larikan diri daripada kesibukan kotaraya besar sekejap. Minimal. And trust me, pulau2nya sangat cantik.

So, lepas ni nak bawak parents pulak lah!

Oh, all the flight tickets and accommodation were booked via Expedia. Senang weh!

NUke