Last Merdeka road trip

November 09, 2008

Last Merdeka road trip

Every picture tells a story.. These are the pics taken during our last Merdeka trip.. I just realise that I din post any of it the last time around! But I am now!

Aanyways, as my friends and I had planned to drive up north during the weekend, I managed to bring Bie sightseeing around Sandakan on Friday. We went out after Jumaat prayer and only came back at almost midnight! Whoa.. we really knew how to kill our time here!

Our first destination was Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre in Mile 14. We wanted to see the orang utans but unluckily only one turned up that afternoon!

Next, we went tracking down history by visiting Sandakan Memorial Park in Mile 7. I admit that I'd learn a lot here!

Hey, hey, hey.. this cute and nice-looking scoops of ice-cream is mine, all mine.. Nways, we had dis banana boat ice-cream, which is priced at rm 12, at 7 Heaven. Double thumbs up! lol

Next, we went to Trig Hill for dinner. yummy steamboat! Only rm 21 per head, very recommended, especially on weekend nights. On a full stomach, we went and tested our singing skills at Encore Karaoke, Sabah Hotel. It was very very funny, and enjoyable at the same time!

it was raining heavily throughout the journey..

Next, we drove up north and spent two nights in the ever mesmerising and beautiful Kundasang.. over there lies the great Mount Kinabalu, the highest mountain in Southeast Asia.. check out the view!

the entrance

remembering the fallen..

australian garden

english garden

borneo garden

Those are among the pictures taken at Kundasang War Memorial.. where the history all started.. I was amazed at all the information on the Death March from Ranau to Sandakan by the Australian, British and local soldiers, as forced by the Japanese who ruled at that time.. May they all rest in peace~

Our next destination was Kinabalu National Park.. the place where you can start your trekking up to Mount Kinabalu, if you think you can do so hehe (unlike us)