Poring Hot Spring, Sabah

Poring Hot Spring has always been a get away location which provide a nice, hot spring for a dip. It is also surrounded by the wonderful forest. driving from Kota Kinabalu, we have to go through Kundasang and also the foot of Mount Kinabalu. We stop by the Kota Kinabalu National Park HQ before proceed to Poring Hot Spring.

We stop at each nice location to enjoy the scenery, often stopping by for photo shoot and also to taste the local delicacies. We fill our stomach with the local noodle at Ranau before we proceed to Poring Hot Spring.



The clear water river run through the forest in Poring.

The shelter for us to have a dip at the hot spring. Bewarn, please switch on the cold water tap and the hot spring tap before dipping or else you will be cook.

Part of the hot spring facilities. A lot of local and foreign visitors at the hotspring enjoying themselves.

Chinese New Year in Sabah

Chinese New Year 2010 has been a wonderful celebration. Fire works was firing off during the Eve of Chinese New Year in Kuching. Friends and family visiting and get together was a delightful event.

End of February 2010, we were in Kota Kinabalu and visited 1 Borneo shopping mall. It was a few days before the 15 days of new year of the chinese calendar (Chap Goh Mei). It was beautifully decorated and was entertained by the local lion dance troop with a spectacular performance. We love to visit Sabah especially Kota Kinabalu as it has all the nature scenery and lovely shopping mall and of couse shopping is in the agenda.

The lantern was beautifully. It promoted the festive season mood in Malaysia.

A beautiful stage with the dragon on the side.


The beautiful lighted flower displayed.

The spectacular performance of the lion dance troops, accompanied by the music from the drum and cymbal. The usual music that can be heard during the Chinese New Year festival. Visitors and shoppers was being 'WOW' by the performance.

Kota Kinabalu, Sabah: View from the air

It was a long awaited vacation. I was tired out after continuously travelling and conducting the Localised Nature Guide course. The course was a certification course by Ministry of Tourism for the public who wants to be license as Nature Tourist guide.

As we board the aeroplane and leaving Kuching. I was happy to go on a vacation. A much needed rest. As the plane approach Kota Kinabalu International Airport, we were welcome by the wonderful sight of green and the welcoming blue sea.

A view of development of KK from the air. We love KK and hope to have a property in Sabah for vacation.

The Yayasan Sabah building; the round metalic building.

A welcoming blue sea. One of our vacation site will be at Sapi and Manukan Island, we are going snorkeling and enjoying the beautiful beach and sea. Wish that i can go fishing in Sabah. Hopefully, some Sabahan will invite me to go fishing.

I love nature and Sabah have one of the best place that satisfied my adventure needs... from oceon to the mountain. But this trip, we were unable to go up Mount Kinabalu. Next trip will be Mount Kinabalu and the surrounding. The last time i went up mount Kinabalu was more than 10 years ago. The view, sight, smell and sweat still fresh in my mind.