Adventures of Baby Crab and Tilapia
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On our last day in Sabah, we had dinner at Bao Jian Tang, an affordable coffee shop in an area called Damai in Kota Kinabalu. We wanted a proper meal before going cafe hopping, because we didn’t intend to spend much at the cafes. Cafe culture has come upon Malaysia, and Kota Kinabalu is no […]
Read More Return to Sabah — Kota Kinabalu, Part 7: Cafe HoppingNever have we spent so many days in Kota Kinabalu. The city is usually a gateway to the rest of Sabah. Most people arrive in KK, stay one night, then leave to go to wherever it is that they are going to in Sabah. However, following our day with Serrene, who recommended that we go […]
Read More Return to Sabah — Kota Kinabalu, Part 6: Island HoppingFollowing our detour to quickly visit a stateless village in Kota Kinabalu, Serrene drove us to her place at Taman Sri Gaya, a residential estate between the two Queen Elizabeth Hospitals in Kota Kinabalu. Upon arrival, she gave us a tour of the lovely house she and her family have stayed at for the last […]
Read More Return to Sabah — Kota Kinabalu, Part 5: EntertainmentIn an earlier post, we wrote about how we didn’t enjoy visiting the touristy or famous parts of Kota Kinabalu. But that doesn’t mean we didn’t have a good experience here. On our first day, after collecting our borrowed car, we went to a place called Lorong Rainfield, to an eatery called Mom Mom Grill, […]
Read More Return to Sabah — Kota Kinabalu, Part 4: Making Friends and Talking TrashIn our previous trip to Sabah, we visited a stateless village in Semporna. There are many stateless living in Sabah. Some of them come from the Philippines or Indonesia. Some have always lived here, but never registered themselves as citizens of Malaysia. As a result, they, their children, and the generations that follow do not […]
Read More Return to Sabah — Kota Kinabalu, Part 3: The Plight of the StatelessOur original plan was to drive up to Kota Belud on our second day in Sabah. However, this was just a back-up plan. Our travel style involves 缘分 , which means ‘fate’. In the words of Greg, our travel companion, “May we meet the people we’re supposed to meet, and go to the places that […]
Read More Return to Sabah — Kota Kinabalu, Part 2: Meeting SerreneExactly 3 years ago, we took a 9-day road trip to Sabah, East Malaysia. We did a round trip to the various cities and towns. We liked it so much that we decided we would come back here again. But this time, we would go slower and spend more time in each town before moving […]
Read More Return to Sabah — Kota Kinabalu, Part 1: The State CapitalOn our way up to Cape Rachado Lighthouse, we passed by a place that Baby Tilapia wanted to check out. It’s called Pulau Konet. According to articles he’s read online, there’s something special about Pulau Konet that happens twice a day. When it is low tide, Pulau Konet becomes attached to the mainland via a […]
Read More Melaka Weekend — Pulau KonetOne thing we enjoyed about our time in Melaka Town was the number of bars we visited. Actually, this isn’t an activity that Baby Tilapia does. Since we were in the company of friends, it was fun. Melaka does have nightlife, but it seems all concentrated around the Jonker Street area. There’s the night market, […]
Read More Melaka Weekend — Bar HoppingWe originally planned to go to Port Dickson, but we didn’t make it there because we spent more time at Cape Rachado Lighthouse than we had planned to. There’s some history behind the lighthouse. It is said to be the oldest lighthouse in Malaysia, dating back to the time of Portuguese rule in the 16th […]
Read More Melaka Weekend — Cape Rachado Lighthouse
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