Damai Beach; 10th May 2009

Some pictures to share from my recent rendezvous across the South China Sea... :)







Credits to KH, the photographer :P


-LV-

Conquering the Peak of IndoChina

I've done Mt. K.

And I found out about Mt. Fansipan from The Star today. Planning to conquer it if and when possible. Any takers?

Further details at: http://www.trekfansipan.com/

-LV-

Beaches & Sunsets

A collection of picture of the beaches and/or sunsets that I've seen throughout my 7 weeks in Sabah/Sarawak in chronological order.

Sunset atop the peaks of Mt. K at Kg. Keranaan

Sunset during Post-expedition party at Borneo Paradise

At Simpang Mengayau, Kudat (The tip of Borneo)

The view of Damai Beach, Santubong...

Simply lovely...

Simply the best... ;)

-LV-

Day 13: Honey, I'm Home!

Home, at last! My bed, my shower, my moisturiser, my laptop... Ah...

Day 12: Bau - Damai - Kch

Caves, the beach and the city.

Day 11: Kuching City Centre

Fun filled day with educational museum tours. Lawatan sambil belajar excursions.

Day 10: Sarawak Cultural Village

Day 9: KK - Kuching

Had a lovely time conquering Sabah, off to tackle Sarawak next!

Day 8: Mt. K - KK

Conquered the mountain and back to the city now. Seafood galore!

I Did It!

Made it up 8.5km on Mt. K, had to abort the hike up to Low's Peak due to bad weather. Charged down the mountain with KF in 2h 40m. We're knackered! Waiting for the rest to arrive now.

Day 6: Mt. K

5 hours hike, 6 kilometres trek uphill, and a 7kg rucksack. I made it (to Laban Rata)! 2am hike up summit tomorrow! Rain, rain, stay away; come again another day!

Day 5: Kg Keranaan Revisited

Ranau-Sabah Tea Garden-Kg Keranaan-Kinabalu Park in anticipation of the climb tomorrow. Praying hard that the skies will hold up for us on the 7th and 8th!

Day 4: Sandakan-Sukau-KK

River cruise along the Kinabatangan River. Finally saw the Proboscis monkeys. YES!

Day 3: Sandakan

It took me a 2.5hour plane ride to the South-Eastern tip of Malaysian-Borneo to find my clan (Sze Yip) association.

Day 2: Ranau

Back in Ranau for an overnight stopover.

Day 1: Destination Kudat

The 190km drive to Kudat was worthwhile as we managed to watch the splendid sunset at Simpang Mengayau @ The Tip of Borneo.

Reconnected

Bade farewell to my expedition mates at 4pm today. And I hereby re-welcome my life, and things that I am familiar with. LV's unleashed and on a trans-Borneo tour! See you guys in mid-Sept!

East Malaysia

Picture taken at Sutera Sanctuary Harbour. If there's one thing I like most bout East Malaysia; it's gotta be its beaches.

Wishlist: Holiday Destination No. 101

Pandan Beach, Lundu; Sarawak

(the next best thing after South Africa)

Shall I hop over after 'Operation Free Labour' in Sabah? *Tempted*

Darn, TY surely knows how to pull the right strings (with just the right amount of tension), to get my 'travel-bug' moving!

Well, I can choose my friends, ji-muis, boyfriend and enemies. But, I can't choose my brother, can I?

-LV-

Mega Mac

Bro took up the 'Mega Mac Challenge' the other day. It's been dubbed as a 'heartattack on a bun' due to the sheer size of the burger itself.

Imagine the calorie content, the amount of salt and fat that comes along with the 3 pieces of bread + 4 meat patties + 2 cheese slices + lettuce + 'special sauce'....

A Big Mac is already filling enough on it's own, and now; a Big Mac with 2 extra beef patties. Do you feel your arteries clogging now?

A Mega Mac in its box, in comparison to bro's index finger...

The gigantic burger; side-by-side with dad's miniscule beef burger. Now, does the beef burger look 'tad pitiful there?

I personally have difficulties finishing my usual 'default order' at McDs - The DoubleCheese McValue meal (usually end up leaving one side of the bun on my tray unless I'm extremely hungry). Thus, I can't imagine how one could finish a Mega Mac!

Me, posing with the giant! It's almost bigger than my face! No, I didn't order that! *Mai siao ah!*

And he managed to finish it! *salute*

He's still alive! No heartattack! *yay!!!*

Madness!

-LV-