1st post in year 2007. It is an announcement post instead. Hehe.
Fellow Sabah 2007 MMU visitors :
Welcome to the year 2007 and welcome to Kuan's blog. Welcome to Sabah too (soon). So, as everyone desired and requested, I made a details financial and activity plan for our coming soon Sabah Trip. It's a bit late, but never mind, I knew you won't mind (wuahahahahah).
The city we going to stay and visit is Kota Kinabalu - Capital of Sabah, highland we going to climb is Mount Kinabalu - Highest mountain in Malaysia, Hot Spring we going to bath is Poring - Best hot spring in Malaysia, paradise we going to swim is Manukan Island - beutiful Island and other places which will determine later.
Preview some picture to keep you guys DESPERATE more. hehe
THE PLAN
*note that, text is color to indicate... FOOD, PLACE, ACTIVITY, TIME
Day 1 (10th)
Start from KL-Cyberjaya, we will go to LCCT and catch our plane at 11a.m. Whoever follow Kuan, gather at Cyberia and we will move to LCCT at 9a.m. Whoever not following Kuan, meet at LCCT at 10a.m. We will get our breakfast/lunch at LCCT before we on board.
Around 2:30p.m. We will reach Kota Kinabalu Terminal Dua. My father and Dont-Know-Who-Yet will be there to fetch us to Kuan's house.
Settle down at Kuan House. (Key, please note that, actually See Ngai and Jinwern no need to stay at their friend's house. After discuss and plan with my mum, we can fit into my house).
4:30p.m. I guess everybody is hungry, lets get some food. We will going to Tun Furd Park. Eat something light (ABC, mee goreng, pisang goreng, Cendol). Then go up the park, jog/walk around, enjoy the scene and lake, climb some small hill as warm up for the BIG one.
8.00p.m. Dinner time, I will try to find sponsor for our first seafood dinner else we going to share it. Well, when you at Sabah, make sure you get enough seafood into your stomach. Venue unsure, but food...yes....it's seafood.
After Dinner. Back to Kuan's house. Bath, TV, Cards, Mahjong... pass the time.
11p.m. It's yum cah time. We will go Tanjung Aru to grab some "burn chicken wing", sate, coconut water by the time feel the night sea breeze from the beach.
Back to Kuan's house. End of day one.
Day 2 (11st)
Early in the morning. Wake up, brush, pack some cloth and stuff We going to Manukan Island this day.
8.00a.m. Breakfast will be at Guang Dong Zei, eat roasted duck or chicken, mee or rice. Famous one.
9.30a.m. Get to KK dock, wait for the boat to fetch us to Manukan Island.
(Activity at the Island and food is not yet confirm but as we been throw to the island, nothing much can do. Such as swimming, beach volley ball, beach soccer, sand castle building, hiking. I try to arrange snorkelling and BBQ but waiting my mother's reply. Accomodation we booked 2 chalet at the hill of the island. Sponsored by Kuan's father, so no worry.)
We will overnight at the island for one night
Day 3(12nd)
Wake up at the Island. Check out. Get on boat. Back to KK.
Noon, Lunch at Damai - A famous yum cah paradise at KK. We will eat bread, fried noodle, chu chang fen or others there. It's good, this I can guarentee. hehe.
After lunch, back to Kuan's house. I guess everyone need to put down luggage, bath, rest awhile.
Evening, just do something light. What in my mind is walk to the temple just right behing my house, Bu Tuo Shi, famous one even it so close :P
Dinner we will go (forgot the name, just remember the place) eat Wo Tie, Shui Jiao, Burn Fish and Burn Lamb.
After Dinner, this is optional because not sure what's everyone prefer. Options are watching movie at the big cinema (it is BIG screen and BIG hall), play pool/snooker at Lintas, play game at cyberX, bowling at Center Point , clubing, or whatever. I guess we will figure this out on the day.
Supper, also optional. Options are YoYo (those Zen Chu Lai Cha), Salim (KK's most famous mamak), Jin Shi Lou (heard that the best Fuk Jian Chao in KK), Xuang Tian (Open air area which concist of wo tie, shui jiao, chicken wing, sate, seafood, prawn, crab, shells), or... We had enough food, stop it!
Day4(13th)
I think it's enough for fix plan. This day is a variable day. We get enough time before this day to discuss what to do on this day. This is not a tour by some package anyway. But some MUST need to be on this day.
We will going to one of the shopping center in KK, most probaly is Center Point to get sourvenier, last resortto buy tool/stuff to climb the mountain, get food, junk food or accesories for the mountain climbing.
Eat the last seafood dinner. There won't be anymore for next few days.
Day5(14th)
Ladies and gentlements... it'ssss.......Mount Kinabalu Climbing Day! Okay, here's the plan.
Morning, wait the van to get us from kuan's house. On the way breakfast or before that, question.
Noon we will reach Kinabalu National Park. Settle down our luggage at the hostel. then we walk around the park. I think the van is leaving us so what we can do is walk around the park. There are several small trial to try around, cold place, rain forest, and a souvenier shop.
We going to spend one night at the national park, hostel booked already. Dinner we will figure it out before since no restaurant is open. We might bring something there to cook or eat.
Note that Kinabalu National Park is about 2000m from sea level. It's cold there. At the night we just play some card game, or Kuan's game (hehehe). Just make sure everyone relax and keep in the best condition.
Get a good sleep, prepare for the climbing next day.
Day6(15th)
Early in the morning, get up. Pack up the Mountain luggage, fit yourself, let's move!
We will catch a van from the HQ and taken to the entrance of Mount Kinabalu Submit Trial. So, from there, we start our journey to the submit.
Some tips for the mountain climbing.
- Trial got few check point, which is pondok. Can refill or release water there.
- Basicly we walking, instead of jogging or crawling
- No leech. (thank god)
- Keep yourself fit and relax
- Get enough 100 plus, it's not fun to get clamp
- Any "head faint body hot" say out. Get panadol when you feeling not well not when you feeling very bad. Panadol and 100plus are your best friends in this trial
- Sing, talk, joke, entertain us please.
- Stick to the team, or at least stay in pair.
- Catch photo
- When you see someone coming down, say Hello, koniciwa, an nyeong or ni hao, you're be pleased
- When some Kadazan girl carry 2 gas tank going up, please make way, they will be faster.
- Just in case you get lost, stay at the same place. But you wont unless you cannot differentiat a tree trunk and a road.
- Dont put too much cloth at the start, you will have a hard time to strip them.
- But do put on cloth when you reach 6th or 7th pondok, it definately getting cold.
- When you're not the last to reach Laban Rata (place to stay up hill) go to the restaurant and wait for the team.
- walk slowly, enjoy the scene, but not too slow.
- Actually I will brief again before we climb, put here just for fun :P
Check in to our hostel - Gunting Laganda. Get some nap there, replenish energy. The true challenge is later.
Nothing much to do there. Rocks, brushes, houses, ah.
Dinner we need to settle ourself. Bread with tuna or satin is the best and easiest way.
When the night is dark, and there is no rain. You guys are lucky. Cover yourself with enough jacket, go outside, lye on the big rock and have a starry night with shooting starS.
Then go to bed earlier!
Day7(16th)
02.00a.m. If the weather is clear, no rain no big wind no big fog. We will put on at least 2 jacket, 2 long pant, socks, shoes, touch light, glove, mask, tag, water bottle, choclate, alcohol, medicine and gather around with our guide. In a dark, cold and windy dawn, we journey to the highest peak of Mount Kinabalu named Low's peak.
Some more tips :
- No calling of full name, we use nick. If someone call you at the back with your full name, don't look back (this is some mountain climbing believe)
- Try to stick together or at least stay in pair. If you get alone, just follow the white rope.
- If left out from the team, just carry on. Hardly to recognize back your friends since everyone dress alike unless someone willing to wear a pinky shiny Jacket.
- Follow, carry, use the white rope, that is the only thing lead your to the peak.
- Use your tourch light, you'll be climbing rocks, wet rocks.
- Cover your finger and ear, those part is easier to get cold and hurt.
- Get some rest and graze some star if your feeling tired and beg other to wait for you.
- Time yourself, to have a chance to witness a peak sunrise, you need stand on the peak around 6a.m.
- Make sure you register yourself on the half way inside a hut to prove that you are climbing the peak. Else you will get a Laban Rata certificate.
- 8a.m. is a time limit to stay there and must get back. the fog is coming.
- take photo when we going back, not going up (coz it is dark and...you better keep climbing)
- Believe what Kuan say such as "in front is the peak already", "just few meter and we will see the peak", because this is his 3rd time :D
- You need nothing much to stand on the peak, just one very important thing. Determination. You will feel exhausted, tired, cold, sleepy, giving up, pain, headache, regret why you are there, cursing Kuan to bring you there. Just keep moving.
- Dont rush, dont run/jog.
- When you reach the peak, make sure you touch/kiss the plate and take a picture with it.
- Lastly, help your friend, our objective is to get everyone up to the peak. Don't fail my record. hehe.
1-2p.m. We will reach Kinabalu National Park again. Take a van back to HQ, get our certificate (this is extremely important) . Lunch. Wait for our own bus and we proceed to Poring - Hot spring.
4.00p.m. Reach Poring. Settle our stuff and let's go BATH! Actually bathing the hot spring I will suggest at night time. There will be very less people and if lucky enough, there will be star field too.
There is a waterfall after a 30 minutes trial. If we are fit enough, we can walk that trial. There is another very grand waterfall after a 3-4 hours trial, I never been there, and I don't think we will be there too :P. There has buttery farm too.
Well, I guess the last night of Sabah trip will end up bathing the hot water then.
Day8(17th)
This is a rush day. Ranau is around 2 hour car travel from KK and you guys need to catch a plane at 2p.m. Sorry to make this rush because I book the hostel quite late and these are the only date i can make.
With or without breakfast. We need to get on bus and moving back at 9.00a.m. On the way I will ask the driver stop us at Tuaran to eat Tuaran Mee. Hope we can make it.
Back to Kuan's house, pack all the stuff, we move to KK terminal Dua again.
Then...fairwell. I will be leave behind at my own home. hehehe.
CHECKLIST
How is the plan? Hope it clear enough to give you an overview picture how the trip going to look like.
Here is the Checklist for the mountain
- Wind breaker/jacket which not easy get wet.
- Torch light. Strong one. Batteries
- Glove. cloth one okay, PVC is recommended (not the one from kitchen).
- Water bottle
- Mask or ear protector or snowcap. Something to cover the ear.
- shoes. with grib.
- socks. 2 pairs
- Raincoat.
- Personal medicine. General one i will get them. So that we not bring a pharmacy up there.
- Camera which can work in cold and humid
- more cloth, more long pant
- pastic bag to cover feet (i did this twice, to prevent wet sock freeze your feet)
- Cloth enough for 8 days? hehe. Can wash at my house. So, you can count. 1st day can wash, 3rd day can wash, 4th day can wash. So, if you wanna wash at my house (my house has washing machine and maid but probaly she wont help or my mum has to add some salary) you can wash and count the amount yourself. To island will swim and snorkelling. To Mount kinabalu, you need a lot of cloth, especially thick one.
- One hiking bag. I expect you guys will take a big luggage but make sure you have one bag for mountain climbing. Is those put on your back, not one handed carry, you need both hand to walk. And, just one and only one bag to the mountain.
- Personal medicine.
- Small size board game or card game. We have some time which nothing to do. Such as waiting leong kee finish his bath.
- Underwears, swimsuit (if you want, no body care you wear or nake at the seaside)
- Others. Cannot think of myself now.
- Estimated rm250 just for mountain climbing. (rm700 transport, rm850 accomodation, these are total! other fee like hiring a guide, insurane, adventure permit, food,) sourvenier or extra food not included.
- Estimated rm 100 - 150 for FOOD at KK.
- Estimated rm 50 - 100 for miscellaneous (boat ticket, snorkelling, possible activities)
- Bring your ATM card.
I need you guys to comment this for unclear situation, question, or extra comment. If i left out something, tell me. Okay, off to Computer Graphic exam.
