Penang to Kota Kinabalu (from KK to Simpang Mengayau and Kinabalu) part one la orang bilang.. hahahaha

The day was finally there..!! 13 guys will be arriving in KKIA, alamak.. van settled odi.. now the car is having some problem.. thank god i resolved the issue by the time this dudes reach kk.. hahahaha... timetable, check.. all in place.. 1st thing 1st - makan - banana leaf, indian restaurant.. come all the way from penang and eat banana leaf.. hahhaha.. makan la hinava, ikan basung goreng and bambangan, ori sikit bro.. hahahha.. but what to do.. indian blood ma.. no curry one day, sure die one.. pushing them to hit the road by 1330hrs.. but its a mammoth task, the donkeys dun move until it was 1530hrs.. will i be able to reach simpang mengayau by sunset?? can la, my heart says.. only 2 hours journey wat.. sure can one... hahhahahaha.. 2 hours plus a stop at taun gusi, for jagung bakar (roasted corn) sweet, steaming corn that is.. fulamak... thats a must everytime i use that stretch of the road.. hahhaha but this time get additional stuffs la.. two bottles of montoku.. (thanni da macha).. the guys whacking it nicely and by the time i realised it.. they quietly bought another... that stop wasnt a pitstop anymore.. its more than that.. now i really have to rush to simpang mengayau... and that bone shaking stretch, unpaved, potholed, dusty road... Tuan Masidi, when gonna get the road paved la...?? malu la wanna explain to outsiders about the road condition here, tourist spot some more...

we reached simpang mengayau just as the sun was goin down.. sighhhhh... at least no complains.. the boys loved the scenery there.. hahhaha.. and they r obsessed with the panoramic view that they dun get to see every day... hahahha.. they r really into taking photo, capturing all the beautiful moments there...

and its already getting late.. getting dark and i dun really remember the way to angkung's long house.. shhhh... dun wanna scare the boys.. but once inside kampung bavanggazo, my mental mapping system took over.. who needs GPS when you mind have photographing memories of the place.. hahhaha.. thank god i had called angkung earlier.. he had prepared dinner for us... Makannnnnnnnnnnn... now, this time its more of the traditional thing that they should have la.. all the food was prepared kampung style.. pakis rebus, rebung, kangkung, and chicken cooked with soy sauce... oh.. i forgot to mention something happened right after we arrived here... Did i forget to tell them that the homestay concept at this long house means that you r goin to live for a day with all the basic necessity only?? nope.. i did not..!!! i told everyone that no aircon, no hot shower and all... so why the hell you must go and ask the longhouse headman if there is any hot shower, and that you only take hot shower, nothing less?? hellooooooo.... if you need tat, go and book yourself a 5 star hotel ler.. jangan dok mai sini this is a place for those who wish to understand and get to know the local lifestyle.. goshhhhhhhh... don every do something that hurt the headman's feeling.. and i had to apologise to him for this idiotic behaviour..

but it was ok.. tho the headman did felt insulted.. but apology accepted.. hmmmm... after the meal, we were presented with a beautiful performance by an old lady.. a nose flute, thats wat it was.. she was actually playing the instrument using her nose..!! hahahaha.. shocking eh.. yea.. it is but the sound was so soothing... like a whisper in a darkest night, taking you the the other world..

and followed by jimmy hendriks of bavanggazo.. hahhaha.. tho it was nothing like jimmy, this dude still rock..!!! errr.. like electric guitar? naah.. like strings on a piece of wood that gives a soulful sound everytime he strums it.. hmm... how to explain to you huh?? you gotta be there to hear him play to understand it la.. not gempaq, just smooth... cool old guy.. than we have some beautiful ladies walking up the stairs to our area.. all in traditional rungus dress.. gracefully, the hands and legs moved to the sound of the gong, and drum beats.. mesmerized, the boys were by this movements, hmmm.. and the beautiful ladies la.. boys will always be boys.. hahhahahha..

and then it was our turn to join the dance, and i as the 'tourguide cum photographer cum translator cum driver' dun have to join them.. hahha been doin that for quite sometime odi nie... and soon followed with the drinking session.. montoku n lihing was served.. aramaiti dia bilang ... and aramaiti it was.. hahahha.. the boys had fun and its time for the boys to show the locals their own culture, they sing tamil songs, danced to it and the indian drum beats.. and by 0300hrs, most of the guys were knocked out..

0500hrs, have to leave bavanggazo, continue the journey to Kinabalu National Park.. now.. how to get this guys up?? Start the engine and tell them, the van will be moving out in ten minutes, whether you r in it or not... hahhaha it worked.. can see how fast the boys left the long house.. Most of this guys never seen sunrises at 0545hrs... They simply cannot believe the day starts early here, in north borneo...

The Mountain view from Kota Belud.. had lite breakfast there and heading towards National Park.. more like rushing towards it.. 4 guys need to register there, they gonna climb the mount.. conquering konon, pity them.. gonna see them with swollen legs tomorrow, thats for sure..
and the rest of the group headed towards timpohon gate, the gate to the majestic mountain. did some hiking up the trail.. well, no fun just looking at the mount from the gate rite.. i make sure they hike up the 1st 1000m up the trail.. all the oversized dudes face was like being tortured.. hahahha.. only once in your life la.. sure can do one..


the Pic was taken at Carsem Waterfall.





and if that wasnt enough, i took them to Poring-Poring.. hahhaha.. the guys were all excited seeing the river. But they dunno abt the canopy walk yet.. told them to hike up the hill.. Hike again?? tht wat the faces clearly says.. and once on the hanging bridges, can see the fear in their face.. not all but quite a bunch of them.. the face is like staring death rite on its face.. hahahha.. it was funny, really funny to see them crawling there..

but that face changed as soon as they see the pool again.. hahhahah.. they just love the water, dont they... bringing the kids in them... wait for the next blog, day 2 and 3... Kundasang and island escape...