Journey to Kota Marudu..... (I)

Another district to be discovered,

thanks to my beloved driver with his Dave, the Isuzu Dmax.

The journey takes roughly 2 hours drive from Kota Kinabalu over a distance of 130 km.

It was 8 o'clock in the bright Sunday morning (17th July 2011)
So had breakfast at the Mamak Restaurant and that's when I saw Nasi Lemak with Sambal Ikan Masin
on the table. 

.........open sesame!.............and I can see the nasi lemak.....

Tamparuli is a small town which is populated mainly by native Dusuns.  

Ever heard about the popular kadazan-dusun song called Jambatan Tamparuli?
Being able to see the long hanging bridge with my own eyes is inspiring. 

The river under the bridge

Another bridge for motorists.......which frequently flooded during heavy rain.

Cowsss.....by the roadside......and I wailed like I've never seen a cow before in my life.

Uncle Kang's farm at Topokon

Pomelo

To the right or to the left, sayang?

Fancy Jagung Bakar?

Can't believe that this lady has an high academic qualification but end up selling Jagung Bakar.....

The many maize

The Dancing Fountain

Yes!  Here I presented you the splendid

musical fountain performance in Perdana Park, Kota Kinabalu.

looks like a clean, red pathway

green.....

blue.....

....back to green.....

glaring red.....

purple.....

....blue....

....sparkling white...

....errrk....that's my foot!

cutie fountain

Was there at 9.00pm

....so where does this go to?....

nice building

...hhmm.....

yikes....the loo!





Rock Road Seafood Restaurant

A welcoming dinner for Uncle Charles and Aunty Nelly who came to Kuching for a short visit.

Rock Road Seafood Restaurant is the choice to be. 

Do enjoy much of the dishes as we had enjoyed them.

 

The restaurant

Mr Lobsters!

crabbies

So called COLD DISH as starter

Roasted Chicken

Beancurd

Steamed Tilapia

Yam Basket with Mixed Vegetable

The King of Fruits ~ The Durian

The RISE of the DURIANS in the city. 

Went to the third mile market and to my expectation, durians are not cheap at the moment. 

According to the seller, the so-called liu lian (in mandarin) will last till September,

so I hope by that time there'll be more to come, sold at a much cheaper price.

Fleshy and super delicious!  Sold at RM15 each at the moment because of the smaller size. 
The bigger ones can go up to RM35 each. 

RJ Ayam Bakar

A new kopitiam, another RJ (short for Raja) chain in town,

located along Abell Road, Kuching opposite Alliance Bank. 

Crossing the road!  It's clear, it's a clear road!

Empty banana leaf nasi lemak...probably this stall operates only in the morning???!

Special Raja Ayam Bakar at RM8.50

Special Pecel Lele (cat fish/ikan keli) at RM8.50...........

Raja Ikan Bakar (Bawal) at RM8.00

Happy to see Maria again and thanks for introducing us this place.....

You want to sing, Paul?

Pasar Malam in the Swan City

Should have posted this earlier  after I came back from Sibu for a working field trip.

So anyway, I, initially, wasn't aware of the presence of a

night market place in the city that actually operates every evening. 

the exact site of the night market which starts early in the evening

One of the many stalls.........

skewer this and skewer that!!

All I had is a cup of chickpeas....hehehe

dumplings and buns.....they're HOT!