Benjy showing his bus voucher. The concierge gave us vouchers to board the bus. The air-con was very cold lah. And a nice touch was the seat was reclinable, much like those in the plane.
Nabil mengelamun. This was on the way back and it was raining.
Our adventure starts here. OUR BUS BROKE DOWN! Right in front of the Kinabalu Yacht Club, almost reaching our destination. Something to do with the bus's "angin" that the steering wheel could not respond. The weather was not promising at all, it just stopped drizzling but the cloud looked very heavy and dark. It was 5.30pm and we have to pick up Ariff before 6pm. Decision..walk the rest of the way to STAR as we couldn't wait for the second bus to rescue the stranded passengers. Benjy was not happy to be woken up from his doze in the bus.
It was a nice walk actually, to the right is the beach, to our left was the beautiful beach houses. I grew up here in Tanjung Aru and Dad always take us on a joyride and we'd cruise by these houses and "book" our dream home. I still do this (quietly lah) everytime we drive along this road. Always bring back old memories. I used to live in Hone Place, the govt. housing quarters now demolished to make way for a public park. On weekends we'll drive or walk to the Tg. Aru beach. While waiting for my SPM result I worked part-time with a travel agent in STAR. So my childhood and adolescent years were spent here in Tanjung Aru. My "dream house" is still there. We took this pic of a new house under construction, eh no lah not new it's a full face lift renovation. It's really expansive almost sprawling, we thought it look like an exclusive Spa or something like that. This stretch has the best property value in the market i think..quiet, private and exclusive area with a beach front..next to a golf course and a 5-star resort as your neighbour.
We managed to reach Ariff just on time. We (hubby n I) enjoyed our unexpected but pleasant walk tremendously. The last time we had this kind of a leisurely stroll by the beach side was actually 7 years ago! That long. Not counting our Nexus escapade with the kids coz we didn't walk along the beach, we just played in it. Hmmm note to self..must do this again soon with our 3 kids hahah..
13 comments:
wow....bestnya outing kamu.....
Psssst....welwel...apa u beli tu?
golden shoes hahaha ada free membership bah dat day and 20% disc. hard to resist!
waa siok!! ala-ala tourists la kamu tu..
memang ala-ala tourists kan....
lain jua cerita...bah mana gambar kasut amas tu.....
LOL! inda suda tekilala kalu suda ribut mengurus budak2 ani. next post lah. ada surprise free gift lagi.
welwel, lawa o blouse u, very pheasant (but pheasant yg stylo lah!!!_hahahah.di mana u beli d blouse?
Wah siok ooOoo...mau try jadi tourist ni sekali sekala. harap2 ndak rosak itu bus.
ya bah kan Val...very pheasant but begaya look kan....
hehehe very effective in hiding unsightly bulges too! d 1Borneo jugak kadainya. I found a baju shop similar to island shop but not that mahal. Very nice oh the white cotton shirt with daity lace trimmings!!
its at grd floor, name Santorini. Siok juga skali-skala naik bus mcm tourist ni. a treat for those yg selalu jadi driver.
Hi Val Aziz, Wow! Is that you in the photographs? You sure one very attractive lady. And your kids too...beauty sure runs in your family.
Your mentioned of Tanjong Aru...I remember being there in 1985...when a 5 star resort hotel by the sea...I forgot the name, (in my diary) was under construction...being involved in certain construction services then.
I stayed there a week and had fun swimming in the sea and pool.
Bet you guys had a fantastic time, huh? You stay easy and have a great week, Lee.
Hi Lee, those days the resort was called Tanjung Aru Beach Hotel the 1st 5 star resort in Sabah. My kids have their father's genes lah as fas as looks are concerned I think :-) You should come to Sabah again lah Lee..
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