Susan's Road Trip to the North (back dated 9-10 Nov 2013)

Oya, first of all. Happy New Year 2014 and Chinese New Year is just around the corner.. Ha-ha.. You must be thinking why am I taking so long to update my blog. Couldn't really update my blog for the past 2 months because I was having trouble with my internet connection. Phew. And finally, my internet line back to normal.. My line was cut off twice because they said that I didn't pay up my bill. But the truth was I didn't receive any bills to pay, so how do they expect me to make payment without any reference! Haiz.. Really Kangkung ar! Never mind, let it be! And here you go..

When we talk about Kota Marudu, there is only one special event to celebrate in this district which is the "Pesta Jagung". It's almost the same like Ranau which has their own "Pesta Kubis". The event was held the whole day but Susan and I spent like half a day there only because we planned to go to other places. Moreover to find good food over there, it's kinda difficult. We went scouting around the shops, everything looked the same. And maybe we were too late already as some of the shops closed in the afternoon. The most appealing restaurant that time was KFC! =)

Roasted maize. Since it was "Pesta Jagung", so definitely must grab one!

Woohoo.. Tasted sweet even without any butter or honey. RM 1 for this... 

Next stop, we went to places that must be visited when you go to Kudat! Basically, there were 3 main tourist attraction spots which are quite near to each other, namely the Gong factory, the Bee Farm and the Maranjak/ Rungus Long house. 3 of them were located on the same main road which were 2-3 KM apart from each other. Each of it charged a minimal amount of entrance fee ranging from RM 3-5. If you think 3 is a bit too much, but at least go for the Gong factory and the longhouse is good enough. After spending some time at these place, we headed towards Simpang Mengayau for sunset, the meeting point between the Sulu Sea and South China Sea. The road to Simpang Mengayau might be a bit tricky. You may use your GPS to the destination if you are able to search for phone signals... =)

Entrance of the Gong factory 

The biggest gong of all! Kampung Sumangkap for Gongssssss 

 Longhouse to explore. If you happen to reach at the right time, you may have the chance to see some cultural performance by the locals...

 Here you go, Simpang Mengayau or known as Tip of Borneo

And seafood dinner at Esplanade after a long long day. Guess what... 6 dishes for only RM 70! Cheap right!! Haha 

Next day, we woke up early and made our way to the local market to buy some fresh seafood! Wow. I guess I didn't regret of bringing my ice box all the way to Kudat to bring back fresh seafood. It was hard for me to describe but what I can say that, it was very cheap. After that, we made our way back to KK and dropped by at some small towns! =)

 Kudat clock tower, this might be one of the land mark of Kudat town

Kota Belud tamu. Reached late and most of the stalls were packing up already...

When everyone talks about Tuaran, most of the time I can only think of Tuaran Mee. So gave it a try and it tasted like "so-so" only. Maybe I went to the wrong shop and it disappointed me. Luckily we had coconut puddings and Lokan at Jalan Norowot!

 Tuaran Noodles...

Icy chilled Coconut Pudding! Yummy!!!

And lastly, lokan! Ordering the medium one would be the best choice!! =) 

End of trip and enjoy. Have a nice day...

Dinner at Korean BBQ Likas

After fulfilling our craves for Japanese food at Hana, Susan and I craved for Korean food and made 2 visits to Korean BBQ Likas, near Likas Stadium on two different occasions because we had bought our Groupon! The restaurant is just attached to a building at a golf range. So, you could never miss this place! Marinated meat was fantastic for both of the times but sadly, they do not have mixed flavored meat on the same plane! Or else, we were able to try more! =)

 Marinated Pork Rib, RM 28. Went very well with a bowl of rice with side dishes...

Spicy Soft Bean curd Soup, RM 17. Quite expensive for this dish because we have only bean curds with some slices of meat in the soup...

Korean Rice Cake, RM 25. Worth to try if you haven't tasted this before.. Something like glutenous rice cake and cooked with Kim Chi sauce..  

Second occasion to use up the second coupon!

Spicy Pork Rib, RM 28. Very special taste it has, I wonder what sauce did they used!! 

Korean Pancake, RM 25. Very expensive for this. Better say "No" to this. Price is almost the same as those BBQ meat, why not choose those! 

Beef Soup, RM 25. This is a much better option than the pancake. This is some kind of peppery vegetable soup with beef... Not too salty!

For 2 person on 2 different occasions for both of the bills costed us about RM 200. Portion was big, so I recommend to order one plate of BBQ meat with a soup and rice is good enough to fill 2 person stomach! =) Don't forget, they have side dishes as well!

Enjoy and have a nice day...

Celebration at Hana Japanese Restaurant

Wanted to celebrate our half year anniversary here quite some times ago but we were too busy almost every weekend for the past one month. Just made a wonderful "cholesterol boosting" trip to Kudat last weekend. And finally, we made it before I am going to make a trip back to KL this coming week! So the place was Hana Japanese Restaurant at City Mall Kota Kinabalu. The ambiance was great and the service was very good too! Whatever you paid for it is really worth it! =)

Slices of cool dish from a chicken set 

Cool dish with this costed about RM 38.. Good!! 

Salmon and Unagi Pizza.. Very generous with the toppings with a special crispy base! RM 32 for this.

Too bad that we were not given a pen to rate the restaurant but anyway, there will be next time for us. If you are a regular customer, do remember to apply their member's card to get 10% discount on every visit.

Oh ya, it's now featuring on Groupon for its lunch promotion. =) Grab the deal before the deal ends!!!

Enjoy and have a nice weekend. =)