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Tenom (pronounced like venom but replace the ‘v’ with ‘t’) was our
latest trip. Actually, we went there to give K.Zaireen a visit as she
suddenly had to got to Tenom as a ‘Relief M.O’ there for about 3 weeks.
So, she won’t be able to send us off next monday! =(

Tenom is a
city located about southwest from Kota Kinabalu. Even though it was
about 80km away, it took over 2hours to get there as we had to cross
the Crocker Range. The highest peak was Gunung Alab but people say the
hardest climb is at Gunung Emas. The road was winding with only single
lanes for each side unlike the roads to Kundasang. The air was really
cool and fresh so, it cured our boredom la.

    Several towns that we passed by to get to Tenom was Tambunan and Keningau.

and yes, we used a map!!yippee!!

We
stopped at Tambunan Rafflesia Preservation centre and found out there
was one blooming! But we didn’t have enough time to go and stop there
on our way back as it requires hiking for an hour. Interestingly,
Rafflesia only blooms for 6-7 days and their pollination requires
lalat! That explains the smelly odour given out by them.

      Before reaching Keningau, we accidentally stumbled upon Tugu Memorial Mat Salleh. So, apa lagi??tangkap gambar laaa…

It was such a small place, nothing much, tak pergi pon takpe la.. but, kitorang kan kaki tangkap gambar..

After that, we all pergi makan2 kat Kelab Permata kat Keningau, sambil
tunggu K.Zaireen sampai from Tenom, sbb die kena escort patient to
Keningau.

Fruit Punch, Shirley Temple and Pussy Foot

After
that, we went to Murut Cultural Village. Nothing much, but the building
was REALLY beautiful. On the 2nd floor, there’s a museum on Murut
culture. Actually it is more of a huge place to organise occasion, like
Keamatan or some other events. It is a cultural platform for them.

Us and Kak Nurul, Us and Kak Zaireen.

~both of them are such a gem!~

Later, we reached Hospital Tenom, where Kak Zaireen was working temporarily!Hospital tu cantikk!!!

The modest entrance betrays us of what’s to come..

While posing2 K.Zaireen can’t help to stall her rounds to join us!Haha!

Room for their M.O Relief pon not bad..this was the crib we crashed!

Those
who go Tenom, must visit the Sabah Agricultural park. It’s like Bukit
Cerakah la tapi on a smaller scale. We got RM7 for student rate. The
only setback was there was no stalls selling drinks.So, it’s good that
u bring ur own bottle of H2O. They even have bicycles for rent at a
small price of RM5 for u to explore the whole place!

Inside, there were lots of small parks with different themes. That rightly justifies our 3 hours stay there!
So, we all took a train to go around the taman….

these are the hybrids orchids..

ever wonder why tangkai jering is kedekut? because dah reput pon buah die tak nak gugur!

aksi Kungfu Panda kitorang!

After that we got back, another 3 hours
drive. Boring sket sbb MP3/FM modulator tuh tak best2 plak.. so we
ended up dengar a scratched Kelly Clarkson CD. bolehla.. yg sedap
nyanyi Kak Nurul lagikpon..heheh

me, Kak Shade, Yaz and Am (kak Nurul tlg tangkap gambar)

It
was actually around 12pm and we were so undecided whether to go or not
to since it was raining all morning, but once the rain stopped we
lazily went, and it was one decision that we didn’t regret!!

The
entrance fee was RM1o each which was fine. It was further south then
Penampang about 30minutes drive from Penampang or 50minutes drive from
KK. Okla this place, banyak gak binatang2..heheh.

This mynah could give salam! hmm..binatang pon boleh bagik salam, tapi susahnyer kiter nak bagi ek??!!

Kak
shade baru lepas postcall nih, tapi sbb nak jalan punyer pasal!heheh.
Yg seblah Am tuh la Kak Nurul, our housemate. She’s an M.O just
finished her district posting in Beluran, currently posted in Hospital
Mesra a Psychiatric hospital here.

Inside the Aviation centre. bes jugak! Burung2 kat situ macam jinak, they fly near u. We had hornbills bermacam jenis!

Yea!!dapat
tengok Proboscis dengan jauuhhh lebih dekat!!hehhe. On the left, is a
male Proboscis which can be identified by its larger nose. The females
have a smaller nose though. Penat kitorang tunggu diorang bergerak!
They are so inactive, macam tengok je..kitorang tengok die, die tengok
kitorang balik…bosan gak! We wanted some action man!

Hmm!!siapa tuh!!?? That’s K.Huda and her 7year old daughter, Aishah!cute kan?

Hmm..horny pony! We did nothing to provoke u know….NOTHING!!honest!

There were tigers, orang utans, honeybears, banyak jugak la animals. We got back about 2 hours later sbb we were so hungry!heheh.

Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a sesame seed bun

Ku cuba redakan relung hati
Bayangmu yang berlalu pergi
Terlukis di dalam kenangan
Bebas bermain di hatiku

Cerita tentang masa lalu
Cerita tentang kau dan aku
Kini tinggal hanya kenangan
Kau abadi di dalam hatiku

Harusnya takkan ku biarkan engkau pergi
Membuat ku terpuruk rasa ingin mati
Derita yang mendera kapan akan berakhir
Hanya engkau yang mampu taklukkan hatiku

Aku cinta ooohhhhhh
Aku cinta oooooooo
Aku cinta ooohhhhhh
Aku cinta oooooooo

    yup. there we were. in Pulau Tiga!!

so,
to get there we drove from KK to Kuala Penyu which was southwest to KK
heading to Beaufort. the view along the way, was to me, not that
scenic. jalan kampung la, sawah padi yang takla secantik kat semenanjung, the road was flat not uphill like kundasang. it was hot and humid and we even got stopped by the police! one thing is the thought we were teachers. my seniors said that usually yang pakai tudung2 cam kite ni mmg they usually think us as teachers.

we reached Kuala Penyu around 9.30 am about 30 minutes earlier from our scheduled boat. the boat was personally for us and it costs about RM350 to and fro. it’ll fit 12 ppl.
so, the more the merrier and the cheaper it is! the jetty at Kuala
Penyu was at Taman-Taman Sabah which we mistakenly went to Pulau Tiga
Resort’s jetty.

It took us about 30 minutes to reach to Pulau Tiga. from far Pulau Tiga looked like 3 small islands which were located nearby
but it’s actually a one big island with 3 mounts. folks there said the
three mounts gave her the name, but mostly from my readings about this
survivor island, she got her name as she consists of 3 islands namely
the main island, Kalampunian Damit(the Snake Island) and Kalampunian
Besar.

When we reached the ‘Survivor Island’, we were surprised by our chalet!! it has 2 rooms, 2 toilets, a large verandah with two dining tables outside and the kitchen with bottles of mineral water inside the large fridge, a rice cooker, electric kettle, stove, pots and kuali and even sponge and sabun basuh pinggan!!it was REALLY, REALLY more than what we have asked for!we even had a place to barbeque!

we rent a boat later that day and went to the Snake Island and Kalmpunian Damit. It was RM100 to and fro. pastu we really made use of it la..when we reached to PUlau Ular,
we turned every stone to look for the snakes! So, the guide had to find
it coz we won’t budge till we found one. He was really nice and kind
tho..heheh

After that, we stopped at Kalmpunian Besar to which was actually macam beting
pasir yg panjang, maybe crescent-shaped. It looked like something from
Pirates of Carribbean! hehe. We not only stopped there to take some
pix, but we actually went snorkelling there! masyaAllah!! if only i
could take underwater pix!! the corals were so alive and colourful! and the fishes were large with vibrant colours! the corals were high up that some of us got cuts here and there while we were swimming!
When
we got back to the main island, we went trekking for about 1.2km from
our chalet to reach a volcano mud pool! it was so slimy and disgusting
and you can see bubbles in the mud. All of us plunged in as slowly
curiosity got the better of us. oh my, it was like the mud slowly
engulfs our limbs like we were wearing tights and swallow us. We were
floating inside the pool maybe due to the higher density mud so, we
were not worried that it was 4 ft deep.

When we got back all of
us berendam kat laut sambil tgk sunset to clean off the mud. Some of us
even had facials done sbb letak mud kat muka! Then later on, the boys
nyalakan bara and we had barbeque with pre-marinated chicken and
sausages. our meal was a hearty meal! we had mashed potato, coleslaw
and maggi mee! eheh

That night, i caught my first fish!! using kail and tali tangsi je!!heheh. That truly was something to remember!

Next day, we had to pulangkan our snorkelling set to Pulau Tiga Resort. It was RM20
per set but we paid only for da price of 4!hehe. we got back after
barbequeing hasil tangkapan ikan semalam and left the place in total RM118 poorer but with so much sweet memories!

Al-Fatihah..
    to my late uncle Megat Kamaruddin who had passed away on May 2nd 2008..

alhamdulillah i went back to institusi Perunabatan respiratori just in time to witness the last few minutes of his life..

looking back to that day, i think what struck me was, what if it was my dad.. or what if it was my brother?

how would i feel? i mean how would i handle it? have i done enough?

well, that’s something to ponder..