My dream finally come true when we passed by the local market in Beaufort, Sabah. I was so happy when I saw those red-flesh durian. Kekekekkekekke... Words cannot describe my feelings at that time. So of course I won't let go and buy some. The taste is similar like the wild jungle durian in Sarawak, just that the colour is different ( The local version in Sarawak, the flesh is orange or yellow instead of red colour).
Misty sceneries taken from the car on our way down from Mt Kinabalu back to Kinabalu Park... Thank God this is purely mist & not the deadly haze !!!
朦朦胧胧.... Seeing this, I quickly wind down the car window to enjoy the cool breeze. Syiok. Mmmm.. Misty reminds me of Misti :P
Finally, we were back to the "lowland" - The Kinabalu Park. Still windy (Sabah = The Land Below the Wind/Negeri Di Bawah Bayu. It's windy everywhere). Oh ya, ini pokok manyak comel. Lain daripada yang lain. 
Nice or not? Must give face a bit.. Even though not nice also must say nice, okie?
How about this? Cantik? Boleh tahan saja? Err..Nice also, right? :P
This is the overall scene of the plant.. Is the plant ugly? Yes? No?? Whatever lah.. I took the previous two shots from this ugly looking plant.
I'm still wondering... Ini buah apa? *Updated* = Buah Terap
The taste... Mmmm... not bad :)
This one - looks like persimmon. And... the fruit smells like vomitus. No joke !!!
The flesh kinda resembles apple.. One word to describe the taste.... Yucks. Tak sedap leh... For those who likes this fruit, sorry lah...This is just my personal opinion. As you know, one man's meat is another man's poison, and vice versa :P
Entrance to the "starting point" for the enthusiastic climbers who want to conquer Mt Kinabalu (the tallest mountain in South East Asia with the height of 4,101m).
The "Hall of Frame" - The 19th Mount Kinabalu International Climbaton 2005. My name will never appear on the board unless I photoshop the picture :P *grin*
Mmmm.... The "anaemic" looking trees 
The climb (up Mount Kinabalu) begins at the Timpohon Hut/Pondok Timpohon (located at the 1866 m altitude). Nope, I didn't climb the Mt Kinabalu (might be I will do so the next time, might be not.... )
I love this - The Misty View. Fresh Cool Air and Refreshing Cold Breeze. We can temporary forget about the haze which hit the whole Malaysia during that period of time (early October), whereby the API hits unhealthy value in several places.
I can 101% assure u this is definitely NOT haze (else I will cabut as fast as I can..) :P
Two successful climbers on their way back from the summit trail, to Pondok Timpohon. Might be I will take up the challenge in the future? Mmmm... or might be not? Let's see...
And I was amazed with the attires they wore for the climb. Shorts? It is freezing cold at the summit of the mountain in the early morning. Nah... they must had changed their attires somewhere on their way :P
Leaves with different colour..
For Malaysians, the entrance fee to the Kinabalu Park is RM 3 (RM15 for foreigners). Take Nothing But Photographs. Leave Nothing But Footprints. I'm good and I heed their advice. I didn't curi nor pluck anything; unlike Angel who curi plucked the tea leaves in Cameron Highlands.. LOL (just kidding lah. Angel, jangan marah, okie?)
Hostel - provide basic but clean and comfortable place to rest/sleep for those who wish to stay overnight or for climbers.
Gigantic Temperate Tree Ferns are seen everywhere within the park.
Nice cosy chalet in the highlands. If we visited the place again in the future, we might consider to stay overnight to enjoy the serenity of this place and to explore the jungle trails or mountain trails.
I have no idea what is the name of this plant which is seen everywhere in Kinabalu Park. Pinkish in colour.. LOoks like berries from afar.
The "ripened fruit" was dark purplish in colour.. Nice colour combination. Pink-pink tei and purple-purple tei... :P
Wow... Pink flower buds. I presume the nectar was sweet, judging from the crowds of black ants surrounding the flowers.
I like this photo - The Temperate Rainforest Tree Ferns in Kinabalu Park - black-black tei and green-green tei :P And little bit of blue-blue tei too.
Huge Pineapples in Nabalu Market. The Ong Lai :) *ahem*
The View Tower in Pekan Nabalu.
Too bad we can't see the Mt Kinabalu cos of the %$#@&*^ haze.
So I looked around for something else from the View Tower. Something caught my attention at that moment.. One homeless dog quenching thirst by drinking the dirty water.
Mind Your Head? So hilarious..
Well groomed pussy cat enjoying his luxurious meal (fried noodle & koay teow). In contrary with the wild homeless dog I saw a couple of minutes ago .. 同"人"不同命 ??
Pekan Nabalu Souvenir Shops
Local Handicrafts
We saw the poor dog again. This dog is indeed kesian. Look at his skin lesions :( We fed him some leftover bread and he happily sapu all in split seconds. The poor dog must be hungry :( Must show this photo to Liucas and Ah Boy . Liucas, see? U are so lucky !! U shouldn't grumble nor complaint if Winn fed u leftover food :P
Nice? Interesting? Cute? Scary? Geli? hak sei yan? kia si lang? chu bee? I bought these froggies from the Filipino Market in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Frog key chain and Frog "Handbag" or "Coin Purse".. LOL
When I was busy choosing the frogs, the storekeeper told me : "Pilihlah ni, katak ini gemuk.. Bagus, Cantik !!" Hahahha... I wanna laugh when I heard that. I'm not so kiasu lah.. I mean I won't pick the fattest frog :P I prefer a nicer looking frog than a fat tuapui frog :P
The unique Frog Key Chain
Wonder how they preserve the frogs... Not scary, right? Wanna pat the froggy's head?
The cute little boy with innocent broad smile whom we met in Tamparuli Market. 天真无邪的脸孔 . The little boy felt very happy when we took few snapshots of him.. He is so cuteeee... :D
Another young chap selling preserved and salted fish aka kiam hu.
More salted fish, dried prawns and other preserved foodstuff stalls..
Aunty seeling nasi lemak, doughnuts and all sort of kuih-muih. I remembered buying nasi lemak in plastic packets (instead of being wrapped up in banana tree leaves) during my primary school days. During those days, one small packet of nasi lemak was sold at 20 cents per packet (with groundnuts, sambal ikan bilis, slices of cucumber and eggs) . Those really were the days...
Vegetable stalls. One of the famous vegetable in Sabah is the Sabah Fern or Sabah vegetable, which is also known as Sayur manis. (The dark green vege in the photo) Sayur Manis is also available in Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia. I still prefer the Sarawak Jungle Fern or Bilin, my all time favourite :)
Lazy bum cat in slumberland (dreaming of Fried Pomfret??).... lying next to the Roselle. I wonder why he chose to sleep next to the roselle? Cos of the nice scent?
Seeing this reminds me of the yummy mouth watering preserved Roselle :) Nice snacks.. better than Lormaikai :D
