Crikey!!!! Australia Zoo

It's been a while since the last time I wrote something in my blog...Busy la,beb...Moving into a new house, getting comfy with the new environment, preggy plak tu and bla, bla, bla...

Went for a holiday in Gold Coast Australia last September 2011...That means, Raya ke-4 kami dah blah dari Malaysia (nampak macam mengada-ngada kan?)...So I'm not going to share my experience in WB Movie World, Sea World, Dream World etc since whoever visits Gold Coast, wajib depa pi tempat-tempat tu...Tempat ni special skit (special banyak daaaa)...And the location is in Sunshines Coast, Brisbane...About 2 hours drive from Gold Coast...Hubby decided to rent a car...About RM500/day and all they need is your driving license and you're ready to go...

Steve Irwin (arwah dah)...Know him???...You better or I shall consider you 'frog under coconut shell'...Hehehehehehehehe...Actually, my hubby dah lama berangan nak jumpa Steve Irwin sejak kami belum kawin lagi...Ye la, masa tu I ingat, "hek eleh, mamat ni berangan lebih. Duit hantaran dah cukup ka"...And I was wrong!!!!...He actually took me and MY KIDS to Steve Irwin Zoo aka Australia Zoo...It's just that dia dah jadi arwah dah so tak sempat la jugak nak jumpa dia...OK, enough of the merepeks...

The journey to Australia Zoo was a pleasant one...Breathtaking view of the Australian Bush, smooth traffic, nice weather (cold and windy)...Before I forget, the best time to visit Gold Coast is between July to September...Nice and splendid weather...Dalam perjalanan tu, dah start nampak Signboards muka Steve Irwin...Sayu gak tengok because I have full respect to those who loves animals...

Upon arriving, kena bayar tiket masuk...I can't remember how much for the ticket per pax but for the whole family (4 pax), hubby paid around RM700...Hhhhmmmmm, mahal kan tapi bila lagi?????!!!!!...Balun!!!!!!

The zoo was sooooooooo clean without any unpleasant smells...Cuba pi Zoo Negara atau Zoo Taiping...Sebatu dah bau dah...They really know how to maintain and keep the zoo clean...

Our main mission-find kangaroos and koalas since we cannot find them in any other parts of the world...Cari punya cari and guess what???...We bumped into Teri, Bindi and Robert Irwin...Priceless!!!!...They were so nice and friendly...

Then we continued our journey...So many animals to see...And took us about 3 hours to complete the Australia Zoo...Tulis banyak pun tak guna so meh tengok gambar-gambar...Lagi best...

So my personal advise, the next time you visit Gold Coast, do plan your trip to Australia Zoo because it's worth it...

CRIKEY!!!!!!!!!!!!


                                   

Kota Kinabalu - Day 3

so peaceful and serene



Clear water

 Day 3 - A beautiful and bright day in KK...A perfect day for fun in the sun...Hari ni kami gerak ke Tunku Abdul Rahman Marines Park...It's my wish to have 'a blue sky holiday'...Tunku Abdul Rahman Marines Park consists of Pulau Gaya, Pulau Mamuntik, Pulau Sapi and Pulau Manukan...For those who are planning to go there, there are multiple tour packages for you to choose...Scuba diving, BBQ at the beach, banana boat etc....Disebabkan kami dok kat Sutera Harbour, ada tourists agent kat lobby hotel ni yang menawarkan pelbagai package untuk lawatan ke pulau-pulau tersebut...We chose to visit Pulau Sapi and Pulau Manukan in one day...Kalau nak pi keempat-empat pulau tu, kena 2 hari, baru puas...kami ambik package BBQ by the beach...It costs us around RM650 for 4 person, all in - speed boat ride from hotel to both islands and BBQ lunch buffet by the beach...

Sampai kat Pulau Manukan, the clear water took my breath away...Finally I got to enjoy my 'bluesky holiday'...We spent around 3 hours in Manukan Island...Swimming, picnic, relaxing and scuba diving...

Around 1pm, the boat took us to Pulau Sapi...Lagi cantik kat sini...Kat sini, we enjoyed our lunch BBQ by the beach...Lepas tu sambung aktiviti swimming and scuba diving...I got to try scuba diving selepas dipujuk oleh hubby...Hhhhmmmm, memang tak nyesal try scuba diving...Macam dok dalam akuarium...Memang cantik sangat-sangat...So many kind of fishes, colorful corals...Relax sehabih-habihnya kat sana, perut pun kenyang...At 6, we headed back to our hotel with the boat...

Day 4/last day - nothing much to do...Just relaxing by the pool and seafood feast...

Kota Kinabalu - Day 2

2nd Day - Kinabalu Park...We planned to go to Tunku Abdul Rahman Marines Park but since it was a cloudy day, we had to cancel the trip...So we headed to Kinabalu Park on our 2nd day in KK with our Perodua Viva...Hahahahaha...Tak percaya ka??...The journey from KK took about 2 hours...Dekat saja sebenaqnya tapi kat sana takdak highway and the roads are winding, lama la jadinya perjalanan tu...Tapi the view simply breathtaking...Just look at the pictures below...

on a fine day, we should see the peak from here

It was drizzling and cloudy so we were quite dissapointed sebab tak boleh nampak Gunung Kinabalu dari jauh...According to my hubby, if the weather is bright, we can actually see the peak of Gunung Kinabalu from KK itself...Even from hubby's meeting room kat KK boleh nampak Gunung Kinabalu...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Kinabalu

We reached there at around noon...But it was so cold (maybe around 23 degree celcius)...Siap berkabus lagi...Jenuh teran jugak la Viva ni...Ni baru kat kaki bukit...Teringin gak nak daki Gunung Kinabalu but since we have our kids here, terpaksa la lupakan hasrat yang terpendam tu...We can see so many types of flora and fauna...So just imagine what else can we discover if we were able to climb the mountain...



we met this friendly chipmunk



hubby and me

lunch with fresh kinabalu veggies

After about 2 hours spending time here, we headed to Kundasang...About 15 minutes from Kinabalu Park...This place was suggested by my aunty who went there with her family 2 years back...Tempat ni sapa yang taktau, taktau la sebab agak terpencil...Dan kena mendaki bukit dengan our Viva...Aaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!...The view was again-so splendid!!!!...Macam kat New Zealand...Kat sini ada ladang ternakan lembu...Boleh minum susu fresh...Sejuuuukkkkkkkk sangat kat sini...

At around 4pm, we went back to KK...So what's for dinner????...SEAFOOD lagi!!!!!!...After solat Maghrib, we went to Pasar Malam KK...Just beside Filipino Market...Jangan expect la ayam percik ka, murtabak ka, sup gearbox ka, roti john ka...Kat sini, everything is SEAFOOD!!!!!!!!!...My favourite - KERABU RUMPAI LAUT or SEAWEED SALAD...And pasar basah kat sini, sorry la kalau nak cari ikan termenung/kembung...Kat sini, ikan-ikan semua sebesar Haziq...Hahahahahaaha!!!!!!...Tengok gambaq saja lah...


rumpai laut untuk buat kerabu



Dah kenyang, balik hotel...Lepak kat lounge sambil dengar band nyanyi lagu Justin Bieber...What la weyyyy!!!!!...Nasib baik ada Tenom Coffee...But my favourite is still Luwak Coffee...

3rd day, to be continued...