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Happy Lunar New Year! Today's the day. The biggest celebration in many parts of Asia. It's the day you wear nice, new, traditionally red, clothes, where the young, single people get to collect lucky money and of course where everyone get to enjoy a nice feast. We started off the day with a quick breakfast… Continue reading Malaysia Trip 2022/2023 Day 27: Kota Kinabalu

Today is Lunar New Year's Eve. As usual, we're on the hunt for a specialty cafe to visit. Unfortunately, being from Canada, where Lunar New Year isn't really celebrated, we didn't realize a lot of stores close here today for the holidays. We tried going to Tree Monk but they were closed. Then we went… Continue reading Malaysia Trip 2022/2023 Day 26: Kota Kinabalu

Good morning, Kundasang! Our time here is short and after a breakfast of mee goreng from the restaurant (unremarkable) and fried mee hoon by our auntie (comforting and simple breakfast), it was time to check out. It was one of our travel companion's birthday, so we head to share a cake (plus a few cake… Continue reading Malaysia Trip 2022/2023 Day 25: Kota Kinabalu

We're taking a road trip today to Kundasang, "the New Zealand of Borneo". We were all looking forward to some family time in nature. But first, food. We quickly grabbed a quick bite from the hidden food court of Imago mall before heading off for the day. I had some soto from Soto Satu. Soto… Continue reading Malaysia Trip 2022/2023 Day 24: Kota Kinabalu

This morning, we had breakfast plans with one of Aaron’s cousins but in our usual fashion, breakfast turned into more like brunch. We went to Ho Kee Fish Noodle Soup. The fish soup was very flavourful and fully packed with various fish parts and tomatoes. I had the kon lo mee which was noodles mixed… Continue reading Malaysia Trip 2022/2023 Day 23: Kota Kinabalu

Day 2 in Shangri-La. We had an relaxing morning, sleeping in and having a late breakfast at the restaurant on site. We had the option of breakfast at the Horizon Lounge or at Cafe TATU but we chose the Cafe since there seems to be a lot more options. The lounge did provide table side… Continue reading Malaysia Trip 2022/2023 Day 22: Kota Kinabalu

This morning, we finally had the chance to eat at I love Yoo! downstairs in Imago. I’ve been eyeing this place for a while now. They serve congee, soy milk and fried Chinese donuts. Reminds me of our Taiwan trip. Aaron and I both had the congee donut set which came with a cup of… Continue reading Malaysia Trip 2022/2023 Day 21: Kota Kinabalu

It was Sunday and more relatives were in town so we went out for a family dim sum @ Lok Tien. They were very busy when we got there, so we were grateful that others in our party arrived early and got a table already. Actually there were so many of us, we took over… Continue reading Malaysia Trip 2022/2023 Day 20: Kota Kinabalu

This morning, to continue our self-pampering before the Lunar New Year, we got our hair done at Albert’s Saloon at KK Times Square. Apparently, the stylist here is Aaron’s mom’s cousin. As it is approaching the Lunar New Year, they are also charging a surcharge on the price of their hair cuts so the pricing… Continue reading Malaysia Trip 2022/2023 Day 19: Kota Kinabalu

Time to visit another specialty coffee. Aaron’s pick for the day was Print Cafe in KK Times Square. Apparently, they also had another location named Nature Coffee at Suria Sabah Mall. The concept this cafe was interesting as it was also a print shop in the back. You can also print documents here as there was… Continue reading Malaysia Trip 2022/2023 Day 18: Kota Kinabalu