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10 Days in Kota Kinabalu

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I just came back from 10 days training in Kota Kinabalu. I'm there for work but we did went to do some touristy stuff during our free time. So, this post will be just another travel post from me as I won't go into the detail of my work stuff. The lab in KK was in Tanjung Aru, so we did went to Tanjung Aru Beach for lunch on the third day that we were there. The weather that day was a bit cloudy and I love the beach. It looked very clean. They also serve fresh juice here which was very delicious. Tanjung Aru Beach Fresh fruit juice stall. The auntie said it took her 3 hours to prepare this. We also head to Perdana Park in Tanjung Aru (just next to the lab) one of the day after work to watch the musical fountain show. The shown runs daily from 7pm to 8.30pm every 30 minutes. It was entertaining plus it's free. Who doesn't like free stuff right? After the water show, we head to Tanjung Lipat for seafood dinner. The tomyam that we had here was the best and it w

New chapter in life

No, I'm not getting married... Yet. As of today,  I'M OFFICIALLY EMPLOYED!! Goodbye student life Goodbye "penanam anggur" life and Welcome to the working life!!

Juara Turtle Project and A day with the fishes

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This post is a continuation of Searching for "Mermaid" in Tioman post yesterday. Once we had our lunch, we went to Juara Turtle Project (JTP), the place where my friend is working at. They do turtle conservation here and if anybody is interested, you can come here as a volunteer.  Our ride to JTP Ciktie following closely from behind We're here We went around the JTP area and saw a blind green sea turtle, named Jo. Jo was born at JTP and was blind since birth. Since she cannot survive on her own in the wild, they kept her here in a pool. We also went around Kg Juara and saw a path heading towards a waterfall. Since it was already late afternoon, we did not go there. After spending a few hours at Kg Juara, we headed back to Kg Tekek. Around JTP Around Kg Juara Jo in a pool Jo transferred to a smaller pool during meal time Info on Jo Turtle hatchery area All caged up to prevent people from stealing the eggs Yes, we love Tioma