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Island-hopping with dear Piare & her clan from Peninsular! At first I wanted to bring them to Manukan Island but soon end up to Mamutik Island & Sapi Island.
I tried Parasailing today! One Word: AWESOME! 
Completed another task: Snorkeling alone without any dive master to help me at Sapi Island. I managed to reduce my hydrophobic to minimum. I am able to flip around (with life jacket of course) between floating facing the sun & the sea bed. he,he.
Woohoo!
I love this pic!
(@ren: so worth the roxy! Her pario color reminds me of the halter bikini!! wargh)
Oh I should be doing a medical check-up today. Oh well, can always go for the check up tomorrow
BBQ grill at Tanjung Aru
Yes, I’ve been busy. Hence, the lack of update here.
Enjoy the photos!
I just love Karambunai beach. I can never get bored visiting it over & over again.
Hanging out with bunch of loves at my favourite bar is the ultimate chill-out you could ask for!
View from the Sunset Bar, Nexus
(Photo credit to NF, edited by me)
(source: Daily Express)
Stamp of success for All Saints
Kota Kinabalu: December 16, 2008 was a proud and historical day for SM All Saints in Likas – and not because they achieved 100 per cent passes or won any competition.
Instead it was the day a special set of stamps and first day covers featuring it and three other premier schools in the country officially went on sale in post offices nationwide. The four Mission schools of SMK Victoria and SMK Convent Bukit Nanas (both in Kuala Lumpur), SMK St Thomas in Kuching and SM All Saints were chosen by Pos Malaysia Berhad to be honoured in the custom-made stamps and first-day covers for their academic and curriculum achievements.
A beaming SM All Saints Principal, Lorna Mathews, declared that this was the stuff of dreams, which they had never imagined to arrive at their front door. “(We are) elated and of course very, very proud that we were chosen as one of the four schools in the whole of Malaysia. There are many premier schools but to be chosen to represent Sabah and Malaysia is beyond our wildest dreams,” she said.
Actually, they got the news about the recognition some time in June this year when Pos Malaysia called up and said they were sending some people over to take photos of the school for the purpose. But the exact release date of the stamps was not known to them. There was little to hide her delight at seeing the colourful stamps containing pictures of two of the school’s buildings.
“It means we have been acknowledged for past achievements and our contributions, the long history that we hold and history of excellence, in all sense of the word,” she said, adding she ordered 500 copies for the school.
According to Pos Malaysia Bhd stamp and philately unit head Yasmin Ramli the chosen schools had produced many national leaders, corporate figures, professionals, sportsmen and scholars “who have contributed significantly to the growth of Malaysia.”
To this end, Lorna, who has been principal since June 2003, said her school had produced notable personalities and professionals, past and present, among others, former Chief Minister Tan Sri Chong Kah Kiat and Upko Deputy President-cum-Tuaran MP, Datuk Wilfred Bumburing, who was also a former Deputy Chief Minister.
“In fact present Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman was also once a student here.”
Golfer Ben Leong, swimmers Alex Lim Keng Liat and Elvin Chia, and karate exponents Michelle Koh and Sarah Chung, to name a few, were also products of the school.
Lorna, the 17th and only woman Principal of SM All Saints, believed the recognition was due reward for the school for being able to keep up with demanding standards over the years and still deliver the goods.
“Children now are different from past generations, they are more difficult and have more discipline problems but despite all kinds of changes we can still rise above that É we had just celebrated our 100 years in 2003.
“Every school has its strengths and weaknesses (and) we have our own flaws but we try to do our best. So we definitely deserved this and I strongly believe my predecessors would agree with me,” she said.
Meanwhile, she opined that it was no sheer coincidence that three of the premier schools picked were Christian Mission schools, pointing out such schools not only stimulated thinking but also were successful in instilling moral values among its students.
“I’m not sure about SMK Victoria but the other three schools are definitely all Mission schools É in fact SMK St Thomas and SM All Saints are both Anglican Mission schools.
“I think that (the recognition) has something to say about Mission schools.
“You can get academic results anywhere (but) a piece of paper will not mean anything if you don’t have the personality and character to go with it,” she said.
SM All Saints was established as King Edward VII School on Dec. 22, 1903, near the Jesselton Clock Tower.
Declared open by then Governor, E.W. Birch, the school moved twice, the second time to Karamunsing in September 1909, before settling at its present site in Likas.
iDa: Yep. All Saints’ rawk!
One of the thing that I terribly missed the most about KL is the variety of choices and endless of new shop poppin’-in everywhere. Retail square feet in KL getting bigger by each day and more competition between malls to get tenant especially during this slow-economic turnover.
Anyway, one of the shop that I miss the most is the cupcakechic at The Curve, Mutiara Damansara. I know, cupcakes is just like any other cake except it is retain within the cup and decorated with colorful frosting on top. I soooo love the shop and the cupcakes! I’m not going to blog about the shop here (I’m sure you’ll get tons of blog reviewing this shop) but I terribly missed this opportunity to buy colorful cupcakes here in KK. *sigh*
(picture courtesy of http://www.cupcakechic.com.my)
Anyway, KK do have shop selling cupcakes. One of it is from the Bits & Bites, Wisma Merdeka. EVERYONE knows this place and eventhough their premises quite, urm.. small as compared to others but they serve good, quality food! I loooooove their cupcakes since I was little (Sorry, no Bits & Bites cupcakes pictures).
Another outlet that sells cupcakes is at the Grace Point, Sutera Harbour, Sembulan. OK, I know there are some other places that sells good cupcakes around KK but I’m just tooo lazy to find out where. Below is the picture of the cupcakes I bought from the Grace Point.
Anyway, I bought a few introductory cupcakes from Central Plaza, Kepayan over the weekend and I find it there are in need of a lot of improvement and improvision of the cupcakes presentation (as well as the volume in one cup!). Anyhow… enjoy the pictures! I think I upgraded the quality of the cupcakes below by my photography style instead of the cupcakes itself. So I deserved a credit from whoever made this. Bluek.
Yes.. cupcakes.
i prefer my mom’s cupcakes.. and any other cakes she bake (Ok, but I do love cakes from hyatt cake shop too, sorry mommy, their fresh cream + ice-cream cake that you bought for my 5-6 year old birthday better than yours, lol). Oh and she baked the simple butter & marble cake for the upcoming (this friday!) wedding last night. I just love coming back from work and the whole house smells of fresh butter cake. yummy!
I just came back from Kohinoor Indian Restaurant, KK Waterfront for dinner with friends particularly my dear Emily and her brother Leonel visiting KK. It’s been like 3-4 years since I last met her in.. hmm 1Utama, BU. She’s still the same ol’ bubbly and friendly gal & I absolutely love her around as we can practically talk about everything.
Other than her, other All Saints’ were also invited like Ivan, Cath, Danielle, Gel and Derek. It was fun catching up with each other and mesmerize our time during school days as well as talking about what we are all doing now.
Anyway, some that i really hate, annoying person seems to be way, way better person now (meaning: wiser, more grown up) and some are still stuck like they were still in high school-kinda-thinking which is wierd according to Ivan. No comment. It pissed me off sometime. and i DID burst and scolding the person harshly today. Sorry peeps, I can’t stand the childish attitude anymore. Enough is ENOUGH.
Overall, we had fun talking & laughing until the restaurant closed. Ha,ha. So, everyone saying goodbye. *sob sob*
Some going back to Australia to continue study/internship and some moving back to UK to gain work experience. Only me and a few other ladies will be in KK, for at least these few months.
In a way, I feel sad that everyone moving out of KK. When will be my time to do the same?
All of us on the couch. I love the restaurant presentation & decor.
Some of the whacky people.. ha,ha
Please ignore the 3 pretty ladies. Look at the nice, dandy and romantic ambience. Oh and it’s glorious indian food.
I have found my territory in KK. Love the mango lassi and the curtains. and there’s a sisha station.
p/s: I still can’t find my sexay black corset. Will try to look for it tomorrow. and I’ll be meeting my tennis buddies from Miri tomorrow at 1Borneo!
Ogie. I supposed to go out for dinner with P & G tonight but since I’m going to have an early presentation tomorrow, i decline. P is going back to Malacca this saturday so I might as well bring her to dinner. So I brought her to Rumba yesterday for some Latin and South American food and live music.
My presentation to client ended up very late yesterday. Presented my slides to them at their new office at KK Times Square. Then I had the most, um.. sweet and unique texture of tiramisu at one of the fast food restaurant here (I’ll blog about it later).
Anyway, we went to Rumba Latin Grill & Bar at Le Meridien Kota Kinabalu. We were stumbled upon the menu and undecided on what to eat except for ‘nachos,nachos’ that keep on echoing in my mind. mwhahaha.
Finally we decided to ask for their staff recommendation. One friendly lady recommended us to try BBQ Quesadilla (was it prawn? hmmm) and lamb tacos. I ordered what’s being echoing in my mind – the nachos grandes.
The nachos grandes
BBQ Quesadilla
Lamb Tacos
and what we had for drink? Daiquiri! a virgin for me though
The place has a very nice, vibrant latino ambience. Nice!
beh! Next time I’ll go with my dancing shoes on!
Upon entering the premises, I saw the blogger’s nite advertisement on their board. weeee!
Let’s wait & see. I shall be there when thee time come
Halloween night spent with a few girl friends roaming from one club to another just like kids going from one house to another to get candy. tee-hee. No candies for young adult like us. So what did we get?
Two scary ghost/monster/scary costumes at the Ladies’ room
Corpse at the entrance of Shen
Greek goddess at Bed
Scary isn’t it?
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