I ROCK cuz I WALKED! (part one)

Well People! Talk about being environmental friendly plus some self-torturing! Let get crazy and lets go GREEN (literally green, you will know when you see them photos)!

Is been on my mind since I am going to come back to the beautiful Sabah to finish up my thesis. To walk from where I stay (Kingfisher) to Gaya Street, Kota Kinabalu! Yessss!! WALK!! For you people who do not know, the distance between 2 point was 8.4km (Google Maps). It was a long walk indeed! To make comfortable of the walk, you gonna wake up real early to beat the scorching sun. Not waking up early has been the sole reason that I am not able to do it earlier! hahahhaha. By the way, I manage to do it this time!

The walk started with some early 'tapau' breakfast. believe me, you'll need it! Me and one of my friend (Panda Chan! U rocksss!) started walking around 6.15am. It was enjoyable, to be able to breathe in the morning air, to kiss the morning sea breeze, and let the rising sun slowly warmed you up.

Making our step along crescent coast line of Likas bay. We came across alot of things we never came to notice before, although it had been 4 years being in this beloved land below the wind. Tagging with us are rows and rows of lush green trees, providing us  protection against the rising sun. A place with blends of aroma, the sea, the morning and the trees, spelled the word, natural, at it's purest.

We walk along the coast and we came to notice cars parked to the side of the road, all heading to our direction! Perhaps they wanna ask us if we are insane to walk to KK! hahahahahha!! No no no, they were heading to meet some fish merchant parked at the coast offering the freshest catch of the morning. One thing you really do not see often, people regardless of race gather at a place to just want to get some decent meal (here, fishes) with no regard on food safety in any way! Im a food student, can't blame me for being sensitive. hahahahhahahah!

People, fish, boat, sea and of cause, rubbish!

When you see the floating mosque, you'll know you are half way through! yayyyyyyy!! looooooong way to go still... hahahhaha! Walking, is a very very very healthy thing to do which are not much practiced in people lives nowadays. People will be like zooming in their petrol consuming, air polluting, and overpriced vehicle! I said this because there is just many cars zoom pass us when we walk. I bet there will be some kid within the car, saying ' Ma! look at that two dumb guys! WALKINGGGGG!!! HAHAHAHAH'. Hey kid, you the DUMB! hahahhahahahahhaha! Kidsss nowadays..... I'll throw my kid to walk to school everyday! oooooo he/she will hate me so... XDXD

Likas Lagoon! a Heaven for bagau!

Sabah port! Maaaa! i reached KK already!

Once we reached KK, it was.... QUITE! You can't blame it, it was a sunday morning where people are still lazy-ing inside their blanket! hahahahahha!! Once we reach KK, we hit Gaya street! A weekly (every Sunday) morning market selling from local handicraft to pet dogs! One of the hippest tourist spot in KK. Where you can see tourists holding up camera all the time. wait.... im holding one too.....XDXD Well people, Gaya street, I can only say, it is a place specially made up for tourist, which mostly sell local merchandises. You wanna real morning market feel? Try go to Tamu! Tamu is the morning market which operates sometimes 3 times a week, some just once a week in various town across sabah. The nearest one is Dogonggong, Tuaran and Putatan. These Tamu usually start operating at 4am and a must visit! They sells a variety of local fruits and food, real Sabah style baa. hahahhaha!

We stop by Jesselton point on the way to Gaya street!

And of cause the KK graffiti spot! sadly it was sabotaged! damnnnnn you vandalism!

Like I say, from hadicraft...

...to pets. XDXD

The walking has take it's toll on our legs and our energy levels! believe me k! Im not turning weak because of long term no-sport day!..... perhaps that was the reason... damnnnn. Im getting old.... hahahah! After one round around the tourist infested Gaya street, we head to Fook Yuen coffee shop for our breakfast. They make one of the most fluffy white bread! But not necessary the tastiest, they should really add a little bit more of salt! hahhahahah! Just my opinion okay! hahahha! But their Milo rockssss all the time! And at last I know why! Is because they put almost half glass of Milo powder to make a glass of Milo drink! No wonder la! hahahahhahaha! After some dim sum and some bread, and some adequate well earned rest. We head to out next stop, Australian Place (the area near KK traffic police HQ). It had been the number one place I wanted to visit in this trip. It may mean nothing to alot of people with just two rows of shop houses guarding a street. But the satisfaction you get when you finally got to a place where you wanted to go a long time ago, beats all the boredom. The beauty of Australian place was slowly exposed strolling down it's streets, from wisma Jubli to the KK traffic police HQ. The old building with it's chipped paint and iron bar of yesteryear as well as the scent of nostalgia, giving you picture of how busy this place used to be. A small piece of old Australia, in KK.

Fluff up bread! 

back of the shop houses in Australian place

Me with the plague declaring Australian place near Musuem Kopitiam, KK.

As we reach the last stretch of the street, we stumble upon something cool! A clock tower! You may say that, 'chehhh, just a clock tower!'. Hahahahah! The element of surprise stumbling this brings joy! This clock tower has a name: Atkinson clock tower. Atkinson, is about 2 and a half story tall, shrouded in white and stripped in black, one of the place of interest in KK heritage walk. From the police station, you need to climb up steps up a hill to reach the fenced clock tower. We stand in front of it, appreciate the surprises it offers, for him be one of the KK significant hidden so well, and I felt glad, that we got to it. I then came up with a crazy idea, lets head to Signal Hill observatory tower! one place where you can have a birds eye view on KK. I bet that there is a way leading up the hill from the clock tower (me having the exploring heart). And off we go as explorer! While just meters away from the clock tower, it RANGS!! It really rangs!! for 10 times (cause is 10am... duhhh)! believe me, it was one of the sweetest sound that fills my heart with contemplation and a sense of fulfilling.

The Atkinson tower, rings of sweetness

As an explorer, is a must to explore every roads! Even though some of them looks really creepy, just like the one we did explored. We thought it was a shortcut! hahahhahaha! It was a stretch of staircase, which had higher steps then normal one do, and makes climbing them even harder. The path was surrounded by big bushes and tall trees where sunlight hardly penetrate through. We even need to overcome some fallen trees hurdle, the real 'Jungle in the city!'. hahahahhahah! When we reach the end of the path, we saw one unknown building. I thought to myself, this all look so wrong, Im definitely we got to the wrong path. Perhaps the path one the left will lead us up! I was so dead wrong after we walk on it! hahahahahha! We reach some old wooden creepy house which looked like a kidnapper den! hahahahhaha! I won't want to be kidnap! Turning back is the wise option! After coming down the staircase, we head to the road leads up the observatory. The right way this time!

Jungle in the city!!

So called kidnapper den (dub by me!)!! 

Signal hill observatory! Another place I wanted to visit long time ago, and I should. The sunset here should be really magnificent! Anyway I got here, by walking! hahahhahaha! I sat down, enjoyed the view, cursed Suria Sabah for blocking the sea view, and rest! Them tired legs deserve one big rest!! This is one view I would not forget, the KK I love. Plussss some funny laugh when we saw some MV shooting of a local artist (I think)! The funny thing is that when he sings, there is another guy playing the radio for the music for him to lip sync! damn funny and damn low budget! hahahahhahaha! It was all fun! By the way, we found the real short cut towards Signal hill, which would lead you down to Australian place....XDXD! Good explore indeed!

Well people! Thats it for Part one!

Stay tuned for part two ya!

Shian