Mesilau Kundasan, the Kiram's Village home stay, Sabah

Kiram's Village home stay, my family and I stayed here for one night. Its was around 1500 above sea level. The owner plants a lot of flowers, and it makes me feel that i'm not in Malaysia. Very difficult to experience cozy weather in hot Malaysia.

The mount Kinabalu, and we stayed just next to the mount.

Poring Hot Spring at Ranau Sabah, Borneo with Wilson Chin

I visited this place back in 2011, and that time the suspension bridge (top) are still operating, and after 3 years the bridge was replace by a new concrete bridge.

The weather are hot here at Ranau. We rented this lodge type, there there are private place with tubes and wash room. they connected the hot sprint water by tab, and we can mix the amount of hot water we want.

This place will be the source of the hot water came from, strong sulfur smell here....

141104 Cute Squirrel at Kinabalu Park, Pondok Timpohon, Sabah Borneo

This is the Kinabalu Park, the starting point to climb the mount Kinabalu, this place is called Timpohom lodge. And surprisingly a lot of squirrels running around asking for food.


They are all over the trees...





They are so cute then we feed then crackers, they use their two tiny hands holding the food, and stuff into their tiny mouth. And are not afraid of human at all :O

The Borneo Explorer Wilson Chin (me)

141104 Mount Kinabalu view at Nabalu Town, Borneo.

On the way to Mt.Kinabalu park and Poring Hot Spring, a brief stop at Nabalu is recommended. It is located about 90 minutes drive from Kota kinabalu.

They sell all kinds of souvenir here, you will notice it right in from of the entrance to the village.

One of the waterfall at mount Kinabalu...


The Borneo Explorer, Wilson Chin (me) and the Kinabalu mount at the back.

141104 Breakfast at Tuaran, Sabah. The famous Tuaran Noodles :D

On our way to Kinabalu Park, we passed by the Tuaran town. Tuaran is a town as well as a district located in West Coast Division, in the northwest of Sabah, East Malaysia on the island of Borneo. The famous dishes here will be the tuaran noodles. They just put simple barbecue pork, and fried egg, but it taste really good.

141103 Transit the Lawas Town in Borneo with Wilson Chin

My destination is to drive to Kota Kinabalu, but we need to transit at the Lawas town. Its still early in the morning, and we stop at the Lawas town to have breakfast.

Lawas is a small town and the capital of the Lawas District in Limbang Division of northern Sarawak, eastern Malaysia on the island of Borneo.

The Borneo explorer, Wilson Chin (Me) at the Lawas town.

These are a few Chinese temple along the way, and we visited one of the temple. At the main entrance there is a few statue from the story "Journey to the west" The Master Monk, the Monkey King, The Pig, and the River Monk.

I was born in the year of the Monkey ;)

continue our journey to the East of Borneo...

Transit from Miri to Brunei Darussalam

My brother and I was driving from Miri to Limbang, and we have to transit to the Brunei country. Then I just took at opportunity to visit some of the place I stayed when I was very little around 25 years ago.
We are at the immigration office getting our passport stamp to go into Brunei.

And we have reached Brunei Darussalam :D

Kianggeh open market

A traditional market located on the banks of Kianggeh River, the residents of Kampong Ayer travel to and fro from BSB (Bandar Seri Begawan). I stayed here when I was little, and after 30 years I can still see the people paddling their sampan to the market to sell their stuff.

Fresh tropical fruits, local vegetables and ferns, spices, medicinal roots; herbs, and abundant preserved seafood are on sale. Fresh catch of the day from the local waters are found here..... fish, crabs, prawns, squid and shellfish. Local traditional handicrafts like tudung dulang (a decorative food cover), parang (a knife similar to a machete), hand-woven baskets and trays, pots and vases can also be found. If one would like to try out some local food, there are a few food stalls selling sweet and savoury Bruneian delicacies.

Best time to visit this market is early morning as most of the stalls are closed by 2.00 to 3.00pm and on Sundays because the locals will bring more food and wares to spread out to sell.

Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque

Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque is an Islamic mosque located in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of the Sultanate of Brunei. Named after Omar Ali Saifuddien III, the 28th Sultan of Brunei who also initiated its construction, the mosque serves as a symbol of the Islamic faith in Brunei and dominates the skyline of Bandar Seri Begawan. The building was completed in 1958 and is an example of modern Islamic architecture.

Around 25 years ago my dad always bring me and my brother to come here, and we will always play at the ceremonial barge. That day when I was there, it brings back a lot of childhood memories of me and brothers. Time passes just so fast...

Brunei Museum

Brunei's national museum, officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1972, is a decent place to blow an hour of your time. It definitely feels a little dated. When I reach there, I saw it was close, so I asked the guide there, and he told me that as of May 2014, the museum was still closed for renovations. 

What a pity~ how I wish I can go inside and revisit the place again. Guess have to wait next time then.

This is another place my dad use to bring me and my brother come during the weekends. And the place that I memories the most is the spiral bridge at the back of the museum, as my brother and I took a picture there.

It was great that after so many years, I'm able to revisit the place I stayed when I was little. Really help me recall to many sweet childhood memories of me, dad, mum, and my brothers. Bye Brunei, I will see you again soon.