Kota Kinabalu 2012 ... another business trip !!
Kota Kinabalu ( KK ) ... here I come again , and this time it is also for business trip . Still I don't have the opportunity to have holiday with my family ...in KK .. especially to enjoyed the fantastic Mount Kinabalu plus other attractions .. due to timing and other matters .. , insyaallah ,will make proper schedule on that ! .
I went there for 2D1N . My journey started from Kuantan to KLIA then to Kota Kinabalu ( return ) by MAS . As usual I used Agoda for hotel booking to have good price . This time I booked Grand Borneo hotel at One Borneo Largest hypermall at KK . I start the day by car travelling from Kemaman to Kuantan Airport where I parked my car with the fee of RM36 for 2D1N . There are 5 of us in which I am the leader of the delegation . Insyaallah , pray to Allah may our journey safe and our business always in flying colours !
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| At Kuantan Airport |
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| Q to check in |
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| Departure hall |
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| flight fully booked |
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| while waiting ... check email etc |
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| boarding the plane |
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| me .... |
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| my second man |
The flight supposed to take off at 10:20 am but due some reason our flight B737 400 delay for almost 1 hours . Well ... its seldom happens for Malaysian national airlines MAS having the delays ... from my ever experienced with them . That day , the delay caused domino effect ..... our flight to KK also delay for 1 hour . Another rare experienced , I sat side by side with a stewardess who is off duty to KK and she will stayed at Novotel Hotel at One Borneo and will leave KK the early bird flight next day to KLIA .
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| At KLIA |
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| Departure hall |
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| wide space |
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| favourite kopitiam |
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| enjoyed the kopitiam hospitality |
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| our flight B737 400 to KKIA |
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| She.. stay in PJ , had been with MAS for 8 years .. |
We touched down at new KKIA terminal 1 after travelling of 2 hours 15 min flight . Alhamdulillah , we have a save journey . At the airport , we rent a Toyota Avanza for RM250 per day . At KK , being the city beside the sea , there are many good and fresh seafoods restaurant available . We try one of the restaurant and really enjoyed the seafoods especially the lobster ...most of the seafoods "king " size.... total cost RM900 ++ .
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| At Kota Kinabalu International Airport ( KKIA ) |
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| at the KKIA foyer |
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| KKIA arrival hall |
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| another area |
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| rental Avanza for RM250 per day... |
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| proceed to KK city center |
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| arrived at Anjung Samudra for the seafoods restaurant |
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| the location near the sea side .... |
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| Port Seafood Village Restaurant |
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| fresh seafoods in the aquarium |
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| the price .... |
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| the king size lobster ... |
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| still alive ... |
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| waiting for the menu |
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| hot chinese tea ... |
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| reporting to WIFE !! |
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| with one of my subordinate |
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| ditto |
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| the dishes ... |
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| Le Meridean horel , locted near the seafood restaurant and filipino market .. |
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| KK city , the night view |
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| ride to One Borneo ... 30 min from KK city |
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| our hotel entrance |
After dinner , we finally check in our hotel , the Grand Borneo . The hotel is clean and have spacious lobby . Have some problems initially then managed to settled later . My room very clean and surprisingly it is a suite ...worth for the money ... RM271+++ . We have our breakfast at the hotel . You can see the room view of the Mount Kinabalu .
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| The Grand Borneo Hotel |
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| spacious lobby |
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| sitting area ... |
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| the reception |
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| plenty sitting area |
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| my room floor |
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| the bedroom .. very comfortable |
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| the bathroom |
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| another angle |
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| this room got 2 LCDs |
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| the sofa |
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| another view |
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| sofa ... white color |
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| view from room |
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| mount Kinabalu |
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| another view ... Universiti Malaysia Sabah |
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| the walkway |
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| Soul Out Restaurant |
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| having breakfast |
I have a chance to explore the hypermall . My opinion , YES !! ... this is really the largest hypermall in Borneo . A lot of shoppings shop , eating places , cinema ...and other attractions available over here . There are a lot of hotels too , namely ... Grand Borneo , Novotel , Tune Hotel , Courtyard .... plus the apartments .
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| the largest hypermall One Borneo .. |
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| Giant and Parkson shopping tenants |
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| the hypermall entrance |
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| donkin donuts |
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| the tradional showsroom |
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| inside the hypermall |
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| at the Star buck |
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| order the drinks |
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| group photo |
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| smile !!! |
At evening of the second day , I left KK to KLIA then to Kuantan airport and have a chance to try the MAS Golden lounge .... really a wonderfull experienced to get the best hospitality of our own national airlines carrier M A S !! Overall the business trip was successful , only the minus point , I am not feeling well from the start till the end of the journey . Insyaallah back home , will try to take necessary action to improved my health !! .... BYE
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| KKIA , just newly officially open by our PM ... Sept 2012 |
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| Departure hall |
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| MAS Golden Lounge at KKIA terminal 1 |
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| variety of foods @ fruits @ drinks |
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| comfortable sofa |
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| reading an article .... |
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| my flight to KLIA ... |
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| Bye bye Kota Kinabalu ..... |
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| MAS Golden Lounge at KLIA Domestic terminal |
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| Drive back home from Kuantan Airport .... |
