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Unplanned Trip: Brunei Darussalam

Salam It's Brunei! We planned, Allah plans... and Allah is the best planner. Alhamdulillah. We planned to attend a wedding reception in Miri however due to unforseen circumstances, we need to change the plan. Tickets were bought, all arrangements has been maade, therefore to cancel the trip is a mere waste. We decided to visit the neighbouring country, the Islamic State Brunei. We arrange for rental car. A small Axia is more than sufficient. We met the owner of the rented car at the Miro airport,  a young lad doing this rental car business as a part time job to his technical job with an oil & gas company. I salute these youngsters who are very creative and productive in making a living. We told him that we are going to Brunei and he gave us a copy of the car's documents to ease our journey. The drive to Brunei was a pleasant drive. We were just strolling not speeding along the way to Brunei. The immigration post at the border was small, after handing over our passport

Jalan2 Kota Kinabalu Part 4

Assalam, Our last day was a leisure day. We purposely planned to drive around Kota Kinabalu while emptying the fuel in the rented car. We checked out from the hotel at about 10 a.m. We drove to Karumbunai Resort just to see the once famous resort but now seems deserted. What a pity, such a beautiful area but poor maintenance. The long grass at roadside is a sore to the eyes. We then drove back to the city to a visit at Jamilah' Jewelery. A place that I came across while browsing the internet during the drive. Several items caught my attention there....yesss.....a gift for myself. Next is the quest to satisfy our hunger pang. Again... we rely on Mr Waze,  Google search and blogs. This is what we called knowledge is just a tap away. There are many good suggestions but many are outbound. Therefore Mr Hubby suggested a restaurant that he once visited long time ago. Alhamdulillah.... The fuel indicator reminded us that we do not have many kilometer left. We decided th

Food review: Jom Bali @ SACC Mall, Shah Alam

Assalam We always had problem findings place to eat when eating out. We are not among those who will wade through just to eat the best food in town. To us eating will be anything edible and fits our taste bud with good price. Good price means worth the money. Its reasonably fine if you pay more for a good and worth the money. You cannot expect the best food with just a few bucks. The food service had to make some money too. When having hard time to find place to eat... I would normally dive into the net to read about the food reviews by the many food lover and bloggers. Thanks to them for making time to write about the places to eat and review to it. I really appreciate it. It helps a lot in making a decision for a suitable place to eat. Even though our taste bud are different....the reviews provide a guide on where to eat, what to eat and which place not to go. And tonight...after a long drive from Penang for our visits to our loving moms... and after stucked in a traffic ja

Jalan2 Kota Kinabalu 3

Assalamualaikum, On our second morning in Kota Kinabalu, we were all geared up for island hoping. Our destination is to island hopping in Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park. We had our breakfast early. Get back into the hotel room, changed for the sport when we realized it began to rain. It was not a heavy rain though. And since our hotel to the Jesselton Jetty is a walking distance, we thought of just wading through the rain ... its going to be wet anyway on the boat and at the island. At the lobby, there were many people waiting, sitting. It was a downpour. The idea of walking is not feasible. We will be soaking and drenching by the time we reached the jetty. We waited, du'a, hoping for the rain to stop. It was almost 10am and there was no sign that the rain was stopping. Many visitors were restless in the lobby. A bus came and ferried a group of Chinese visitors to their destination. And hope for the rain to stop becomes brighter, but we could not wait. Time is so precious. Alha