Kota Kinabalu City

Flowers on Kinabalu National Park, Kota Kinabalu

by Eddy

These are flowers taken from the Kinabalu National Park up Crocker Range in 2002. It is the first State Park of Sabah set up in 1964 and recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 2000. The first in Malaysia. If I was a Sabahan, I would certainly be proud of this status and for the lush landscape and natural resources that Sabah has. No matter how Singapore tries, it will never be able to match up to what Sabah can offer in this area. It is God’s gift to Sabah.

The Kinabalu National Park at 1653 meters high is the first start off point to climbing Mount Kinabalu which peaks at 4095.2 meters. There is a lush garden which is home to many orchids and plants unique to the region. It is indeed a sight to behold and the 2 hours drive from Kota Kinabalu City is certainly worth the effort. Along the way, do drop by Kundasang. In fact, the view up Crocker Range is quite magnificent and if you are in Kota Kinabalu, you should make the trip up even if you are not climbing the peak of Mount Kinabalu.

Well, this is not a real Rafflesia but the actual one does grow very big

The view from the park is speculator and I cannot help but being humbled by it

With that I made my way back to Kota Kinabalu City. This is definitely not my last visit to Kinabalu National Park and I shall return.

If you are following my blog, you would noticed that the pictures are a lot bigger this time. Well, I finally found out where to set the photo display size in WordPress and it definitely helps. I would stick to this size for all future blogs.

Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)

Rating: 0 (from 0 votes)

Sabah

3 Comments »

A Tribute to Kota Kinabalu City on its 12th Anniversary

by Eddy

Since it is the 12th Anniversary of Kota Kinabalu as a City, I thought it was fitting to include a photo blog of the KK City through the years during my visits to this lovely city.

Kota Kinabalu in 1999

Wisma Sabah Building

Kota Kinabalu City in 2000

The old bus terminal in front of Centrepoint where Warisan Square Shopping Centre is now located

Kota Kinabalu City Celebrates its first year as a City

Kota Kinabalu City in 2001

The Sabah State Railway train before the upgrade

Old long distance bus stop where Wisma Bandaraya is at now

Kota Kinabalu City in 2002

The site in front of Harrison is Suria Sabah is on was initially used as a car park

Sugarbun Restaurant at near Jesselton Point

Kota Kinabalu City in 2003

The Waterfront and B.E.D. is being constructed

This was before the time when the Waterfront was rebuilt in front of Wisma Merdeka

Kota Kinabalu City in 2004

This was the year when Tanjung Aru Beach food plaza was built with Sugar Bun as one of its main tenants

On the left of Centrepoint and in front of Le Meriden Hotel is the site of Warisan Square Shopping Centre

Kota Kinabalu City in 2005

Across the road from Promenade Hotel in Jalan Tun Fuad Stephens were rows of eateries. This is the current site for the Kota Kinabalu City Waterfront project which is currently under construction

Kota Kinabalu City in 2006

Warisan Square Shopping Centre is being constructed

The Euro Traveling Theme Park visited KK City in 2006 at the spot where Suria Sabah sits on now

Construction work for 1 Borneo – Sabah’s Biggest Mall begans

Far Eastern Air Transport (FAT) Airline used to operate flights from Taipei to Kota Kinabalu but the flights have been discontinued

Kota Kinabalu in 2007

2007 saw the opening of the Lok Kawi Wildlife Park which is Sabah’s first official Wildlife Park or Zoo

Warisan Square Shopping Centre construction was completed and it opened its doors to shoppers and visitors alike

Several shops such as Times Bookstore and Sweet Secrets made its debut to its Kota Kinabalu customers

Kota Kinabalu in 2009

1Borneo opens its doors and with that came Tunes Hotel and Diaso store from Japan

Cititel Express Hotel opened its doors

Kompleks Asia City opened it doors too

2009 was an exciting year as it was the year where many new shopping centres were opened including Suria Sabah which brought in Metrojaya for the first time into East Malaysia

Kota Kinabalu in 2010

The Shoreline in front of Suria Sabah is being constructed

Kota Kinabalu in 2011

The Waterfront

The waterfront boardwalk in front of Sabah Suria and Wisma Merdeka is taking shape

The Logos Hope visits Kota Kinabalu for the 1st time

Happy 12th Anniversary Kota Kinabalu City !

Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)

Rating: 0 (from 0 votes)

Sabah

2 Comments »

Morning Stroll Along KK City Waterfront Sabah

by Eddy

On my last monday (December 5th 2011) spent on Kota Kinabalu, I decided to take an early morning stroll down the waterfront along Kota Kinabalu City. This took me from the KK Waterfront right next to Warisan Square and all the way down to Suria Sabah. Along the way, I went through the KK Waterfront, Central Market to Wisma Merdeka. It was indeed a nice and relaxing walk which was made a lot better with the numerous smiles and greetings I’ve got along the way. If you ask me, I must say that Sabahan are a really friendly lot. We may not speak the same language at times but with finger gestures and broken Bahasa Melayu and English, they were able to point me through my journey.