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Post by pdox on Sept 11, 2008 5:42:22 GMT 7
Hi all, I've uploaded Day One pictures to Flickr but have not had the time to properly label them. Will do so when I get back. Today, we'll be heading to Poring Hot Springs... it's about 6am now and the mountain is in full view from my room. I can just picture the climbers making their way down right now from the top. View from our room's balcony - taken yesterday: We saw lots of orchids too... A mountain orchid shop: Anyway, no time to waste, going to a buffet breakfast and then off we go to Poring and later, to Mount Kinabalu National Park. Here's the link to my Day One photoset: www.flickr.com/photos/sarawaklens/sets/72157607212249566/Bah jumpa lagi petang atau esok kio...
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Post by harris on Sept 11, 2008 6:48:44 GMT 7
Cantik la orkid, tapi sayang kalau beli kat sana tak lepas bawak balik semenanjung. Ada possibility kena tahan kat airport dengan customs. Personal experience pernah kena di Miri huhuhu nasib baik pujuk2 boleh lepas tak kena denda... Tapi ada trick baru kalau beli, nak tahu pm saya . so far, no problem... pdox, itu semua highland orchid ke?
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Post by kk on Sept 11, 2008 9:49:24 GMT 7
Pdox, yes more photo please. Harris, tak bagus ni main trick.......:-)
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Post by harris on Sept 11, 2008 10:00:16 GMT 7
kk, I have to do what I have to do to get what I want ...
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Post by pdox on Sept 11, 2008 17:50:25 GMT 7
harris i think mmg tak boleh bawak ke sana sebab borneo is an island, nanti introduce non native species ke west msia plak. kalau nak kena quarantine semua tu dulu kan... tapi yg dijual di nurseri okay apa, boleh beli anak dia, yg tu conditions dia lebih terkawal takda la penyakit bagai. anyway, ari ni enjoy sight seeing.
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Post by pdox on Sept 12, 2008 16:36:43 GMT 7
ni saya copy paste je sebab malas nak buat posting BM bahru: I have uploaded Day Two photos. Here's the link to the Day Two photo set (over 400 photos). www.flickr.com/photos/sarawaklens/sets/72157607229870397/Day Two short summary: Early morning, drove to Poring Hot Springs, did the Canopy Walk (awesome experience but too short, I wanted it to go on for a few hundred meters more!) Then, explored the hot springs area, smell of sulphur very strong here, like rotten eggs. Didn go swimming or dipping or anything, didn't bring any swim wear. Headed off to the nearby Poring Orchid Conservation Center. So many species orchids here, don't have to words to describe it. Just look at the pictures yourself... Unfortunately, no Paph roth were blooming (only those that had turned into pods). However, we will soon see many roths blooming! Late afternoon, we headed to Kundasang War Memorial to look at the gardens there. This memorial garden was set up in memory of the British and Australian POWs who were forced on a death march from Sandakan to Ranau, and the local people who died trying to help them. There are three themed gardens here, Australian Garden, British Rose Garden and Borneo Garden with lots of orchids. Australia Garden: British Rose Garden: Borneo Garden: Rothschildianum corner: Evening, it started to rain again! It seems that it rains every evening in the mountains here. This place is quite amazing though, there are orchids almost everywhere we went, in parks, in gardens, even in the hotel we stayed at. Will upload Day Three photos and write a short report when I get the time hopefully tonight. We are now back in the city and am sitting in the lobby of the hotel surfing via the free wifi (the signal is too weak in my room). Enjoy the photos!
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Post by harris on Sept 13, 2008 5:01:13 GMT 7
Wahhhhhh, cantiknyaaaaaaaaaa.... Golden dream saya, kalau ada time dan rezeki nak buat macam tu lah kat rumah... So, sesapa ada collection banyak2 jaga2 sikit ye (esp. Dato' K)... kalau sehari I curi 5 pasu, setahun dah 1825 pasu. 2 tahun penuh la rumah
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Post by pdox on Sept 14, 2008 4:57:57 GMT 7
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Post by bicalcarata on Sept 15, 2008 8:46:24 GMT 7
pdox, dri gambr2 yg ko post d flickr tu, yg laluan ke ranau tu ko sudah dekat dgn rumah sa hehehe. sa outstation ke ranau hampir 2 kali setiap minggu napa enda jumpa ko d sana?
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Post by pdox on Sept 15, 2008 16:40:20 GMT 7
pdox, dri gambr2 yg ko post d flickr tu, yg laluan ke ranau tu ko sudah dekat dgn rumah sa hehehe. sa outstation ke ranau hampir 2 kali setiap minggu napa enda jumpa ko d sana? rumah kau di ranau kah bical? la kalu sia tau sia cari kau mintak bawak pi trus madi huhuhu anyway nda apa sebab sia pun mcm tak cukup masa sija di area kundasang, banyak lagi yg mau dilihat dan diamati, nevermind, next time can go again.
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Post by pdox on Sept 17, 2008 6:43:32 GMT 7
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Post by bicalcarata on Sept 18, 2008 13:11:04 GMT 7
sa bukan d ranau, sa d tuaran, ko sudah masuk dlm kwsn daerah sa, tpi sekurg2nya dah makan mee tuaran, klu nak yg sedap kena p d tuaran sendiri
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