SMSL '03: Kundasang All-Girls Trip (^^) ~ excel^^adorable

I think I haven't been at home on most weekends this year.. Last week I went diving with Z in Sapi Island. We did 3 dives there; at Clement's reef, Ron's reef and Coral Garden. The visibility was not that clear but I think the corals were beautiful though we only encountered few marine life compared to the ones we saw in Sipadan *duh! memang la x bole compare, Haziah..* The fish were not in large schools. But I saw Nemo and his dad with his other kin! haha Haziah, mungkin kamu patot mula mengenal nama ikan ~

I didn't take many pictures during this trip.. And I 'murdered' my smurf cam (encik waterproof Nikon) during the last dive. We were suppose to dive not more than 10m.. But I think we actually exceeded the depth because my camera suddenly stopped functioning; dark screen all the way~ Sedey jugakla.. But got myself 2 new cameras within less than a week (-_-") I can't live without a camera!!!! Bought 2 because I also broke my Sony camera in Indonesia last December... And the cheaper one is for my other family members to borrow hakhak kedekot!

Then we treat ourselves with this cozy room for us to spend the night after the dives. This was sort of like our trip to Gayana last year.. Some activities at the sea and a pinch of luxury.. Pure relaxation that is.. And then we also treat ourselves with scrumptious Italian cuisine at our all-time favourite Italian restaurant!

And this weekend was spent with SMSLian girls in Kundasang (^^)
*At this age, I should already be using the word woman.. but then that's too boring~ And that word makes us sound like a bunch of old ladies on a trip~*

What I love about my batch is; we actually belong to different cliques when we were in school, but after we finished, we got closer to each other. And regardless from which clique we are from, when we have reunions, we'll chat endlessly and laughed like mad! Boys and girls alike! *Still feels it sounds wrong if I use men and women.. Hik!*

JF and I left for Kundasang a bit later in the evening than the others. I was busy preparing food while waiting for JF, who was driving from Beaufort. I was too carried away that I forgot to pack my sweater into my bag! Bijak~ Pigi gunung, nda bawak sweater. So... I end up buying this red jacket haha Cost me RM 25.. Bundle maaaa~ hehe

That night we had grilled chicken (Thank you Ricci for the recipe..), grilled lamb and bolognaise spaghetti

And in the morning, we had nasi lemak berlauk ayam and kambing grill and coleslaw which was suppose to be served the night before but I forgot to take it out from the fridge hehe (^^")
The girls were so suspicious.. They thought I was strangely 'semangat' in preparing the foodies. Hehe they thought I was in the middle of practicing to become a good cook for a husband.. What da..!?
I always love to cook. I love to try new recipes and let my family taste them. But this particular interest is not something that I usually talk about because I'm not confident with my own cooking haha I don't think they are that delicious (^^")

We had a beautiful view of the mountain during breakfast too! We stayed at the D'izz homestay Kundasang, recommended by Ricci. Cost us RM 350/night and well worth it! It's not too big nor too small. There are 3 rooms; one master room with King size bed, one room with queen size bed and one with two single beds. There are 2 bathrooms and a kitchen equipped with a rice cooker, a toaster, an electric kettle, a fridge and a stove. They also have plates, bowls and cutlery. And there's a huge TV with Astro in the living room. We simply love our stay!

Initially, the others wanted to go to Poring to have a dip in the hot spring bath tubs but JF and I were planning to have a look at the Mesilau trail which is infamously known as the more beautiful part of the mountain. So, finally, the rest thought it was a better idea to go to Mesilau since most of them are going to catch a ferry back to Labuan later.

It is beautiful indeed! We stopped twice to take pictures before reaching the Mesilau Nature Resort; where the climbers start the ascend from Mesilau trail. There's a very nice stream flowing just below this hill that we are standing on in this picture. The water was ice cold!

The stream.. Gambar bajet itu wajib :p

And after that we went to the Kundasang War Memorial.. Baru prasan one part that I missed on my previous visit..

I didn't know that the war cemetery in Labuan are real graves until I saw this that day (-_-") I mean, I thought it is just like a memorial that they made to look like a real grave. I'm gonna bring my niece and nephew there this weekend to have another good look at that place. Well, I think the last time I set foot there was when I was in primary school, when I less appreciate them hehe I love bringing my nephew to places like that because he's the curious type and I enjoy explaining things to him. Tapi kadang2 malas jugak mo jawab hahaha