Life Suppose to be Simple

I wish I could write
so I can speak to you without talking
I wish I could draw
so you can see me without misunderstanding
I wish you are right there
so I don't have to running around just looking for YOU
coz Life suppose to be SIMPLE

I wish I can fly
so I can come you in a speed of light
I wish I was fair
so you can see me every day and night
I wish you can be nice
so I don't have to work so hard just to please YOU
coz Life Can be SIMPLE

Tip of Borneo

I don't know why I waited this long to go here. Maybe because I'm Sabahan, so I don't really paying attention what we have on our own backyard. When I realize I'll be leaving Sabah SOON, I know I have to fuel-up my adventurous side, and start traveling and visiting the best places we have here.

As you guyz read and saw in my blog lately, I've been going all out for couple of weeks now. Involving my self with student's project so I can have 'free' and cheap holiday, visiting Manukan Island with my x-housemate from KL (as pic from below post), and last Saturday, I pack-up my housemates and drove them to the heaven on earth, to the end of Borneo, the Tip of Borneo or we Sabahan called it Tangjung Simpang Mengayau.

Simpang Mengayau located in Kudat, the northern part of Sabah. It takes about 3 hours drive from Kota Kinabalu, less if you drive faster than me. Along the way to Kudat, you will see a lot of beautiful scenery of paddy fields, and even Mount Kinabalu as the background! Unfortunately because I was driving, I can't capture that beautiful moment. Mount Kinabalu actually can be seen aroung Kota Kinabalu, as long as the weather is clear. I saw it while on the boat ride to Manukan island 2 weeks ago. My first thought when we arrive there was this place is perfect for suicide. I hope no one actually do THAT(simpang malaikat 44), and my thought was weird sometime...or any other time. Anyway, the reason I thought that coz the tip is actually a dangerous place. The wave were strong, coming from both South China sea and the Sulu, and there are many hard big rocks surrounding the area.

The best part for me was not the Tip itself, but the beach. It actually dangerous to swim there as the wave were very strong, especially during this time of the year, the rainy season. But you can resist to put your feet under the water as the sea looks green and the white sandy beaches look sparkling from afar. With no one actually on the beaches that day make it like 'you own' the beach! However, because we didn't brought extra clothes, plus hungry and my housemates have to work at 4pm that day, we didn't spend much time on the beach. By 12, we go to Kudat town and eat lunch before we journey back home. That short little time we have was amazing, and that was I hoping to put on my mind FOREVER.

Next stop, or rather next "GOAL" (coz I'm not sure if I have the "money" to go there) is SIPADAN!!! I know, I'm tawaurian, it basically like an hour from Tawau but I never go there! This time I wanna make it happen. GOOD LUCK TO ME!

Manukan Adventure

From Drop Box

Excuses

I don't know why I'm writing this, maybe because I'm sick of the excuses that I've seen or heard these days. Actually, these are not a new trend or new kind of excuses/word they use. These actually what most people usually give if they want to explain or trying to defend themselves.

First case, the Norman scandal. Frankly when my friends talk about this I was clueless...who THE HELL is Norman Hakim??? I have a disease of forgetting people's name, not just someone whose I didn't seen for a long time, even when I have their faces in my head or they stand in front of me, I do sometime can't recalled their names. Funny isn't... Plus the fact that I don't follow local Malaysian entertainment industry make the matter worse. Of course I know who's he now, its all over the internet!

What amazed me about this scandalous event is the reply he was giving, according to this article, it sooo 'scripted' and most well-known excuses...EVER! What am I talking about???

"Kalau sudah ditakdirkan tuhan saya kahwin lagi, tiada apa lagi yang dapat saya lakukan."
(If it my fated to marry again, there's nothing I can do)

Okay, maybe that's not the exact quote, but it was close. Why ppl always gave 'fated', 'God willing' as an excuse. Maybe that what God plan for you, but the road you choose to get there is all yours, isn't??? I don't want to be bitchy or busybody about this, but pls la..takde ayat lain ke???

Next case is so classic, I wanna throw up just hearing about it. I heard this while watching Bernama TV. It about how Yusry-the director commented on the CGI that they use in Cicakman2.

"Jangan banding filem kita dengan filem luar, budget kita tak banyak jika dibandingkan dengan Hollywood"
(Don't compare our film to the other country, our budget is very limited and small compare to Hollywood)

If that the case, than why you want to make 'Hollywood' style film? Why not just use the budget wisely and produce small budget picture with high quality storyline, actors, sound dubbing and so on...(actually I'm not good with film concept) and put more creativity rather than special effect. I've seen many low budget film from outside, and most of them were VERY GOOD. Sometime because of the budget constraint, they use they own creativity to replace or change the way the shoot the film.

Maybe I'm not qualify to comment about our film industry or Malaysian entertainment at all. I can't remember the last time I watch Malay movie (maybe it was Buli...ehm..), not just in cinema, I don't watch it on TV a well. Maybe I should... I'd tried once, during raya, watching I'm not Single coz my sisters love it, but I can only manage to hang on for 10 minute, after that if I'm not mistaken I watched Mythbuster, or maybe CNN...

Camping Adventure Part 2

After the camping trip to Hutan Kawang, I was invited by my dear colleague to another adventure, again another student project to Tambunan Village Resort Centre (TVRC). This time I'm just joining them to have some fun, not as substitute supervisor.

Our journey from KK takes about an hour and a half; maybe less if I drove a little bit faster. TVRC is quit popular among Sabahan, even though this is the first time I heard about it. Well, I'm not the 'traveler' type; even though I LOVE traveling....it just I don't have the MONEY! That's why I happily accepted my friend proposal to joined them....it CHEAP!

This place is not 5 stars, maybe not even 3 star, but if you LOVE nature and want to experience 'kampung' life, than TVRC is your choice. The chalets here are all made from bamboo, as what Tambunan is all about, bamboo district. Because this is a student project, we don't have much money to spend, so our chalet are so 'low' budget one. But we still can sleep in it(maybe not that comfortable with the sound of the bed everytime I switch position, but still sleepable) and even have a few games inside the chalet, with all 25 person inside at one time!

Oh, ya! Another interesting thing I found amusing is the fish pond. Why you say? Because the fishes there were all obese and have hypertension. This fact came from one of the employee there, coz obviously they were feed everyday! However, no one can catch or eat it. I was like imagining them in my dinner table....I'm sorry these fishes look so delicious...don't you think so???


Like my last adventure, we also have jungle tracking (or trekking???). I don't why they must include jungle tracking, maybe because this is Environmental Management (duhh!) subject...but man, I gotta said enough with the jungle tracking terminology in your tentative! Its not jungle tracking, it's HILL HIKING! A very LONG, HIGH and TIRED one! Still Kawang (post below, my 1st camping adventure) is the winner. This hiking is still a tough one, because of the 'new' trail that the guide made, and the narrow trail to the top and down. Leeches is a MUST with Malaysian jungle, so almost everyone got one. Of course I got one on my foot sucking my blood until it got ‘fat’ and two inside my shoe, thank god they didn’t ‘bite’ me. Actually, you don’t felt anything when the leech bites, so I don’t know why we all scared of them….Ehm…

After the 'hiking' and leeches...and stuff, we walk through this beautiful paddy field to go back to the resort. My tired-ness officially gone like a wind seeing this. When you rotate 360, all that you see is 'greeeeen' (hint:JPOP). The 'leeches' was soooo worth it!


The next day, we make a quick stop to Mahua Waterfall- about 30 minute from TVRC before we end our trip. I don't really see many waterfall in my life, but oh dear God...this is so HEAVEN! I don't know how to put it... but this is the best so far. My friend told me earlier that the waterfall is not that high and don't expect much, so I think it gonna be the same with Kawang's waterfall. I was dead wrong!!! At first, I thought, ehm...maybe I'm not gonna make myself wet, but it all change after seeing that. I was soaking myself in a cold water for 30 minute! Well, not that long...But I have FUN!!!!

ps: This is another post that I wrote a few weeks ago but never finish it. I finally have time after finish all the carry mark!!!Yahoo...time to play GAMES! Oh ya, you can see the rest of the pics in my flickr.