Weekend: From the wealthiest state in the island of Borneo, we flew to the northwest coast of the island, Kota Kinabalu, also known as KK. Recognized for their tropical monsoon climate, it was pretty sunny on their 51st Independence Day with also rainfall in the evening. Then again, rain and shine is truly a Borneo experience anyway. We have yet to visit the cultural, historical, leisure and conservation areas but instead shopping and entertainment were in our itinerary. Ooh and also, thumbs up to the Kota Kinabalu International Airport for their beautiful interior and exterior structure. It looks so much more ahead of its time compared to the Brunei International Airport!Today: The first day of the holy month of Ramadhan and also a public holiday for Brunei Darussalam, we took a road trip down south, towards the Tutong district with 'The Beast' (our adventure car). Though we had to manually choke the car for it to start on two separate occasions, it was amazing how The Beast was able to handle the not-so-smooth road surface leading to the lake in Tutong, Tasek Merimbun. Along the way numerous buffaloes grazing on grass can be spotted and even monkeys can be seen due to the heavily forested region. The moment I got out of The Beast, I was welcomed by a crocodile (hah you wish!) but a dazzling blue butterfly rather. It being a heaty day, the lake was beautiful and calm, we might go back to the lake but maybe with new sets of tires next time. More on our Borneo quests in the future, hopefully with more new exciting destinations.
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