November 19, 2008

I've seen the Kinabalu








Before this, mountain pics look the same to me, until I set foot in Sabah and witnessed Malaysia's very own Mount Kinabalu. We just stared at the peak, rocky and majestic, before it vanished into the clouds. In the backdrop of our photos, the mountain looked so magnificent and glorius.


We stayed at Kundasang, where the windows of our chalet faced the mountains, and then we ventured deeper into the interiors and got to Mesilau, which was exactly at the foot of Kinabalu, with a temperature of 18C even though it was already 11am.


I will always remember this trip, I love the the dinner we had at Ocean Seafood Village;















the lunch at Nasi Padang Ibu;



the Mesilau Nature Resort which was deep in the forest, with lodges and chalets looking so regal yet so romantic with the sounds of water in the background;















touching the cold, icy waters that rush down from the mountains...












I'm proud to say I've seen Gunung Kinabalu. I will definitely go back to Sabah, this time to conquer the Kinabalu!




November 5, 2008

The ultimate chocolate cake


I've found it, no cake had tasted beter than this one..its a homemade chocolate cake i had on my kids' birthday. It was just so rich, chocolatey, with just the right amount of sweetness.

the cake, made with love by a fresh graduate in culinary arts, had swirls of chocolate topping on its top and sides. should have taken more photos of it, views from all angles, before and after it was cut (oooohhh, i'm craving)..but just this photo is already making me dream of having (many) pieces of it.