..April 1st, was my niece's birthday and her mum (my sister) wanted to surprise her by inviting us, her sibling's families to celebrate that occasion with them at the Kiram's Village, a lovely mountain resort situated in Kundasang, an almost 2 hours drive from Kota Kinabalu.
The plan was we'd travel on March 31st, to stay overnight and that all of us were supposed to arrive first and my niece and her friends would arrive later in the late afternoon. We imagined that when she and her friends arrived, she would be so surprise and would burst into tears at seeing so many of us celebrating her birthday!! hahaha..
We did arrive first and later when my niece and her friends arrived, what we envisaged would happen never did. She was smiling sheepishly and hugged everyone. What!,..no tears of suprise!??? We asked her, why? why? why.. are you not suprised!!!??
Apparently, her mother (my sister) was not good at planning surprises hahaha...sorry sis. She inadvertantly let a looot of cats out of the bag during planning time..hahaha. But we had a lot of fun, enjoying the cold mountain air, spectacular sceneries, of course of the majestic Mount Kinabalu and beautiful but smelly cows! No, this is not an April Fool's joke hahaha..
My lovely daughter, Amanda (left) and friend. No, they were not part of our group.
Met them on the way. They were there for a video shoot for their album, their maiden single...but that is another story..
The plan was we'd travel on March 31st, to stay overnight and that all of us were supposed to arrive first and my niece and her friends would arrive later in the late afternoon. We imagined that when she and her friends arrived, she would be so surprise and would burst into tears at seeing so many of us celebrating her birthday!! hahaha..
We did arrive first and later when my niece and her friends arrived, what we envisaged would happen never did. She was smiling sheepishly and hugged everyone. What!,..no tears of suprise!??? We asked her, why? why? why.. are you not suprised!!!??
Apparently, her mother (my sister) was not good at planning surprises hahaha...sorry sis. She inadvertantly let a looot of cats out of the bag during planning time..hahaha. But we had a lot of fun, enjoying the cold mountain air, spectacular sceneries, of course of the majestic Mount Kinabalu and beautiful but smelly cows! No, this is not an April Fool's joke hahaha..
My lovely niece, the birthday girl in red scarf, her sister in blue blouse and friends..visiting Desa Cattle.. (siuated a distance away from where we stayed).
..a view of the mountain from where we stayed.. Gosh, the nights here are cold!
.. ahh.. majestic Mount Kinabalu. Seen below are vegetable farms. The vegetables are exported to nearby countries as well as for local consumption. The vegetables thrive very well in this cool mountain climate.
..visited the Desa Cattle Farm.. and we had a smell, I mean a swell time...
Yellow Daffodils?.. to diffuse the smell...hehehe
Yellow Daffodils?.. to diffuse the smell...hehehe
My lovely daughter, Amanda (left) and friend. No, they were not part of our group.
Met them on the way. They were there for a video shoot for their album, their maiden single...but that is another story..
Hi Angie, if my limited knowledge of cows is correct, those are Jersey cows? They very good for milk.
ReplyDeleteAnd I guess that altitude makes them feel at home like Canada or Scotland.
And the scene looks like Toronto's outback. Love the well taken pics....and the young ladies there sure can improve our blood circulation, ha ha.
Must be the weather or the food, huh?
Sabah has more that it's fair share of beauties....
And everyone a jatu mati knockout!
Love all the pics....funny, I seem to be getting a smell now....hmmmmm, must be from that cattle range, ha ha.
Have fun, stay young and keep a song in your heart.
Lee.
ps, what is the altitude where these pics taken?
3000 meters? Love those orchids!
Your header is eye-catching.
ReplyDeleteThe girls and ladies are beautiful.
The men.... are very "man".
Hi Lee
ReplyDeletethrilled you dropped by. I understand that most of the cows are Friesians and imported from Australia or New Zealand. There are reared for their milk and these breed apparently are known for producing the most milk.
The altitute here ranges from 3000 to 6000 metres with temperature of between 14 to 18 degree Celsius.
Ahh.. the smell hahaha..
Have a lovely day
Angie
rainfield61
ReplyDeleteglad you like the header, so green .. But wonder who that mysterious lady is haha..
The girls are as pretty as they can be.. emm not sure what you mean by the men are very 'man' though haha..
That's the nicest shot of the mountain I have ever seen. I hope to make my way back again, Angie, to fly beneath her shadow once more.
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ReplyDeletethe mountain is waiting, waiting for your return as it has done for a thousand years..it will wait for a thousand more..