1st Day of Harvest Festival 2008 Part 5

From Jalan Sulaman, Adam drove to the city.

There were traffic congestions in some parts of the city. Workers were doing some repair work on the drain outside Central Market which left traffic flow on only the left lane.


As we were waiting for the traffic light situated outside Le Meridien Hotel to turn green, we saw this policeman drove his motorbike up the pavement and suddenly joined the traffic flow from the opposite direction. Talking about authorities showing example!


I never realise that streets in Kota Kinabalu are also called by Number Street as shown in the photo below.



Nice Car

1st Day of Harvest Festival 2008 Part 4

Sabah Government New Administrative Building


New Traffic Junction Outside UMS/Alamesra

Since we were already near 1 Borneo and Adam wanted to get a pair of thongs, I suggested we went there to check the place out. Gazillions of construction workers were still walking around this site and the place is nowhere fit for the public to patronise but yet it is already open. We decided to get out from the place as quickly as possible before some foreign objects dropped onto the rented Toyota Innova.


1 Borneo


Tune Hotel, 1 Borneo

In order to make a U-turn, we had to go up until the turning into Menggatal, passing by Alamesra on the right hand side.

At one time, this car in front of us was trying to commit suicide but the driver refrained himself and waited until there was not any car approaching before making his turn.

Sabah Foundation Building 30 May 2008

1st Day of Harvest Festival 2008 Part 3

Adam and I arrived at @mosphere Restaurant around 2p.m. We had difficult in deciding what we were going to have as we soaked in the atmosphere.

(For those who do not know, the owners are from United Kingdom and they spent RM1million just in renovation to set up this restaurant)

Set lunch is at RM38++ and I was glad I asked the waiter if I could only order from the main course section of the set lunch menu. He said I could for the price of only RM19++. I ordered Grilled Spice Chicken – served with local veges and rice. I had skyjuice.

Adam ordered a rice paper roll - Vietnamese style with shredded garden vegetable from the farm and wild papaya and chilli salsa for appetiser to be shared between us and a Catch of the Day – Cod – Seabass placed on a cumin scented wild rice stack and served with tossed fern tips, lemongrass and saffron cream.

He had a bottle of Carlsberg.


Before the food arrived, I went to check out the toilet and could not help myself by not taking any photos. There were no other people inside so I had the liberty to do whatever I wanted.

After my trip to the loo, the waiter came with a plate full of bread rolls and we chose one each and ate with butter. Next to come out was the appetiser. The rice paper roll tasted ok only.


As we were waiting for the main course to arrive, suddenly the revolving restaurant went backwards slightly and stopped. We thought that it was malfunctioning and they were trying to repair the thing.

After waited for fifteen minutes and by then the time was 2.30p.m., Adam asked the waitress whether the revolver was having malfunction problem and whether we could change to the sea view section. She told us that normally the restaurant stopped revolving at 2p.m. Needless to say we were quite disappointed because by then our view was the Innoprise Building. We could not change our table but we could go to the sea view section after we finished our lunch.

Our lunch arrived. Both of us were quite happy with our food despite the setback that we had. The chicken was well marinated and absolutely tasty.


I had a small piece of the cod – seabass and it tasted absolutely divine as well. We could not make out what the gravy was but as I checked back on the menu, I realised it was saffron cream.


We lingered on until about 3.15p.m. before we left the restaurant.

Ladies Toilet at @mosphere Restaurant

Interior of @mosphere Restaurant

View from @mosphere Restaurant 30 May 2008

1st Day of Harvest Festival 2008 Part 2

I wanted to bring Adam to KDCA to experience the Sabah Harvest Festival and that was why I also decided we went to WK Restaurant for breakfast. But as we were approaching Penampang Road, there were so many cars parked outside not only on this road but also on Bundusan Road, I changed my mind. I did not want to put Adam through the torture of walking under the extremely hot sun and being in the presence of so many hot and sweaty people.

We went to Terminal 2 to check out the car hiring companies. They are all located in a row just inside the entrance of the arrival hall.

After getting the Toyota Innova, Adam drove it behind me as I led the way home. When we arrived home, both of us felt hungry already!


Adam and the Rented Toyota Innova


The Interior of the Toyota Innova

I decided that our next stop would be @mosphere at the 18th Floor of Sabah Foundation Building.


Sabah Foundation Building


18th Floor of Sabah Foundation Building (the row with black glass window)


@mosphere Signboard at the Entrance of Sabah Foundation Building

1st Day of Harvest Festival 2008 Part 1

'Har Kau'


'Siew Mai'

I liked these two dim sum the best because they were being served piping hot, whereas the rest were not served that hot at all.

The dim sum had improved tremendously as compared to the previous time I was there. I do not think I would take another ten years to go back to this restaurant.

Previously, that is if my memory serves me correctly, the colour inside this restaurant was yellow. The latest look inside this restaurant is the greenish look and eventhough I do not like this colour very much, the colour looks kinda soothing and condusive for a gastronomic affair.

1st Day of Harvest Festival 2008 Part 1

Adam and I did not leave home until about 10.30a.m. to have breakfast.

I let him drove but at his stature of 6 foot, he found it hard to change gear because his legs are so long. Everytime he stepped on the clutch before he changed gear, he had to move his left leg to the right.

I asked him what he fancied to have for breakfast. He said he did not mind any kind of food at all.

After hearing some good reviews from mum on WK Restaurant, I decided to bring Adam there for dim sum. I have not been to this restaurant for dim sum for about ten years.

Since there were only the two of us, we could not find any tables inside the restaurant. There was only a table for two available at the entrance and we had to wait for the workers to clean up the table.

I ordered 'heong pin' chinese tea and we had the following:-


'Gin Dui'


Steamed Pork Spareribs


Prawn 'Cheong Fun'


'Fu Juk Guen'


Scallop 'Siew Mai'