Journey to the Land of Tea! - part 1
- morning -
Last Thursday I went to Sabah Tea Garden (STG) with MK. We were having a 2 Days 1 Night stay there. Initially it WAS supposted to be a Day Trip! BUT MK wanted to stay for the nite coz on Friday morning IDS group will be coming over for a visit ( he wanted to be around when they arrived in STG ) We head for STG around 11 something. I got sleepy half way through the journey. Woke up bloody early in the morning so sleepy lor!
- afternoon -
Reached Ranau town around 1:30pm. Just in time for lunch! i was dead hungry by then! MK suggested we dine at KFC. Fine for me, anywhere will be ok just make sure we get some food!
Actually we were counting how long it takes from Ranau town to STG. We checked the time where we started in Ranau town BUT we forgotten to check the time when we got to STG. *mao lit hor! The first thing i noticed when i got into the tea house was the smell of tea! *go figure!
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Sabah Tea Plantation, nestled into the lush tropical wilderness of Malaysia’s first ever World Heritage Site, Mount Kinabalu, sits on a 6,200-acre land at 2,272 feet above sea level. It is surrounded by the world’s oldest rainforest of about 130 million years.
Sabah Tea Plantation is the largest single commercial tea plantation in Borneo with approximated area of 1,000 acres endowed with an interesting plant and agriculture resources, Camellia Sinensis. It is also one of the very few tea plantations in the world that certified to produce organic tea.
check out Sabah Tea Garden webbie for more info
We ( MK & me ) checked-in to the GUEST HOUSE. Actually this is my 2nd stay here in STG. Previously i had my FAM trip with a bunch of people (on Feb), by then i was staying in the Rungus longhouse. Which i think it's a good experience! I really recomment that everyone should try staying in the Rungus longhouse. Well at LEAST ONCE lar, come on!
The Rungus Longhouse Experience: Priceless!
* My last FAM trip in STG ( err, i know it's bit blurry.. didnt edit it )
Later in the evening we'll be attending the STG Annual Dinner ( This was the WHOLE idea of going up to STG - For the makan saja bah actually! )
- evening -
It started to rain! ( boo-hoo! cannot take any pics liao.. since it rained ). We met the SIRIM group. They were in STG for a short visit. Kunun-kunun wanna servey the place la!
Around 5.30pm we headed to Fairy Garden ( that was the place were the makan makan thingy was held ) we reach there around 6.30pm. It was darn cold! even I'm wearing my jacket but still cold.. brr...!! Maybe I'm NOT used to the coldness.. I didnt take much pictures as i was freezing! I thought that we would have our dinner once we got there BUT apparently we still need to wait for some *ahem people from DESA TEA. Si Beh SLOW!
I was COLD and HUNGRY! i ate some M&Ms while waiting for the so-called Datuks & Datin to arrive! MK ate some PINANG! ( got it from Hilda ) gosh, looks like MK is also hungry to the extend that he's eating PINANG liao! ( fyi, MK told me that Pinang is tasteless! har? then why some people like to eat it leh? yes, i dont understand it either! )
The DESA TEA's finally arrived at 7.30pm! *walao wey, make us waited for 1 hour full hour la!Finally can have our dinner liao. I realised that i tend to eat ALOT when I'm cold! Maybe my body needs more carbo to burn!
* Can spot me ka? the COLD n HUNGRY one! ( at Fairy Garden )
After our 'makan', they decided to go for a drink in Ranau town. *Wah, makan not enough continue drinking! Siao leh! i think some of the guys started to 'logop' after few drinks. I was too full by then, my stomach cant take in anything liao.. After the drinking session, head back straight to STG!
* 2nd round - aramaiti geng! ( at some random kopitiam in Ranau )
After my shower wanted to watch telly BUT problem with the reception so cannot watch any program *darn it! So i got bored and decided to take some shots in the room.
* the king size bed - all for me.. muahahahha!
*So BIG yet useless to me
* bathroom that comes with a separate bath tub & shower place ( pic only show bath tub )
- morning -
Last Thursday I went to Sabah Tea Garden (STG) with MK. We were having a 2 Days 1 Night stay there. Initially it WAS supposted to be a Day Trip! BUT MK wanted to stay for the nite coz on Friday morning IDS group will be coming over for a visit ( he wanted to be around when they arrived in STG ) We head for STG around 11 something. I got sleepy half way through the journey. Woke up bloody early in the morning so sleepy lor!
- afternoon -
Reached Ranau town around 1:30pm. Just in time for lunch! i was dead hungry by then! MK suggested we dine at KFC. Fine for me, anywhere will be ok just make sure we get some food!
Actually we were counting how long it takes from Ranau town to STG. We checked the time where we started in Ranau town BUT we forgotten to check the time when we got to STG. *mao lit hor! The first thing i noticed when i got into the tea house was the smell of tea! *go figure!
Advertisement:
Sabah Tea Plantation, nestled into the lush tropical wilderness of Malaysia’s first ever World Heritage Site, Mount Kinabalu, sits on a 6,200-acre land at 2,272 feet above sea level. It is surrounded by the world’s oldest rainforest of about 130 million years.
Sabah Tea Plantation is the largest single commercial tea plantation in Borneo with approximated area of 1,000 acres endowed with an interesting plant and agriculture resources, Camellia Sinensis. It is also one of the very few tea plantations in the world that certified to produce organic tea.
check out Sabah Tea Garden webbie for more info
We ( MK & me ) checked-in to the GUEST HOUSE. Actually this is my 2nd stay here in STG. Previously i had my FAM trip with a bunch of people (on Feb), by then i was staying in the Rungus longhouse. Which i think it's a good experience! I really recomment that everyone should try staying in the Rungus longhouse. Well at LEAST ONCE lar, come on!
The Rungus Longhouse Experience: Priceless!
* My last FAM trip in STG ( err, i know it's bit blurry.. didnt edit it )Later in the evening we'll be attending the STG Annual Dinner ( This was the WHOLE idea of going up to STG - For the makan saja bah actually! )
- evening -
It started to rain! ( boo-hoo! cannot take any pics liao.. since it rained ). We met the SIRIM group. They were in STG for a short visit. Kunun-kunun wanna servey the place la!
Around 5.30pm we headed to Fairy Garden ( that was the place were the makan makan thingy was held ) we reach there around 6.30pm. It was darn cold! even I'm wearing my jacket but still cold.. brr...!! Maybe I'm NOT used to the coldness.. I didnt take much pictures as i was freezing! I thought that we would have our dinner once we got there BUT apparently we still need to wait for some *ahem people from DESA TEA. Si Beh SLOW!
I was COLD and HUNGRY! i ate some M&Ms while waiting for the so-called Datuks & Datin to arrive! MK ate some PINANG! ( got it from Hilda ) gosh, looks like MK is also hungry to the extend that he's eating PINANG liao! ( fyi, MK told me that Pinang is tasteless! har? then why some people like to eat it leh? yes, i dont understand it either! )
The DESA TEA's finally arrived at 7.30pm! *walao wey, make us waited for 1 hour full hour la!Finally can have our dinner liao. I realised that i tend to eat ALOT when I'm cold! Maybe my body needs more carbo to burn!
* Can spot me ka? the COLD n HUNGRY one! ( at Fairy Garden )After our 'makan', they decided to go for a drink in Ranau town. *Wah, makan not enough continue drinking! Siao leh! i think some of the guys started to 'logop' after few drinks. I was too full by then, my stomach cant take in anything liao.. After the drinking session, head back straight to STG!
* 2nd round - aramaiti geng! ( at some random kopitiam in Ranau )After my shower wanted to watch telly BUT problem with the reception so cannot watch any program *darn it! So i got bored and decided to take some shots in the room.
* the king size bed - all for me.. muahahahha!
*So BIG yet useless to me
* bathroom that comes with a separate bath tub & shower place ( pic only show bath tub )