Karambunai Lagoon Park - perfect for large group outing.

The Lagoon Park is located at Mengkabong river front, on the edge of Karambunai Peninsula and is just 5 minutes away from Karambunai Nexus Resort & Spa. It is owned and managed by the resort.

For Nexus resort guests, entrance is free. For non-guest, fees of RM10 (adult) and RM5 (child) are applicable which is fair and pretty affordable.


As mentioned in the title, the park occupies a large usable area and is suitable for family day, group outing ans seminar as is can accommodate 500 visitors easily.



Depending on weather condition, you can enjoy all of the recreational activities offered, such as:

Motorised -

• parasailing
• banana boat ride
• wake boarding
• water skiing
• jet skiing
• knee boarding
• boat ride
• fun fishing trip
• sunset/firefly cruise

Non-motorised -

• kayak
• volley ball
• pottery painting
• batik painting
• archery
• etc.

Of course, you can bring your own props and tools once you get permission from the resort.






Open-type multi purpose hall.



Play chess with your friend, on a huge 'battleground'





Not bad a location for landscape photography session.




'Frame your shot...and, fire away'



Take the jet ski for that adrenaline-filled ride...



...or take a dip and play water polo (I'll call this wet volleyball)






Need some instructions while stretching? Not to worry, they have plenty.



On the other side of the lagoon you can see some excess gas burning (not part of the park).



The popular Kokol hill (your gateway to Kasih Sayang Resort) is on the background. Note the prominent tele-com antenna overlooking Menggatal and Kota Kinabalu.

More pictures of Karambunai Lagoon Park here.


HAPPY HOLIDAY!

AirAsia should be allowed to operate at KKIA Terminal 2

My wife and I travelled to Kuching for a short trip today. AirAsia is the obvious choice as right now it is not peak season and you can get very good deal from the low cost carrier.

On board AirAsia's Airbus

Terminal 2 of Kota Kinabalu International Airport is quite modest in comparison to Terminal 1 - without aerobridge, lacking the luxury amenities but the basic ones are all there.

Aircrafts taking off and landing at KKIA use the same strip of land at the airport. The difference is the entry/exit point. T1 is more equipped and handles more carriers, and understandably charges more in airport tax.

AirAsia said the airport tax at T1 is RM65 and I agree, for a traveling family of 6 this would be quite costly when compared to the off-peak ticket prices to selected destinations which can be as low as RM19 - RM99.

On the one hand, AirAsia has every right to shift its operations elsewhere cheaper. On the other hand it owes Sabah (at least) socially because Sabah did help him when he started up the company and no one was willing to finance him.

Terminal 2 seen from the ascending plane.

Most important is affordability

Quarters who supported Malaysia Airport's insistence that AirAsia must move to T1 contended that AirAsia should absorb some of the higher cost of operating from the terminal. But I believe consumers too, have the right to have access to more favourable traveling costs. If cheaper tickets can only be made possible at T2, then retain it. Let AirAsia operate from there.

Many travelers are willing to fly without all the frills available on more costly ones like MAS, SIA, etc., and pay cheaper fares. Don't take that away from them!

White tigers at Singapore Zoo

Your Singapore trip is not complete without a visit to the national zoo. So, last week we took sometime to spend a day at the popular tourist attraction in Singapore. According to estimate, over 1.6 million people visit the zoo each year.

We learnt during the tram ride that this zoo houses the largest captive colony of orangutan in the world. Our Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation centre in Sandakan may be bigger in terms of number of animal as well as land area but our orangutans are not keep in captivity.

This zoo is very well-kept and is easy to get around.

Note: All pictures were captured with smartphone cam, so, pardon the quality.


Wud be good for safari ride but this one is just for show. Not for rent.



You can purchase your entrance ticket to include tram ride. It helps a lot






On another day, you'll see these orangutan doing their 'Tarzan' swing



You can get pretty close to the giraffes






Inuka the polar bear during a show



Feeding the white tigers is one of the highlights at Singapore Zoo









Quite a crowd at the Splash Safari Show

Merry Christmas 2013 from The Green Mechanics

Merry Christmas from The Lion City.

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Let us make peace with each other,

Let us make peace with the past,

Let us march forward to the future,

With God's grace.

©The Green Mechanics,

Sentosa Island,

Singapore

25th December 2013,

"...And Happy New Year 2014"

Happy Holiday from RWS

If 2013 has been good to you, you should take sometime and break free from what you have been doing all year long. Take sometime to relax and enjoy away from your office.

Few wishes for this year's Holiday:-


Going up in the sky



Dip a leg and hand into the Lake of Dreams and realise my dreams



Ride the reindeer


Happy Holiday everyone!
From Resort World Sentosa, Singapore