LE Summit Malaysia - Day 3

My roommate, Delphine, arrived at 11:30pm last night, so had a bit of an interrupted sleep. Got up at 5:50am seeing as I was awake. Had a (cold) shower then went for a walk outside in the cool of the morning.

Here are some random points about the day:
• Saw a cow in the water at the beach. Was being chased by dogs apparently.
• Have seen a few birds, but don’t have a Malaysian bird book. Will be something to do when I get back. Some similar birds though – swallows, sparrows, doves.
• Have seen giant bumblebees around some flowers, and a squirrel in the trees
• Breakfast – bit different to home. Had corn on the cob, noodles and vegies, fried rice and fake meat little sausages. Along with fruit and toast.
• Went by coach today to a cultural village. Saw traditional dancing (and had a go) and tried stilt walking.
• Also stopped in at Kota Kinabalu – I went to the main shopping centre instead of the markets. Tried deep fried durian – was still smelly but tasted ok. Got a pedicure and had my hair washed and dried (wasn’t any hot water in the room that morning).
• Last stop of the day was a local chocolate shop – very nice! Bought some of the more interesting ones.
• Dinner was great – very nice vegies, rice, noodles and a delicious dessert of coconut jelly and mango jelly.
• Worship was very enjoyable – great singing and Pr Super Moesi took an excellent worship.



A turtle made of chocolate



LE Summit Malaysia - Day 1 & 2

Lots of coconut palms here

View from the foyer

Fishpond at the resort entrance

The 2013 LE Summit is being held at the Beringgis Beach Resort, at Sabah Malaysia.
The route I'm taking is Melbourne-Singapore-Kota Kinabalu. Left at 6am on Sunday morning, no traffic hassles. Checking in at Qantas was very busy, so was good to have the extra time.
The travelling party was Bai and Lo, Glen, Tony, Nina and myself. Tony managed to get Nina and I into the Qantas club, so we had a tasty breaky before boarding (and could use really nice toilets!). Glen joined us too, and we had a good time.
The flight was delayed by 15 mins so we had a bit extra time to enjoy the comfortable surroundings.
The flight was very uneventful. The young woman next to me didn't say anything to me, and either had earphones in or was sleeping. I watched a movie (latest Tom Cruise one, Oblivion?), had a nap, did some Myers-Briggs reading for my session, and watched some TV (an episode of sand carving where they were making a display for the opening of the Star Wars attraction at Legoland). A bit of an Asian feel to the flight, in the food and the passengers. Landed in Singapore, but didn't have time to look around.
Into the Immigration queue, got the bags, and checked in to our AirAsia flight to Kota Kinabalu. This flight was tedious - no entertainment and was pretty tired by then so was glad to arrive in KK. Just a small airport, like Newcastle.
We were met by Jaby, who took us to the Tang Dynasty hotel. The hotel was ok, had aircon thankfully, as very hot and humid. Had a damp smell to the carpeted areas, which was unpleasant. I just showered and went to bed.
Got up early and went down to breakfast. A few interesting choices at the buffet, like a rice porridge, steamed rice with meat/veg accompaniments, baked beans, egg, toast, fruit and a cornflake type cereal. Hit the spot ok.
Suggested to Tony, Glen and Lolita that we go for a walk at 8:15 as I thought it wouldn't be hot by then. I was wrong! Very hot, humid and smelly outside - pollution and drain smell.
Most shops weren't open at that hour, so the streets were quiet. No OHS standards it seems, the footpaths were terrible with some deeps holes that were hardly marked! Quite a contrast to Australia...
 Did some work back in the hotel room and then we left to go to the Beringgis Beach Resort. Shared a taxi with Bai, Lo and Lolita. Took about 30 mins. Was nice to arrive and be able to set up properly. Had a nice lunch of fried rice, took some pictures, and did some emails.


Don't see these signs in Australia!