Santola Bar Cafe

Another road trip to a new place!

This time, we head to Kolombong. *Vrrrroom*

Well, there are few facts about Kolombong.
1. A place full of factories.

2. A place full of houses.

3. A place full of cars.

Oh yes... Busy area.

 

 Yea, we had a long traffic jam at the around about from the Kolombong traffic light from the Jalan Lintas. As we drove along the road, my head was just focussing on the right just to see “Cap Kuda Coffee Company” signboard but it turns out to be “Hock Lee Coffee Powder Factory”. Oh well, as long as there is a “Santola Bar Cafe”, we knew we did not reached to the wrong place.

Santola Bar Cafe is open Monday to Saturday, 8am - 6pm.

Since it is located in the coffee factory, we do think that it is a brilliant idea to do business by having the cafe. At the same time, the customers are able to taste the coffee. They have coffee classes as well just to let the public gain knowledge of the coffee making but this needs to inform the company for further notice.

Desa Cattle (Sabah) Sdn Bhd

Shame to say, this is my first time to visit the local milk farm but...

Proud to say finally I went there!

 

The local milk farm is located at the foothill of the Mount Kinabalu. At the Mesilau Plateau, Kundasang, Ranau. You will be able to see the entrance and a big signboard on the left.

Desa Cattle (Sabah) Sdn Bhd is open for visitors every day from 0800hrs to 1700hrs.

The entry fees are as follows:
RM3.00 (Adult)
RM2.00 (Student and Children)

This time, we drove again to the destination. Along the way to the farm is kind of steep. So might as well you need to be careful when you want to drive there. In addition, you may find the flies are quite annoying. The flies actually followed our car as we are driving to the main building! Kind of scary though. Well, because it’s a farm. So, bear with it.

We reached Desa Cattle Milk Farm about 2.30pm and we have been told that the milking time will be at 3pm. So as we waited, we saw the on-going process of packing the milk into boxes. The excitement is getting into our mood. Well, after everything done, all the packets of milk will be sent to sell. Friendly enough, the workers who are behind the window wave at us while we were taking pictures.

Other than that, we get to try the milk but of course you have to purchase it. There are two flavours which was the basic taste, plain milk and chocolate milk. Both are tasty and you should try it when you go there because it is freshly made on the spot! (Plus, it is cheaper than the supermarkets)

 Price List:
1LT Plain Milk RM4.00

½ LT Plain Milk RM2.50

1LT Chocolate Milk RM4.40

½ LT Chocolate Milk RM2.70

250ML Goat Milk RM4.70

Along waiting for 3pm, we took some pictures of the location and the cattle. It is very impressing that the cattle actually know how to take turns and well behave to get their food. 

The one and only thing that I am hoping is that the milk farm should gain our knowledge other than just to see the cattle and the packaging process. They should have showed us how they process the milk. Well, it’s just an idea.
 
Guess I might be going back to the milk farm.

Why? It is because we didn’t get to take pictures at the HUGE stone which the company had drawn cattle with the company name on it. Yea, it was raining that Thursday. Plus, we didn’t get to take a close up picture with the cattle which is a waste.

See you again moo moo!

Jambatan Tamparuli

Jambatan means Bridge; meanwhile Tamparuli is a small town or destination in Sabah.

Well, we stopped at the little market on the left side (from the bridge).

Lucky enough, we get a parking and walked to the market. We asked the native whether is there any Tarap (Sabah fruit. I’ll blogged about this when the fruit season come) but then we can’t find one there at Tamparuli. So, we proceed to the Jambatan Tamparuli.

Details:
No fees charged.

 © Sunnies on the Road

 Dedicate to our readers...
A grand mother holding her grandson's hand. 

Crossing the bridge of Tamparuli.

proArt - Digital Fine Art Production & Gallery

What I love about this Art Gallery in Kota Kinabalu is they are proud to be Sabahan!

-This Is SABAH!

In fact, you can check out wonderful pieces of EPSON 100 Photo/Art Exhibition Vol. 01 - This is SABAH! at the proArt. It is open to public from 09 Sep to 08 Oct 2011.

This art space is dedicated to contemporary works in our digital age, showcasing local and international contemporary visual artists. It allows interaction between the artists and audiences, whilst encouraging creativity, discovery and experimentation.

Location	Unit 3.19, Level 3, Kompleks Asia City, Jalan Asia City, 88000 Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Hours	Mon - Sat:  10:00 - 16:00
Affiliation	WPPI, AIPP Enthusiast Member, Centre of Contemporary Photography Member

Email	scchong@proart.my
Phone	0128388078
Website	http://www.proart.my

Lok Kawi Wildlife Park

“We bring you closer to nature” – Protect our Wildlife

The Lok Kawi Wildlife Park is about 25km from the capital, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

It is easily accessible by either Old Penampang-Papar Road via Donggongon Town or Putatan-Papar Road.
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These are all the animals that you can witness in Lok Kawi Wildlife Park.

Birds, Civets, Clouded Leopard, Chittal, Deer, Elephants, Serval, Nilgai, Cassowary, Ostrich, Reptile, Sun Bear, Malayan Tiger, Orang Utans, other Primates, Bear Cat, Proboscis Monkey, Squirrel Monkey, Ring Tailed Lemur, Miniature Horse, Ankole, Banteng, Barking Deer, Emu & Rhea, Gibbon, and Otter.

Other than visiting all kinds of animals, there will be an Animal Show in the Amphitheatre. Visitors get to seat down and chill a little while. If the weather is too hot for you and you are all sweating, yes you can bring some soft drinks to the Amphitheatre but you will be responsible for it (throw to the rubbish bin lah). 

In the Animal Show, please try to participate in the games that will be offered by the handsome speaker because there will be a gift or award from the management of Lok Kawi Wildlife Park. What more to say here? I think I just let you guys to discover the excitement yourself. Here are some of the pictures during the show.

© Sunnies on the Road

How I go to the destination?

In this case, I drove my way up to The Lok Kawi Wildlife Park from the Old Penampang- Papar Road via Donggongon Town since I am a local Sabahan. Well, driving there is really easy for me, even by driving a small car because there is not much of turnings and so. Anyway, if you are not from Sabah and not sure how to go to the destination (trust me, you will get confuse for the name of the places because it is the Native Language), you can always take a tour packages from here. Or, just email me if there is anything.

What do you need to bring along?

Definitely your camera (you don’t want to miss by snapping everything), a cap would be nice, shades or sun glasses, maybe sun block for the ladies because you might get a little sunburn (oh yeah).

These are some information that you might need to know...
Elephant Ride at the Children’s Zoo

Weekends, School Holidays & Public Holiday

1000hrs – 1100hrs & 1400hrs – 1500hrs

RM5.00 per head

Purchase your ticket at the Ticketing Counter

Animal Show in the Amphitheatre

Every day except Friday

1100hrs & 1515hrs

Animal Feeding Sessions

1020hrs – Bornean Elephant

1400hrs – Malayan Sun Bear

1405hrs – Malayan Tiger

1415hrs – Orang Utan

1425hrs – Gibbon & Otter

1435hrs – Proboscis Monkey

Tram

Every day starting at Visitor Centre

1000hrs, 1115hrs, 1400hrs & 1515hrs

RM2.00 per person

Purchase your ticket at the Ticketing Counter

Entrance Fees

Visitors 18 years old and above

Malaysian Citizen: RM10.00

Non- Malaysian Citizen: RM20.00

Visitors 3 until 17 years old

Malaysian Citizen: RM5.00

Non- Malaysian Citizen: RM10.00

Senior citizens (60 years old and above)

Malaysian Citizen Only

Free

Handicapped

Free