It’s the third day in 
The human hamburger
For those who didn’t wake up, we made a ‘hamburger’ out of them. Ren Ren was the lettuce, Dakeru was the olives or is it soy sauce (I’m not sure), as for the rest, I forgot what they were and I was the unknown ingredient. Oh yes! And not forgetting the doggie as the bun! What a fun way to start the day! =D
As usual, we took a long time to get ready again but luckily this time we had to leave in the afternoon. D Dad took us out to have lunch somewhere and we had the normal chinese dishes like the sweet and sour pork, vegetables, chicken with rice. Then D dad and Rienne started discussing bout the journey so we could be mentally prepared for it.
The journey will be something like the old road to
After having lunch, I was preparing for the worst in my mind. We even planned that those that can get car sickness will have the middle seats of the car and the rest cramp behind. But, D Dad rotated the car to face the back and in the end we switched seats. So in the end, Rienne and I sat at the sides of the back seats with Ren Ren in the middle. While the rest sat in the middle and ExitZero in the front beside D Dad and yes, ExitZero felt isolated. =D
Before the real journey starts, we had to meet up with D Mom to transfer our bags to her car. Initially the meeting point was at D little bro’s school but in the end we went to a Giant store nearby to meet up. We took this opportunity to buy stuff that we needed and I got myself more mints and some medicated oil to help get rid of the nausea. Now, I’m all set to go! I’m fully equipped and mentally prepared!
We bought what we needed and now we had to embark on our journey to Kundasang!
Oh joy I can feel reluctance going in the car now. After getting in the car, I was whimpering a bit just like a small kid but I do that once in a blue moon. But even though I thought myself as being annoying, Phish and rest comforted me and said everything will be fine. I can’t show how thankful I am that everyone put up with my antics and I’m sorry for acting that way.
The scenery along the way was nice and the most amazing thing is the drivers speed up while going up that type of road. It was the kind of speed you accelerate on highways in KL but they go at 40km/h on normal roads. How cool is that! The road was quite alike to the old road to Camerons but it was less extreme. Just like Camerons, the road to Kundasang had lots of mountain dogs too! And everyone in the car especially Ren Ren, Devilene and Phish shouted “doggie!” every time they saw one. Oh my, how much cuter can they get? (referring to Ren Ren, Devilene and Phish)
Look they are enjoying the view too!
The roads were tolerable at first then it became winding and Dakeru, Phish, Hamster and Devilene started sliding side to side due to the sharp bends. It wasn’t so bad at the side I’m sitting. Thank goodness! I would’ve gotten carsick if it did. After halfway through the journey, we had a pit stop to have some durians and mangosteens courtesy of D Dad and D mom.
The pit stop
Before that, there was this tower-like place you can go up to. It can withstand only 15 people’s weight but it looked otherwise because the steps were made out of wood and they were rotting a bit. We were up on the tower for quite some time because we were having a group picture session. And I found an interesting named carved onto one of the pillars.
The view from the tower
Another view
Ding! You went to
Our picture session had to stop when Devilene’s parents asked us to come down to have some fruits. I only had the mangosteen and it was quite sour to my liking but it’s fresh. Everyone had their fair share of fruits and we asked Ren Ren to try eating the durian but she refused and said she tried it before. Haha!
Everyone is enjoying the fruits. Wait! Someone’s missing!
The missing someone whom found a new friend
Doggie: Ah, that’s the spot. Scratch more please? >__<
Surprisingly the mountain dogs are very tame. It did not take long for the dog to be surrounded by the girls and the animal magnet (ExitZero). Ain’t the dog just lucky? The time just passed 5.30pm and we had to make a move before we reached the motel in the copper mine really late. So, we went to wash our hands and got moving!
So far so good, I wasn’t feeling the carsickness but everyone in the car (except D Dad of course) was fast asleep. But when I looked out of the window, it was so misty and the place looked quite eerie like a lost forest in a fantasy land.
The mist
Night time has finally kicked in and D Dad made a short pit stop somewhere and everyone woke up during that short period. Thus, the car was filled with awakened hyper people as they were all recharged. Even D Dad tried to freak those sitting by the side window but failed and we greeted him with the kitty doll. Haha!
After that, the journey started again and we couldn’t find the motel in the copper mine Devilene talked about. In the end we went to another place to stay and everyone cramped into a room, had dinner and cramped together in one room. The end. Yeap this is the short version.
The long version is going to be quite creepy as I am going to write in some details not everyone especially those whom get freaked out by eerie stuff and those don’t want to relive that night. Click to read the long version.
Oh yeah, I should elaborate more after we got out of the copper mine. We got out because we couldn’t find the place and when D Dad asked a passer by if there is such place, they said there’s no such place now and it’s been close since 5 years ago but Devilene went there 2 years ago. Very strange! No karaoke but our main problem is to find a place to stay!
They drove to a place in Ranau or is the place called Bundu Tuhan. Wait, I’m pretty sure it’s Ranau. The place still felt dark, must be the lack of streetlights. We stayed over in a hostel but it’s managed by Malays so we couldn’t have dinner as the kitchen was closed. We got down and I wasn’t feeling myself and I was in a daze. I guess I must have freaked myself out during the ride.
I just didn’t want to listen to or join in any conversation so I listened to my Ipod. Thank goodness I brought it. I’m sorry I was being selfish and unreasonable. D Mom got us a room and everyone cramped in and slept there. We went into the room and settle down, and there was still a conversation going on and I switched back on my Ipod.
I was really tired and I just wanted to sleep it off and at this point, I really wanted to go back home to KL where my family is. I was hugging my doggie as it reminded me of my mom buying me it. That kept me hanging on and helped me hid what was shown on my face.
Everyone didn’t feel like going out on a car ride to get dinner. I’m not sure if everyone felt that way but I think majority felt that way. In the end D Mom or D Dad managed to talk to the person in charge of the kitchen to cook us up something which is Mee Mamak. It was nice and edible. Everyone had a fun time chatting with each other and they had Teh Tarik to complete the atmosphere.
After all the chatting and everything, we headed back to the room and arranged everything including the extra mattresses to fit everyone. Everyone watched Princess Hour while I just needed some time alone. It was quite hard on me because I wanted to call my mom but I didn’t want to go out as I’ll worry the others.
So I just left it to call my mom tomorrow morning but I was overwhelmed and my chest felt heavy. I tried to sleep and I was having quite a difficult time doing even though I covered myself with the blanket. I was tossing and turning about but thankfully everyone else was laughing their hearts out watching the Korean drama. So I didn’t worry anyone with my antics.
Yeap, everyone had a good night’s sleep after watching Korean drama. That’s all I could write about this particular day and hope tomorrow is going to be a brighter day.