The Vintage side of KK

Today.. kind of missing my hometown.. so decided to talk a little bit about my hometown.. Kota Kinabalu (KK)..

This post dedicate to those who never been to KK.. So orang KK diam2.. jangan masuk campur.. (familiar kah ni warning?? LOL)




In KK.. I would say it is quite easy to find food.. The cheapest way of having food is to look for 'cha-fan'.. Nasi campur like this. It's a home cook.. cheap and yummy meal.. My fav way of eating.. ;-p

Of coz you can find fancy food and fast food around.. but today I wanted to bring you jalan2 at 1 part area of KK.. which more towards the Gaya street.. May be we can called it as our China town (??) or the vintage side of KK.. :D




Eventho my hometown is now called a city.. I am still glad to see some old shops like this is still around.. some has been repainted to give a fresh looks to the city.




I am thankful for our goverment's mission wanted to stay as a green city.. and that is why we have a lot of big trees around.. and I would say this area are very cozy because of the trees..




When I walk along this area.. I suddenly feels like I were at a 1 of the China street.. I still can see some shops still keeping the old way of displaying their products.. and it really touch me.. it's like back on time..




I didn't managed to captures all the shops.. (for my remembrance.. never know what will happen in future.. I know I am gonna miss all that ). I love how they arrange all the groceries. Some are familiar.. and some looks very old brand.. I just can't differentiate is that a new brand or an old 1.. but for sure they look vintage for me..




Entering 1 of the shop.. and I am so in love with the way they selling all the biscuits.. and preserved fruits.. it's an old way.. wah! bring back my memory when I was still a kid.. ;-p




Some old building has been renovated and repainted to become a small hotels.. I noticed our town much more cleaner now too..




Ah.. this road full with memories.. which me myself can't really remember.. too many.. When I was small I was walking on this path.. and today my boy was walking on it too (in orange).. ^_^..

This is not a 'that's it??' view around KK town.. yes KK developed so much.. and we do have buildings and malls.. but that is in a different chapter.. ^_^

Hope you enjoy my short story..

KKinabalu Open Market..

Now.. this is a place that people won't come visit during their holiday ;-p.. Just sharing what we have here in KK.. It's fun to visit market sometimes.. open market.. ^_^


This is the reason why I happen to visit this market.. 'Sotong!!' o.O.. Need to buy some for my hubby fishing trip.. Well come to KK must go for fishing.. that's my hubby 1st agenda.. I love fishing too.. but not on this trip.. ;-p

This market located at the heart of KK. Open daily at night.. Enjoy the photos... (enjoy?? Not sure if this is the right word.. ;-p)






Ow... feels like having fried fish now.. *drool*... (Tapun!)






Colourful fresh vege!!!



My fren eda.. almost faint when she knows the bundle of vege (Pointed on photo) is only at RM2... Yess the whole bundle...



Yummy!









Ow..near by a hotel?? What hotel is that...?? But don't worry.. in between was all road.. not exactly near the hotel.. ^_^



I love this manggo!! Smells good....






Avocado... ^_^



Err.. forgot what we called this.. what you call this?? I tried this before but don't remember the name.. ;-p






Note: This is an auto post. I am now in Perth, Australia..

Handcraft and dried sea food market in KK

(DRIED SEAFOOD MARKET)

If you are a dried seafood lover (Udang kering, Ikan masin..etc...buat sambal...nyammm...;-p),
it's a must to visit the PASAR IKAN MASIN located at KK town.

The price there are quite high.. as usual use your bargain skill.. price could be cheaper.. may b half of the open price.. I bought udang kering (Dried baby shrimp) and Ikan bilis for me and for my momIL.. bcos she loves to cook sambal.. :-D

If you want to have the best price, make sure you survey the price 1st before bargain.. coz I notice they put different price for same item... (and I bought at the expensive stall.. T_T)..

















Dried shark fin..









errrr.... ???Sea cucumber... ;-p



(PASAR KRAFTANGAN)

Next to the dried seafood market was the handcraft market.. I am not sure if all the products was made by sabahan.. because some of the products I saw selling in Thailand and Bali as well.. I mean some other places.. But the best souvenirs I think will be the pearl, t-shirt, printing material (Sabahan design) and the beaded accessories (Colourful beads).





If you want cheap service for cutting your jeans, this is the place.. ^_^.. not sure if they still offer cheap price now a days... Last time I remember my father say it's expensive now a days.. (Well not only cutting jeans... anything increase.. even payment to use public toilet was increased.. T_T)






Pearls..








Crystal..

Gaya Street Kota Kinabalu

Gaya Street is where a large open market selling so many different items from plants, souvenirs and food.. It's a cultural shock here.. ;-p

Not only food...you can find cute puppies, orchids, arts and oww... so many.. If you are visiting Kota Kinabalu (Sabah) you have to visit this place.

Only open on every Sunday (6am - 2pm).. Located at KK town..

Have a look what I captured during that time.. (Ohh.. use your bargain skill, price might much expensive from indoor shop. I bought a sling bag here, which the open price was RM55... I bargain until RM35.. Soo happy... but I found out the same bag was selling at RM25 at Karamunsing shopping complex T_T)

















Cute stickers!!



Sabah Borneo T-shirt... must have ^ ^












There have cheap sunny glass too... (Of coz its amitate one.. ) 1 bought 1 with rm18 just for fashion, I crown it on my head ;-p.. Price might be still expensive.. May be you can get it cheaper...bargain...bargain..bargain...






Hardware???
























'Sarang semut'..








1 thing I hate about going to Gaya street.. its soooo Jam!!!!! Soo get ready your hat or umbrella and walk!




Some KK town view (Old buildings)..






My boy was sleeping.... with aircond in the car (With my mom)...



Shhhhhh...... ^ ^