Saturday, September 21, 2013

NORTH BORNEO RAILWAY - KOTA KINABALU

North Borneo Railway - Kota Kinabalu.

It was the weekend Hari Malaysia. We flew to Kota Kinabalu for a short vacation. Nak try naik keretapi steam, the North Borneo Railway.

Shot dari tingkap hotel. Water village di Kota Kinabalu.


Memang sangat suka langit di KK. Biru sgt! 


Sebelum naik train tu, check names against lists and were given [mock] passport.  


Train sebelum depart. We were escorted dan ditunjukkan where our gerabak was.


First look at the inside of the train. Love it! 



Kipas ceiling!



Since train belum nak gerak lagi, kami turun ambik2 gambar :). 



Haaa.... this the part of the train that I am particulary interested in. Good thing tak de langsung restriction to take photos :)





Dalam dapur pun saya masuk.. hehehe. 


Mereka semua sporting betul. So friendly and accommodating :).  



Aaaa... the much needed cool drinks. Panas pagi tu.  



Kipas yg very cooling.


Love their uniforms :) 


Cool drinks with pastries served :) 



Nak kopi atau teh panas pun boleh. Served pakai thermos dulu-dulu yang saya noticed very authentic siap dengan calar-calar dan kemek-kemek from long use. 


Such a friendly service :). 


Julang kamera tinggi2 dan shoot! Hahaha.... 




Speed tak laju. Just nice to enjoy the sceneries. All windows are wide open. Easy for photography :)


Yum! 



Orang KK yang friendly dan ramah.




Bila sampai or passed through a few small towns, our mock passports will be stamped with the name of the town :).


Bila keretapi stopped at one town, saya pergi lagi ke bahagian engine. Boleh masuk bahagian tu dan ambik gambar. So dapat yang close up. Tapi tak boleh lama. Panas sungguh! Macam dalam sauna! 




So sporting! :)



Lunch will be served dalam tiffin2 ni :).




Dapat ambik shots kepala train tu from a few more angles.



'Moment' shot.. hehe. 


Let me tell you lahhh... when they gave us these cool wet towels, it was like the best thing ever!


Setting up for lunch. 



Semua crew tengah busy.


Orang sabah memang sangat peramah. Sure lambai bila the train passes by. Ni masa mereka tengah ader majlis kenduri agaknya :)



Shots yg memang sgt dah plan dari rumah lagi nak capture.



So happy me got this shot lah! :)


Shots of people as we moved in leisurely speed from one town to the next. 5 towns actually. 




Bila nak patah balik, kepala keretapi tu akan separate from the gerabaks, moved to this turn table and pusing ke hala opposite.










Masuk terowong.












 Tiffin Lunch!


Papar Central Market.











Sunset di KK International airport adalah sangat cantik.













Begitulah catatan perjalanan kami naik keretapi stim. Memang la harga tiketnya agak mahal kerana keretapi ni memang betul-betul guna stim. Tapi pengalamannya adalah sangat la best :).

Syukur Alhamdulillah.

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23 comments:

  1. berapa harga naik trip keretapi ni.
    rasanya inilah satu2nya railways yg ada di borneo

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    1. RM290.00 bro.
      Hmm.. not sure but I think it is lah :)
      Boleh check out this link: http://www.suteraharbour.com/v4/index.php/styles for more info.

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    2. ok...dah dapat sedikit infonya. terima kasih

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  2. Assalamualaikum,
    Wah menarik sungguh.. one day pasti ke sana

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    1. Wkslm...
      Memang menarik.
      Honestly I thought it'd be, you know, uneventful.
      Like, I akan duduk je enjoy sceneries and makan2 :).
      Tapi it turned out to be quite exciting lah :)

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  3. Ingatkan keretapi main-main, rupa2nya boleh bergerak....

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    1. Hehe.. ni real train bro :)
      Cuti2 le ke sana dgn keluarga. Sesuai utk semua usia :)

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  4. The bestbestbest shot. Tak payah tulis pun dah boleh terangkan the whole experience. Terasa nak naik keretapi ni. whoaaa.

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    1. Thanks Erma :).
      Memang intention cam tu.. foto2 tu susun ikut turutan :)
      Yep, you should try lah. Nice experience...

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  5. aduhhhhh... best nyaaaa...... menarik sangat nehh.... kena kumpul tabung buluh 10 batang nehh...
    take note dalam buku kulit keras saya... ;)

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    1. Hehe.. thanks CPL :)
      Yes, you must. The entire ride which is about 4 hrs+ pegi balik was very relaxing. Yg suka ambik gambar cam saya ni, memang le seronok sgt :)

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  6. wahhhhhhhhhhhhhh en syed!!!
    ternganga saya!!
    really enjoyed these photos!
    as if i am the train jugak!
    i will definitely do this trip!!!

    diri atas kerusi ambik gambar rolls of breads tu? :)

    suka gambar the steam mechine dengan kayu-kayu api tu!!
    very friendly people kan?
    awak ambik gambar dia orang.. dia orang ambik gambar awak!

    tingginya stilletos tu! ada reflection kapalperbang eh kat situ?!!

    you know what..
    they said that ..
    the most beautiful sunset at this part of Asia is in KK and Ujung padang..

    kalau masa turun naik kapalterbang merah.. biasanya depa warn..
    tak boleh ambik gambar masa kat atas tarmac..

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    1. Haha.. thanks doc. I knew you akan nak gi jugak. Sesuai utk seisi keluarga and especially for photo enthusiast macam doc :).
      Actually I dah ke KK a few times tapi tak tau pun ader keretapi stim ni. My wife punya idea la ni :)

      Tak, cuma julang je camera tinggi dan snap and snap... hehe. I just thought it'd be interesting to capture them from a high angle.

      Yes. Imagine my excitement masa I dtg nak ambik gambar tu, the guy memang tgh campak kayu2 tu dalam engine tu. Memang dah I target nak dptkan shoot cam ni, so bila dpt tu, I happy sgt. Syukur Alhamdulillahhh....

      Yes, they are all very friendly. I always make sure I mintak izin dulu sebelum ambik gambar. Pas tu I borak2 dgn diaorg dan salam. Org friendly kat kita, kita pun mesti la friendly gak, ye tak :).

      Haha... kan. Kasut tinggi cam tu how la she can walk. Hehe.. tu reflection of the lapangan terbang. But wouldn't it be soooo cool kalau bayangan kapal terbang!

      I know! Memang sunset kat KK ni warnanya terang dan garang. Intense!
      Ujung Padang tu kat Makasar kan doc. I've never been there though. Perhaps one day :)

      A'ha betul tu. Tapi I curik2 shot jugak.. hehe.
      Shots kapal terbang2 tu I shot dari dalam ruang menunggu. Glass wall, so senang shoot. Cuma reflection susah nak elak la.

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  7. wahhhhhhhhh................awesome...
    how's the train sound like...
    ada tak rasa feelin-feelin nak tarik train hoot tu....
    lubang idung penuh dgn jelaga ker???? hehehehehehe

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    1. Bunyinya, 'gedebak gedebuk'.. hehe... Once in a while the conductor akan blow the whistle masa ader intersection dgn jlnraya, to warn of the incoming train. So got Choo Choo sound lah.. hehe.

      OooOOooo... tentu la ader tapi off limit for penumpang.. hehe.

      Hahaha.... tak tapi mata habis masuk abuk especially masa julur kepala keluar tingkap ank ambik gambar! Tetap gigih... Hehehehe....

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  8. manisnya pelayan tu hehe...btw salam kenal..semua gambar yg superb...lama saya menhabiskan masa menghayatinya..

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    1. Salam kenal Cik Kamsiah :)
      Diharapkan visit CK ke sini is worth your while ya :)

      Yes, indeed she was. Very sweet and professional. Sentiasa senyum buat semua penumpang selesa :)

      Thanks CK for such wonderful comments.

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  9. Tak jemu2 tengok semua gambar ni,
    saya tengok berulang kali.

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  10. Bestnyaaa.. memang plan nk naik tren utk next visit ke KK. hehe

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  11. stiletto bleh nampak harga lagi

    phewwwwwwwwww
    rasa cam saya tengah naik dlm train sama2 ngan en syed masa baca entry ni
    gambar cantik
    uwaaaaaaaaaaaaa
    nak ke KK lagi
    harap2 ekonomi baik tahun depan
    selalu rindu KK
    so far ada trip ke sana every year
    selain dari langkawi

    mmg friendly kan derang
    melambai2 aje
    kita nak ambik gambar pun makin seronok

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    1. Hi El. Thanks for checking out this old entry :)
      Buat saya terimbau semula trip yg best ni. Saya tak keberatan kalau nak naik lagi train ni sebab seronok betul! :)

      Thanks El. Kadangkala seronok juga capture foto2 dgn cara sebegini, dari sudut pandangan mata, like you said, felt like being there :)
      Actually Sabah ni byk tempat2 menarik yg belum saya ada peluang nak lawat. Betul tu, semoga ekonomi baik tahun2 akan datang. insyaAllah.
      Saya plan nak ke Langkawi this year. Tgk keadaan dulu la kan :)

      Yes, they are so friendly. Don't mind kita ambik gambar. Style saya, bila ada peluang bertemu mereka saya akan berteguran dulu dan sembang sikit2 sebelum ambik gambar. Mereka akan nampak lebih mesra dalam foto lepas saya intro diri dulu...hihi...

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