Kota Kinabalu -Last night

When we reached Jesselton Point from Pulau Sapi, it was raining hard. Akmal insisted that he had to go back to his hostel instead of having dinner with us. He had 'Marine Pollution" exam tomorrow. Poor guy! We would not see him before taking off for KL. So, we let him go on his motorbike and we proceeded to the hotel to change.

It was drizzling when we went out for dinner but it really poured as we were eating. We went to an Indonesian restaurant in KK - "Nasi Padang Ibu". This was our final dinner in KK -

Clockwise from left - gulai ayam, ikan terbang, pecal, paru goreng cili, bergedil kentang and gulai sotong

We were stuck in the restaurant due to the heavy rain. After some time, we crossed over in the rain and watched the futsal players at the futsal court while waiting for the rain to drizzle off. It was interesting watching the ladies play against the guys. At least it was healthy activity that they were engaged in. While waiting, Syafiq went to buy "goreng pisang with cheese" for his supper.  :-)  This was goreng pisang special i.e. with chocolate, vanilla or cheese flavoured. I did not quite get the hang of it when Akmal introduced it to us last night. The boys liked it. Finally, we reached the hotel, tired and started packing for our departure the next day.

Friday, 16th Nov. We finally checked out and started for the airport. I managed to drop by the friendly next door bakery for our supply of crispy layered egg tarts and some freshly baked buns.  :-D  We only got to see Akmal when he dropped by the airport to say goodbye after his exam. Then he had to rush back for his next class. It was a tiring albeit wonderful bonding time with the boys. It was worth it just to see Akmal and understood the life he had created for himself here. Thus, until we meet again sometime during convocation next year (October), thank you for the time spent together and very much appreciated the effort to make our trip a memorable one.