Earlier this year, we came to Kota Kinabalu for a visit and we like the life here. When we went back to KL, we heard a rumors saying that Nico's company (which was also mine before) tendering a project in KK and we were pretty excited about it. We start to dream about getting a chance to be part of the team and live in Sabah.
Nico finally get his expat contract offered and they want him to go to KK as his first expat assignment. We was so happy to received the news and thank god that its right after the wedding.
Its been a month since we moved here and we love everything so far. Its quite a change from busy city life of KL to a quite laid back environment of KK.
We rent 3 bedroom apartment at The Peak Vista Condo Likas, with an amazing sea view. Renting is expensive but we lucky that Nico's company pay for it.
At the moment this is what we LIKE about KK :
1. Fresh Seafood ~ It is very cheap and fresh. Even for Kimi we cooked him fresh fish and he never want to ate canned food anymore. There's also variety of choice and we eat seafood almost everyday.
2. Island ~ Living in KK make us feel like we are on vacation all the time. We only need 5-10 min drive to get to Jesselton Jetty, hop on a boat, 20min boat ride and we are as good as having vacation. With 4 different islands to check we don't have to go far for weekend gateway. We love beaches and island, so this is perfect for us.
3. Weather ~ There is no monsoon in Borneo but of cos its still raining. Since we moved in, i woke up everyday to hot and sunny weather, which promise an amazing view on my balcony and enough to brighten up anyone mood. But, the sunny sky wont stay for long, around 3 or 4 pm, it will started to rain which also good to cool off the warm temperature.
4. Cheap local grocery ~ Tamu or pasar or local market can be found almost everywhere in sabah. Its really shocking when we discovered that we still can buy fresh vegetables (fresh bean, brinjals, kangkung, etc) for RM1. See you can find that in KL.
What we DISLIKE about KK :
1. Traffic ~ We come to notice that people here drive pretty slow. Sometimes there's a traffic jammed for no reason. I didn't drive fast but i didn't drive 60km per hour on the main road either. Traffic usually bad on monday, tuesday and weekend, especially during lunch hour in city center.
2. Parking ~ Its really pain in the a** to get parking here. Thats all i can say.
At the moment this is what we LIKE about KK :
1. Fresh Seafood ~ It is very cheap and fresh. Even for Kimi we cooked him fresh fish and he never want to ate canned food anymore. There's also variety of choice and we eat seafood almost everyday.
2. Island ~ Living in KK make us feel like we are on vacation all the time. We only need 5-10 min drive to get to Jesselton Jetty, hop on a boat, 20min boat ride and we are as good as having vacation. With 4 different islands to check we don't have to go far for weekend gateway. We love beaches and island, so this is perfect for us.
3. Weather ~ There is no monsoon in Borneo but of cos its still raining. Since we moved in, i woke up everyday to hot and sunny weather, which promise an amazing view on my balcony and enough to brighten up anyone mood. But, the sunny sky wont stay for long, around 3 or 4 pm, it will started to rain which also good to cool off the warm temperature.
4. Cheap local grocery ~ Tamu or pasar or local market can be found almost everywhere in sabah. Its really shocking when we discovered that we still can buy fresh vegetables (fresh bean, brinjals, kangkung, etc) for RM1. See you can find that in KL.
What we DISLIKE about KK :
1. Traffic ~ We come to notice that people here drive pretty slow. Sometimes there's a traffic jammed for no reason. I didn't drive fast but i didn't drive 60km per hour on the main road either. Traffic usually bad on monday, tuesday and weekend, especially during lunch hour in city center.
2. Parking ~ Its really pain in the a** to get parking here. Thats all i can say.
