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All the way to Ba'Kelalan

Dear readers,

Hello there again! More interesting experience to share with you of some other interesting places there available at Ba'Kelalan. But before moving further, just a brief introduction about Ba'Kelalan. Ba'Kelalan situated at Sarawak, Malaysia. Located approximately 4km from Sarawak and Kalimantan border. Ba'Kelalan can be access through Lawas via land and air. You may check with Mas Airline for the schedule because I've been told that flight to Ba'Kelalan only available at certain days. At previous post, it is more about Ba'Kelalan itself (based on my second times visit to Ba'Kelalan with not so much things to share about due to times limitation and official duty, perhaps there's more interesting things there I have not treasured yet huhu~), so now, this post is about what I've treasured all my way to Ba'Kelalan.

Long Semadoh Naseb: A place we stayed before go to Ba'Kelalan

Long Tanid: Among villages I went to

Wonderful field isn't it? Psssttt...there's something about it here!

This is what it's all about...A place where they process the salt!

So I did managed to ask our staff who are locally from this place (the one who earing the white shirt) about how the villages knew that there are salt at this place. Well, it is because cattle loves to drink the water there from the mountain not far from that hut that makes the villages wonder if there's something about that place. So they discovered the secret of this place. The salt! I forgot to take a picture of the mountain behind there with the well not far from it. My bad! This place is not far from Buduk Bui villages.

In the hut. Gosh, I've lost the other picture in this hut where we saw the prcess of creating the salt. This picture was taken when I went here for the fisrt time, and there's no one processing the salt during that day.Huhu 

Okay, so I guess that's about it for today. Got to go for now to do other important things! Will keep this blog updated soon! Bye

This is Ba'kelalan...

Dear readers,

Guess what's been on my mind lately. Travelling. This is what I really wanted to do. I came up with so many plans so many places to travel BUT I ended up with same reasons, I didn't have enough money. But if I did have money, I didn't have times. See...how easily it is to be such a failure. But being the luckiest person alive, I've been given few chances to go to quite hidden places to some people such as Ba'Kelalan for official duty. 

View from Agriculture Station

Serene and peaceful. That was came to my mind when I first laid my feet on Ba'Kelalan land. I was hypnotized of how quite it is and the atmosphere is really relaxing. People would come and shake our hands to welcome us. All those smiles and friendly faces makes me realized how stress-free they are living there. I've been to Ba'Kelalan twice. 

Ba'Kelalan's Church

Before I went there, my colleagues warned me that I would feel very boring there. It actually depends. For me, I love it. No digital entertainment for a week. I felt so connected to the people and to the nature. Since I am Celcom user, I was not able to make a phone call at all since there is no Celcom line there, only Maxis. 

View from the living room of Apple Lodge Homestay

View from my room at Apple Lodge Homestay

Closure look at the apple during Apple Harvesting festival on Sept, 2013

Another apple's picture ;-)

Seeing is believing. I suggested this place to travelers who are tired of the noisiness of  urban life. You can reach Ba'Kelalan by two transportation mode, either by chartering or self-drive or MAS flight. There's a homestay which is not far from the airport, to spend your nights there namely Apple Lodge Homestay. You can contact them through this two number 013-2865656 or 085-435736 or you can send them email as well applelodge@borneojunglesafari.com. 

Full loaded! Motorcycle is the most popular mode of transportation there!

And by the wayyyy, no one pays me for those adverstisement. Hahaha... just want to share with you a piece of my experience going to Ba'Kelalan.

More will coming up. Stay tuned!

Brief Introduction of What This Is All About

Dear readers,

Finally... me and my partner of crime Ning decided to write something on our blog. LOL... After so many moons...we decided to refresh it up a little bit since 2011. Such a shame that we were never determined. But now, at least we are trying to write whatever cross our mind though. LOL. Actually I've wrote a few idiot post previously, but I am 26 now, and I've read it again to find it sounds pointless. So I decided to delete it and write again. Maybe something more serious or something that act my age. HAHAHA...

P/s: This is not my diary okay.



Yours sincerely,
Elizabeth