COUNTRY: Borneo & Cambodia
PROGRAM: GapBreak
PROJECT: Building & Conservation
WRITTEN BY: Maddy King
The weekend back in Kota Kinabalu was enjoyable for all the gappers - we had two birthdays (Tom and Duncan's) so to celebrate we went out for dinner to little Italy, having pizza and pasta was an amazing treat as although we weren't entirely missing our western food (and were trying to be tough) it was a nice variation from the usual rice and noodles.
The next day Molly from Antips and I tried a local foot massage 'reflexology' the whole way through it We were in hysterics from it being too ticklish to bear or gasping in pain as the ladies told us which specific part of our foot was connected to an organ and what our reactions meant - I apparently had eye problems and was told I was tired, which after all the construction work I'd done was probably true. For Australia Day all the Aussies headed to the local 'Aussie bar' for our fix of steak and beer - there was no 'shrimp on the barby' option which was a bit of a let down ... We all stocked up on vegemite an honey spreads as we'd not yet become accustom to the local coconut jam and we missed vege like crazy after it was confiscated from some of the girls at customs.
Our last night in Tinangol was a memorable one. We had a massive feast prepared by the lovely kitchen staff and then we all participated in Karaoke. It was so much fun! Man - a guy who lived next to camp and was related to some of the staff was an expert at karaoke it was his equipment after all. He sung some Malay songs - and some people joined in, though admittedly didn't stand a chance against Man's pro skills.
The next day it was time to say goodbye to Ramesh our camp leader - we'd grown to love Ram so much so it was really sad to say goodbye. It was the first of many sad goodbyes to come which I've learnt I'm not so good at ...
Next stop is Batu Puteh we have a loooong 9 hour bus journey ahead of us... So until next time. Maddy K from camp borneo 2013
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