Tanjung Aru...about 15 minutes away from the city center of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah...might not be a white sandy beach, but it sure is popular. I spent the time watching the sun sets here, at this beach today (15th January). Arrived around 5.30pm and there's lots of people, at the main 'lepaking' area where there are bars, stalls and restaurants, and also along the beach, for the whole stretch that I could see with my eyes.
At the stalls you can find many sellers with their sweet corns, peanuts, pickled fruits, sugar cane drinks and lots of other tidbits.
Nearby the beach, there's a park with playgrounds, gazebos and many people picnicking there when I walked through the park.
As I walked along the nicely paved 'anjung', I came across a group of youth, probably college students, performing several easy going songs, with their ukuleles. It seems that they are members of the Sabah Ukulele Group, and they belted out current, popular songs (I knew the songs are popular and current but unfortunately I didn't remember any of the title.. :) ), there were bikers hanging around, a group of young bboys practicing their dance moves, and lots of people walking around and hanging out.
That's on the pavement only, on the beach itself, there's a lot more to see....well, the people of course, other than the beach.
Off with the socks and shoes, walking barefoot on the soft sand, feeling the rush of the waves caressing my feet, enjoying the sound of the waves and the softness of the evening breeze. The vast sky is of blue and white with streaks of bright yellow turning orange and red as the sun sets. I enjoyed not just the walk and the view, but also the other visitors.
Visitors, locals or foreign tourists, doing all that you normally do on the beach. Sand-bathing, snapping photos with that popular 'flying' or 'jumping' pose, jogging, playing beach ball, wedding photo sessions or just enjoy the ocean waters. Families, couples, naked ...er..children, and gays...(well, a pair of guys walking while talking sweetly and holding each others hands, fingers crossing...very unmistakable i think), a group of senior citizens and a lone ranger like me, all part of the growing number of visitors as the evening said hello.
There's a large area for eating with many food stalls offering delicious and tantalizing food, perhaps seafood is what you should be looking forward the most. I didn't stay for dinner, but I had it packed, just a simple seafood fried rice, but a marvelous one. I finished it all although I wasn't really hungry.
Pantai Tanjung Aru is surely popular and nice to spend time here for relaxing, chillaxing or lepaking...whatever you want to do.
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| mari, mari kak....jagung, jagung manis! |
At the stalls you can find many sellers with their sweet corns, peanuts, pickled fruits, sugar cane drinks and lots of other tidbits.
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| part of the park near the beach |
Nearby the beach, there's a park with playgrounds, gazebos and many people picnicking there when I walked through the park.
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| a mini show by sabah ukulele group |
As I walked along the nicely paved 'anjung', I came across a group of youth, probably college students, performing several easy going songs, with their ukuleles. It seems that they are members of the Sabah Ukulele Group, and they belted out current, popular songs (I knew the songs are popular and current but unfortunately I didn't remember any of the title.. :) ), there were bikers hanging around, a group of young bboys practicing their dance moves, and lots of people walking around and hanging out.
That's on the pavement only, on the beach itself, there's a lot more to see....well, the people of course, other than the beach.
Off with the socks and shoes, walking barefoot on the soft sand, feeling the rush of the waves caressing my feet, enjoying the sound of the waves and the softness of the evening breeze. The vast sky is of blue and white with streaks of bright yellow turning orange and red as the sun sets. I enjoyed not just the walk and the view, but also the other visitors.
Visitors, locals or foreign tourists, doing all that you normally do on the beach. Sand-bathing, snapping photos with that popular 'flying' or 'jumping' pose, jogging, playing beach ball, wedding photo sessions or just enjoy the ocean waters. Families, couples, naked ...er..children, and gays...(well, a pair of guys walking while talking sweetly and holding each others hands, fingers crossing...very unmistakable i think), a group of senior citizens and a lone ranger like me, all part of the growing number of visitors as the evening said hello.
There's a large area for eating with many food stalls offering delicious and tantalizing food, perhaps seafood is what you should be looking forward the most. I didn't stay for dinner, but I had it packed, just a simple seafood fried rice, but a marvelous one. I finished it all although I wasn't really hungry.
Pantai Tanjung Aru is surely popular and nice to spend time here for relaxing, chillaxing or lepaking...whatever you want to do.
Wah blog sudah semakin canggih dan cantik..:) Bestnyer jalan2..kat sana byk tempat menarik kan esp. beach...
ReplyDeleteNnti aku nak gi sana hiking Gunung Kinabalu with my hubby. Ni salah satu impian gak..tapi impian tahun lps yg tak terlaksana..ada rezeki kita jumpe yer di sana...
wahh..aku pun ada impian nak gi gunung kinabalu gak..hihi
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