W.P. Labuan & Brunei Trip 2013
Date: 10 (Sunday) - 13 (Wednesday) February 2013
Last day in Labuan. Since my flight was in the evening, I still had time to continue exploring the island. Quick stop to the nearby morning market at Labuan Walk for breakfast. Luckily this market is just across the street from the hotel.
Honestly,
I was expecting some kuih or nasi lemak or fried mee there but no no no.. There
was no such thing. If I remember correctly, they had cakes, drinks and more
cakes. Very odd.. No choice, I ended up with milo and cheese cake for breakfast
hahahaha.
Muzium Labuan & Labuan Square
From Labuan Walk, if u walk towards the opposite direction from the hotel, u will reach a roundabout and a big field named Labuan Square.
I guess this is where
official big functions like marching for Merdeka celebration and such are
celebrated. One side of the field is a small garden for people to laze around. Easy
said, it looks like Merdeka Square in KL.
Across the street from
the garden is Labuan Muzium. Front of the museum is very serene with big old
trees and some monuments.
Bazar Labuan
Since I don’t have any
bags to check in, souvenir of choice for this trip is just fridge market. Best place
to find all those are here in Bazar Labuan. Unfortunately, most of the shops
were closed due to Chinese New Year holiday. But in short, u can find magnets,
pearls, clothing and few tailors as well.
Nearby is the daily market. The market mostly sells seaweeds and
some local snacks. As for seaweeds, there are few types and u can buy either
readily packed or ask the aunties to pack as per requested weight. RM14 for 1kg
of seaweed.
Patau-patau Water Village
& Lunch at Kina Benuwa Mangrove
Nasi lalapan for lunch. I’m
not a big fan of sambal belacan but the sambal belancan here was superb; balanced mixed
of belacan and chillies.
The Chimney
Deemed as a mystery
structure due to unidentified background for bulding such structure is the
Chimney. In the compound u can find the information center, historical complex
and the chimney itself.
“This
chimney was built in the year of 80's and the usage of it is still a mystery.
It is stated that there is no traces of smoke and whatsoever that indicate that
it works like any normal chimney. However, the locals believe that it was used
as a ventilation shaft. Still, there are many people that have other thought.
Some say that it is just an unfinished mansion built in those days while others
claim that it is a light house to be. Until today, no one knows the right
purpose of this chimney and this is why it is such mysterious.”
Labuan War Memorial
“Labuan
War Cemetery is a Commonwealth World War II graveyard. Many of the personnel
buried in this cemetery, including Indian and Australian troops, were killed
during the Japanese invasion of Borneo or the Borneo campaign of 1945. Others
were prisoners of war in the region. This graveyard was erected by Commonwealth
War Graves Commission.” - Wikipedia
Tanjung Purun Beach
One of the non-famous
beach in Labuan.
All in all. It was worth a trip considering I have never set foot in Labuan before. The town is pretty quiet and driving around the island would probably take less than 3hours.
However, I will definitely be back for wreck-diving, another famous activity here in Labuan :)
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