Jacqkie | Travel and Lifestyle

I have been just terribly busy with my new apartment. Busy and broke more like. Stretching out my dollars just to make it a great place to live. Actually, I plan to rent it out. But I'm putting so much of work and money into it because I put the idea in my head that this is going to be my storehouse for my coming landed house that I'm going to eventually build for a family! Social life is down the hill too because I've been locking myself inside the house to avoid spending so much after work, but really, nothing like the idea of drinks and friends like Oktoberfest could repel me :) Kim was coming with a bunch of friends so naturally we would invite Chris as well. I was told that there would be games, drinks, singing and dancing, the usual -- and I was so glad that I met Danny, and Eddie there whom were the first few people I've known when I first came to KK through work. Great catchup! I was really notorious to Chris though (as usual), pushing him to join all the...

Hey KK Folks, Oktoberfest finally reached our KK shores! (I think it has been since forever though). Oktoberfest initially started as a wedding celebration in 1810 to commemorate the union between Crown Prince Ludwig (who later became King Ludwig I) and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen at Theresienwiese (translated as Therese's meadow / field) – it is for this reason that Oktoberfest is referred to by Germans as ‘die Wiesn’ or ‘the field'. I remember seeing the reenactment of the wedding ceremony somewhere on some paper, it was quite cute!  You guys can now celebrate the infamous Oktoberfest with a series of themed parties in Kota Kinabalu ALL MONTH long. Expect evenings of great food from around the world, contests, promotions and activities with, GAB’s selection of their beers including Tiger, Guinness, Heineken and the official Paulaner Oktoberfest Bier, brewed exclusively for this season. Last year's celebration :D A special edition Oktoberfest Mug...