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Where to Eat

1 May

One must know where to eat when in Tawau. And it’s not just normal food, it has to be seafood. Do avoid big air conditioned places where their menus don’t have pictures at all, not even their signature dishes. On top of this, the service crew looks frazzled, the Captain avoids eye contact, being evasive about choices, totally rude and  not apologetic when service is not up to par.

One should eat at non-air conditioned places where the food is good, cheap and prompt. Above all, they don’t make you wait an hour to be served.

In short, Yah Hoo gets our thumbs up while Maxim’s a thumbs down.

  

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Shocked

1 May

After our shower, the driver recommended us to Maxim’s Seafood Restaurant for dinner. We thought it was a good suggestion until we got there. Boy! Were we in for a surprise.

The service was much to be desired but the attitude sucks! After an hour’s wait, we were quite angry when we were told our order has yet to be cooked. We found this appalling when patrons who came after us were served! We queried the Captain, who was not quite knowledgeable in recommending what to eat, and his attitude and reply really shocked us! Is this what custom-facing front liners should treat their patrons?

When we asked for the bill, ready to walk out as nothing was cooked after an hour, he was not even apologetic! Can you believe that?! Collectively we all walked out.

We then called the driver to go to another restaurant and this time, he recommended Yah Hoo Seafood Restaurant. Here the lady boss was definitely more customer savvy. The first dish came even before the seats were warm.

Within five minutes, everything came out. Everything.

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Welcome to Tawau!

1 May

We arrived in time at Tawau Airport. The weather has been good unlike what we googled up, prior to departure, through Accuweather.com which said rain and thunderstorm!

Nonetheless, Tawau Golf Club is one very challenging golf course. Up and down the hills with narrow fairways and many blind holes, I lost a good six balls!  Only one game and the loss is way more than my four rounds in Bangkok and Hua Hin the week before.

We are all having noodle soup and beer now to replenish our energy before a hot shower and the real seafood dinner.

Life is good.

  
  

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Surprise! Surprise!

1 May

Bitten by the golf bug, we are off again for yet another golfing trip with the same people save for the 4th couple! Whee… With Friday and Monday being public holidays, this long weekend is an opportunity not to be missed.

By now, M2 is used to it but I suspect she’s very happy we won’t be around to nag her to study for the coming mid-term exams. Although the maid is taking care of her, there’s no real restriction on her watching her shows online or playing her games to her heart’s content.

I just hope this time around we will have better wifi connectivity so that I can check on her periodically. But until we arrive, I wouldn’t know.

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