Canon "Trade-In" Day at Jesselton Point

I saw in the Papers there was a Canon "Trade-In" Day at Jesselton Point (11 and 12 December); which gave an opportunity to take some photos of Jesselton Point and the surrounding area.

My PC failed to start; so I couldn't process the photos and post to this blog. I was beginning to feel some disappointment with Acer quality (the PC had its power supply replaced in June). I bought another PC (a Compaq); better to be safe than sorry. With some seminars and meetings to attend, it took me a week to install all the various software in my new PC.

Anyway, back to Canon "Trade-In" Day. Jesselton Point was part of the old port area; you can see the Customs & Excise Building (still in use) next to the Jesselton Arch in the photo above.

Canon had set up five tents; offering camera trade-in valuation (I heard RM100 to RM300 over the loudspeakers), new Canon products, and dSLR cleaning. Since we already had enough cameras, I didn't go in.

The main purpose of Jesselton Point was taking the trips by boats across to all the islands offshore to Kota Kinabalu. You can pick from all the various boat owners. You could arrange to island-hop for the day or stay at one island.

After getting your ticket, the boats were just further down the pier.

Next door to the Ticketing Office were the futsal courts. What was interesting was that the match in progress was totally a family affair (an extended family with relatives all the way from Brunei).

More interesting was Nasi Padang Ibu across from the Ticketing Office; they served very nice indonesian style food (spicy).

Sitting at their verandah area gave a very nice sea-view of Kota Kinabalu ...

... all the folks boarding the boats ...

... a view of the pier.

I didn't know that we still had the Red Telephone Boxes in Kota Kinabalu! These red boxes are present throughout the British Colonies. Did you know that they were started by The British Post Office in 1924?

This said it all - Welcome To KK!

The Roundabout (near Wisma Perkasa) was the Hibiscus Roundabout (many roundabouts have unique features as displays).

Looking up, I saw "Habiba Suites" on Signal Hill. Wasn't that the old Government Officers' Quarters built in the early 1960s?