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Baba Nyonya is a special group of people who has their origin traced back from the time when the great Admiral Cheng Ho of China sailed through the Malay penisular some six centuries ago. The inter-marriage of the Chinese sailors and the local Malay, whom we referred as Baba and Nyonya, started a new culture and heritage, and they also created the delicious Baba Nyonya cuisine. Baba Nyonya cuisine is a sort of fusion between the Chinese cuisine and the local Malay delicacy. Today the Baba Nyonya way of life can still be found in major cities like Malacca, Penang, and Singapore, which all lie on the busy Straits of Malacca. But the tasty Baba Nyonya cuisine has spread through out the region.
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After years of waiting the KK Times Square Shoplots which is situated next to the Sutera Harbour Golf course along the Coastal Highway has finally been completed. Like most part of Kota Kinabalu City, it is built on a reclaimed land. Decades ago this area used to be a swallow sea bed, and it was not unusual to see fishermen walking along the beach during low tide catching crabs and clams. Presently, the KK Times Square Shoplots has a unique feature that all the shops are walled with tall big glasses. Giving all these shops a lot of exposure expescially at night, when the lights from the interior are shining brightly. In one of the corners of KK Time Square Complex there lies BBQ House, a true Korean Restaurant. BBQ House is run by a Korean owner, and is one of the first shop to open its door for business at Times Square.

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Just 2 kilometres south of Kota Kinabalu at the suburb of Sembulan, Grace Point tagged as The City’s Secret Garden is a well designed and a well managed food court. High ceiling and open air are the main building features. The eating area has a modern setting consists of white tables that mixed and matched with orange and white chairs. These combination of colours is very smoothing to the eyes. The atmosphere at night can be very relaxing too, as warm lights are used to light up the gardens around the food court. The Double Six Monument is located at Grace Park which is just beside Grace Point food court, and there are plenty of parking space available for the guests. Grace Park and Grace Point are both managed by Sutera Harbour Resort. (more…)