I did all of that and a lot more while in Kota Kinabalu. The warm hospitality of the resort staff. The once in a lifetime experience to go on a river cruise to see the proboscis monkeys in their natural habitat in the midst of the rain. To see a herd of water buffaloes crossing the river about 1 metre from you. To have Jeffrey, our friendly guide who also volunteered as our cameraman. The cute boatman at Kampung Garama. The 20 to 30 minutes cruise on board the navy boat. The sunset. The loud and long knock on the neighbour's door at 3.46am which woke Zulina and I. We were both too spooked after that, we ended up watching HBO, only to go back to sleep after Subuh. The only thing I wished we had done was the island hopping trip and a chance to snorkel again. But it's okay. Maybe next time.