Hello readers! Today my nieces, sister, bro-in-law and I took a mini road trip to Tuaran and Tamparuli, Sabah in search of Tuaran Mee and the famous Upside-down House or Rumah Terbalik. We stopped by Tamparuli township to eat at a local chinese shop that prepares the famous ‘Mee Tuaran' or ‘Mee Tamparuli’. It’s a noodle dish top with meat of your choice or practically anything you want! The noodle itself is especially delicious and gives the dish an egg-y flavour.

After supper, we head-on to find the much talked about, ‘Upside-down House’ designed by a local artist in hope of contributing something different to Sabah; it’s the first upside-down house in Borneo. The house is located in Kg. Telibong, Tamparuli beside a busy road. It took us awhile to figure out where it is because we imagined it being in an isolated land of its own but it wasn’t! We actually passed by the house 2 times before using the GPS to track it down. The house was guarded by a fence which made it less visible when driving pass on the road.

The ticket for international tourist cost about RM18, Malaysians with an identification card (I.C) is RM10, small kids below the age of 12 is RM5 and for toddlers and babies below the age of 3 is free. After getting your ticket clipped at the entrance, a guide will lead you around inside and outside of the house. There are three rules to be obeyed in the premises of the house and they are, to not touch the little objects in the house, walk only on the red carpet and not to take pictures in the house or else you would be punished to pay RM100 per picture taken. Kind of absurd but I see the logic in it. I mean, if people took pictures of the interior in the house and posted it up for others to see then what’s the point of seeing it for yourself?

Right, so the whole premises of the house is topsy turvy including the car on the upside-down ‘driveway’.

The inside of the house is air-conditioned so it’s a God-sent on a scorching hot day.

At the end of the tour, there’s a gift shop that (in my personal preference) is ridiculously expensive on even the smallest items. There’s also a restaurant and café that (in contrast to the gift shop) are affordable and filling. The menu in the café consist of French pastries, ice-cream and different kinds of beverages such as tea and coffee. Even the restroom was designed to befit the outdoors. It’s pretty much the same concept as the restrooms in Night Safari, Singapore.

All in all, in my personal opinion, the visit was not worth it. The house wasn’t as hyped as I thought it would be. For RM10 of a ticket, the house was small, it only took us 4-5mins touring in the house and it’s what you would expect. I’m sure a lot of work was put in to make every single detail of the house upside-down and sure, it’s interesting but it doesn’t get the money worth.

After a long day's trip, my parents treated the whole family to dinner at a place called 90's Restaurant and More in Millennium beside Penampang bypass highway as it was my niece, Nina's last day in KK before she goes back to KL. The whole theme and menu of the restaurant is the same as Upperstar's.

I had an awesome time spending the day with my family and the delicous meal was the highlight of the day!

From the left : Kimmy (niece), Scott (nephew), Me, Nina (niece), and Steffi (niece).

Until next time!