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Archive for March, 2009

Nusantara Heritage Set out to capture memorable  moments of the traditional dances from around the regions of South-east Asia but, in the event, ended up shooting the models of a fashion show. Well, don’t blame me! There was no programme schedule as is the norm practised widely in Sabah. Missed all the good ones, which [...]

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Kinarut Town

The Road Leading to China There is this quaint little town in Kinarut bypassed by almost everyone travelling on the Pan Boreno Highway. It was a sleepy little village town with a slow pace of life just a few years back. It is now undergoing a fast-paced development transformation with housing estates springing up all [...]

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Earth Hour

Candle in the Night In search of  a purpose………………..  This picture is open to your own interpretation. Don’t ask me what it is about. I am in the dark myself. Remember? Note: the photo has been altered drastically using Photoshop.  

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Long & Winding Road For information on KK Sginal Hill, click here  

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Somewhere Over the Rainbow Date: 22/03/09 Time: 18:25 Manifestation: Multi-coloured Spectrum of Light Place of Occurrence: Somewhere  Over Yayasan Sabah Roudabout or thereabout Place of Observation: Somewhere around Tanjung Lipat

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Reaching for the Sky! Commonly seen in Sabah,  the Great Egrets (Ardea alba) are now assembling in great numbers around the coasts of Kota Kinabalu. Could it be that the breeding season is near?   A few weeks ago the back feathers of the egrets were to be seen in pure white colour. But in the [...]

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The Wizard of Oz There you go! I am really getting cheesed off with the constant naggings from friends abroad about this little place called the Australia Place. What is there to see and what is it about? Here it is! Read it and weep!

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The Princess that Wakes Up At the Crack of Dawn The cruise liner, Dawn Princess, was calling at Jesselton Point on the 20th March. Grab (get) a load of this: Decks:      10 Passenger Decks Length:    857 ft (261 m) Beam:        106 ft (32 m)  Complement:    1 ,950 passengers Crew:       900 Tonnage:    77,499 gross tons The KK [...]

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Architecture Connoisseurs Here comes  the winners of  Edible Architecture of Notable Designs And the Winners are:

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Curry & the Vindaloo Taj Mahal Theme Love that Black Forest Gateau  

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Pan European Flavours Amphitheatre Theme or the Choc-A-Holics Theme Colloseum  

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Picnics in the Oasis Tour of the Middle East. Multi-layered Cake Theme Also known as the “Leaning Tower of Dubai”

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Sushi Bar and Pizza Hut March 14 was the day architecture aspirants had their cakes and ate them too. IPEX (International Property Exhibition) was the main culprit which organised the Edible Architecture Competition at Sabah Trade Centre on the said day.

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A Promenade By the Sea With A View Mad dogs and the Englishmen. Yes, correct, this esplanade is truly designed & built with the Englishmen in mind. Not mamy trees or shades along the length of the promenade, and on a hot day you can be baked under the intense tropical heat to get an [...]

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Reflection of A Life Sorry, caught the Writer’s Block syndrome! Just relish this picture taken at Jesselton Point  and contemplate what life could have been! ##################################################### I am sailing I am sailing home again ‘cross the sea. I am sailing stormy waters to be near you to be free. I am flying I am flying [...]

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Tamu Dongonggon- Don’t Go, And It’s Gong Gon Tamu, local slang for Bazaar or more correctly “Street Market Fair”, will see Dongonggon bristling with life and aroma as small-scale farmers & travelling stall vendors converge on the town once a week to peddle their wares. Held over two days- on Thursday and Friday- the town [...]

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Bull’s Eye!  March 6-8 in Kota Kinabalu Three days of marathon dart tournament saw contestants from all over Sabah and some from out of state vying for a place in the team event final  with a stake of RM7,000 plus trophies as prizes. The intense concentration & faces of excitement & disappointment of the competitors were [...]

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Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow Catch the latest Hair Fashion, you Young Dolly Birds & Trendy Laddies.

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Wella, Hair’s the Style Hair stylist, Maestro Raymond Choi, from Hong Kong descended upon KK (Kota Kinabalu) on March 5th to introduce the new hair fashion trend for 2009 at Tang Dynasty Park Hotel. It was a packed house, though mainly geared towards the working professional hair-stylists. Hair models were on hand to trot out the [...]

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The Day of Birth of Prophet Muhammad Calls to Prayers for the Muslims A Day of Rest in Sabah & Malaysia    March 9th , 2009

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On A River Kawang Fishing Trip When in Rome do as the Romans do! Fishing is a popular pastime in Sabah. Come weekends the local anglers will disappear  and re-emerge at some riversides or seafronts  to do a spot of  angling & lazing about whiling the day away. One particular favourite spot is the Angler’s Delight, next to the Sabah [...]

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Journey Further Up The Road On Pan Borneo Highway As you travel along the Pan Borneo Highway- on the section of Jalan Putatan- past the Lok Kawi Army Camp, you will eventually arrive at the point where you will need to take a right turn towards the town of Kinarut in order to still stay on the panoramic view [...]

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The Seaside That Underwent A Face Change Alright, alright, fair enough, I was completely wrong when years ago I said to someone the Lok Kawi Beach was such a let down with the sandy beach covered over with filthy and sooty black muds. And ramshackle wooden huts were lining the sea coast as far as [...]

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The Pan-Borneo Panorama On your way to Tenom? Or coming to visit Kota Kinabalu from Brunei or Sarawak? Take a break and relax, and while your day away at this relatively unappreciated seaside. Stop by the Lok Kawi Beach (Pantai) and take a breather to soak in the wondrous seascape mystique interpersed with scenic isles [...]

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MAM Motor Sports Round 1 of the Mini Bike Championship 2009 was held at Sabah Trade Centre, Kota Kinabalu, on March 1st .

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Jade Emperor- the Ruler of Heaven and Below Just before you reach the town of Tuaran, there is a temple where the Jade Emperor (Yu Huang) rules over those that he surveys. This temple is relatively easy to find as long as you stay on the Jalan (Road) Tuaran- on your right coming from the [...]

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Country Living & On the Water The Modern Traditional Living. Those houses introduced under the Traditional Indigenous Houses series are of course now fast disappearing from Sabah’s landscape. You may still find them if you venture further afield from the town areas. Instead, what you may find are those shown below.

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Street Market Fair & the Cowboys Kota Belud is a town well publicised for its once a year Grand Tamu (Street Market Fair), where farmers & fishermen gather to flog their produce & commodities in the big annual event. On the three event-packed days you can also catch a glimpse of the Cowboys of the [...]

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