Romancing Gunung Kinabalu
On a clear day the formidable sight and grandeur of Mt. Kinabalu is staggeringly spectacular to watch. The legend of the “Widow’s Sorrow” adds an angle of dramatic Romanticism to the mountain.
Archive for August, 2009
Mount Kinabalu Afar
Posted in Divine, Landmark, Legend, Park, Photography, Places, Travel, tagged KK Tropical Rainforest park, Mount Kinabalu, Penampang Road on August 30, 2009 | Comments Off
Rungus- Indigenous People of Borneo
Posted in Indigenous People, Living, Places, Travel, tagged Indigenous People, Kudat, Longhouse, North Borneo, Rungus, Sabah on August 29, 2009 | Comments Off
Longhouse & the Turbaned Gentlemen
An ethnic people of North Boreno noted for still maintaining their traditional ways of life & belief.
Asian Football
Posted in Championship, Happenings, Photography, Sports, Travel, tagged Asian Football, Asian Inter-School Football Championship 2009, Football on August 28, 2009 | Comments Off
Take My Breath Away!
Asian Inter-School Football Championship 2009
The guy on the right, he is inspirational to me. Honest. I certainly look at football (soccer) in a totally different light now.
Sun Bear @ Lok Kawi Wildlife Park
Posted in Animal, Photography, Places, Travel, tagged Lok Kawi Wildlife Park, Nocturnal Animal, Sun Bear on August 27, 2009 | Comments Off
The Sleek Nocturnal Operator
Sun Bear- listed as “Vulnerable” species under the ICUN red list.
Semporna
Posted in Beaches, Landmark, Pantai, Photography, Places, Resort, Seaside, Travel, tagged Semporna, Seaside resort, Sipadan, Regatta Lepa, dragon Inn on August 26, 2009 | Comments Off
A Perfect Getaway
Perfect! Just perfect! Who am I to disagree if the local Bajau say so?
Orangutan- the Tree Man @ Lok Kawi Wildlife Park
Posted in Animal, Apes, Park, Photography, Places, Travel, Zoo, tagged Ape, Great Apes, Kota Kinabalu, Lok Kawi, Lok Kawi Wildlife Park, Orangutan, Wildlife on August 25, 2009 | Comments Off
The Dawn of Man
Forest-men are roaming around Lok Kawi Wildlife Park waiting to welcome you to their humble abode.
Sea Eagle In Flight
Posted in Birds, Fishing, Photography, Places, Travel, tagged Birds, Birdwatching, Eagle, Likas Coastal Highway, Sea Eagle, Signal Hill, Tanjung Lipat on August 23, 2009 | Comments Off
Raptor On the Prowl
Here’s a sequence of shots of a sea eagle(s) on patrol ready to pounce on its prey.
Ramadan
Posted in Festive Season, Happenings, Places, tagged Mahkamah Syariah, Ramadan, Ramadhan, Syariah Court on August 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Month of Patience, Modesty and Spirituality
Above Picture: Mahkamah Syariah (Syariah Court) in Kota Kinabalu
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The author of this article is a non-muslim. Should there be any misrepresentation(s) on our parts either on the article or the visual image, please let us know. It shall be taken down at once. Our apology in advance.
Parrots In Love
Posted in Birds, Photography, Places, Travel, tagged Birds, Birdwatching, Kota Kinabalu, Parakeet, Parrot, Parrot in the Wild on August 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Romancing the Parakeet
A Tour of Duty in Kota Kinabalu
Posted in Beaches, Landmark, Park, Photography, Places, Seaside, Travel, tagged Jesselton, jesselton Point, KK By the Sea, Kota Kinabalu, Mount Kinabalu, North Borneo, Panoramic View of kota kinabalu, Tour of Kota Kinabalu on August 20, 2009 | Comments Off
A Sojourn Down Costa del KK
A tour of Kota Kinabalu by the sea in a Mediterranean sort of way.
Pix 1: from left to right
Gaya Centre, Wisma Sabah, Wisma Merdeka, Hyatt Hotel & Wisma Yakim
Invariably at some point during your sojourn in Sabah, you will embark on an excursion to the tropical islands that are dotted [...]
When the Sun Goes Down @ Tanjung Lipat
Posted in Divine, Happenings, Inspirational & tranquility, Photography, Places, Seaside, Travel, tagged Dusk, Marathon Man, Sunset, Tanjung Lipat, Twilight on August 19, 2009 | Comments Off
Dusky “Marathon Man“
Sabah Tae-Kwon-Do Championship ‘09
Posted in Championship, Happenings, Martial Art, Sports, tagged Likas Indoor Stadium, Sabah Taekwondo Championship, Taekwondo on August 18, 2009 | Comments Off
Kick of Fury!
Taekwondo Competition! Held on 15/16 August at the Likas Indoor Stadium.
Durian of Tawau
Posted in Happenings, Inspirational & tranquility, Landmark, Legend, Places, Roadsign, Travel, crankies, tagged Durian, Landmark, Roadsign, Tawau on August 17, 2009 | Comments Off
Durian Town
Tawau- a town that is so proud of the King of Fruits, Durian, they even have s street named after the fruit.
After having come back from Tawau, I am still searching in vain for a Durian Street in Kota Kinabalu. Why can’t KK town planner/council be as creative as Tawau-ians?
Durian, my kind of town!
I have [...]
Plunge Diving @ KK Esplanade
Posted in Angler, Art, Beaches, Birds, Divine, Entertainments, Fishing, Happenings, Pantai, Park, Photography, Places, Seaside, Travel, Wonderment, tagged Bird, Birdwatching, kamikaze, KK Esplanade, Plumge diving, Seabird, Tern on August 16, 2009 | Comments Off
Kamikaze!
The Divine Wind
To say I was shell-shocked is to put it lightly. But stunned I truly was by the sight of the Kamikaze’s suicidal mission.
But it was fun and hilarious to watch the Kamikaze diving into the sea to catch its prey.
Birds of Borneo – Moorhen
Posted in Birds, Happenings, Photography, Places, Travel, tagged Birds, Birds of Borneo, Birdwatching, Likas Bay Lagoon, Morrhen, Swamphen, Waterhen on August 14, 2009 | Comments Off
A Chick For the Hen Night
Variously referred to as the swamphen, or moorhen, or waterhen depending on your geographic location.
Twilight Time @ Sutera Harbour
Posted in Beaches, Divine, Happenings, Photography, Places, Seaside, Travel, tagged Kota Kinabalu, North Borneo, Sabah, Seaside, Seaside resort, Sunset, Sutera Harbour, Twilight, Twilight time on August 13, 2009 | Comments Off
Together At last At Twilight Time
Well, not quite twilight time, but close. Still counts, doesn’t it?
Sutera Harbour is a private resort in Kota Kinabalu. It “may” be out of your league. Still, if you can afford it. Why not?
The sea is free though. I hope…..,……….
A Game To Keep You Amused
Posted in Championship, Entertainments, Happenings, Photography, Sports, tagged Game, Sabah, Sepak Takraw, Southeast Asian Game, Sport on August 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A Game With A Difference
Bemused? Puzzled? Ha ha!
Traditional Dances of Sabah- Magunatip
Posted in Art, Dance, Entertainments, Festive Season, Happenings, Indigenous People, Photography, Places, Restaurants, Travel, tagged Dance, Headhunters, Indigenous Dance, Kwijau, Magunatip, Murut, Murut Dance, Sabah, Traditional Dances, Traditional Dances of Sabah on August 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A Bamboo Curtain Call To Bring the House Down
Magunatip, that quintessential Bamboo Pole dance among the natives of Asia.
When the headhunters of North Borneo are on the prowl again, you know it’s time to party and bring the house down.
The Gardener
Posted in Park, Photography, tagged Gardener, Gardening, Parks on August 9, 2009 | Comments Off
The Unsung Hero
The one that keeps our parks in tiptop condition.
Thank You!
Birds of Borneo- White Bellied Sea Eagle
Posted in Animal, Birds, Park, Photography, Places, Travel, Zoo, tagged Bird of Prey, Bird-watching, Birds, Eagle, Lok Kawi Wildlife Park, White Bellied Sea Eagle, Zoo on August 8, 2009 | Comments Off
The Beer-Bellied Bird of Prey
As the title implies this little flighty dinasaur is one little drunken sailor on the sea.
The Murut Kid
Posted in Happenings, Indigenous People, Legend, Photography, Travel, tagged Murut, Murut Costume, Murut Kid, North Borneo Murut on August 7, 2009 | Comments Off
The Milky Bar Kid
This Murut kid was so intense in his concentration on the Lotud dancers opposite, he didn’t even notice me right after taking a picture of him.
Murut is of course an indigenous ethnic group residing in the island of Borneo- specifically in the northern part. Take note of the traditional costume- consists [...]
Sabah Int’l Folkdance Competition ‘09 – Sarawak
Posted in Championship, Dance, Entertainments, Happenings, Photography, Travel, tagged Dayak, Dayak Sarawak, Folkdance, Sabah International Folkdance Competition, Sabah International Folklore Festival, Sarawak on August 6, 2009 | Comments Off
Dayaks In the Land of Hornbills
This is the Sarawak segment of the Folkdance Festival – July 7
Dayak & Iban- are these interchangeable terminologies? I wish I knew. It’s kind of complicated unless you are a Sarawakian. Even then, I bet you most of the Cats are confused themselves. To enlighten you a bit, the capital [...]
Sabah Int’l Folkdance Competition ‘09 – Negeri Sembilan
Posted in Art, Championship, Dance, Entertainments, Happenings, Photography, Travel, tagged Folkdance, Minangkabau, Negeri Sembilan, Sabah International Folkdance Competition, Sabah International Folklore Festival on August 5, 2009 | Comments Off
The State of Nine -the Minangkabau Country
This is the Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia segment of the Folkdance Festival – July 7
Negeri Sembilan – States Within A State- quite simply means 9 states came together to make up a state within the federated states of Malaysia.
Sabah Int’l Folkdance Competition ‘09 – Philippines
Posted in Championship, Dance, Entertainments, Happenings, Photography, Travel, tagged Filipino Dance, Filipino Flamenco, Flamenco, Folkdance, Leyte Dance Theatre, Philippines, Sabah International Folkdance Competition, Sabah International Folklore Festival, Tacloban Performing Art Group, Tinikling on August 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Tacloban Performing Art Group
( Leyte Dance Theatre)
This is the Philippines segment of the Folkdance Festival – July 7
Action! Cut! Take Five! The Overall Prizewinner!
Undoubtedly, they were the darlings of the night. They won the most accolades from the the judges, but like I said before my heart went out to the Javanese dance ensemble in [...]
The Kazakhs
Posted in Art, Championship, Dance, Entertainments, Happenings, Photography, Places, Travel, tagged Kazakhs, Kazakhstani, Sabah International Folkdance Competition, Sabah International Folklore Festival on August 2, 2009 | Comments Off
Kazakhstanis in Borneo
A Family Album at the Folklore Festival, Kota Kinabalu
Philippines- the Bamboo Fest next
Sabah Int’l Folkdance Competition ‘09 – Singapore
Posted in Championship, Dance, Entertainments, Happenings, Photography, Travel, tagged Folkdance, Sabah International Folkdance Competition, Sabah International Folklore Festival, Singapore, Sriwarna on August 1, 2009 | Comments Off
Sriwarna – Singapore
That is one short & sweet name for a dance group.
This is the Singapore segment of the Folkdance Festival – July 7
Hit It!
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