Water Colour Painting of KK Sea

Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On
Oui!  Aquarelle.
Let’s talk about camera, the D-SLR type. Now and then, it does give rise to an illusory image in a shot-visual. When it does, it drives me into a psychotic tailspin.
Wait a minute! I’ve got to get a hold of myself. Ahhh….. such is life’s big mystery.

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Asian Women Rugby

The Warrior Princesses
Move over, you men!
A sport with a difference. It was an action-packed rugby competition full of rough-and-tumble actions interweaved with high tensions and excitements to keep you spellbound to the end of time. This is my kind of action-filled sport with a tinge of sensual tenderness only the she-must-be-obeyed knows how to put on.

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On Cloud 9 Amidst Mount Kinabalu

Heaven Can Wait!

Mount Kinabalu as observed from KKIP (Kota Kinabalu Industrial Park) on a clear blue day.

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Carp or Koi?

Ornamental Symbol o f Love & Friendship
 Sight & Sound at Prince Philip Park, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

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Lepa Pasil Boat

Sailing the Seven Seas With the Gypsies
Lepa is often associated with the Regatta Lepa that will burst into life in the water of Semporna with a glittering multicolour extravaganza every April month.

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Sabah State Mosque

Eid al-Fitr- Hari Raya Aidifitri
The End of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting.. Let the Festive Season of Charity commence. The next three days, 20-22 Sept., are officially public holidays in Sabah.

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Learning Local Lingo (Manglish) Part 2

A Word A Day Keeps the Wordbugs Away
Boost Your Manglish/Singlish Word/Phrase Power
No meaning lah!- No point (in doing it)
Come, come, (come)– Follow me; Come in
Don’t disturb- Don’t mess; Don’t make noise; Don’t trouble/bother me/him
Aiyoh!- Expression of  shock or surprise
Don’t simply, simply hamdam (hentam) (this is a good one)-  Don’t just do it without any (fore)thoughts.
Ya Loh- Right; [...]

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Golden Sunset- Kota kinabalu

Golden City in the Middle Earth
Could this be an illusory image from the Fantasy-land?
Be assured that this is no illusion.

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Plunge Diving @ KK Esplanade

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.

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Traditional Dances of Sabah- Magunatip

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.  

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Sabah Int’l Folkdance Competition ‘09 – Negeri Sembilan

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.

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The Kazakhs

Kazakhstanis in Borneo
A Family Album at the Folklore Festival, Kota Kinabalu
 Philippines- the Bamboo Fest next

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Sabah Int’l Folkdance Compettiton ‘09 – Kalimantan

Majelis Adat Dayak Nasional- Kalimantan, Indonesia
This is the Indonesian Kalimantan segment of the Folkdance Festival – July 7
Dayak refers to the indigenous people residing in the island of Borneo, especially in the regions of Sarawak and Kalimantan. Their dances are usually full of symbolism and can be considered to be a type of ritual dance, [...]

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Sabah Int’l Folkdance Comptetition ‘09- Java

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Sabah Int’l Folkdance Competition ‘09- India

Punjab Folk Art Centre
This is the India segment of the Folkdance Festival – July 7
Bhangra, that lively & jolly folk dance originated from the Punjab region of India & Pakistan. It, without fail, always gets me going and in the mood for a Saturday Night Fever. The dance performed at the Fest somehow has that [...]

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Sabah Int’l Folkdance Competition ‘09- China

Zhan Jiang Song and Dance Ensemble-  Guang Dong, China
This is the China segment of the Folkdance Festival – July 7
And of course the usual ribbons (and fans) in a Chinese dance would go without saying.  Chinese dance has its own unique vocabulary, semantics, and syntactic structure that enable a dancer on stage to fully express [...]

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Sabah Int’l Folkdance Competition ‘09- Cambodia

Department of Performing Arts – Cambodia
This is the Cambodia segment of the Folkdance Festival – July 7
It was a superbly staged folkdance festival with rip-roaring dance performances coming one after another at a fast and furious pace. Spectacular is probably an understatement of the year, I believe. Showbiz Glitz is more fitting. Yah, putting on [...]

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Sabah Int’l Folkdance Competition ‘09 – Brunei

Persatuan Melayu Keriam Tutong Pesaka
This is the Brunei segment of the Folkdance Festival – July 7
It was a  superbly staged folkdance festival with rip-roaring dance performances coming one after another at a fast and  furious pace. Spectacular is probably an understatement of the year, I believe. Showbiz Glitz is more fitting. Yah, putting on the glitz!
Overall, [...]

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Photo To Pass the Time Away

Woh, I Am Going to Barbados
 Have A Nice Weekend!

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Chinese Pottery

Pottery In Motion
Come the month of May you may like to visit the Heritage Village at the Sabah Museum. There will be cultural programmes being staged at the museum. One of them will be the Chinese pottery making demonstration.

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Junior, the Rapper

Rhyming To The Living Blues & Jazz
 

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B-Boying to the Street Culture

Break To The Beat, B-Boys!
Now, guys, KK (Kota kinabalu)  is slowly but surely becoming a vibrant cultural city with street acts and other cultural performances coming online by the day. All it needs now is to generate public interest and support .  And, of course, some designated outdoor venues around the city areas are provided  for the [...]

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Hip Hop All the Way

Hit the Street, Jack!
  Watch the Video —->>>>
 

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Lady Rungus

Lady of Craft
 In anticipation of Harvest Festival

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Art of Borneo

North Bornean Art
Art, oh yeah, the word that puts a chill up my spine. However, if you are an art connoisseur or a lover of fine art, then look no further. When you are visiting Kota Kinabalu do drop in at the Wisma Budaya Building on the Tunku Abdul Rahman Road, where a few art [...]

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