In the Year 2525 This is the Cosplay segment of the Hobbycon 2009.
Archive for the ‘Art’ Category
Hobbycon 2009- Cosplay
Posted in Art, Championship, Entertainments, Happenings, Malls, Photography, Places, Travel, tagged Citymall, Cosplay, Hobbycon, Hobbycon 2009, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah on January 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Japanese Manga
Posted in Art, Carnivals, Entertainments, Fashion, Hairstyle, Happenings, Photography, Places, Travel, tagged Fantasy, Hobbycon, Japanese Anime on December 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Borneo Mango More delicious and nutritious too. Find out in the future editions………………
Archaic Sabah Port- Kota Kinabalu
Posted in Art, Divine, Entertainments, Happenings, Landmark, Nostalgia, Pantai, Photography, Places, Travel, Wonderment, tagged Kota Kinabalu, North Borneo, Sabah, Sabah Port, Sundown, Sunset on December 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Venerable Port of KK Countdown towards the New Dawn for the last call- the final farewell……….. . It’s been nice to know you! . A PhotoPainting by number from iKonVista
Suria Sunset
Posted in Art, Divine, Entertainments, Happenings, Inspirational & tranquility, Landmark, Pantai, Photography, Places, Seaside, Shopping, Shops, Travel, tagged Borneo, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Seaside Sunset, Shopping, Shopping Mall, Shops, Sunset, Sunset scene, Suria Sabah, Twilight on November 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Last Bugle Call At Suria Sundown as photographed at Suria Sabah- the up & coming shopping mall in Kota Kinabalu.
Battle of Borneo- Break Dance
Posted in Art, Championship, Dance, Entertainments, Happenings, Photography, Places, Tournament, Travel, tagged 1Borneo, B-Boy, Battle of Borneo, Breakdance, Dance, Echo Park, Hiphop, Red Bull on November 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Clash of the Bornean Titans Breakdance Battle of Borneo at 1Borneo Hypermall over the weekend of 21/22 Nov., 2009. And this ain’t no “White Rajahs vs Japanese Imperial Forces”. Make no mistake about it.
Likas Sports Complex- Jogging Track
Posted in Art, Divine, Happenings, Inspirational & tranquility, Park, Photography, Places, Sports, Travel, Wonderment, tagged Jogging Track, Kota Kinabalu, Likas Sports Complex on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining November 16, 2009 At the jogging track, Likas Sports Complex.
Sunset Serenade
Posted in Art, Divine, Happenings, Inspirational & tranquility, Photography, Places, Travel, Wonderment, tagged Kompleks Sukan Likas, Kota Kinabalu, Likas Sports Complex, Sunset on November 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Equinox Concerto Serenading the twilight at Likas Sports Complex, Kota Kinabalu
Rainbow
Posted in Art, Divine, Happenings, Photography, Places, Travel, Wonderment, tagged Kolombong Ring Road, Rainbow, Sabah on November 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Prism of Light In The Sky My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky ———– Wordsworth Observed at Kolombong By-Pass, Sabah
Water Colour Painting of KK Sea
Posted in Art, Divine, Entertainments, Happenings, Inspirational & tranquility, Landmark, Pantai, Photography, Places, Seaside, Travel, Weather, tagged Aquarelle, Borneo, Brush Painting, Camera, D-SLR, jesselton Point, Kota Kinabalu, Photograph, Photography, Tanjung Lipat, Watercolour Painting on November 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Asian Women Rugby
Posted in Art, Championship, Entertainments, Happenings, Inspirational & tranquility, Photography, Places, Sports, Tournament, Travel, tagged Asian Rugby, Asian Rugby- Borneo Series/, Asian Women Rugby, IRB Asian Rugby, Thailand Vs India on November 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »
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 [...]
Carp or Koi?
Posted in Art, Fish, Park, Photography, Places, Travel, tagged Carp, Fish, Japanese Fish, Koi, Prince Philip Park on October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ornamental Symbol o f Love & Friendship Sight & Sound at Prince Philip Park, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Lepa Pasil Boat
Posted in Art, Beaches, Dance, Divine, Entertainments, Festive Season, Fishing, Happenings, Living, Museum, Nostalgia, Pantai, Photography, Places, Seaside, Travel, tagged Bajau, Lepa, Lepa Pasil, Regatta Lepa, Sea Gypsies, Semporna on October 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
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.
Sabah State Mosque
Posted in Art, Festive Season, Happenings, Landmark, Photography, Places, Travel, tagged Eid al-Fitr, Eid ul-Fitr, Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Mosque, Sabah State Mosque on September 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
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.
Learning Local Lingo (Manglish) Part 2
Posted in Art, crankies, Entertainments, Lingo, Manglish, tagged Local English Lingo, Manglish on September 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Golden Sunset- Kota kinabalu
Posted in Art, Beaches, Divine, Happenings, Inspirational & tranquility, Pantai, Photography, Places, Seaside, Travel, tagged Golden Sunset, Jesselton, jesselton Point, Kota Kinabalu, North Borneo, Sunset on September 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Golden City in the Middle Earth Could this be an illusory image from the Fantasy-land? Be assured that this is no illusion.
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 | Leave a Comment »
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.
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 | 2 Comments »
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.
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 | Leave a Comment »
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.
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 | Leave a Comment »
Kazakhstanis in Borneo A Family Album at the Folklore Festival, Kota Kinabalu Philippines- the Bamboo Fest next
Sabah Int’l Folkdance Compettiton ’09 – Kalimantan
Posted in Art, Championship, Dance, Entertainments, Happenings, Photography, Travel, tagged Folkdance, Indonesia, Majelis Adat Dayak Nasional- Kalimantan, Sabah International Folkdance Competition, Sabah International Folklore Festival on July 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Sabah Int’l Folkdance Comptetition ’09- Java
Posted in Art, Championship, Dance, Entertainments, Happenings, Photography, Travel, tagged Folkdance, Indonesia, Javanese Dance, Kumpulan Daya Presta- Java, Sabah International Folkdance Competition, Sabah International Folklore Festival on July 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sabah Int’l Folkdance Competition ’09- India
Posted in Art, Championship, Dance, Entertainments, Happenings, Photography, Travel, tagged Folkdance, India, Indian Dance, Punjab Folk Art Centre, Sabah International Folkdance Competition, Sabah International Folklore Festival on July 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Sabah Int’l Folkdance Competition ’09- China
Posted in Art, Championship, Dance, Entertainments, Happenings, Photography, Travel, tagged China, Folkdance, Sabah International Folkdance Competition, Sabah International Folklore Festival, Zhan Jiang Song and Dance Ensemble on July 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Sabah Int’l Folkdance Competition ’09- Cambodia
Posted in Art, Championship, Dance, Entertainments, Happenings, Photography, Travel, tagged Cambodia, Department of Performing Arts - Cambodia, Folkdance, Sabah International Folkdance Competition on July 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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, [...]
Sabah Int’l Folkdance Competition ’09 – Brunei
Posted in Art, Championship, Dance, Entertainments, Happenings, Photography, Travel, tagged Brunei, Folkdance, Persatuan Melayu Keriam Tutong Pesaka, Sabah International Folkdance Competition on July 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
Photo To Pass the Time Away
Posted in Art, Beaches, Pantai, Photography, Places, Seaside, Travel, tagged Kota Kinabalu, Photo, Photography, Tanjung Lipat on July 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Woh, I Am Going to Barbados Have A Nice Weekend!
Chinese Pottery
Posted in Art, Happenings, Museum, Photography, Places, Travel, tagged Chinese Pottery, Heritage Village, Kota Kinabalu, Pottery, Sabah, Sabah Museum on July 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
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.
Junior, the Rapper
Posted in Art, Dance, Entertainments, Happenings, tagged 1Borneo, B-Boys, F&N Freestylz, Junior, Malaysia Rapper, Rap, Rapping on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Rhyming To The Living Blues & Jazz



