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Likas Seafront

Posted in Beaches, Photography, Places, Seaside, Travel, Weather, tagged , , on November 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Likas Seascape From High Up

 

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Bathing The Elephants

Posted in Animal, Beaches, Pantai, Photography, Places, Resort, Seaside, Travel, Zoo, tagged , , , , , , , , , on October 8, 2009 | Comments Off

And The Elephants Went In Two By Two
These are supposedly Borneo elephants.

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Sebangar Bay & the Water Villages

Posted in Beaches, Pantai, Photography, Places, Resort, Seaside, Travel, tagged , , , , , on October 4, 2009 | Comments Off

A Bay With A Naval Base & Water Villages & Container Port & Oil Terminal
Sebangar Bay, such a mish-mash of a jamboree. Anywhere else in the world has got such a mixed-up place?

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Lepa Pasil Boat

Posted in Art, Beaches, Dance, Divine, Entertainments, Festive Season, Fishing, Happenings, Living, Museum, Nostalgia, Pantai, Photography, Places, Seaside, Travel, tagged , , , , , 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.

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Dreamland

Posted in Beaches, Pantai, Places, Resort, Seaside, Travel, tagged , on September 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Sweet Dreams Are Made of This
It would, indeed,  have been a “Dream Paradise” had the beach been taken more care of and cow poops are nowhere to be in sight.  This resort has fallen by the wayside. A dream that failed to come true.

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Pantai Dalit (Beach)

Posted in Beaches, Hotel, Pantai, Places, Resort, Seaside, Travel, tagged , , , , , , , on September 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »

The Untouchable Beach
Dalit Beach- aptly named as such.
Your attention is drawn to the fact:  this is a private beach as access to it is through a private resort property- Rasa Ria Resort (Shagri-la Hotel Resort)

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Golden Sunset- Kota kinabalu

Posted in Art, Beaches, Divine, Happenings, Inspirational & tranquility, Pantai, Photography, Places, Seaside, Travel, tagged , , , , , on September 3, 2009 | Comments Off

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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Semporna

Posted in Beaches, Landmark, Pantai, Photography, Places, Resort, Seaside, Travel, tagged , , , , on August 26, 2009 | Comments Off

A Perfect Getaway
Perfect! Just perfect! Who am I to disagree if the local Bajau say so?

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A Tour of Duty in Kota Kinabalu

Posted in Beaches, Landmark, Park, Photography, Places, Seaside, Travel, tagged , , , , , , , 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 [...]

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Plunge Diving @ KK Esplanade

Posted in Angler, Art, Beaches, Birds, Divine, Entertainments, Fishing, Happenings, Pantai, Park, Photography, Places, Seaside, Travel, Wonderment, tagged , , , , , , 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.

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Twilight Time @ Sutera Harbour

Posted in Beaches, Divine, Happenings, Photography, Places, Seaside, Travel, tagged , , , , , , , , 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…..,……….

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Photo To Pass the Time Away

Posted in Art, Beaches, Pantai, Photography, Places, Seaside, Travel, tagged , , , on July 19, 2009 | Comments Off

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

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Tuaran Beach Resort

Posted in Beaches, Pantai, Places, Resort, Travel, tagged , , , on May 15, 2009 | Comments Off

Sebandar Bay
Yet another private beach resort in Tuaran. Formerly known as the Sebandar Bay Resort.

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Kellybays Tuaran, Borneo

Posted in Angler, Beaches, Landmark, Pantai, Places, River, Seaside, Travel, tagged , , , on May 13, 2009 | Comments Off

Keep the Dragon’s Tail At Bay
Kellybays, otherwise referred to as Bay of Dragon’s Tail in Chinese, has that sense of transcendental Shangrila sensational feeling to it, especailly when viewed through during the twilight hour.

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Prince Philip Park

Posted in Beaches, Landmark, Nostalgia, Pantai, Park, Places, Seaside, Travel, tagged , , , on May 1, 2009 | Comments Off

Take A Walk On The Wild Side
A much neglected, under-rated & under-maintained park in Kota Kinabalu. But, in my humble opinion, it’s wild and yet still the best park in the whole of Sabah. It is, I think, the first public park in Kota Kinabalu and was built to commemorate the Royal Visit to Sabah by [...]

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Pantai Manis

Posted in Beaches, Pantai, Places, Seaside, Travel, tagged , , , on April 18, 2009 | Comments Off

Sweet Heart No More
It was a beach dear to the hearts of the people in Papar and was so named as the Sweetie Beach.  Manis means sweet in the local lingo and pantai the beach.

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Likas Bay Public Park

Posted in Beaches, Landmark, Pantai, Park, Places, Seaside, Travel, tagged , , , , , , on April 14, 2009 | Comments Off

Taman Awam Teluk Likas
This is a popular picnic spot for the locals. Weekends will see the beach swamped with picnickers having a fun family day out. And of course a dip in the sea will go without saying. The beach is also one of the venues earmarked, unofficially, for the New Year celebration. On New [...]

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An Outing to Tanjung Aru Beach

Posted in Beaches, Festive Season, Happenings, Pantai, Places, Seaside, Travel, tagged , , , on April 13, 2009 | Comments Off

High Noon At the OK Coral
Shooting the shooter at Tanjung Aru Beach

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On the Pan-Borneo Highway

Posted in Beaches, Pantai, Places, Seaside, Travel, tagged , , , , on March 7, 2009 | Comments Off

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 of [...]

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Journey To the Lok Kawi Beach

Posted in Beaches, Pantai, Places, Seaside, Travel, tagged , , , , , on March 6, 2009 | Comments Off

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 the [...]

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Pantai Lok Kawi (Beach)

Posted in Beaches, Pantai, Places, Seaside, Travel, tagged , , , , , , , , , on March 5, 2009 | Comments Off

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 just [...]

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