Hobbycon 2009- Cosplay

In the Year 2525 This is the Cosplay segment of the Hobbycon 2009.

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Arm Wrestling Championship 2009, KK

One Armed Bandit Championship @ Karamunsing Complex – 4/5 Dec., 2009

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Tamu Besar- Kota Belud

A Posse of Horsemen On the Plain Held once a year in a resplendent setting fused with pomp & fanfare, this has got to be one of the must-see-events in Sabah.

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River Kiulu- 4M Rafting Challenge

4 Macho Men & A Raft Imagine an Amusing Game with a traditional macho twist! Yap, that’s coming up in December. Hurry up and book yourself a place for the penultimate challenge of the year.

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Battle of Borneo- the Duel

Highnoon Duet To Serenade Our Love Borneo vs Malaya             -  22 Nov., 2009 Rappers from Borneo & Malaya were set for a ‘Gunfight at the OK Coral’. Be prepared for the rap. Yeah, pump it up and get on down till the moo cow comes to roost- where’s the chick? Without any further ado, let’s have [...]

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Battle of Borneo- B-Boys

Pump It Up To The Break of Dawn! Continuing the pumping-action adventure down at the local mall. Hip&hop singers with professional B(ad)-boys joining in with the fun this time around.

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Battle of Borneo- Break Dance

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.

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Asian Rugby- the Comical Sides (II)

Game For A Laugh Rugby, a game played by macho men with farcical comedy abound. Once a comedian, always a ruggger. What further proof  do we need just by looking at the picture below with the hopper hopping along merrilywith his band of merrymen? Need I say more?

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Asian Rugby- the Comical Sides (I)

The Comedy of  Errors These are the lighter moments of the Asian Rugby Borneo Series over the weekend of 31 Oct / 01 Nov.

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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 [...]

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Asian Rugby iRB- Borneo Sevens

Celebrate Good Times, Come On! Asian Rugby Borneo Sevens (30-Oct/01-Nov). Indonesia Vs Japan – 30 Oct. The outcome of this match was more or less predicted, barring any twist of fate at the last minute, of course. And it was. Japan won out in the end.

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Asian Rugby- Borneo Eagles

The Ball Chaser The Eagles have landed! Yes!!!!!!!!! The Borneo Eagles were in town to give the Snakeheads a good thrashing to hell and back, licking their wounds till they cried “mercy, mercy me! ” We really, really kicked asses this time around. We really showed the ones from across the South China Sea the Borneo Eagles [...]

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Asian Rugby- Borneo

The Rugged Fest  To be updated…………………….   Related Posts Asian Rugby Sevens Series Asian Rugby- Borneo Eagles Asian Rugby iRB- Borneo Sevens Asian Women Rugby Asian Rugby- the Comical Sides (I)

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Asian Football

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.

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Sabah Tae-Kwon-Do Championship ’09

Kick of  Fury! Taekwondo Competition!  Held on 15/16 August at the Likas Indoor Stadium.

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A Game To Keep You Amused

A Game With A Difference  Bemused? Puzzled? Ha ha!

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Sabah Int’l Folkdance Competition ’09 – Sarawak

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, [...]

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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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Sabah Int’l Folkdance Competition ’09 – Philippines

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 [...]

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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 Competition ’09 – Singapore

Sriwarna – Singapore That is one short & sweet name for a dance group. This is the Singapore segment of the Folkdance Festival – July 7

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Sabah Int’l Folkdance Competition ’09- Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Group Riyadh This is the Saudi Arabia segment of the Folkdance Festival – July 7  I have a confession to make. I am not quite familiar with the Saudi folk dance and I am not quite sure what the dance presentation was about on the night concerned.  In the mean time, enjoy the [...]

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Beauty Fest And the Folklore Festival

Beauty Is In The Eye of  The Beholder This is the Beauty “Contest” segement of the Folkdance Competition- July 7 Eureka!  This may yet be another bright idea that the festival’s bright sparks can consider. A Folklore Beauty Contest to revolutionise the folkdance festival into something totally unrecognisable from its first incarnation. I must say [...]

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Sabah Int’l Folkdance Competition ’09 – Kazakhstan

On Alti Kiz (sixteen girls) – Kazakhstan This is the Kazakhstan segment of the Folkdance Festival – July 7 Land of the Kazakh won the Best Costume category of the folk-dance competition. They were the celebrities of the night for the colourful and strikingly beautiful red costumes they put on on the night. It’s a sort of [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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, [...]

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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 [...]

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