恭 喜 发 财 萬事如意 A Happy & Prosperous Lunar New Year To You All Picture taken at KDCA, Penampang- Lunar New Year Carnival
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Spring Festival (Lunar New Year) in Borneo
Posted in Carnivals, Dance, Entertainments, Festive Season, Happenings, tagged Borneo, Chinese New Year, Gaya St Chinese New Year Carnival, Kota Kinabalu, Lunar New Year, Sabah, Spring Festival on February 14, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Happy New Year 2010 from Borneo
Posted in Beaches, Divine, Festive Season, Happenings, Pantai, Photography, Places, Seaside, Travel, tagged Borneo New Year, Happy New Year, Hogmanay Borneo, Jessselton Point, KK Sea, Sea Scenery, Seascape, South China Sea, Sunset Sea on January 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Gulliver’s Travels ****Set your screen to 1028 x 720 resolution Together, we have travelled 10 thousand miles and now we have come to the last lap of our voyage. Auld Lang Syne from Borneo. Epic scene of islands & sea as viewed from Jesselton Point.
First Noel- Yuletide Greetings from Borneo
Posted in Divine, Festive Season, Happenings, Photography, Places, Travel, tagged Borneo Yuletide, Christ's Birth, Christmas, Christmas Greetings, Christmastide, First Noel, Gaya Christmas Celebration, Kota Kinabalu, Manger, Sabah, Yuletide on December 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Three Wise Men From the East Voyage through the Biblical Time.
Santa in Borneo
Posted in Festive Season, Happenings, Malls, Travel, tagged 1Boreneo, Father Christmas, Santa Cllaus, Santa in Bortneo, White Christmas on December 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here Comes Santa Claus # You better watch out You better not cry Better not pout I’m telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town #
Gaya Christmas Celebration 2009
Posted in Carnivals, Dance, Entertainments, Festive Season, Happenings, Photography, Places, Travel, tagged Borneo, Christmas, Gaya Christmas Celebration, Gaya Street, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Xmas on December 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Go Native This Christmas With Style (Gaya) …………………………………………………… Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly! ……………………………………………………… Gaya Christmas Celebration 2009, Gaya Street, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 15-17 Dec., 2009
Amazing Carols by Candlelight 2009, Kota Kinabalu
Posted in Entertainments, Festive Season, Happenings, Indigenous People, Photography, Places, Travel, tagged Amazing Carols By Candlelight, Pacific Sutera, Sutera Harbour on December 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Amazing Candles By Carol® 10th Amazing Carols by Candlelight @ Sutera Harbour, KK., Sabah. 5th Dec., 2009
Manga Santa
Posted in Carnivals, Entertainments, Fashion, Festive Season, Happenings, Malls, Photography, Places, Travel, tagged City Mall, Father Christmas, Hobbycon, Manga, Santa Claus on December 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Japanese Father Christmas ## Samurai Santa at the Hobbycon Carnival, City Mall, KK. In Manga you can be anything you want- even a Samurai Santa is not beyond your creative imagination. Just you go ahead and fantasize yourself silly. By the way, there’s such a thing as Santa Claus, you know. I met him in the [...]
Holy Trinity Church, Tawau
Posted in Festive Season, Photography, Places, Travel, tagged Christmas, Church, Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Tawau on December 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit A church you could visit if you happen to be in Tawau over the Christmas season. Note: we do not represent nor are associated with any religious denomination. This information service is provided for your convenience.
Christmas in Borneo
Posted in Entertainments, Festive Season, Happenings, Malls, Photography, Places, Shopping, Shops, Travel, tagged 1Borneo Hypermall, Borneo, Christmas in Borneo, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Xmas on December 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like ‘Christmas’ *********************************************************************************************
al-Khautar Mosque
Posted in Festive Season, Happenings, Photography, Places, Travel, tagged al-Khautar Mosque, Masjid al-Khautar, Mosque, Tawau on December 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Al-Hijra- Islamic New Year Public holiday again- 18th Dec., 2009 located off Jalan Masjid Khautar, Tawau
Church of St. Peter Claver, Ranau
Posted in Divine, Festive Season, Happenings, Landmark, Legend, Photography, Places, Travel, Wonderment, tagged Christmas, Church of St. Peter Claver Ranau, mid-Night Mass, mid-Night Mass in Ranau, Ranau, Winter Wonderland on December 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Winter Wonderland In the Tropic If you are from a tropical country you may like to spend your Christmas in Kundasang or Ranau to have a feel of that X’mas spirit in the winter with that nippy and misty atmosphere. And maybe you could also have your mid-Night mass in the Church of St. Peter [...]
Tamu Besar- Kota Belud
Posted in Carnivals, Championship, Entertainments, Festive Season, Happenings, Photography, Places, Travel, tagged Bajau, Bajau Horsemen, Horse parade, Kota Belud, tamu besar on December 12, 2009 | 4 Comments »
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.
Christ Church Likas
Posted in Divine, Festive Season, Happenings, Photography, Places, Travel, tagged Anglican Church, Christ Church Likas, Christmas, mid-Night Mass in KK, Xmas on December 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock Should you be feeling the mood for mid-Night Mass while you are in Kota Kinabalu over the Christmas season, here is one place you could visit.
Eid al-Adha
Posted in Festive Season, Happenings, Landmark, Photography, Places, Travel, tagged Eid al-Adha, Kota Belud, Kota Belud Mosque, Mosque, Sabah on November 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Festival of Sacrifice Official public holiday in Sabah- end of Hajj. Very Arabisque-looking, is it not? Very traditional and a vintage piece in the visual perspective sort of way. As far as I know, it’s quite a unique architectural edifice in the whole of Sabah. Kota Belud is in Sabah. :: Nov 27th, 2009- Eid [...]
Bajau Horsemen of Kota Belud
Posted in Animal, Entertainments, Festive Season, Happenings, Photography, Places, Travel, tagged Bajau, Horseman, Kota Belud, Riders, tamu besar on November 11, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Trooping the Colour, Borneo Style Kota Belud, “waaaah!”, the land of horses & buffalos (it could easily be the land of milk & honey). So, here it begins the story of the “Five Horsemen On the Prairie“. First thing first, let’s meet our world-famous horseman of Kota Belud. I have seen pictures of this old gentleman countless [...]
Trick or Treat
Posted in Festive Season, Happenings, Photography, Places, Travel, tagged Bogeyman, Halloween on October 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Night The Bogeyman Falls to Earth
Diwali- Sri Pasupathinath Alayam
Posted in Festive Season, Happenings, Photography, Places, Travel, tagged Deepavali, Diwali, Festive Season, Hindu temple, Sri Pasupathinath Alayam on October 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Together, We Walk Down Into The Deeper Valley. Walk On! Though the title does not make any sense, whatsoever, I just like the sound of it. You just gonna have to accept it. Another public holiday (17/10) again in Sabah. This time, together, we celebrate the Deepavali (Diwali) with our Indian compatriots. Diwali is also known as the [...]
Sky Lantern
Posted in Divine, Entertainments, Festive Season, Happenings, Photography, Places, Travel, tagged Kung Ming Lanterns, Lanterns, Mid-Autumn Festival, Mooncake Festival, Sky Lanterns on October 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Kung Ming Lantern- Romance of the Three Kingdoms In Sabah Lantern Festival is celebrated during the mid-Autumn Festival. In China proper and Greater China, the Lantern Festival takes on a totally different meaning over there. There, it was celebrated as marking the end of the Chinese New Year.
Mid Autumn Moon Cake Festival
Posted in Festive Season, Food, Happenings, Legend, Photography, Travel, tagged Mid-Autumn Festival, Moon Festival, Mooncakes, Sabah on October 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Fly Me To The Moon 中秋節 Give me the moonlight, give me the lotus paste. Hello! It’s that time of year again. Today, Chinese the world over celebrate the mid-Autumn festival. And Sabah is no exception.
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.
Lotud- Indigenous People of Borneo
Posted in Festive Season, Happenings, Indigenous People, Photography, Places, Travel, tagged Borneo, Kadazandusun, Lotud, Places, Travel, Tuaran on September 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Lotud In The Land of Sandy Beaches and Tamu Lotuds are a native peolple residing in the district of Tuaran, Sabah. They are, for ease of classification, also a sub-ethnic group of the Kadazandusun people.
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 Note: 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 [...]
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.
Traditional Dances of Sabah- Mongigol Sumayau
Posted in Dance, Entertainments, Festive Season, Happenings, Indigenous People, Places, Travel, tagged Dance, Lotud, Lotud Dance, Mongigol Sumayau, North Borneo, Sabah, Sumayau, Traditional Dances of Sabah on July 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A Sacred Dance to the Great Warriors Mongigol Sumayau is a traditional ritual dance associated with the Lotud people. Traditionally, the dance was performed during the “Rumaha” and “Mangahau” ceremonies. The Lotuds are an indigenous ethnic group residing in the Tuaran District on the northern part of the Borneo island. They are a sub-ethnic group of [...]
Sabah Dragon Boat Race 2009
Posted in Carnivals, Championship, Entertainments, Festive Season, Happenings, Pantai, Park, Photography, Places, Sports, Tournament, Travel, tagged Dragonboat Race 2009, Kota Kinabalu, Likas Bay Park, Sabah Dragon Bot Race on July 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On The Fifth of The Fifth Row, row, row your boat, Gently down the stream …………………
Maidens of Borneo- Murut
Posted in Festive Season, Happenings, Indigenous People, Photography, Places, Travel, tagged Borneo, Maidens of Borneo, Murut, Sabah on June 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If Music Be the Food of Love, Play On
Sabah Harvest Festival- Break Dancers
Posted in Carnivals, Dance, Entertainments, Festive Season, Happenings, Places, Travel, tagged Atama, Bakakuk, Borneo, Borneo Boys, Breakdance Sabah, Harvest Festival, Hip Hop Borneo, Pesta Kaamatan, Tadau kaamatan on June 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
B-Boying and the Borneo Boys
At the Tadau Kaamatan
Posted in Carnivals, Entertainments, Festive Season, Happenings, Places, Travel, tagged Harvest Festival, KDCA, Kota Kinabalu, Pesta Kaamatan, Sabah, Tadau kaamatan on June 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Samson & Delilah
Borneo Pesta Kaamatan- Tug of War
Posted in Carnivals, Entertainments, Festive Season, Happenings, Photography, Places, Sports, Travel, tagged Harvest Fetsivall, KDCA, Pesta Kaamatan, Tug of War on June 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Games Without Frontiers, War Without Tears Its a knockout If looks could kill, they probably will In games without frontiers-war without tears Games without frontiers-war without tears -Peter Gabriel The Vikings Vs The Normans
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