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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 Claver, [...]

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Highly Dynamite
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Ticking clock- tic tock… tic tock… tic tock.
To the year of Decennium
We leave the best to the last

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Venerable Port of KK

Countdown towards the New Dawn for the last call- the final farewell………..
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It’s been nice to know you!
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A PhotoPainting by number from iKonVista

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The Last Bugle Call At Suria
Sundown as photographed at Suria Sabah- the up & coming shopping mall in Kota Kinabalu.

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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 al-Adha

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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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Limestone Mountain

Rocky Mountain High
This mountain was sighted outside Lahad Datu on the way to Semporna. That would be the next destination in future. Could someone shed some light on it?

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Heaven Can Wait!

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

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Coins In The Fountain
May your wish be fulfilled.
And Mine.

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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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Night On the Town- Kota Kinabalu

One Night in KK

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Dewan Undangan Negeri Sabah
Today (16th September) is an official public holiday in Sabah. Officially, it’s the Yang di-Pertua Negeri’s (Head of State) birthday.
On this day in 1963 the Federation of Malaysia came into being. Unofficially, this day is also celebrated as Malaysia Day in Sabah. Unless and until the whole nation comes to the realisation of the [...]

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Romancing Gunung Kinabalu
On a clear day the formidable sight and grandeur of  Mt. Kinabalu is staggeringly spectacular to watch. The legend of the “Widow’s Sorrow” adds an angle of dramatic Romanticism to the mountain.

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Semporna

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

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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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Durian Town
Tawau- a town that is so proud of the King of  Fruits, Durian, they even have s street named after the fruit.
After having come back from Tawau, I am still searching in vain for a Durian Street in Kota Kinabalu. Why can’t KK town planner/council be as creative as Tawau-ians?
Durian, my kind of town!
I have [...]

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A Sunset Dip
Semporna- that Divers’ Meeting Place before heading towards the Divers’ Paradise. Surprisingly, Semporna has now become kind of like an English seaside resort. But…………. everything comes to a halt after 10 pm. So, to bed we went. An early night, the first time in a long while.
What is there in Semporna, you may [...]

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Kadazan Country
 Visit the outskirts of Donggongon town. Keep a low profile, we don’t want to create massive traffic jams now, do we?

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I’m On Fire ……
This weekend, beat a hasty retreat to a romantic rendezvous. Slap on the music and take a leisurely drive up the Mount Kinabalu Highway over the sunset hour.

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Legend of the Widow’s Sorrow
Mount Kinabalu is what you come to Sabah for. A World Heritage site, over-promoted and over-charged with the local residents sidelined to the periphery. Best not to over promote local sites/sights or else we, the locals, end up becoming the onlookers and by-standers instead.
More on Mount Kinabalu later on …………………

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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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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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Likas Lagoon

Car-Spotting By the Lagoon
Now that you have finished and done with the tour of Likas Bay Park, why not just pop across the road to Likas Lagoon to do a spot of bird-watching? Whoa… whoa… whoa….. keep it down. Sorry to keep your blood pressure up. I mean bird watching of the feathery kind.
 

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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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Signal Hill Vista, KK

Long & Winding Road

For information on KK Sginal Hill, click here

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The Wizard of Oz
There you go! I am really getting cheesed off with the constant naggings from friends abroad about this little place called the Australia Place. What is there to see and what is it about? Here it is! Read it and weep! 

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KK Esplanade

A Promenade By the Sea With A View
Mad dogs and the Englishmen. Yes, correct, this esplanade is truly designed & built with the Englishmen in mind. Not mamy trees or shades alomg the length of the promenade, and on a hot day you can be baked under the intense tropical heat to get an instant [...]

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Tamu Dongonggon- Don’t Go, And It’s Gong Gon
Tamu, local slang for Bazaar or more correctly “Street Market Fair”, will see Dongonggon bristling with life and aroma as small-scale farmers & travelling stall vendors coverge in the town once a week to peddle their wares. Held over two days- on Thursday and Friday- the town is [...]

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Jade Emperor- the Ruler of Heaven and Below
Just before you reach the town of Tuaran, there is a temple where the Jade Emperor (Yu Huang) rules over those that he surveys. This temple is relatively easy to find as long as you stay on the Jalan (Road) Tuaran- on your right coming from the direction [...]

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Midget Twin Towers And One
The Trinity Towers situated by the Karamunsing junction do look uncannily like Midgets when contrasted with other high-rises around the world. Nonetheless, they do possess aesthetic beauty and look magnificent and stunning,  aside from the flyover monstrosity that is obscuring their elegant charms & beauty.
This is an under-promoted landmark of Kota Kinabalu and [...]

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