5th Sabah International Folklore Festival
Friday, July 30th, 2010 Posted in Culture, Photography, Sabah, Tourism | 1 Comment »Sabah was host once again for the 5th time since 2001, the International Folklore Festival. In conjunction with the festival, a friendly competition of respective folkdance is held at the Sabah Cultural Centre, here in Penampang. Countries from many parts ...
Seeing a Rafflesia in bloom for the first time
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010 Posted in Nature, Photography, Sports, Tourism, environment | No Comments »Last weekend I had my first opportunity to see a Rafflesia flower in bloom. Prior to that I've only seen the cabbage-like buds in the jungles below Batu Punggul in 1998. We were at Kundasang during the weekend and by ...
Kundasang
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010 Posted in Inspiration, Sabah, Tourism, environment | No Comments »The village town of Kundasang is located roughly 90 KM from Kota Kinabalu and only 6 KM from the Mt. Kinabalu National Park entrance. In fact, Kundasang is located at the foot of Mt. Kinabalu. Kundasang used to be a ...
Month of Festivities
Saturday, May 15th, 2010 Posted in Culture, Sabah, Tourism | No Comments »Yes it's May again...the only festival that counts during the whole month is the Kaamatan Festival or harvest festival celebrated throughout Sabah. The festival is mainly celebrated by KadazanDusun and Murut ethnic groups but these days, all other ethnic groups ...
At the Kalimaran
Saturday, April 17th, 2010 Posted in Culture, Photography, Sabah, Tourism | 2 Comments »This is the first time that I've witnessed the Murut festival of Kalimaran. Held yearly at the Murut Cultural Centre on the way to Tenom. It's unlike any entertainment centers because it mainly serves as a showcase of Murut culture. ...
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