Chinese New Year In Sabah

Posted February 15th, 2010

A quarter of the world’s population celebrated Chinese New Year on 14th February 2010, and at least another quarter of the world’s population celebrated Valentine’s Day. With half of the world’s population celebrating, the 14th was a very good day.

Christmas In Our Hearts

Posted December 14th, 2009

Christmas In Our Hearts by Adrian Lee
Words cannot express the meaning of Christmas,
Often Christmas begins with a subtle change in your heart.

Amber Chia Supermodel

Posted December 5th, 2009

She is hot. She is beautiful. She is Malaysia’s Supermodel. This is the most famous person from Sabah that I can name.

Malaysia Mega Sales

Posted November 28th, 2009

The Malaysia Mega Sales is back. From 26th November to 3rd January 2010. Also referred to as the Malaysia Mega Sale Carnival.

Mooncake Festival In Sabah

Posted October 9th, 2009

In Sabah, many Chinese celebrate the Mooncake Festival, also known as the Lantern Festival. as the name suggests, this festival involves eating mooncakes and kids playing with lanterns. This festival is also, and correctly called the Mid-Autumn Festival. Celebrated when the moon is at its fullest, on the 15th day of the 8th month in [...]

Doulos, the floating bookstore

Posted October 3rd, 2009

Recently, I took my daughter to visit the big ship, well, that was my girl’s definition of the MV Doulos ship that came to Kota Kinabalu city from 30th August to 20th September 2009. It was the ship’s 6th visit to Kota Kinabalu and it’s 600th port of call.
My girl was very excited as it [...]

Jonathon And Michele

Posted September 23rd, 2009

Congratulations to John and Michele, who tied the knot on 9th September 2009.
Best wishes to Jonathon and Michele who got married in Tawau this month, from everyone in Kota Kinabalu. Getting married is a life changing experience, and having someone who chooses to spend the rest of their life with you is a special occasion. [...]

Flying With Malaysia Airlines

Posted September 12th, 2009

The renovation of Kota Kinabalu International Airport, otherwise known as KKIA, has been completed for a few months now. Phase One is done, with Phase Two still in the works. I took a flight to Tawau with my family for a recent wedding. Normally, we would fly Air Asia, which operates out of Terminal 2. [...]

Taragang Rasuk by Atama

Posted May 29th, 2009

Kotobian Tadau Tagazo Do Kaamatan

I heard this song for the first time yesterday while I was in G-Mart Tuaran. The DJ was playing it, and it is a modern version of a traditional Kadazan song. This is a mix of traditional and hip-hop rap music. So, I just had to ask the DJ what the [...]

Modern Dance Girl Group

Posted April 11th, 2009

This group of girls from Fung Yih Music Studio were invited by my company to give a 3 set performance at G-Mart Superstore, Tuaran. So I videotaped it and showed it in-house to our customers. I figured readers might be interested in the modern lifestyle. Kota Kinabalu, Sabah being a modern city and all. It [...]

Welcome From Murut Warriors

Posted March 21st, 2009

Headhunting from the old days when Sabah was still Borneo, has always fascinated me. Headhunting is to collect the heads of their opponents as trophies to demonstrate a warrior’s skills in battle. You can see the remains of heads collected by the famed Kadazan warrior at Monsopiad Cultural Village in Penampang. Incidentally, this site was [...]

Taxi Fares Around Kota Kinabalu

Posted March 17th, 2009

Taxi Fares quoted are one way from Kota Kinabalu to the destination. If you have to take a cab, you can also ask for their handphone number, so you can call them for a pick-up when you are done.
The Taxis or Cabs in Kota Kinabalu city are normally painted red and white. Although there are [...]

Sunsets Over Sabah

Posted March 10th, 2009

Sunset is my favorite time of the Day. As the sun slowly sets over Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, it seems that everything just slows down. Maybe it’s the end of the working day, or maybe it’s because you’re heading home to see your loved ones. But it seems that the world around you just takes a [...]

Happy Chinese New Year

Posted January 22nd, 2009

Gong Xi Fatt Chai
To all Malaysians and Chinese celebrating the Chinese New Year. It’s that ang pow time of the year again.
Every year, a troupe of Lions come to my dad’s house to usher in the new year. I guess we are one of the few places where all 18 lions will take to the [...]

New Year Day In ER

Posted January 5th, 2009

New Year’s Day has come and gone, and many of my friends are still in the holiday mood. The thing about living in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah is that there are so many holidays and festivals to enjoy. Take December 2008, on the 8th and 9th, our Muslims friends celebrated Hari Raya Haji (the Malay New [...]

Ethnic Beauty Contest

Posted January 1st, 2009

As some of our foreign friends may already know, the Harvest Festival of the Kadazandusuns is celebrated on the 30th and 31st of May. I seem to recall that it is supposed to be celebrated non-stop for those 2 days.
One of the highlights of the Kaamatan Festival or the Harvest Festival is the Beauty Pageant. [...]

Kinabalu Bamboo Orchestra

Posted December 30th, 2008

Did you know that Bamboo plays a significant role in the daily lives of Sabah’s ethnic societies? It is used as food (young bamboo shoots), building materials to build houses and rafts, entertainment such as stilt-walking and in the bamboo dance. It is also used as musical instruments.
Bamboo is crafted into woodwind and percussion instruments [...]

Reasons To Live In Sabah

Posted December 27th, 2008

Many people from fully developed countries have chosen to retire to Malaysia. In many cases, they have sold their homes and have completely moved to Malaysia. Many of the approved applicants in the make Malaysia My Second Home program are from Japan and UK, as well as countries like China and Bangladesh. A lot of [...]