‘Living Here’ Archives
Taxi Fares Around Kota Kinabalu
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. [Read More]
Sunsets Over Sabah
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 [Read More]
Happy Chinese New Year
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 [Read More]
New Year Day In ER
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 [Read More]
Ethnic Beauty Contest
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 [Read More]
Kinabalu Bamboo Orchestra
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 [Read More]
Reasons To Live In Sabah
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 [Read More]
