More photos of Kota Kinabalu (KK) city centre on a Sunday. Malaysia is still in the Covid-19 Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) phase and the wearing of face mask is compulsory in crowded areas. View on the exclusive D'Banyan Residency at Sutera on the left; fishing boats, private yachts in the middle; and nearby islands [...]
Bulan Jalur Gemilang, tahun Covid-19 (The month of Stripes of Glory, the Year of Covid-19). The month of August is the celebrated throughout to remember the moment Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia) gained independence from the rule of the British Empire, on 31 August 1957. The road side, bridges, shops and many other spots are lined with [...]
I usually do my Sunday run in different part of Kota Kinabalu (KK). But last Sunday, 26 July 2020, I ran in the heart of KK starting from Tanjung (Tg.) Aru library to Gaya Street and back to Tg. Aru library. Here are some photos to remember this point of time. Still in the Covid-19 [...]
These were taken from a pedestrian bridge near Taman Jumbo, Petagas in Putatan district of Sabah, Malaysia on 24th July 2020 (Friday) around 7:30 AM. Just a normal daily happenings, still in the Recovery Movement Control Order phase.
After a long period of Covid-19 Movement Control Order (MCO) in Malaysia, the rest of the school goers—Primary 1 to Form 4—on 22 July 2020. Students taking public exams this year returned on 24 June 2020; pre-school and kindergarten on 1 July 2020; and Form 6, Form 1 to 4, remove class and Primary 5 [...]
Do we need business mentors? For 1.5 days from 13 to 14th June 2020, I joined the Grow Your Business (GYB) seminar by the Hasbul Brothers via Zoom. If you’re not familiar with them, the Hasbul Brothers consist of two brothers—Hasbul Ariff Hasan Zaki and Hasbul Aqill Hasan Zaki—who are both business coaches [...]
Back in the 1990s, during our teenage years, Centre Point Sabah was our Imago. We’d go there quite often after school or on Saturday (Sundays were usually reserved for family). Burger King What is now Svez Sqi (the last I visited Centre Point, it's the shoe shop Svez Sqi), was where Burger King was—at the [...]
The Covid-19 Pandemic turned our lives around. Malaysia went into Movement Control Order (MCO) from 18th March to 3rd May 2020, and then Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) from 4th May 2020 and is expected to end on 9th June 2020. During the MCO, every morning like a good Personal Assistant (PA), I will [...]
I was scrolling through Instagram when this caught my attention: "Borneo Latte Art Competition 2018 - CHAMPION: RM2000" RM2000 is a lot of money—it could easily grab anyone's attention, not just the coffee professionals. The Borneo Latte Art Competition is one of the contests to be held during the Borneo Coffee Festival which I later [...]
We live 150 metres away from the Sabah State Railway (SSR) or Jabatan Keretapi Negeri Sabah (JKNS) train track. I hear the train’s rumble and whistle everyday—four times a day. Despite the proximity to the track, I have only been on the JKNS train once prior to a recent trip in June 2018! Even my [...]
Marilyn's memo 