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 [...]
If you're in Kota Kinabalu between 9th August to 30th September 2018, join in the fun at the annual Kota Kinabalu Arts Festival or the KK Arts Festival. Organised by the Society of Performing Arts Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (SPArKS), there will be musical theatre, ballet, dance workshop, concerts and other art related activities. Each event is [...]
Once every year, the Kadazan Dusun Cultural Association (KDCA) Hongkod Koisaan, or unity hall, in the Penampang district in the Malaysian state of Sabah is swarmed by visitors during the two-day state level Kaamatan festival from 30th to 31st May. Traditionally, Tadau Kaamatan or Harvest Festival is celebrated by the Kadazan-Dusun-Murut (KDM) community and all its [...]
The air was cool and was scented with this oaky aroma that you’d normally get in the highlands. The sky was blue and clear in the afternoon. The neighbourhood had little noise, just a distant muted hum of passing cars. At night, we could hear the trills, squawks and buzzes of insects from the nearby [...]
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