Tittle-tattle In Tanjung Aru

The best thing about living in Kota Kinabalu is of course the beaches which are just minutes away.

Tanjung Aru without any doubt is all the rage here.

You can just drop by one evening after work, sit at the café and just spend time watching people on the beach.

Of course there is no need to point out there will be plenty of sumandak around.

A sight like this makes me want to settle down and procreate, haha!

And then, at 6.20 pm the eagerly awaited moment arrived.

Sometimes you get lucky, a fishing boat right next to the setting sun.

And you go home a happy man.

Kota Kinabalu Kick About

I was kind of jaded on Friday night last week, no Sumandak around and no football match on ESPN.
So off to Signal Hill Observatory Platform to polish my skill on exposure and shutter speed.

The second photo of Kota Kinabalu at longer shutter speed, giving the impression of a more vibrant and energetic KK at night.

I guess, as an amateur.

Picturesque Pogunon

Minutes from Donggongon town is a small kampung known as Pogunon.


Buffaloes are common at most kampung in Sabah. When it comes to wedding ceremony, most likely you will have buffalo meat serve on the menu.

Pogunon once made the news after the unearthing of ancient burial jars in the area. I didn’t manage to find the site except for these two graves.

Even death won’t do us part.

On the way back I passed by a church with a captivating phrase on its wall.

A church notice board in Malay might be unthinkable in Semenanjung, but not on this side of Malaysia.

Makes you ponder about the argument of banning Bible in Malay, since not all kampung folks in Pogunon are well verse in English.

Bless This Babagon

Babagon is another Kadazan kampung along the Donggongon – Tambunan road, famous for its sweet pineapples and Babagon Dam.
The Babagon River that runs through it falls under the Tagal system. A system that prohibit fishing except on certain period in order to sustain the aquatic life in the river.

A smaller dam serves as a bridge for vehicle to cross the river. Sometime kampung folks take the opportunity to stop by to wash their vehicle.

Or go for a romantic dip in the river.

I came across this Ina (Kadazan for grandmother) on her way back home with a basket full of Babagon’s finest pineapples.

Snap a shot of her and then offer to send her home.

Ina thinks my car air-conditioner comforting but the leather seat a bit too hard.

I think Ina rocks.

It's A Moyog Monday

Somewhere in April on my way to Keningau I came across something that reminds me of O Cristo Redentor.

So on 1st June, being a public holiday in Sabah, I took the opportunity to drive up to Moyog.

Here is the Malaysian version of O Cristo Redentor. Not as daunting as the one in Brazil, but still you can’t escape to notice it on the drive uphill once you reach Moyog.

Moyog on the other hand is a small kampung somewhere along Donggongon – Tambunan road. A river of the same name runs through the village.

It is prohibited to catch fish from the river. Punishment among others include a sogit in the form of a pig weighing at least 50kg.

Landslide occurred at one part of the road near Moyog. Such is a normal occurrence in Sabah and it may take months to get fixed.

Tadau Kaamatan - Faces

Random photos of the faces at Tadau Kaamatan.

Being a normally functional male, I can’t resist the enticement to focus on some of the beauties there.

Othoe of Suria FM was there along with Sabah’s number one band Jiaja.

Managed to get Jiaja’s CD with the Kura-Kura song included, autographed by the band members.

Talk about being lucky.

Tadau Kaamatan - Colours

Random photos of the colourful Tadau Kaamatan.

I fancy those colourful beads the most, handicraft of the Rungus women.