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Kota Kinabalu City Hall

Kota Kinabalu City Hall web page is http://www.dbkk.sabah.gov.my/en/content/news. In this web site, you can get to know about what the updates in Sabah. At the same time, you are able to know what are the upcoming events in the Sabah. There is search function in this site that you could do your search on whatever topic related to Sabah. You can sign up for their newsletter too. Well, the site is created mostly Malay.

Batik Show

Do you know Batik? According to Wikipedia's definition, Batik or batique is an Indonesian-Malay word and refers to a generic wax-resist dyeing technique used on textile.

Batik Show was held in Palm Square, Centre Point Sabah on February 2 - 6, 2007. This was one of the events to celebrate the 7th Kota Kinabalu City Day. The purpose of this event is to promote batik to locals as well as tourists.

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Layang-layang Island

Layang-layang Island is a man-made island. It is located in 165 miles northwest of Kota Kinabalu. This island was created in 1991 from a coral atoll in the South China Sea. This island is a major tourist attraction especially appealing to scuba divers. The 5,000 to 6,000 foot drop around the reef makes it an excellent diving place. For overnight stay, there are many chalets available.

Feb 1: Kota Kinabalu 7th City Day

Kota Kinabalu's 7th City Day was on February 1, 2007. Kota Kinabalu City Hall organised a performance event to celebrate this big day. There was a live concert featuring local artists at the Promenade Boulevard, Kota Kinabalu. In addition, international cultural groups also joined and celebrated this event which include China, Korea, South Africa, and Australia. Moreover, there were beautiful fireworks at that night too.

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Sabah State Museum & Heritage Village

Sabah State Museum & Heritage Village was built in 1985. This museum consists of several sections such as the Main Building, Science and Education Centre, Heritage Village, Sabah Art Gallery and Museum of Islamic Civilization. The Heritage Village on the Museum grounds enables you to enter and experience different types of traditional houses of the various indigenous groups of Sabah such as Kadazan, Dusun, Rungus, and others. Cultural activities are held here from time to time where you can see traditional bamboo dancing.

Atkinson Clock Tower, Kota Kinabalu

Atkinson Clock Tower was built in memory of Francis George Atkinson in 1903. He is the popular first District Officer of Jesselton during the British North Borneo Chartered Company Administration. This tower was built from all-wood, no-nails materials. It stands highly on a bluff along Signal Hill Road adjacent to the old Police Station.

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Perkasa Hotel

This is the hanging bridge. Beware, if you swing too much, you will feel like you're going to fall down.

Wow, can you see, there are tables and chairs in this station. Here, you can have a wide view of the scenery: small mountains, housing, padi field, and so on. At the same time, you will feel the chilly wind blowing. Enjoy the natural air-cond.

This is the garden at the back of Perkasa Hotel.

Poring Hot Spring

This picture was taken at the Poring Hot Spring Pool. The water is hot. The feeling is like when you are in the sauna room. Of course, after you sit and swim in this pool, your will feel refreshing. Moreover, your skin feels smoother.

This is the butterfly-design pattern of walk path in Hot Spring.




Look at this unique plant.

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Red Hair Orang Utan

This video clip is taken in Sepilok Rehabilitation Centre. Young Orang Utans (less than 3 years old) are placed in this rehabilitation centre. The young Orang Utans are being taken care of carefully by the workers there. For example, the workers help the Orang Utans of about 3 months old to take bath, or feed them with milk similar with those adult female Orang Utans.

As well as sharing 96.4% of human genes, these gentle creatures can also catch most of the diseases that effect humans including tuberculosis, pneumonia and polio. In this case, the centre provides medical care for orphaned and confiscated orang utans. Just ten years ago the estimated population was around 27,000, today it could be as low as 15,000.

Scuba Diving at Manukan Island

Sabah is a great destination for scuba diving because it is known as "The heaven of Diving". If you want to experience the scuba diving, then Manukan Island is a great choice for you. Manukan is the second largest island of the Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine National Park. Manukan Island offers excellent crystal water and beautiful corals. In the embedded video clip, you can see clearly many fishes swimming around.

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Rafflesia - The Biggest Flower in the World

Do you know Rafflesia? Rafflesia is the biggest flower in the world, weighing up to 7 kg (15 lb) and measuring up to 91 cm (about 36 in) wide. . Rafflesia is an official state flower of Sabah in Malaysia. The only part of the plant that can be seen outside the host vine is the five-petaled flower. The plant has no stems, leaves or true roots.

Orang Utan: Person of the Forest

Have you ever seen Orang Utan? According to Wikipedia, The orangutans are two species of great apes with long arms and reddish, sometimes brown, hair native to Indonesia and Malaysia. They are the only extant species in the genus Pongo and the subfamily Ponginae, although that subfamily also includes the extinct Gigantopithecus and Sivapithecus genera. The orangutan is an official state animal of Sabah in Malaysia. Their name derives from the Malay and Indonesian phrase orang hutan meaning "person of the forest".

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Beautiful Sun Rise at the Peak

This short clip is a record of a journey to the Mount Kinabalu that I found while I am browsing YouTube database. Even though I am Sabahan (Native of Sabah) , I haven't climb Mount Kinabalu before.

Wow, the Sun Rise is really beautiful and gorgeous. Also, the sky is breathtaking. Standing at the peak of Mount Kinabalu is like being the King and Queen, all things are beneath your feet.

Video Tour

Let's have a video tour of Mount Kinabalu trip and Survival Island trip. I found this interesting video clip by Luaz via YouTube. In this video, you can see clearly the trip of climbing Mount Kinabalu. The feeling is different from the way you see a static picture. Also, you can see the mud in the Survival Island is really heavy. Wow, this is really a funny trip. I hope I can go to the Survival Island in the future too.

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Nepenthes

Nepenthes is popularly known as Tropical Pitcher Plants or Monkey Cups, are a genus of carnivorous plants in the monotypic family Nepenthaceae that comprises roughly 116 species, numerous natural and many cultivated hybrids. You can find this kind of plant in Mount Kinabalu.

Have a look at the above video clip, you can see how Nepenthes look like. May be in the future when you visit Mount Kinabalu, you can see it physically.

Wisma Merdeka Shopping Complex

Wisma Merdeka is one of the shopping complexes in Kota Kinabalu city center. There are lots of merchandizes available in this shopping complex. If you want to shop for latest fashion clothing, this complex is a must go. You can go to the Tang's to get most of the clothes you want such as men, women, teenagers, kids, etc.