SAYANG KINABALU

Singer : Kimin Mudin



Sabah tourism song, Sayang Kinabalu, popular in Sabah. Very nice song, I like it.

Below is the bamboo music version, very soothing:

Beautiful, peaceful....

Just to share the beautiful and peaceful scenery...


Sunset between trees..


Sunset and mountains


Evening haze along the way from Tambunan to KK


More haze...

Sunset at Tanjung Aru

Let's eat durian

After exploring Tamu Besar in Kota Belud, we continued our journey to Durian Feast at Ranau. To go there we passed by Kundasang, the place where Mount Kinabalu is situated. The view in Kundasang was very breathtaking and the breeze was cool and refreshing.


The mountain view..


Along the road....

Pesta Durian was officiated by YB Dato' Masidi Manjun, The Sabah's Minister of Tourism,Culture and Environment. In Sabah the durian's price is expensive compared to Semenanjung from RM4(very small durian) onwards per Kilo. I still remember we bought two durians for RM50. And I have experience ate the red durian they called it dalit. It's taste different from the regular durian that we eat, not really my taste.

The gimmic, guest what inside the tent? Of course mount of durian....


The famous Ranau's durian, the product of Tan Sri Ghani Gilong, planted in 1960's


Pay RM10 and eat all you want...fuhhh

Tamu Besar Kota Belud

On 25th October 2009 we got the opportunity to go to Tamu Besar in Kota Belud. It was said to be held once a year. It is a big market which sell varieties of goods, foods and products. There were also exhibition and cultural activities. Normally, Pasar tamu is held during weekend which most of the goods sell are agricultural products such as vegetables and fruits.

Traditional Crafts products


Exhibition of traditional food


There were also shoes and clothes to choose


Girl's nature...hehehe



Vegetables and fruits


Traditional dress beauty pageant


Tired.....relax under the three, have a drink and kerepek

Tanjung Aru Beach

On the 10th October 2009, Along's class had a farewell party at Tanjung Aru first beach, so I take this opportunity to bring my children enjoying themselves for swimming while waiting for Along to finish his programme. My hubby was unable to join us because he went to Kuching, Sarawak for Hari Malaysia programme. The children were very happy, they missed their swimming lesson. Tanjung Aru is one of tourists destination in Kota Kinabalu. besides swimming, recreational activities such as kayaking, boating, telematch and others also available here.

Don't go too far...


Playing with the wave


Hungry? Let's eat fried noodle

Hari Raya at villages

On the third raya, at 9.00a.m. we started our journey to Kg. Saradan, Tenghilan visited one of my hubby's staff, Mr. Sidan. at about 10.00a.m. we met him at Pekan Tuaran and continued the journey to his house and reached there at about 11.00a.m. we thought his house near the town but as matter of fact it is far towards the hillside. His house is near the river and padi field, very beautiful scenery and windy too. We were told that there are about 500 muslim families living here. The village is provided with electricity but no water supply. They get the water from the hill and well. To get the clean water sometimes they buy it from the water dispenser at Pekan Tenghilan. Thank you Mr. Sidan & family for the delicious chicken rice...


The road to Kg. Saradan, not properly tar yet..


Beautiful, the padi field down the valley


With Mr. Sidan's family

Afterwards, we went to another staff's house, Hj Perman, at Mengkabong not far from Pekan Tuaran. On the way, we stopped at Masjid Tuaran for zuhur prayer. His house is very near to the sea, or shall we say it above the sea?! See the picture of the houses there...

Surrounded by water


Excited!


This young boy is afraid to look down..!!


Look!! We can go straight into the water..


What fish is this? It can stay off the water..who knows?

Pulau Sebatik

Pada 9 hingga 14 Ogos 2009, suami saya telah mengikuti Program Orientasi Pegawai-pegawai Persekutuan yang baru bertugas di Sabah anjuran Jabatan Perpaduan Negara dan Integrasi Nasional Sabah. Kursus ini telah diadakan di Daerah Tawau, Sabah, iaitu di Hotel De Choice dan Pulau Sebatik. Fasa 1 kursus, para peserta didedahkan dengan sejarah, adat resam, struktur organisasi pentadbiran, tarian dan bahasa sukuan kaum di Sabah. Fasa 2 pula, program keluarga angkat di mana para peserta tinggal bersama keluarga angkat di 3 buah kampung di Pulau Sebatik iaitu Kg. Sg. Pukul. Kg. Lahad-lahad dan Kg. Pisak. Para peserta menaiki 2 buah bot untuk ke Pulau Sebatik. Antara aktiviti bersama keluarga angkat adalah acara sukaneka dan gotong-royong membersihkan balai raya di Kg. Lahad-lahad.

Penduduk di 3 buah kampung ini hidup dengan aman harmoni sungguhpun kekurangan kemudahan asas seperti elektrik, air dan jalan tar. Mereka menggunakan generator untuk mendapatkan bekalan elektrik, manakala perigi dan hujan merupakan sumber bekalan air harian mereka. Terdapat sebuah sekolah di kawasan tersebut iaitu SK Panglima Habibullah dan di sinilah tempat majlis penyerahan anak angkat dan sukaneka diadakan.

Majlis penyerahan anak angkat


Jalan menuju ke Kg. Pisak


Jalan tanah merah ke Kg. Pisak


Kg. Pisak


Kg. Pisak


Kg. Lahad-lahad


Kg. Lahad-lahad


Rumah keluarga angkat suami di Kg. Sg. Pukul


Gosok baju menggunakan seterika arang


Peserta dengan keluarga angkat (duduk dari kiri: Pn. Norisah Mambolas (ibu), En. Ismail Lajabustan (bapa) dan Shahlin; berdiri dari kiri: Nurasyikin Abu Bakar dan Nor Hashikin Hamzah)


Insya Allah bertemu kembali...keluarga angkat mengucapkan selamat jalan kepada para peserta