The North Borneo Beauty

Yesterday I went to Kuala Penyu for some new experience of new place. It is located in the Interior Division of Sabah and only about 120km from Kota Kinabalu City. The road is way better than going to Ranau or Keningau area, because it’s a straight road to compare with the hills.

Located on the Klias Peninsula, which was originally covered with mangrove swamp forests, Kuala Penyu main ethnic is Dusun Tatana. Sitompok, Bundu and Menumbok are the three parts in the district of Kuala Penyu. Other races are like Bisaya,Brunei,Kedayan,Bajau,Tidung,Binadan and Chinese.

I happen to attend the wedding of Dusun Tatana on that time and I really enjoy their traditional food KULAPIS. It is made by glutinous rice and wrapped with pandan leaves.

I went to one of the three famous beaches Tempurung beach, Sawangan Beach and Sungai Labuan Beach. I went to Sawangan Beach and it’s really wonderful. Kuala Penyu also one of the gateway to go Pulau Tiga survivor Island and Labuan. From Sawangan Beach, I could see the Pulau Tiga island as it really nearby, around 10KM from Kuala penyu.
Kuala penyu is famous with its Rumbia (Sago Plant), and they even has this festive called Pesta Rumbia (Sago Fiest).

Sawangan beach.

Its just a day trip and I didn’t get more photo, but I will go back again to one of the chalet and will let you know how is it
And for sure im now preparing for my Pulau Tiga adventure, and wait..wait..i will tell you more about it

Happy Travelling, Sabah is the best!

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Me and my 2 friends went for a short road trip from Kota Kinabalu to Ranau..And it was an amazing journey we are having lots of fun!

here’s some photos as we enjoying the journey!

Location : Moroli River Kg.Luanti Ranau
Located in Kampung Luanti, Ranau, 131 kilometers from Kota Kinabalu (2 hours and 40 minutes drive away); this fish massage ‘spa’ is managed by the Kampung Luanti JKK and lead by Mr. Jeffrin Majangki.

In the Local Kadazandusun dialect, ‘tagal’ means ‘no fishing’, and the main purpose of the ‘tagal’ is to preserve the environment as well as the ecosystem to benefit the future generation.

You can swim with the fish as well! That was a lot of fun!!

Tariffs

Getting There

Getting There

Will continue posting the rest of the journey!

Where is Ranau?

Ranau is my hometown A beautiful place where the amazing Mount Kinabalu lies..The hills, the flowers the people, Ranau is just amazing.

It is about 120km from Kota Kinabalu city, with quite an experience for the first timer to drive there One need to really drive carefully because its just a small highway that connected KK and Ranau. Despite of the road, you will be amazed with all the beautiful scenes throughout the road..Amazingly beautiful..

Local people in Ranau mostly ia Dusun. The highlander tribe who still live on the tree and eat human’s flesh..ha ha ha..well that’s what some people says, maybe they never heard about internet or even books , even newspapers excuse me, to have that thought in their mind..Seriously people, Dusun tribe is a normal people, who live like a normal people, go to school, finish their university, have a decent job and eat rice..he he..

Me myself is a proud Dusun. Ok well, you can go to a lot of places in Ranau like Kundasang, Bundu Tuhan, Poring Hot Spring, Sabah Tea, Luanti River to name a few. And there’s a lot (i mean a lot) of hotels, motels, resort and home stays there. You don’t have to worry about accommodation, there will be always enough

Tamu in Ranau-Fresh market

If you love to go to Sabah, and have no idea on how to go, just give me a buzz..I’ll help you as much as i can do

well this is a simple post for my friend Ajeed and his family who will go to Sabah next year ..

Once you landed at KKIA, you will be exactly in Kota Kinabalu capital city..First is to decide where you wanted to go on the first day?

a. Kota Kinabalu Area?

b. Straight to the mountain area?

In Kota Kinabalu area, places you can go  :

a. Mari Mari Cultural Village

b. Monsopoid Cultural Village

c. Tunku Abd Rahman Park

d. Kota Kinabalu Wetland Centre

e. Gaya Street (Sunday Market)

Since you only have 3 days there, and you want to do island hopping..so i think this is your plan :

1st day

Check in hotels and all. Hotel maybe at Tang Dynasty the room rate is quite ok, and nearby the Water Front..Settle everything and take a walk around hotel area. At night can go to Philippine Market, for sea food makan-makan

Another Hotel is Gaya Center Hotel. This located nearby Suria Sabah Shopping Mall, and very near to the port.

2nd day

Take a taxi to Jesselton Point Ferry Terminal, situated next to the Malaysia Royal Custom Department. Boat transfers to the islands are available daily from 7.30am to 5pm.

Enjoy your day island hopping! Tunku Abd Rahman Park

3rd day

You can spend your last day shopping at Philipine market or if  it’s on Sunday, you can go to Gaya Street for jalan-jalan .  Some photo from other’s blog : Life Like That.

Hmm..more info on KK, you can find at  http://borneobloggers.com/kota-kinabalu 

Nowadays, people are so busy thinking about their look, not only women, but also men. Twenty or fifteen years ago, maybe men not really that obsessed about how they look. But now, men and women are both same.

Actually today i want to share with you some important facts about tomato. At my place, it’s easy for us to get fresh tomato, because it is one of the main vegetables that being planted in Kundasang (ranau) area.

I bet we all know that tomatoes are low in calories, an excellent and nutritional type of food for people that wish to follow a weight-loss plan.
Having high vitamin C levels that help the body increase naturally its immune system, tomatoes have evolved to become one of the most loved vegetables used in meal preparation worldwide.

In one study, 10 healthy women ate a diet containing two ounces of tomato puree each day for three weeks, either preceded by or followed by a tomato-free diet for three weeks. The researchers measured blood levels of lycopene and evaluated oxidative damage to cells before and after each phase. They found that cell damage dropped by 33% to 42% after consuming the tomato diet.. Hmm no wonder people in kundasang area looks young and healthy..so that’s the secret, tomato everyday..

And for those who are always busy or those who still don’t have the confidence to cook a ‘complex meal’ (meaning you have to prepare with CO2 fire extinguishers everytime you step inside the kitchen) maybe you can try this tips and idea for a simple meal..

Tomato diet Tips and Idea

Breakfast

Lunch

Snacks

* Cheese and tomatoes on toast
* Mackerel in tomato sauce

Want fresh tomato? Come visit Kundasang, Sabah..