As mentioned, here are some of the photos taken in Kunak during our Kaamatan festival organized by the little church with a big heart-St Peter’s Church of Kunak. For those of you who’s wondering what ‘Kaamatan’ means, this explanation from Wikipedia sum it up pretty well:

The Kaamatan Festival is an annual event in the cultural life of the Kadazandusuns of Sabah since time immemorial. In its deepest sense, Kaamatan festival is a manifestation of Creator and Creation relationship, as well as Inter-Creations relationship. It embodies the principal acts of invocation of divinities, appeasing, purification and restoration, re-union of benevolent spirits, and thanksgiving to the Source of All. It is part of a complex wholesome Momolian religious system centered on the paddy rites of passage and the life cycle of Bambarayon - the in-dwelling spirit of paddy.

I must say I will miss Kunak quite a bit, especially the wonderful people. The next time I’m coming over there, I will be some sort of a tourist. My dad will retire pretty soon and he will be moving to his village called Kampung Popot in Kudat. Click the dog’s photo to view the photo album. It’s in my Friendster album thingy. (Can save some hosting Megabytes mah…)

*Speaking of wonderful people, if you are thinking of sending birthday invitations, try www.thepartystartshere.com.

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Let’s promote more on Sabah shall we?

Honestly I still can’t call myself a true Sabahan. I said that because up till today, I have never set foot to the peak of mount Kinabalu. Whenever someone starts a conversation about climbing that majestic mountain, I try to change the topic to say guitar technology and stuff..

Anyway let’s talk about something I do know..well a little bit. For those of you visitors here who never been to Sabah before, Kota Kinabalu in particular, slot in some time to check out the ‘Tunku Abdul Rahman Park’. The name is given in honor of the first Prime Minister of Malaysia, yeah you guessed it, Tunku Abduk Rahman of course. now I don’t know how did it came about naming it in honor of his name but one things for sure, this marine sanctuary is one place you will fall in love with.

As mentioned in the Sabah Tourism website:

The marine park is a cluster of islands comprising Pulau Gaya, Pulau Sapi, Pulau Manukan, Pulau Mamutik and Pulau Sulug, all only 10 - 20 minute speedboat ride from the city of Kota Kinabalu. The five islands of the Marine Park are characterized by shallow waters, sumptous coral gardens and all boast splendid white sandy beaches.

I have been to Pulau Manukan and only one word…awesome! Nice white sandy beach, crystal clear water, clean… I even saw a Barracuda while snorkeling. It sure is deep but you can see the coral reefs right to the bottom of the ocean floor.

On another note, for those of you who have the extra money to spend on Marine Hardware for your yacht, you should check out marinetravelift.com. You might as well travel in full style when you are docking or anchoring at those places. The chicks will notice you.

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If I was allowed a choice to choose between Sabah or KL I would definitely say Sabah. For you folks who are not familiar with the name, Sabah is one of the states in Malaysia. Here’s a link to Google map for Sabah: Link to Sabah Google map.

I’m sure most people would talk highly about the place where they came from and all. Same here. I think the people are mostly nice. Their culture: unique. The landscape: one of the best that you can find. Ah.. how I missed her. Maybe I should head back soon and just spend some time there huh? Get out of this crazy place called KL.

Ad: In Sabah we don’t really fancy outdoor lightings.

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I was checking out some stuff in one of my blogs CPanel when something caught my eye. Infinite amount of disc space??? Did I miss something or was my domain hosting people still on April Fools day mode?

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