10 Taboos in Borneo Forest
by Now is Hungry Ghost Month, so it’s a good time to talk about the spiritual world. Borneo forest was used to be the most mysterious …
Category: Culture & History
Pogunon Community Museum and the Secrets of the Dead
In the year 2000, an unexpected discovery unfolded at Pogunon Village, nestled on the outskirts of Kota Kinabalu City, leaving the entire Sabah astounded. The …
Sam Sing Kung, the Temple of the Three Saints
Our world changes so fast nowadays. We may not even remember or recognise something created 10 years old. In Sandakan, there is a Sabah temple …
Fun Boat Ride in the Heart of Borneo (Sabah and Kalimantan)
Borneo Island is the third largest island in the world, and its territory is shared by three countries, i.e. Malaysia (Sabah & Sarawak States), Indonesia, …
Culture & History / Food / Sabah / Travel
Tamu, the traditional market of Sabah
If you want to travel smart in Sabah, do not miss Tamu, the weekly (sometimes twice or thrice weekly) open-air native market in outskirts of …
Bajau Sama Cultural Centre for the Most Colourful Tribe of Sabah
Bajau is the second largest indigenous group of Sabah. Without Bajau, the cultural world of Sabah would be a lot less colourful, because Bajau people …
Kayu Tas, Borneo wood with mystic powers
In the villages of Sabah and Sarawak, almost every house has a Kayu Tas (Tas Stick), My grandparents call it “snake beater stick” because snakes …
Jambatan Tamparuli, the most famous bridge of Sabah
My first experience of crossing the Tamparuli hanging bridge was scary. I was frightened by the raging yellow river under my feet and cried loudly. …