North Borneo Train Tour down memory lane
by From 1888 to 1963, Sabah (then North Borneo) was colonized by British empire, as part of their economy plan to build a kingdom that never …
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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 …
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” (打蛇棍 in …
Giant Fig Fruit with Big Uses
Note: This article contains incorrect information. This fruit is not a fig. It’s a fruit under the genus Crescentia (蒲瓜), which is more related to …
Culture & History / Food / Sabah / Travel
Tamu (Weekly Open-air Native Market) of Sikuati town
If you live in a developed country, open-air native market may have gone “extinct” and replaced by air-conditioned supermarkets. If you on the way to …