{"id":70,"date":"2016-05-06T19:42:37","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T11:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/?p=70"},"modified":"2016-05-11T10:40:03","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T02:40:03","slug":"sikuati-tamu-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/sikuati-tamu-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Tamu (Weekly Open-air Native Market) of Sikuati town"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you live in a developed country, open-air native market may have gone &#8220;extinct&#8221; and replaced by air-conditioned supermarkets. If you on the way to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/?p=3773\" target=\"_blank\">Tip of Borneo<\/a> of Sabah in Sunday morning, you may drop by the <em>tamu<\/em> (weekly open-air market) in Sikuati, a small town about 21 KM before Kudat town. <strong>The tamu market of Sikuati is open from 7am to 12pm on every Sunday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7279\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7279\" style=\"width: 425px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_5-425x283.jpg\" alt=\"Tamu as a gathering place\" width=\"425\" height=\"283\" class=\"size-width450 wp-image-7279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_5-425x283.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_5-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_5.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tamu is also a gathering spot for locals to mingle around<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7278\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7278\" style=\"width: 425px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_4-425x283.jpg\" alt=\"Tamu of Sikuati\" width=\"425\" height=\"283\" class=\"size-width450 wp-image-7278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_4-425x283.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_4-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_4.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tamu was started as bartering trade area in the past<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sikuati (<strong>GPS:<\/strong> 6.891364, 116.712713, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com.my\/maps\/place\/6%C2%B053'28.9%22N+116%C2%B042'45.8%22E\/@6.891364,116.7117866,517m\/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d6.891364!4d116.712713?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Location Map<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com.my\/maps\/place\/6%C2%B053'28.9%22N+116%C2%B042'45.8%22E\/@6.8914218,116.7127049,3a,60y,146.52h,69.74t\/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sZYm-C43h7poABx8KDT_ssw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d6.891364!4d116.712713?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Street View<\/a>) is a very small town in northern district with only a few shoplots. In normal days you won&#8217;t see many people around here, but it turns into a busy alfresco market on Sunday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7261\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7261\" style=\"width: 425px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_6-425x283.jpg\" alt=\"Local fruits and vegetables for sale in Tamu\" width=\"425\" height=\"283\" class=\"size-width450 wp-image-7261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_6-425x283.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_6-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_6.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7261\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Local fruits and vegetables for sale in Tamu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The tamu of Sikuati is similar to other tamu in Sabah, which sells almost EVERYTHING. Anyway, most of the items sold here are local produces from villagers, who are mainly farmers and fishermen, so you will see a myriad of freshly harvested fruits, vegetables and seafood in tamu.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7275\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7275\" style=\"width: 425px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_1-425x206.jpg\" alt=\"Sikuati tamu\" width=\"425\" height=\"206\" class=\"size-width450 wp-image-7275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_1-425x206.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_1-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_1-768x372.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_1-1024x495.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_1-900x435.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sikuati is a small town about 18 KM away from Kudat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To locals like me, tamu is just an ordinary thing. For foreigners, they might enjoy exploring a local market which is so different from their hometown. &#8220;Hey, why common things like apple and broccoli aren&#8217;t being sold here?&#8221; they might think. Well, enjoy your Wander and Wonder tour in tamu, Tourist. This is Sabah.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7274\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7274\" style=\"width: 425px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_19.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_19-425x283.jpg\" alt=\"Tamu (Alfresco or Open-air Market)\" width=\"425\" height=\"283\" class=\"size-width450 wp-image-7274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_19-425x283.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_19-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_19-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_19-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_19-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_19.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7274\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tamu means &#8220;Temu&#8221; (Meeting in Malay language)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I was probably the only &#8220;tourist&#8221; in this tamu during my visit (everyone was looking at me and smile). As this tamu is purely for local shoppers, it&#8217;s unlikely that you find souvenir and the tacky &#8220;I Love Sabah&#8221; T-shirt there lol. I like that it&#8217;s not so commercialized and touristy though.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7263\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7263\" style=\"width: 425px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_8-425x283.jpg\" alt=\"Variety of fresh seafood\" width=\"425\" height=\"283\" class=\"size-width450 wp-image-7263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_8-425x283.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_8-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_8-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_8.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7263\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Variety of fresh seafood<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nevertheless, many Rungus people live in Sikuati. They are expert in weaving beaded work and handicraft. You can get some beautiful bead necklace and handicraft at very good price in Sikuati tamu. In fact, many vendors buy from them, then double or triple the prices in souvenir shops in city.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7273\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7273\" style=\"width: 425px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_18-425x283.jpg\" alt=\"shop for breakfast and food in tamu\" width=\"425\" height=\"283\" class=\"size-width450 wp-image-7273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_18-425x283.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_18-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_18-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_18-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_18-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_18.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7273\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tamu is a great place to shop for breakfast and food<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You also can shop for other items such as meats, seafood, salted &#038; dried fishes, snacks, clothing, toys, flowers, household items and even machetes in tamu. However, Sikuati Tamu is relatively smaller so the variety of goods is limited. For example, I was looking for montokou (a local wine) but the seller wasn&#8217;t around that day.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7265\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7265\" style=\"width: 425px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_10-425x264.jpg\" alt=\"Local seafood in tamu\" width=\"425\" height=\"264\" class=\"size-width450 wp-image-7265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_10-425x264.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_10-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_10-768x478.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_10-1024x637.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_10-900x560.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_10.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7265\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You wouldn&#8217;t know some stuffs are edible until you visit a Tamu market<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By the way, tamu is also a good place to sample local food. Many local snacks are packed or wrapped nicely in plastic, so you can buy some home to try. Keep an open mind and be a bit more adventurous. Go try eating some fruits unknown to you, like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/?p=1192\" target=\"_blank\">tampoi<\/a> and liposu. You can find <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/?p=286\" target=\"_blank\">wild durian<\/a> if you visit in fruiting season.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7268\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7268\" style=\"width: 425px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_13-425x638.jpg\" alt=\"Lambis lambis (Spider Conch) and seaweed for sale\" width=\"425\" height=\"638\" class=\"size-width450 wp-image-7268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_13-425x638.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_13-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_13-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_13-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_13-900x1350.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_13.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lambis lambis (Spider Conch) and seaweed for sale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7269\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7269\" style=\"width: 425px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_14-425x283.jpg\" alt=\"Edible Seaweed (Sea Grapes)\" width=\"425\" height=\"283\" class=\"size-width450 wp-image-7269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_14-425x283.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_14-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_14-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_14-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_14-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_14.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7269\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Edible Seaweed (Sea Grapes)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sometimes I can learn something new in tamu, for example, what stuffs are edible. I first discover one of my favourite food, a type of seaweed named sea grapes in tamu. Squeeze a bit of lime juice on it and eat it raw, so yummy. It&#8217;s only RM1 or RM2 (&#8776;USD0.25-0.50) per bag.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7272\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7272\" style=\"width: 425px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_17.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_17-425x274.jpg\" alt=\"Smelly salted dried fish\" width=\"425\" height=\"274\" class=\"size-width450 wp-image-7272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_17-425x274.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_17-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_17-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_17-1024x660.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_17-900x581.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_17.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Smelly salted dried fish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7262\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7262\" style=\"width: 425px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_7-425x283.jpg\" alt=\"The weekly tamu turns Sikuati into a bustling town\" width=\"425\" height=\"283\" class=\"size-width450 wp-image-7262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_7-425x283.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_7-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_7-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_7.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7262\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The weekly tamu turns Sikuati into a bustling town<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the past, I could find &#8220;exotic&#8221; meats and pets in tamu. Yeah, tamu was used to be the best place to buy wild boar and deer meats. Sometimes they would sell slow loris, pangolin and rare birds (Hell if I know people bought them as food or pet). Now Sabah Wildlife Department is very serious in banning <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/?p=629\" target=\"_blank\">game meats<\/a>, so the only &#8220;wild food&#8221; allowed in tamu now is wild bee honey I guess.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7271\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7271\" style=\"width: 425px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_16-425x283.jpg\" alt=\"Dried shrimps and fishes are commonly sold in tamu\" width=\"425\" height=\"283\" class=\"size-width450 wp-image-7271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_16-425x283.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_16-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_16-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_16-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_16-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_16.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dried shrimps and fishes are commonly sold in tamu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The products sold in tamu is cheaper than supermarket, because there is no middleman, and the villagers also don&#8217;t bear any overhead to run a store or customer service department. They just take their stuffs to tamu, and lay everything on the floor to sell. A booth is not even required. Such market won&#8217;t be permitted in modern cities, where everything has to be &#8220;proper and licensed&#8221; or the city council will fine them.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7270\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7270\" style=\"width: 425px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_15-425x313.jpg\" alt=\"Telescope Creeper Shells\" width=\"425\" height=\"313\" class=\"size-width450 wp-image-7270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_15-425x313.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_15-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_15-768x565.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_15-1024x754.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_15-900x663.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_15.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Telescope Creeper Shells, probably from mangrove mudflat nearby<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Not only that, we can buy &#8220;duty free&#8221; cigarette and wine in tamu. Just kidding. 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It&#8217;s a win-win, the buyers save some money and the sellers earn some side income. <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7266\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7266\" style=\"width: 425px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_11-425x283.jpg\" alt=\"flesh of mussels\" width=\"425\" height=\"283\" class=\"size-width450 wp-image-7266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_11-425x283.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_11-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_11-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_11.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7266\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guess what it is.  (Answer: flesh of mussels)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, you must always bargain in tamu. The shopkeeper would give you an eye-roll if you ask for a discount in shopping mall, but you are expected to haggle in tamu. You know the trick. Stick to a reasonable counter offer, pretend to leave then the seller would say, &#8220;Ok ok I&#8217;ll take that!&#8221; to close the deal.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7264\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7264\" style=\"width: 425px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_9-425x261.jpg\" alt=\"The seafood is from local fishermen\" width=\"425\" height=\"261\" class=\"size-width450 wp-image-7264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_9-425x261.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_9-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_9-768x471.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_9-1024x628.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_9-900x552.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_9.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7264\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The seafood is from local fishermen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cEveryone lives by selling something.\u201d \u2013 Robert Louis Stevenson<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7277\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7277\" style=\"width: 425px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_3-425x283.jpg\" alt=\"Tip: always bargain in tamu market\" width=\"425\" height=\"283\" class=\"size-width450 wp-image-7277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_3-425x283.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_3-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160505_3.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tip: always bargain in tamu market<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During the old days when there was no Internet and newspapers, tamu is also a meeting point for socializing and information exchange among people from different villages. My late grandmother was used to be a hawker in tamu. I don&#8217;t think she made a good profit by selling used clothing, but she insisted to go to tamu every week. To old folks, tamu is already part of their lives.<\/p>\n<p><small><em>Photos taken in Sikuati, Sabah, Malaysia Borneo<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you live in a developed country, open-air native market may have gone &#8220;extinct&#8221; and replaced by air-conditioned supermarkets. 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