Parking Lots, Centre Point Sabah

This were some pictures that I had taken from Centre Points parking lots. Well, "Macam di KK"? :)

Kota Marudu

Situated in the northern region of Sabah,Kota Marudu is bordered by Kudat, Kota Belud, Pitas and Beluran. Recently I had the chance to visit Kota Marudu after 10 years. The roads were much better than 10 years ago.

When I asked my grandpa, he preferred to call this place as "Bandau". I wonder why this place called "Kota Marudu". I began to google the history of this place. What I can conclude here is, Kota Marudu is formerly known as "Bandau". And Bandau is derived from the KadazanDusun word "Mondou", which according to local ancient folklore is a buffalo-like creature that had caused the residents much terror.When Shariff Osman, a local warrior built the famous port on Marudu Bay, the district's name was consequently changed to Kota Marudu.

Taman Awan Teluk Likas

Located near the Coastal Highway, Taman Awam Teluk Likas provides a nice scenery where we can release our stressful mind.. As for me, I am working six day per week :( What I can say about this place is, hmm I find out that it is cleaner than T.A Beach.. You can arrange a BBQ, gathering with friends,community activity or even going alone. Another good thing I can say about this place is, there's public toilet.So don't worry if you get wet by "mandi-manda" activity.

Hmm..other than a beautiful scenery..sea, sand, flower, road, skies, Yayasan Sabah building... There's ice-cream sellers, if you come at the right time..Anyway, welcome to Teluk Likas. :)

SK. Malangang Kiulu

After eleven years, I finally have a chance to step in at my former primary school. In the sense of facilities, the school is developing much better in times. On 18 November 2010, Majlis Anugerah Cemerlang take it place at the school building. Majlis Anugerah Cemerlang is done every year as a token of appreciation for their students best performance.

( The students of SK Malangang Kiulu)

An ordinary school, yah absolutely correct. But this ordinary school is a place which give the primary education to many professional workers such as doctors, teachers, engineer and so on. Without education, we should not be able to achieve a 'life' as we had today.

(Front view of Sk Malangang Kiulu)

(Some of pictures taken inside the school area)

Current Info about SK Malangang Kiulu
Headmaster : Mr Jowinis
PK1 : Mrs Muhinie
Total of teachers : +/- 18

The school for the children which mostly from
1.Kg Malangang Baru,
2.Kg Namadan,
3.Kg Ponohuan,
4. Kg. Tompinahaton.


Take a walk to Pusat Kokurikulum Negeri, separated by a small road

(some of the facilities in Pusat Kokurikulum Negeri~the view from outside)

Musical Instrument in Sabah

The following traditional musical instruments of the various Sabahan ethnic groups are divided according to the way in which they work:

IDIOPHONES: Instruments made with materials which produce sounds when scraped, rubbed, hit and without further intervention of other materials.

Example :

1. Gong

2. Kulintangan (smaller than gong)

MEMBRANOPHONES: Instruments where a membrane is stretched across a hallow body (the ‘resonator’) and then made to vibrate by rubbing/hitting.

Example : 1. Drum
CHORDOPHONES: Consist of Chord and Resonator. Vibrations are produced when the chord is scraped by a bow or plucked with fingers and amplified by a resonator (unsually a hollow compartment).

Example: 1. Tongkungan

2.Sundatang

AEROPHONES: Instruments with a column of air within a cylinder or cone. The sound is produced when this air is vibrate by the player’s lips or nose or a single/double reed or by air passing across the top of the tube. Sabah’s aerophones are mainly played solo and for personal pleasure.

Example :
1. Sompoton
2. Bungkau


3.Turali Bamboo Nose Flute
4. Suling


Source:
http://www.sabahtravelguide.com/culture/default.ASP?page=musical_instruments

Kota Kinabalu Waterfront

Located at in the heart of Kota Kinabalu, The Kota Kinabalu Waterfront provide a nice scenery of South China Sea. Pubs, restaurants, karaoke bars and a dance club with lively music set the mood for a memorable evening in the city.
Taste the delicious seafood at Sabah's Best Live Seafood Restaurant...A gift to all seafood lovers, The Port View Seafood Village..They have fresh supply of seafood as fish, prawn and lobster.

A good place to remember..a view at Waterfront.

p/s Nice place for couples..in the evening..coz I think it will be hot in the afternoon for sure..lolx

The Corpse Flower

Rafflesia is a genus of flowering plants that is made up of of 16 known species. It was discovered in the Indonesian rain forest by an Indonesian guide working for Dr. Joseph Arnold in 1818, and named after Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, the leader of the expedition.

In Sabah, the flower and host vine Tetrastigma are protected under the state's Wildlife Conservation Enactment of 1997. Rafflesia species are protected in a number of reserves within their range such as Kinabalu Park in Sabah on the island of Borneo. R. keithii, R. pricei and R. tengku-adlinii are found only in Sabah (Malaysian Borneo). Most flowers in the genus give off and smell of rotting flesh, hence its local name of “corpse flower.”

Take over a year to flower, the rarest and largest flowers can be seen at Poring (Kinabalu National Park) and the Rafflesia Centre (Crocker Range National Park). The plant has no stems, leaves or true roots. The only part of the plant that can be seen outside the host vine is the five-petaled flower. The flowers, which sit directly on the forest floor is an endoparasite of vines in the genus Tetrastigma (Vitaceae), spreading its root-like haustoria inside the tissue of the vine. This smell attracts flies, which pollinate the plant. The center of the flowers contain numerous spikes whose function are unknown, and it also holds several gallons of nectar. The fruit produced is round and about 15 cm in diameter, with thousands of tiny seeds.

Usage and potential
1. Food:
In Thailand, young buds of the flower are eaten as a delicacy.

2. Medicine:
In Peninsular Malaysia, Rafflesia buds are used by women to stop internal bleeding and shrink the womb after childbirth. Men use it as an energy drink or an aphrodisiac. Thai monks use the buds to make different concoctions for different purposes. In spite of its usage for various purposes, the chemical composition of Rafflesia flowers has not been extensively analysed yet. Preliminary phytochemical screening, however showed no evidence of the flowers' medicinal properties. On the contrary, the buds and flowers have a high content of tannin and phenols which can be toxic when taken in large quantities.

3. Other uses
In Sabah, Malaysia, it was considered a flower of spirits or a taboo flower because of its foul smell and gigantic appearance. In Thailand, the flowers are believed to have mystical powers helping one attain nirvana.

Sources

1. http://www.earlham.edu/~givenbe/Rafflesia/rafflesia/biodiv2.htm
2. http://rafflesiainformationcentre.wikidot.com/about-rafflesia
3. http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_38_2005-01-22.html
4. http://www.eglinpix.com/borneo_01.htm
5. http://www.arkive.org/rafflesia/rafflesia-spp/info.html
6. http://www.parasiticplants.siu.edu/Rafflesiaceae/Raff.pricei.page.html



p/s More info at Rafflesia Information Centre, Tambunan