SHAH’S RAMBLINGS

After the recent failed attempt to explore deeper into the forest at the Tawau Hills Park, I was itching to go back there to see more of what the place had to offer. And so on Merdeka day rather than spending the entire day bored to death alone in the hotel room, a friend and I [...]

About half an hour’s drive from the town of Tawau is this vast area of forest reserve which is a true heaven for outdoor enthusiasts, housing a number of not very

Our good ol’ friend Josh was in town recently and over the weekend we paid a visit to this idyllic cultural village located along

Finally after last weekend’s getaway, I find myself in the mood to update this blog again. It’s been so long since I last got the SLR out from hibernation that only after arriving at our destination did I

A collection of photos taken at the recently concluded Sabah Fest 2010 featuring some of the skillful hands hard at

Today was our first time diving since getting our SSI Open Water certification 3 weeks ago. Since I was still frequently having trouble maintaining my buoyancy back then, what better way to attempt to

Braved through the traffic jam on Saturday night in order to catch the International Cultural “Parade” in conjunction with the KK City Day celebrations at the

It’s been quite a while since our last island trip last July to Pulau Sapi, one of Manukan’s nearby

Merely a few hours after I first came to hear of this resort’s existence, I Googled for more info  and as soon as I saw the pictures on their website, I was won over. A resort high up on the hills overlooking KK with the

As we close the book on another calendar year I’d like to put up some of my favourite shots taken in 2009 and published on this blog at some point during this past year, as well as republish these 12 simple words that never fail to inspire me each time I read them, although deep [...]

The Sabah Agriculture Park in Tenom was one of the stops we made during our recent three day trip to the Sabah interiors. This 500 acre lush botanical gardens was a not to be

This is perhaps one of those entries where the photos are able to do much more justice to a place than any amount of rambling could ever hope to achieve. So, let’s let the

Nestled on the Crocker Range just before reaching the town of Tambunan, an area of dense jungle covering 356 ha has been gazetted as a Rafllesia Forest Reserve due to the

Our first photo-snapping stop during the recent trip to the Sabah interior was at this butterfly park located along

The Interior Territory of Sabah is made up of  the districts of  Tambunan, Keningau, Tenom, Sipitang, Beaufort and Pensiangan. We managed to visit almost all of them during this trip except for