Tamu Besar Kota Belud 2009: The faces, costumes & culture
One of the many attractions at the annual Tamu Besar Kota Belud is of course the people and the culture behind this annual festival. It is a time to witness the locals out in their finest traditional garbs and to experience part of their culture in song, dance and tradition.
But the festival is not merely about seeing people in colourful traditional costumes dancing to mesmerizing ethnic beats. It is also a great time to interact with the locals and learn more about the foods, the crafts, the culture and most of all, to learn more about the people who are not at the forefront and yet are a vital part of the entire festival.
The visitors came in droves towards the later part of the morning and the entire Tamu was packed with people before noon. Still it was great to meet up with some familiar faces from KK there that day as well 
The Tamu ended at around noon, after which the crowd made its way to the field in the centre of town for the event which has made the Tamu Besar Kota Belud one of the most anticipated events in the Sabah tourism calendar – the spectacular show of horse riding skills by the local “cowboys of the east”.
Also in this series:
Tamu Besar Kota Belud 2009 – The foods, crafts and wares
Tamu Besar Kota Belud 2009 – The horses and horsemen
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Wah, SALUTE ngan suma shots doc. Alwasy do! btw, apsal AB nampak mcm diam je? Tak habis pikir plak JR. Anyway, you guys looks really3 had fun there rite? next time hopefully the event will not clash again with any other event. I mean with my favorito event lah. lol. Kudos foya!!!
wah best tuh
nama jer kita org malaysia kan
tapi bende2 cam ni kita pun tak pernah tgk
Jr: Tu lah – sayang sekali ko tak dpt join sekali kat KB tapi tak apa – tahun depan yer
Budlee: Well now kau dah pernah tengok dah kan
Okaiiii!! JR tunggu tahun depan tu!! har har har!! Still HAMPEH sbab tak dapat pegi!!! hahahahaha…! Btw, doc dah pecahkan rekod Bowling JR kat Wii tu erk? mesti tak tidur malam nie sbab nak pecahkan rekod!! buahahahahaa…!
Hello Shah, love the natural shots at the Tamu! Great work.
Regards,
David
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David: Thanks bro… Nice blog u got there too – will make sure I use it as one of my references for my next travel
wish i was there. miss u guys la
Chen: Hiya Chen – so when are you coming over to visit us?