When we decided to transit through Keningau town on our way to Kota Kinabalu last month, we enjoyed seeing the changes this small town is going through - especially for me who have lived in Keningau on and off throughout my life.
New shop blocks, eateries, hotels - all good business opportunities for a friend who […]

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Given a choice of any hotels, my pick would always be boutique hotels.
If I travel without the kids, it would not matter it the hotel has no lift, no bath tub and no TV. No grand lobby, no buffet breakfast and no doormen. Just as long as it has oodles of charm. It is designed […]

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We joined my parents for a weekend at their kampung house recently.
When we arrived, my daughters zoomed straight to the living room, got the TV remote and started flipping the channels on the ancient non-plasma mounts-television. Only to soon announce that there was no ASTRO (satellite channels).
Or as I quoted their very loud complaint, “WHAT! […]

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When I did my research on the rates for the accommodation in Kinabalu Park, I came across many complaints posted online over the exorbitant rates to climb Mount Kinabalu nowadays.
In 2007, a dorm bed in Laban Rata cost only RM30, but in January 2008, the cost with meals included (a packed box, buffet lunch, dinner […]

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If asked about the must-go destination in Sabah, my answer would always be the same : Kinabalu Park.
Even thinking about this place now conjures memories of crisp mountain air and fresh jungle smell, damp smell of rustic chalets and vivid moments of the countless of times I have been to this heavenly spot in Sabah.
I […]

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