Blogs from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, Asia - page 34

Sorry guys, been a bit of a long time since the last blog! We have been writing in our diary everyday with old fashioned pens so never fear, you'll all be able to sit through hours and hours of our adventures when we get back.. just think.. 365 days worth of Sarah and Ben fun!! Bet you just can't wait!! hehe So.. what have we been up to? Well as you can guess we are now in Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Sabah, a Malaysian state of Borneo. We arrived this morning (we had to get a flight from KL at 7.50 in the morning.. which is not fun considering the terminal is actually an hour and a quarter long bus ride from the city!) and had a look round town today. From what I can ... read more

9 - 12 June -- The island of Borneo comprises Eastern Malaysia, Brunei and a large part of Indonesia. We arrived early afternoon on an Air Asia flight to Kota Kinabalu, on the northern coast of Sabah, Eastern Malaysia. The town was a pleasant costal small city, but a far cry from the paradise of Tioman or the sophisticated chic of KL. Nonetheless, we headed down to the market to take in the sights and sounds and plan our stay in Borneo. Made the mistake of checking out a local nightclub (hey, it was Ladies' Night). We were told it was called "Hugs". When we arrived we saw the garish neon sign above actually read "Jugs". Oh, dear. Inside it was as could be imagined, lots of Chinese girls, twice the amount of guys and ... read more

Hi all! No, I'm not home-home back in Cali, rather after 4 months volunteering in the Philippines and nearly 2 weeks in Hong Kong visiting a friend and enjoying the sights, I am finally back in my favorite country, Malaysia. I have been in Sabah, East Malaysia, on the island of Borneo for just over a week now. The past, what, month or two, I have been quite negligent in my writing and updates, and for that, I duly apologize. Now I have some time and energy to write and should let you know where I have been and what I have been up to the past couple months. Where to begin, oh, where to begin.... Ok, I'll start with saying HI and welcome to everyone I have added to my blast list the past few ... read more

Manutik Island Asia » Malaysia » Borneo » Sabah » Kota Kinabalu By jojoleechMay 20th 2007Joanna LeechAfter all the hard work, trekking and manual labour of the last 7 weeks it was finally time to chill out! We hearded over to Manutik Island to do my advanced open water, with Boreo Divers. It is a beautiful island and we were the only ones living on it for the week - so our own deserted island, kind of! Spent the next 5 days doing as little as possible, diving a couple of times a day, swiming round the island (takes about an hour, all the way r... read more

Selamat Datang! Welcome to the final instalment of news from Programme 07C at Raleigh International’s Malaysia branch. All our work is finished and many of the Participants will already be home by the time you read this. The Programme was a greatsuccess, thanks to the hard work of all who took part and we’ve received a great deal of positive feedback from the press out here, the people we helped in Sabah, the Ministry of Youth and Sport (who lend us some support financially and administratively), parents and of course the volunteers themselves. Well done one and all! Just to remind you what we accomplished, here’s a brief look at the work and play of all three Phases. Community Projects ALPHA ONE Project Partners: Sabah Forestry Department Gravity Water Feed System - Kg Serudong Laut, ... read more