State mosque - Kota Kinabulu

Ouch

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April 7th 2005
My legs hurt...thought my knees were going to be shot from the climb down but instead it's my calves and quads. On the way down we passed local "porters" carrying up to 45kg on their backs up the mountain - old ladies and old men included. The calves on some of them would've put a bodybuilde to shame..now I know why. Our guide told us that many of these "porters" did this every single day. Whe ... read more

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During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula formed the Fe... ... read more