the summit looms behind us

Legs of Jelly

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January 10th 2008
The National Park leaflets for Mount Kinabalu proudly describe it as "The highest mountain in South-East Asia", but then put in brackets " (not including Papua)". This is a sneaky and cheeky way to boost it's reputation. It's like saying "Madonna is the biggest selling female artist in the world (not including Mariah Carey)". Or, "I am the fastest runner in the world (not including Ben Johnson, Ly ... 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