Sebatik Island Tawau Part 2 – Chong’s Homestay & Farm
Location : Pulau Sebatik, Tawau Division, Sabah, Malaysia.
Sebatik Island / Pulau Sebatik is an island off the eastern coast of Borneo. The northern part belongs to Sabah, Malaysia while the southern part belongs to North Kalimantan, Indonesia.
https://youtu.be/X71wWdyRMY0
As we slowly...
Sungkung Journey Day3:Gawai opening
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Location : Dusun Sungkung Senebeh, Desa Sungkung I, Kecamatan Siding, Kabupaten Bengkayang, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia.
The opening ceremony started in the morning with Senebeh's headman Pak Dawen welcoming guests/visitors and the pinning of corsages.
Speeches...
Nyobang “Skulls Bathing & Feeding” at Krokong
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Location : Krokong, Bau, Sarawak, Malaysia.
An ancient practice of the Bidayuhs in the Land of the Headhunters, 'nyobang'. It is a ritual of appeasing the spirits (of the heads taken) where the skulls...
Pangkor Island Malaysia Part 1 : Fu Lin Kong Temple
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Location : Pulau Pangkor, Perak, Malaysia.
I made two trips to the island of Pangkor with almost 10 years in between for the same reason, the hornbills. The biggest difference between the 2 trips...
Ketapang Town Day2, Kalimantan Barat
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Location : Kota Ketapang, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia.
Philip my host kindly spared us his extra motorbike for a tour of the surrounding areas outside town.
We somehow worked our way to the residential areas of...
Po Ai Iban Longhouse, Sri Aman
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Location : Po Ai Longhouse, Sri Aman, Sarawak, Malaysia.
There are 2 longhouses here, Enggat which is modern and beautifully painted with tribal motifs and the 'semi-modern' Rumah Wilson. Rumah Enggat was our first...
