Books

As you know it by now, my Kinabalu Climber’s Guide book is on the way of getting published. The manuscript is currently undergoes extensive editing process by Lulu.com, one of the best self-publishing service on the internet. Some of our readers get the chance to be my book review – well, it’s actually a manuscript – pre-release review of the book before it is finally published.

One of the reviewer is Kay Stanford Kastum, a blogger from Sabah who writes for his own blog, Life Demo had the opportunity to give us some words to share about the upcoming book.

Before I took Lulu’s publishing services, I tried to create my own book cover. The first two cover was done by me. I used GIMP to create the book cover, in which I found it a bit difficult. Not that GIMP is not good, but I don’t have enough creative juices and enough knowledge to use GIMP to the max. You can see it for yourself.

The Kinabalu Blog Book is on the way of production. After a lot of considering, I have selected 27 timeless posts from this blog to be included in the book. I have categorized it into 4 main chapters:

1. Travelers Tips
2. Medical & Emergencies
3. Climbing Equipments
4. Via ferrata

Yes. You heard it right. I have been delaying (procrastinating) my book since the past few months as I am doing another project right now. And I think I can create a better book by offering you to be my co-writer cum editor, as I my English is not so good. (I got credit for my SPM English subject).

I personally own this guide book. This 100-pages full coloured guide book is a comprehensive guide for travellers to Sabah, Malaysian part of Borneo. I bought the book few months back as a references for my Kota Kinabalu Travel guide which will be published soon by a4trip.com.

The guide book is written by Wendy Hutton, a reknown writer and editor since 1967 in South East Asia. It was written in a very systematic way, whereby she divided the book into day-itineraries which covers half and full day itineraries in Kota Kinabalu and the surrounding area, and excursions, which means you need to go to the places and spend more than one day to experience it.

Anything worth doing is difficult

I am at the same situation where I was 3 years ago. When I said that I wanted to write a book about climbing Kinabalu last week, I know it would not be easy. Writing this book is the same as creating my website 3 years back.

Yes. I am writing a book about Mount Kinabalu. A true physical book, that you can own, read and write on it. Not just some online PDF copy of an ebook. I did published an ebook about climbing Kinabalu 2 years back which you could get it for only USD7 (donation), but think I it needs a revamp and updates.

Have you found the gift for your loved ones this festive season? If you still do not find any, I would like to suggest these 3 books from Amazon.com that you can buy as a gift, if your recipient love backpacking around the world.

Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel by Rolf Potts

“If you have been looking for a source of inspiration concerning the wildlife and scenery of peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak, and Sabah, this is it … the caves, flowers, turtles, butterflies, birds, gibbons, and more that I’ve missed on other visits up the peninsula! The book is well organized with individual sections on peninsular Malaysia, with many subsections, and on Sabah and Sarawak. It is a coffeetable book that you will use.”
– Unique & Exotic Travel Reporter