A self employed General Practitioner who lives with his lovely family in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. He dedicates his spare time serving people with precious information on climbing the Majestic Mountain of the Borneo, Mt Kinabalu. Reachable at drizad(at)gmail.comJourney to Kunak, Sabah - A travelogue by Kay Stanford Jr Kastum
For those of you who are a Sabahan or have been to Sabah before, you would definitely agree with me on this one; Sabah is pretty much still in touch with nature. There are still so many places for you to discover. From the mountains to the valleys, there’s always a new place to experience and visit in this great place dubbed ‘Land Below the wind’. I’m sure most people have heard of Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan, Tawau or even Kudat. But have you heard of a place called Kunak?
Parents home in the Estate
Some of my friends here in Kuala Lumpur, in peninsular Malaysia would mistaken it for ‘Kudat’ most of the time. Kunak is actually located in the east-coast of Sabah. Our whole family relocated to Tawau and eventually to Kunak from Kudat. My dad works with an oil palm estate company then known as Mostyn Estate. Now it’s known as Golden Hope Plantation.
My friend Jai, a Bugis
I stayed in Kunak mostly during my school days breaks. I stayed in Tawau town since I was studying there. The distance between Kunak and Tawau is around 83 kilometers. So, what’s up with Kunak? Well, based on my experience living in an plantation estate, life is good here!
Madai waterfalls
I believe the Kunak population is mostly Bugis and Bajau. There are quite a number of Kadazan dusunpeople here who owns lands through the efforts of Tun Fuad Stepehens? as I was told. They were relocated from Kota Kinabalu area for some kind of program. Thus we have this area in Kunak just before the town called ‘Kampung Kadazan’ where most of the families who runs and owned agricultural lands (mostly for palm trees) are concentrated and lived quite close to each other. Other races includes Chinese, ‘Orang Timur’ (Originally Irian Jaya descendants from Indonesia), the Suluks, Cocos and the Tidungs to name a few. The Cocos also have a great history. They were descendants from the Cocos (Keeling) Islands now under Australia.
Agricultural is the main business in Kunak, palm oil mostly. These crude palm oil (CPO) is exported to other countries like Japan as well as for the Malaysian market. Second biggest plantation in Kunak would be the cocoa. Have you eaten ripe cocoa? It taste so good!
My sister,Madai tree-hugger
Anyway, since Kunak is situated near the sea, fisheries are the other important source of income for this little town. You get only fresh seafood here. Very reasonable price too. When you have a chance, go to one of these restaurants: Fook Seng Restaurant or Vui Kee. They are the best in town my friend! For your info, if you are a Muslim traveler, Vui Kee is a ‘Halal’ restaurant. By the way, locals here refer’s Kunak as ‘Pekan Koboi’ or cowboy town. No horses here but I guess it’s because it’s a small town.
Canopy Walk
There are one or two hotels in town but their operations are a little bit suspicious. (If you know what I mean). There are of course government rest house which I believe you can rent? Can’t help you there with that info. Otherwise you can contact me and I will ask my mom to let you use my old bedroom for a night or two 
I love trees!
A great place to visit while in Kunak just have to be the ‘Madai waterfalls’. It’s just less than 1 kilometers from Kunak town. This 40 meters high waterfall is really awesome and beautiful as well as breath taking especially when it’s not a dry season. The area is managed by the state forestry department of Sabah and you need to pay a small fee to enter. There will be staircase to reach the waterfall area. You can even swim in it if you want to. Within the compound, there is also a canopy walk. Really fun stuff. You would be able to spot some forest wildlife as you go about.
Another must see or should I say a must-experience place would be the Madai Caves. It’s not far from the main road and you can go there after visiting the falls. Madai caves is also a habitat of these birds called ’swiftlets’.
Road entrance to Madai Caves
The friendly locals
They made their nest using their saliva and that my friend is like gold. These natural product are highly sought after for it’s medicinal purpose. It’s called ‘birds nest soup’. In the Hong Kong market, it is said that price can fetch up up to USD1500.00 per kg!! The bird’s nests are harvested twice a year. If you are thinking of going over the next season to harvest, well chances are very slim. Only the ‘Idaan’ people are given the exclusive rights to do it. They have been doing it for hundreds of years.
My sis again :|, background is the cave
If you are planning to visit the caves, it is advisable to bring a local guide at least. I heard stories of western ladies being raped after going into the caves without any guides etc. But I believe that’s not true, but then again just be cautious.
Near the cave mouth
Cave Entrance
Once reaching there, all you need to do is get permission from the elders and you should be fine. They may be some folks there who will offer to be your guide. It’s up to you to use their services or not. Oh by the way, Madai has also been an archaeological sight to the discovery of ancient civilization that can be dated as far as 15,000 years. Cool eh?
They say this one looks like the statue of ‘Mother Mary’
Other interesting things to check out in Kunak would be the natural hot springs as well as the local wine made by Puan Catherine Makansang in Kampung Kadazan. She makes the best ‘Montoku’ drink! (Montoku is a local alcohol brew made from fermented rice)
Cheers!
September 21st, 2007 at 2:00 pm
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September 22nd, 2007 at 7:31 pm
Wow.. famousnya muka sia.. appeared like 2,3 times in this post.
Yep, if you guys ever come to Kunak, those are the places that you should check out. And by the way, Kay’s bedroom is the “coolest” room in the house. I have no idea why.. probably the location is strategic and the wind blows to his window all the time.
(PS: By coolest, I mean coldest)
September 24th, 2007 at 6:53 pm
Wow… Nice article here. I must go this place soon…
September 24th, 2007 at 8:54 pm
Cindy- You’re famous enough already. Next time I’ll put more of Jai.. he he
Bernard- You should.
October 1st, 2007 at 11:41 pm
i been there too a few years back… and as an avid writer, i wrote about how the local and pewaris earn a meagre few thousands ringgit and divided by many many family members and hence they only get meagre income from this multi million dollar industry……… all of these because of middle men, perebutan harta pusaka di kalangan pewaris dan lain2…………………….
October 1st, 2007 at 11:52 pm
Bebek- Where can one read your writings?
October 23rd, 2007 at 2:03 am
kmajuan pekan Kunak tersangat slow bg sya. slama 31thn sya mbesar d Daerah Kunak, apa yg hanya bleh d banggakn ialah hanya bangunan Miliwema 2 tingkat & jg hospital Kunak yg masih blum dpt meyakinkn kami.
Anak2 kelahiran Kunak jg yg berjaya dlm hidup ramai yg meninggalkan Daerah Kunak & btugas, berkhawin & menetap d semenanjung tanpa menghiraukn negeri sendiri, daerah sendiri apatah lg bangsa sendiri.
Sya berani berkata sedemikian krn sya bleh menyebut satu per satu kawan2 sya yg hanya meninggalkn nama mereka di daerah Kunak dan pada koloni bangsa mereka TANPA meninggalkan apa-apa sumbangan dan jasa.
TQ kay, U buat ni artikel walaupun u bukan anak kelahiran Kunak.
October 23rd, 2007 at 2:22 am
Hi Amik.
Bagi saya Kunak masih mendapat tempat istimewa di hati saya. Rata-rata orang-orang di Kunak adalah peramah dan sentiasa tidak leka dengan senyuman.
Saya rasa Kunak akan membangun dengan caranya yang sendiri. Tidak semestinya dengan adanya bangunan-bangunan besar dan gedung ternama, keadaan akan menjadi lebih baik. Seperti di KL di mana saya bekerja, hampir semua orang yang saya jumpa di jalanan selalunya pemarah. Tapi bukan semua lah.
Terima kasih kerana meninggalkan komen Amik.
October 23rd, 2007 at 2:22 am
I’m proud of u kay.. C Jay Pong pun dpt Space jgk d intenet ni.. Mana tau kan, Tom Cruise terbaca ni artikel and tetiba ada idea pulak mo buat stunt di air terjun madai mesti dia carik Jay sbg Mat Rempit. Kay, gua sengaja write in bahasa so that orang2 Kunak dapat faham 100% msj sya apatah lg budak2 Mostyn yang da pandai2 tu.
October 23rd, 2007 at 2:24 am
are u still familiar with my name ??
October 23rd, 2007 at 2:27 am
..kasi chance si Jai Pong glamour bah. Saya rasa dia ada potensi untuk membawa watak Mat Rempit yang ketagih kasih sayang…
Suruh si Jai Pong tengok ni. Biar dia berinspirasi!
October 23rd, 2007 at 2:29 am
Amik Tak pasti pulak. Nanti lepas tidur, aku cuba fikir lagi. Selamat malam kawan..
October 23rd, 2007 at 2:34 am
find me at friendster and keep in touch.. u ni baru mo tidur ka atau da bagun tidur.. heheh
Gua baru mo tidur ni.. see u later.
October 24th, 2007 at 7:17 pm
hai, everbody !
I’m also from Kunak.
October 26th, 2007 at 5:37 pm
Kalau nk di ikutkn betul gak apa yg amik kata 2.Bkn apa gua kta cm2 sbb kpimpinan d daerah knk rata2 d monopoli oleh 1,2 kaum jak sedangkn kta ada pelbgai kaum d knk..Sifat perkauman cukup jelas hnggakn ramai org yg bkn beasal dri daerah nie yg bmaharajalela.Gua bkn apa kesian gua tngk knk tlalu mundur bebanding tmpt lain,nk kata tiada sumbr bumi 2 mstahl bb knk tknal ngn hasl buminya cntoh perikanan dll.Apa pn gua syg knk n specly mostyn.Harap2 pemimpn knk dpt bca artikel gua..Special thanks for u kay..Gua ingt lg bapa u suntik gua..Sori artikel gua pnjang.Bg peluang org kta majukn tmpt kta.Rojer n out.
October 26th, 2007 at 6:01 pm
I,m also from tawau, slmt ptg buat rakyat sabah yg kurang pntintkn diri sendiri.
October 26th, 2007 at 6:01 pm
Tola-My dad suntik kau?
Kau sakit apa juga time tu? Serius ka?
October 26th, 2007 at 9:21 pm
kna sakit malaria..gua tabik spring dngan papa u..bg gua dia doktor yg tebaik pernah gua jumpa ,bab apa?dia x lekang dengan senyuman..n dia fham apa yg pesakit dia nk..gua memang respectlh..: ),
October 26th, 2007 at 11:55 pm
oklah tola.. ko mmg pure budak mostyn lahh…
tp sya ada trnampak comment ko di laman durian merah ko pernah nampak kelapa sawit putih..
ko x gila sbb malaria ka ??
pis-pis kacang pis..
October 27th, 2007 at 12:09 am
sia mmg ingat si tola kena malaria la. komen 2 inci lebar pun, dia sakap artikelnya panjang. cubak kamu baca balik yang di ujung2 komennya.
sia dr kota belud kampung, taginambur.. baru 4 bulan karja di kunak, apa yg siok d kunak ni daging payau (p****k) fresh2 bah..
datanglah..!!!!
October 27th, 2007 at 9:47 am
hi amik..gua pnah tngk kelapa swit puthlh,x cya nanti gua bg tngk ko..gua malaria dh lma dh,time kecik2 dlu..skng dh oklh..apa pn mostyn memang kukuh kt hati gua..rock sampai kemek he..he..choww
October 27th, 2007 at 9:56 am
hi lecky..gua ingt memang pnjang artikel gualh tup-tup pendk lak jdnya..ko bru kat area kunak ko akn tau tempat2 istimewa kt kunak ni so rajin2lh kuar.ko akn tau btapa istimewanya knk d hati ktaorang..ko makan payau d mana oooo..gua harap ko enjoy d knk ni..SELAMAT BERTUGAS..
November 6th, 2007 at 11:35 pm
bah.. napak tidak aktif sudah ni..
gud n9t
December 9th, 2007 at 2:46 am
aku pn org kunak bahh..mmg btl jgk la ckp diorg tu..kunak a bit ketinggalan tp aku ttp bangga dgn tmpt kelahiranku tu ..well sbnrnya tdk jgk la mundur btl kunak..kira ada kemajuan sdh ba tu..slow2 ba kan gaban?hehe PEACE ^_^!
rindu aku mo blik kunak!!
December 10th, 2007 at 12:24 am
Kunak actually ada banyak potensi dari segi pelancongan.
April 8th, 2008 at 6:07 pm
kunak ni cantik kan pemandangannya.kalah likas,keningau dan papar.
April 8th, 2008 at 8:03 pm
Kunak…Ok bah.
May 15th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
Thanks for the insight, just came back from Kunak yest, stayed at my friends place, and is photographed in your 2nd pic of Jai. The shop behind the motorbike by the name Thau Yuen belongs to my friend’s dad, stayed there when i was there :):).
Love Kunak!
May 21st, 2008 at 3:54 pm
hye…sy adm..nnt sy akn ke esate binuang,kunak..dkt dgn tmpt kamu…dsana tmpatnya bgaimana?? klau ada gmbr..boleh hntar pd email sy..slipercoury@yahoo.com….terima kasih..=)
May 21st, 2008 at 3:56 pm
sape2 yg nk share pasal area2 kunak ke…binuang estate ke…just email me…slipercourty@yahoo.com trimas..
May 21st, 2008 at 4:06 pm
I was really surprised to see that this post has reached 30 comments!!!
Thanks to Kay for his Kunak entry!
May 21st, 2008 at 4:10 pm
Tuck- Hey cool man. I’m gonna miss Kunak a lot since my dad will retire soon and going off to Kudat.
Adam- Harap ada orang boleh tolong. Not so familiar dengan Binuang Estate.
DrIzad- Thank you for giving the opportunity
May 24th, 2008 at 10:57 pm
wait2..xda sape yg familiar dgn binuang estate?? aisyeh…binuang estate near to sunggang estate..anybody know??
May 28th, 2008 at 11:25 am
Adam- I e-mailed a friend. Hopefully he will come here and help you..
June 5th, 2008 at 11:44 am
wow, this is the best blog i’ve ever read.as kunakian person pun i’ve never thinking and proud to tell other people about kunak.but,thanks for u kay.u change my mind set. I LOVE KUNAK. huhuhuhu… my kunak, i will do my best to bring my kunak at tip top place. hope i can be the one lah…heeeeeeeeee… owesome blog.incredible mengalahkan incredible hulk.great, good job and )*!^@%#>?”)*@^ heeeeeeeeee
June 5th, 2008 at 11:46 am
kay u can go further…. good luck
June 19th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
hi saya anak jati mostyn,kay nak tanya si jai ada lagi kat kunak ker
June 19th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
oncekk22- Jai sudah merantau ke KL.
September 7th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
baH…..KunaK.is..The…BesT..PlaCe..In.The.wOrld..TodaY….4….mE..laH..
pa2..hal…pUn…aq..baNggA.m’Jadi…BdaK.kNak…laGi2…Kg..paNgkaLan….
tTanG..KemaJUan,kNAk…sbaNArnYa…sMAkin…m’baNgun…tpi…sLowlaH…
pa2…haL…puN…aq…maU.blIk…kaNk….RinDu…saH..nIe….
LaN’S@Lei…Kg..paNgKalaN
September 11th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
gua pun org kunak jg bah,ada tau ladang giram?aku tinggal sanalah…….aku pun sokong lan bdk pengkalan tu…mudah2an 2020 kalahlah kota langit kolompo…..
September 11th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
hoi
September 11th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
be..mnipu jak ko 2 ija..huhuhu..
September 11th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
owh..org kunak rupa nya ko ija…weina,gram 2 kg tcinta ku 2…ko tu ka,msjd gram??????
aku tggl blakng jak 2..sbela umah imam yunus,dpan uma pck kadir…wakkakakakak..sbela uma pck kadir
2 org plipin,sbelnya lg umah bkal pak n mak mentua..hahaha
September 11th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
ooooo….. ko ka ngah???????????msjid giram??????????aku pun tinggal d bhgian brisan rmh pak jeral.ko tau ka???????????amcm kunak???ko blik ka raya ni?aku ndak la tp papahal ko bgtau jak aa kunak skrang
September 11th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Nampaknya geng-geng Kunak kita ni ‘aktif’ juga mencari informasi pasal Kunak sampai di sini ya? Rindu lah rasanya mau pergi ke Kunak…
September 11th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
ia ba..aku nie ank mndor gappar.. wakakakaka…ok ba klu ko..napa ko mo krim baje’ ka???
@ kappurung??
September 11th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
ndakla, mau aku mangirim ole2 ba dr kota langit ni tp sen ndada ba.kering sdh ni time2 bgni…
September 11th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
weina,mst la…idup knak..kcil cmna pn kg kta jak…best apa duk knak 2..aromaterapi
dr pngklan pn ada…wakakakakaka
September 11th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
hai kay….yala ko slalu ka buka ni laman????ko d mana??? knk mana??
September 11th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
wei kay,mana c rosma???? huhuhu
September 11th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
bkn tu sjak palauh2 pun ada…ndada d tmpt len tu,tu la speselnya knk dr tmpt len,len lg milimewanya hehehehe
September 11th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
Ija- Selalu… ni cerita pasal Kunak saya la yg tulis bah. Dulu saya tinggal di Mostyn, well bukan sepenuhnya la, tinggal di Tawau, pas tu di KL…
September 11th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Rosma?? Macam pernah dengar jak..
September 11th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
mostyn???aku pun femiliar jgk ngan mostyn,aku d giram bah dkt jak kan…kehel mana??aku pun kehel jg skrg(damansara) tawau dmana?
September 11th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
btl 2..top 10 pn ada..c2 la aku bli pen time exam..huhu..tp yg pling best kdai mkannya,restoran bilal..
roti canainya,fuh!!!! shngga mnjilat ibu jari kaki beb..
September 11th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
memg pna pn..jgan bt2 xpn dgar plak..huhuhu..
pa2 hal pn slamat pnganti bru la bt ko pren…hahahha
September 11th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
bkn tu jak sg wang lg tmpt tggu prebet blik giram eheheh.skrg kan d simpg 4 tu ada be’jualan kan??
September 11th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
k la arung..aku nk out da nie..nk blek kunak jap g..huhuhu..
bye2..maramin salamat pok..maganda2..
September 11th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
k la ngah aku cao dlu k,ada kerja mo buat ni..k la kay slam knal……
September 11th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
wei kay.nk out da nie..ba,jgn lupa kunak hah..
tanah air tcinta 2..k bye2..mekum
September 11th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
Ija- Hu hu… curi tulang ya. Working in KL dekat KLCC. Tawau sekolah di St Patricks sama SMK Kuhara. Bah. Berhati-hati di jalan raya kamu..
September 12th, 2008 at 11:49 am
hiiiiiiii ija..long time no c hehe
September 12th, 2008 at 11:52 am
kay kastum__bkn curi tulang tp ada klass.klcc???dkt jak tu pelek nya,,dlu aku tggal d ampang slalu la aku limpas klcc nek bas..
September 12th, 2008 at 11:58 am
u pun sama jg…lu buat pa skrg???
September 12th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
ok la ja. i ada keja ckit.. x sbr nk lrk knk.. windu kg hlmn hehe (trep sak ni)
October 14th, 2008 at 1:08 am
[...] really like this photo that I took while I was in Kunak, Sabah for the last time. All of our friends and family were having picnic at a this place where it [...]
October 14th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
saya org semenanjung yang berkawin dengan orang kunak, pertama kali mendengar nama tempat ini,terasa asing,
seolah-olah ia berada di pedalaman, dan jauh dari kemajuan, tapi setelah saya menjejakkan kaki ke kunak. pandangan saya berubah, ternyata kunak tidaklah seperti apa yang pernah saya bayangkan, banyak juga tempat2 menarik yang saya kunjungi, tidaklah seteruk yang diperkatakan mereka yang merantau ke semenjung . cuma tempat ini seolah-olah tidak mendapat perhatian pihak atasan, saya melihat kunak berpotensi untuk maju, tapi sayang mengapa tempat seindah ini, tidak dimajukan. padahal kekayaan bumi yang menghijau, mampu menarik minat pelabur luar jika kunak benar2 dimajukan. apapun saya berharap ada pihak yang mengambil inisiatif untuk memajukan tempat ini. usahlah melihat dibandar besar sahaja, tapi perhatikan juga mereka yang terpinggir di pedalaman.
October 26th, 2008 at 12:52 am
kunak is always in my heart..very beautiful place and awesome experience if u going to kunak…:)
November 10th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
x kenal maka x cinta…..
December 7th, 2008 at 11:38 am
tq bab wat blog ttg kunak…..ni la 1st time sy bka lman web pkan kunak..wat
sume ex student smk kunak t’utama form 5 2008, especially 5 utm tq 4 ol d memories n don 4get me
December 15th, 2008 at 11:50 am
i never know that kunak have such interesting place……. i definitely go there someday……. send my best regards to your lovely sister……
December 15th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
kay kastum lama plak ndak dengar kabar????napa sibuk btol ka “jaga” klcc?????????
December 26th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
hye..best erh kat kunak..arap2 suatu ari nnti bf aq bwa aq kat kunak nie…
January 20th, 2009 at 8:23 pm
assalamualaikum semua warga kunak.i am also from kunak…eventhought kunak is not a big town and just a small town but i was grew up there….i proud to be a one of the citizen.now i am so far from kunak but i still miss my hometown(kunak) i want to contribute something to kunak….i want back kunak……….i love u kunak……i hope u all from kunak have the same feeling with me…..
January 24th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
bagi sy la knk tetap dlm hati ku pujaanku…
January 25th, 2009 at 5:51 pm
mekum bdk jati kunak apa crita…..walaupun kunnak blum dikenali sepenuhya.. tapi aku love kunak aaaaa..
January 31st, 2009 at 12:13 am
kunak da bez!!!!!
February 2nd, 2009 at 5:31 pm
hello geng, mana sudah c jai tu, bg aku no phone nya
February 15th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
my dear,
I am Indonesia, chairman of the Jawa Pos Group, 56 years old. I will going to Kunak, from tawau at Februari 19th, 2009. I will visit the first pulp project in the world using empty fruit bunches of palm di Kunak.
What kind of transportationI can use? By public bus? How many hours from Tawau to Kunak? Or must rent a car in Tawau?
I will build the same project in Indonesia.
thanks
dahlan iskan
February 16th, 2009 at 5:35 pm
Dahlan, Last time I was there, there’s a bus station near Bandar Sabindo in Tawau. You can get all the buses for Kunak, Semporna, Lahad Datu, Sandakan there. Journey from Kunak to Tawau is roughly under 2 hours if not mistaken.
February 24th, 2009 at 12:19 am
jai tu orang mostyn tu ka?
February 24th, 2009 at 1:00 am
Ya, Jai dari Mostyn Estate la bah tu…
March 5th, 2009 at 12:57 am
kunak famous with the green industries,
i. pulp and paper > caming very soon, 600 position vacant for Kunakian & will taking over more than 100 billion ringgit per annum from importing paper from other state.
ii. biogass > international contribution to UNICEFF by renewal energy.
iii. Bioplant > capable to supply 14MW electricity to the Govt.
iv. Palm Estate > Develop more than 100 thousand hectare of palm oil tree for the environmental ecosystem and producing raw material for the world vegetable oil.
v. Palm Oil Factory > Contributing high tech technologies and income for country development.
vi. Logistic > Learning for the improvement to achieve the European Standard.
vii. Oil Refinery > Exporting the product to other international country.
and don’t forget to the KILANG IKAN BILIS.
-AMIN-
March 21st, 2009 at 7:43 am
After reading this I think we may well stay in Kunak during our trip to Sabah this year. I wanted to see the caves but The people sound so nice. I am a little concerned about the available accomodation but will take a chance. Does anyone have any advice here?
April 11th, 2009 at 9:20 am
Bah cuba-cub alawat blog ini http://kunakians@blogspot.com banyak info berkaitan Kunak khususnya berkaitan program pembangunan boleh diperolehi. Blognya baru dibangunkan tapi rasanya ada potensi untuk dikembangkan.
April 13th, 2009 at 11:15 am
Gua Madai, makcik ku salah salah seorang pewaris Gua Madai. Last week aku sama family vacation ke Sabah (aku org sarawak) psikku kawin sama org sabah bah. Kami ada singgah ke Kunak tapi cuma sempat ke simpang nak masuk ke Gua Madai aje. Skrang ni nak masuk Gua Madai kena ada pas ke? Aku tengok pas makcik ku (pewaris madai) sama suaminya dan anak2nya je. Jadi..makcik ku banyak cerita tentang gua madai ni..harap suatu hari nanti kalau aku visit sabah lagi, nak pegi gua madai…best jugak vacation di Sabah ni, aku sama family selalu makan angain KL dan few places di Semenajung, tapi vacation ke Sabah kali ni paling best. kami duduk rumah makciku di lahat datu…
April 15th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
slm org2 kunak.. mo tanya ckit, apa sudah berlaku d madai. apa cita..
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:32 pm
Hi! Very nice blog, back to reading, bye!
April 23rd, 2009 at 10:13 am
ha…akupun ada info sikit2 pasal kunak ni….http://darkisomar.blogspot.com/
May 25th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
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June 17th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
Hey, everyone there, I am so glad to find this articles (about Kunak), I am an auntie (51 years old- Chinese) now living in Petaling Jaya. But I was brought up in Mostyn Estate (Previously Known) & now Golden Hope. I miss Kunak So much , esp the people there.
I miss my Primary school, Pai Sheng , my secondary school ,SMK Kunak, of course some of my friends there.
I hope I can be there one of this day cause my late father still left a house in Kampung Bahagia, Mostyn.
July 11th, 2009 at 8:33 am
salam….kunak???terkenal dengan ikan yg murah..yg paling best banyak kerepek mcm2 rasa….banyak d jual d sinpang empat kunak..ada mcik namma ( makcikku ba) sana menjual kpek..dari keropok TASEN sampai kerepek ubi bergula saiz a3 pun ada…buah2n??buah salak mandor sabur ada..mau try??tanya jak org2 simpang 4 tu mana rumah mandor sabur..samada mau petik sendiri @ tempah jak..blh ba….d kunak mcm2 suku kaum da…saya sendiri tao ugi ( or bugis ) org bugi d kunak ni sangat rajin..saya sangat respek..keja d estet, 6, 7 tahun naik haji..rajin dan pandai simpan duit..anak2 estet jgak yg ramai keluaran U ” dah jd cekgu dan pegawai2 tinggilah…eh, melelut sdh..oklah cita pasal kunak 1 hr 1 malam pn ndk hbs..yg jauh nuuuuu kolumpo tu, ndak susah ba dtg kunak ni….ada hotel mostyn jgk….ba, oklah….nnt len hr cita lg bout Kunak..salam…………………
July 23rd, 2009 at 8:15 pm
Hi
I’m really pleased to have found this site. I live in London now but am anglo-malay (my Mum is from Ipoh). My father was assistant manager of Giram Estate in the 1960s. I’ve never been to the area myself. But my husband and I are planning to visit Kunak and the estate in Jan 2010. So, I need some advice. How do I get to Kunak and Giram Estate? And is there any places to stay? And where can I find a guide?
Nina
July 23rd, 2009 at 11:13 pm
Nina. Contact my buddy at: http://www.facebook.com/dragon.chuic?ref=ts
He should be able to help you. He’s in Kunak.
September 17th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
aku teruja bca artikel nih..huhu..bangga aku sebagai anak kunak..
mo komen cket buli ba kan…
bagi aku,kunak ni ok cuma undang2 dan pemerintahan yang xok..pasukan gerak2 khas tuh la yang banyak makan rasuah..
pastu bangsa yang kuat pengaruhnya tindas orang xtentu pasal…cuba la kunun kita semua yang berbangsa bugis,suluk,n bajau bsatu hati..ndak payal lagi berbunuh2 berebut tanah orang..(sdar2 la sapa terasa nih..)
October 9th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
visit also this blog
http://semuakunak.blogspot.com/
si u there…
November 24th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
Hmmm…sound interesting. I look forward for how Kunak will be in 10 years from now. I’m coming soon…& may be my service may contribute something to Sabah state. Amiiin.
December 16th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
best jugak tengok gambar kunak.rindu plak dekat kampung saya di lahad datu.baru ni saya balik kg singgah kejap umah kakak saya di kunak.tinggal di kl selama 10 tahun tidak balik.jawapan saya di sini kunak sudah banyak perubahan.yes….kunak boleh…yezzaaa…
January 31st, 2010 at 7:40 pm
sama-samalah kita majukan kunak dengan memberi pandangan dan teguran membina.Untuk pegawai daerah , yb adun dan parlimen berkenaan yang bertanggungjawab memajukan kunak. buatlah sesuatu