Beyond Borneo's Majestic Mountain, Mount Kinabalu
I received an email from Stacy. She is looking for a climber to join her group on 19th March 2009 as she overbooked the beds. You may contact her if you are interested. There are 5 of us however, we booked accommodation for 6 at Laban rata room on 19 March 2009. If there is … Read moreOne climber slot on 19th March 2009
Hahaha… I hope it’s not too late. Suda ku bilang awal-awal… Read more crap here: We will study it seriously
Yes, that was what they said on the complaints about Sutera’s monopoly of Mount Kinabalu. If you can’t afford it, don’t climb the mountain. Go climb other mountain in Java, Indonesia or Vietnam. Theirs are cheaper and don’t have much problem with the government. Or even spend your hard earn money in Phuket. You will … Read moreSabah Parks said, “Take it or leave it”
I was so surprised when Myles Bowen himself contacted me yesterday. If you don’t know who Myles Bowen is, you can read this post about climbing the eastern plateau of Kinabalu. As the first person to ascend the eastern plateau of Kinabalu, he would like to correct some misinformation that he have seen recently in … Read moreThe correct version of climbing Bowen’s Route by Myles Bowen
I received an official call from Mr. Guna, the investigating officer for our complaints against Sutera Sanctuary Lodges on the ridiculous pricing of climbing Mount Kinabalu starting from 2008. For the other 15 complaints that had been submitted (thanks for those who submitted the complaints), you will get a similar call from him soon. Basically, … Read moreThe story behind SSL & Sabah State Government on Mount Kinabalu management
Yesterday I received an email from one of my fellow colleague – a doctor – who had an experience serving Kota Marudu Hospital during his early years of services with the Ministry of Health, Malaysia. He is a Muslim like me, and when I read his email, I knew that I forgot to mention in … Read moreClimbing Mount Kinabalu – from a Muslim’s perspective
We went back to Kudat last weekend for holiday. I had the opportunity to go to Kota Marudu Tamu (Sundays open market here in Sabah) for a test of my new Nikon D40 that I bought from lelong.com.my last month. It’s actually my Sunday mornings ritual every time I went back to Kudat – a … Read moreShooting sharks at Tamu Kota Marudu
For all Kinabalu Blog readers, Happy Holiday! Hope that next year will be a great year for all of us!
I received an email from one of our readers. A.M. from India emailed me on how to proceed on creating a website like mount-kinabalu-borneo.com. I felt very honored to answer his questions, as I think there are numerous people around the net that could answer him better than I am… Dear Dr Ruhaizad Daud I … Read moreReader’s mail: My advice on a site like mount-kinabalu-borneo.com
I was shock when I found out that they are planning to manipulate Mabul, the same (or maybe worse) as Kinabalu. One of my friends in Facebook invited me to join another cause that could hopefully spread the awareness on how human greed can destroy the future of Sabah. Although I am not Sabahan myself, … Read moreAfter Kinabalu, Mabul will soon be lost…