Beyond Borneo's Majestic Mountain, Mount Kinabalu
I blogged about my first SCUBA diving experience last April when I did my DSD with Borneo Divers. I am now going to get myself certified with PADI – to get my Open Water Diver certificate soon. After much planning and consideration, I manage to get Roslan to help me on getting the best bargain … Read more PADI Open Water Diver course – come join me!
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, … Read more Book review: Sabah Insight Pocket Guide
I always received almost similar email every other day, asking about the mountain guide of Kinabalu. I will try to answer all the frequently asked questions here. 1. Do I need to book my mountain guide early, i.e. before I go to Kinabalu Park? No, you don’t have to book the mountain guide early. You … Read more 10 FAQ on Mount Kinabalu mountain guide
I received a call from one of my good friend who is also an ‘insider’, working freelance in tourism industry here in Sabah. He said he currently have slots (beds) for climbers of Kinabalu from one of the tour operator. Here are the details: 14 beds available at Laban Rata, climbing starts from Mesilau Nature … Read more Kinabalu climbing slots for 8th & 22nd September 2008
I never write about politics in this blog. It is not that I don’t know about it; I just don’t want make my blog looks like ‘rojak’. But when the results of Permatang Pauh by-election came out, I could not help but to write something about it. Congratulations to DSAI and his voters. His winning … Read more Happy 51st Merdeka Day for Malaysia – Hopefully a ‘new’ Malaysia
Whooaaaa…. When I started this website and blog about Kinabalu 3 years ago, there were only about 8 backpackers / travelers lodges around Kota Kinabalu. I put a booking page for the lodges through Hostelbookers, in which received quite a number of visitors who booked their stay through the booking system. I did an update … Read more Kota Kinabalu backpackers list (as of August 2008)
I don’t know when will we become champion again. This time around, Safrey Sumping managed to get fifth spot in the 22nd Mt. Kinabalu International Climbathon 2008 (it was yesterday). Last year he was fourth. A year before he was third. Apparently, he said that he was just recovered from flu a week ago. So, … Read more Safrey managed to get fifth spot on Mt. Kinabalu Climbathon 2008
Mountaintorq.com is very kind to me. I-Gek sent me PDF copies of their brochures on Mount Kinabalu via ferrata adventure FAQ for me to share with you. As a good operator, she feels that it is their responsibility to educate us on what to expect when going up the majestic mountain of Borneo. I know, … Read more Mount Kinabalu via ferrata adventure FAQ
Received an email from Mountaintorq today regarding how you can prepare yourself before going for an adventure on Mount Kinabalu. A must read for every Mt. Kinabalu climbers, especially for those who planned for via ferrata adventure. What do I need to do to prepare for my MOUNTAIN TORQ / Mt Kinabalu adventure? You will … Read more Mountaintorq via ferrata trip preparation notes
I did not use these during my earlier trip up the mountain, as I was really fit and did not have knee injuries. However, after I sustained meniscus tear of my right knee (thanks to Sundays football @ Yayasan Sabah field) a year ago, I had to use a hiking pole for my last trip … Read more Hiking pole (or ordinary walking sticks) for your Kinabalu climb