Tip Of Borneo

A must visit place whenever i go back home is Simpang Mangazo (Simpang Mangayau). Its a bout 30 minutes driving from pekan kudat.I like to take the kids (niece's and nephews) mandi laut and also play galau.Last visit to Simpang Mangazo cost me a real bad sunburn coz we spent almost the whole day playing by the beach.

Literally, Tanjung means ‘tip’ and ‘Sampang Mangazo’ means a junction where a battle took place. According to Rungus folklore, this was the site of a fierce battle fought by their forefathers, defending Rungus territory against invaders. Local folklore claims that pirates often frequented this area, attacking and looting innocent villagers who lived nearby. The villagers decided to join forces and defend themselves. Hence, Tanjung Simpang Mengayau became an ideal spot to observe the arrival of pirates and foreign ships. The brave warriors stood guard here and kept unwanted visitors at bay.

History also claims that the fleet of the famous explorer Ferdinand Magellan, on its voyage to circumnavigate the globe, stopped here for forty-two days to repair their ships. In the distance, you can see a lighthouse. Locals believe that spirits ‘move in’ to this lighthouse when their ‘homes’ in surrounding areas (either on the mainland or nearby islands) are disturbed by human activity. Today, the lighthouse serves as a guiding beacon to passing ships.

The tip that is only a hard rock













Can never get enough playing at the beach of Simpang Mangazo.With a better facilities such as car park and canteen and also easy access, its a worth visit place for family.I just sounded like Malaysian Tourism Board promoting my place..haha

Home

called my mom late in the evening to check on her.she still at my aunt house after my cousin wedding.back in the island.Pulau Banggi is the name.She was ok but a little bit tired.long day for the wedding she said and my little sis Nora got massive headache.Dad was out to the beach to check on his 'Kelong'.sigh..make me miss kampung so much.i quickly look for the ticket.planning to go home on august.i bet i will never get off for raya this year.so wanna spend time with family during ramadhan.i havent done that for the past 10 years.i almost forgot the feeling of get up in the morning for sahur and the crowd during buka puasa. My house will super noisy with nephew and nieces.also miss mom cooking. I know i being an absent daughter to my parents.so will try to make it up to them.

That is Pulau Banggi.Takes about 45 mins from the mainland (Kudat) by ferry and cost you about RM15.00.The ferry will only stop at Karakit and will have to take a small truck (double cab) to my hometown, Lok Tohog which cost RM2.oo.A lot of changes nowadays.They have better school compared to my previous one.Better facilities i can say.hahaha...cant believe we dont have electricity and water supply for ages.but its cool now.at least people dont have to use lantern and stuff like that.i remembered last time we will have to carry the water all the way from the well at the hill.i wonder if thats made me short and tiny..kidding. LOL

The view of my hometown.






My dad with his fish net.




Fishy fish that can easily found near my fathers boat.



Putu (steam tapioca) my mom favorite.mine too.the different is that mom take it as a substitute for rice.Mom doesnt really like rice actually.and i always have it with sugar..sweet.



The catch of the day

My dad kelong




















My mom plucking thorns of ikan buntal (Bloated fish).she always cook that for me whenever i got back home.you know how much your mom love you when they willing to do every single of your favorite thing.shame i cannot eat seafood coz my kampung is a seafod heaven.but still..that doesnt stop me much from eating. :D





















its a tradition to make roti jala and penyaram for funeral. the people will help each other to make rice flour from the rice using wooden ball.even they can buy the flour but they prefer to make it themselves.its really fun to listen to the mortar and to sieve the flour.The aunties will come to your place and help with preparation to make the kuih and also to cook lunch for the guest who come and helped.they will gather and invite 1 imam to recite the quran and have makan-makan together.being with people in kampung is more lively.after the kenduri..they will send some of the food to the other house in the neighbourhood.the kids also will get treat of sweets and chocolate.my grandfather passed away when i was little and i lost my granny in 2008,but they still doing the kenduri until today.




















Traditional way of sieving the flour




















Taking break after the process of making kuih jala and penyaram done.



The kuih penyaram made from rice flour.not my favorite LOL






















Have to go now.i got lunch appointment with helen,fadhlee and yenny.i dun wanna be late coz we gonna have sushi for lunch.but i promise to update more pic.

POcho Pocho

The origin of Poco-poco

Many people said that the 'Poco-poco' is originates from phipinnes. But seems like everybody understand the 'poco-poco' belong to indonesian. Sulawesi to be exact. ‘Poco-poco’ is a very popular social dance and the lyrics described a man’s admiration of a beautiful woman of Minahasa.

This Minahasa site quoting one Ibu Harimawan, a ballroom dance teacher said that poco-poco was made popular by the ABRI or the Indonesian army. Apart from poco-poco, two other community dances – tebe-tebe and sojojo have been popular since the 1990’s. Another Yogya’s dance teacher said the poco-poco originates from the Moluccas, specifically from Ambon. Relates to a kind of wild dance under the possession of what was believed to be, of ‘ancestral spirits’.

However, Irian Jaya danced the poco-poco style when they are harvesting the padi. The arm movement during dancing the poco-poco actually resembles hoeing, rowing or sowing. and guest what, i get to record the dance during my best friend wedding back in my hometown and i didnt even know that we had it.haha..i guess its spread wide and even my people get to dance to it. lucky they never claimed its theirs LOL

Song of the day

Not feeling well today.i got terrible headache as usual at work yesterday.cancel gym and took a cab back home.I fell asleep around 530pm and woke up at 1 midnight.Fever..gosh.i really cant afford this.took my med and end up blogging till 430am.have to stop coz i need to get ready to work.Here is the treat for today.

Glee Cast ~ Smile (Charlie Chaplin)

Smile tho' your heart is aching,
Smile Even though it's breaking,

When there are clouds in the sky- You'll get by,
If you Smile through your fear and sorrow,
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You'll see the sun come shining through- For you.

Light up your face with gladness,
Hide ev'ry trace of sadness,
Altho' a tear may be ever so near,
That's the time (thats the time) you must keep on trying,
Smile- What's the use of crying,
You'll find that life is still worthwhile,
If you just smile.

Ohhh Oooh Yeah

That's the time (thats the time) you must keep on trying,
Smile- What's the use of crying,
You'll find that life is still worthwhile,
If you just smile.

Smile tho' your heart is aching,
Smile Even though it's breaking,
When there are clouds in the sky- You'll get by,

That's the time (thats the time) you must keep on trying,
Smile- What's the use of crying,
You'll find that life is still worthwhile,
If you just
You'll find that life is still worthwhile,
If you just smile.

Trip to FRIM with Joe & Tyler

FRIM or Forest Research Institute of Malaysia is a must for all nature lovers who are in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur.It is located in the suburb city of Petaling Jaya, approximately 16km north west of the capital city. It was founded inthe year 1929 and is one of the leading institutions in tropical forestry research both locally and abroad. This 600 hectarestropical forest contains a wealth of flora and fauna with approximately 15,000 species of plants though for a layman in botanic, all of them look like greeneries.

As you enter FRIM, you will be amazed by the arboretums or living museum of trees. Walk through the many nature trails and discover the many species of flora and fauna here. Remember to go to the information counter for a briefing and purchase some brochures on the plants that you will encounter before you move out to explore the surrounding area.

Scenery that you can see from the platform.This is planted forest after they closed the mining back in 1897. Look closely,you might find pokok Durian and petai over there. LOL

Hehehe...Make sure you bring some cash before start the trekking otherwise you gonna miss the suspension bridge.I mean the canopy walkway ^.^

Engkabang seed..Do you know the wax from the seed is in your lipstick and cadbury choc???


















My favorite crown shyness that u can found along Engkabang Trail.its from Pokok Kapur (Dryobalanops Aromatica) People use the resin to make tiger balm and perfume. Love the scene at night.we used to do night jungle trek and the view is spectacular.Missed it.

Just Me

Been tryin to put something on this blog for sometime now.but takes me almost a month to write a very first thing about myself.Anyway...i think i am very simple person.but that is not what people think about me.Hmmm..have to admit that i am hot headed,fussy,and grumpy.but hey..thats wat make me speacial allright.(just to justify my own action..heheh).