Life In Borneo

Posted by Eshark on February 24th, 2008 in Destinations

Located in Tuaran, northern part of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. The crocodile farm was first open on 2005 and operates as a branch of one of the three other crocodile farm in Sandakan and Langkawi with more than 1,000 crocodiles.

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Posted by Raz on February 13th, 2008 in Festivals

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During Chinese New Year, the Lion Dance is performed everywhere around town. These dances are said to bring good fortune and ward of evil spirits. I was lucky enough to catch a performance of 18 lions at a house near K.K. High School. Continue reading this post…

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Posted by Raz on February 7th, 2008 in Festivals

This 2008 will be the year of the rat. We here at lifeinborneo.com would like to wish everyone a Happy Chinese New Year. Gong Xi Fa Chai!

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Posted by Raz on February 3rd, 2008 in Events

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On the 2nd February 2008, Kota Kinabalu City Hall (D.B.K.K.) held the KK City Street Parade 2008 at the Promenade Boulevard. The event started from 7pm and lasted until 10.30pm. It was a wonderful night filled with performances by hundreds of local and international participants wearing their respective traditional attire. Continue reading this post…

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Posted by Raz on February 2nd, 2008 in Events

Happy City Day, Kota Kinabalu! Today, K.K. celebrates the 8th Anniversary of being a city since her official declaration back in 2nd February, 2000. Congratulations to the City Hall (D.B.K.K.) and the people of Kota Kinabalu.

The city of K.K. once known as Jesselton in the 19th Century, was a small town frequented by merchant ships. It was founded in 1899 and in 1947 replaced Sandakan as the capital of what was then British North Borneo. The town was destroyed during World War II but has since been rebuilt and modernized. Then, on 30th September 1968, the name was changed to Kota Kinabalu.

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