Even so, it is not entirely true...

Kuching and Kota Kinabalu does have malls that are comparable to those in Penang/Seremban or JB.

to be honest with u, i believe by association, our eastern counterparts will be labelled as ones who use magic for revenge..comparatively "more ganas" in physical way...(fromthe point of view of Orang semenanjung...)

im not that superstitious but there might be a little bit of truth...thanks to the history of that part of the country where black magic is still practised

but im an open minded person, i make friends with everyone really...its just thats its the traits of the "tribe" there

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the kampungs are very nice and cool,
but prepare for mosquitoes

Tiada shopping complex,Kita bina Shopping Complex

KK too many

Time for some in Sandakan, Tawau and Lahad Datu

mumulut damn kurang ajar nvr kna pun...4 u 2 think d8 means
that ure beieving in it so...tell me how long hv u been under the coconut shell?

Semporna is the most dirtiest town in whole Malaysia...The polution at the crystal c lear water surrounding whole Semporna is horrible...Water is crstal clear 7 better than Redang/Perhentian & very lively coral life but the rubbish floating around the sea!! Imagine snorkeling & beside u rubbish floating around...

it is true that where there are a high concentration of illegal foreigners (filipinos from southern Philippines mostly) who build squatter colonies over the water surface, those places can be and are usually very dirty. Not just in smaller towns like Semporna, even KK has many of these. E.g. Pulau Gaya, behind UMS, beside Sutera Harbour...the authorities really need to do something about this. It's giving Sabah and Sabahans a very bad reputation. And we are not the culprits!

Yeap those are the sea gypsies or Bajau laut..They are not new in Sabah but enter in big numbers recently...Can't blame them as that's their culture 7 those houses on the sea can be promoted...The only thing is to educate those poor ppl without nationalities.

Sabah & Sulu (Jolo, Tawi-Tawi) are their traditional hometown no boundaries but 16/9/1963 cut off the nationality...dun blame them...blame the colonial power for invaded their home country

part of what you say is true. the Bajau laut are also know here as the Suluks and Tausug in the philippines. however, i worked among these people for 2 years teaching them literacy. organising clean up on the shoreline every friday. guess what, all they do i look and snigger. they say, "why are they cleaning it, tomorrow it will just come back." education has a role to play, but it's not so easy to implement and expect to see immediate results. neither will blaming the colonial power achieve anything, that's water under the bridge.

what we have is: here and now. the present authorities are not doing enough. lack of political will and too much hanky panky (korupsi). that's why i involve myself in social welfare, but i must admit, it's not for everyone.

This post has been edited by PrideNeverDie: Sep 16 2009, 09:18 PM

Reporting in..

Mamak stall kan ada cai..

KL sucks..

The old KK runaway is the same, everytime A320 landed it must brake real hard, if not it will overshot..

They got land, got Ninja King etc etc, cars that you seldom see in Malaya..

Still ok, mostly done by PTIs..


Ni la sikap urang Malaya, palui butul..

And you heard we stay on trees too right?

The 2 papers above are owned by UxNO..

Same case in Malaya, even got Datuk that smuggle drugs etc etc but never got caught..

Halo buss..

Took them years to clean up Kampung Air and Likas. Mainly just for getting the 'bandaraya' status.

i would choose KL over sabah 1000 times over or over my dead body or erm 15k salary .
Sabah cheaper then KL lol? KK is not cheaper then KL

Exactly. Also, especially because the two places you mentioned are on the Protocal Route which is used when driving dignitaries and vips to show them around the place. From the airport, all the way to the administrative centre in sulaman.

if your sticking point is because living expenses are high, then i have to agree. especially property and real estate in kota kinabalu is one of, if not THE most expensive in Malaysia.

I actually liked the floating villages beside the likas mosque.
if those places were cleaner and well managed i dont mind going there just go see see.

Wow, din know u involve in educating themm They really poor from what I saw...The worst those kesian chilfren staring at Mat Salleh asking for leftover lunch box they brought from Semporna..

Not easy task to educate those ppl, but on the other hand they are the ppl dorminating the Eastern coast of Sabah & Southern Philippine & there are no virtual boundary b4 16/9/1963

sorry to burst your bubble but - the one beside the city mosque in likas is gone. But...you can go by sutera harbour...wait....why am i even suggesting this!

well my main irritation about staying in KK is lack of cheap food/mamak. I dont sleep too early when im hungry at 12 i have to go a long way to find food lol T_T. staying infront of sulaman..

ghost town by 9.00

i know .. im in sabah lol now
was it a year back or two years when they cleaned that placed. The one beside the sutera harbour at sunset the village looks very scenic although dirty. Have u seen the villages near the sepanggar port?
memang teringin nak lawat just to try out the food and see people but scared laa if only the goverment had the vision to promotoe this places as a tourist attraction..

This post has been edited by thahirah: Sep 16 2009, 09:40 PM