Travel : Kota Belud district, Sabah (Part 2)

A fisherman prepare his net to be casted into the coming waves.


"Pak Cik, lets call it a day will ya? Dah nak Maghrib dah ni. Mak Cik dan anak-anak kat rumah tak sabar nak rasa ikan yang Pak Cik tangkap kan?"


The sun setting as gentle waves wash ashore at this little known fine beach about 25 km from Kota Belud town.


Hanging bridge are plenty in Sabah, especially in Kota Belud and Tamparuli district. Mind you, this bridge is tough. Got the guts to cross it?


Shallow river, plenty of fish. But bewarn, age old strict local rules, called 'bombon' only allow fishing during certain times in a year to help breed young fish . This is a very effective yet simple nature conservation done by the local communities.

[ All photos with Nikon D70s with Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 lens attached with circular polariser. Camera setting mostly were 'Aperture Priority' and picture setting sometimes 'Neutral' and sometimes 'Landscape' to capture natural yet vivid colours]

Travel : Kota Belud district, Sabah

View of Mount Kinabalu, the tallest montain in South East Asia and its reflection from Kota Belud district. [Nikon D70s with Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 and circular polariser filter attached]


The vast expanse of paddy field was a nice surprise to me, reminds me of hometown Seberang Perai, minus the Mount Kinabalu in the morning view backround. [Nikon D70s with Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 and circular polariser filter attached]


Another view of the mountain and its reflection, spent the whole morning by this river, but ended up soaking myself at another river uphill. [Nikon D70s with Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 and circular polariser filter attached]


Late afternoon view of rural Kota Belud, partly due to haze from burning paddy fields. [Nikon D70s with Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 and circular polariser filter attached]


Lompat! Local kids having the time of their life. The place where the naked kid is jumping into the river is actually quite deep. Tak berani kami yang lebih tua tapi tak konfiden berenang terjun! Their mother (not in the photo), are washing clothes in the same river, not far from them. [Nikon D70s with Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 and circular polariser filter attached]

Travel : Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

First series of my 2 weeks journey to North Borneo, namely Sabah (Kota Kinabalu, Tambunan, Kota Belud, Kudat and Sandakan), Labuan, Brunei (Bandar Seri Begawan and Muara) and Sarawak (Miri).

Alhamdulillah, for most of my trip, I was blessed with clear blue skies, friendly local assistants and good, or may I say lucky, timing.

Children playing beach football during sunset at a water village (Kg. Sembulan) in the outskirt of Kota Kinabalu. Most of the villagers here are foriegn immigrants from Indonesia and Philippines, making a decent living in Sabah, Malaysia. [Nikon D70s with Nikkor 70-300mm f4-5.6 G]

Sunset view from Kota Kinabalu popular waterfront. The hill in the background is part of Pulau Gaya, an island just several kilometers from the city which houses several water village, mostly made of Indonesian and Filipinos. [Nikon D70s with Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 and circular polariser filter attached]

The Sabah Foundation building, standing majestically as the tallest building in Borneo. [Nikon D70s with Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 and circular polariser attached]

Part of a water village in Pulau Gaya, several kilometers from the Kota Kinabalu city. [Nikon D70s with Nikkor 70-300mm f4-5.6 G]

The MAS B737-400 plane that took me to BKI from KUL on the 2nd of April. [Nikon D70s with Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 and circular polariser filter attached]