Christmas/New Year Events (Sabah) 2010

10th Amazing Carols by Candlelight

Date: December 2010
Organized by: Sutera Harbour Resort

The Amazing Carols by Candlelight enters its 10th year. All are welcome to come together and share in this festive occasion. All proceeds go to Sabah Thalassemia Society.

Contact Adrian Alaska for more information.

(088-303025 / 318888)

Gaya Christmas Carnival

Date: 14th - 17th December 2010

Organized by: Kota Kinabalu City Hall and the Sabah Council of Churches

"The Star of Great Joy" is the theme of the 2010 celebration that will be held at Gaya Street from 7:00PM to 10:00PM. Organized by the Kota Kinabalu City Hall and the Sabah Council of Churches, the event will include colourful stage performances by various churches, organizations and special invited guests.

Over 170 charity and hawker stalls will be erected along the street, making it an ideal venue to scout for a wide selection of items such as food, inexpensive gifts, festive decorations and handicrafts. The Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah, Datuk Seri Panglima Joseph Pairin Kitingan, is expected to launch the festivity on the first night.

A Joyous Christmas

Date: 24th - 25th December 2010
Organized by: Le Meridien Hotel

Turkey and stuffing, Yorkshire pudding, roast beef with brown gravy and more await you at Le Meridien Hotel! An elegant buffet filled with Yuletide specialties comes your way on Christmas Eve and Christmas evening to share with family and friends in this season of giving.

Kota Kinabalu City Countdown Concert

Date: 31st December 2010

Organized by: Kota Kinabalu City Hall

Feel the excitement of New Year's countdown celebration with the Lord Mayor of Kota Kinabalu City in Padang Merdeka. Don't miss the energetic and happening concert by local artistes and entertainers, funland for kids, Paintball competition for sports enthusiasts and fireworks display at 12:00am (midnight).

UFO in Sabah, Borneo?!

July 21st, 2010

(Adapted from The Borneo Post, by Elton Gomes)

KOTA KINABALU: An unidentified flying object (UFO) was reported sighted at beach resort in Tuaran recently.

The round blue object, which was said to be hovering in the sky near the Tuaran Beach Resort, was sighted by resort guests and employees.

Tuaran Beach Resort restaurant manager, James Dungil, 27, who were among the eyewitnesses said the object was sighted on Saturday around 4pm.

Several other guests and employees, who claimed to have also spotted the object, said it hovered in the air for a few minutes before disappearing.

Some even claimed that their handphones "went dead" when they tried to record the object with the devices.

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Our suggestion:-

Why don't you check this resort out? You never know what rare sightings you might see! Book with us today!

English Couple Buys House in Sabah

July 18th, 2010

(Adapted from The Borneo Post)

KOTA KINABALU: An English couple who fell in love with Sabah decided to retire in the Land Below the Wind.

And as part of Paul and Hazel Tourle's retirement plan, they purchased a house in Taman Sungai Wang, Kinarut.

According to Paul, he had worked in Brunei for eight years since 1999 and the couple would travel to Sabah during their holidays.

"We fell in love with Sabah and its people and now we have so many friends here especially in Kinarut. That is why we decided to buy a house in this area," Paul Said.

Paul and Hazel who are currently renting an apartment in Palm Villa are excited about moving into their own house and retiring in bliss in Sabah.

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Our suggestion:-

If anybody is interested in buying a home here in Sabah, we are more than happy to help you find one.

Price of houses ranging from USD75,000 to USD1,000,000.

Chinese New Year Valentines & William Blake

'Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
In the forests of the night
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry'
[The Tyger by William Blake (1757-1827)]

Chinese New Year 2010 falls on February 14th Valentine's Day and it ushers in the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese Almanac, hence William Blake makes a cameo appearance with a stanza from his poem of The Tyger.

In these last few days before the Chinese New Year, red coloured buntings and decorations have garland the shop fronts and foyers of shopping malls in Kota Kinabalu and elsewhere in Sabah. Red is the auspicious colour for the New Year.

For Chinese families and those adopted into the Chinese culture, the New Year Eve Dinner would be the occasion where family members near and far gather together at the family home and pay respect to their elders. In Sabah most families would have members who work elsewhere as far afield as the Chinese Diaspora takes them - let us the remember the loved ones who may not be able for one reason or the other to make the trip back home this time, spare them a thought as they toil for families far away from home.

Speaking of loved ones, Chinese New Year 2010 is also Valentine's Day, for lovers everywhere a Dozen Red Roses should be the order of the day in keeping with the auspicious colour for the New Year.

A Secret Dream Hideaway - Hillview Gardens Resort Keningau Sabah

This is indeed a dream hideaway known only to a discerning few, even in Sabah. Granted that it maybe off the beaten track of your canned tours, yet it easily accessible from Kota Kinabalu - Keningau is just 2 hour drive and it is not hassle to go to the Hillview Gardens Resort.

http://www.hillviewgardens.co.nr/

Run by an amicable couple Alfons and Doris, you have the comforts of home in a countryside surroundings - old country charm amidst homely modernity. I can vouch that they do pay attention to their guests.

Maybe you like to consider a visit to this place! Why not include a sojourn to this place next time you are around Sabah, we are only too glad to assist you.

Climbing Mt Kinabalu in 2010 - Traveler Reviews

I came across this site Mount Kinabalu Traveler Reviews:
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g298307-d482160-r53425078-Mount_Kinabalu-Kota_Kinabalu_Sabah.html

I thought I would share this with those who may be contemplating climbing Mt Kinabalu in 2010.

New Year 2010 Ang Pows & Roses Mt Kinabalu Climbs

We are a decade into the New Millennium and that is an achievement!

There is something special in the year 2010 (CE or AD however you like to name it) - Chinese New Year & St. Valentine Day falls on the same day February 14th.
Hullo young lovers every way, if you do celebrate Chinese New Year then it will be Ang Pow & Roses - sounds very similar to a Heavy Metal Band! But it is the real Ang Pows & Roses we are talking about, and if it is a wedding in June then gives us a run-over at our website: http://b-borneo.com/ there may be a package there to your liking for the honeymoon. Definitively, we would recommend the island retreat of Sipadan Water Village Resort at Mabul Island - have a chat with us and we will tell you more.

The Mount Kinabalu Climb remains the most popular of our tours especially for climbers who want to add this mountain site as a scalp to their belt. Though it is not a climb in the strict sense of the word, but more a vigorous trek or a tramp up the slopes, it is still not for the faint hearted and those that are not physically fit.

Accommodation for the Mount Kinabalu Climb are limited at the "climbing point" at Laban Rata, and all are required to spend the night there before moving up the mountain slopes in the wee hours of the next morning. For anyone contemplating this climb, at least 2 months advance notice must be given for groups of 2 to 4 persons as accommodation are said to be limited and for any larger groups of more than 4 then at least 6 months notice is said to be required. The astute reader would have noted that term "said to be" was highlighted - anyway if you are interested to climb Mount Kinabalu, email us and we will see how best can we fit a program into your tight schedule and in the course of our communication you will better understand why the term "said to be" has been used in the blog.