Category Archives: Local

Mount Tahan – Conquered and Dusted

Posted on October 8, 2017 by jipp

So I went to Mount Tahan last week, as part of my mission to tick at least something off my bucketlist before end of this year. I had always wanted to conquer the mountain, which is the highest mountain in … Continue reading →

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Bario – The Valley of the Wind

Posted on February 23, 2016 by jipp

So, I went to Bario recently. It has always been in my bucketlist for so long. I mean, I’ve always wanted to go there ever since I was still at the university when I first heard about a highland area … Continue reading →

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My Journey to the Remote Town of Belaga

Posted on January 12, 2016 by jipp

I first heard about a place called Belaga in Sarawak when I was still at the university. I happened to have quite a number of friends from Sarawak and some of them were from this little town in the far corner … Continue reading →

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A Lil Visit to Tenom

Posted on June 2, 2015 by jipp

So, I have just returned from a short trip home – something that I’ve been doing every year whenever May comes, probably because the Harvest Festival is a good enough reason to go back to Sabah for – apart from … Continue reading →

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That Little Patch of Forest called FRIM

Posted on May 18, 2014 by jipp

FRIM (Forest Research Institute Malaysia) is probably too governmental for many KL folks but seriously when it comes to getting back to nature (I like to use the term ‘return’ because I believe civilization had first originated from nature,no?), nothing … Continue reading →

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